POLITICAL THREAD

[FusterCluck]

I've been reading into this a bit and watching some videos. I wanted to post it in the Car thread we had going, but I'll post it here. Curious to see what people think, but it sure seems like the auto industry might be the first domino to fall in a recession.

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Yeah, I'm allover this. Another kid will be needing a ride soon and while I was planning on just buying used, I'm hawking the new prices waiting for the bottom to drop to see if I can pass wife's car over to the kids and upgrade her ride on the cheap.

The lots are overfull for domestics, but Honda a Toyota lots are still sparse, which would be my where my money goes.

Found a unicorn in 2022, though. 2017 Accord with the big V6 with 73k on it. Last year that engine was available in the Accord. 278hp is probably too much for the kids but I couldn't turn it down. I love that car and gank it over my truck every time a head is turned.

 

[JHannibalSmith]

Cartels are very dangerous and vicious, but they have never came across the likes of the US military hunting them down. Their leaders are as good as gone if or when Special Forces go after them. They better think long and hard about poking the bear. My biggest fear is what they unleash inside the US. A lot of cartel cells all over the country.

I’d send them in now & make it crystal clear that this bs won’t be tolerated, AT ALL. We’ve looked the other way long enough. And, threaten the Mexican president while you’re at it; if ANY American is harmed or shot at again by cartels, or any other pos in Mexico, then the wrath of god will be released on them, pronto.


They’re LOOONG overdue for a smack down anyway, based on the fentanyl & sex trafficking, alone. Put these MFers in their place, now. The fact that piss ants feel emboldened enough to fire on our military really burns my ass. Remind them that they aren’t dealing with corrupt Joe Biden’s weak ass, anymore.

 

[warrior-cat]

Hegseth today:

"This is not the way business has been done in the past. This is the Defense Department.

We will support the defense of the territorial integrity of the United States of America at the southern border, to include reservists, National Guard, and active duty, in compliance with the Constitution, the laws of our land, and the directives of the Commander in Chief.”

I have been saying this on here for years. We should pull out of all countries in the world unless they pay us to be there and also send troops to our borders after training them for that type of duty. We would have enough from those who came back to put them on a rotation not dissimilar to overseas deployments making it about a 6-month rotation.

 

[Girthang]

All of her people are illegals?

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All the virtue-signalers like this need to do is step up and sponsor "their people." They cry and whine instead because the thought of parting with their money, sq ft, and time is just too much.

 

[sambowieshin]

Lots of people who get pardoned don't serve their full time. I don't know the exact numbers but a small number of the worst offenders were given a commuted sentence rather than a pardon.

Many of the J6 prisoners have been imprisoned for years in deplorable conditions. You're setting the strawman on fire to equate support for pardons with assaulting police officers. You're the most butthurt anti-Trump poster on this board and it's not even close.

I am an American that is opposed to criminals beating up cops then being pardoned by the clown that sent them there.
It's not complicated.
You're either for or against beating cops then getting a get out of jail free card.
You are for it and a perfect example of America's decline.

 

[sambowieshin]

I don’t really care, Margaret.

Ok Cop B. Eater

 

[Bill Cosby]

Ok Cop B. Eater

I don’t really care, Margaret.

 

[FusterCluck]

Non-related but UL is trending on X. 🙄

Damn, they ruin everything.

 

[billCgmx]

Every time the Libs bring up Jan 6th pardons, make sure to use this example. A man will be released from prison in July...he killed an 8 year old and the child's mother to keep her quiet. The case was so bad the state of Connecticut created an entirely new witness protection program. Biden set him free.

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Also, here is one anytime sam talks about taxpayer money. I seriously doubt with their affinity for goats, they ever bother with condoms.

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"U.S. law forbids taxpayer funds from going to the Taliban, a specially designated global terrorist organization."AsChris Murphy says at the real threat to national security is Trump’s pardons.

Every time the Libs bring up Jan 6th pardons, make sure to use this example. A man will be released from prison in July...he killed an 8 year old and the child's mother to keep her quiet. The case was so bad the state of Connecticut created an entirely new witness protection program. Biden set him free.

