TRACE ADKINS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBDN8yWyNYU

:D

No.. THAT's how one answers when they are discussing FACTS...

Do you have any facts of your own to dispute my facts??

No, you do not..

You admit that CRT did not define these concepts, but then you go on to claim that CRT “uses them falsely” — further proof that it is dishonest when people claim CRT is being taught in our schools when it is actually Systemic Racism being discussed.

No, it's CRT being discussed. Since CRT uses the EXCUSE of systemic racism to justify their OWN systemic racism..

This is fact.. Well documented fact..

You’ve got it backwards… when we say, “The first (RACE) man to do….”, it’s because society had prevented anyone but white males to compete in that field. It’s celebrating that our society is becoming more equal by their accomplishment!

Which has absolutely NO RELEVANCE in a TRUE Equality Society..

You are celebrating a RACE or other group's accomplishment when the RACE or other group didn't accomplish dick.. A PERSON accomplished it..

And whatever roadblocks may have existed in the past has NO BEARING on the *PERSON*'s accomplishment in the here and now..

Thank you for confirming my point...

Only the first person who discovers a cure for a disease gets credit for it. Did you not know that?!?

YES... The first *PERSON* gets the credit.. Not the first PERSON of a specific race/gender/lifestyle choice/medical condition...

In a TRULY equal society, a PERSON'S accomplishment is celebrated.. THAT is how Dr Martin Luther King wanted our society to be.. Completely color blind..

But you Democrats want to continue living in a race based society..

And that ain't gonna happen..

Strange that someone so interested in us having a society based on EQUALITY would have been against marriage equality and supported the cake bakery that did not want to make a wedding cake for a gay couple!

In a TRULY equal society, the gay couple would simply move on to a different baker... Remember, we're talking equal SOCIETY...

So they are only appropriate when they support a negative connotation and are wrong when they are meant to highlight a positive?

No, they are only appropriate in the context of a discussion ABOUT racism..

Andygaus claimed that black Americans were arrested in MA for marijuana use more, SOLELY because they were black..

I provided stats that PROVE other reasons are at work and there are no facts to support a claim of systemic racism..

If you don't want to see those stats without those kinds of connotations, quit making the claim of systemic racism where you have NO FACTS to prove it exists..

Who told you that I want to redo our master bathroom? I hate it!

I am everywhere... :D

True.. But CRT uses them falsely and non-factually to the max...

THAT is how one answers when they know that they have no idea what they are talking about. Short and sweet and let’s move on ASAP!

And come to think of it, your answer only proves the point I was making! You admit that CRT did not define these concepts, but then you go on to claim that CRT “uses them falsely” — further proof that it is dishonest when people claim CRT is being taught in our schools when it is actually Systemic Racism being discussed.

A “TRULY equal society”? You mean one where we do not celebrate our individual accomplishments?

In a TRULY equal society we celebrate a PERSON'S accomplishments.. Not a groups'...

You’ve got it backwards… when we say, “The first (RACE) man to do….”, it’s because society had prevented anyone but white males to compete in that field. It’s celebrating that our society is becoming more equal by their accomplishment!

Or maybe that is really what upsets you… that people different from you that have been denied the same opportunities that white males have enjoyed for centuries are finally able to enjoy them as well?

Let's say you do something completely and utterly fantastic.. Cure cancer or something.

Which statement is more representative of a truly equal society??

Only the first person who discovers a cure for a disease gets credit for it. Did you not know that?!?

Strange that someone so interested in us having a society based on EQUALITY would have been against marriage equality and supported the cake bakery that did not want to make a wedding cake for a gay couple!

You people use LABELS all the time... There are times when labels are appropriate when in the context of the discussion..

In the context of the discussion about a TRULY equal society, labels/groups are NOT appropriate...

So they are only appropriate when they support a negative connotation and are wrong when they are meant to highlight a positive?

Apologies if you don't like what you see in the mirror.. :D

Who told you that I want to redo our master bathroom? I hate it!

We got close to #250!!! :D

Have a great night..

It's safe, cad.. You can come out now.. :D

"This is the point we’ve been making for months," the group tweeted Sunday night. "Look at the reaction and coverage tonight. Tear jerker press conferences and proclamations of heroes coming soon. Imagine if people knew these folks’ names. Being Black in DC is more dangerous than any job.

And BLM proves once again how scumbag they are and how anti-America they are...

Many prominent Democrats — including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — were vocal proponents of the movement, pushing the idea on social media amid the protests.

And ta think there are actually people who HONESTLY believe that Democrats don't want to DEFUND, DEMONIZE, DEMORALIZE THE POLICE...

It boggles the mind...

"Quit trying to {ignore} me and {ignore} me!!!"
-Morpheus

Yunno, we had a Weigantian™ like cad about 8-10 years ago..

Kevin was his name, I believe..

He too would also go on and on about how he was "ignoring" me..

He would delight in posting EVERY DAY how much he is "ignoring" me... :D Just like cad..

Proof positive how much space I occupied in his head...

JUST like cad... :D

It's so adorable..

White House blames 'underfunding of some police departments' for violent crime spike

Psaki pointed to "gun violence" as a "huge reason" for the uptick in crime as well as the "underfunding of some police departments and their need for additional resources."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/psaki-blames-underfunding-police-crime-spike

The only question that remains...

Why do Democrats hate America so much???

Someone ought to get a life.

