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Posts Made By: Greg Shaffer

January 14, 2019 04:01 PM Forum: Politics

$5 billion for a wall

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Hardly. Rush and Coulter are drops in a bucket compared to the rest of the media with the people that organized the caravan. This was a big push from liberals.

Most accurate post in the topic.....I was being facetious when I started it but Rod and the other Dimcrats got all flippy LOL 

January 16, 2019 09:23 AM Forum: Politics

$5 billion for a wall

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Rush, Coulter and Fox News in particular have a large audience and cater to Trump's base. More importantly, Trump listens to them and not the so-called liberal media. Trump didn't insist on his border wall and all that goes with it until he listened to Coulter, Rush and Fox and that's an obvious fact along with his failure to pass his own agenda on it with his own party in control of congress. As far as Greg's nonsense post goes, I don't take his stuff  seriously any more than I do with Davis. I do believe the 25 billion dollar figure he stated in his post in this thread is something he actually believed along with millions of illegals voting to give Clinton a popular majority over Trump as the latter falsely stated or that Mexico is going to pay for the wall...

LOL....you are truly an idiot Rod

January 16, 2019 08:15 PM Forum: Politics

$5 billion for a wall

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Steve,
My point is that he's been actively listening to the hype from the sources I've noted and not the hype of a "crisis" from the "liberal media" which is Mel's contention:
"The media and Dems did their best to hype the caravan as a crisis giving it wall to wall coverage." And: "This was a big push from liberals." 
So, my point is Mel's assertion is wrong because the actions from Trump were reactions to the hype from the conservative media and not a "crisis" from the "liberal  media." And, again, if this was something Trump felt was truly a crisis before he heard from Coulter, Rush and Fox, he had two years of a Republican led congress to pass his own agenda on it which he didn't do. I was responding to Mel's posts and not yours or anyone else in my response to the statements from him as noted above. That you and a couple of others can't see that demonstrates your own stupidity..

What is stupid is not recognizing there is a crisis....Between Illinois, New York and Fla they are upside down a total of 20 billion on providing services to illegals over and above what their illegal population pays in taxes. Add the rest of the states into that picture then try and say there isn't a crisis. 20+ countries have proven walls on their borders DO work. The Dimcrats have even approved funding to some of those countries to help them build their walls.....The absolute pinnacle of hypocrisy.....This is nothing but pure partisan politics. The real fact is the census, its not really about votes. Its about retaining the population count to insure they keep enough seats to retain power in the blue states.....

January 16, 2019 10:37 PM Forum: Politics

$5 billion for a wall

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Without viable and unbiased links aside, your post rings true in my opinion to a certain degree in that we need comprehensive immigration reform. I liked McCain's pathway to citizenship proposal and I favor active versus passive barriers at the border but I recognize the need for the latter in specific areas. I favor greater amounts of funding for the border patrol with more helicopters, drones and an array of ground sensors. I think the cost of implementing the latter could be negotiated with Mexico.

then we aren't that far apart on this one Rod.....I am all for 5 billion for a combination of wall/fence as needed along with another 5 billion for active prevention in personnel, choppers, drones, sensors AND e-verify. Given we are upside down over 100 billion a year on this that's CHEAP.

January 16, 2019 10:48 PM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

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Posted By Greg Shaffer

No problems like that here.....details on what you are using to access AM? Hardware, software, OS etc....

January 18, 2019 09:47 AM Forum: Politics

"May Allah Awaken The People..."

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Glad no one was around when I saw this....I laughed so hard I cried lol

January 18, 2019 11:13 AM Forum: Politics

"May Allah Awaken The People..."

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Far as I am concerned Trump should just give the SOTU speech from the oval office as scheduled and flip off the house over that little "invitation tradition".....He was after all elected in part because he is NOT traditional.

January 18, 2019 12:09 PM Forum: Politics

"May Allah Awaken The People..."

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

That would be good.  I also heard rumors that he might just have one of his "rallies" somewhere in the Midwest and make it a SOTU speech.  

Either way, Pelosi was just being her usual self, and I venture to say it backfired on her.  

BTW, did you happen to hear about the "event" at the WH involving Jim Acosta and Sebastian Gorka?  Acosta made a smartass remark to Gorka, and in return Gorka got up off his chair and peppered Acosta with some choice remarks right back at him.

The reports are that Acosta ran into a room and hid from Gorka for about 40 minutes.  

Did I mention that Seb. Gorka is 6'4" and 270.  Acosta picked on the wrong guy!  tongue

Yep..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewd7mubr5H8

January 18, 2019 03:23 PM Forum: Politics

$5 billion for a wall

Posted By Greg Shaffer

What really boggles the mind is how trivial 5.7 billion for the wall is compared to the US taxes taken in each year.....on a budget of 4.4 trillion that is like saying spending $57 on a fence out of an income of 44,000.00 is a huge waste for a family. That's the argument the left is making.....they rant everyday about what a tremendous waste of money it is......it is a ridiculous argument to make in the face of what illegals cost us each year.

That is what the Dims are holding our government hostage over.....800,000 people not getting paid over what is comparatively $57.....

January 20, 2019 09:24 AM Forum: Politics

$5 billion for a wall

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Tony Aguire
Richard Davis is like the home alarm guy that sells you an alarm system for your home knowing exactly how to disable it to invade your home, rape your wife with a broom (cause he can't do it himself) and kill your kids. He is a traitor, I have proof. 

A traitor huh?  Get ready Tony, its coming LOL