• Re: Tariffs have purpose

    From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Mike Powell on Sat Feb 22 00:23:54 2025
    I will wait

    That's all any of us can do, is wait for the finding to become known.
    I am confident that the findings will be released.
    - that is what transparency in Government is all about.
    I am not suggesting that [everything will be on display] but the Trump Administration will be and has already been far more transparent than the Biden clown show.

    Trump overcame a lot of things that didn't need to happen.
    Case in New York - pointless.
    What is THAT other piece from Alvin "Cheeseburger" Brag that creates the felony? hmmm? We are S-T-I-L-L waiting aren't we? Huh..

    Make no mistake, NY did this for one reason and one reason only, so that they could coin the the phrase "Felon" providing optics and finger pointing.
    Then proclaiming and asking "You don't want a Felon, as President, do you?"
    It Failed - It Epic Fashion.

    Why do you think that there two assassination attempts on Trump's Life?
    It was the idiots within liberal media who spewed hateful rhetoric that Trump was Dangerous, he is Hitler and he would start world war III.
    The man has already been President for 4 years, but that does mater to the arrogant and the smug within the media.

    Hate to break it to you, Mike. There are many sickos who listen to that stuff from liberal media including the soft spoken words from NPR..
    Without any hesitation, it instantly becomes the listeners narrative too.
    It is nothing more then twisted rhetoric, brought on by the hated and a thirst to be first.

    I watched w/ disgust Biden and his cackling sidekick make all the wrong moves for our country and my head actually hurt trying to decipher her word salad.

    Just because it is "approved spending" doesn't mean it is not wastef
    The Republicans have also approved many things that are a waste, too
    am sure. Hint - DOGE is also suggesting cuts to Defense spending, w
    is typically not something Democrats race to spend money on.
    I don't believe the CBS story, they will say anything to discredit, besmirch even attempt to embarrass the President. I'll tell you, what I see.
    Which is I would wager a helluva lot more accurate.
    (CBS) after all Lesley Stahl can't allow any winning by Trump, neither can Martha Raddatz. of ABC who is married to NPR executive. No Malarkey.

    These networks: ALL are hoping that their broadcast(s) is in front of people who are sitting on the edge of their seat, listening and hanging on every word. All of a sudden a feeling of delight comes over the listeners faces, saying out loud in front of no one, "See I told you so!" The mood is of course one of vindication and delight for what was only a five weeks ago was a dam near certifiable emotional breakdown w/ the person shaking uncontrollably and looking like they would be self-distruct and all the while making a video for social media suggesting in a fit of fiery-rage saying if *YOU* voted for this man I hope the worst happens to you.

    Hmm.. How accurate do you think I am thus far?

    This is why I do not believe CBS. Even if any of this is true, it's short lived they will begin phase 2 soon w/ a severe case of disorder and heading even deeper and darker into the delves of madness.
    Psychotic by definition at Merriam-Webster.

    Meanwhile Trump will continue winning and more information will be coming
    down the pike with what the latest discoveries that DOGE has found.

    What this is really about... (and has always been about)
    The Liberal media is trying desperately find a crack that they can exploit. But why? Nonetheless, that is what is happening they take great pride trying to find fault, instead of being honest and wanting the President to be a success. That is why Trump calls them the Dis-honest media.
    I am sure that they have seen the election map results, but they don't care about any this because they are too arrogant and they are busy spinning their own narrative, again hoping it becomes yours.
    and that's the way it is Friday, February 21, 2025
    (I miss those days when this was said.)
    Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite was a "left-wing radical, but you would never know that" from watching him on TV, Ben Carson said on May 16, 2016

    Again, the defense spending that is on the block is not likely a Democrat initiative, and has nothing to do with "victims."
    Nonetheless Democrats are about victim hood. all you gotta do is look at D.E.I initiatives as well as subsidized benefits that are given out to the poor. Not to mention the illegals - Victims All - Every single one of them.

    I don't think you need to worry anything having to do the Defense Department.

    True. Explain how renaming the Gulf of Mexico, pestering Canada about becoming a state, examining what it would take to take over Gaza, or pesting Denmark about Greenland will fix *ANY* of the issues you mentioned?
    Renaming the gulf - The Gulf of America, is about American pride.
    it's too bad if this keeps folks up at night.
    As for Gaza and Greenland - we will do that too.

    Canada eh? Oh Canada!
    Are you aware of the Canada's trade deficit with the U.S.
    Speaking on his Truth Social platform earlier in February, Mr Trump said:
    "We pay hundreds of Billions of Dollars to SUBSIDIZE Canada.
    Why? There is no reason."

