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I just did a word search on this thread and the only word lie or lying is yours quoted above. If it is from another thread, I don't know where to start looking. Calling you a liar is something I try not to do in life. I try to be better than that. I apologize. mspart

Yes, I live in an upside down world that sees: - people telling truth getting ostracized by their government and social media and media. - people getting jailed for exercising their first amendment rights - people getting not jailed for rioting and looting because those are their first amendment rights - adults advocating puberty blockers for minors possibly sterilizing them - adults advocating surgical measures on minors to try to change their gender. These same adults don't want a school nurse giving an aspirin or tylenol to a kid that's been hurt. - Government officials not working to find justice for victims of crime but rather try to keep the perps out of jail. - Government officials that tell the unwashed masses that inflation is down nothing to worry about as prices are up 20% and some things are even more. - Government officials going after political opponents using the courts to enforce their wishes (see the second item above) - DOJ officials calling parents not having it at school board meetings domestic terrorists. That's the upside down world I live in. mspart

Upside down? Funny term for seeing the world the way it is. Trump got voted in partly due to immigration issues and the worsening drug epidemic. He's not even president and he's getting calls from Canada and Mexico offering support so they don't get hit with the tariffs. That should be good news to anyone that lives in reality. mspart

Yes, that was a win. There were 6 original initiatives. The legislature did not want us to be voting on all because it would show how out in left field they are. So they affirmed 3 before they could go to the voters. The other three wer sent to the ballot. The Natural Gas one was added in a sprint to get it on the ballot. So out of 7 initiatives, 4 were passed. Not a bad record at all. But not what was wanted. mail in might be an issue I agree. However, the State voted for Harris by less than they voted for Biden. More voted for Trump in 2024 than in 2020. There is an indication of future direction there but we voted in an all D legislature and all D state wide elected positions. So we still have a lot to learn here. mspart

Yes, So what you are saying is that you knew all about this already. Do I have that correct? Did you know the tariffs were aimed at immigration change and reduced fentanyl levels? Did you know that the Canadian Prime Minister called Trump immediately? Did you know the Mexican President called Trump almost immediately? If you did, how did you find out? Was it from WAPO, NYT, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, CNBC, NSNBC, Fox or somewhere else? The fact you did not say you already knew this leads me to think you did not know but want to argue so you are. Yeah, I had to search for these articles, they did not just come up first thing in my search. I heard about these on the radio and I was looking for source material. Not much out there. I knew there would be pushback without citations. Yet you found a way. No comment on the message, just shoot the messenger. Ad hominem attacks are not an argument. mspart

Sorry, your chart is misleading. yes it went up and came down over the space of 3.5 years. Your chart says this but the way it is presented looks like it was a short time. So after showing you all I did all you want to discuss is panic? Maybe panic is the wrong word. High anxiety over rapidly rising prices. Does that do it for you? That did happen. Again you are trying to argue this with the experts used by Biden and completely panned by those that voted R? Normal people can see that gas prices are higher than 9%, food prices are higher than 9% etc etc. Yes inflation came down but that did not stop the rising prices. That is the definition of inflation. Devaluing of money with resulting rise in prices. When you have 3 years of it, with a peak of 9%, prices will be higher than just 9%. Anyone with a HS level of math could deduce this. If you want to believe otherwise, go right ahead. It doesn't change the facts at all. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-prices-grocery-inflation-biden-economy/ Any increase in food prices may be especially painful to American consumers, given that supermarket prices are now 25% higher than in January 2020, while inflation has increased 19% over that same time. That means even though grocery costs are now rising at a slower pace than in the depth of the pandemic's inflationary spike, the same shopping basket still costs more than a month or a year ago, a fact that has soured many consumers on the economy. Two-thirds of voters polled by Yahoo Finance/Ipsos late last year said food prices are where they're most impacted by inflation, far outpacing the 1 in 10 who said they feel the impact through gas prices or higher rents. mspart