Says the guy who spews multiple drunk-posts in a row when he is sure it's safe and I am not around.. :D

Someone ought to get a life.

He’s now dealing with a nasty hangover, with two centrist members of his own party blocking his Build Back Better social-spending plan along with a last-ditch effort to roll back the legislative filibuster to pass voting reform. He’s taking heat on all sides: Frustrated moderates facing tough reelections amid fierce political headwinds and disillusioned progressives who believe all hope is lost.
https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/716300/bidens-now-losing-support-from-the-base/?unlock=I5WACY8X4T6RJEWX

This is a VERY worrisome sign for Joe Biden and the Democrats..

It shows that there is no bottom in sight for Biden's approval numbers...

The essence of Critical Race Theory....

Democrat Socialist Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan has spent a career attacking the NYPD that she says needs to be dismantled because it is a suppressive tool of White American society.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-council-member-demands-racist-nypd-closed

The anti-cop attitude of Democrats is well documented...

"Oh, it’s ridiculous, is it?" he responded. "People who should be complaining right now are our overworked and burned-out healthcare workers. But no. It’s never them moaning or whining about the pandemic."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnns-acosta-liberal-media-melt-down-over-bari-weiss-covid-remarks-grow-up

You mean the overworked burned-out healthcare workers that you and your fellow Democrats tried to throw under the bus because they wanted to follow the science???

Frakin' hypocrite...

Do I detect a bit of an :eyeroll: there?? :D

And, forgive my presumption but... Just to address the point that is a Left Wing progression of the afore mentioned point...

A society that is not merit-based is a society of dullard sheep...

Think the Children Of Vaal :D

Imposing or forcing cultural diversity is the anti-thesis of a merit-based equality-based society.

Democrats either need to give up on the notion of imposing race-based criteria or concede that they are not really interested in a society of true equality

They can't have both...

i'm not implying any of the leaps you've made. cultural diversity does not equal accepting people who are unqualified.

JL

It's the only way to be sure to have a race based system that is directly representative of the community...

"Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure"
-Riply, ALIENS

Really??

I thought college was about training future leaders, not making people feel good about themselves..

if by being "blind" to considerations of ethnicity we create cultural homogeneity, we're doing a disservice to all the students, regardless of ethnicity.

So, yer saying that we should admit people into college who may lack the skill, maturity and ability to succeed because they may (or may not) have faced challenges in the upbringing??

We ALL face challenges in our upbringings.. These days, most if not all, have NOTHING to do with the color of our skin..

All I am saying is, if Democrats TRULY want a society based on equality, then race based criteria has GOT to go..

If you DO want a society with a race based system instead of a system based on meritocracy, then enforce a quota system where the exact percentages of races in college equal the exact percentages of races that are in the general community...

There ya go.. There is the Democrat version of "equality"...

Exactly how??

Are they saying that black and hispanic students would be afraid they couldn't compete if the admissions process was color blind??

Sounds like a pretty racist attitude to have, eh??

The case, naming Harvard and the University of North Carolina, is the most serious threat in decades to affirmative action at public and private colleges and universities.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-will-consider-challenges-affirmative-action-harvard-unc-admissions-n1287915

FINALLY!!

Let's get rid of ALL systemic/institutionalized
racism...

It's the *ONLY* way to have a color-blind everyone is equal society that DEMOCRATS claim they want...

"President Biden’s news conference on Wednesday was designed to kick off a second year reset of his presidency, recapture his political identity, if you will, but our new NBC News poll suggests Mr. Biden does need a reset because he's lost his identity a bit."

"But as you can see, two of our three most important indexes is sitting in shellacking territory right for the Democrats. This is a dangerous place for the party and the president to be at the one-year mark of this presidency."
-Chuck Todd, NBC NEWS

WOW... Just... WOW...

Like I have always said..

If yer SUPPORTERS are starting to come down on ya like THIS...

It's time to rethink things..

How do Democrats sleep at night, supporting such a scumbag and terroristic and opportunistic group like BLM??

BLM DC complains that shot police officers treated as 'heroes' in 'tear jerker press conferences'

Black Lives Matter DC says, 'Being Black in DC is more dangerous than any job'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blm-dc-complains-shot-police-officers-treated-heroes

Only if you are a scumb-bag criminal who preys on the weak and the helpless...

And remind the few....
When ill of us they speak.....
That we are all that stands between....
The monsters and the weak.....

Russia wants concrete assurances that NATO will not continue to expand, because Moscow sees that expansion as a security risk. NATO has said the demands are unacceptable and that joining the alliance is a right of any country and does not threaten Russia.

Here's the facts.. While Russia's actions are understandable, there are absolutely NO FACTS to support the claim that the US or NATO is a threat to Russia territory or sovereignty...

Given that fact, Russia's actions are inappropriate and illegal...

On the road to war... :^/

Rather apropos that WW III would start under a Democrat administration.. :^/

It remains an open question why a reduction in enforcement of petty crimes would lead to an increase in serious ones like homicide.

Not really.. It's called Broken Windows Policing...

A reduction in the enforcement of petty and quality of life crimes (IE Vandalism, Broken Windows, etc etc) emboldens the criminal element and makes them believe that there is not a credible law enforcement and therefore they are free to attack and ravage whole neighborhoods..

Under Democrat policies, crime DOES pay...