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Also, here is one anytime sam talks about taxpayer money. I seriously doubt with their affinity for goats, they ever bother with condoms.

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"U.S. law forbids taxpayer funds from going to the Taliban, a specially designated global terrorist organization."

While this is happening in his state Chris Murphy says the real threat to national security is Trump’s pardons.

 

[vhcat70]

Hey, DA! Did you know the British Mandate includes Jordan? Go fckn read something for a change. Look at a map.

Also, DA, how many people lived somewhere else before they were sent packing as an ENTIRE FKNG SOCIETY? Doesn't mean sht to be from somewhere or for your ancestors to live there. If you try to fight the people that NOW live there to "send them into the sea" and LOSE, you're FCKD. Most of the people that call themselves Palestinian did just that and many were kicked out.

Israel let them back in and they can kick them out again. That's up to them. That's what happens when you go to war against people and LOSE. Happened to my ancestors on 3-4 continents. I'm not btchn about it because I'm not a DA.

Hey, DA, did you know Jordan was broken off from the rest of the BM before Israel declared independence? That means people in Jordan are irrelevant to the "Palestinians" issue as those were only in what is now Israel, West Bank, & Gaza. Yes, Jordan annexed the WB for a short period, then realized their own population would be overwhelmed by the P's. So they turned around an deannexed the WB. But the people didn't leave the WB by & large.

Also, DA, the Palestinians lived in that BM area for hundreds of years, not Egypt or Jordan. Egypt & Jordan have no responsibility for the Palestinians, just like the US. As for being sent packing, it was by their own Palestine leaders when they lost to Israel, not Egypt, Jordan, Israel. And it was only to Gaza & the WB. Egypt wanted no part of them (Mainly because they didn't want Arabs to lose their claim to "Palestine".). If Israel was kicking them out, 20% of Israelis wouldn't be Arabs.

Israel let them back in??? From where? They never left the truncated BM area after Israel was formed. You, DA, talk like they did. To where?

BTW, DA, do you have a point?

 

[vhcat70]

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She might get an Emmy for that.

 

[FusterCluck]

Good stuff.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Im curious too what propped up the auto industry. I waited for prices to come down for years but they never have. They must've all gotten massive ppp money or something. The sales part of the business isn't even high margins at least for new cars.

Probably a bit of self-preservation. Do we really need all these sales guys in the floor? How about the other positions like greeters and fluff admin positions? It sure seems like the auto industry did not want to take a hit to their departments or their paychecks. Which, I can't fault them for that.. I'd probably do the same.

There's also the aspect of people not neededing to use traditional dealers.. they can use CarMax and others. So not only can people not afford to buy cars the last few years, but places like CarMax have cut into their numbers.

But yeah, I don't get how they are getting away with charging 6 figures for a pickup truck that was only 65k maybe 4 years ago. Something isn't right there.

I'll be going in a few weeks to purchase a used car.. im preparing thy buttcheeks for the abuse it's about to get.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

This is going to be good.

 

[warrior-cat]

Our border agents were just fired upon by the cartel.

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"Border Patrol agents near Fronton, TX were fired upon from MX by suspected cartel gunmen as a group of illegal aliens were being brought across the river. I’m told BP returned fire, nobody hit on either side, and that the illegal aliens did not make it across."

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As I have said in earlier post years ago, this is an invasion and always has been. Weapons were not used before because the dims facilitated the invasion through policies protecting the invaders. They invited the invaders in, in a move to "fundamentally change America". Obama and his cohorts Piglosi, Killary, Biden, Schumer, and many more should be locked up and tried for treason.

 

[vhcat70]

Today on Kudlow they were discussing the difficulty getting a tax cut bill passed with all the various Pub factions. Steve Moore stated that then there are lone wolves like MASSIE & Kudlow immediately interrupted & said "I don't want to go there."

Loved it! Massie's schtick is worn out.

 

[Blue Bigfoot]

The iron dome won't do Jack sh** against a hypersonic nuclear weapon. Complete waste of taxpayer dollars.

You know what works good on deterring nuclear armed hypersonic missiles?
Not having a grifting dementia patient trying to start WW3 with Russia.

 

[HeismaNole]

This is my favorite retarded thing the left says.

