12-02-2018, 12:25
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I like debating with you, I hope you don’t pack up your things and leave. I’m saddened that you group us together with conspiracy groups and alt-right organizations because that in and of itself shows you don’t know anything about us.
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I've read some wacko opinions on this forum. Remember the so-called "MAGA Bomber"? There were a few folks on this site who initially surmised that the perpetrator was a left-wing loony, who was sending up a "false flag" to throw off the mid-term elections. Wrong. It was a genuine right-wing loony, with MAGA stickers pasted all over his van. Of course Rush Limbaugh and Infowars were advancing the same theory. Even the ever-sensible Lou Dobbs.
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12-02-2018, 12:26
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I remember Obama's reaction to that midterm. His words (as I recall them) were "We got shellacked." No chance of hearing that kind of honest humility from Trump.
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True, Trump lacks humility - but Obama lacked the best interest of the American people.
They are both flawed - but one of those men is an America-first self-promoter the other is a Globalist/Stateist self-promoter.
This is a snapshot illustration of the great divide in America today.
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12-02-2018, 12:30
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I like debating with you, I hope you don’t pack up your things and leave.
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I'm not quite ready to "jump right out and count to four." There are some very bright folks on this forum, and I find it worthwhile to hear and consider their well-expressed opinions, even if they're contrary to mine.
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12-02-2018, 12:31
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...I've read some wacko opinions on this forum. ....
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And you've posted your own wacko opinions also.
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12-02-2018, 12:34
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I like debating with you, I hope you don’t pack up your things and leave. I’m saddened that you group us together with conspiracy groups and alt-right organizations because that in and of itself shows you don’t know anything about us.
I've read some wacko opinions on this forum. Remember the so-called "MAGA Bomber"? There were a few folks on this site who initially surmised that the perpetrator was a left-wing loony, who was sending up a "false flag" to throw off the mid-term elections. Wrong. It was a genuine right-wing loony, with MAGA stickers pasted all over his van. Of course Rush Limbaugh and Infowars were advancing the same theory. Even the ever-sensible Lou Dobbs.
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He was a left wing looney! He voted for Obama twice and was a life long Democrat before going couckoo over coco puffs and “switching” party affiliations to become enamored over Trump.
Should we label you a left wing looney for voting against your life long party? (Didn’t think so, but if you go sending people fake bombs for attention don’t think we will treat you any differently.)
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12-02-2018, 12:34
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And you've posted your own wacko opinions also.
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Solely a matter of opinion. But isn't that what makes America great? You couldn't do that in Soviet Russia, or present-day Venezuela.
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12-02-2018, 12:38
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Should we label you a left wing looney for voting against your life long party? (Didn’t think so, but if you go sending people fake bombs for attention don’t think we will treat you any differently.)
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I have friends who are life-long Democrats, even some that label themselves as "Progressives," who would get a good laugh if someone tried to label me a "left wing loony."
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12-02-2018, 12:39
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When a 14-point Republican lead disappears
When a 14-point Republican lead disappears
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By Shawn Steel - - Tuesday, November 27, 2018
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Young Kim was poised to become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress.
Her 14-point lead was the lone bright spot on an otherwise dismal night for Orange County Republicans. But, over the past week, Republicans have watched the first-generation immigrant’s lead evaporate. With thousands of provisional ballots left to count, her commanding lead is now underwater. She lost one week after the election.
There’s no evidence of ballot box shenanigans. No need. Democrats know it’s easier to erode voter integrity laws than to stuff ballot boxes.
How does a 14-point Republican lead disappear? Merciless and unsparing, California Democrats have systematically undermined California’s already-weak voter protection laws to guarantee permanent one-party rule.
Non-Citizen Voting: California has expanded voter eligibility — with some communities granting illegal immigrants the right to vote. In 2016, San Francisco approved a measure that allows “people in the country illegally and other noncitizens the right to vote in a local election,” according to the Associated Press. This year, San Francisco spent $310,000 in tax dollars to register 49 non-citizens to vote in a school board election.
Inmate Voting: Not to be outdone, neighboring Alameda County organized taxpayer-funded voter registration drives in county jails to register a record number of inmates. California law allows convicted criminals in county jails, on probation, on mandatory supervision, on post-release community supervision, or on federal supervised release to vote. Just about the only criminals barred from voting in California are felons in prison or on parole.
Felon Voting: Even California felons have been enfranchised, a side effect of California’s radical criminal justice experiments. By downgrading numerous crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, Proposition 47 has enfranchised tens of thousands of convicted criminals previously barred from voting while on parole. The state’s prisoner early release program has also expanded the voter rolls. In 2015, 60,000 convicted felons officially regained their voting rights after the state refused to appeal a lower-court decision that would have denied them the right to vote.
Motor Voter Fraud: Every person in California that interacts with the Department of Motor Vehicles is automatically registered to vote. This has predictably led to tens of thousands cases of voter registration problems. The state’s Motor Voter program has come under fire for double registering as many as 77,000 people and registering as many as 1,500 ineligible voters. The state’s bipartisan oversight agency expressed concerns about “serious problems with ensuring that the New Motor Voter Program works as intended and promised.” In October, the Little Hoover Commission called for an independent audit of the program and warned that “voter confidence in a fair and legitimate electoral process will be undermined, if not shattered.”
16-and-17 Year-Old Pre-Registration: This cycle also marked the beginning of California’s pre-voter registration program for 16- and 17-year-olds. Of course, if every voter is automatically registered through the Motor Voter program, why would anyone need to pre-register? Pre-registration is a thinly-veiled effort to capture voters while they’re young and more likely to identify as liberal Democrats. Of the nearly 89,000 minors that participated in the program, only 10 percent registered as Republicans.
