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Old 08-21-2020, 11:39 AM
 
Location: SE Arizona - FINALLY! :D
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And there's more (LOL)
And it involves a slimy deal with the Chinese businessman no less.
This just gets better and better.
Tooooooooo funny!

"FBI Now Probing $300 Million Media Company Deal Linked To Steve Bannon: Report

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https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/steve...003518499.html

Ken

 
Old 08-21-2020, 12:29 PM
 
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Indeed they are. ALL Trump supporters - but especially the most hardcore ones - are really pretty dumb.

i wouldn't say dumb, in fact i think some are very intelligent, but i do see a high level of cognitive dissonance going on. once again, i believe this is the reason trump built his base from the birthers ( at the direction of roger stone ). no amount of hard evidence will sway them once they latch onto a belief.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 02:05 PM
 
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i wouldn't say dumb, in fact i think some are very intelligent, but i do see a high level of cognitive dissonance going on. once again, i believe this is the reason trump built his base from the birthers ( at the direction of roger stone ). no amount of hard evidence will sway them once they latch onto a belief.
No.. they were dumb. This is what happens when you are desperate to belong to a crowd. You end up following some nut job who says he is going to build a wall and give him your hard earned money.

Scammers always work over the dumbest people.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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If the accountants did their job they could point to the savings realized by NAFTA-2 and bank it. As it stands, we know very little about the new deal.
The OP would be hard pressed to swipe the balance sheet, besides Trump never mentioned paying for the wall through NAFTA.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 02:12 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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I don't care about what any private group is doing about the wall. I'll gladly pay for it out of my taxes as it's well needed and being built by Trump as we speak.
They could have funded this when the GOP has both houses, democrats aren’t the only ones that feel this is a bad idea but good luck finding a republican to criticize Trumps wall.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 02:19 PM
 
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This thread did not age well.
Don't think of it as "aging" as much as "ripening". I think it mellowed considerably and developed some really interesting overtones.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 04:24 PM
 
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I donated $25 and got my money's worth for the first section of wall which was built. It's beautiful and fit for purpose.

Considering the Clinton Foundation paid for the Clintons' vacations and Chelsea's wedding, which doesn't seem to bother the Loony Left, I'm surprised at their rabid reaction. Maybe because everyone knows the Clintons are crooks but expected better of Bannon and Kolfage?

The only problem I see is that Bannon and Kolfage should have said they were taking a fee like most fund raisers do all the time, to pay for expenses and their time and effort. No one would have had a problem with it. It's almost impossible for someone with only one arm, no legs, wheelchair bound with a wife and two kids and a mortgage to be self supporting. Who would hire him?

They will probably get convicted because this is NY but it will be overturned on appeal. By then Trump will be re-elected.

Meanwhile we will have five hundred miles of border wall by the end of the year which will stick in the Dems' craw.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 04:31 PM
 
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I donated $25 and got my money's worth for the first section of wall which was built. It's beautiful and fit for purpose.

Considering the Clinton Foundation paid for the Clintons' vacations and Chelsea's wedding, which doesn't seem to bother the Loony Left, I'm surprised at their rabid reaction. Maybe because everyone knows the Clintons are crooks but expected better of Bannon and Kolfage?

The only problem I see is that Bannon and Kolfage should have said they were taking a fee like most fund raisers do all the time, to pay for expenses and their time and effort. No one would have had a problem with it. It's almost impossible for someone with only one arm, no legs, wheelchair bound with a wife and two kids and a mortgage to be self supporting. Who would hire him?

They will probably get convicted because this is NY but it will be overturned on appeal. By then Trump will be re-elected.

Meanwhile we will have five hundred miles of border wall by the end of the year which will stick in the Dems' craw.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 06:31 PM
 
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Originally Posted by PilgrimsProgress View Post
I donated $25 and got my money's worth for the first section of wall which was built. It's beautiful and fit for purpose.

Considering the Clinton Foundation paid for the Clintons' vacations and Chelsea's wedding, which doesn't seem to bother the Loony Left, I'm surprised at their rabid reaction. Maybe because everyone knows the Clintons are crooks but expected better of Bannon and Kolfage?

The only problem I see is that Bannon and Kolfage should have said they were taking a fee like most fund raisers do all the time, to pay for expenses and their time and effort. No one would have had a problem with it. It's almost impossible for someone with only one arm, no legs, wheelchair bound with a wife and two kids and a mortgage to be self supporting. Who would hire him?

They will probably get convicted because this is NY but it will be overturned on appeal. By then Trump will be re-elected.

Meanwhile we will have five hundred miles of border wall by the end of the year which will stick in the Dems' craw.
Do you have access to their accounting records? How do you know your donation went to the construction of a wall (that has erosion issues and will fall into the Rio Grande)?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ll/5423818002/

I understand the revelation that you have been participating in and advertising a fraudulent scheme is psychologically traumatic and may even invite some questions about your cognition. Please understand that we just want to make sure you are okay. People fall for scams, just don’t continue to advertise it or pretend it was anything but a disaster.

Reality is knocking, I suggest you answer it.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 06:47 PM
 
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I donated $25 and got my money's worth for the first section of wall which was built. It's beautiful and fit for purpose.

Meanwhile we will have five hundred miles of border wall by the end of the year which will stick in the Dems' craw.
HOLY HECK. You were scammed gurl. Snap out of it!!!
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