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Kicking around the idea. Leaning more toward Ga, but you never know. I'd like to stay close to a university or a younger environment. I know some of you have business dealing there. Any thoughts? Coming from california
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Kicking around the idea. Leaning more toward Ga, but you never know. I'd like to stay close to a university or a younger environment. I know some of you have business dealing there. Any thoughts? Coming from california
Lived in Austin 24 years,. What are you looking for? Sweltering summers, cold winters, Cedar Fever, traffic, ?
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Mild summers cool winters are fine. Medium size town. Not a hunter or fisherman, but I like the outdoors
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Mild summers cool winters are fine. Medium size town. Not a hunter or fisherman, but I like the outdoors
Can't think of anywhere in Texas will mild summers
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The nicest people in general I have met are from Texas. They are friendly, conservative, Christian, patriotic and good people.
In Georgia I found people were unfriendly or just had phony southern manners. In the South so many have that phony manners but will stomp you calling you sir.
Southern California is another layer of insanity. Everyone is in a good mood it appears. How can they not be with a sunny day every day and most have money but it's hard to figure out how they make it since so many I have met don't drive to jobs but work out of their house on their computer. In California you will soon find they are off their rockers. They are liberal, intolerant, hateful against anyone that doesn't share their ideology to the point of some being violent. In California it also appears to me that their are two classes. The filthy rich and poor. The middle class is almost non existent and fleeing the state. It's funny they want to leave the state but many bring their flaky California liberal values with them.
Those are my experiences with those three states.
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Kicking around the idea. Leaning more toward Ga, but you never know. I'd like to stay close to a university or a younger environment. I know some of you have business dealing there. Any thoughts? Coming from california
Keep your California bullshit out of Texas..we seriously do NOT need you!
Bench
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Keep your California bullshit out of Texas..we seriously do NOT need you!
Bench
I don't know if the OP is liberal or not, but I live in Kommiefornia and frequently go to Arizona to visit family. I'm allowed in because I am very Conservative, LOL! Looking at new homes there, I've spoken with people that can't stand the cucktards of Kommiefornia moving to their state and I don't blame them one fucking bit.
Liberals are a cancer that should be cut out of the body politic.
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Kicking around the idea. Leaning more toward Ga, but you never know. I'd like to stay close to a university or a younger environment. I know some of you have business dealing there. Any thoughts? Coming from california
Texas is for steers and queers so you'll fit in perfectly
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Kicking around the idea. Leaning more toward Ga, but you never know. I'd like to stay close to a university or a younger environment. I know some of you have business dealing there. Any thoughts? Coming from california
If you're retiring why would you want to be around younger/university areas?
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Texas is for steers and queers so you'll fit in perfectly
Vince, do you still own land in Texas?
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Vince, do you still own land in Texas?
yep, proud of it too
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Vince, do you still own land in Texas?
Sold it
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Summers are absolutely miserable here, 3 month where you can’t do shit outside then 6 other months that are comparable to summers in other US states and then 3 months with days in the 70s and 80s and nights in 40s and 50s. 3 days out of the years we get temps in the 30s. If your liberal move to areas with high Hispanic populations that the only places you’ll find like minded people. But be prepared because crime is usually high in those areas. But if your conservative or just don’t give a shit there’s plenty of places to live.
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If youre looking for mild summers, stay out of texas. old retired snowbirds come here for the winters.
are you looking for city or country?
georgetown is very nice, but they will try to get you live in prison for a batch of pot brownies
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Sales tax in Texas is essentially higher than it is in California, but the total tax burden is lower. Cost of living is lower in Texas. Median home prices are 1/3 of what they are in California. Several Texas cities are on the ten best places to retire.
