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Well, if you want to sponsor low life's from China who come here and 'decided' to go on welfare I think YOU should pay. If on the other hand you sponsor a family who come here to work and work hard and they become destitute for a time and need welfare to get back on their feet then I don't think you should have to repay their assistance. Moral: don't sponsor lazy, low life family members (and I am not throwing stones as I have plenty of those).


Like I said in the post above...
If I were to sponsor a relative from China and he/she decided to go on welfare then I would be the one held responsible for paying back the county.
 

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No worries DF, your income and assets would be counted as your sponsee’s income and assets if they were applying for welfare. Look it up.

You wouldn’t have to pay back a dime because they would be considered too wealthy to qualify for any type of assistance.
 

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I have been in the US long enough to understand the far left agendas. I have been trying to explain to all the new Chinese immigrants I meet about the far left agendas, and they are beginning to see the lights.

Good lord. Let's hope they have a mind of their own!
 

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No worries DF, your income and assets would be counted as your sponsee’s income and assets if they were applying for welfare. Look it up.

You wouldn’t have to pay back a dime because they would be considered too wealthy to qualify for any type of assistance.
Ok, I'll ask my friends about that rule. :confused:
 

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Good lord. Let's hope they have a mind of their own!
No they don't...That's why I had to explain to them about the Democratic (Socialist) Party.
 

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This is going around at the moment, and I thought this would be a good place for it. It's brilliant. Gotta love the Brits.

Someone on Quora asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote this magnificent response:

A few things spring to mind.

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.

So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.

I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface.

Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.

Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.

Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that.

He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat.

He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead.

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:

Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.
You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.
This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss.

After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.

God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart.

In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish:

'My God… what… have… I… created?

If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.
 

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If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.

:lol:

 

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I watched the cold open from "Saturday Night Live" this morning. I really enjoyed this.

 

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And in other news, Donald Trump's staunch supporter Roger Stone posted a picture on the internet of the judge who ordered a partial gag order on him next to a picture of cross hairs. She has ordered him back to court. :))

"Mr. Stone has fiercely declared his innocence, saying he was 'prepared to fight for my life' during the trial.

According to the order setting Mr. Stone’s conditions of release, filed in January, he is out on bond.

Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond, said in an interview that Judge Jackson had broad discretion under criminal law to penalize Mr. Stone for his behavior. She could decide to simply give him a stern lecture in court, or she could revoke his bail, Professor Tobias said.

'I think it’s pretty clear that you cannot threaten a federal judge,' he said. 'Every lawyer in federal court knows that.'"

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/us/roger-stone-instagram-judge.html
 
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I had just left Pricescope for "The New York Times" when I saw this article. Good for the Ole Miss team. Protesting blatant, disgusting racism is called by some "playing the race card". People who use that term are using a shortcut with language, perhaps because they are unequipped to express themselves in English. I mean, what the heck is a "race card" except a mixed metaphor?

"Feb. 23, 2019

OXFORD, Miss. — Eight University of Mississippi men’s basketball players knelt during the national anthem before their game against Georgia on Saturday, responding to a pro-Confederate rally taking place on campus.

Minutes before tipoff, the teams formed lines for the anthem. As “The Star-Spangled Banner” began, six players from the Rebels took a knee and bowed. Toward the end of the anthem, two teammates joined them.

With the gesture, the Mississippi players joined an array of athletes who have protested racial injustice by taking a knee during the anthem, following an example set in 2016 by Colin Kaepernick, a former N.F.L. quarterback."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/sports/ole-miss-anthem-protest-kneel.html
 

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The House of Representatives voted today, albeit in a nonbinding resolution, to have The Mueller report made public. It is notable that The Republicans did not attempt to stand in the way of having the entire report see the light of day. The vote was nearly unanimous (420 to 0); four Republicans voted present.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/us/politics/mueller-report-public.html
 

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Trump has gone after Senator John McCain, besmirching his memory in death as he besmirched his name in life. The Senate and all Republicans who failed to stand up for Senator McCain's memory should be ashamed. Lindsey Graham should be especially ashamed because he acted as if Senator McCain was a friend, but now remains silent. Only Senator Romney said a word. Mrs. McCain has received vile messages from Trump supporters making death threats against her family due to Trump's enmity towards her late husband, an American hero. I disagreed with the late Senator to the end. I hated it that he voted for the supposed tax cut, in reality a tax break for the rich. The man was as conservative as they come and irascible to boot. He was the soul of integrity, however, and no one should be allowed to tarnish his memory without being confronted on it.

https://theweek.com/video/793333/7-scathing-cartoons-about-trumps-petty-response-john-mccains-death

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@AGBF , did you happen to see the Mitt Romney and Eric Stalwell’s Twitter exchange?

Romney tweeted: I can’t understand why the President would once again, disparage a man as exemplary as my friend John McCain: heroic, courageous, patriotic, honorable, self-effacing, self-sacrificing, empathetic, and driven by duty, country and God.

Eric Stalwell answered his tweet with: He does it because he thinks you and your GOP senate colleagues will let him get away with it. Fight his hate with all you have. Nothing less than our democracy is on the line. No more
half-in, half-concerned, We’re counting on you Senator.
 

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HI Calliecakes. Love what you posted. I was missing reading you.

So, we wait for the report. I am disappointed no indictments for Don JR. or Kushner. It may be anti-climatic and we may get little info. Perhaps more fights will go on.

