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December 5, 2023 05:15 PM Forum: Politics

Where’s Waldo?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Lacey


Sounds like a medial meniscus, the most common meniscus injury. It will be six to eight weeks before you start to feel "normal." It was a lot longer for me until I felt 100%. My wife recovered much quicker. Everyone is different, but you will be in good health after it's all said and done. It's a blessing that we live in a day and age when they can fix this. Imagine 200 years ago; you would have been disabled for the rest of your life.
"Imagine 200 years ago; you would have been disabled for the rest of your life."
Not necessarily but certainly a possibility. Depends on where the tear is, whether or not there's locking or giving way, and degenerative arthritis, if severe.
Reasonably complete current synopsis:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205760/
No one has ever died from a meniscal tear but people have died as a result of complications and adverse reactions to the invasive treatments for it:
https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(18)31771-9.pdf
From what I've seen during a decade in occupational med, most cases were mild and not really an urgent need for invasive treatment. Disability played into it a lot. Therapy could be started relatively soon after a procedure but I tended to see the orthos back off early PT as it could be potentially too aggressive with patients complaining about it. I could detail cases like the latter but this isn't the time or place. Hopefully, Jim will have a successful intervention with a very positive outcome as you and your wife did...

November 29, 2023 11:02 PM Forum: Politics

Liz Cheney say Kevin McCarthy visited Trump after Jan 6th because he was depressed and not eating. LOL

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck
https://www.businessinsider.com/mccarthy-trump-mar-a-lago-not-eating-liz-cheney-book-2023-11

In her forthcoming book, "Oath and Honor," former Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney revealed that Kevin McCarthy's heavily criticized visit to Mar-a-Lago following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was prompted by concern over former President Donald Trump being "depressed."

McCarthy made the controversial trip to the South Florida resort just three weeks after the attack that left five people dead, generating outrage from political allies and adversaries alike who considered the visit inappropriately timed.

"Mar-a-Lago? What the hell, Kevin?" Cheney asked the then-House Minority Leader from California following his visit, CNN reported in an excerpt from her book.

"They're really worried," McCarthy told Cheney, who at the time was the chair of the House Republican Conference. "Trump's not eating, so they asked me to come see him."

I wonder if he brought him some Kentucky Fried Chicken. That wouldn’t make me feel better but I’m sure Donny appreciated Kevin coming to visit him. After all he was depressed.
McCarthy has got to be the biggest political hack in recent history. It's no wonder nobody can stand him in either party. And what did it get him?

November 30, 2023 07:33 PM Forum: Politics

Liz Cheney say Kevin McCarthy visited Trump after Jan 6th because he was depressed and not eating. LOL

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

McCarthy has got to be the biggest political hack in recent history. It's no wonder nobody can stand him in either party. And what did it get him?
And when he asked Trump for his support to prevent his ouster as speaker, Trump said no and McCarthy said:
“F‑‑‑ you,” he told Trump, according to two sources McCarthy told about the conversation, the Post reported."
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4335018-mccarthy-cursed-trump-during-call-after-ouster-as-speaker-report/
So, when all was said and done, going down to Mar a Lago to kiss the orange Jesus' ring got him zilch..

December 6, 2023 06:47 PM Forum: Politics

Liz Cheney say Kevin McCarthy visited Trump after Jan 6th because he was depressed and not eating. LOL

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

And when he asked Trump for his support to prevent his ouster as speaker, Trump said no and McCarthy said:
“F‑‑‑ you,” he told Trump, according to two sources McCarthy told about the conversation, the Post reported."
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4335018-mccarthy-cursed-trump-during-call-after-ouster-as-speaker-report/
So, when all was said and done, going down to Mar a Lago to kiss the orange Jesus' ring got him zilch..
Kevin is going home and taking his ball with him and leaving congress at the end of the year. Good riddance...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/politics/kevin-mccarthy-resigning/index.html

December 6, 2023 03:17 PM Forum: Politics

Republicans Block Aid To Ukraine

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Ginned up by pandering to their base on hyped-up "border security", GOP hacks will vote to block military aid to Ukraine, thereby handing another victory to Putin on a platter:
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4343929-senate-republicans-ukraine-funding-tempers-flare-classified-briefing/

December 8, 2023 03:49 PM Forum: Politics

The disgusting and vile Anti-Semitic Leftist Democrats just exposed themselves once again, yesterday as the vile, disgusting Jew hating individuals that they are.

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The WH blasted the college presidents statements. They have also blasted the leader of CAIR for his despicable and vile commentary:

"The White House condemned recent comments made by the director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) about the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, saying that leaders have to call out antisemitism."

"CAIR’s national executive director Nihad Awad said the people of Gaza have the right to self-defense, while Israel does not, in a speech that surfaced Thursday. Awad also said he was “happy to see” the people of Gaza “breaking the siege” on Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel and killed 1,200 people."

“We condemn these shocking, antisemitic statements in the strongest terms,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement, first reported by The New York Times. "


https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4349399-white-house-condemns-cair-director-recent-oct-7-comments/

Although we've heard the GOP presidential candidates condemn the college presidents during their debate, has there been a peep on the matter from the GOP frontrunner?

December 8, 2023 05:53 PM Forum: Politics

The disgusting and vile Anti-Semitic Leftist Democrats just exposed themselves once again, yesterday as the vile, disgusting Jew hating individuals that they are.