Both studies not only identify a decline in police activity and an increase in homicide after a high-profile incident but also argue that the nature of the decline in activity supports a “public scrutiny” mechanism for the effect. In particular, a drop in police activity for minor offenses drives the overall policing pullback. This fact supports a theory (as articulated by Premkumar) whereby officers reduce arrests that they deem “less important” in order to minimize public contact. That differs from a competing theory under which a loss of police “legitimacy”—which, in turn, reduces community engagement with the cops—drives the Ferguson Effect. If the competing theory were borne out, the study should have found reductions in arrests for offenses of all kinds.

Again, it's a no brainer.. When a political Party, as a Party platform, has a DEFUND, DEMONIZE, DEMORALIZE law enforcement, scumbags are encouraged to attack and target cops..

It's so hard to be a cop anyways.. By Democrats adding a POLITICAL target on cops' backs in addition to all the other targets on cops' backs, Democrats just make it that much harder and that much more dangerous to be a cop..

The result?? Violent crime and crime in general flares out of control...

As we see in Democrat-run areas....

This is what I don't get about your support for the Democrat Party..

They hate cops... For me, that's a deal breaker.. I could not support a Party that hated on cops as a party platform..

I dunno.. Maybe it's because I was actually a cop who patrolled the streets...

"Being a cop is not what we do, it's who we are.."
-James Woods, THE HARD WAY

That is probably one of the BIGGEST reasons I cannot nor will ever support the Democrat Party..

The multicity analysis shows a similar pattern. Cheng and Long assume that a Ferguson Effect will be more common in cities with higher black population shares, so they compare those in the top quartile of black population against the other cities as a control. They identify the same phenomenon as in St. Louis: the blackest cities saw larger declines in arrests relative to those with smaller black populations, driven by a decline in misdemeanor arrests, and a simultaneous large (10 percent) increase in homicide.

The facts are clear..

Anti-police sentiment and active attacks on LEOs greatly diminishes the LEOs desire to be pro-active in their day to day patrols..

And once cops pull back, violent crime and crimes of all types flourish...

All caused by Democrats and their DEFUND, DEMONIZE, DEMORALIZE THE POLICE policies..

And those policies are the DIRECT result of Democrats doing so utterly poorly in down-stream elections in 2020...

New Evidence for the Ferguson Effect

In 2015 and 2016, the coincidence of a major surge in homicides following mass protests over the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted a heated debate about whether the demonstrations, and the anti-police hostility they engendered, helped cause the murder spike. Law enforcement leaders and some public commentators—including City Journal contributing editor Heather Mac Donald—identified a “Ferguson Effect,” whereby public scrutiny reduced police proactivity and led to an increase in violent crime. Supporters of the protests just as fervently derided the idea as imaginary and “debunked.”
https://www.city-journal.org/new-evidence-connects-police-protests-and-rising-violent-crime?skip=1

The Ferguson Effect is a real and provable effect that explains how Democrats are screwing over the minorities they claim to care about..

And it makes sense..

Cops are human, after all.. They are not going to go out there and put themselves in a position where they could be prosecuted simply for doing their jobs..

I mean, when I patrolled the streets, I didn't really given any thought to political considerations.. I did my job to the best of my ability and I (probably naively) assumed that I couldn't be faulted for doing honorable, legal and morally correct actions..

While I was in several shootings, I never had to worry about politics because I knew I was morally and ethically in the right..

I really feel for today's cops who have to navigate such a political and ideological mine-field..

Awwwwww :^( Ya know what happens when ya leave me to my own devices.. :D

Your skepticism is well founded.. I hope to prove you wrong.. :D

Well, I'll believe THAT when I see it. Ahem.

Quantity **AND** Quality.. :D

But I'll hold off and see if you want to delve into the filibuster discussion, or anything else I have posted, more thoroughly..

Because after reading the above posted commentary, I am coming around to the idea that getting rid of the filibuster might be the best course of action for the GOP..

I still don't agree with getting rid of the filibuster.. But I am coming around to supporting the action..

I read every word...

But I must have missed that one..

If it was interspersed with the Weigantian™ troll (Bashi) and/or Weigantian™ terrorist (Vick) comments that would explain why I missed it..

I am adopting the phase of ignoring their comments unless they are on-topic..

OK.. Fine.. I'll touch bases with you when the GOP has the Senate and see if you feel the same.. :D Fair enough??

Of course, I'll feel the same. You don't really read my comments, do ya ... :(

No Evacuation for Now of U.S. Citizens in Ukraine: State Dept.

The State Department had already advised U.S. citizens not to travel to Ukraine due to concerns about Covid-19. A department website also urges them "to reconsider travel due to increased threats from Russia."
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/01/22/no-evacuation-for-now-of-us-citizens-in-ukraine-state-dept-a76122

Why does Biden hate Americans so much???

When the GOP takes control of the Senate in 2023, let's revisit the Filibuster issue, mm kay??

If Democrats STILL want to get rid of the filibuster then, I'll support ya'all to the hilt!..

How can it be any more fair that that?? :D

Exactly.. The laws of unintended consequences..

Harry Reid's killing of the filibuster for judicial nominees directly lead to a 6-3 Conservative SCOTUS..

Democrats have always been short-sighted and refuse to even CONSIDER long term consequences... But this time is a whole new level of stoopidity for Democrats..

Is the Filibuster a 'Dead Rule Walking'?

