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Fuck Cruz and the rest of those clowns while we scavenge for food in order to save to buy more silver. I found a couple of free roosters online. 2 Years old but plenty good for chicken dumpling soup.
"We are moving at the end of the month and need a home for two nice roosters" I am sure that you do. We will give them a great home.
There are moar free roosters it turns out. https://brainerd.craigslist.org/zip/5373167170.html "Free roosters, very beautiful this summer's hatchlings. I have too many but they are so pretty I hate to kill them." I hate to kill them all at once too.
What is next? A hog?
For all Crew viewing.: about 16 minutes of real awakening slap ye upside da head with a dead fish, truth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oob92ARdRgw
Which life-path will you take?
Teddy's got the golden slacks!
The guy is an defense lawyer. Rabble~ rousing blowhard<
I think you have it backwards, Banzai.
Ted Cruz is a fifth columnist, penetrating Goldman Sachs' defenses so he can bore from within.
The commies have done it to us for decades. Now it's out turn to do it to them.
Even if GOD was the president of the usa - nothing would get done; it's simply the nature of the office. Congress is nothng more than a gentlemen's club for the Fortune 500...
Give me a break, I was born at night but not last night. These baseless attacks, birther, borrowed money from Goldman, etc... are just side shows.
Ted Cruz is the ONLY politician other than Reagan, (who I am sure was despised by the same people as well), who kept his promises AFTER he got power.
Cruz is the only constitutionalist in the race other than Rand. He has demonstrated integrity while in office, as a prosecutor he took the individual's right to keep and bear arms to the Supreme court and won, along with his willingness to put his finger in the eyes of the elite, he is the best qualified we are going to get.
What would you prefer? the blowhard Trump, who's only argument for his is, we will win so much we will tire of winning under him? Hillary the corrupt or Bernie the corrupt Marxist?
The reason there is so much money in politics is because our government has grown way outside it's constitutional limits. Ted will reign it in. Probably not much due to the entrenched elite but at this point I would take simply slowing the slide to despotism.
Cruz is a disengengious, cartoon figure with high ties - period. And, to be fair, all of the 'shoved down your throat' presidential candidates lay just as guilty.
Trump is an American, a big fat ugly American worth 10,000 Ted Cruzes..
Here's a video of Ted lamenting the scrapping of the deployed warship USS Guardian on the senate floor because it was stuck and the US Navy didn't want to damage a small portion of the thousands of miles of reef in the south Pacific
O wait you cant because Ted never said that
Ted is product.....like robocop, a "marketing creation" of some guy like Don Draper, everything about him is fake except his hair plugs, which almost look real.
You left out the part where Cruz's wife, his handler is a Former Goldman Sach's & CFR Cunt.
yeah they always forget the wify being with goldman and shit. he supported eric cantors bill for insider trading for congress also
Just in time for MLK Day.
"I have a dream."
What is a better alternative - Bernie, Hillarity? Or Trump, whose entire policy is insulting everybody?
What's the problem?
Lot's of people badly NEED to be insulted.
In fact, the Germans have a very useful word for this common social need:
"A face badly in need of a fist."
It's all just theater...
Tell that to Chaop Guzman.
Perhaps it's time to consider some alternative solutions.
https://www.thevenusproject.com/en/about/resource-based-economy
Well, what does the Tedster say about da banksters? Nada, that I can see. He has no "economy" issue on his site, just a "jobs and opportunity". No promise to defenestrate 1,000 banksters. Cruz's bright idea is a "flat tax". Maybe a good idea as far as it goes, but it doesn't go very far and won't do what he says, create jobs.
OTOH candidates seldom have any idea what's on their own web sites, I don't think Cruz stays up nights editing style sheets.
But he looks good the way you dressed him, Banzai, maybe you can be his style consultant.
Bankster Casino....oops..Cruz odds; now longshot
Another House of Cards couple not disquising their trail well.
http://www.dcclothesline.com/2015/04/04/can-you-handle-the-truth-ted-hei...
http://www.travelingwilburys.com/media.html
People who do not pay taxes or work...should not be allowed to vote.
That's how it used to be - you had to be a land owner - and all land was taxed
There is land that is not taxed now? That average Joe's can own that is?
that list probably includes politicians...pretty ironic if you ask me.
Ted Cruz legal arguments:
"My mom's US Citizenship renunciation and Canadian citizenship oath doesn't count"
...and
"My Canadian citizenship renunciation does count"
...and
"Persons born to Canadians in Canada are natural born American citizens"
Tell it to the anchor baby voters Ted.
+1000
Love your posts, Smitty. Seriously.