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-says-inflation-temporary-fed-should-do-what-it-deems-necessary-recovery-2021-07-19/ Biden says inflation temporary; Fed should do what it deems necessary for recovery July 19, 202111:46 AM PDTUpdated 3 years ago https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bidens-big-inflation-problem-prices-are-now-up-nearly-20-since-he-took-office-080049551.html. Biden's big inflation problem: Prices are now up nearly 20% since he took office Prices as measured by the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) are now up over 19.4% in the three-plus years since Biden took office. I knew you really didn't want to ask that question. But you thought you had me. Sorry to disappoint. You have not been paying attention. Many in the country did and that is why the Ds are now going to be out of power on the federal level. mspart

There were 4 initiatives on the ballot. 1. Natural gas use and provision for would not be restricted 2. Repeal the state capital gains tax 3. Make the now mandatory tax for long term care voluntary 4. Repeal the hidden gas tax that is a CO2 tax. There were 3 others that were passed by the legislature. So those are law now. Of the 4 above, only one passed. The one on natural gas. The other three were worded on the ballot in a confusing manner so that people that that by voting NO, they were passing the initiative. That is the state's fault and they didn't want any of these to pass. There was a 150 million dollar ad campaign against these initiatives as well that further confused the actual issue the initiatives were aimed at. Case in point, many ads said that repealing the CO2 tax would harm the roads and bridges by restricting access to money. The law that implemented the CO2 tax specifically says the money received from it cannot go to roads and bridges. So they lied. Similar for the others as well. So the CO2 auctions will continue and our gas, diesel, propane, and nat gas will still be one of the highest costs in the nation. Workers will still HAVE to pay for long term health care that does not follow you if you move out of state and only gives $35k total after a lifetime of giving in. The state capital gains tax stays on people that get more than $250k on capital gains. This is called an excise tax by the State Supreme Court, not income like the feds and every other state that does an income tax says. If the State Supreme Court had said it was a income tax it would have been struck down as unconstitutional to the WA constitution. So crazy stuff going on here. mspart

Hi all, Mostly being reported is the fact that Trump wants to levy tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. What is not being reported as much is his reasoning behind the tariffs. And what is that? He want's Canada and Mexico to stop illegal immigration into the US. He wants Mexico and China to stop feeding the fentanyl epidemic. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-promises-a-25-tariff-on-products-from-mexico-canada Trump threatens China, Mexico, Canada with new tariffs over illegal immigration, illicit drugs https://thehill.com/policy/international/5010754-trump-tariffs-canada-trudeau/ Trudeau says he had ‘good call’ with Trump amid tariff threats https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-new-president-pitches-delicate-balance-migration-with-trump-2024-11-20/ Sheinbaum suggested that initial calls with Trump, which she has repeatedly described as cordial, or those close to him, may indicate a lack of opposition to her ideas. "They haven't (said) anything negative related to the proposal we're making," she said. It appears that Trumps Tariffs are having the desired effect of conversations with Canada and Mexico regarding immigration. I suppose if they hold that down, the tariffs don't get put on them. Interesting play. China could stop producing fentanyl or its components and shipping them to Mexico and be off the hook as well. Again, interesting play here. The tariffs are aimed at adjusting behavior regarding immigration and fentanyl, not trade disputes. mspart

Hopefully they can extract themselves from that mindset. Obviously, voting D is not making their lives better. It took Seattle 10 years to see that. They did not vote R, they just mostly refuse to vote radical D idiots into positions of power. They have been voting in more moderate Ds that are almost reasonable. mspart

Exactly what I've been saying the left and media was doing. To anyone with any amount of intelligence, they could see through it. It took some time but it appears the voting public saw through the smoke screen of lies and inuendo. mspart

We can only hope that the people of Chicago finally wake up to what has been done to them and vote for a change in direction. mspart

I think according to the left, if you are not an expert that studies DEI you cannot say what it is or what it does. It doesn't matter if it is transparent racism and divisive at its core. If you are a human with average intelligence and can't see this, you are not using your intelligence to its potential. mspart

Sorry Rasta, but you are reading the tea leaves wrong and nothing I can say will convince you otherwise. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! mspart

