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Just a meme, but it rings true.

People don’t lavish millions of dollars in “gifts” for nothing. They’re buying access. It’s legal because there’s no quid-pro-quo that anyone can point to and say “you paid him this much money for that specific outcome”. But everyone understands that when someone lavishes you with that much money, you are expected to safeguard their interests whenever something happens to come your way, and you’re expected to pick up the phone whenever they happen to call and do whatever it is they tell you to do. It’s basically paying bribes via retainer.

That's nonsense. Progressives are too weak and naive to solve these problems. They would endanger Israelis by empowering groups like Hamas and their supporters just like many are doing right now.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3028605/arizona-gop-files-lawsuit-over-more-than-500000-unaccounted-for-voters-on-the-rolls/ This is disgusting. How many other states are cheating? There is no excuse for this. At what point does the Republicans decide enough is enough. @Libbies any of you who even try to defend or excuse this, are just filth. Human trash.

Canadians know NOTHING about how government works here and are suckers for anyone who tells them what they want to hear. 🤮 Canucks listen up; Russia and China are inundating America with BULLSHIT designed to influence our election.

That is not what "pack the court" means.

Somebody made an allegation! I’m outraged!

I don't think they do understand that. What's worse, when those consequences come around they still won't understand. They will have no idea why the republicans are doing the same thing to them that they did to the republicans. It will be a baffling mystery and a shocking turn of events that has never happened before. Like I said, their ability to self-delude is Olympic.

Sure. The problem with democracy has always been the voters. But there's not much you can do about that, in this day and age most schools and educational facilities are teaching children that their feelings shouldn't care about facts. I mean look at some of the arguments that are made here. And look at how many of the lefties react when you point out simple facts. Seriously, even as we speak I mentioned to Exflyer that the FBI and a number of medical researchers now say that the Wuhan lab is the most likely source of covid and provided links to it, and he's on about page two a butt fantasies and poop insults trying to deny it. I mean it's a simple fact and i provided all the documentation but he's furious at ME because it's true and can't rationally cope with such a simple fact. IT's not even something that should be a 'right wing left wing' issue. When someone is going to be that deluded and become mentally unhinged if they hear something that goes against their echo chamber there's no chance of being able to reason with them.

Unfortunately they have turned themselves political and that is why respect for them has collapsed. It was considered that they should at least appear unbiased but they don't even bother with that now. Six of the nine justices that ruled on R vs W in 1973 were Republican appointees.

Whenever you people post things like this, it's like announcing to the world you have no idea how our government works. Like you were born yesterday and then started consuming memes from the alt-right infobubble. Try a little reality. A. You have no idea what the actual facts are, just a claim for which you've seen zero evidence. You're a sucker for those. B. Poorly maintained voter rolls is not evidence of cheating. It's usually evidence of budget constraints. C. This dude took over the job last year--from a Republican--so any implication that the poor maintenance is cheating would implicate Republicans. Maybe Republicans should have decided "enough is enough" when they should have been maintaining the rolls.🙄

the Canadians were not known as the Shock Troops of the Empire because they suffered more casualties quite the opposite was the case, since Canada suffered the fewest casualties per capita in the Empire Canada's casualty rate was 0.9% by population Australia and New Zealand suffered 1.5% by population, and the UK was 2.2% the Canadians were the Shock of the Empire simply because of their aggression & savagery in close combat the Canadians were bigger, stronger, meaner, fiercer : Cowboys & Indians, Lumberjacks & Roughnecks Canada was the Wild West of the British Empire, uncivilized by the standards of the English furthermore the superior Canadian diet, more meat, more milk, just made Canadians physically larger Shock Troops tend to suffer fewer casualties by greater speed, violence & aggression Imperial Germany was actually the most civilized country on earth in 1914 so the Germans were in fact terrified of the Canadians comparative savagery some giant sized Canadian from the wilderness, perhaps a Indian warrior even about to jump into your trench and hack you to pieces at a moments notice the Canadians were not known for showing quarter nor mercy, they didn't come to take prisoners Canadian military prowess has always been influenced by the Crown's First Nations allies particularly the Iroquois God Save The King & HM Mohawk Warriors, from the Heights of Queenston to Juno Beach

Just think of it, and not too hard even.. yes its possible in this physical reality)

Indians are the 'First Immigrants' . . . (FI)

We have to trust that Trump will overcome any cheating these degenerates do get away with.