Get a room :)
I don't like this guy any. He is smart, I am hoping he "outsmarts" himself, maybe in this he already has. Given enough rope, he will hang himself, thats the hope anyway. However, during the interim he should be shunned, avoided, given no voice, no airtime, no write ups." Nothing' really is too good for what's his name.
speaking of how texans behave in positions of influence and power.
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LBJ and the Killing of JFK with Roger Stone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVsS2sDkpE
never trust a Canadian..no really they are all crooks and nuts up there.. right bernie ebbers, why we never went after canada since the 1800's was a big mistake, or wait maybe they are the 57th state obuma keeps talking about..you betcha, seems a lot of our MSM is filled with them..pete jennings socialist and long time news boy. cruz we do not need another foreigner in office -obuma was bad enough. LOL
The worst position for a politician? Second place behind Trump... Ask Jeb, ask Carly, ask Carson... and ask Cruz...
What Cruz did to borrow the money wasn't all that bad of a thing - you cannot go into a small town Texas bank and grab a half million in cash -- and he did need it for his campaign. Far better to do this as a loan versus a 'campaign contribution' from the Squid. I am betting that Cruz left it off 'on purpose' to try to avoid looking like he was beholden to Wall Strret. But like many things, this simple little mustard seed has grown into an out of control weed. Insulting New York only drew more attention to it.
but..but...but cruz's wife took a leave of absence from goldman's sacks to avoid any conflict of interest...before running he should have divorced her...too bad because he did make a lot of good noise in the senate...he blew it
You'd think after earning a few millions at Goldman and eslewhere, the husband/wife Cruz couple would sit down and tell themselves, 'Hey, I feed pretty dirty right now. Let's Stop and quit while we still have an ounce of integrity left.'
Nope! These asswipes are charging ahead. What drives people like these, I'll never know.
i understand 3D without the glasses is being developed, in the area of campaign finance they call it transparency
It's politics, in America, and what did that guy say? Oh yeah: "It's all about the money, all the time"
Let's see now...
A crackerjack Harvard lawyer and his squeeze--a Goldman Squid managing director--couldn't figure out the most basic element of federal election law.
Just kinda forgot.
Got caught, said oops.
The country has HAD FUCKING ENOUGH of this kind of scamming lying filth.
A whore like the rest of the whores....except for 'The Donald', who has sufficient 'Fuck-you' $$$. I wonder what Trumo's angle is??? Is it solely ego? Is he a stooge for the Clintons? I kinda' like him, however.
You can figure most of it out from the known facts of the man. He's 70 now, so would be 78 at the end of 2 terms and probably doesn't expect to live forever (though I might be wrong there) and he's very rich. So there is no meaningful financial inducement anyone can offer him now or after his term. So that rules out a financial reason.
He undoubtedly has a big ego, though that's true of almost everyone who has ever run for President. He is also smart and accomplished and knows he is good at running things, hiring good people, and being successful in whatever he does.
Would he like the trappings of office? Probably. But he doesn't stint himself at the moment. His private jet is supposedly fitted out better than AirForce One. So that's hardly an overwhelming reason.
He certainly wants the legacy of being President but importantly a successful President. Trump can't abide losing or failing. If he finished his term with the results of a Carter, Bush II or Obama, he'd curl up and die. For him a successful presidency will be defined in terms to which he relates, a prosperous and safe country. If the US is enjoying widespread (and he relates to people at all levels, not just the moneyed) prosperity and safety when he steps down, he will judge himself a success and that man really, really hates failing.
Whether he can make it work is certainly a real question. His ego is big enough to believe he can and his background provides at least some basis for him believing he can. Certainly all Americans ought to hope that he can.
And it is possible for a New Yorker to actually love America, particularly as it was, and want to make it great again.
If Trump is stooge for the Clintons, they've lost their touch in picking stooges.
After the most recent smackdown from Trump, Hillary is still stuck in the toilet and Bill has retired hurt, looking furtively over his shoulder and seeking tips from Cosby.
Well I did a quick read of Trump's campaign/policy/stay at a Trump hotel book and reading between the lines I think one of his major motivations is revenge. He want's revenge on reporters and pundits that lied about him. A Pundit said Trump would never run because he'd have to do a financial disclosure and that would show that he had less than a billion in assets. So he used the government form and it showed that he had close o 10 billion dollars in assets. He then stated that the form didn't allow for properties that were worth or than 1.5 million. He really, really, wants to preserve the values of his assets is my read. He hates what has become of infrastructure, especialy hates the pot holes in NY City streets. He really hates people who make a deal with him then break it. I can get behind that.
