Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

The real key here is adding Washington DC and Puerto Rico as states thus enabling four additional Democratic senators.  Watch Richie go apeshit over that...

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I put in the accurate words you forgot to put in for your statement above.  I should have added pack the Supreme court.  I'm sure you love that one as well.  

Leave it to Rich to alter my post and falsely state something it didn't, a distinct violation of astromart policy. But since he's a con, it's the usual mantra of "rules for thee but not for me."   

Oh, and Richie, the supreme court of corruption is already packed--with cons--which is why it is the way that it is. 

Not to mention that your lameass comparo between Biden acknowledging mistakenly keeping a few classified documents in a locked cabinet in a garage as somehow being comparable to the plethora of classified documents Trump kept in his bathroom and ballroom (and refused to return) as being remotely similar is, of course, ample evidence that you've drank more of the conservative kool aid by way of IV Push!  Oh, and that Hunter Biden laptop? SO WHAT!...

Originally Posted by James Brown

I totally understand your point James, the Trump corruption does appear to be of an unprecedented scale. 

Even so, Hunter was not charged with more serious crimes because of political interference.  The crimes he was charged with were certainly not "nothing burgers."  You and I would be doing years in the federal system if we had committed any of Hunter's well documented tax, weapons, or drug crimes.  He was also obviously was the beneficiary of large scale graft.  10% for the "big guy is at the very least problematic, and remains unexplained as of today and forever because of the pardons.  

Please note that I do not think any of the above mitigates the Trump family corruption one iota.  I do think, for what it is worth, that your phrasing above that seemingly semi-sorta absolves Hunter diminishes your real point.  Jim

No so fast, Jim. Didn't the judge on Hunter Biden's case agree to the stipulations on a plea deal arranged by prosecutors only to rescind it at the last moment and way before any pardons appeared on the horizon?

That said, Trump's doings can't be even considered to be in the same league as they're in an extragalactic universe all of their own:

 https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family-corruption-tracker

and

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-financial-disclosure-shows-corruption-145056986.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-financial-disclosure-shows-corruption-145056986.html

PS: Update on whether Mitch McConnell is still alive:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM2S9U4_U4Q

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Well now you should run to Herb like the intellectual coward you are.  And no I didn't alter your posting and "falsely state something you didn't say".  You said that your communist Democrats should make DC a state, which the founders of the country and the framers of the US Constitution didn't want and so they put wording in to try and make sure that didn't happen.

Check with a certain bookkeeper here and he might even get it right and educate you for a change.

Aside from that, why don't you run to Herb whining like the wimp you are?  Won't bother me a bit.  It just would be another example of you showing how a punk operates.  You've shown that many times before.    

Perhaps I will since you won't learn from your past violations and you continue to repeat them rather than acknowledging that you were wrong all along. That's been your MO from day one and it matches that of majority of your fellow cons.

I think we've all lost count of the times you've been called out in this forum, including this thread, for hiding under your desk when confronted with the facts. And if you do respond, you merely revert to your usual and customary diversions that you're known for such as an obsession with Hunter Biden's laptop.  Now, in response to cons like you, here's Hunter Biden's substack that began today: 

 “They called it the laptop. I will call it that too, although the name is not accurate, the provenance was never established, and no court or forensic examiner ever certified the chain of custody that would have made it evidence rather than theater,” he said in an excerpt on X.

"He claimed that efforts to target him began before the device was recovered, and that “a scandal was constructed, and a laptop was produced to anchor it.”

"While he disputed the narrative surrounding the laptop, Hunter Biden acknowledged that it did contain evidence of his years-long struggle with addiction."

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5961433-hunter-biden-substack-essays-laptop/

Of course, you could always counter with your defense of the Trump family, especially Eric and Don Jr...
We're waiting...

"The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House wrote on the social platform X on Tuesday".

"Twenty of the stations are located in Pennsylvania, while five are in New Jersey, according to the Freedom Fuel network’s website. A White House official told The Hill the Freedom Fuel Network is a private company and did not receive subsidies from the administration."

"The average price of a gallon of regular gas in those two states is roughly $3.98 and $3.86, respectively, as of Wednesday, according to AAA. The national average price of fuel is $3.79 per gallon as of Wednesday, AAA reported."

