Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I take it that this is quickly becoming your new far left Democrat ploy, characterizing each and every posting I make as an outrage post?  

Ok, it isn't unexpected, but if that's the best you can come up with, that's fine.  

I'll simply say that the left's entirety of existence for the last 6 years was to become outraged at every single thing done by Trump, along with every single sentence he uttered.

I would submit that the Far Left Socialist party that you subscribe to, is the poster group for Outrage.  

You're against letting people come into the nation illegally without crossing the border in the correct fashion?

OMG!  You're obviously a RACIST!  How Outrageous!  

So Donald Trump had a conversion with Vladimir Zelensky and he mentioned Joe Biden?  

OMG!  He's obviously broken the law and is a traitor to the nation!   How Outrageous!

So you are happy that Roe Vs. Wade, a very flawed Supreme Court decision was overturned and the decision to permit abortions was given back to the States where it belonged?  

OMG!  You're obviously a Misogynist who Hates women and you want patriarchy!  How Outrageous!  

The election was STOLEN by Russian interference and Donald Trump is a Russian  Spy who reports directly to Vladimir Putin! 

What?  You Don't agree with that statement, because Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller said there was no evidence of that when he put out his Mueller Report??

OMG!  You're obviously a Putin Stooge just like Trump!  How Outrageous!  

So you are against the far left Democrats wishes that Men who call themselves Women should be recognized as women, and you don't think they can give birth?

You Don't believe that sex education should be taught to young children and that young children should be told that a person can simply change his gender at will?

You don't believe that is morally correct to teach that to 4 and 5 year olds?

OMG!  You must be a transgender Phobe and you obviously HATE transgenders!  How Outrageous!

Well, I can play your silly little games of labeling anything you say or post as an outrage as well.   

Not a problem.  

Like I said, Rich: get some help...

She has a real mandate, now doesn't she?...

Just a few of Boebert's gems from her initial term representing Rifle, Colorado:
1.  First  the lie: "The Founding Fathers of the United States intended that “the church is supposed to direct the government.”
     Next, the reality: "The First Amendment reads, in part, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Known as the establishment clause, scholars generally agree it points to the founders’ desire to avoid the establishment of a national church."
"The words “separation of church and state” are drawn from a metaphor Thomas Jefferson used in a letter to describe the intent of the establishment clause."
 "Experts said that while the application of the establishment clause has been contested for years, the founding fathers did not intend it to allow a church to “direct the government.’
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/30/lauren-boebert/lauren-boebert-wrong-founding-fathers-intent-exper/
Boebert, being the uneducated high school drop-out that she is, obviously doesn't have any idea of what she's talking about.
2. First the lie:  "Texas removed their mask mandate two months ago, and sleepy Joe called it Neanderthal thinking," she said. "No sir. Republicans are just following the science. And since removing the mask mandate two months ago, Texas has not reported a single COVID death. Not one."
    Next, the reality:   "... more than 3,000 Texans have died of the coronavirus since the mask mandate was lifted. That’s about 6% of the 50,000 deaths Texas has recorded since the beginning of the pandemic."
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/25/lauren-boebert/texas-has-recorded-covid-deaths-removing-mask-mand/

It appears she's in direct competition with MTG, among other members of the so-called "freedom caucus", for the title of moron congressperson of the millennia. Hopefully, Walker will be just a wannabe when he comes up short in Georgia, again... 

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

She won.  And so its a DONE deal.  Lauren Boebert will sit in a seat in the new Legislature for the next session in what is called the US House of Representatives.

The idea that her win pisses you off royally is just a big bonus for sure! 

The idea that she's totally unqualified to be there makes you happy and both her being there and making you happy about it is what should piss anybody off...

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

She's totally qualified. 

She understands the US Constitution much more brightly and sensibly than you appear to understand it.  

She is standing up for the Western slope of Colorado and is trying to secure legislation that is good for Western Coloradans.  

She's eminently qualified compared to many in your party.  

Lol!! How is Boebert even remotely qualified when she thinks "the church is supposed to direct government"?

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Richard, Democratic leaders pray every day that Boebert, MTG, and their ilk stay in Congress. It is their best hope of Democratic victories in '24. BTW, I think they even secretly pray Walker wins in GA for the same reason. In fact, they would fundraise for Trump to get him the nomination.

Well, I wouldn't go that far myself but I don't think the Democrats need to do that since the top priorities, as stated by the house GOP leadership, will be Hunter Biden, his laptop, and investigating investigations. None of this, of course, will reduce inflation or gas prices, and the American people will see, as they have before, that the GOP in control is essentially useless in accomplishing anything. And, if they do manage to do anything, it'll be along the lines of shutting down the government and that's never worked out well for them before, either...