“Despite this setback, it has never been clearer that the filibuster is a dead rule walking,” read a statement from the Fix Our Senate coalition. “Forty-eight Senate Democrats support reform. President Biden, a long-time supporter of the filibuster, now supports reform. Every Democrat running for Senate, from moderates to progressives, supports reform. … As the late [Senate Majority] Leader [Harry] Reid said, it’s not a matter of if the filibuster will be eliminated, but when – and who is in charge when that happens.” Former Reid aide and author of the anti-filibuster book “Kill Switch” Adam Jentleson shared on Twitter that “the trajectory is clear. Dems have crossed the rubicon & grasp the need for reform in a way they didn't before.” Jonathan Chait of New York magazine wrote, “[N]early the entire Democratic Party has figured out that, in the long run, the filibuster hurts them more than it hurts Republicans. The next time Democrats gain control, they will do away with whatever remains of it.”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/01/24/is_the_filibuster_a_dead_rule_walking_147082.html

Fine...

If that's the way Democrats want to look at it, then the ONLY logical course of action is for the GOP to get rid of the Filibuster when they take control of the Senate..

That will give the GOP at least 6 years to push this country back to the Right where it belongs..

For the first time, it felt a bit like home.

The sheep always feel at home with such restrictions. :^/

This is simply MIND-BOGGLING!!

Imagine the GOVERNMENT telling you you can't have guests in your own home!!!

What kind of slave would put up with such restrictions!!???

I mentioned Quebec’s recent curfew, but they all just laughed, dismissing it as “Canadian communism.” Many others obviously agree as more people moved to Florida during the pandemic than any other state .

Omicron has not killed ANY Floridians.. Even the number he cites is not factually accurate.. 5% of that number is the factual COVID death count..

The author is talking OLD BS that has already been debunked as nothing but fear mongering..

Thousands of Quebecers have also looked into moving there since the pandemic.

There is a reason for that...

Human beings crave freedom and liberty...

"They that would give up personal freedom and liberty for a little temporary safety do not deserve freedom OR safety..."
-Benjamin Franklin

Oh yes... The global warming con..

Well, I guess I have factually beat enough on that deceased equine..

MOVING ON...

Josh Freed: Florida feels like another planet compared with Quebec

Stores and supermarkets don’t require masks but some cashiers and customers wear them, though often under their nose or chin — Florida-style. It seems a way of announcing: “Look — I’m masked!” when they’re not.
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/josh-freed-florida-feels-like-another-planet-compared-with-quebec

Florida is frakin' AWESOME!!! :D

Even Canadians are escaping the totalitarian regimes in favor of sanity and freedom!!

Liz you should come visit!! My lovely wife and I would personally love to show you the nation's oldest city...

fifty years of humans losing our chance to preserve a habitable climate for ourselves isn't easy to come to grips with, whether by fanaticism or denial.

in science there's no such thing as 100% certainty, but calculus does provide for such things that are so nearly certain there's very little point disputing them, except to provide further proof. one such certainty is that the combined systems in which humans live have gotten significantly hotter over the past century. another such certainty is that human activity has been the most significant cause of that increase.

poor politics or poor lawsuits don't change those facts, they just mean we as a species aren't doing a very good job at self-preservation.

Eggs aren’t pie. So when I discuss eggs, you screaming to stop discussing pie is blatantly dishonest.

heaven forbid we should stop discussing pie!

~JL climate pie troll

I'll see ya'all in a bit..

Onward and upward to TWO FIFTY!!!!!! :D

So, after several years of waging war in the courtroom without racking up even a single victory, and with a Congress and White House that have expressed a sincere desire to do the things that could actually tackle climate change, why are the proponents of litigation continuing to waste taxpayer resources in this vain effort so a few trial lawyers can hopefully become very rich while accomplishing precisely nothing on climate change?

And THERE is the other shoe dropping..

The global warming con has NEVER been about the climate..

It's ALWAYS been about making money...

Period...

The global warming litigation people disputed THEIR OWN SCIENCE!!!!

BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHA

Attribution Proponents Criticize Their Own Science

Admitting your made-up science is really about lawsuits + saying the science stinks = a big defeat for climate litigation.

How hilarious is that!!!??? :D

Global warming fanatics got together and exclaimed with ONE VOICE:

"Let's all put on metal cleats, whip out our dicks and then STOMP on them!!!"

heheheheheheheheeheheheheheehe

In September, the county gave “notice of its voluntary dismissal of this action,” making it the first plaintiff to give up on a lawsuit. The move also represents a blow to plaintiffs’ attorney Matt Pawa, who was a key player at the infamous La Jolla conference in 2012 where the playbook for the entire climate litigation campaign was mapped out and who was at the helm for San Francisco and Oakland’s loss as well as the New York City defeat.

And another defeat for the global warming zealots..

All they know how to do is LOSE..

And why???

Because sane rational Americans are simply NOT buying the kaa-kaa anymore...

As an aside to Liz..

Don't blame me for off topic comments. It was Vick who brought up Climate Change... :D

Despite the loss, less than a month later, de Blasio filed yet another climate lawsuit despite politicians in New York having an 0-3 record, this time focused on consumer deception claims.

DeBlowHole strikes again... :eyeroll:

Once again, loss stacks up upon loss... Like their Democrat sponsors, global warming con artists are ONLY good at losing.. And losing.. And losing...

