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kalm wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:39 pm
SDHornet wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:04 pm

Yes, then he shouldn't be running if he is not medically capable.
My mom had a major stroke when she was 41. She returned to work within a few months and continued her career. Her speech was one of the last things to return. She has lingering issues for the rest of her life but it didn’t hamper her job.
That's great to hear. My grandma had a stroke (more like series of strokes) and was in a mostly vegetative state for a decade before passing.

Back to this issue, does it make sense to put a senate seat in the hands of someone who might have medical issues for the rest of their life? This person is going to weigh in on issues that impact all of the nation seeing as its a Senate seat. Seems like the Donks could/should have done a better job at vetting their candidate...same goes for the conks for picking Dr. Oz.
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SDHornet wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:45 pm
kalm wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:39 pm

My mom had a major stroke when she was 41. She returned to work within a few months and continued her career. Her speech was one of the last things to return. She has lingering issues for the rest of her life but it didn’t hamper her job.
That's great to hear. My grandma had a stroke (more like series of strokes) and was in a mostly vegetative state for a decade before passing.

Back to this issue, does it make sense to put a senate seat in the hands of someone who might have medical issues for the rest of their life? This person is going to weigh in on issues that impact all of the nation seeing as its a Senate seat. Seems like the Donks could/should have done a better job at vetting their candidate...same goes for the conks for picking Dr. Oz.
Have you seen the mental and physical condition of the senate?

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SDHornet wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:04 pm
kalm wrote: Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:00 pm

Well he did have a stroke.

(They take time to recover from…including speech. But they do recover).
Yes, then he shouldn't be running if he is not medically capable.
I have zero issues with him running. If PA voters want to elect somebody who is not capable of performing the job, that is on the voters. We have multiple walking corpses in the Senate already.
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Potential new hottest (and youngest) member of Congress.
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BDKJMU wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 6:02 am Potential new hottest (and youngest) member of Congress.
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Well if Stefanik, Boebert, and Jordan endorse you…you’re obviously on the right team.
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Da fuq :? :suspicious: :dunce:
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:suspicious: This is nuts. You do not get practice sessions for debates at the debate venue, closed captioning at a debate. If Fetterman is too impaired to simply stand behind a podium and answer questions, he’s too impaired to be a US Senator.
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What, exactly, would they closed caption? The questions? His responses? Can he not hear clearly? Because he obviously can’t SPEAK complete sentences.
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Now Desantis is sending illegals to Matha‘s Vineyard. Lawl. Should send them to the Hamptons and every other uber wealthy limousine liberal enclave.. :nod:
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BDKJMU wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:56 pm Now Desantis is sending illegals to Matha‘s Vineyard. Lawl. Should send them to the Hamptons and every other uber wealthy limousine liberal enclave.. :nod:
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They just buss them to the surrounding communities. See Chicago.
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BDKJMU wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:56 pm Now Desantis is sending illegals to Matha‘s Vineyard. Lawl. Should send them to the Hamptons and every other uber wealthy limousine liberal enclave.. :nod:
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kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 5:59 am
BDKJMU wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:56 pm Now Desantis is sending illegals to Matha‘s Vineyard. Lawl. Should send them to the Hamptons and every other uber wealthy limousine liberal enclave.. :nod:
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With Bellhop Biden holding open the door.
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kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 5:59 am
BDKJMU wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:56 pm Now Desantis is sending illegals to Matha‘s Vineyard. Lawl. Should send them to the Hamptons and every other uber wealthy limousine liberal enclave.. :nod:
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I thought a coyote is the one who arranges getting them across the border? Do I have my pop culture slang incorrect here? Unless DeSantis is organizing border crossings to anyone willing then someone else is the coyote.

