U.S. Politics

[Lone Star]

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Great foreign policy news!

Trump has formally designated Brazil as a “major non-NATO ally”, which fulfilled his pledge to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

This will give the Brazilian military preferential access to American weaponry and training facilities that other nations outside of NATO cannot access.

Brazil joins 16 other countries in attaining that status.

This represents a huge change for the region in terms of stability, security, and technology. As well as priority access to unused, outdated, or excess military equipment, the designation will also make it easier for Brazil to purchase space technology.

Germany has still not met defense spending targets demanded by NATO. If NATO fails to remain a solid alliance, it will be because of countries like Germany not paying their way.

[Stantheman]

I am not a fan of blanket tariffs, which can be considered a tax on consumers, but when the companies put all their manufacturing business in one country, they can't complain a lot IMHO, they forgot the word Diversify.

[Sateeb]

Yayyyyyyy...

[Doodoo]

"Politics
'Self-inflicted wound': Donald Trump signs budget bill as experts warn he's on track to add trillions to U.S. debt"

Spend spend spend, sounds like an exwife.
"Donald Trump promised during his campaign that if he won the White House, he would wipe out the national debt in just eight years." He just didnt say which 8 years.

Well another election is coming up and people have to listen and try and dig through the lies they will be told.

[Lone Star]

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Another record set for American workers in the history of the US!

157.3 million Americans are employed in July 2019. In addition, 363,000 American workers transitioned from part-time jobs in July to full time jobs. This large move of workers to full time employment reflects a strong economy where workers are benefiting wages, benefits and total compensation. This transition also shows that the market drivers of consumer confidence and consumer spending is causing business expansion to provide more/better service with more full time employees.

Total compensation for US workers under Trump has exceeded 5.5% growth.

STEADY WINNING for Main Street.

[Lone Star]

I am not a fan of blanket tariffs, which can be considered a tax on consumers, but when the companies put all their manufacturing business in one country, they can't complain a lot IMHO, they forgot the word Diversify.

We agree.

Not very intelligent to put all of one's eggs in one basket, but companies should be just as free to fail as to succeed in free markets. It's up to them to be smart about what they do.

[Lone Star]

EU trade deal announced regarding duty-free exports.

STEADY WINNING for Main Street and Wall Street!

[Lone Star]

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Interesting article in CNBC.

Investor Mark Mobius, co-founder of Mobius Capital Partners, predicts that if Trump loses his re-election bid in 2020 that the markets will go through an extreme period of flux due to the contrast in philosophy of Democrat candidates running for president. Their proposed policies are contrary to pro-business and expansion. Their views of regulatory control will stifle growth and jobs.

Mobius:

I think the markets then will go haywire because they’ve been depending on Trump policies to keep on pushing the market up and also higher growth rate in the US.

It's important to point out that all the "experts" who hate Trump, predicted dire market failure if he won. The exact opposite has occurred due to his focus on business, jobs, cutting regulation and balancing trade. In other words, he did the opposite of administrations that preceded him.

[mak]

The brains behind AOC has left the building. It will be interesting to see how she fares in the future.

[Doodoo]

"President Trump says California is a disgrace to the country"

Now all you people especially those in the area of Business, education, University etc please note the words of Daffy Duck when it comes to bringing the country (did you hear what was said COUNTRY) together. As a Leader Quack Quack why is he dividing the GREAT Country called USA?
Its been said before what a colorful person he is (I am talking about his hair) and how he affects people he meets (other than family he will turn on you in a microsecond)

I wont go on what a wonderful person he can be as he isnt

I see articles regarding North Korea so we maybe off to that part of the world

[Doodoo]

Fox News Host Neil Cavuto Tells Viewers Trump Is Wrong: ‘China Isn’t Paying These Tariffs. You Are.’
The Daily Beast By Justin Baragona,The Daily Beast 14 hours ago

[newtovillagelife]

Hey Moron(Trump), if you say you are “the least racist person”, that implies(means) that you are still racist.

[newtovillagelife]

Fox News Host Neil Cavuto Tells Viewers Trump Is Wrong: ‘China Isn’t Paying These Tariffs. You Are.’
The Daily Beast By Justin Baragona,The Daily Beast 14 hours ago

Lone Star only quotes those Fox hosts that agree with him.

[Lone Star]

Fox News Host Neil Cavuto Tells Viewers Trump Is Wrong: ‘China Isn’t Paying These Tariffs. You Are.’
The Daily Beast By Justin Baragona,The Daily Beast 14 hours ago

Lone Star only quotes those Fox hosts that agree with him.

I rarely, if ever, quote Fox News. Most of my quoted material regarding tariffs comes from CNBC.

The Daily Beast is a LIB rag. Go look at the front page of their web site. It's all HATE TRUMP. Neil Cavuto has always been a Never-Trump Republican.

Also, I saw Cavuto's show. He never explained any of it except how tariffs normally work -- but it's not having that effect on the US consumer this go-round.

[Lone Star]

Hey Moron(Trump), if you say you are “the least racist person”, that implies(means) that you are still racist.