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Sez you.
Sez the screamers:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/12/08/us-election-threats-democracy-lah-pkg-ac360-vpx.cnn

December 8, 2023 09:03 PM Forum: Politics

The disgusting and vile Anti-Semitic Leftist Democrats just exposed themselves once again, yesterday as the vile, disgusting Jew hating individuals that they are.

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Changing the subject again Rod??  Too difficult for you to criticize even the in your face bigots and Jew haters in your party on the left??

Wow, so since you're unable to criticize any of the vile Anti-Jew and Anti-Israel Democrats, up on Capitol Hill then....  

Tell me Rod, when you offer up any criticism of anyone on this planet, do you ever go with your gut like a normal person would, and just rip them, or do you first do research to make sure that they don't have a political "D" after their name, and then base your criticism on that??

I mean do you create a chart, with Democrats in the left column and then Republicans on the right and then put them in the right column, and then only choose those in the right column to comment about?  

I know you've for the last 2 years or so ignored all of the Anti-semitic remarks from The Squad, solely and purely because they have a D after their names, but what about these Univ. Profs?

Any comment on them or does your politics outweigh your opinions about them as well? 

What I'm basically asking is this.  Are you afraid to comment on them because they are all leftist Democrats?  

BTW, you CLAIMED that the White House Blasted the comments of the University Presidents up on Capitol Hill.  

Can You show me that?  Where did the WH Blast the comments?  I guess I missed it. 

Can you please provide a link.  I call that out as BS.  smile
Of course you haven't seen the response from the WH because the right wing "news" sites you frequent won't print it. They print the same BS that you regurgitate here.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4345708-white-house-university-antisemitism/
Btw, I've called out the sqaud before but, like everything else, if you don't seem to recall it, how can it exist?...

December 9, 2023 08:05 PM Forum: Politics

The disgusting and vile Anti-Semitic Leftist Democrats just exposed themselves once again, yesterday as the vile, disgusting Jew hating individuals that they are.

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Rod, did you want to comment on Newsome, your soon to be nominee for President?

You wrote about Trump not commenting but you ignored the fact that Gavin Newsome didn't comment on the Univ. Presidents' dodging and weaving the other day.

I guess if you aren't up to commenting on Newsome's lack of stones in calling out the Presidents of those 3 super prominent US Universities, I get it, but don't play the hypocrite by ignoring the lack of commentary by those Politicians on your side of the aisle. 

As for Trump, he was the MOST popular President with the Jewish people since the state of Israel has existed.  I believe he held a 90%+ rating with Jews in Israel.

Trump was the only President who came through on his promise to move the embassy to Jerusalem. 

Every other President in history said they would do that, but yet ONLY Trump was able to get that done.  

Now then, Trump was successful with the Abraham accords was he not?  

Trump immediately rescinded the aid to the HAMAS terrorists when he was President and Joe Biden reinstituted the money being sent to the terrorist organization. 

Here's the proof and it is from a left wing outlet named Newsweek:  https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-aid-palestine-hamas-attack-israel-trump-1833168.

From the article:  "In April 2021, the Biden administration approved plans to provide $235 million in aid to Palestinians, which included $150 million in humanitarian assistance for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and $75 million in economic and development assistance in the West Bank and Gaza.  

The move was a reversal from what occurred in the previous administration when Donald Trump blocked nearly all aid to UNRWA after it severed ties with the Palestinian Authority in 2018.
So then, explain how Trump as you imply is Anti-semitic because he hasn't called out the Univ. Presidents. "

Now then Rod, who got that aid?  It was HAMAS.  

Who is more popular in Israel Rod?  Is it Trump or Joe Biden?
Neither Ron DeSantis or Gavin Newsome will be the nominee of their party so, once again, Rich Davis has to be reintroduced into reality.
I see the state department has chosen to deliberately circumvent the GOP roadblock in congress, reportedly directly by Trump, in order to supply needed munitions and weapons to Israel: 
“Effective immediately, the items can be transferred,”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/08/politics/state-department-congress-tank-munitions-sale/index.html

So the only real aid that has gone to Israel in their time of need is flowing from the Biden administration via the state department. So much for the GOP being pro-Israel other than in word only...

Such weapons have already included bunker buster bombs

December 7, 2023 01:42 AM Forum: Politics

New record set for Illegal migrants crossing the southern border, which is wide open and which Democrats have been lying about, allowing 12,000 to cross in One single day.

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis
And yet every democrat in this lousy administration including Mayorkas, that sleazebucket Democrat Lying sack of crap, claims that its the fault of Republicans.  Of course Joe Biden doesn't give a damn, and he stumbles and bumbles through his Presidency in a complete fog.  

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2023/12/06/the-border-crisis-just-hit-another-insane-milestone-n2632092

I wonder how many women were raped once again as this piece of garbage Joe Biden ignores the numbers, since he wants them in here to become Democrat voters, as that's all he's concerned with.

And Joe Biden allows record amounts of Fentanyl to cross the border Killing a record number of Americans, because all he cares about was whether or not those enemies of ours like the Chinese continued to funnel money into his bank account, so he could enrich himself.  

I wonder why Hunter Biden's law firm was paying Joe monthly considering Old Joe lied about it, saying he didn't even talk to his son about his business dealings.

And the leftists here along with the RINOs look the other way acting like they are deer caught in the headlights.
Assuming this is even true, since it was reported by Faux, the key statement quoted in link from the post of one RICH DAVIS, states:
"This includes 10,200+ Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants, amongst the highest daily totals for BP ever recorded."
The key word being: "apprehensions"...