Crony Blinken should've stayed under the rock

 Isabeau wrote:

I thought Obama was a good domestic president but a poor foreign policy one until trump showed how Obama and Biden allowed the extremists to become embedded in ICE for trump to weaponize.

I think the Dems in Congress will need to strike a careful balance between oversight and legislative action. It is time for governing, not overheated rhetoric.

That said, part of governing in Congress must include it serving the oversight function envisioned by the Framers and embedded in the Constitution. The Congress under the control of Republicans during this second Trump administration has abdicated that critical role. It will be restored — and should be.

 islander wrote:
Must admit that was also the view many Hispanics had in 2024; honestly believing that the criminals (aka recent migrants) should be stopped and deported.  Pulling up the ladder for those behind isn't new to the mindset of those who are already here.  Its in our nature to resist competition.

However, no one ever imagined that supposedly 'safe,' white citizens would be killed in an American City by a federally sanctioned masked militia.

 Isabeau wrote:

Don't forget the hypocrisy on 'socialized medicine'. He's alive due to millions of dollars in treatment, that he got by paying a pittance in premiums. I actually don't have an issue with this, but he wants to restrict access to everyone else now that he's 'in'. Classic pulling up the ladder behind him move typical of people with his mindset.

 kurtster wrote:
Um. Nope. There are no assumptions here. You have spoken about what you support and don't. Most of us disagree with your stance on immigrants, women, POC, and Democratic principles in general. Its quite simple: You have described unwavering support for a hateful grifter, liar, serial adulterer, war monger, racist and misogynist. Most of us here see this clown for who he is, yet you insist on deflecting to the next "What Aboutism," Generally something miniscule - anything to detract and deflect.
You may disagree with this assessment, but your approval is not necessary. The entire country just repudiated the direction you cling to.

Kalshi predicts you'll ignore what's written above and post another go fetch attempt-at-distraction in one,... two ...

 rgio wrote:
Perhaps if y'all weren't so wrapped up in insulting me, you may see something different than what you are assuming about me.

 kcar wrote:

Nice greeting.  I see that you want me to pay attention to what follows, but at the same time accuse me of being too stupid to do so with your opening line.

You get back what you give.

Maybe you should have been a bit more clear.  Your context was lost in the discussion such as it was.  Maybe my focus was changed by your close when you told me to go fuck myself at the end of your last sentence.   Perhaps if you didn't close with that I may have paid more attention to what came before that.  

Or if you had said,  "As someone who's alive because of the ACA  MYSELF , I cordially invite you to G F Y"  the context would have been more understandable


I have been mistakenly accused of being saved by the ACA by islander and others many times in the past, as in you got yours so everyone else can get fucked.

This accusation goes back some 15 plus years.

How many times have I been accused of being a dumb fuck MAGA and many other kinds of a dumb fuck over the many years ?  

Many times by you alone.  Maybe you should consider what you have historically accused me of when responding to me.

 kcar wrote:
MAGA is about me.  How I was screwed, or scorned, or left behind, or struggling, or sick, or broke.

I can't blame you, so I'll blame your pick for government... but it's you... the immigrant, the educated, the empathetic, the non-binary, the wealthy, the elitist, the globalist... it's all your fault.

Kurt didn't use the ACA, so who needs it?  The One Big Beautiful Bill cut funding to 5 million kids on SNAP and cost up to 11 million people access to healthcare.  Fuck 'em, says the guy on government disability.  We need smaller government... just not his programs.   He earned them.

What's amusing is that he refuses to see how his selfish anger has been used against him.  Just yesterday, the IRS increased the reduced long-term capital gain rates.  in 2027, the first $100k is free (double the current threshold).  If you have the assets to earn $100k in income... that's free.  For a 30 year old in Ohio making $100k.... they'll pay over $23K.  But Kurt hears long-term gains, and thinks that some day he's going to benefit when Space X goes to $300.  

MAGA was propaganda created by the wealthy to use the stupid, the racist, and the selfish pockets of America for their own benefit.

Kurt's reduced participation here and the focus of his engagement suggests he may finally be coming to the realization he's been a useful pawn.  Sure, he believes he was supporting his values and beliefs by voting for Trump... that's the elegance of the MAGA movement.

 kurtster wrote:

Hey, fckw*t: 

I was not talking about you. When I wrote 

"As someone who's alive because of the ACA, I cordially invite you to G F Y"

I meant myself. I'm alive because of the ACA. That should have been clear to you if you'd read the above sentence with a little more care and 

A LOT LESS NARCISSISM. 

 islander wrote:

Because I corrected the facts in the manner they were presented to me ?

Yeah, like you are the epitome of sanctity.  

Besides that, I have never asked for sympathy from anybody.  So with that, as kcar put it, you too, can GFY.

 kurtster wrote:

This is why you get no sympathy. You're a dick.... a whiney dick.

 kcar wrote:

Sorry spud.  As usual, you were not paying attention.  My journey is an open book here and well documented, or it was.  

I am alive because I got sick and treated before the ACA was enacted.  Most likely I would be long dead if I got sick after the ACA was enacted.

Then due to the nature of my illness I was immediately put on Social Security disability and Medicare on my first application, which we, the wife and I did ourselves, all by ourselves.

You and your buddies keep saying I don't know shit about what is going on regarding health care, especially about what is best for me, according to you.

So with that, I not so cordially invite you to go fuck yourself.

ymwv, of course.  cuz it always does ...

 Proclivities wrote:

“Caravans”

 islander wrote:

Oh, and SO much more.

 kurtster wrote:

You are confused (quelle surprise), it was your guy who promised to lower grocery prices (on day one no less). 

 Proclivities wrote:

The "Sharia law" line is sheer buffoonery esp. when mention of it talks about its wildfire spread across the Midwest. 

 kurtster wrote:
As someone who's alive because of the ACA, I cordially invite you to GFY. 

 kurtster wrote:

Kurster...this election was mostly won by moderates.  

 rgio wrote: