Image of the day

Captured by
Shane Yarnall

LDN 1622

My Account

New to Astromart?

Register an account...

Need Help?

Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

October 16, 2021 01:02 AM Forum: Politics

Censoring the Truth about the Covid Vaccines, and VAERS. Those interested in the truth may want to read this article

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki
Yeah, you fit the old saying, "He knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."
Really?! Aren't you vaccinated against covid? You do know the value of being vaccinated, right? Like remaining alive and not being one of the 90,000 who died of covid since June because they weren't? And where did most of those reside? The red states, of course. And where do they get their "news"? Fox news, of course. Sometimes, there's value in connecting the dots, right?...

October 16, 2021 01:36 AM Forum: Politics

Censoring the Truth about the Covid Vaccines, and VAERS. Those interested in the truth may want to read this article

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki
You are a blockhead. 
I think you need to do yourself a favor and have your cognitive functions evaluated, preferably today, by a physician. 

October 16, 2021 04:11 AM Forum: Politics

Censoring the Truth about the Covid Vaccines, and VAERS. Those interested in the truth may want to read this article

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Brown

There you go, proving Jim M's point.  There really is no need to be such a tool, Rod.  Some folks simply can't be civil - it's in their DNA I guess.  Are you one of them?

Jim
Actually I'm not one of them especially when it comes to the the behavior typically exhibited by those on the right, from everything to refusing to wear masks in congress and/or packing guns in the capitol and/or refusing to pass thru a metal detector and/or spreading the big lie of election fraud. Those are actions that clearly uncivil and aren't characteristics exhibited by me. And given the types of comments exhibited by those on the right in this forum, along with their imaging, it's becomes equally clear as to who is being uncivil. 

October 16, 2021 12:44 AM Forum: Politics

Trump Unites Democrats and Republicans!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Brown

I'm guessing you will see more and more of this sort of action, which at it's core is an attempt to re-mainstream the GOP by distancing Trump.  It will be interesting to see who prevails, these sort of folks or the Trump backers.  Notwithstanding the obvious and understandable glee on the left (talking to you Rod) when Trump shoots his mouth off, I'm betting on Trump staying predominately offstage.

Could be very wrong about that....  Sure hope not.

Jim
You're wrong, Jim.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/573040-poll-trump-dominates-2024-republican-primary-field
and:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/12/politics/cnn-poll-donald-trump-republicans/index.html

October 16, 2021 06:14 AM Forum: Politics

Trump Unites Democrats and Republicans!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Rod:

A poll taken three years before the election measures one thing only - name recognition.  If you weren't from Illinois the odds of you knowing the name Barack Obama three years before his election were close to 0%.  No one denies that Trump has enormous name recognition.  I'm counting on someone rising to the challenge of uniting the party and running against Biden, Harris, or whomever the D nominee might be.  Sure, I could be disappointed.  Have been many times before.

Jim
I hope you're right, Jim. I'd be happy to know someone of stature would stand up to Trump. But the reality is that isn't happening. Even the Republican senators who stood up to Trump after January 6th now have selective amnesia about it. Where's the condemnation from them on the big lie of election fraud that undermines our democracy? Other than kissing Trump's ring, what have they said or done?

October 15, 2021 09:30 AM Forum: Politics

Trump Unites Democrats and Republicans!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

By telling Republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-y_1itSEpA

October 17, 2021 12:13 AM Forum: Politics

Keri Lake

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Fact-checking Kari Lake, former Az Fox News reporter and serial promoter of election lies and an early frontrunner in GOP primary for Arizona governor.
Apparently completely removed from reality, this Trump stooge spews forth a veritable geyser of lies and misinformation seemingly every time she opens up her mouth to speak in public. If there's a prime example of a threat to democracy, besides Trump himself, she is it...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/16/politics/fact-check-kari-lake-arizona-governor-election-lies/index.html 

October 17, 2021 01:42 AM Forum: Politics

The NON insurrection.....

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
So the hypocrisy is simply dripping off this one.....

The left went and is still going bat shit crazy over the January 6th Capitol riot! Hearings, hardly a day it’s not in the press or some lefty Congress critter is before a camera talking about it more than 10 months later. Yet not ONE mention of the left wing attempted take over of the Interior Department building on Thursday. Climate activists stormed the building two days ago protesting Bumble’s oil pipeline policy not going far enough. The protests had been going on all week when activists stormed the building injuring one police officer, destroying things within the building with more than 50 arrested in the process. Not once has this been called an insurrection and it’s hard to find any mention of it in the press. Left wing hypocrisy! Absolutely!