Israel freed 4 hostages by military action yesterday and killed 15 terrorists. All other Israeli hostages must be freed immediately and unharmed. Two days ago Israeli attack in east Syria sent an Islamic Republic traitor to hell as well. Keep up thr good work Israel. Victory to Israel. Death to Islamic Republic and its proxies.

The only destruction is the one you MAGA and Putin dupes are forcing on democracy in order to impose your sadistic fascist agenda. That’s the truth. LMAO You might be the most hate-filled member of this forum.

*sigh* No. Just because some says they have faith in the courts doesn’t mean they are saying they believe there are zero corrupt justice officials. Just because people say they have faith in democracy doesn’t mean they believe there are zero corrupt politicians. Just because someone says they have faith in law enforcement doesn’t mean they believe there are zero dirty cops. Just because someone says they have faith in the education system doesn’t mean they believe there are zero bad teachers. Get it? PS: “Biden has spoken” doesn’t work on liberals. We don’t worship political leaders as gods like conservatives do. Even if Biden had spoken what you claim he had (he hasn’t) a liberal would feel free to just say “so what I think he’s wrong”. I know that kind of free thinking is foreign concept for conservatives so you may need to reflect on that for a bit. Nice try. Nothing hypocritical about it. You can respect the SYSTEM and say you expect to receive a fair trial, and still call out individuals who are crooked and don’t respect the system. I can say Clarence Thomas is one corrupt judge without saying every single judge is corrupt and nobody in the country can receive a fair trial What exactly did the judge “pull”? Be specific. You’re just unhappy that you didn’t get what you wanted so you scream conspiracy. And to use your own attempt at logic against you, you’re admitting that the system is corrupt? Your original argument was that even Biden has confirmed the system is trustworthy and there’s no corruption so Thomas can’t possibly be corrupt. But now you’re saying it is corrupt? Get your story straight. What evidence do you have for that? If convicted Hunter’s sentence will likely be light with little to no jail time as he is a first time nonviolent offender and similar cases in the past have resulted in little or no jail time. Trump similarly is unlikely to see jail for a first time conviction on white collar crime. Contrary to your claim it is not “a faked up Franken law” nor was the law created recently. The laws Trump broke have always been on the books. Well you better call Pepperidge Farm because Loretta Lynch was not a judge. Nor do you have any evidence that the conversation was any kind of bribe. Like why would bill Clinton “talking to” someone cause them to change their decision. It’s not like he sent her on one of Thomas’s $500,000 vacations. By all accounts the Clinton-Lynch exchange was brief and social and not uncommon when VIPs find themselves killing time in the same place at the same time. Nobody “ran” anywhere and the case was closed on the recommendation of Republican James Comey, who publicly announced its reopening just days before the election which is largely credited for Hillary’s election loss despite the reopening not revealing any nee evidence Also Trump’s administration couldn’t dig up any dirt on Clinton despite his promises to “lock her up” And again this is evidence of the hilarious double standard: Republican gets $4 Million in “gifts”: a mountain of evidence is demanded to prove anything inappropriate happened. You know because people shower each other with millions in gifts for no reason all the time. But Bill Clinton has a chat with someone and conveniently no evidence is required to believe the wildest conspiracies.

There are lobbyists or advocates for every cause under the sun talking to politicians or MPs. That is how a democracy works. I don't know what kind system you think should replace it. The idea of having every conversation recorded on camera between a citizen or activist and his MP or some politician is totally contrary to our democratic system. Everyone has the right, be it a private citizen wanting to talk about his own beliefs about problems in society or some big shot CEO of a pharmaceutical corporation to talk to politicians. It is just nuts to suggest otherwise. Private conversation is a basic human right. It is none of your business what someone else wants to say to an MP.

A due process must be followed such as an RCMP/CSIS investigation of all the details and then if warranted charges must be laid. After that the names of politicians that have been charged with an offence would probably be made public. But until that time, I don't think the names can be made public.