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I'm originally from Mass but spent most of my time in the military and retired in Texas. I live between Austin and San Antonio. I'm not a big fan of either but both have enough stuff if you need city. The Texas hill country is great especially if you ride. You can use your bike 12 months a year. Winter here is wet and short. We had snow for 2 hours last year. The rivers are clear and floating is pretty good as you can drink everywhere. My town is doing a good job in driving out the Mexicans for the most part but you need em for construction. Housing prices are ok in SA...ridiculous in Austin and in between you need to hunt. Most are builders grade junk for 300K. I remodeled mine like a lot of folks close to our town center. Plenty of gyms in Austin and SA that are world class plus the usual chain gyms. I work in both SA and Austin and have 4-5 memberships. The lakes around Austin are great. If you want what you posted....San Marcos, TX where Texas State is located is pretty much what you're looking for. Plenty of bars and resturants..annoying college kids etc.
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Lived in Austin 24 years,. What are you looking for? Sweltering summers, cold winters, Cedar Fever, traffic, ?
You forgot hipsters and lines for restaurants...even when they're awful, but publicized.
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I'm originally from Mass but spent most of my time in the military and retired in Texas. I live between Austin and San Antonio. I'm not a big fan of either but both have enough stuff if you need city. The Texas hill country is great especially if you ride. You can use your bike 12 months a year. Winter here is wet and short. We had snow for 2 hours last year. The rivers are clear and floating is pretty good as you can drink everywhere. My town is doing a good job in driving out the Mexicans for the most part but you need em for construction. Housing prices are ok in SA...ridiculous in Austin and in between you need to hunt. Most are builders grade junk for 300K. I remodeled mine like a lot of folks close to our town center. Plenty of gyms in Austin and SA that are world class plus the usual chain gyms. I work in both SA and Austin and have 4-5 memberships. The lakes around Austin are great. If you want what you posted....San Marcos, TX where Texas State is located is pretty much what you're looking for. Plenty of bars and resturants..annoying college kids etc.
Why do you need them for construction. There are plenty of citizens who can do those same jobs
BTW - I grew up in Texas (lived in Richardson, Plano and Flowermound)
My Dad lives in Fredericksburg (I think that might be near you ..."near" being a relative term when talking about Texas) and have a brother in Austin and sister and mother in Plano.
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Why do you need them for construction. There are plenty of citizens who can do those same jobs
BTW - I grew up in Texas (lived in Richardson, Plano and Flowermound)
My Dad lives in Fredericksburg (I think that might be near you ..."near" being a relative term when talking about Texas) and have a brother in Austin and sister and mother in Plano.
he doesnt need mexicans, the construction companies do
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Why do you need them for construction. There are plenty of citizens who can do those same jobs
Sarcasm?
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he doesnt need mexicans, the construction companies do
why?
there are plenty of US Citizens willing to do those jobs
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Sarcasm?
no
100% serious
Same thing I said about Trump hiring foreign workers for Mar A Lago
I'm sure there are plenty of US citizens who can bus table, cook, etc.. (not sure what jobs Trump is bringing in these workers for)
I'm sure Trump would be very happy to pay higher wages if that's what is needed to fill those jobs with US citizens
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You forgot hipsters and lines for restaurants...even when they're awful, but publicized.
I'm a hipster at heart but yeah, Fridays and Saturdays, don't go to any restaurant hungry unless it's a Sushi place. The wait is quite a bit. When I moved there in 93 you had a little rush hour traffic. Now, getting on any of the highways between 7am and 9pm is like rush hour.
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When I moved there in 93 you had a little rush hour traffic. Now, getting on any of the highways between 7am and 9pm is like rush hour.
I am a yellow dog Democrat, but one of the stupid things that Au-stoned-ians thought was that they could persuade people not to drive cars by preventing highways from being built.
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I am a yellow dog Democrat, but one of the stupid things that Au-stoned-ians thought was that they could persuade people not to drive cars by preventing highways from being built.
They say we are 14 years behind on roadway infrastructure. Of course Tolls was their first answer. Don't even get me started on the fraudulent billing.
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My choice would be:
1st Hawaii
2nd American Samoa
3rd Guam
4th Texas
8)
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I am a yellow dog Democrat, but one of the stupid things that Au-stoned-ians thought was that they could persuade people not to drive cars by preventing highways from being built.
In your delusional little mind that was a funny quip.
