[Keefelane66]

The Villages golf apparel makes me golf better than Adidas’s

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jdulej

The link is behind a pay wall, but I don't consider the WSJ to provide fair reporting anyway.

Woah, WSJ not fair? I found them very fair, just too conservative for my taste. I have no problem quoting them as a reliable source.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

That is why so many come to the US for their surgery...

The super-rich Canadians come here for surgery because they think so highly of themselves that they NEED people to JUMP quickly to serve them (like their personal medical slaves). They know that their money ($) will JUMP them to the front of the line in the US.
........It IS nothing more than that !

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

The super-rich Canadians come here for surgery because they think so highly of themselves that they NEED people to JUMP quickly to serve them (like their personal medical slaves). They know that their money ($) will JUMP them to the front of the line in the US.
........It IS nothing more than that !

So you're fond of our neighbors to the north. Any other countries you would like to bash at this time??????

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by jimbomaybe

And then pick the one (s) that are the closest to your already established opinion

For example, when I watch a particular TV channel at 8 PM ........I get 10 minutes of his opinion piece. If I pay close attention, if find that he "fast-talks" quickly through some false statements (lies) while sprinkling in some real facts (truth).
.......If you pay attention, then the combination of 80% truth and 20% lies - is setting up a "big Picture" theme that is designed to plant the idea that the TV network (owned by some jerk British guy) wants the viewer to internalize. Thus, it is simply PROPAGANDA ! And it is designed to SLOWLY seep into the minds of the audience.
.........This TV channel is very successful at what it does. I am sure that their purpose is to WEAKEN the strong will of the Ameican people. What I and many other experts do NOT know is WHY they would WANT to DO such a terrible and unpatriotic thing...............best guess.....maybe it is for POWER that they MIGHT get if they succeeded at their US anarchy ??????????

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I always wondered why consumers are willing to pay EXTRA for company advertisements emblazoned on their chests, hats, hoodies. I get the little Levi's tag or the swish on the side of your sneaker. Most normal people don't look there to see what brand a person is wearing.

But shirts, hoodies, hats that have the company logo big enough that the casual observer can't possibly miss it - why aren't those people being paid to advertise those companies? Why are you all paying for it?

Same thing with buying cars from dealerships. They should be paying me to have their sticker on the back of my car.

I agree about car dealer stickers or around the license plate. I get rid of them. They don't pay me for advertising for them!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Who is he? And what is wrong with providing jobs to immigrants? My grandparents got started here like that

When your grandfather came to the US, the population was probably less than 200 million people. The US had the room and infrastructure to support them......THEN. Today our highways and bridges are falling apart and houses cost over $400,000.........that is due to OVERPOPULATION. So, today people are outraged at ILLEGALS entering the southern border. And many think that we need to turn down the faucet on EVEN legal immigration.
.....Hope that answers your question.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

So you're fond of our neighbors to the north. Any other countries you would like to bash at this time??????

Not bashing the wonderful people of Canada and the very interesting ones in TV Land here. Just bashing the TOP 1/2 of 1 percenters that think of themselves as TOO GOOD to use their own country's SOLID National Health Care........which by the way, I am very JEALOUS of and wish that the US had.
..........I am sure that others may disagree, but I find that MONEY usually tends to CORRUPT and that individuals in the upper 10% are often jerks.......like Jarad, Zuckerberg, Koch, Musk, and Jeff Bezos. Some people may idolize them, of course. But, obviously, I am NOT one of them!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

The super-rich Canadians come here for surgery because they think so highly of themselves that they NEED people to JUMP quickly to serve them (like their personal medical slaves). They know that their money ($) will JUMP them to the front of the line in the US.
........It IS nothing more than that !