Don't be surprised if he makes Cruz an offer after the primaries. In business he has a track record of hiring people who give him a good fight during negotiations. Think er Vice President or Supreme court.
RINO's and Democrats in Congress are just now realizing what Trump's tax policy would mean. At first glance it just looks like a graduated tax plan but it cancels out deductions, set asides, exceptions and such. It would simplify tax accounting by a whole lot. It couldn't be used to blackmail people into supporting congress critters, It is so much simpler that most of the IRS would have to get real jobs.
something happens to middleaged men (and women) who make their living in business, or in the markets. they know it mostly bullshit and luck. they decide to sell their method to the public, a vote for Trump is like paying a few bucks for a stock picking service, or horse race or football game selections. he is for sale, and like all subscription services (pay attention here) there are different levels of service. for a few bucks you get one lvel of access, for the gold star blue ribbon service (mroe expensive) you get another level of access altogether. its not considered ethical for one of these services to split their picks, (See Lemon Drop Kid) or say one thing to the American public, (the economy is fine) while telling the 1%, (we're fucked sell all your stocks) but its not without precendent. its Superbowl day there is only one game, you can't hedge your picks, but you can associate confidence levels with those picks which is what McLuhan said a long time ago, "the stock market crashes after carefully worded articles are places in the newspapers." the experts understand the code, the GREENSPEAK, while the suckers listen to the parrots on CNBC.
Trump will not be that different. we have had two consercutive presidents who werent very good at lying, that is they got caught at it. Trump is careful with his words, and he is also bombastic which makes us think he is shooting straight with us. it sort of Reagenesque, and Trump is the sort of guy who if Goldman makes him an offer he considers ridiculous he will go public with it. (just to get a better offer)
so enjoy he is just slightly more polished than hucksters like Jim Cramer, ,but miles ahead of Bush II and Obama, who is an outright dissembler. Bush III is just a fool but he is or i should say his handlers are preparing the wool to be pulled over the eyes of the american sheeple once more, they have had it too good. vote third party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdfeXqHFmPI
f u
Trump is a self-whore. We're talking different psychopathic personalities while not keeping in mind that they're ALL fundamentally psychopaths!
A POTUS cannot and will not "save America" (as IF we have a clue about what "America" really is or what we state it should be saved as/to).
Doubt that Trump is anyone's stooge. While that may be good it doesn't necessarily follow that he IS good: see first paragraph.
Without a doubt, however, Trump is entertaining. I suppose if one likes watching and listening to politicians then he's a great performer here: I have better things to do with my time, in which case this is of little value to me or my "ideals." I like the idea of him making everyone squirm: he's kind of a pariah, though he's still accepted by The System.
Keep in mind that we've had a Harvard cheer-leading sold to us as a Texas rancher/cowboy who was a "uniter" and not in to "nation building" lead us into endless wars in the ME (Gitmo, PATRIOT ACT, bank bailouts etc etc), followed by a Chicago peacnick cum African American (sold the black side, got the white side?) who has escalated waring, incarcerations and the trampling of individual rights.
The System is not merely the US government. Trump is a perfect product of The System.
by his own admission he is a deal maker and
a gamer, a high profile system gamer. we have been
watching him game the process for many months now.
is that what we need in federal executive/commander
commodore in chief? and, who cares and does it even
make any difference? yes and no. .....
When you say "gamed" the process, that's not really correct. He has not cheated in any way. He has innovated and beaten a corrupt and cosy system.
He has taken his assets (prior high profile), wealth (so able to avoid entanglement with donors and promoted that distinction), his feel for the pulse of America (so the causes he espouses, each of which has caused apoplexy in the establishment and media, are matters and positions that really resonate with large numbers of Americans), and his ability to use the media like few others, and totally torn up the accepted script about how you are supposed to get elected President. And whether good luck or insight, he has done this at a time when a large part of the electorate, particularly conservatives, feel totally betrayed by the political establishment of which he is not part.
If trump plays games on an international level with trade deals and such it would certainly do the country good.
If trump plays games to better his own position/empire, then well that was going to happen anyway if you elected someone else so you aren't losing anything you wouldnt of lost anyway.
Its not like you have a lot of choices here, the public simply does not like Rand Paul type candidates enough to give them a chance, people like their chains they have gotten used to them, they just want a president that will add a little slack to the leash, not a president that will remove the leash altogether.
Trade deals?
Do true libertarians approve of the notion of the chief executive being involved in trade deals?
I made MY "choice" years ago: I don't vote- I do not endorse The System.