    And yet he has wasted those 30 days having the Gulf of Mexico renamed,
    and having a bunch of kids running around "accidentally" firing people. How has he had time for that, and golfing, instead of getting to the economy?
    Trump is multi-taskier - he is not Biden, who had a nap in the afternoon.
    But look, Biden took a whopping 577 days of vacation, in his 4 years of his sleepy Presidency and he was probably in bed and fast asleep by 9 PM.
    Trump works late well into the early hours of the morning and is up early.

    So if Trump wants to play a few rounds of Golf? I think the hardest working President in recent Presidential history should be entitled, specially how he is still getting the business done for American people.
    It's been 30 days
    "so keep your shirt on." - Charles Trip Tucker III / Star Trek Enterprise

    Aside from stopping some of the USAID programs, and shipping out some undocumented aliens, a lot of it is really stupid stuff that didn't need doing.

    You do realize that findings w/ USAID is less then 1 % there is far corruption fraud, waste and abuse that will be analyzed and eliminated.

    As I said, most voters were not looking for that. They want their cost
    of living to go down.
    What makes you think we cannot have our cake and eat it too.
    meaning there is no limitations upon us.
    Trump ran on many promises - so far a President of accomplishments, and like I said earlier it has only been a little more then 30 days.
    I will watch with satisfaction as The Man:
    out works, out performs, out maneuvers all the naysayers. - Again.

    ... We all make choices, but in the end, our choices make us.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Gregory Deyss on Sat Feb 22 08:33:04 2025
    Trump overcame a lot of things that didn't need to happen.
    Case in New York - pointless.
    What is THAT other piece from Alvin "Cheeseburger" Brag that creates the felony? hmmm? We are S-T-I-L-L waiting aren't we? Huh..

    Make no mistake, NY did this for one reason and one reason only, so that they could coin the the phrase "Felon" providing optics and finger pointing. Then proclaiming and asking "You don't want a Felon, as President, do you?" It Failed - It Epic Fashion.

    You are totally right about that. And there's even more layers to it: In doing this, the left has now weakened the definition of "convicted felon."
    Soon they'll be saying that "if they can serve as president, they should also be able to vote." Or even worse: they'll say that it's too discriminatory for employers to conduct pre-employment criminal history checks.

    You know that crap is heading our way. It's just a matter of time (unless we find a way to get those monkeys back in their cages.)

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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/1 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Feb 24 09:00:22 2025
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Gregory Deyss <=-

    You are totally right about that. And there's even more layers to it:
    In doing this, the left has now weakened the definition of "convicted felon." Soon they'll be saying that "if they can serve as president,
    they should also be able to vote." Or even worse: they'll say that it's too discriminatory for employers to conduct pre-employment criminal history checks.

    I think it's more likely that they're saying "A FELON SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
    TO RUN FOR OFFICE OR SERVE AS PRESIDENT"




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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Kurt Weiske on Mon Feb 24 11:11:46 2025
    felon." Soon they'll be saying that "if they can serve as president, they should also be able to vote." Or even worse: they'll say that it too discriminatory for employers to conduct pre-employment criminal history checks.

    I think it's more likely that they're saying "A FELON SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
    TO RUN FOR OFFICE OR SERVE AS PRESIDENT"

    That's fine with me, but it's not going to go over well with your racial equity buddies.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Feb 25 09:43:00 2025
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Gregory Deyss <=-

    You are totally right about that. And there's even more layers to it:
    In doing this, the left has now weakened the definition of "convicted felon." Soon they'll be saying that "if they can serve as president,
    they should also be able to vote." Or even worse: they'll say that it's
    too discriminatory for employers to conduct pre-employment criminal
    history checks.

    The "left" weakened the definition? Are you calling MAGAs "the left"?
    They are the ones who kept changing that definition so that it wouldn't
    define Donald Trump. It was so important to make sure the definition
    didn't include him that many MAGAs quit refering to Hunter Biden, a previous target of their scorn, as a "convicted felon" and started *defending*
    Hunter's actions.

    What a flip-flop!


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to KURT WEISKE on Tue Feb 25 09:44:00 2025
    You are totally right about that. And there's even more layers to it:
    In doing this, the left has now weakened the definition of "convicted felon." Soon they'll be saying that "if they can serve as president, they should also be able to vote." Or even worse: they'll say that it's too discriminatory for employers to conduct pre-employment criminal history checks.

    I think it's more likely that they're saying "A FELON SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
    TO RUN FOR OFFICE OR SERVE AS PRESIDENT"

    If we need a Constitutional amendment for anything, it is probably this.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Tue Feb 25 15:03:30 2025
    The "left" weakened the definition? Are you calling MAGAs "the left"? They are the ones who kept changing that definition so that it wouldn't define Donald Trump. It was so important to make sure the definition didn't include him that many MAGAs quit refering to Hunter Biden, a previous target of their scorn, as a "convicted felon" and started *defending* Hunter's actions.