So if I, a regular constituent, go to my mp to talk about something that concerns me then I have to have that conversation recorded and my personal information has to be shared with everyone? Basically you're looking for an end to privacy in Canada? What about all of the MPS aIDS and assistance? They meet with people on their behalf all the time so I guess their personal life has to be recorded as well. It's so stupid it beggers the imagination that you would even think of it.

Blasphemy! You need help. What conversations involving public's business? Any conversations between MPs or officials and the public are private. There is no right to have cameras recording what are private conversations in the political world. Sounds more like Orwell's 1984 with Big Brother watching everyone. Everyone's home had a camera that monitored everyone. Perhaps that is what you will say next.

@ironstone 2 flags: The upside-down US Flag and the Christian Nationalist flag known as the “Appeal to Heaven” or “Pine Tree” flag that recently became popular among Jan 6 rioters, election deniers and other extremists (photo of flag flying at Alito’s beach house at link below) Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home The justice’s beach house displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a symbol carried on Jan. 6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government. May 22, 2024 Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag was flown outside the Virginia home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., another provocative symbol was displayed at his vacation house in New Jersey, according to interviews and photographs. This time, it was the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which, like the inverted U.S. flag, was carried by rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Also known as the Pine Tree flag, it dates back to the Revolutionary War, but largely fell into obscurity until recent years and is now a symbol of support for former President Donald J. Trump, for a religious strand of the “Stop the Steal” campaign and for a push to remake American government in Christian terms. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html#:~:text=Another Provocative Flag Was Flown,a more Christian-minded government.

You don't understand the basic principles of democracy here. Cameras cannot be used between MPs and their constituents or Canadians. The right to private conversations about issues is a fundamental right.

Randall Flagg. Beave gets all his info from Stephen King novels. Pick a chapter, insert the word Republican a few times, bingo a Beave post.

Maybe you should be wearing the camera so you can see how silly that sounds. From today's news... almost as if it were on cue eh? https://www.yahoo.com/news/5-takes-hunter-biden-laptop-100036555.html BTW, some of those former analysts were rewarded with Biden administration jobs after they signed the letter. Here's a quote from the article (in bold below)... it appears that Politico is now distancing themselves from the story they ran using the self same "plausible deniability" option that I suggested would be a likely first choice. There was a reason that only ex-members of the intelligence community were recruited to sign this letter and act as spokesmen for the Russian hoax angle. Here it is in today's news. But the thing that is truly news worthy here is that 51 intelligence analysts were actually able to agree on something (meaning anything). It's a bloody rare thing and I remember laughing at the idea the very first time I read about the letter they signed. Now is that paranoia or does recognizing the humour in it come from drinking beer with argumentative intelligence analysts during extended vacations. When asked for comment, Politico stressed that its article made clear that claims of potential Russian interference were the opinions of the former intelligence officials, not the outlet itself.

They traded Canada's nuclear secrets for a busload of illegals at the nominating meeting. China gave them a free all expenses paid trip for 1/338th of an influence!

Or with common sense. Or reason and logic. Or facts. They all point to you being wrong so...... The very fact that our government right now is only in power because a third party is propping it up makes your statement that there are only two parties in Canada who run everything absolutely asinine.

The democrats ability for hypocrisy is absolutely Olympic. We have seen this many times. And this is no different, they are arguing against claims that the judge in the trump trial may have had bias by shaming people for daring to question our elected judges and demanding that we have faith in the system and that the system works and anyone who questions that is a terrible person. Followed by all republican judges are corrupt and we should do something about our corrupt judicial system and the system can't be trusted. And those viewpoints come about 5 minutes apart. Today's left wing, people! TA DAAAAA! Round of applause for these guys, they're here all week.

Yes most makeup is crap. That shade of lipstick you're wearing doesn't suit you.

The left: "He's a black conservative! We will keep the blacks on our metaphorical plantation if we make an example of him!" We've seen this playbook before. No one is dumb enough to care. But please, keep showing your racism. "My goodness gracious," he said as he reacted to the polling average, which showed Trump's support among Black voters more than doubled to 22% compared to 2020. Biden, meanwhile, saw a 12% drop, though he still holds a 47-point lead.