You should know. You're the self-proclaimed racist expert on the forum.

These Black Americans would disagree with you, though

[jackspratt]

A minute and a half of Trump gobbledygook, immediately followed by Fox News' Cavuto calling out his bullshiit.



You can never tell with the Bloated Orange Bloviator - is he pig ignorant ..... or does he believe his own bullshiit..... or is he just piling up more blatant trumpies?

Given his target audience, it probably doesn't matter.

[newtovillagelife]

Fox News Host Neil Cavuto Tells Viewers Trump Is Wrong: ‘China Isn’t Paying These Tariffs. You Are.’
The Daily Beast By Justin Baragona,The Daily Beast 14 hours ago

Lone Star only quotes those Fox hosts that agree with him.

I rarely, if ever, quote Fox News. Most of my quoted material regarding tariffs comes from CNBC.

The Daily Beast is a LIB rag. Go look at the front page of their web site. It's all HATE TRUMP. Neil Cavuto has always been a Never-Trump Republican.

Also, I saw Cavuto's show. He never explained any of it except how tariffs normally work -- but it's not having that effect on the US consumer this go-round.

You are not the truthsayer LS, far from it, just a guy with an opinion, like the rest of us, time will tell how Trumps trade antics play out.

[newtovillagelife]

Hey Moron(Trump), if you say you are “the least racist person”, that implies(means) that you are still racist.

You should know. You're the self-proclaimed racist expert on the forum.

These Black Americans would disagree with you, though

UNCLE TOMS!!!

[Lone Star]

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I will keep posting this as a public service announcement.

Don't read what you don't like.

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August 3, 2019:

get the guy who loves ladyboys calling other people cumguzzlers. Paula says Hi Mark ,have you bumped into him lately . before you all ask LS used to hang around outside my bar waiting for Paula to finish work, too cheap to pay bar fine either, mind you if you watched them chatting you could tell there was some magic going on between them

It's time to put all of your nonsense lies to rest.

I bought your employee known as "Paula" a drink over a few nights. Maybe two. Maybe three. You benefited financially from my business at your now-failed Monkey Bar. I gave the employee known as "Paula" a lift home once because it was on my way to my own abode. Never saw the employee known as "Paula" at your failed business or anywhere else again.

I'd do it all again tomorrow. There's no shame in that, despite your efforts to make it so. You hired "Paula". If by associating with "Paula" is so horrible, what does that say about you?

Patrons of your businesses should be forewarned. Anyone who frequents any business that you may own now or in the future, runs the risk of you lying about them and slandering them publicly at some point down the road when you get intoxicated enough or decide it is something "cute" to do.

If I had any respect for you, I'd be concerned about your comments. Your efforts don't bother me a bit because I know what happened.

You're too ignorant to realize that your lies and slander -- even if they were true -- only reveal your untrustworthiness and backstabbing nature. You can't be trusted WITH the truth, and you can't be trusted to TELL the truth. Not good for someone in business.

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After that exchange, all of the usual suspects had a big yuck-yuck fest over it. Worse, they're too ignorant to realize that their complicit participation in public slandering by a local merchant could one day bite them in the ass. Hard. And even happen at the hands of the same merchant.

Whether they have done anything on the sly when out and about, or not, no patron should have to fear false accusations or even true accusations from a business owner -- especially when the actions are legal, and the accusations are intentionally false, done with malice to try to damage the person's character and intended to try to publicly humiliate them.

Fortunately, the slander leveled against me did not humiliate me, but it WAS done with malice, ill intent and knowing that it was a lie. Additionally, I couldn't care less about criticism from those who piled on. Those participants have never earned my respect and don't even have the guts to address me in person. Weakness of that sort is, well, skirt-worthy.

I hope they enjoyed their fun, but karma is a bitch. If it happens to them one day at the hands of a loose-lipped, alcohol-imbibing business owner, they may not be as fortunate as I am. They may have to deal with more grief in their lives than they ever thought possible -- knowing that they thought it was funny and participated when an attempt was made to do it to someone else. A business owner can spin a helluva tale over something as innocent as having one drink with a stranger. All of a sudden, that next guy has his life turned on its head and more drama is brought to bear upon them than the vast majority can tolerate. Fortunately for me, it doesn't apply.

I have a lot of political discussions on this forum, and I try not to take any of it personally unless it's maliciously intended to be personal toward me. Much of it is malicious and personal. Unfortunately, there aren't more than a half dozen members who can have a civil discussion. However, despite my political disagreements and the malicious intent shown to me by others, I would never gleefully celebrate or participate in a slanderous attack upon any one of those political adversaries on this forum.

Decent people don't cheer slander and malice. I don't. I won't. And I hope it never happens to anyone else. Those who cheer it and participate in it are as vile as the slanderer. You know who you are.

"The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies."
- Thomas Jefferson

[Lone Star]

Tulsi Gabbard ripped into Kamasutra Harris during one of the Democrat debates this past week. Here's her take on the phony Senator from California.

I considered Tulsi Gabbard to be one of the sanest of the candidates running -- until she accused Trump of supporting Islamic terror. So much for that ...