 

[AustinTXCat]

** President Trump's Wise Words **

 

[Girthang]

Part of the problem I see, is dealerships even though they knew demand was down, and people were hurting, were still trying to sell vehicles for max profit. I have been looking for a bit now but have just backed off continuing to drive older models hoping they will continue to function until I can afford a new vehicle. Hoopties are good for everyday driving but not so for long trips.

We're in the same boat. We have one newer vehicle for trips. Using an old SUV and pickup until we're ready.

 

[Girthang]

As I have said in earlier post years ago, this is an invasion and always has been. Weapons were not used before because the dims facilitated the invasion through policies protecting the invaders. They invited the invaders in, in a move to "fundamentally change America". Obama and his cohorts Piglosi, Killary, Biden, Schumer, and many more should be locked up and tried for treason.

Exactly. I was just talking about this again today. (I think a group of us had talked about this before on here.) I think we're getting ready to be on active duty soon.

 

[Catman100]

Lots of people who get pardoned don't serve their full time. I don't know the exact numbers but a small number of the worst offenders were given a commuted sentence rather than a pardon.

Many of the J6 prisoners have been imprisoned for years in deplorable conditions. You're setting the strawman on fire to equate support for pardons with assaulting police officers. You're the most butthurt anti-Trump poster on this board and it's not even close.

Not even close!!!
Like from Ashland to Benton not even close....LMAO

 

[warrior-cat]

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If they are her people as she says, she needs to go live with her people. America is for the American Idea, if you want a part of it, come here obeying our laws, learn our language, make this now your country and quit giving us this mexican-American, irish-American, itialian-American, african-American whatever-American BS. As John Wayne said: It makes you a divided American. When they come here waving the flag of their country, and disrespect our laws and country, how do they expect people who love this country to react? This is a big reason why libs lost this election. They sold the country down the river.

 

[FusterCluck]

But yeah, I don't get how they are getting away with charging 6 figures for a pickup truck that was only 65k maybe 4 years ago. Something isn't right there.

I'll be going in a few weeks to purchase a used car.. im preparing thy buttcheeks for the abuse it's about to get.

On truck prices, I don't quite understand the dynamics of it, but it's something to do with the EPA and their formula for size:horsepower/fuel consumption. Only way to get a big V8 in any truck is to buy the biggest truck, which necessitates the engine, which drives the cost up, creating headroom for everything else under it to increase in price. Almost all mid-sized trucks are now relegated to a 4banger with a turbo and NO THANK YOU. However, their prices keep increasing as they become less desired or useful. I'm assuming there is an EPA charge to break the threshold, which, drives the prices up.

Nissan has a V6 and they consider the Jeep Gladiator to be mid-sized and so it gets a 6cyl diesel. That's about it besides the Raptor Ranger... for $55k

Also, unless you get a premium Off-Road model anything, you aren't going to find a manual transmission available in nearly ANY truck. I don't even think you can get a manual in a super duty anymore. I think the Tacoma TRD OR is the only one I know of currently. Nobody needs/wants a turbo 4-banger strangled by a 8/10-speed auto. Those two things equate to planned obsolescence, inmy mind. The manual trans is the single most reliable mechanical system in a truck's drivetrain, and they've 86'd it. Why?

 

[warrior-cat]

The worthless degrees get the DEI jobs..and in the private sector the Chief DEI Officer is over 75 percent of the time white, majority of time a white woman.

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How stupid is that? You are correct however, the dim leadership will sell it as right wing racism when all of the while under their noses, white liberal women are doing what they always do...scream about white privilege and how blacks are being "left" out again.

 

[Blue Bigfoot]

Your parents failed miserably.

At least he isn't spamming DNC/ ActBlue talking points verbatim about J6 and the price of eggs like a brain damaged parrot.

Ellie Mystal was yammering about egg prices of all things in-between his usual white hating racist tirade on MSNBC the other day as well.

 

[warrior-cat]

Yeah, I'm allover this. Another kid will be needing a ride soon and while I was planning on just buying used, I'm hawking the new prices waiting for the bottom to drop to see if I can pass wife's car over to the kids and upgrade her ride on the cheap.