SCOTUS Ruling

The magnitude of the ruling wasn’t lost on the media. Bloomberg Law observed that the industry now has the “the upper hand” in these cases, while Reuters reported the lopsided decision meant a difficult path now lies ahead for the plaintiffs.

And this was a FULLY bi-partisan decision for the SCOTUS where a Democrat sided with the Conservative majority..

Global warming fanatics need to come to grips with the FACT that they lose and lose and are going to keep on losing..

The past year has not been a great one for supporters of the climate litigation campaign.

In response, the plaintiffs’ attorneys have had to call in the reinforcements and place academics on their payroll to help explain why, against all the evidence, these lawsuits aren’t failing. Meanwhile, major activist organizations are holding personal meetings with top government officials in order to recruit them to their side.
https://eidclimate.org/2021-revealed-why-climate-litigation-will-continue-to-fail/

What part of *NO* do the global warming fanatics not understand???

Despite all his accolades, Gore said he has not succeeded in getting the message across.

The inconvenient FACT of "An Inconvenient Truth" is that it's a fantasy movie totally devoid on any real scientific fact....

Al Gore on his hopes for the planet: "Job number one is to stop using the sky as an open sewer"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/al-gore-climate-change/

The crazed sex poodle is still alive???

WOW....

But I can give it the ol' Weigantian™ try... :D

Of course, being a Left Wing Rag, the NY Grime HAS to say some nice things about Biden and Democrats..

But overall, the writing is on the wall...

Even Left Wing Water Carriers are throwing Biden and the Democrats to the wolves...

First, there was no inflation...

Then Biden admitted that, yes there is inflation but it's transitory...

Biden has been WRONG about everything..

Biden is destined to repeat Jimmy Carter's one term presidency...

The American people know a bum steer when they see one.. And Biden and the Democrats are the bum'est of steers...

The nation’s mood has soured even as the economy has added more than six million jobs over the last year. For the core of the labor force, workers ages 25 to 54, employment recovered more quickly than in the prior three recessions, dating back to 1990. That’s a big deal: Even when paychecks are losing value, it’s better to get one.

Again with the six billion jobs added.. Those jobs aren't NEW jobs.. They WERE new jobs back when they were created by President Trump during his awesome administration..

When Democrats force people out of work due to a over-exaggerated pandemic, Democrats don't get to claim NEW JOBS when those people return back to their jobs that were previously created under President Trump's leadership...

President Biden’s Economy Is Failing the Big Mac Test

The purchasing power of the average worker’s weekly pay declined by 2.3 percent from December 2020 to December 2021. Data for the final 20 days of Mr. Biden’s first year, not available yet, is unlikely to improve that picture.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/22/opinion/president-biden-inflation-economy.html

As an aside to Bashi... THERE ^^^^^ is the "big reveal"... :D No need to make a big deal out of it a few comments down the line, eh??

heheheheheheheehehehehehe

Anyways even the NY Grime, Democrat Water Carrier Extraordinaire is saying how bad Biden's economic policies have scroo'ed da pooch..

I am glad you asked that..

His major mistakes? Depressing oilfield investment, reversing U.S. oil output and leaving us at the mercy of OPEC and higher gasoline prices; stoking out-of-control federal spending with the Democrat-only American Rescue Plan (ARP), sidelining millions of workers and fueling an ongoing labor shortage; delivering mask mandates that have exacerbated that worker shortage; ignoring the resulting inflation until voters rebelled, demanding the Federal Reserve take what may be harsh measures to change course.

Those are just the high points.

Under President Trump, America became energy independent and the largest EXPORTER of natural gas in the world..

Now, I don't know about ya'all, but for a guy like me who grew up in the Carter years I remember vividly the huge gas lines and the gas rationing...

To actually become INDEPENDENT from that.. To actually be able to be the largest EXPORTER???

Well, for those who grew up as I did during the height of OPEC hostage-taking, it was magical...

And Biden and the Democrats threw all that away...

And for what!??? Some mythical global warming that has been PROVEN with REAL science to be a con??

Lemme ask ya'all something.. If a US Pipeline would contribute to global warming and must be shut down, how is it that a LARGER RUSSIAN pipeline is perfectly acceptable??

You see why we KNOW that the global warming crap is just a con???

So yea... Biden and the Democrats OWN this crappy economy.. It is ALL their doing..

But there is good news on the horizon.. Once the GOP owns Congress in November and President Trump is back in the Oval Office in 2024???

Things are going to turn around once more.. :D

Well, none other than Biden and Democrat Party policies..

How Biden torched the Trump recovery

In just one year, Biden has managed to torch an economy that was recovering robustly when he took office. One bad decision after another, compounded, to be sure, by certain events beyond his control, have scuttled the turnaround that was well underway the day he became president.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/590451-how-biden-torched-the-trump-recovery

I know that in my absence, ya'all weren't aware of all the facts of how bad Democrats are doing...

I guess it's a good thing for ya'all that I decided to grace Weigantia™ with my presence again.. :D

Else, ya'all would have continued to wallow in ignorance and been totally and completely shocked when Democrats were Uber-Nuclear-Apocalyptically shellacked in November..

Naw, it's OK.. Don't thank me.. Happy to lend a hand.. :D

Awww, com' on.. Don't gush.. :D

Because Biden's OWN economic advisors have stated so...

