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Forum: USA Politics 4th May 2021, 03:19 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Of course, when you ask Republicans to show...

Of course, when you ask Republicans to show examples of when tax cuts to the wealthy have stimulated growth... they can't. The reason is because it doesn't ever happen. There is no evidence...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2021, 01:50 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Like a border wall, for example, or making up the...

Like a border wall, for example, or making up the shortfall when the government decides to take less tax from rich people.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd May 2021, 12:07 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Unfortunately, this is simply not true of...

Unfortunately, this is simply not true of Republican politicians. They use criticism of Biden as a means to imply how much better they think their guy was.
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2021, 03:35 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Yup, we did that here in 2018.. "plain packaging"...

Yup, we did that here in 2018.. "plain packaging" it called

https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/story/2020/12/cigarettes_130318.jpg

The tobacco companies went absolutely bananas and...
Forum: USA Politics 28th April 2021, 10:11 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Indeed. In this country, we have managed to...

Indeed.

In this country, we have managed to dramatically reduce the number of smokers in our communities from 30%+ of the population in the mid-1980s, to just 11% today, and that has been achieved...
Forum: USA Politics 28th April 2021, 09:02 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
FTFY Are you really implying that...

FTFY



Are you really implying that Biden is placing the importance of dealing with menthol cigarettes above dealing with the pandemic, really? Because it sure seems like you are.

For mine,...
Forum: USA Politics 21st April 2021, 11:37 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
... and when he is making remarks directed at...

... and when he is making remarks directed at Republican congress-critters, that is a very accurate description of what he is doing!
Forum: USA Politics 21st April 2021, 02:04 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
I find the exact opposite. Its refreshing to have...

I find the exact opposite. Its refreshing to have a US president who speaks "presidentially" instead talking like an arrogant asshat... for example

- Not calling other people stupid names.
- Not...
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2021, 02:55 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Just on a slightly different tack, I have to say...

Just on a slightly different tack, I have to say that I never thought I would enjoy watching White House press conferences so much until this year.

Whenever some dickwit reporter from Faux News,...
Forum: USA Politics 5th April 2021, 12:42 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
FTFY

FTFY
Forum: USA Politics 4th April 2021, 03:58 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Yup.. They only support democracy if their...

Yup..

They only support democracy if their guy gets voted in.

They only support the Rule of Law when its applied to the "others"

They only support the working class so long as it makes the...
Forum: USA Politics 4th April 2021, 03:45 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Yeah, good luck with that.

Yeah, good luck with that.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd April 2021, 01:16 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
As long as all Democrats vote for it, it will...

As long as all Democrats vote for it, it will pass, because its a new financial year, so they can pass this with the budget reconciliation rule. Getting that idiot Manchin to go along with it is...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd April 2021, 01:09 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
It is several orders of magnitude beyond anything...

It is several orders of magnitude beyond anything the "Party of Do Nothing" has proposed.
Forum: USA Politics 31st March 2021, 11:25 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
This one? ...

This one?

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/trump-gutted-immigration-system-says-homeland-security-secretary-121030200128_1.html
Forum: USA Politics 31st March 2021, 12:38 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Msr Potato Head would be a better choice (gender...

Msr Potato Head would be a better choice (gender neutral or not)
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2021, 01:23 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
At the risk of repeating what I have said...

At the risk of repeating what I have said previously, I have had the misfortune to spend several years of my life living with a narcissistic partner.

She was anything but stupid, rather, she was...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2021, 09:49 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Then your comprehension skills need work ...

Then your comprehension skills need work



We are -see my first comment in this post

You are reading into the quote something that is not there. The quote, really does NOT imply Trump is...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2021, 08:43 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Try reading Stacyhs' post again... more carefully...

Try reading Stacyhs' post again... more carefully this time.
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2021, 02:15 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
As someone wiser than me* said, "Way too many...

As someone wiser than me* said, "Way too many Americans want a strong daddy figure to make all the scary monsters go away, and for some incomprehensible reason they have decided that's Trump. He's a...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2021, 02:07 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
As someone who has had the pain, the anguish and...

As someone who has had the pain, the anguish and the misfortune have to deal directly with a parent slipping into senile dementia (interactions and care) I can assure you that you have ABSOLUTELY NO...
Forum: USA Politics 28th March 2021, 01:31 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ctq5nufbmavpk7/ratherbe...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ctq5nufbmavpk7/ratherberussian.jpg?raw=1
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 03:44 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Question: Why the sudden influx of migrants...

Question: Why the sudden influx of migrants wanting to cross the border?

Answer: Because they think now that Biden is POTUS and not Trump, that Biden will let them in.

Question: Why would they...
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 02:27 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
FTFY

FTFY
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 12:06 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Just for the Trump sycophants criticising Biden...

Just for the Trump sycophants criticising Biden for using a "cheat sheet", I will leave these here for them to ponder.....

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sp49ecz85mg7cwy/TrumpNotes1.jpg?raw=1
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 07:31 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Its just sensationalizing Most public...

Its just sensationalizing

Most public speakers use cue cards or notes. I do so every time I am called upon to speak in front of an audience - I'm 65 and have beeing doing so since my school days....
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 07:04 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Look, a squirrel! I was, and still are,...

