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“JD Vance surely blew this opportunity to define socialism and pin it on all the far-left Democrats and their candidates up for election in November. Unfortunately, Republicans, including the president, do not properly prepare themselves to answer these ‘meatball’ questions and to take full advantage of opportunities. Who is responsible, within the Republican Party, to make sure this is fixed?” —South Carolina
“Yes indeed — the VP struck out! Woulda, coulda, shoulda. Pay attention, Mr. Vance — Election Day looms. And you never know, you might get asked this again. Or even better, you might want to make a direct frontal assault on this topic and do it on a regular basis over the next couple of weeks. Voters typically have short memories, so please get ready to fire when ready!” —North Carolina
“Just another reason why Marco Rubio would be a far superior choice for conservatives in 2028. I really hope he doesn’t decide that if JD runs, he won’t.” —California
Re: Dems Are Intentionally Blind to Fraud
“How else will Democrats, or any politicians, get support without buying it? Fraud is the easiest, as government is so large it’s difficult to locate because there is no true oversight.” —Montana
“They are none so blind as those who will not see. If the elected nabobs, regardless of party, do not see such evident fraud, then it is time to ‘down check’ their physicals and send them out the door. But only after a total financial audit. How many of them are now millionaires, but weren’t when first elected to office? How can so many ‘just common folk’ afford to maintain residences in such opulent neighborhoods in so many cities? Even the unearned raises they’ve voted themselves cannot cover those expenses. And that is after only two years of slurping from the public trough. Are they also eligible for Social Security? Why are they exempt from the cost of medical treatment, even if they cut the military budget?” —Texas
“Why would the Democrats investigate fraud in blue states? The fraudsters are their voting base!” —Illinois
Re: Omar’s Birthdate Change Matters a Lot
“Wasn’t her father one of those who brought war to her homeland and ran here to America to escape being hunted for the many people he fought to erase? That would mean he lied on his application! Also, isn’t it written that part of becoming a U.S. citizen is that you must not have any allegiance to another country except the United States of America?” —Michigan
“Her birthdate was official information in Minnesota until her DC job, when her citizenship was questioned and her birthdate altered to fit her father’s supposed naturalization. President Trump has not been ‘hasseling’ her for the last 10 years. She wasn’t elected until November 2018, being sworn in on 01/03/2019. The illegal search and seizure of Trump’s home was cheered by Omar. Recent information has verified that the action was pure politicization by the Biden administration. Not a word of regret or apology from those who cheered it. Omar’s history of anti-Americanism is pretty well documented.” —Alabama
Re: Should America Do Public Executions Again?
“It is sickeningly ironic that Hollywood has been depicting executions on the silver screen for decades! We award little golden statues to them for that. Secretary Hegseth is not doing anything out of the ordinary in light of the ‘entertainment’ we already see. The only difference is that, in Mr. Hegseth’s version, there are no actors and they don’t appear in the next episode. I wonder if the message — that America will deal harshly with anti-American terror — will simply incite more insane martyrdom from the radical Islam front.” —Indiana
“Thank you for this good summation of the execution plans, Mr. Baldwin. The live stream will mostly send the message to the world that we are a terrorist country against everyone — a lie that will traverse the world a million times before the truth gets out. Perhaps just announcing it’s to be done and then announcing it’s done is the wiser way.” —California
Re: A ‘Go Woke, Go Broke’ Case Study
“As a corporate neighbor of Nike’s headquarters here in Oregon, nobody should be shocked that this company lost $215 billion in market cap — because it’s in an elitist leftist bubble.” —Oregon
“Michael Jordan was so correct: Republicans buy sports equipment too! The University of Oregon is so far to the left that it helped turn Eugene and Oregon into a major breading ground for Antifa. I disposed of all my Nike athletic gear 20 years ago and have not purchased anything Nike ever since.” —Washington
“I have not bought anything with a Nike logo on it for decades, in part because of Nike’s woke garbage but also because it grooms kids to believe they have to have exorbitantly priced Swoosh products made in communist Chinese labor markets.” —Florida
“Time to disengage from all of these worthless entities.” —Wisconsin
“‘The Nobel Peace Prize ... has become not only irrelevant but morally dangerous.’ The Nobel Peace Prize became irrelevant on October 9, 2009, when it was awarded to Barack Obama, ostensibly for ‘extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.’ In reality, it was awarded for being elected as the first half-black, socialist president of the U.S.” —Virginia
Re: Producing Small Coins Doesn’t Make Any Cents
“$56 million? So that would be about 14 million pennies. We’ve been minting pennies for over 200 years. Just curious, where are they all going?” —Texas
“I guess I can no longer say, ‘A penny for your thoughts.’” —South Carolina
Re: A Warning Shot
“Prayer to the Omnipotent Sovereign God is essential for our nation and our own well-being. Thank you again for your messages and reminders.” —Montana
“Charlie Kirk was exciting the young people about God, religion, Rule of Law, and the Constitution, so someone had to kill him.” —Minnesota
“Thank you, Ron, for this ‘it hit home’ piece. We as a nation have turned our back on God, and now we are feeling his wrath. We will continue to pray for God’s mercy.” —Florida