Biden’s own economic advisors are saying that inflation won’t moderate until the end of 2022 — after the election. And given their track record on inflation — initially claiming it was “transitory” and would quickly dissipate — that prediction of the demise of inflation should be taken with a large grain of salt.

So, even if Biden's own advisors are right this time, it's not going to matter for the election.. Democrats will STILL get massacred and lose the House and the Senate..

As a matter of fact, it would not surprise me to learn that it's BECAUSE the GOP has been given control of Congress that we will get inflation under control..

A fearful electorate does not normally support the party in power.

cad and many others have commented here that inflation will get better in time for the mid-terms..

That's just a pipe dream.. It's not going to happen..

Biden's approval ratings haven't found their bottom yet.

The Political Power of Inflation Will Destroy Joe Biden and the Democrats

The current 7% rate of inflation is the highest it’s been in 40 years. This is very significant because it means that a large majority of Americans have never experienced inflation like this in their lifetimes
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/01/23/the-political-power-of-inflation-will-destroy-joe-biden-and-the-democrats-n1552027

Higher pay don't mean diddley squat if the cost of living is astronomically higher due to inflation..

DUH....

That's the ONLY claim Biden can make and it's based on a lie...

Which sums up Biden's entire Presidency to date..

One big fat lie..

Howz those FREE TEST KITS coming along?? :D

Those are jobs that already existed, created by President Trump.. The people were RETURING to those jobs after having to leave them due to the pandemic..

Those we're NEW jobs...

Jen Psaki: President Joe Biden's first year marked by tremendous progress
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/jen-psaki-president-joe-bidens-first-year-marked-by-tremendous-progress/ar-AASZ3Es

BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

Saki's got jokes.... :D

Putin wouldn't have even CONSIDERED messing with Ukraine under President Trump....

Biden's a wussy...

Systemic racism and white privilege aren’t concepts that CRT introduced…

True.. But CRT uses them falsely and non-factually to the max...

A “TRULY equal society”? You mean one where we do not celebrate our individual accomplishments?

But you people are not celebrating individual accomplishments. You people are celebrating accomplishements based on race or gender or lifestyle choice or medical status..

A "TRULY equal society" is where we don't celebrate accomplishments based on race or gender or lifestyle or medical status..

In a TRULY equal society we celebrate a PERSON'S accomplishments.. Not a groups'...

Let's say you do something completely and utterly fantastic.. Cure cancer or something.

What would you prefer to hear??

WOW!! Look what a gay person did!!! The first gay person to cure cancer!!!

Or would you rather hear what a TRULY equal society would say??

WOW!! Look what Russ Finklestein did!! He cured cancer!!!

Which statement is more representative of a truly equal society??

And for someone who thinks LABELING is so wrong, you sure loved talking about BLACK crime stats in this country earlier in the week!

It was in the context of the discussion we were having at the time..

You people use LABELS all the time... There are times when labels are appropriate when in the context of the discussion..

In the context of the discussion about a TRULY equal society, labels/groups are NOT appropriate...

You never owned slaves, so why should you be made to feel guilty for slavery in this country’s past, right?

Exactly..

The guilt lies with those that actually committed the crimes…

You should tell your CRT buddies... They are ALL about "collective guilt"...

unless you are talking about the Black community and crime stats, I guess.

In the context of the discussion that andygaus started about black people being arrested more for marijuana use than white people, the stats were appropriate..

They are facts that explain why black people are arrested more...

In the discussion of why black people are given harsher sentences, the stats are FACTS that explain that issue..

If you don't want to hear those stats then get your people like andygaus to shut up about criminal justice being based on racism.. Because that claim is bullshit without absolutely NO relevant facts to support it..

Nice doing the back and forth with ya, Russ.. :D

Apologies if you don't like what you see in the mirror.. :D

Well, that wasn't the paradigm shift I was talking about.

The Senate is not what it used to be and so it is time for ... New Rules!!!

OK.. Fine.. I'll touch bases with you when the GOP has the Senate and see if you feel the same.. :D

Fair enough??

Systemic racism and white privilege aren’t concepts that CRT introduced… so discussing these concepts individually is not the same as discussing CRT. If CRT uses these as arguments to define the theory, then they can be viewed as ingredients that when mixed together correctly, make a final product. You don’t take one ingredient by itself and claim it is the final product. Eggs aren’t pie. So when I discuss eggs, you screaming to stop discussing pie is blatantly dishonest.

It's my understanding that we are striving towards a TRUELY equal society...

Why would Democrats do this??

A “TRULY equal society”? You mean one where we do not celebrate our individual accomplishments? Where we are all paid the same and have no choices in our lives? Sounds a lot more like communism is what you are wanting for our country.

And for someone who thinks LABELING is so wrong, you sure loved talking about BLACK crime stats in this country earlier in the week! You never owned slaves, so why should you be made to feel guilty for slavery in this country’s past, right? The guilt lies with those that actually committed the crimes… unless you are talking about the Black community and crime stats, I guess.

All three games decided by a field goal with 4 seconds left visiting team winning.

I know, right?

See if they can complete the set. Go Bills, by a field goal!

Texas reminds you that we're talking about Patrick Mahomes. :)

Except I am not disparaging my wife...

I am disparaging you...

You are desperately making the attempt and looking like a dick in the process; however, I laugh in your general direction and wonder why you are disparaging your wife.

So, once again, I caught you in a lie..

