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    02-08-2023, 08:59 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread State of the Union in The Bilge
    But she said that Biden inherited the fastest growing economy in the history of the country?! Surely any Biden success is due to Trump?!
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    02-07-2023, 11:22 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    Okay. I've said my piece. If a person is judged too irresponsible to drive a car, I don't think they should be deciding on gender reassignment...
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    02-07-2023, 10:57 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    Let's be clear - it outlaws gender reassignment treatment for minors. As for the rest and what he will attempt next, we don't need to agree with...
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    02-07-2023, 10:48 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread State of the Union in The Bilge
    Sarah Huckabee Sanders is giving the Republican rebuttal. That's scraping the bottom of the barrel!
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    02-07-2023, 10:36 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Really bad Joke of the Day in The Bilge
    Did you hear about the Scotsman who moved to Canada? He heard the advertisement "Drink Canada Dry!"
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    02-07-2023, 10:34 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    I think it's a real question being used in a cultural war. I view the OP as a broken clock telling the correct time once or twice a day (24 or 12...
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    02-07-2023, 10:30 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread State of the Union in The Bilge
    There was a lot of shouting of the type that was once condemned, especially when it was thrown at Obama. There was a lack of decorum and the press...
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    02-07-2023, 10:05 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread State of the Union in The Bilge
    He calls to "Ban assault weapons now!" and the camera shows Boebert sitting in her chair like she just smelled a fart.
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    02-07-2023, 09:52 PM
    CWSmith started a thread State of the Union in The Bilge
    Anyone watching the State of the Union address? Biden is hitting all the right notes.
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    02-07-2023, 09:15 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    Thank you and I can't disagree with you in general. Still, common sense seems to demand that there be limits on this. The proposal of setting a...
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    02-07-2023, 09:08 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Some Florida Schools Are Removing All Books in The Bilge
    I think that one of the great shames of my generation is that the internet had the potential to become the greatest repository of knowledge the world...
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    02-07-2023, 08:21 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    That makes sense. Thank you.
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    02-07-2023, 08:19 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    You had me until the last line. Yes, the Republicans are grandstanding by adopting a 1% problem while they systematically do nothing for the poor,...
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    02-07-2023, 05:48 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    I tell you what, answer my questions about healing by prayer and pedophilia and then we'll discuss genital mutilation. I want to see if you draw...
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    02-07-2023, 05:10 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    I'm wondering where those missiles come down and whether that was a reason for not shooting it down earlier.
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    02-07-2023, 05:08 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    A lot of you are saying that you prefer not to think about it. Here's the way I think of it: If a parent is opposed to medical treatment and...
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    02-07-2023, 05:00 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Some Florida Schools Are Removing All Books in The Bilge
    That's insanity. Time to move. If they like skiing, tell them to come to New Hampshire. I can recommend a great many very good public schools.
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    02-07-2023, 02:41 PM
    CWSmith started a thread I think I agree with a Republican! in The Bilge
    It had to happen sooner or later. The headline is misleading, but the text says it better. If you are judged to be too young, too inexperienced,...
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    02-07-2023, 01:52 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Old Folks Rule! in The Bilge
    If you want a laugh, go to Google and there is about a 2-minute sequence where she is trying to go toe-to-toe with John Cleese on Graham Norton. She...
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    02-07-2023, 12:32 PM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm talking about high-altitude balloons carrying largely atmospheric and cosmic ray instruments.
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    02-07-2023, 11:56 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    You say that, but a lot of circumpolar flights drifted into Russian air space from the US, Canada, and elsewhere. We admitted it. We were adults...
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    02-07-2023, 10:59 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Old Folks Rule! in The Bilge
    I can't say I'm much of a fan of Gaga, but without looking closely at her performances I'll write this off as nothing more than the off target...
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    02-07-2023, 10:53 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    CNN is reporting conversations with Pentagon types claiming that they learned useful information about the Chinese communications and that they were...
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    02-07-2023, 10:31 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Old Folks Rule! in The Bilge
    Actually, I don't. I have no idea what you're talking about. And I don't think it's just conservatives that are offended. I was and I vote...
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    02-07-2023, 10:24 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    I agree, but it raises the question of "Why?" I suppose it is possible that this was intended to be a circumpolar flight that drifted off course,...
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    02-07-2023, 09:44 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Old Folks Rule! in The Bilge
    This is a significant bit of thread drift, but sticking with the Grammys - did anyone else see the Smith/Petras performance? I must admit that I...
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    02-07-2023, 09:30 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    Richardson seems to understand it from the US perspective well.
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    02-07-2023, 09:25 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Old Folks Rule! in The Bilge
    I don't see the appeal of Swift. I do like music that has something to say and I find her music is just more teenage angst. I realize that she...
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    02-07-2023, 09:20 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    Interesting thought, but we have active encounters with the Chinese navy and air force often enough. I would think they are listening then, too.
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    02-07-2023, 09:18 AM
    CWSmith replied to a thread Chinese spy balloon over US in The Bilge
    Just to be clear, I think the "3 buses" refers to the footprint of the payload, not the weight. It looks like it was mostly photoarrays. If you...
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