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Democrats broke Illinois and now trying to break it's constitution too; what is it about Democrats and their inability to manage spending?
Topic Started: Dec 30 2013, 12:39 AM (1,210 Views)
Banandangees
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colo_crawdad
Dec 31 2013, 03:10 AM
BIG DIFFERENCE, Ban. The Canadians do not spend money attempting to influence our policies. The US Right wing ideologues spend BIG MONEY in attempting to influence policies in
States and localities in which they do not live nor have any vote.
Wow. Now there is liberal regulations on criticism based on influence spending...... while it seems the Democrats have no lacking in politician funding. A diversion upon a diversion.

I have never given to a political campaign, ever. So by your standards, I should have the same criticism privileges as the Canadians then.
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Banandangees
Dec 31 2013, 03:27 AM
colo_crawdad
Dec 31 2013, 03:10 AM
BIG DIFFERENCE, Ban. The Canadians do not spend money attempting to influence our policies. The US Right wing ideologues spend BIG MONEY in attempting to influence policies in
States and localities in which they do not live nor have any vote.
Wow. Now there is liberal regulations on criticism based on influence spending...... while it seems the Democrats have no lacking in politician funding. A diversion upon a diversion.

I have never given to a political campaign, ever. So by your standards, I should have the same criticism privileges as the Canadians then.
Yes, you do, and you exercise that freedom frequently.
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colo_crawdad
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Ban,

If it makes you feel good all over to falsely label my posts "diversions," feel free to continue. It does, after all, allow you to avoid discussing real issues in American politics.

BTW, what the Hell is the "liberal regulations on criticism based on influence spending?" I have proposed no regulations. And, just maybe you would like to post evidence of Democrat out of State spending on State and local election issues that begin to even approach the massive amounts right wing Ideologues have been spending in such activities, including local school board elections. Or, maybe you can point to such Canadian spending in their attempt to influence American national, State, or local elections. That, after all, was the difference I described that create the right wing hypocrisy on this issue.
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Ban, they know that Pat is out of pocket for awhile so expect the childish diversions, insults, and name calling to peak to new levels.

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colo_crawdad
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I see that Berton, knowing Pat is on his way to Seattle for medical care, took advantage of his absence to issue a set of insults all in one post. What's new?
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Banandangees
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Dec 31 2013, 03:52 AM
Ban,

If it makes you feel good all over to falsely label my posts "diversions," feel free to continue. It does, after all, allow you to avoid discussing real issues in American politics.

BTW, what the Hell is the "liberal regulations on criticism based on influence spending?" I have proposed no regulations. And, just maybe you would like to post evidence of Democrat out of State spending on State and local election issues that begin to even approach the massive amounts right wing Ideologues have been spending in such activities, including local school board elections. Or, maybe you can point to such Canadian spending in their attempt to influence American national, State, or local elections. That, after all, was the difference I described that create the right wing hypocrisy on this issue.

It doesn't make me feel good or bad. I just don't understand your logic on who should make comments/criticisms and who shouldn't.


Concerning the title of this thread.... Illinois, and their state public debt.... I didn't bring in who contributes to right or left wing causes, you did. I didn't feel it had anything to do with the theme of this thread or who had a legitimate right to give an opinion or make a statement about Illinois's financial conundrum.

"Regulations!" That evidently wasn't the right word to use. But you did bring into the discussion that "The US Right wing ideologues spend BIG MONEY in attempting to influence policies in States and localities in which they do not live nor have any vote," as if because you feel that way, certain people shouldn't make comments on the issue of this thread.... the Illinois financial problems, if they didn't live in the state. Yet, you have never made comment or any similar, self imposed, "regulations," "restrictions," "permissions," "suggestions" about outsiders (non citizens) making criticism/comments of US policy from our liberal Canadian friends.

You are not going to see the contradiction because you don't want to see the contradiction. It's the double standard that the left often uses. And as I wrote, you suggested that Canadians don't make political contributions in the US (at least none on this forum, which establishes the ground you stand on in this issue), and therefore can make criticisms of the US. Well, I also don't make political contributions to any US or Canada yet you don't seem to think that I, a US citizen, should make a comment about Illinois. That doesn't make much sense to me.
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Mountainrivers
Dec 31 2013, 03:52 AM
Banandangees
Dec 31 2013, 03:27 AM
colo_crawdad
Dec 31 2013, 03:10 AM
BIG DIFFERENCE, Ban. The Canadians do not spend money attempting to influence our policies. The US Right wing ideologues spend BIG MONEY in attempting to influence policies in
States and localities in which they do not live nor have any vote.
Wow. Now there is liberal regulations on criticism based on influence spending...... while it seems the Democrats have no lacking in politician funding. A diversion upon a diversion.

I have never given to a political campaign, ever. So by your standards, I should have the same criticism privileges as the Canadians then.
Yes, you do, and you exercise that freedom frequently.
Thank you.
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colo_crawdad
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Ban,

I could apologize for this thread not going in exactly the direction that you intended or predicted to yourself, but that would be dishonest on my part.

I do wonder at the penchant of many here on the Right to, if a thread does not go precisely as they predicted or wanted, or if they are forced into a corner and in either case have much if any of an answer, they immediately cry "diversion." (I am aware that is a run on sentence, but I think it conveys the impression I want conveyed.) Ban, I am glad that you are as guilty of this reaction as are a couple of other self-identified right wing ideologues.
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I never planed anything, never predicted anything nor expected anything. I just participated.
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It always comes down to the libs making the thread through attacks on some poster.
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