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It is “unusual” to claim Republican strategy is a failure when it has control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 2002. In addition, it achieve its largest majority in the house since 1929. So, let’s dispel once and for all with this fiction that Republican party are doing “mind-numingly dumb things”, they know exactly what they are doing. And most importantly, they are winning and winning yuuuuuuge.[/quote]

I noticed you failed to address SB1187 at all while refuting they are doing dumb things.

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It might not work the way Republican party elites will like it to work, I will like to remind you since Obummer took office, Republican have won 14 Senate seats, 69 House seats, 12 governorships, and 910 state legislature seats. If this is a failed strategy for a political party, show me a successful strategy.[/quote]

Not unusual that the party that loses the Presidential election picks up seats in the next cycles – it has worked that way often.

But they are doing mind-numbingly dumb things.

Let’s look at Oklahoma. Republican governor, Senate and House. Running a $1.3B deficit for the next fiscal year. That’s $420 for each man, woman and child in the state.

The starting pay for teachers is $31,600 in Oklahoma and they have a shortage that caused 850 classrooms to go unstaffed due to teacher shortage (I wonder why?). What is the Republican’s answer to all of this? SB1187 which eliminates the requirement for teachers to be certified and for districts to participate in the teacher retirement construct or do background checks on teachers. This bill will likely pass the Republican house and be signed by the Republican governor. Yessirree Bob, they have a crack leadership team in OK!

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My teeth are pretty healthy, but I’ve always had problems with my gums. As far as I can tell, it is from me brushing my teeth too hard. I try to do it gently now, but if I don’t focus I go back to my old habit.

I hadn’t thought about the diet aspect. We’ve pretty much cut out breads, pasta and rice from our diet. I haven’t noticed much difference in my gums, but I’ll check next time I’m at the dentist to see if he has noticed. What we have noticed is that we did not get a single cold or flu this past winter, in spite of the fact we have to 5 year olds running around our house weekly. That is such a drastic change from last year when one or the other of us had a cold almost the entire winter that we are curious as to whether our diet played a role. If we go through a second winter sans cold/flu, then that will convince me that diet did play into it.

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lol scaredy.

Now, the NYT article the WSJ points to, that is excellent:

It explains Trump’s rise. A very good article. Now I understand for the first time why rank and file Republicans are flocking to Trump.

I’ve always wondered how the Republican party coalition of the rich, the lower middle class whites, and the ultra religious could work. It sounds like Trump explains that: it doesn’t. The lower middle class whites feel alienated by the Republicans and are redefining the party right in front of our eyes.

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Because Obama refuse to do what Republicans told him to do, they are left with no choice to burn its own party down. Donald Trump is Obama’s creation and its great triumph of his presidency.
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lol! Obama gets the blame for everything! 🙂

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See this amazing article from the Wall Street Journal below:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-greatest-triumph-1459379804%5B/quote%5D

You do realize one must have a WSJ account to view the article, right? I doubt many folks will be viewing the content referenced by your link.[/quote]

I will think the Piggs will be smart enough to realize that if you google “Obama’s greatest triump” and you can click the link from the search and view the article for free.[/quote]

Wow, that’s idiotic, WSJ. Block a direct link but allow non-members in through Google. Brilliant.

That article said virtually nothing to support its claim that Obama destroyed the Republican party. A waste of ether space. It is hilarious that some Republicans blame Obama even for their own actions!! My God, talk about not taking responsibility for anything!

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[quote=utcsox]

Because Obama refuse to do what Republicans told him to do, they are left with no choice to burn its own party down. Donald Trump is Obama’s creation and its great triumph of his presidency.
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lol! Obama gets the blame for everything! 🙂

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See this amazing article from the Wall Street Journal below:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-greatest-triumph-1459379804%5B/quote%5D

You do realize one must have a WSJ account to view the article, right? I doubt many folks will be viewing the content referenced by your link.

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This, ladies and gentlemen, is a conversation between the top two Republican candidates for President today:

Trump: Lyin’ Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad. Be careful, Lyin’ Ted, or I will spill the beans on your wife!

Cruz: Pic of your wife not from us. Donald, if you try to attack Heidi, you’re more of a coward than I thought.

One threatens to reveal secrets about the other’s wife.

The other calls the first a coward.

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[quote=carli]
…most everything bearishgurl is stating is completely inaccurate, false and made up in her own mind with no apparent basis in fact whatsoever.
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I decided this long ago, which is why I rarely if ever engage her anymore.

See March 1 2012, 6:13 PM:

http://piggington.com/mira_mesa_7510_bannister_ln_10_lost_in_less_than_one_year

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[quote=flyer]What is going on politically doesn’t really surprise me, when you realize 75% of the financial wealth in this country is held by the top 10 percent of households, with the bottom 25% divided among the remaining 90 percent.

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I’m confused. Are you saying it makes sense that people are angry about the concentration of wealth among a few individuals, so it follows that they would rally around a reported billionaire notorious for bully business practices?

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[quote=AN][quote=svelte][quote=FlyerInHi]it was a lunch among friends that turned to sales pitch.
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They looked for a Republican actor to read the script read by said actor in the 1964 LBJ ad. The thoughts expressed in the ad are very likely not those of the actor.

http://www.snopes.com/confessions-of-a-republican/%5B/quote%5D
The reason I posted this thread in the first place was how thing hasn’t changed much. If it’s Hillary vs Trump, she could use this same script and a modern day Republican actor talking about Trump and it’s 100% accurate.[/quote]

I agree with that. I’m just trying to answer the riddle on what exactly we are watching in the ad.

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[quote=FlyerInHi]it was a lunch among friends that turned to sales pitch.
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They looked for a Republican actor to read the script read by said actor in the 1964 LBJ ad. The thoughts expressed in the ad are very likely not those of the actor.

http://www.snopes.com/confessions-of-a-republican/

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[quote=ltsdd]Rubio is done.
Kasich is done (mathematically) and should also drop out.

It’ll come down Cruz vs Trump. I think most of the Rubio and Kasich’s votes will go to the lesser of the two evils and that would be Cruz.

I’ll go out on the limb and say that Cruz will get the nomination.[/quote]

That is probably the most likely scenario, I agree.

And the math seems to work out. Currently Trump has 678, pooling the other three yields 730 (423 + 164 + 143).

So that could work, unless Trump increases his share of the total delegates as more primaries occur.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2016-delegate-tracker/

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Re: todays primaries.

Holy effin shit the republicans *have* went bat shit crazy!!!!

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…I’m hoping to hear something reasonable…
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Best of luck.[/quote]

Lol!

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[quote=joec]
What I don’t get is why LEGAL immigrants want to support ILLEGAL immigrants who are probably affecting their financial and job prospects far more. Having more workers compete with you if you are legal doesn’t help you and I’d assume legal immigrants (Mexican, Asian, whoever) should be against all the freebees you see bantered about. Maybe it’s your family, but legal immigrants can bring them in legally as well…I don’t get this point.
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Well if you’re talking about immediate family, maybe.

But extended family and friends, no legal immigrants can’t.

And this is why legal immigrants support illegal immigrants, from my observations. They are just like everyone else – they prefer to be surrounded by their family and friends.

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