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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

March 9, 2021 05:14 AM Forum: Politics

Texas Gov Abbott Goes Full On Stupid...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Brown

You missed my point I guess.  That huge mob of not-mask wearing, not-socially distanced "maskholes" (as you like to say) are the polar opposite of "Trump country."  Those kids up in Boulder are to the left of Sanders and Warren.  That doesn't make them particularly smart when it comes to the pandemic, does it?  I think you need a new target for your ire - if the Boulder fiasco becomes a super spreader event, you have no one but young starry-eyed democrats to blame.

Jim  
I'll accede to your point and acknowledge the mindless morons who participated in a near riot and probable super spreader event in Boulder were probably not your arch typical Trumptoids but the fact is we don't know the precise political persuasion of the perps who assaulted the police and they may be Dems, Repubs or Libertarians. Nevertheless, the odds are they are who you think they are, as per your chart. That said, they're still a drop in the bucket compared to Trump country...

March 9, 2021 09:28 AM Forum: Politics

Texas Gov Abbott Goes Full On Stupid...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Listen to two Idaho lawmakers describing how it'll be family fun to burn the masks: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/03/09/burn-the-mask-rallies-idaho-lauren-mclean-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn

March 3, 2021 10:09 AM Forum: Politics

Texas Gov Abbott Goes Full On Stupid...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

It's not enough he mucked over Texas with the phoney it's a windmill problem for the power failure crap, now he's rescinding the mask mandate while Texas is still a red zone hotspot for covid. Not to mention the fact that Texas is lagging behind in vaccinations compared to the rest of the country. So now there will be a greater chance for more variants to emerge and spread not only in texas but in the rest of the country. Dumb!
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/greg-abbott-texas-mask-mandate-ending-reactions/269-de20ea57-df0b-46b7-bc15-caaab9374a39

March 4, 2021 04:52 AM Forum: Politics

OMG! Is The FBI Geolocating?!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Another capitol attack planned on Thursday? https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/capitol-police-warn-of-possible-plot-to-breach-capitol-on-march-4/2540863/
The Q freaks think Trump will be president on March 4th!...

March 4, 2021 04:20 AM Forum: Politics

OMG! Is The FBI Geolocating?!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

A commonly used law enforcement technique of gathering cell phone tower data in the investigation of a crime has now been cast in a sinister light by two REPUBLICAN senators during their interrogation of FBI director Christopher Wray in his testimony yesterday: https://meaww.com/senators-mike-lee-josh-hawley-grill-fbi-track-geolocation-data-cellphones-capitol-attack-reactions
Yup, suspected criminals gotta have their cell phone tower rights!

March 9, 2021 03:11 AM Forum: Politics

Supreme Court rejects final Trump bid to nullify 2020 election results

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"Some legal scholars believe that the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol dissuaded the court from taking up disputes related to the 2020 election over concerns that it could fuel false claims promoted by Trump and his allies that the election results were illegitimate."
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/542082-supreme-court-rejects-final-trump-bid-to-nullify-2020-election

March 10, 2021 01:52 AM Forum: Politics

Scaramucci Sounds Off On The Recovery

Posted By Rod Kaufman

""The Republicans decided they were not going to vote for it, which is great irony to me because they spent $7.8 trillion during the Trump administration," Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, told CNN Business.
Scaramucci, who famously worked for 11 days in the Trump White House but has since become a fierce Trump critic, suggested the sudden concern about the federal deficit is insincere.
If you can get a combination of an opening of the economy, people vaccinated and feeling safe, I think you could see an economic boom tantamount to what happened in the 1920s."

ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI, FOUNDER OF SKYBRIDGE CAPITAL

"These are the most profligate spenders in the history of the Republican Party. But now that Joe Biden is  involved, they decided not to spend," he said.


https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/business/scaramucci-biden-stimulus-bitcoin/index.html

March 10, 2021 08:26 AM Forum: Politics

Trump doubles down on calls to donate directly to him

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Ok cons, it's time for you to show your love for Trump by showing him your money:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/542432-trump-doubles-down-on-calls-to-donate-directly-to-him

March 14, 2021 04:35 AM Forum: Politics

Bill Maher On Silly People (Us)

Posted By Rod Kaufman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DH4v6FnbvM

March 15, 2021 11:03 AM Forum: Politics

Gas Prices?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

In California, the stated reason for the marked increase in gas prices is as follows: although gasoline refinery production is not dependent on processed stocks from Texas, California is being a "good neighbor" to our bordering state of Arizona which IS dependent on Texas refinery products. Thus, in order to avoid shortages in Arizona, our refinery stocks from Ca have been diverted to Az, causing a shortage in Ca with higher fuel prices as a result.  Now, one can take that at face value, meaning that out of the goodness of somebody's heart, a decision has been made to lend a helping hand because, after all, we all know Az would do the same for us. 
OR, one could suspect that market manipulation is at play with big oil cleaning up with a windfall in profits by taking advantage of the disaster in Texas with huge increases in gasoline prices in both Ca and Az as a result.
Which camp are you in?