What Did President Trump Do Now?

Anteater · 01-26-2017, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Nice mini-deflection Trumpeater. Care to comment on this?

Mexican President: We will not pay for Trump's wall - CNNPolitics.com

Do the Trump posse realize that if he enforces tariffs in order to get Mexico to pay for the wall it will only mean higher prices for US consumers?

I was making a joke. Only a leftist stooge like you would call that deflection. But hey, at least you have good taste in prog.

He'd have that wall paid for in a few days if he could put some kind of tax on money going back into Mexico via Western Union + similar services....

...wait, I'm pretty sure we talked about this before.

**Janszoon** · 01-26-2017, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

I was making a joke. Only a leftist stooge like you would call that deflection. But hey, at least you have good taste in prog.

Please refrain from calling people names. It's a violation of our rules and just makes for a bad environment. That goes for anyone else in this thread who's doing this as well.

Lisnaholic · 01-26-2017, 05:22 AM

Here's a song that's more appropriate to the discussion than Pink Floyd's:-

Compared to Trump, the Mexican president (regularly reviled by his own people) now sounds dignified, rational and morally superior - not characteristics that I would ordinarily associate with Mexican politicians:-

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Enrique Pena Nieto said he "lamented" the plans for the barrier, adding that "Mexico doesn't believe in walls". Mr Pena Nieto told the nation in a televised address: "I've said time and again; Mexico won't pay for any wall. I regret and condemn the decision of the United States to continue construction of a wall that, for years, has divided us instead of uniting us."
But Mr Pena Nieto said his country offered "its friendship to the American people and its willingness to reach accords with their government".

**Frownland** · 01-26-2017, 07:30 AM

Depends on where it is. In some rural locations it could be the only place to get a cake for miles. Framing it as an attack on their religious freedoms is some of the most bizarre lines of thinking that I've ever heard.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-26-2017, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Depends on where it is. In some rural locations it could be the only place to get a cake for miles. Framing it as an attack on their religious freedoms is some of the most bizarre lines of thinking that I've ever heard.

ya I agree that it isn't an attack, but I just don't agree with forcing a business into doing something. the kind of person who thinks being gay is against God's will is the kind of person that I would actively try not to support.

as far as the only bakery for miles, I doubt that is much of an issue during a wedding. if you're already falling into the idea that weddings need to be an extravagant affair then I doubt the extra travel or delivery fee is going to hurt you too much.

I'm not excusing business' from being abusive or offensive either, obviously there is a fine line between firmly denying service and being a ****. you're probably a dickhead regardless, but I believe it should be within your right to be a dickhead.

Tristan_Geoff · 01-26-2017, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Yeah you're totally right if I don't want black people to get served at the counter why should the gubment make me

They can go out around back like God intended

He does have a point here.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-26-2017, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Yeah you're totally right if I don't want black people to get served at the counter why should the gubment make me

They can go out around back like God intended

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

He does have a point here.

no he doesn't. if something doesn't fit his ideals he immediately jumps to being dismissive and arrogant. pretty funny coming from someone who still thinks communism is a good system.

**Frownland** · 01-26-2017, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

no he doesn't. if something doesn't fit his ideals he immediately jumps to being dismissive and arrogant. pretty funny coming from someone who still thinks communism is a good system.

You genuinely don't see any similarity between not serving homosexuals and not serving another race?

**Frownland** · 01-26-2017, 08:08 AM

Ja. I can't get behind creating second class citizens because of people's ass-backwards beliefs.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-26-2017, 08:16 AM

If people don't want to sell cakes to gays they should be allowed just accept your business will probably suffer.

I'd rather buy gay friendly cakes myself.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Depends on where it is. In some rural locations it could be the only place to get a cake for miles. Framing it as an attack on their religious freedoms is some of the most bizarre lines of thinking that I've ever heard. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Ja. I can't get behind creating second class citizens because of people's ass-backwards beliefs. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	If people don't want to sell cakes to gays they should be allowed just accept your business will probably suffer. I'd rather buy gay friendly cakes myself.