Dave Barry wrote a column around 20 years ago that still holds true. He said if you pulled over to the side of the road with a flat tire, Republicans wouldn’t stop to help. Democrats would stop and try to help, but would end up setting your car on fire.
From: Chuck McCown Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 12:40 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Donald Trump Says He Might Block Money Transfers toMexico - WSJ Back a hunnert years or so ago, the guvmnt came to Utah, confiscated all the property of the rascally Mormon church and generally set up martial law. One of the requirements for Utah to get into the union was to ensure that there was an equal two party system here. So, Brigham Young had the local bishops draw a line down the middle of the congregation and told those on the left they were to be Democrats and those on the right Republicans. Since that time, folks have slid over on the pews such that there are very few sitting on the left... From: Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 11:33 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Donald Trump Says He Might Block Money Transfers to Mexico - WSJ +1. California finally took the ability of the legislature to gerrymander away a couple years ago. As the legislature was heavily democratic, the belief was that the un-gerrymandered districts would become more balanced. Unexpected was that the new un-gerrymandered districts became more democratic. I guess the legislature wasn't very good at how they gerrymandered. They're still trying to figure out how that happened, but it's pretty clear that the new districts are much more sane in the way they are drawn. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 4/7/2016 9:28 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: The only people that like gerrymandering are the people in office. Gerrymandering is not partisan or ideological. Both sides do it. Both sides suck because of it. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Sean Heskett" mailto:af...@zirkel.us To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2016 11:06:31 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Donald Trump Says He Might Block Money Transfers to Mexico - WSJ The 42 member "freedom caucus" in the house only exists because of gerrymandering. They are in districts that are so skewed that only a super conservative "republican" could ever win. As for voter ID there is tons of evidence that absentee ballots have a lot of voter fraud but in person voting the fraud is less than .01%. All the voter ID laws are designed to suppress in person voting with an illegal "poll tax". Oh sure the ID might be "free" but the birth certificate you need to produce costs money. Also in texas you can use your hunting or fishing license but you can't use a student ID...even if the student ID was issued by a state school. Tell me exactly how those two things in this country are 1. Fair 2. Make America great?!?! -Sean On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: "conservative minority" HAH! Most people are in the middle and couldn't give a shit less, while indeed a minority fight for or against most things. "Progressive liberals" often forget the difference between legal and illegal immigration. If the "conservative minority" is gerrymandering districts in Illinois, they sure aren't very good at it. Both parties gerrymander and it sucks. You need an ID to do almost everything else in your life, why should the most important thing be any different? BTW: I'd like to welcome unchecked emotion to a mostly logical conversation. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sean Heskett" <af...@zirkel.us> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2016 1:16:11 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Donald Trump Says He Might Block Money Transfers to Mexico - WSJ "The Wall" is a stupid, ignorant and an expensive attempt to solve a non-issue...PERIOD! My great grandfather was an immigrant from Italy...when no one liked Italians. Italy was poor and invading north africa his motivation was the same as all the South Americans coming here now (I say South Americans because most of the illegal immigrants are forms Countries south of Mexico) He forbade my grandmother from learning Italian because at that time the Italians were looked down upon (early 1900's) Totally shameful that everyone has the "close the gate behind me" mentality. America (not 'merica) is built on immigrants. Those who have no compassion for the Syrians fleeing oppression or the South Americans migrating north for a better life are just plain stupid in my opinion. As a progressive liberal - yeah I said it and I'm fucking proud of being a progressive liberal - im so sick and tired of the agenda of this country being driven by this damn conservative minority who would rather see their neighbor fail. And yes it is a conservative minority because they have to gerrymander districts and enact "voter ID" laws in order to win. Social security and Medicare/Medicade are vital to our well being and prevent the old, sick and poor from dying on the streets. I could go on and on but #fucktrump and #fuckcruze their policies and rhetoric have no place in a "civilized" society. What the happened to "love thy neighbor"?!?!? Seriously WTF? I can't wait to see the republican convention contort itself into a million pieces...you reap what you sow. America is already fucking great! Sorry for all the cursing but it really chaps my hide to see American politicians act this poorly. 2 cents -Sean On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: Guys, I am not a Trump fan boy, so let’s make this disclaimer up front. However, there is a LOT of street smarts in this guy. The negotiation is just that… a negotiation. IF he gets in, and starts this process and is bound and determined to make it happen, extremities can be discussed (or thrown out there as shots across the bow), and then adjustments get made. The point of a wall WILL be built, coming from him, gets it started, and having Mexico start to feel the pinch (in whatever way that takes) will get people’s attention. Is “the wall” THE answer to immigration challenges? Of course not. Is it helpful and one part of the total solution needed? absolutely. There IS NO border with the U.S. right now. What is there is a façade. Trump is crude and I wish he would tone down the rhetoric a bit (for everybody’s benefit, including himself), but this country needs action in so, so many areas and nobody seems to have the gonads to do anything that isn’t buried in PC or politics or corruption or power or all of the above. I acknowledge that I may be naïve or optimistic on the subject. But, I still believe in America and its strength and there is been absolutely nothing done in recent time to maintain or increase its strength… only further dilution and division and flailing discourse at an unprecedented level historically. Not a Trump fan, but “let’s have some balls and fix our country fan” Paul From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 7:10 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] OT Donald Trump Says He Might Block Money Transfers to Mexico - WSJ What a fucking idiot idea....from a fucking idiot.... did I say fucking idiot..oh yes I did http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-he-might-block-money-transfers-to-mexico-1459892237