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And if you can believe it, the political hack Biden put in charge of DHS, Mayorkas releases a statement that it’s all Trump’s fault. For four years he didn’t give enough money away to countries supplying us with illegals.
Mayorkas ensured green cards reached rich Chinese.
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=5575
Even ABC reported it:
Vox’s take.
“A lot of people are saying it’s more than stress (it may be stress-induced, but it’s more than just feeling stressed). They’re saying Biles experienced aerial disorientation, which would explain her landing and bailing out on the skill on the vault. Basically, if you can’t orient yourself in the air, you can’t do a bunch of stuff in gymnastics (high bar, uneven bars). She might be okay on floor exercise, but even those flips would be risky if she’s lost her ability to orient to the ground.”
It’s actually not uncommon. There’s even a slang term for it, they call aerial disorientation the “twisties.”
I don’t know who said it first, but it appeared 10 years ago:
My own take is that committed members of one specific area of the political spectrum come unglued the most — near totally — when the President of the other party is successful. That was true with the Democrats when Reagan was elected, it was true with Republicans when Clinton was elected, it was true with the Democrats (and many Republicans) when Trump was elected.
Trump had the additional burden of being a stone A**hole. He was committed to not making any friends. In other words, he used methods absolutely guaranteed to reduce his popularity in the middle of a popularity contest.
For the absolute reverse of that mentality, see Biden, Joe and his comments that he sought unity, that he wanted to unify the country — and then supported policies that had Progressives gasping in disbelief that he gave them what they wanted — and left people on the right in the cold, of course.
And by the way…Biden is remaking the Federal judiciary. He is appointing judges at a rate twice as fast as Trump did.
https://www.axios.com/biden-judicial-federal-court-ffac832c-131d-4285-bc1a-3c1de9709463.html
My own take is that committed members of one specific area of the political spectrum come unglued the most — near totally — when the President of the other party is successful. That was true with the Democrats when Reagan was elected, it was true with Republicans when Clinton was elected, it was true with the Democrats (and many Republicans) when Trump was elected.
Trump had the additional burden of being a stone A**hole. He was committed to not making any friends. In other words, he used methods absolutely guaranteed to reduce his popularity in the middle of a popularity contest.
For the absolute reverse of that mentality, see Biden, Joe and his comments that he sought unity, that he wanted to unify the country — and then supported policies that had Progressives gasping in disbelief that he gave them what they wanted — and left people on the right in the cold, of course.
Just curious, what’s the correlation coefficient (r) of the data? There seems to be a lot of noise in that chart. It would be easy to “find” a correlation with political party and ignore stronger correlations to other factors / variables. Why isn’t that in the study? Probably because the journalists / “academics” wanted to find a result and found it.
After 37 years in marketing, I’d say that’s a pretty darned accurate description of how the media approaches a story.
Just so we’re clear, it’s been 29 years since Bill Clinton left office and 8+ years since Hillary Clinton held office. And yet I get criticized if I dare invoke Trump’s name occasionally — a guy who left office less than six months ago and is still very relevant in politics. Clinton Derangement Syndrome and Trump Sensitivity Syndrome on display.
I guess it’s still not clear. 29 years ago, George H. W. Bush was still President. The 1992 Democratic convention had not yet been held. Bill Clinton was 7 months away from taking office. He wouldn’t leave office until eight years after that, so Slick Willie didn’t leave office until January, 2021 — so I think you meant 20.5 years ago.
[quote quote=4861]“Research provided by Suozzi’s office estimates that such a tax could raise about $450 billion.” Paid over 4 years? In total, this won’t even be a belly scratch for Biden’s Budget Busting spending. Certainly is a “nose in the tent” move, and I agree, the push will downward to include a bigger group of “wealthy” taxpayers. Translates into “those who pay taxes will pay more.” Own a modest home in Cali? Gee, you get to pay another $50k in taxes! How about a novel approach, like cut spending.[/quote]
Biden is counting on the Left’s collective awful math skills to blunt criticism of his budget and any related deficit. The $112.5 billion extra revenue annually will vanish quickly compared to his $475 billion spend.
So the death threats were five years ago, Hilary and Bill are essentially irrelevant now, the suicide investigation is being handled by local police — not the Feds, and yet people in this thread think there some grand conspiracy and that someone would murder this guy over things that are ancient history politically?
I gather by your comment that you don’t feel that the Clintons have any future perils or run any legal or regulatory risk. True? They have nothing at risk now? No potential legal issues or problems? Trying to understand.
I’ve always wondered what would happen if the Fed just kept rates low during raging inflation. Guess we’ll find out.
I don’t see that happening, for better or for worse, the LGBTQ+ spectrum will dictate what is acceptable and what is not, in every segment of society. I’m not saying that’s good, bad or indifferent, it just is.
I think there’s a sister building, isn’t there?
Also, wasn’t there plenty of warning in the few days and weeks prior to the collapse?
99.2 Percent of All U.S. Covid Deaths Are Unvaccinated, New Analysis Shows
About 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people. That translates to about 0.8%, or five deaths per day on average.
Because people who cross the Clintons end up six feet under…
Yes, I know it’s a conspiracy theory, and yes, I know it doesn’t hold water. Still, when I think of the people close to me who have died under suspicious circumstances…it’s a really, really short list. And the Clintons have a really, really long list.
Here’s a question I’ve not heard an answer to. Perhaps because I’m not really listening. . . . What will the IRS do and/or the DA from Manhattan? Trumps CEO and the Trump Org are facing criminal charges for not reporting benefits like tuition as compensation. Will the universities that offer tuition, room and board to athletes, and the athletes themselves, be charged similarly for not reporting the compensation on their taxes? Slippery slope.
Frankly, I don’t know why they’re not taxable now. The basic test is that scholarships for tuition is not taxable, the amount is in box 5 of the athlete’s 1098-T, although they’re occasionally on a W-2 or a 1099-R depending on the nature of the ride. The rule is that “if you do not do work, you do not pay taxes.” So academic work is considered education, not work per se so it isn’t taxable.
Athletic scholarships, on the other hand, require work. So they should already be taxable. I’m guessing that the dodge is that the athletes are considered students first. But if they become pros and the colleges are required to pay, and the students are clearly attending college to facilitate their for-pay athletic participation, then yes…it’s likely that athletic scholarships will be considered to be taxable income.