Unbelievable... Just unbelievable... The thoughts that rattle around up there never cease to amaze!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

For example, when I watch a particular TV channel at 8 PM ........I get 10 minutes of his opinion piece. If I pay close attention, if find that he "fast-talks" quickly through some false statements (lies) while sprinkling in some real facts (truth).
.......If you pay attention, then the combination of 80% truth and 20% lies - is setting up a "big Picture" theme that is designed to plant the idea that the TV network (owned by some jerk British guy) wants the viewer to internalize. Thus, it is simply PROPAGANDA ! And it is designed to SLOWLY seep into the minds of the audience.
.........This TV channel is very successful at what it does. I am sure that their purpose is to WEAKEN the strong will of the Ameican people. What I and many other experts do NOT know is WHY they would WANT to DO such a terrible and unpatriotic thing...............best guess.....maybe it is for POWER that they MIGHT get if they succeeded at their US anarchy ??????????

Exhibit B...

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Unbelievable... Just unbelievable... The thoughts that rattle around up there never cease to amaze!

You call them "thoughts"?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

When your grandfather came to the US, the population was probably less than 200 million people. The US had the room and infrastructure to support them......THEN. Today our highways and bridges are falling apart and houses cost over $400,000.........that is due to OVERPOPULATION. So, today people are outraged at ILLEGALS entering the southern border. And many think that we need to turn down the faucet on EVEN legal immigration.
.....Hope that answers your question.

No, our bridges and highways are falling apart due to LACK OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE... Typically in cities run by incompetents...

And I haven't seen ANYONE post ANYTHING about wanting to stop LEGAL immigration...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Not bashing the wonderful people of Canada and the very interesting ones in TV Land here. Just bashing the TOP 1/2 of 1 percenters that think of themselves as TOO GOOD to use their own country's SOLID National Health Care........which by the way, I am very JEALOUS of and wish that the US had.
..........I am sure that others may disagree, but I find that MONEY usually tends to CORRUPT and that individuals in the upper 10% are often jerks.......like Jarad, Zuckerberg, Koch, Musk, and Jeff Bezos. Some people may idolize them, of course. But, obviously, I am NOT one of them!

Jealousy is not an attractive trait. You should work on that...

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

For example, when I watch a particular TV channel at 8 PM ........I get 10 minutes of his opinion piece. If I pay close attention, if find that he "fast-talks" quickly through some false statements (lies) while sprinkling in some real facts (truth).
.......If you pay attention, then the combination of 80% truth and 20% lies - is setting up a "big Picture" theme that is designed to plant the idea that the TV network (owned by some jerk British guy) wants the viewer to internalize. Thus, it is simply PROPAGANDA ! And it is designed to SLOWLY seep into the minds of the audience.
.........This TV channel is very successful at what it does. I am sure that their purpose is to WEAKEN the strong will of the Ameican people. What I and many other experts do NOT know is WHY they would WANT to DO such a terrible and unpatriotic thing...............best guess.....maybe it is for POWER that they MIGHT get if they succeeded at their US anarchy ??????????

Everyone agrees there is a lot of propaganda served up as "news" today. What is hard to agree on is which side is news and which side is propaganda.

I am going to go out on a limb and say both are propaganda.

And I am going to suggest, a thought experiment. And hope people will think and not just jump to the easy answer "the other guys". The experiment is, ask yourself WHO profits buy the destabilization of the US?

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

When your grandfather came to the US, the population was probably less than 200 million people. The US had the room and infrastructure to support them......THEN. Today our highways and bridges are falling apart and houses cost over $400,000.........that is due to OVERPOPULATION. So, today people are outraged at ILLEGALS entering the southern border. And many think that we need to turn down the faucet on EVEN legal immigration.
.....Hope that answers your question.

Well, I usually agree with you posts. This time I will take some exceptions.

1. Infrastructure is falling apart because it was built but never maintained. Everything used needs maintenance, and maintenance is expensive and not a sexy political issue. So, kick the can time.

2. Illegal immigrants have been used as a political kick toy for decades or longer - Google the "repatriate" movement sometime in the 1930's I think when the government rounded up all the illegals in buses and bused them back to Mexico. It could be solved, but neither party wants to solve it, because then they can't get the based **** off every 4 years.