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You keep repeating yourself, I know you asked him to do something, and know what he said in response. That you don’t follow the flow is odd. I don’t know anything about the other posters you’re talking about, but I don’t think you’re condemned for posting about alleged pamphlets on an alleged trailhead. I think you’re chided for telling tall tales and as a result, some posters don’t believe you.

Would you describe Susan, or Suze as she might have been called, as quiet? If so, could it be because you were there at different times?

And yet I was able to discern his response to your questions while you’re in a state of perpetual confusion. Besides, if you don’t buy what he writes why bother asking him to write something. It’s odd.

Well, Biden was clearly not in control of anything, inflation is was kicking strong…and he was running (or at least whomever was running the DOJ) an authoritarian regime seeking to imprison his main rival while having a multitude of peccadilloes of his own—and enough fair minded people knew what was happening and rejected it. Soundly. It was an historic implosion but the economy was a big part of it, and you support people who weren’t trusted.

He told you why he wasn’t going to comply with your request. He was quite clear. It really seems like your cognitive skills are Bidenesque.

Too soon to tell. If the economy is humming, the world at relative peace….Trump et al keep the engine moving forward. There not many people left who watched the circus of elite liberals shilling for Biden/harris being fooled into thinking the Dems are at all about them. Quick reminder that wealthy liberals could get to work solving problems now, at this moment. If the economy tanks, well, it’s back to the liberals. I’ve seen this mentioned a few times here, this fixation on Boomers. Is this a thing amongst you and your compatriots? Animosity towards the 60+ crowd, who in many cases have accumulated wealth simply by living long enough/saving well enough to prosper? What drives that?

There was a poster here at that time, and I can’t recall if he defined himself as liberal, but I’d think most observers would think he was a left leaning individual. On most issues, he seemed to be a nice guy, good human being, though there might be disagreements on political issues. Smart guy, too, it seemed. On COVID…he seemed to come unglued. Conversations included taking children from families, denying medical care and/or moving non-believers to islands with other infected non-believers. A second poster (also gone from our midst who was probably center right) , called him out on the crazy and as I recall, the first poster acknowledged he might have gotten out of sorts a bit. Seems to me not long after he stopped posting here. Lots of people have these blind spots, we just don’t always see them published in a forum.

Morning Mup! I disagree that democracy is on the brink, but there are certainly things we need to be mindful of. With respect to losing doctors-and not to minimize that concern- that already happened with ACA. Of course, beyond that there are things like out-of-network providers. I am a pretty healthy guy and don’t really have much of a loyalty to my doctor. Nice enough guy, but if I had to go to another doctor across town it wouldn’t bother me all that much. To be honest, not sure it would be all that traumatic for him. I recognize other people feel differently, especially those with health concerns, so I’m all for balance there. I guess we’ll have to wait and see how impactful this all is. As for He Who Shall Not Be Named’s response to the attempted assassination, it was one of the truly powerful and visceral reactions in the history of politics. That’s who he is, and other issues aside, it’s a hallmark of leadership. His ability to thrive under constant stress and duress is otherworldly. As always, I can acknowledge his warts and imperfections, but if our political system could harvest his sheer force of will, mix in compassions, decency and a willingness to hold government accountable across the enterprise, the nation would thrive. That’s two things he’s good at….political math, and incredible testicular fortitude. 😉

As a work of fiction and a mental exercise, it’s fine, I have no issue with that. But for 4th to take it, absorb it, and forward to me as if it’s anything beyond “this guy thinks that this guy would have thought…” doesn’t move the needle for me. It seems likely to me a similar argument could be made that Trump is a superior historical figure because he has never owned slaves, while Jefferson, Washington and the like did. I’d think even 4th would think Trump is the better man in that regard, though honestly he might not. Hard to say.

You’re saying I was preemptively disrespectful to you in those three threads? I understand I can get off on the wrong track, and sometimes my humor is mostly funny to me, but I try to make things right if I missed.

I’m not really interested in the opinion piece of a lesser person declaring what the founders of our country might say, think or do. It’s an exercise in arrogance even when discussing liens on hate and anger, dim wits and bit chests. On the other hand, respectful dialogue with a friend I disagree with is my goal. You should try it. Oh, and good morning to you as well.

Not really clear, no. I almost deleted that post as I considered our past conversations on these issues, but this little devil on my shoulder kept whispering “You gotta run with math”. I figured if you were comfortable posting, I might as well jump in. Hope my response provided clarity from my side, to add to your perspective. ✌️

This is cool but let’s remember Biden was calling the likes of Atticus Finch, Teddy Roosevelt, and Margaret Thatcher when he was in office. His calls were placed between 9:30 and 10:10am.