It seems the comments section in the article nails it:

"A major contradiction here, or just outright lies:
"The White House said the Freedom Fuel gas stations are a private company and did not receive government subsidies. Then how are they able to sell gasoline so much cheaper when profit margins for retailers is extremely marginal?"
"Secondly, if the stations are privately owned why is the White House touting that it has ''launched'' them and ''Trump is leading the charge to lower prices.'' ?
"SOCIALISM!!!"

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5958968-white-house-launches-freedom-fuel-gas-stations/

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House wrote on the social platform X on Tuesday".

"Twenty of the stations are located in Pennsylvania, while five are in New Jersey, according to the Freedom Fuel network’s website. A White House official told The Hill the Freedom Fuel Network is a private company and did not receive subsidies from the administration."

"The average price of a gallon of regular gas in those two states is roughly $3.98 and $3.86, respectively, as of Wednesday, according to AAA. The national average price of fuel is $3.79 per gallon as of Wednesday, AAA reported."

It seems the comments section in the article nails it:

"A major contradiction here, or just outright lies:
"The White House said the Freedom Fuel gas stations are a private company and did not receive government subsidies. Then how are they able to sell gasoline so much cheaper when profit margins for retailers is extremely marginal?"
"Secondly, if the stations are privately owned why is the White House touting that it has ''launched'' them and ''Trump is leading the charge to lower prices.'' ?
"SOCIALISM!!!"

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5958968-white-house-launches-freedom-fuel-gas-stations/

"The bargain price wasn’t too good to be true, but it was too good to last. Immediately after Brown drove away, the station’s digital sign changed to $3.57. The station attendant said the original price had just been a promotional offer."

"Even after the price hike, though, the fuel on offer was still unusually cheap. Regular unleaded averaged $3.83 a gallon in the county on Wednesday, according to AAA."

"Freedom Fuel has raised eyebrows among experts because of its seemingly unsustainable prices."

https://www.investopedia.com/trump-linked-freedom-fuel-gas-was-too-good-to-last-12014494

A "Freedom Fuel" update:

"Freedom Fuel gas prices are rising only days after debut, GasBuddy data indicates"
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5962848-freedom-fuel-gas-prices-are-rising-only-days-after-debut-gasbuddy-data-indicates/

PLUS, A Faux News update on the Iran "negotiators":
   
"Fox News’s Kilmeade says Kushner, Witkoff should not lead Iran talks".  "I also don’t think that Witkoff and Kushner should be the ones doing this." "They’re business guys,” Kilmeade said on Fox News’s “The Five.”

“They have not been effective in Ukraine, not been effective in Gaza, they have not been effective in this,” he continued." 


https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5962806-kilmeade-kushner-witkoff-iran-talks/

"Only the best people"...

Oh Richie:   "Judge awards Hunter Biden $1.7M in defamation suit".   "Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, was awarded $1.7 million in damages on Friday as part of a defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne."

"Byrne, a known denier of Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election, accused the younger Biden of taking part in an $800 million bribery scheme involving Iran and failed to defend his claims in court."


"Byrne, a longtime ally of Trump, resigned as CEO of Overstock.com in 2019 after reports of a relationship with convicted Russian spy Maria Butina."

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5963916-hunter-biden-awarded-over-1-million-overstock-defamation-case/

"Untangling exactly who is behind the Philadelphia-area venture has proven difficult. Records indicate the chain, which was launched last month, is run by a disparate collection of businessmen that includes an NFL kicking coach, a GOP fundraiser and a New Jersey entrepreneur who this year was ordered, along with his brother, to pay civil damages for unlawfully taking more than 200,000 gallons of fuel."

"How the stations got Trump’s attention remains a mystery, and the four businessmen declined to — or could not be reached for — comment."


https://apnews.com/article/freedom-fuel-gas-prices-trump-nfl-kicking-coach-4fc52c7ad19bf29790cf618176839447

"Freedom Fuel gas stations sold stolen fuel, lawsuit claims":

"Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6059912-freedom-fuel-lawsuit-unpaid-gas/