I was hoping Trumps behavior this week signified he knows what is coming down the pike and doesn't like it, but he could just be his crazy old self. Javanka is annoying me this week. Although, I will give a lot of credit to Kushner if he pulls off the land deal. I, myself had thought that if they could find some land for the Palestinians, then perhaps we would have peace in the area. I'm not exactly sure what they are proposing in exchange for the Golan Heights.

Did you catch how they all lied about the security clearances. Ivanca just lied without a twitch. I am going to say something that is bitchy, but I have been wanting to say it for awhile. Everything about these people are fake. Ivanca used to have a lovely looking body until , I guess daddy wanted, a breast size like Stormy Daniels on his little girl, so she had breast implants of very large size. Every time I see her from the side, I just shake my head. OK, enough of that. I said it!

Annette
 

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Is anybody still hoping that the president will do a good job? Another day, another tantrum.

He walkied into a meeting (that was supposed to be about infrastructure) with The Speaker of the House and Chuck Schumer; did not sit down; said that The Speaker had said something "terrible" about him...well...you read it. He walked out within three minutes. No business done. He said he couldn't work with them (The Speaker and The Senate Minority Leader) until they stopped investigating him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/politics/trump-pelosi-schumer.html
 

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@AGBF, Are we really to believe that Trump showed up today to meet with Pelosi and Schumer to discuss infrastructure? This was yet another Trump drama filled temper tantrum to get out of having a meeting with Democrats. He could care less about what the people of our country need. it’s always me, me, me with him. Today was a prime example of this.
 

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How can any rational person not wonder what he's hiding with all this behavior? I get that if one honestly believes they have done nothing wrong, being investigated for a long period of time would be upsetting, but his behavior and the behavior of those around him is so incredibly, suspiciously over-the-top.
 

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Isn't that obstruction in itself, refusing to work with congress unless they stop investigating him? Or at the very least dereliction of duty?
 

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Is anybody still hoping that the president will do a good job? Another day, another tantrum.

He walkied into a meeting (that was supposed to be about infrastructure) with The Speaker of the House and Chuck Schumer; did not sit down; said that The Speaker had said something "terrible" about him...well...you read it. He walked out within three minutes. No business done. He said he couldn't work with them (The Speaker and The Senate Minority Leader) until they stopped investigating him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/politics/trump-pelosi-schumer.html
What did you expected Trump to say when she accused Trump of a "cover up" minutes before the meeting?. Pelosi knew exactly what she was saying. Her and Schumer had no interest of talking about infrastructure.
 

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Trump knew exactly what he was doing and he didn’t want to discuss the costs of infrastructure. He even came with signs to post on the podium. Of course Pelosi and Schumer wanted to have these discussions. Trump stayed for three minutes before throwing his tantrum and didn’t put what was best for the country ahead of what was best for Trump. As always with this President, it’s all about distracting people from what he doesn’t want them to focus on. He doesn’t get to neglect his responsibilities as President. It’s Trump job to look out for what is best for ALL Americans. Clinton had to continue his responsibilities while he was under investigation. Congress is doing the job they were elected to do.

Maybe Trump should not have run for president if he didn’t want his dirty unscrupulous deeds being exposed.

Many of us see Trymp for the lying unethical conman he is. I have no idea how you could listen to him saying that “ he doesn’t do cover ups” and not think of the famous Nixon quote that “ he is not a crook” .
 

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Many of us see Trymp for the lying unethical conman he is. I have no idea how you could listen to him saying that “ he doesn’t do cover ups” and not think of the famous Nixon quote that “ he is not a crook” .
There are "cover ups" alright. Barr will uncover the cover ups.
 

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I no longer pay attention for my own sanity. He's utterly off his rocker and he's in such terrible health that I think he will be gone soon.
 

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Trump knew exactly what he was doing and he didn’t want to discuss the costs of infrastructure. He even came with signs to post on the podium. Of course Pelosi and Schumer wanted to have these discussions. Trump stayed for three minutes before throwing his tantrum and didn’t put what was best for the country ahead of what was best for Trump. As always with this President, it’s all about distracting people from what he doesn’t want them to focus on. He doesn’t get to neglect his responsibilities as President. It’s Trump job to look out for what is best for ALL Americans. Clinton had to continue his responsibilities while he was under investigation. Congress is doing the job they were elected to do.

Maybe Trump should not have run for president if he didn’t want his dirty unscrupulous deeds being exposed.

Many of us see Trymp for the lying unethical conman he is. I have no idea how you could listen to him saying that “ he doesn’t do cover ups” and not think of the famous Nixon quote that “ he is not a crook” .
I believe his supporters know he is a conman and love him anyway. They may even like him more for it. As long as he isn’t a “dirty, whining liberal” they are happy. To most of his supporters this is a sports game and they are rooting for their team.
 

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My husband travels for work- his company is based in France and Madrid so he has a passport. My kids and I will be getting one ASAP. I will not raise my daughter in a country where she has no control over her own body. I hope this insanity stops soon.

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My husband travels for work- his company is based in France and Madrid so he has a passport. My kids and I will be getting one ASAP. I will not raise my daughter in a country where she has no control over her own body. I hope this insanity stops soon.

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Don't move to Iran, although it is probably better than Saudi Arabia. I really, really hate Saudi Arabia although I wish no harm to the people there. I hate the government and the religious establishment. I want the war in Yemen stopped. I want Jared Kushner's and Trump's financial ties with Saudi Arabia and the UAE laid open. I want to know how our foreign policy with Iran and Qatar has been affected by their finances. Oh...and don't move to Iran or Saudi Arabia. The people in Iran are supposedly nice and supposedly love westerners, but the government is full of religious fanatics. It's not a good country to be a woman, even if it's better than Alabama. :))
 
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