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Neither did the fraudulent Jan 6th Tribunal.

Today's waste of time, and fully partisan appointing of a Special Tribunal against Donald Trump by that corrupt AG Merrick Garland won't stop inflation provided us by your idiot President Joe Biden.

That has never stopped the scumbag Democrats before.

"Neither did the fraudulent Jan 6th Tribunal."
How so, by having Republicans swear under oath about what they had witnessed? 
How is it possibly "fully partisan" by having a special counsel conduct an investigation? Garland could have done so himself but he's bringing in a special counsel specifically as an action to obviate partisanship. I don't agree with what Garland did, and not because of his motivation to avoid partisanship, but because anybody else would have likely already been indicted, sentenced and doing time and that's just for the classified documents at home for starters.
And I suppose the Democrats are responsible for global inflation, too?...

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Let me use this comment to address both you and Rod on an issue:

I did the same thing that you claim you did in bold - I voted for the lesser evil. We simply don't agree on who that was.

Donald Trump is a singularity in American Presidential politics, at least in my adult life. He is a sociopath and a narcissist at such a deep level that he cannot be trusted with the Presidency under any circumstance because of the great damage that is possible to our country. I reluctantly voted for Clinton, someone that I hold little in common with politically, because I knew bad policies are easier to correct down the road than evil-doing. You don't agree with me, but you mischaracterize my motives.

Now to Rod. You ask a great question: How in the world can I vote for DeSantis given his behavior. Simple - I have zero evidence that he is either a sociopath or a narcissist, particularly to the criminal level of a Donald Trump. He's just a skilled politician IMO that sees the numbers inside the current GOP and he realizes he isn't going anywhere by pissing off Trump voters. I can overlook a lot of his flaws as a candidate that bother me because he isn't crazy or a criminal. 

If Donald Trump runs and is nominated, I will again go to war against him. Everything he has done since becoming President has only reinforced the concerns I had in 2016 and more,  but make no mistake - I am at war with Trump, not conservative principles.  Trump is a very dangerous psychopath. Ron DeSantis is not. I may cringe on occasion but I would happily support DeSantis.

I understand what you're saying and it makes sense. However, there isn't as much daylight between Trump and DeSantis' ACTIONS that has me concerned, and obviously more so than yourself. While I agree he's not the psychopath and criminal that Trump is, his creation of issues like the "don't say gay bill", anti-transgender laws, and the chastisement of children wearing masks during the epidemic concurrent with his state administration of masking covid deaths in Florida prove he is dangerous. And that's not to mention his silence on Nazis protesting on overpasses, bridges and at Disneyland in Florida along with his cries of being politically victimized for failing to condemn it. His silence may not be as overt as Trump telling the proud boys to "stand back and stand by" but it sends the same kind of message.  In other words, he is as despicable, in his own way, as Trump is in his. And that is not the kind of man we should have as the president of the United States.

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Rod, the left has lost people like Bill Maher on some of these issues, let alone an evangelical conservative like myself. I am opposed to letting public schools teach moral principles to K-6 graders that are not shared by everyone. My solution has been private schools, but many can't afford that and are stuck with the public school system.

For example, I would be opposed to teaching k-6th graders in public schools that sex outside of marriage is ok. It is a sin against God and destructive to people IMO. I don't think it is at all a criminal act or worthy of any discrimination (and I would be opposed to forcing teachers to say that it is wrong)  but I don't want the state contradicting what I teach my own children on topics like this, at least to very young student. Frankly, I agree with Bill Maher - these topics are not appropriate for elementary school kids and they shouldn't be broached at all.

I know Richard often ignores my insistence that I am an evangelical Christian, but what is less obvious to me is how people I have allied with against Trump may have ignored it as well.

I don't believe Bill Maher will be voting for the likes of Ron DeSantis at any time even if he disagrees with a particular stance on a particular issue. Evangelicals, on the other hand, appear to flock to guys Trump or Walker despite the obvious contradictions to their beliefs as evidenced by the actions of these men.
That said, and while you're entitled to your beliefs in raising your own children, I don't think they should be foisted upon the general population in the form of banning books under the guise of anti-gender or anti-identity laws. That's the extreme nature of what I'm getting at here and that's typified by DeSantis.

Now, why do I get the feeling that the guy who shot up the bar in Colorado Springs COLORADO Saturday night was one of her supporters...