This is the way politics work, Mikie. It's fair to assume some parts of the economic recovery can be credited to the Biden admin, but certainly makes sense that Trump's drastically different style impacts the economy in a positive way as well. What it really boils down to is how people feel at election time--the condition of the economy, prospects for the future, employment and general security of the family. If that's clipping along at the midterms, it bodes well for Trump nation. If not, it's reasonable to assume problems are afoot. At the same time, if economic indicators are positive, that does not preclude the democrats from suggesting otherwise, of manipulating data and emotion in an attempt to wrest back control of the country. Big picture, folks may have a fundamental misunderstanding of economics, but even assuming you're correct, the dems, Harris and Biden did a god-awful job of painting their picture of success.

Hey Muppahlup- These are some math problems that DJT proved quite efficient at: Donald received 49.8% of the popular vote for President, his friend Kamala received 48.33%. Who received the higher percentage of the popular vote? To become President of the United States, a candidate must receive at least 270 votes in the electoral college. Donald received 312 votes to Kamala's 226. Who lost? Donald and JD invested 6 hours on the Joe Rogan podcast telling their story to voters who felt disenfranchised by the system, multiple hours and significant money in social media outreach to key voting blocs. Kamala and Tim invested their time in celebrity dance offs, private jet flights with Oprah and Beyonce, and flannel shirts shooting at pretend ducks. What was the net rate of return on investment for each party? Donald decided he wanted to be president. Barrack laughed and said Donald would never be president, but Donald became president in 2016 and again in 2024. How many times was Barrack wrong on Donald becoming president? Beyond that, DJT has successfully navigated the complicated NYC/beyond real estate market, the über complicated IRS/NYS tax code, bought and sold properties, defeated the collective power of the US government, NYS government, Georgia government and two hostile special counsel investigations. That's 5 and I'm just getting started. Oh, and he's a billionaire. Hate him, despise him, whatever....he's pretty good at math. Happy 4th!

For some. For others it’s climate, tax, political leadership, people, folks in search of a better life.

Let me paraphrase Roundy’s rebuttal: ”Other than those examples, I mean”

Again Frank, you're an attorney and considering the legal ramifications, I'm a guy who looks at common sense and the job a journalist should reasonably be expected to do. I don't position myself as a trusted source with impeccable credentials, that's what they do. It strikes me as dishonest and duplicitous, and that's more of a job for politicians and lobbyists. As a result, they should probably expect that when the tide turns, they are treated like politicians and lobbyists. As for success at trial, seems to me they decided the risk was not worth the potential for an adverse outcome. With respect to the FCC, I'm no more or less concerned or offended (as a citizen) by that than Letitia James determination to reinvent that which we know to be true, Alvin Bragg creating a novel approach to imprison a political enemy, or the Special Prosecutor inadvertently scoffing off with attorney/client (and other) documents and pinky-swearing not to look at 'em. Actually, I'm much more concerned about the latter, the former just represents a large corporation settling with the government over some injustice. That's pretty run of the mill.

I can't promise that, but assume you'll be able to gut it out one way or the other.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He's got some real issues in dealing with the women in his life, it would seem, and he's living a life of debauchery (from my humble perspective), but there sure seemed to be an awful lot of willing participants.

Seems to me that manipulating questions and answers to influence the public flies in contrast to the public good, too. As for stupid lawsuits, we already have those. The Carroll civil suit against Trump is a pretty stark example of lawyers gone wild. Thanks for sharing your thoughts though!

There is nothing wrong with making a good, honest living. How you attained your wealth isn't my business, I'm just an observer along the way.

Hi Mup- I'm not sure why my note to Fergie prompted this note to me, but I'm glad you shared your thoughs and how you feel. I respect you for fighting for the things you believe in, for things that are important to you, and for helping to guide your daughter through this maze of madness that represents our political process. I am uncertain why people feel I should not do the same, or that I should subvert my opinions or things that are important to me. I recognize that's not the point of your note to me, but I see it here all the time. I was chastised earlier today for my beliefs ironically enough. I agree with your daughter, btw, about concerns about people generally. However, I am completely and irrevocably cynical as to exactly how these bills play out, what really happens at the street level, and which politicians are shilling for what special interests at any given point in time. I'd suggest to my daughter (a recovering empath btw) figure about half of what is published is false, incorrect , deliberately misleading or partially true.

The health care system sounds like it allows you to profit handsomely, but everyone has their cross to carry.

@The Frankish Reich this seems like a reasonable outcome, yes?