Posts for: PaulPisces
May 22, 2020 16:37:15 #
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rich boise wrote:
Are you insinuating that Romney is actually a Republican? I don't think so.
Well, Romney may not adhere to what YOU think a Republican should be, but he definitely is a Republican. There's no question about that.
May 22, 2020 16:35:18 #
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lpnmajor wrote:
You can add fiscal conservatives..............................who only appear when democrats are in power. 
May 22, 2020 14:56:03 #
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Lt. Rob Polans ret. wrote:
Yep. I've seen it first hand.
Can you elaborate on your experience?
May 22, 2020 14:54:21 #
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Smedley_buzkill wrote:
Paul, the baker is a big item because they were apparently singled out. They made no secret of their beliefs. There were probably a dozen other bakers that would have been glad to have the business. As a former chef/restaurant manager, there have been times when a third of my staff was gay. The only problem I ever had was with two guys who could not seem to comprehend that drugs were for AFTER work.
Smedley - I can appreciate that there are nuances between the baker and the mask-when-shopping issue.
But the sentiment of this meme still holds for liberals like myself.
As to your drug-using gay employees, I'm glad to hear you judged them on their illicit work activities and not their orientation! Drugs seem to be an inherent part of the restaurant business. Read the late Anthony Bourdain's book "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly" (2000). It's a great read from a celebrity chef whose presence I really miss.
BTW - I originally studied Hotel and Restaurant Management at FSU, but changed my major. I love to cook and entertain friends, and someone always asks "Why don't you open a restaurant?" My reply is always "I'd rather stick needles in my eye."
May 22, 2020 13:21:24 #
May 22, 2020 13:19:25 #
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byronglimish wrote:
The dead and illegal aliens have no voting rights.
That goes for the fraudulent democrats too.
That goes for the fraudulent democrats too.
The most recent and highest profile voter fraud was by a Republican operative in North Carolina.
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746800630/north-carolina-gop-operative-faces-new-felony-charges-that-allege-ballot-fraud
May 21, 2020 22:08:19 #
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Liberty Tree wrote:
BS
I disagree, and the citizens of both Michigan and Nevada are likely to side with me.
This is not a joke.
May 21, 2020 21:58:24 #
May 21, 2020 13:14:53 #
I was going to post this in Big Mike's thread about his cat, but I wanted to be sure AuntiE sees it.
May 21, 2020 12:34:49 #
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Marty 2020 wrote:
You’re wasting your time on little pp.
You are incorrect, Marty.
I cannot recall any time that SOW and I have agreed wholeheartedly on anything at all.
But I never find challenging conversations a waste of time. I learn a little, and hopefully others do as well.
The fact that we have not come to the same conclusions does not mean I have less respect for SOW. The fact is that in my early years of OPP I did not respect SOW. But as I have come to know them [him? her? not really important to me] I have come to realize we are both flawed humans, and worthy of respect on that alone.
We may never agree on anything at all, but I enjoy the challenges of debating topics I care about. Who knows? One day I may be swayed by logic and facts. I look forward to that moment.
May 20, 2020 19:44:32 #
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son of witless wrote:
I don't know. If you are going show photos of Dona... (show quote)
Perhaps I should not have posted the photo of Obama showing off his healthy body.
The one picture of the current president would have sufficed to illustrate his extra pounds, which, just from visual perusal, does not look like a "slight weight problem" to me.
Since one can assume Obama had health insurance of some kind while he was in office he was in compliance with the law. The ACA only required that everyone have health insurance or pay a penalty. It never did and does not now require anyone to participate in a government-run health insurance program.
May 20, 2020 19:23:22 #
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permafrost wrote:
Well, we have 7 pages of back and forth.. br br W... (show quote)
Perhaps stronger words than I might have used, but I approve wholeheartedly!
May 20, 2020 19:20:03 #
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son of witless wrote:
I reread my previous answer to you. I wanted to ... (show quote)
My apologies if I misread your intent.
But my research tells me the article you just posted above is incorrect.
"In 2010, Obama eliminated the federal guaranteed loan program, which let private lenders offer student loans at low interest rates. Now, the Department of Education is the only place to go for such loans."
The elimination of direct federal loans, as I said in my earlier response, with a substantiating reference, was begun by George Bush, and went into effect during Clinton's administration.
Interest rates for the different types of student loans for 2019-2020 range from 4.53 to 7.08%
https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans/interest-rates
I'm having a hard time finding what interest rates were when the government was making them directly to students. But my guess is they were lower that those charged by private for-profit institutions.
May 20, 2020 15:34:38 #
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son of witless wrote:
I was not aware of the Old Testament stance on int... (show quote)
A little research tells me that student loans directly from the government (made for select areas of study) started in 1958. Then in 1965 the federal government shifted to guaranteeing loans that were made by private institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. In fact the shift back to direct loans from the government was made in 1992 after a study commissioned by George Bush.
In every instance interest was charged by the lender, whether the government or the private institution.
So claiming that Obama is the one who started charging interest is false.
https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/topics/higher-education-funding-and-financial-aid/federal-student-aid/federal-student-loans/federal-student-loan-history/
May 20, 2020 15:21:26 #
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son of witless wrote:
Barak Obama is 15 years younger. Hydroxychloroquine has been safely prescribed for decades. Aspirin is " possibly dangerous drug (for some) " .
Obama's age is irrelevant to this discussion since its topic is the safety of the current president taking Hydroxychloroquine.
As to your second statement, we are in agreement, so I am not sure what your point is by reiterating that Hydroxychloroquine (indeed, like aspirin) is dangerous for some.
The CDC makes clear that there are possible side effects on the heart, hence the question about its safety for someone overweight people who may be at risk for heart disease.
In any case, my guess is that the president, though not in a clinical trial or a hospital setting, is well-supervised by health professionals every day, so it is likely OK for him to take the drug.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-cautions-against-use-hydroxychloroquine-or-chloroquine-covid-19-outside-hospital-setting-or