    The left turned violation of bank policy into a felony, so that's one way that they redefined what a "convicted felon" is.

    And although they were fussing about it at the time, they've turned "convicted felon" into something that's not even worth the fuss.

    "So you're a convicted felon? Did you violate a bank policy or something?"

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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/1 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Feb 26 06:06:42 2025
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

    I think it's more likely that they're saying "A FELON SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
    TO RUN FOR OFFICE OR SERVE AS PRESIDENT"

    That's fine with me, but it's not going to go over well with your
    racial equity buddies.

    I'll check at our next racial equity coffee klatsch.




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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/1 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Feb 26 06:06:42 2025
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    The left turned violation of bank policy into a felony, so that's one
    way that they redefined what a "convicted felon" is.

    It's called "falsifying business documents", or is it only Fraud when
    someone besides Trump does it?

    didn't include him that many MAGAs quit refering to Hunter Biden, a previous target of their scorn, as a "convicted felon" and started *defending* Hunter's actions.

    That's why I DID NOT VOTE for Hunter Biden!




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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Kurt Weiske on Wed Feb 26 07:52:16 2025
    That's fine with me, but it's not going to go over well with your racial equity buddies.

    I'll check at our next racial equity coffee klatsch.

    You really are funny! hehe

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Kurt Weiske on Wed Feb 26 08:01:14 2025
    The left turned violation of bank policy into a felony, so that's one way that they redefined what a "convicted felon" is.

    It's called "falsifying business documents", or is it only Fraud when
    someone besides Trump does it?

    Property appraisals can vary. I bought my house for $50k 9 years ago and now Zillow says it's worth $120k.

    If I apply for a loan and use my house as collateral, the bank might approve me for a $70k loan. And long after I pay off the loan, with interest, some Democrat who looks like a horse might pull out a calculator and say "His house is only worth $50k! Put him in jail!"

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wed Feb 26 09:22:00 2025
    The "left" weakened the definition? Are you calling MAGAs "the left"? They are the ones who kept changing that definition so that it wouldn't define Donald Trump. It was so important to make sure the definition didn't include him that many MAGAs quit refering to Hunter Biden, a previous target of their scorn, as a "convicted felon" and started *defending* Hunter's actions.

    The left turned violation of bank policy into a felony, so that's one way that
    they redefined what a "convicted felon" is.

    And although they were fussing about it at the time, they've turned "convicted
    felon" into something that's not even worth the fuss.

    "So you're a convicted felon? Did you violate a bank policy or something?"

    There is a difference between the policies of an individual bank, and banking/finance laws. If the latter didn't exist, there are several rich
    folks (including some lefties!) who would have robbed us all blind by now.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to KURT WEISKE on Thu Feb 27 09:56:00 2025
    The left turned violation of bank policy into a felony, so that's one way that they redefined what a "convicted felon" is.

    It's called "falsifying business documents", or is it only Fraud when
    someone besides Trump does it?

    didn't include him that many MAGAs quit refering to Hunter Biden, a previous target of their scorn, as a "convicted felon" and started *defending* Hunter's actions.

    That's why I DID NOT VOTE for Hunter Biden!

    That was actually part of my quote, where I was pointing out how MAGAs
    thought it was so important to change the definition of "convicted felon"
    that they enen quit calling Hunter one. We KNOW that was a big change for them.


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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/1 to Aaron Thomas on Thu Feb 27 08:07:52 2025
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

    If I apply for a loan and use my house as collateral, the bank might approve me for a $70k loan. And long after I pay off the loan, with interest, some Democrat who looks like a horse might pull out a
    calculator and say "His house is only worth $50k! Put him in jail!"

    When you inflate the value of several properties over a 4 year period by
    as much as $500 million dollars to lenders than you do in the same tax
    year, it looks a bit sus.

    When your attorney testifies that you do so to inflate assets when it
    serves your purposes, as when trying to make Forbes' wealthiest list,
    and deflate them with the specific purpose to reduce taxes.

    And, the jury wasn't all democrats.



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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Kurt Weiske on Thu Feb 27 14:30:08 2025
    When you inflate the value of several properties over a 4 year period by as much as $500 million dollars to lenders than you do in the same tax year, it looks a bit sus.

    When your attorney testifies that you do so to inflate assets when it serves your purposes, as when trying to make Forbes' wealthiest list,
    and deflate them with the specific purpose to reduce taxes.

    The attorney general needs to get a life. There's nobody else being charged with "appraisal fraud." She does nothing to help crime victims. Nothing.

    All she's done throughout her "career" is combat her political adversaries. She was behind the prosecution of Andrew Cuomo, and she even ran for governor in the Democratic primary. She sued Trump over his border orders. She sued the NRA.

    Does that sound a little political to you?

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