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Offthemat

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  1. Did I tell you how the Iroquois did it? There were a number of smaller tribes, I think five or six, that made up the greater Iroquois tribe. The Founders got some of the idea for our government from the Iroquois, in that each of the smaller tribes elected their leaders (chiefs) and tended to their own affairs, like our states. In matters between the smaller tribes, or dealing with outside tribes - war and trade and such - the entire council would meet. Only men could serve on the council, but only women could vote for the chiefs. If a chief voted in a way they disproved of, they would remove him and elect a replacement. There was no single person in charge, no president, all chiefs had equal say and all matters had to be decided by unanimous agreement. Which brings the filibuster to mind. But if a chief held up the decision too long, the women could just replace him with someone who would follow the majority. It’s no wonder the white men overcame them. I
  2. And fence posts.
  3. Bad news for dimocrats: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c748kmvwyv9o
  4. See if you can spot the difference in a campaign based on non-sensical propaganda and one based on intellect.
  5. When you take into account that thousands more of the people who worked with, and for Trump, are supportive of Trump this time, and many have criticized and even accused the disgruntled of lying, and discount for the publicity whores, you still have to ignore your lying eyes to equate Trump with the accusations. He wasn’t fascist, or dictator, or unconstitutional in his first term.
  6. I have too, and they can’t even find support from snopes or wiki anymore.
  7. Anybody who claims that Trump would damage this country in any way in order to aid Putin or Russia has the intelligence of a fence post.
  8. Jordan Peterson calls them the X Team. Elon Musk; RFK Jr.; Tulsi Gabbard; J.D. Vance; Vivek Ramaswamy. Highly intelligent, accomplished, patriotic, energetic in their support for Trump. There is no comparable group for Harris. Peterson dispels claims of Trump’s narcissism, pointing out that narcissists don’t seek out intelligent people for counsel. That is a trait more associated with Kalamela.
  9. Reilly is a real treasure.
  10. If you find a way to watch it for free, give us a link, will you?
  11. Federal workers should perform their jobs as if their jobs depended on it. Just like anybody else.
  12. All I’ve seen is clips and the trailer. I’d like to see it, but I probably wouldn’t pay to because I doubt it would be revelatory.
  13. It’s time for more of Trump’s magic wand. (When remarking on Trump’s claim that he would grow the economy, Olbama said “What’s he gonna do, wave his magic wand?”)
  14. And now the Press Office is at odds with the Stenographer’s Office over a revealing over-reaction by Biden about a joke not told by Trump, which met widespread disapproval and boos from the rally goers.
  15. He could appoint Eric to sit at the desk while he calls the shots from the golf course.
  16. His next claim may be FDR got us out of the depression.
  17. Deficit spending and gov’t hiring is smoke screening the GDP. Manufacturing and productivity, labor participation rates, tell a different story.
  18. I should ignore my own eyes and accept that the numbers I’ve seen are made up? The numbers that are made up are the 2.3 and 4.3. It’s been pointed out that if the calculations included the same inputs as in the 1970s the Biden/harris numbers are as bad, or worse, than Carter’s. So, crony capitalism is good if you can get in on it. Who knew?
  19. You can stand on your head, burger that was $3.99 pre-inflation is now $6.99.
  20. Because from taxes to regulations, they make it more difficult and more expensive to do commerce.
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