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Sales tax in Texas is essentially higher than it is in California, but the total tax burden is lower. Cost of living is lower in Texas. Median home prices are 1/3 of what they are in California. Several Texas cities are on the ten best places to retire.
Texas doesn’t have state tax.
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In your delusional little mind that was a funny quip.
No...it is quoting regional slang for citizens of Austin.
Also...."Austintatious"....."All-Stoned Texas"...."Live Music Capital of the World"..."Keep Austin Weird"...."The Gas Pipe"..."THE University of Texas"..."The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers"..."The Rip Off Press"..."A Beacon of Enlightenment"...
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Anyplace is good if you have money and anyplace sucks if you don't have money.
This is my observation.
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Any place away from the snow will do. Heard South Carolina is nice.
Nothing compares to Florida though.
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Mild summers cool winters are fine. Medium size town. Not a hunter or fisherman, but I like the outdoors
Other than "cool" winters, there are a ton of places in Wisconsin that fit that bill. Buy a snowmobile though, and you will learn to love winter. It is beautiful there, and there are tons of amazing privately owned restaurants that the locals only know about, but will gladly share their locations. Tons of places to hike, trails to bike, bodies of water to kayak, sand dune beaches with water warm enough to swim in during summer, and always a breeze during hot days. Oh and did I mention year round fireworks? ;D Miss that place a ton.
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No...it is quoting regional slang for citizens of Austin.
Also...."Austintatious"....."All-Stoned Texas"...."Live Music Capital of the World"..."Keep Austin Weird"...."The Gas Pipe"..."THE University of Texas"..."The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers"..."The Rip Off Press"..."A Beacon of Enlightenment"...
Ah I guess I totally missed on that one. That was pretty funny. :)
I take the loop 130(or sometimes Highway 77) around whenever possible so I'm not up to speed on alot of these things. :-\
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why?
there are plenty of US Citizens willing to do those jobs
same reason IT relies on h1b1 pakis, cheap labor
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same reason IT relies on h1b1 pakis, cheap labor
I'm aware of a that but what about Trump
Surely he could find 78 US Citizens in Florida who want to be cooks and housekeepers and pay them a decent wage?
This was one of the basic premises of his entire campaign
Mar-a-Lago requesting permission to hire 78 foreign workers
President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort is requesting federal permission to hire an additional 38 temporary foreign workers.
That brings the total requests in recent days to 78 workers for the upcoming winter season.
The Palm Beach resort, which Trump has dubbed the “winter White House,” submitted applications to hire 21 cooks and 17 housekeepers on H-2B visas, according to Labor Department data first reported by The Washington Post.
Mar-a-Lago requested permission to hire foreign 40 waiters and waitresses last week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/396346-mar-a-lago-requesting-permission-to-hire-78-foreign-workers
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I'm aware of a that but what about Trump
Surely he could find 78 US Citizens in Florida who want to be cooks and housekeepers and pay them a decent wage?
This was one of the basic premises of his entire campaign
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/396346-mar-a-lago-requesting-permission-to-hire-78-foreign-workers
So you libs should be happy now then, no? This is what you guys keep claiming you want.
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If it's being done legally it's ok.
Illegally is not ok.
Simple.
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If it's being done legally it's ok.
Illegally is not ok.
Simple.
I think it's a fair question.,.. could Trump or his organization not find 78 US Citizens that need work?
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I think it's a fair question.,.. could Trump or his organization not find 78 US Citizens that need work?
What about Senator Feinstein's driver of 20 years being a Chinese spy?
http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/03/sen-dianne-feinsteins-personal-driver-20-years-chinese-spy/ (http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/03/sen-dianne-feinsteins-personal-driver-20-years-chinese-spy/)
For everything you can find on Trump, I can find on his enemies. You know this is a battle neither of us can win.
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What about Senator Feinstein's driver of 20 years being a Chinese spy?
http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/03/sen-dianne-feinsteins-personal-driver-20-years-chinese-spy/ (http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/03/sen-dianne-feinsteins-personal-driver-20-years-chinese-spy/)
For everything you can find on Trump, I can find on his enemies. You know this is a battle neither of us can win.
But the clear difference is Trump was the turning point when we were going to make things in America again.. America first.. so why not just hire Americans?
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But the clear difference is Trump was the turning point when we were going to make things in America again.. America first.. so why not just hire Americans?
He does. What happened before his elevation to his current office is immaterial.
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I think it's a fair question.,.. could Trump or his organization not find 78 US Citizens that need work?
Maybe, maybe not. The topic has always been ILLEGAL immigration, something you libturds always forget.
I know a couple retired in TX, they seem to enjoy it.
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Any place away from the snow will do. Heard South Carolina is nice.
Nothing compares to Florida though.
Visit tropics ;)
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no
100% serious
Same thing I said about Trump hiring foreign workers for Mar A Lago
I'm sure there are plenty of US citizens who can bus table, cook, etc.. (not sure what jobs Trump is bringing in these workers for)
I'm sure Trump would be very happy to pay higher wages if that's what is needed to fill those jobs with US citizens
Ability to perform a job is not the same as willingness to do so. Higher wages, benefits and full time positions might be encouraging for some people who otherwise would not apply for the job.
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I'm a hipster at heart but yeah, Fridays and Saturdays, don't go to any restaurant hungry unless it's a Sushi place. The wait is quite a bit. When I moved there in 93 you had a little rush hour traffic. Now, getting on any of the highways between 7am and 9pm is like rush hour.
Try Uchi at 6 pm any day of the week and you'll add sushi to the list...
Musashino is better than they are anyway, in my opinion. I'm South Austin and we have a GREAT restaurant here called Eurasia down in Oak Hill. Indonesian.... It's sushi and seafood primarily but they do offer other dishes and have a huge menu... no I don't own the place, but what I've invested there lately, I feel like I should at least have a booth in my name ;)
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I think it's a fair question.,.. could Trump or his organization not find 78 US Citizens that need work?
I am a business owner and employ 23-25 people depending on who shows up on any given day. That said, finding people to work, especially when people hear about how good the economy is makes it very hard to find unskilled labor. I have never had an illegal work for me, nor would I. But just because the economy is humming doesn't automatically qualify someone who holds a shovel to get a $5 hour raise. There are some who do not understand this in the labor force.
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If it's being done legally it's ok.
Illegally is not ok.
Simple.
do you want to guess who said this
We will reform legal immigration to serve the best interests of America and its workers, the forgotten people. Workers. We're going to take care of our workers.
of course it was Trump
Why can't Trump hire US Citizens to work at Mar A Lago
Surely there are 78 US citizens in Florida who would be happy to have those jobs
Why is he ignoring the "forgotten people" that he claimed to be concerned about?
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do you want to guess who said this
of course it was Trump
Why can't Trump hire US Citizens to work at Mar A Lago
Surely there are 78 US citizens in Florida who would be happy to have those jobs
Why is he ignoring the "forgotten people" that he claimed to be concerned about?
Get yourself down to Mar-A-Lago and apply for a job. I'm sure Trump will give you a chance.
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do you want to guess who said this
of course it was Trump
Why can't Trump hire US Citizens to work at Mar A Lago
Surely there are 78 US citizens in Florida who would be happy to have those jobs
Why is he ignoring the "forgotten people" that he claimed to be concerned about?
who cares, the Dems want to give citizenship to 15 million illegals
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I am a business owner and employ 23-25 people depending on who shows up on any given day. That said, finding people to work, especially when people hear about how good the economy is makes it very hard to find unskilled labor. I have never had an illegal work for me, nor would I. But just because the economy is humming doesn't automatically qualify someone who holds a shovel to get a $5 hour raise. There are some who do not understand this in the labor force.
I just did reviews...lmao, you're dead on. ;D
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I live in Houston and have a job. Even had two for years to pay for my bbing.