You caught me assuming the person you were referring to in that disparaging term was you wife.

It's really easy to catch you in a lie, Victoria, because lying is all you do..

Said the guy who claimed on this forum that he was a cop and then when he got called on that lie proceeded to claim that he never claimed to be a cop, which is provable lie.

It is YOU who is disparaging my wife and you only do so because I kick your ass all over Weigantia™...

The fact you think this is an attack on your wife and not an attack on you proves just what a snowflake you are. <--- Props to Bashi

And, as you have been told by people much better than you (Myself, JL, Liz) such behavior on your part is not appropriate, not civilized and simply should not be done..

It's patently obvious that you're under the nonsensical delusion that you and certain other posters are better than everyone else on this forum, and therein is the crux of your problem. Add to that fact your other problem of constantly whining like a snowflake that others should follow certain rules while you are free to post whatever absolute garbage you desire. You are such a snowflake that you want a safe space where you prattle on endlessly with all manner of bullshit while anyone who reciprocates is to be admonished. Well I'd tell you that you can go screw that except for the obvious fact you're impotent and can't shut up about it.

But I understand why you do.. Your feeble and impotent attacks just brush off me so you have to escalate things because you are so desperate for relevance..

You understand very little. Otherwise you wouldn't toss out terms toward other posters that elicit the same response every time. If you want to remind me of your wife, you know exactly how to do it. Not rocket science. Also, enough already about your impotency. It's irony at its finest that the biggest dick on the board has erectile dysfunction. Kindly seek medical help and stop whining constantly about your physical imperfections.

Even the late CW knew my wife and he knew what a great person she is...

CW is very much alive, and you're obviously butthurt and crying out desperately for his attention. I'm not concerned about whether she's a great person one way or the other, and I also don't recall CW writing a column about your wife since she's obviously not a politician. I do recall you posting that you voted for her and posting her name on the forum.

I will never be afraid to put my wife on a pedestal be it in Weigantia™ or in real life..

I don't care.

Your constant attacks on her simply proves to everyone here what a disgusting and heinous reprobate you truly are...

I'm not the one who is admittedly using a particular term in a nonsensical attempt to disparage another poster who puts a value on my opinion that is less than zero. You quite obviously believe you and other posters are better than others; however, I neither suffer that delusion nor do I suffer fools like you gladly.

It's funny that Biden's "paradigm shift" happened at the EXACT same moment that Democrats were in the majority and they needed to push unpopular anti-America crap that not even their own PARTY agrees with!! :D

Well, that wasn't the paradigm shift I was talking about.

The Senate is not what it used to be and so it is time for ... New Rules!!!

I don't have the dance around squat. I have the English language backing me up.

You want to play victim complex have fun, but on the way you might ask the fellow forum members what they think of your misogynistic posting that triggers the retort.

Do you realize how full of shit you and Victoria are???

A hell of a lot less than you...

Well, carp... I was hoping to watch the Bucs go to the Super Bowl today.. :(

I was hoping they got their ass kicked just like Aaron Rogers. Heh.

No.. IGNORING a person means not even acknowledging them or anything they do..

Your problem here is that MtnCaddy doesn't generally claim he's "IGNORING a person." Case in point from today's commentary:

[49] MtnCaddy wrote:
[48]

Thing of it is, both of our trolls either don't know and/or don't care how stupid they look. There's really no reason to interact with them except to sharpen your Snark.

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/01/21/friday-talking-points-a-busy-week/#comment-183678

He usually says something along the lines of "there's no reason to interact with the trolls." Then you come along and claim that MtnCaddy isn't ignoring you when he, in fact, never mentioned you.

I will concede the fact that you've proven on multiple occasions that you obviously know you're a troll.

If a Joe Blow is ignoring John Doe, the Joe does not even acknowledge that John is alive.. Joe does not acknowledge ANY of John's actions.

If Joe says he is ignoring the trolls and then John comes along and claims to be the troll who is not being ignored, then I would say John Doe obviously knows exactly who he is.

THAT is what it means to IGNORE someone..

So you are acknowledging you're a troll? Rhetorical question.

Cad is constantly acknowledging my presence here.. CONSTANTLY calling attention to my comments here..

MtnCaddy is claiming to ignore the trolls. You are the one acknowledging to being a troll and CONSTANTLY calling attention to yourself. If you weren't depositing so much pilfered shit on this forum, there'd obviously be no need for him or anyone else to notice the troll shit and make a comment.

"Look!!! I am ignoring Michale!!!!"

That's a fake quote and your interpretation. So you are acknowledging you're a troll.

I realize it's beyond yer feeble intellect, but by commenting constantly my existence, Cad is doing the OPPOSITE of ignoring me..

I realize it's beyond "yer" feeble intellect, but isn't it you who are insisting you're the troll? Rhetorical question.

I get it... Yer not to bright in the braincase..

I will be nice and not post what I'm thinking. Suffice it to say, it wasn't me who was "not to bright" and landed you in "yer" Shithole, but you will always have my pity.

That's why I pity you...

It doesn't work on me because it's always been my phrase for you, but I do thank you for letting me know what hits the mark. :)

You could get a lot of mileage out of that delusion were it not for your admitted impotency that you won't stop prattling on and on about. Like I said, check with your cardiovascular medical professional, it's not an infrequent condition for those with heart conditions.

Yessirree we have a Body Slam haha.