Absentee Ballots Automatically Mailed to Every Voter: In 2016, California approved a new law that allows counties to mail every voter an absentee ballot. This election, every voter in Madera, Napa, Nevada, Sacramento and San Mateo counties received an absentee ballot — whether they requested one or not. Beginning in 2020, every county in California except one will be allowed to follow suit. Outrageously, Democrats carved out a special exception for Los Angeles County, where they maintain a significant advantage in voter registration numbers. In just four years, the number of absentee ballots distributed in California has increased by 44 percent. “Nearly 13 million voters have received a ballot in the mail, compared to just 9 million in the last gubernatorial election in 2014,” notes Paul Mitchell, vice president of Political Data Inc.
Ballot Harvesting: Is illegal in most states. But not California. As if it wasn’t enough for every person to be automatically registered to vote and receive a ballot, Democrats have made it easier for their campaign operatives to collect those absentee ballot. Also in 2016, state lawmakers eliminated the ballot protection law that enabled only a trusted family member to return another voter’s ballot. Assembly Bill 1921 now allows anyone to return an absentee ballot. The law has encouraged campaign operatives to engage in coercive tactics. One Democrat voter described coercive intimidation tactics employed by a Democrat campaign in a 2017 special election, leading even the liberal Los Angeles Times editorial board to criticize the law.
Conditional Ballots: California has effectively adopted same-day voter registration with the introduction of “conditional voting.” This election cycle, voters who missed the 15-day voter registration deadline could request to cast a conditional ballot.
Ballots Accepted Up to Week After Election Day: In California, voting doesn’t stop on Election Day. Absentee ballots need only be postmarked by Election Day, with ballots counted that arrive up to three days late. If ballots are sent to the wrong county, the ballot is valid for an additional four days. As Mr. Mitchell points out, “That means you literally have seven days after an election where a county could still be receiving legitimate ballots.”
Second Chance for Rejected Ballots: Just 50 days before the election, Democrats snuck in one more change to the state’s absentee voting laws. In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 759, which requires elections officials to notify every voter whose ballot was rejected due to a mismatched signature.
This election, a 14-point lead wasn’t enough for a Republican victory. By 2020, a 20-point lead on Election Night won’t be safe.
• Shawn Steel, a former California Republican Party chair, is California’s committeeman for the Republican National Committee.
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12-02-2018, 12:40
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That's not due to politics; it's all about housing prices. California has the most expensive real estate in the nation. People have been fleeing to states that have affordable homes, selling their small houses here in California and using the proceeds to buy mansions in other states. That what it's all about.
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Do you really believe it’s not about politics?
A bit rhetorical, tactics are clear to see.
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12-02-2018, 12:44
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LOL...Thanks guys, please carry on....makes my boring Sunday so enjoyable..now pass the popcorn
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12-02-2018, 13:05
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Do you really believe it’s not about politics?
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Trust me, it's all about real estate prices and affordable housing. I base my opinions on folks I've known personally who have moved out of state, or who are planning to move. I read the local newspapers every day, and this has been a hot topic here in California. I haven't personally known one person who's left the state for political reasons, although I imagine they're not non-existent.
As for businesses, the ones that I know about have moved their operations to Mexico, or to China, not because of high taxes in California, but because the labor is cheaper in foreign countries, and there are less health and safety regulations. Despite all that, California still remains the fifth largest economy in the world, just ahead of the UK (but you've already heard me crow about that).
From my own personal experience, it's been decades since I shot a movie in California. Instead I've been filming in (or scouting) countries like Bulgaria, Romania, Mexico, Serbia, and even Canada, simply because the labor is cheaper and there are generally less regulations.
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12-02-2018, 13:11
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LOL...Thanks guys, please carry on....makes my boring Sunday so enjoyable..now pass the popcorn
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Providing entertainment has been my mission in life for many years now.
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12-02-2018, 13:19
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From my own personal experience, it's been decades since I shot a movie in California. Instead I've been filming in (or scouting) countries like Bulgaria, Romania, Mexico, Serbia, and even Canada, simply because the labor is cheaper and there are generally less regulations.
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Imagine a California with a lower tax regime, lower costs to do business, and a better regulatory environment...I imagine those who miss out on jobs in California...lost to “countries like Bulgaria, Romania, Mexico, Serbia, and even Canada” do.
Your story is a microcosm of why America-first resonates with so many and on so many levels.
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12-02-2018, 13:38
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The general mood throughout California lately is anti-Republicans and anti-Trump, and that's why the Republicans lost all those congressional seats. That's why the Republican Party in California is not quite dead yet, but currently on life support. Simple as that.
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I disagree. I was born and raised in California and I still have family and friends there. They are, to a single one, diehard Republicans. The Republicans are there, as evidenced by the graphic below. They comprise a huge amount of the state.
The problem with your opinion is that it has been formed by living and working in one of the few bastions of Democratic-run sesspools. You live in a toxic, anti-American atmosphere and get your news from the teat of an angry liberal press in the midst of a two-year temper-tantrum. You and your Dem friends drink the poisonous pablum of the press without question.
No, Republicans are not dying off in California. They are there in the majority of the state in places were people still work for an honest living, hold dear American values, breathe fresh air, drink clean water, and enjoy life outside the vast traffic-clogged, concrete-covered, crime-ridden cities that Democrats control in such numbers that they don't even realize they're living in excrement of their own making. They can't smell the shit.
Obviously, you can't either.
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12-02-2018, 14:13
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Providing entertainment has been my mission in life for many years now.
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Solely a matter of opinion.........................
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