Aint it funny how that works......
There's a world of difference between a sit in at a interior building, primarily by native american indians and the january 6th insurrection:
"Native American activists in the building focused on occupying the space held by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Indigenous Environmental Network, which was present at the protest, wrote that this marked the first time the Bureau had been occupied since the 1970s, writing:"We will no longer allow the U.S. government to separate us from our relationship to the sacred knowledge of Mother Earth and all who depend on her." It continued: "Politicians do not take care of us. Presidents will break their promises, but Mother Earth has always given us what we need to thrive. We will not back down until our natural balance is restored."
https://www.newsweek.com/protesters-take-over-inside-interior-department-demonstration-against-fossil-fuels-1639138
The 50 who sat down there zipped locked themselves together so they had to be arrested to be removed. That's a far cry from attempting to have votes for the presidency be decertified and chanting "hang Mike Pence" along with the construction of gallows to do it all the while hunting for Nancy Pelosi and any other lawmaker they could get their hands on...
Od edit, the title of this thread is correct, this was a non insurrection unlike January 6th...

October 17, 2021 11:28 AM Forum: Politics

The NON insurrection.....

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer



LOL....Damn that is some revisionist crap right there Rod.....They were there about a week total with over 600 arrests but mostly peaceful except for Thursday. Updated figures were 90+ arrests on Thursday with 1 police officer severely injured (hospitalized) and a couple dozen more with less severe injuries, thousands in damages etc.....but you want to paint it as a sit in? LOL
Newsweek accurately reported it and The Hill states the same thing: "Activists said in a statement that on Thursday more than 50 Indigenous advocates “launched an occupation” of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) — an agency within the Interior Department."
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/576964-activists-say-655-arrested-during-week-of-dc-climate-protests
The rest were arrested during protests on the streets. So the only revisionist crap hewre is what you read and regurgitate from some wingnut blog, radio station or other uncited source which is your usual level of credibility.
Have you ever seen the videos of what took place at the capitol on January 6th? Here's the mob going after Pence: 
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/01/15/mike-pence-close-call-capitol-riot-foreman-vpx.cnn

October 17, 2021 12:45 PM Forum: Politics

The NON insurrection.....

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


I agree that The Hill reported it as benignly as possible lol

From Yahoo News: (definitely NOT known for a conservative slant lol)

"Multiple injuries were sustained by security personnel, and one officer has been transported to a nearby hospital," said Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz."

"Journalist Andy Ngo, who covers Antifa, called the scene “reminiscent of Jan. 6.”

"Environmentalist protesters attempting to occupy the Department of the Interior were arrested after storming the building."

From the WAPO:

"A department spokesperson said security personnel sustained “multiple injuries,” and one officer was taken to a hospital"

Daily Mail UK:

"Demonstrators defaced the Andrew Jackson statue at the center of Lafayette Park across the street from the White House was defaced with the words 'Expect Us'"

"Nearly 80 people were arrested on the fifth day of the 'People vs. Fossil Fuels' protest. That brings the total arrested during the week to more than 600, organizers said."

"Three of those arrested also were charged with assault on a police officer."

From Newsweek:

"A number of protesters and police were harmed during the altercations. Specifically, the Post reported that one police officer was sent to the hospital as a result of injuries sustained during the Department of Interior occupation."

It would seem the article in The Hill left out quite a lot......The above certainly doesnt fit the false narrative of a "Sit In" LOL
"Nearly five months after the January 6 Capitol riot, at least 17 police officers remain out of work due to injuries sustained during the attack."
"In total, more than 150 officers were injured in the attack: 86 Capitol Police officers reported injuries, the sources said, along with 65 members of the Metropolitan Police Department, C"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-police-injuries-riot/
"Four officers who responded to U.S. Capitol attack have died by suicide"
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/officer-who-responded-us-capitol-attack-is-third-die-by-suicide-2021-08-02/
"Officers maced, trampled: Docs expose depth of Jan. 6 chaos"
https://apnews.com/article/docs-expose-depth-january-6-capitol-siege-chaos-fd3204574c11e453be8fb4e3c81258c3