I would retire in the following areas if i could:
Texas - maybe Galveston
Louisiana - Shreveport
California - Central Coast
Florida - SW region
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What about Senator Feinstein's driver of 20 years being a Chinese spy?
http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/03/sen-dianne-feinsteins-personal-driver-20-years-chinese-spy/ (http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/03/sen-dianne-feinsteins-personal-driver-20-years-chinese-spy/)
For everything you can find on Trump, I can find on his enemies. You know this is a battle neither of us can win.
Fuck , I was right K Wong is Chings 'employee' ;D
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Fuck , I was right K Wong is Chings 'employee' ;D
You're mad I rejected you 2 weeks ago. :'(
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Funny, a couple of hours ago I was reading about the median household income in Texas.
According to this website* it was $56,500 in 2016. Apparently, there's no income tax but you still pay some taxes and are left with a net pay of $46,500 (I have no idea how this works in the US).
I couldn't find something representative about the cost of living for a familiy of 4. Too much variation.
I'm curious because I saw a video about how a typical texas household is able to save a couple of thousand dollars per month. I'm not sure if that's true or not.
*https://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/texas/#family
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I am a business owner and employ 23-25 people depending on who shows up on any given day. That said, finding people to work, especially when people hear about how good the economy is makes it very hard to find unskilled labor. I have never had an illegal work for me, nor would I. But just because the economy is humming doesn't automatically qualify someone who holds a shovel to get a $5 hour raise. There are some who do not understand this in the labor force.
Sounds like you're doing great financially. Props to you.
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Try Uchi at 6 pm any day of the week and you'll add sushi to the list...
Musashino is better than they are anyway, in my opinion. I'm South Austin and we have a GREAT restaurant here called Eurasia down in Oak Hill. Indonesian.... It's sushi and seafood primarily but they do offer other dishes and have a huge menu... no I don't own the place, but what I've invested there lately, I feel like I should at least have a booth in my name ;)
Uchi and the one upstairs in the Warehouse district (I forget it's name)are the exceptions. Uchi is always rated #1 or 2 though I think it is overrated. I'll have to try Eurasia next time I'm in town
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I am a business owner and employ 23-25 people depending on who shows up on any given day. That said, finding people to work, especially when people hear about how good the economy is makes it very hard to find unskilled labor. I have never had an illegal work for me, nor would I. But just because the economy is humming doesn't automatically qualify someone who holds a shovel to get a $5 hour raise. There are some who do not understand this in the labor force.
I just did reviews...lmao, you're dead on. ;D
Excuse me for observing:
You have just repudiated "Trickle Down"...
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I live in Houston and have a job. Even had two for years to pay for my bbing.
I would retire in the following areas if i could:
Texas - maybe Galveston
Louisiana - Shreveport
California - Central Coast
Florida - SW region
Galveston? You are filthy!!
Bench
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Galveston? You are filthy!!
Bench
I have a memory of Freeport as a preteen:
There was a failed sea food restaurant...it had become a massage parlor/house of fun.
Part of the sea food restaurant sign remained...It said...
CRABS!!! CRABS!!! CRABS!!!
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Excuse me for observing:
You have just repudiated "Trickle Down"...
Not really. Showing up to work is not a reason for an immediate raise in pay. You must elevate yourself and show that you’re worth the extra money. It only trickles down if everybody pulls their weight equally.
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who cares, the Dems want to give citizenship to 15 million illegals
No they don't but I'm sure you truly believe it.
Glad you at least have the balls to admit that you don't mind Trumptard being a complete fucking hypocrite.
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Get yourself down to Mar-A-Lago and apply for a job. I'm sure Trump will give you a chance.
No thanks
Seems more likely a job you could aspire to some day
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Haha. Straw Man banished from the politics forum and back to triggering off every post in the G&O, where winning or being right isn't necessary as long as you troll all day.
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No they don't but I'm sure you truly believe it.
Glad you at least have the balls to admit that you don't mind Trumptard being a complete fucking hypocrite.
Nah they do
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/how_democrats_amnesty_push_may_destroy_all_prospects_of_a_blue_wave_in_november.html (https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/how_democrats_amnesty_push_may_destroy_all_prospects_of_a_blue_wave_in_november.html)