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/article-cites-elizabeth-warren-as-first-woman-of-color-hired-by-harvard-law-school A 1997 piece from the Fordham Law Review lists Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren as the "first woman of color" hired by Harvard Law School, according to reports. The article, which was unearthed by Politico, was titled "Intersectionality and positionality: Situating women of color in the affirmative action dialogue." The author, Laura Padilla, who now serves as the Associate Dean of California Western Law School in San Diego, CA., reportedly based her description on a phone conversation with then Harvard Law spokesman, Mike Chmura. ... "This new revelation that Harvard characterized Elizabeth Warren as a 'woman of color' in the context of affirmative action is a clear indication that something is deeply wrong" said Brown's campaign manager Jim Barnett. "As we all now know, Professor Warren is not a minority, her ridiculous claims notwithstanding. She is certainly not a 'woman of color.' This disturbing development illustrates why it is critically important that Warren, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania stop stonewalling, release her personnel records and come clean about why Warren is continuously represented as a minority hire at these schools." So even though she denies, it appears she allowed Harvard to think she was a woman of color, why? To get and keep a job there of course. That's my opinion. But it seems well informed to me obviously. mspart

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/05/elizabeth-warren-native-american-apology-bar Elizabeth Warren registered for bar as 'Native American' – report Senator Elizabeth Warren was once again forced to address her past claims of Native American heritage on Tuesday, as the Washington Post reported the senator and Democratic candidate for president listed her race as “American Indian” on her registration for the Texas state bar more than three decades ago. The yellow registration card, which is dated April 1986, was filled out in blue ink and signed by Warren, the Post reported. The paper said her office did not dispute the card’s authenticity. Short google search. mspart

All the while Biden and team were proclaiming from their mountain tops that this inflation thing was temporary and would not impact the economy much. I think they knew but didn't want to panic anyone. Instead they got a panic because they didn't tell the truth. And who better to know the truth than those that orchestrated the policies that would produce the inflation? mspart

Is it possible he can lower his price and reap that benefit? mspart

You are welcome to look at the history of this board an count the many times I said I wanted De Santis and I didn't want Trump. I don't think anyone would consider that Trump worship. msaprt

That is correct. But she should be able to forsee what they will do. And she said, they will be of no consequence. You remember them saying this would be short term inflation and be hardly at thing at all. Then she had to admit she got it wrong. She just did not foresee the reality. If that is competence you can have it. mspart

The Fed is not the Treasury Secretary. The Fed reacted to the inflation as they should have. The Treasury Secretary should have been able to see where the Biden policies were heading. But she didn't or wouldn't. That's not hyperbolic. That is the truth. mspart

Policies that mandate certain behavior is wrong when costing more money to implement for the citizenry. Car companies are losing money making EVs and the batteries to power them. Why? Because there is very little market for them. Gas and diesel are eminently reliable and much cleaner than before. Natural gas is way cleaner than most other energy sources but that is also attacked. Water dams are the cleanest of all and they want to get rid of the dams. So who is ont he right side of things here. The so called wingers or the leftists? mspart

She refused to see what was before her and buck Biden's policies. She was being a good soldier mspart

I am glad Kamala will not be president. I would prefer De Santis were going to be president. But I liked the policies of 2017 to 2021 and am looking forward to similar policies the next 4 years. It is apparent many feel the same. There is no hero worship for Trump on my part. He is a man with many flaws. I stated many times I did not want him to be the R choice for President. But he was. He did well for the country when he was president. I did not want a repeat of the 4 years we have suffered through, so Kamala was not my choice. The only hero status I have for him is that he put it in the face of the Ds and media and everyone could see how they lie and hide the truth. I think also, they could see how the Ds and the media were for censorship which is apparent in the prosecutions they have done against ordinary citizens as well as admissions by facebook and twitter. I think they also saw the border for what is it was rather than what we were being told. When you have illegal alien gangs taking over apartment buildings, you cannot say this is an isolated case and not to worry. It obviously will come to a neighborhood closer if nothing is done. And nothing was being done. Actually, we have a lot to be thankful for that we now know these things as a country and are not led to and fro with every wind of change. We see clearly what the last 4 years has done to our country. The Ds have no one to blame but their own arrogant selves. I don't consider that hero worship when I wish it wasn't him that was going to be president. mspart

Lots of people are not the Treasury Secretary. She got it completely wrong. No excuses. She should have handed in her resignation. She should have fully understood or foreseen what was coming but she didn't. The markert has had their say on the new Treasury Secretary. You might be correct about further inflation. But you might not be either. We shall see. mspart