You're not making any sense. LMAO "when Penguin Random House" what? Harlan Crow has had a number of cases before the SCOTUS in the last 20 years. Duh Report: Harlan Crow Has a Stake in 4 SCOTUS Cases — and Thomas Hasn't Recused Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. One key case that Crow has a stake in is Loper Bright Enterprises v. ... CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America. ... Acheson Hotels LLC v. Laufer. ... Moore v. U.S. Oct 11, 2023 Report: Harlan Crow Has a Stake in 4 SCOTUS Cases - Truthout You're LYING as usual. 🤮

While I agree with your conclusion, I doubt Russia has any designs on west Ukraine.

Why would you expect them to be different today than they were yesterday or the day before?

All Canadians are immigrants, or descended from them. There are no indigenous people in Canada. Everybody came from somewhere or are the children of those who did. Basically if we get rid of the immigrants and their descendants this is an empty country

There are no international laws governing immigration. That's what the voters want. It remains to be seen if that's what the political class wants. It's certainly not what the Liberals or NDP want. Damn those Jews for... defending themselves! So you don't want Jews but you want lots and lots of Muslims. Wouldn't you just be happier to move to a Muslim country?

Again that is your opinion, you've yet to prove that Israel during it's planning phases for each attack does not include the safety of civilians...every military does to be in line with the signed Geneva conventions... Sorry that the smallest they come in, for a guided munition... so there was consideration for collateral damage... i would say a tragic mistake was made, incompetence on that one individual, you can't paint the entire army for one persons mistake...they are all not as perfect as you are... Then you misunderstanding the ROE, depending on the hams targets value, ie commander or other high value target then collateral damage to civilians can be overlooked...but for a normal grunt in the field, unless he is holding up an entire unit with machine gun fire then normally civilian lives take precedence.. Actually those aren't my words but another posters, i was using your reply as an example....depending on the circumstances on the ground that remark might be true. AAHH that how hamas estimates civilian deaths just pulls them from their orifices... That's not how this works, deaths and injuries are reported by morgue or hospital units...and confirmed by red cross or other Agency...Both sides use different weapons systems which leave different entrance and exit wounds....easy to say who killed who...

WTF, Gaza has been controlled by Hamas since 2005, if there is a concentration camp it is of their own making....West bank is under occupation and must follow Israelis laws, had it not taken part in previous conflicts this might not be the case... As if the latest terrorist attacks is an excuse to do what they did present or past is a huge lie...Nothing could possible explain or give credence to what they done on Oct 7...You suggesting it, is fu*ked up on your part...explaining your ignorance on what a concentration camp is, and what happened within them...Below are concentration camps one from the NAZI's and one from the Serbs...we don't see anything like it in Gaza...or the west bank...

I’m amazed Ukraine has managed to hang on this long against a former superpower. However, given that we know what happens to Ukrainians in territory taken by the Russians, we should support them as long as they want to fight for their freedom even though the odds are stacked against them.

Maybe I'm mixed up, but I don't remember August being such a nonsense poster years ago. He's been on this forum longer than most of us, but I don't recall it being pointless, nothing-blather like it usually is now. 🤷‍♂️

It's refugees, prioritized from a war zone. No different from what we have done with Ukraine etc.

Pretty much all political party's are on the payroll of Israel and AIPAC. Ariel Sharon once said in the Knessett that we own America. Israel dictates to Americas state department on foreign policy. It is full of Zionists. Believe it or not. 🤗

Of course corrupt Nazi Zelensky can never be seen as bloodthirsty with you, right. He is your darling hero, eh? All that Nazi did was shut down churches, eliminated other political party's and he takes most of the money sent to him in aid to help fight his war with Putin. You do know that Zelensky has a nice two million dollar home in Florida, just waiting for him when the war is over. Gawd only knows what else he has bought with American aid. In Ukraine, it sure pays to be a crook and a bloodthirsty pos. Disgusting 🤡

First they lied to impeach Trump...twice. Then they lied about Hunter's laptop an committed election fraud. Then they stacked a court and convicted Trump on un-provable charges. I say...the Republicans need to stack a court in rural Texas and haul in Hilary, all 50 of those who lied about that laptop, Schiff, and a whole bunch of 'em...and find them all guilty of treason. All of them.