I'm not necessarily a DeSantis fan, but on this particular regard I don't really have a problem with what he's doing. If all these immigrants were just stacking up in the border states, and just being put on busses to get to the interior of the country by Border Patrol (as quite a lot are apparently) then we'd not be talking about the border at all. This is a topic almost always avoided by politicians, especially those on the left, so it's good to at least keep the news cycle fresh.
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kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 5:59 am
BDKJMU wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:56 pm Now Desantis is sending illegals to Matha‘s Vineyard. Lawl. Should send them to the Hamptons and every other uber wealthy limousine liberal enclave.. :nod:
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Well I guess DeSantis showed them… :lol:

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kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:56 am
kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 5:59 am

DeSantis…America’s #1 Coyote.
Well I guess DeSantis showed them… :lol:

NYC said the same thing until about the third busload. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:56 am
kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 5:59 am

DeSantis…America’s #1 Coyote.
Well I guess DeSantis showed them… :lol:

Good. Lets see how that libs attitude is when instead of a few do its a few dozen illegal immigrants, its a few hundred, or few thousand, or tens of thousands... :nod:
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Monday Harris: "The border is secure." Today:


Lawl.. :lol: And the predictable shrieking from the left has ensued..
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AZGrizFan wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:02 pm
kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:56 am

Well I guess DeSantis showed them… :lol:

NYC said the same thing until about the third busload. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I do think after the 3 busload (so what, something like 100 people in total or so) that NYC declared an emergency and said they were being overrun with immigrants.
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GannonFan wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:11 pm
AZGrizFan wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:02 pm

NYC said the same thing until about the third busload. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I do think after the 3 busload (so what, something like 100 people in total or so) that NYC declared an emergency and said they were being overrun with immigrants.
I think Chicago didn't even wait that long and did it on the second bus load.
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AZGrizFan wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:02 pm
kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:56 am

Well I guess DeSantis showed them… :lol:

NYC said the same thing until about the third busload. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Right…so it’s not a simple issue and one we all share in.
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kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:51 pm
AZGrizFan wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:02 pm
NYC said the same thing until about the third busload. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Right…so it’s not a simple issue and one we all share in.
We might all share in it but the border states are disproportionately impacted by it. Biden and his administration abdicated their responsibility to secure our border while leaders in these liberal enclaves cheered them on. Texas took the initiative to share the pain and the irony of the liberal complaints is rich. Maybe this will lead to our leaders actually working to secure our borders and putting in place a reasonable immigration policy rather than sticking their heads in the sand. If Texas hadn't done this, I'm confident the Biden administration would have done nothing while the crisis worsened.
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kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:51 pm
AZGrizFan wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:02 pm

NYC said the same thing until about the third busload. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Right…so it’s not a simple issue and one we all share in.
Its a very simple issue:
-Finish the wall
-End catch and release.
-Reinstate Remain in Mexico
-Reinstate Title 42.

And the 2 1/2 million encounters a year now would go down to what they were last yr under Trump, about 400-500k. Problem mostly solved.
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AZGrizFan wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:00 pm What, exactly, would they closed caption? The questions? His responses? Can he not hear clearly? Because he obviously can’t SPEAK complete sentences.
Works for Jim Jordan.. :?
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BDKJMU wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 1:56 pm
kalm wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:51 pm

Right…so it’s not a simple issue and one we all share in.
Its a very simple issue:
-Finish the wall
-End catch and release.
-Reinstate Remain in Mexico
-Reinstate Title 42.

And the 2 1/2 million encounters a year now would go down to what they were last yr under Trump, about 400-500k. Problem mostly solved.
So much faster and easier to just jail the employers hiring illegals. :thumb:
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BDKJMU wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:33 pm
:suspicious: This is nuts. You do not get practice sessions for debates at the debate venue, closed captioning at a debate. If Fetterman is too impaired to simply stand behind a podium and answer questions, he’s too impaired to be a US Senator.
Eh, I have no problem with the accommodations for Fetterman and I have no problem with Oz's three stipulations as well. If Fetterman isn't physically or mentally able to function in a debate with those conditions then I think viewers will see that and it will be up to the voters how they feel about that and if they want to cast their vote in that direction. Voters can vote for whomever they want to vote for, just show them the candidates (which this debate will show) and make their own judgements from there.
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