Look, a squirrel!

I was, and still are, clearly talking about what he is doing as POTUS NOW, not what he may or may not have done 30+years ago. I limited my comparisons to things Trump did DURING...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:58 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
That is exactly how I pictured them... when I was...

That is exactly how I pictured them... when I was a single digit age in Primary School (like Grade School in the US).
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:07 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
As usual, the point went entirely over your head!

As usual, the point went entirely over your head!
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:06 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Refer post #162 in this thread ...

Refer post #162 in this thread

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13434270&postcount=162

You're right, he didn't say "drink bleach", he suggested injecting disinfectant....
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:00 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
What's to question? The last president made...

What's to question?

The last president made a complete and utter pig's breakfast of dealing with the crisis. His response was a non response, they actually had no vaccine distribution plan, did...
Forum: USA Politics 25th March 2021, 10:51 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
What I find refreshing is that the US once again...

What I find refreshing is that the US once again has a president who speaks "presidentially", who has respect for people, who...


.... does not act like a spoilt brat-child throwing a tantrum...
Forum: USA Politics 20th March 2021, 01:21 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
I will take this opportunity to walk back this...

I will take this opportunity to walk back this claim.

I had a discussion with a friend who is a sound engineer for a TV company - a discussion that involved "dead cats", "furry windscreens" and...
Forum: USA Politics 20th March 2021, 01:06 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Maybe yes, and maybe no. On the other hand,...

Maybe yes, and maybe no.

On the other hand, it he were to walk up the stairs of AF1 with a bit of toilet paper stuck to his shoe........
Forum: USA Politics 17th March 2021, 10:13 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0139UytcR8 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0139UytcR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBPmaf7ffg8

With regards to the first video, have a look at the moment Biden's hands come down to the microphones.......
Forum: USA Politics 2nd March 2021, 09:18 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
On my side of the world, your moderate Democrats...

On my side of the world, your moderate Democrats would fit in nicely with our right wing conservative party, The Nats, while AOC, Katie Porter, Ilhan Omar, Mark Pocan, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley ...
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2021, 12:40 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
For some people, anyone to the right of Joe Stain...

For some people, anyone to the right of Joe Stain or Vlad Lenin is a right winger!
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 11:27 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Its pretty obvious to me that some members of...

Its pretty obvious to me that some members of this forum are holding Biden to standards that they never, ever held Trump to.
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 01:35 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
[citation needed] Even down here, thousands...

[citation needed]

Even down here, thousands of miles away at the bottom the the Pacific, I clearly understood that $1400 was always topping up the $600 that the GOP grudgingly approved, to the...
Forum: USA Politics 16th February 2021, 08:46 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Understanding that it was $1400 requires only two...

Understanding that it was $1400 requires only two things from the observer

1. The ability to add and subtract

2. The ability to pay attention
Forum: USA Politics 15th February 2021, 11:28 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Absolutely this, and even worse, had the guy been...

Absolutely this, and even worse, had the guy been fired without an investigation, that's ammunition for the idiots who would be able to say... "See, just like Trump!"

Not to mention, of course,...
Forum: USA Politics 14th February 2021, 01:49 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Who was hand-waving it away?

Who was hand-waving it away?
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2021, 11:11 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Actually, it will almost certainly be seen as...

Actually, it will almost certainly be seen as partisan, even if it isn't. It is a very stupid, very ill-advised thing to do.

The DoJ/AG are supposed to be ENTIRELY independent of POTUS. The...
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2021, 04:51 PM
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Posted By smartcooky
Great... you're wanting him to do exactly what...

Great... you're wanting him to do exactly what Trumpf was criticised for... use the DoJ as his own personal hit squad to investigate his political adversaries!!

The President is supposed to...
Forum: USA Politics 7th February 2021, 01:45 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Idiots like Sorbo are incapable of thinking...

Idiots like Sorbo are incapable of thinking beyond the next stupid thing that comes out of their mouths. He retweets a message claiming the attackers were "leftist agitators,, adding a comment: "They...
Forum: USA Politics 6th February 2021, 12:06 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
The thing that really pisses me off about those...

The thing that really pisses me off about those members of the public grieving the loss of jobs in the fossil fuels industries is they fail to understand that alternative energy industries are ready...
Forum: USA Politics 29th January 2021, 03:09 AM
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Views: 274,130
Posted By smartcooky
It seems that there may have been a slew of...

It seems that there may have been a slew of Federal judges who have been intending to retire, but held off doing so until Trump was out of office so that Biden could pick their replacements.
...
Forum: USA Politics 27th January 2021, 01:43 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
No parts, no participation?

No parts, no participation?
Forum: USA Politics 25th January 2021, 12:41 AM
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Posted By smartcooky
Not strange at all. This simply means there are...

Not strange at all. This simply means there are more idiot Trump-supporting trolls on youtube than there are intelligent people. Old news.
Forum: USA Politics 24th January 2021, 10:11 AM
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Views: 274,130
Posted By smartcooky
Maybe you don't understand the reasons why this...

Maybe you don't understand the reasons why this is. Its not about Tesla being pissy. Its not that they are "not allowing" others to use them, and the fact that they cannot is not Tesla's fault. Its...
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