You obviously didn't understand what Liz was trying to say..

Liz wasn't "trying to say" anything; she wasn't vague or ambiguous in any way in her comments.

Look at it this way.. You can't use a STAND YOUR GROUND defense if you are committing a crime in the process..

Look at it this way. I've never been arrested for any crime nor have I ever been sued in a court of law for committing multiple crimes on a repetitive basis (which is obviously pubic record), and I will be taking the legal advice of someone who has when Hell freezes over.

You can't claim to be ignoring someone and then brag EVERY frakin' comment how much you are ignoring someone..

We already know that MtnCaddy owns you because you've admitted on multiple occasions that you read his "EVERY frakin' comment"... but please continue to reiterate that fact at every chance you get.

If you DO brag about ignoring someone every time they comment, then you aren't really ignoring that person..

Incorrect. If you spew out a bunch of diarrhea all day long that you copied from other websites and deposited it onto another man's blog, somebody coming along at the end of the day and claiming they ignored you doesn't mean they didn't notice your mountain of copied and deposited verbal diarrhea. You are confusing failing not to notice a fairly obvious mountainous pile of shit you've had to scroll through with not ignoring it, and those two things are different. Mentioning the obvious pile of shit doesn't magically mean it wasn't also ignored. Those two things are not mutually exclusive.

Someone acknowledging that they saw a giant pile of dogshit pie but ignored it isn't the equivalent of walking the dog.

Do you get it??

Yes, I get it. Your dog shit pie is being ignored by people who scroll through it. One poster reporting to the forum that they're ignoring the pie doesn't magically make them a consumer.

Or do I need to use smaller words??

When I'm not scrolling through your mountain of pilfered excrement and absolutely ignoring the vast majority of it, I can assure you that I haven't failed to notice you've already mastered the art of redundant small word usage, and you'd be incorrect if you believed I hadn't additionally noticed your redundant usage of small ideas. That's why I ignore a shit-ton of your trollshit mountain and why I suspect MtnCaddy and others do likewise.

Bright and early, we can pick this up... :D

Maybe hit 250 comments!!??? :D

I have never been a fan of Tom Brady.. But he is on the only Florida team that can seem to win so....

Mahomes is my new Tom Brady.. The quarterback I love to hate...

*I* told you that family should be left out of these flame wars..

JL told you that family should be left out of these flame wars..

LIZ told you that family should be left out of these flame wars..

ANY CIVILIZED person will tell you that family should be left out of these flame wars..

Yet.. ALL of those people are wrong..

And YOU and Victoria are right..

Do you realize how full of shit you and Victoria are???

But, there has been a paradigm shift, ahem, and I can understand why Biden no longer believes so much in the filibuster. The filibuster has lost all sense of its original meaning and purpose.

It's funny that Biden's "paradigm shift" happened at the EXACT same moment that Democrats were in the majority and they needed to push unpopular anti-America crap that not even their own PARTY agrees with!! :D

And, yunno, I'll even go out on a limb with a prediction..

When the GOP takes the Senate in 2022, I am betting that Biden will undergo ANOTHER "paradigm shift" and be totally FOR the filibuster, ala his Senate speech on protecting the filibuster.. :D

Liz, you and I both know it's not a paradigm shift.. It's pure, unadulterated hypocrisy...

Perhaps, ENDING the filibuster may actually promote more bipartisan votes in the Senate as Republicans and Democrats may not feel so forced to stick to the party line (Hey, there's a fun PRiSM tune in there!) and vote in favour of things just because it is in the best interests of the American people and the nation.

Imagine THAT for a moment!

All we would have is the tyranny of the majority..

But Hay.. OK.. Let's you and I make a New Years Resolution in Jan of 2023 and we will BOTH support killing the filibuster in the name of promoting bipartisan votes for the 2023-2024 legislative session.. :D

K??? :D

Nobody called your wife anything. They insinuated you called you wife something.

You can tap dance around the facts ALL you want..

But the FACT is, you and Victoria dragged my wife into this bloodsport..

Justify it all you want.. Whatever you have to do to sleep at night..

But the simple fact is, you and victoria dragged my wife into our argument..

And that's a pretty reprehensible thing to do..

In my opinion, I understand that Kick is just turning your words against you and is not disparaging your wife

Of course, that is your opinion.. Because of your political bigotry.. If Victoria had done the EXACT same thing to a fellow Democrat's wife, you would be aghast and tell Victoria to chill out..

So, your opinion doesn't mean shit because it's SOLELY based on your hate and bigotry..

You and that bitch, Victoria dragged my wife into our argument...

This is fact...

You can tap dance and play with what the meaning of "IS" is until the cows come, but the simple fact is ya'all attacked my wife..

Spin it how you like so you can sleep at night.. It's meaningless.. Yer scum and that's that..

By the by, I accept your concession that you were lying when you said *I* attacked my wife..

I think I remember that Biden speech!

But, there has been a paradigm shift, ahem, and I can understand why Biden no longer believes so much in the filibuster. The filibuster has lost all sense of its original meaning and purpose.

Perhaps, ENDING the filibuster may actually promote more bipartisan votes in the Senate as Republicans and Democrats may not feel so forced to stick to the party line (Hey, there's a fun PRiSM tune in there!) and vote in favour of things just because it is in the best interests of the American people and the nation.

Imagine THAT for a moment!