The lots are overfull for domestics, but Honda a Toyota lots are still sparse, which would be my where my money goes.

Found a unicorn in 2022, though. 2017 Accord with the big V6 with 73k on it. Last year that engine was available in the Accord. 278hp is probably too much for the kids but I couldn't turn it down. I love that car and gank it over my truck every time a head is turned.

Yeah, my wife (who has the newest model we have) has a 2017 Nissan Rogue while I drive a 2006 Kia Sportage (my hoopty) and a 2007 Ford F150 (hauling and fishing) wants a new one first because she is still working and will be for another 15 or so years. If/when we buy new, she will get the first and her Nissan will become my daughters so...I am out for a while on a new one. I am however looking out about 2 1/2 years (I will be 70) into the future to buy unless really good deals come along. That way, it should be my last as I figure I won't be around (chances are) for another 20 years.

 

[Catman100]

If they are her people as she says, she needs to go live with her people. America is for the American Idea, if you want a part of it, come here obeying our laws, learn our language, make this now your country and quit giving us this mexican-American, irish-American, itialian-American, african-American whatever-American BS. As John Wayne said: It makes you a divided American. When they come here waving the flag of their country, and disrespect our laws and country, how do they expect people who love this country are to react? This is a big reason why libs lost this election. They sold the country down the river.

Early season candidate for post of the year.

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

https://thepopulisttimes.com/anti-trump-gay-activist-and-dnc-delegate-matthew-inman-arrested-on-child-porn-charges/

 

[FusterCluck]

Yeah, my wife (who has the newest model we have) has a 2017 Nissan Rogue while I drive a 2006 Kia Sportage (my hoopty) and a 2007 Ford F150 (hauling and fishing) wants a new one first because she is still working and will be for another 15 or so years. If/when we buy new, she will get the first and her Nissan will become my daughters so...I am out for a while on a new one. I am however looking out about 2 1/2 years (I will be 70) into the future to buy unless really good deals come along. That way, it should be my last as I figure I won't be around (chances are) for another 20 years.

Same here. I bought a new Tacoma in 05 and it's still my daily driver. 3 kids and a wife has me at the end of the waiting list.

However, I cannot replace what I have (4x4 V6) with nearly anything available that I'm willing to pay for, so I have no desire to do so. My truck is a tank.

I am literally considering buying a 70s/80s/90s rebuilt/restored truck just to get what I want, provided the laws don't change in the next 5 years or so and I CAN find what I want.

 

[Blue Bigfoot]

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This is my favorite retarded thing the left says.

He probably thinks the Spaniards were indigenous to South America.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

 

[sambowieshin]

At least he isn't spamming DNC/ ActBlue talking points verbatim about J6 and the price of eggs like a brain damaged parrot.

Ellie Mystal was yammering about egg prices of all things in-between his usual white hating racist tirade on MSNBC the other day as well.

I love the rounding up/deportation of illegal criminals.
I hate the pardoning of J6 cop beaters.
Absolutely nothing extremist about those viewpoints at all.

 

[AustinTXCat]

** President Trump's Wise Words **

 

[FusterCluck]

At least he isn't spamming DNC/ ActBlue talking points verbatim about J6 and the price of eggs like a brain damaged parrot.

Ellie Mystal was yammering about egg prices of all things in-between his usual white hating racist tirade on MSNBC the other day as well.

I read this morning that an Indiana cop shot and killed a J6er in a traffic stop today or yesterday...

 

[TheFrontRunner]

It's just non-stop winning and libs crying:














At some point they have to run out of the ability to produce tears right? Eric here when on for six posts about this.

 

[FusterCluck]

I've never spent much time in school, but I've taught ladies plenty...

 

[AustinTXCat]

So long, Janet. We hardly knew ya.

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

I read this morning that an Indiana cop shot and killed a J6er in a traffic stop today or yesterday...

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/jan-6-rioter-recently-pardoned-by-trump-shot-killed-by-indiana-sheriffs-deputy-while-resisting-arrest/

 

[FusterCluck]

The guy probably had a serious mean-on for dudes in uniform after being mistreating by them for 4 years...