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03-27-2019, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
i agree, find something else to cut. live the special olympics
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Ok, then can you tell me where we are going to make the cuts. $7B has to come out, where are you taking it from?
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03-27-2019, 11:15 AM
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Hard choices no doubt. What you cut/increase is in many ways a reflection of your values.
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03-27-2019, 12:05 PM
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Hard choices no doubt. What you cut/increase is in many ways a reflection of your values.
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It's education, aren't they all valuable in some respect? $7B still has to come out.
They've always said that when they have to reduce spending it's going to hurt. Special Olympics at least looks like they are solvent enough to absorb the hit.
They removed scholarships for children of Iraq/Afghanistan Vets who died in action. That one hurts too. |
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03-28-2019, 09:59 PM
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Hard choices no doubt. What you cut/increase is in many ways a reflection of your values.
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Could be a change of heart at the White House regarding the special olympics. Would you consider such a decision a reflection of values? Does the word empathy belong in this discussion? If it is true,Trump will still be lambasted somehow.
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03-29-2019, 03:38 AM
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Could be a change of heart at the White House regarding the special olympics. Would you consider such a decision a reflection of values? Does the word empathy belong in this discussion? If it is true,Trump will still be lambasted somehow.
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No he changed his mind because it made him look bad... nothing to follow |
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03-29-2019, 06:23 AM
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I'll ask again....should the federal government give millions of dollars to every private charity organization out there and shouldn't they all get the same funding in the interest of fairness? Should "well-connected" wealthy private organizations and charities get more federal funding than those less well-connected and of lesser means????
from USA TODAY
Plus, Special Olympics has donors and lobbyists who are well-connected to members of Congress.
Special Olympics posted almost $149 million in revenue in 2017, with $15 million – or about 10 percent – coming from federal grants, according to its financials
Why is Special Olympics getting so much attention now, when this cut was proposed in previous years?
The same cut to Special Olympics was proposed in the 2009 department budget, long before Trump and DeVos.
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03-29-2019, 06:42 AM
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No he changed his mind because it made him look bad... nothing to follow
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I was wondering who would win the prize.... haha . Who would have guessed that you would be the first snowflake to stand forward and (as usual) give no credit. So he is back in a no win situation. Damned if you do,damned if you don’t. Thanks for displaying your lack of integrity on a regular basis. That could not have worked out better.
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03-29-2019, 07:08 AM
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I just learned...thanks to the tv, that single members of the military are being forced to pay for their own fertility treatment if they want to have kids....when will these horrible injustices end????
WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT PAYING FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!
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03-29-2019, 07:22 AM
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I was wondering who would win the prize.... haha . Who would have guessed that you would be the first snowflake to stand forward and (as usual) give no credit. So he is back in a no win situation. Damned if you do,damned if you don’t. Thanks for displaying your lack of integrity on a regular basis. That could not have worked out better.
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He tells you what happened then you need to come back and insult him.
It could not have worked out better as you demonstrated again that you have nothing to add but childish insults.
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03-29-2019, 09:14 AM
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I was wondering who would win the prize.... haha . Who would have guessed that you would be the first snowflake to stand forward and (as usual) give no credit. So he is back in a no win situation. Damned if you do,damned if you don’t. Thanks for displaying your lack of integrity on a regular basis. That could not have worked out better.
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Only the faithful would think he deserves credit and a hero reversing what should have never been proposed to start with
Integrity as if you know what it means lol
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03-28-2019, 05:27 AM
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Not sure who to blame,Trump or his base🤷🏽#^&♂️.
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03-28-2019, 10:38 AM
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So then any Repub. budget that provides funds for the Special Olympics is unconstitutional. And yet you have been crying for years about how the Dems. hate the constitution and don't understand it. Seems like your hate is only 1 sided and hypocritical.
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03-28-2019, 10:53 AM
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So then any Repub. budget that provides funds for the Special Olympics is unconstitutional. And yet you have been crying for years about how the Dems. hate the constitution and don't understand it. Seems like your hate is only 1 sided and hypocritical.
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are you ok? I'm worried about your mental health |
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03-28-2019, 11:07 AM
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are you ok? I'm worried about your mental health
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I'm fine. Thanks. busy at work during this time of year. |
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03-28-2019, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
So then any Repub. budget that provides funds for the Special Olympics is unconstitutional. And yet you have been crying for years about how the Dems. hate the constitution and don't understand it. Seems like your hate is only 1 sided and hypocritical.
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I didn't say the Dems hate the Constitution. I said Progressives do. There are Progressives in both parties. Progressives have done a very good and thorough job of spreading their unconstitutional rule by fiat throughout our entire system of government. |
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03-30-2019, 07:19 AM
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So, you think he did the right thing but just don’t want to give him credit. Sounds about right. This is exactly why you are a proud snowflake.
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03-30-2019, 09:02 AM
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Sounds about right. This is exactly why you are a proud snowflake.
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..So, you think he did the right thing but just don’t want to give him credit. (who made that suggestion other than you? it's clear why he changed course it had nothing to do with doing the right thing
My son opened a door for someone years ago and was upset they didn't say Thank you...
My response to him was .. you open the door because it's polite and the right thing to do.. you do not do it with the expectation of being thanked
I am sorry it bothers you That I hold the POTUS to the same standard as my 12 year old son when this happened ....  |
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03-30-2019, 09:41 AM
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..So, you think he did the right thing but just don’t want to give him credit. (who made that suggestion other than you? it's clear why he changed course it had nothing to do with doing the right thing
My son opened a door for someone years ago and was upset they didn't say Thank you...
My response to him was .. you open the door because it's polite and the right thing to do.. you do not do it with the expectation of being thanked
I am sorry it bothers you That I hold the POTUS to the same standard as my 12 year old son when this happened .... |
Sea Dangles' posts sound calm. Your's seem agitated. |
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03-30-2019, 10:17 AM
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..So, you think he did the right thing but just don’t want to give him credit. (who made that suggestion other than you? it's clear why he changed course it had nothing to do with doing the right thing
My son opened a door for someone years ago and was upset they didn't say Thank you...
My response to him was .. you open the door because it's polite and the right thing to do.. you do not do it with the expectation of being thanked
I am sorry it bothers you That I hold the POTUS to the same standard as my 12 year old son when this happened .... |
So now you are actually saying he did the right thing? Nobody is accusing Trump of being polite. You seem confused,or just frustrated that you agree with me.
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03-30-2019, 11:13 AM
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So now you are actually saying he did the right thing? Nobody is accusing Trump of being polite. You seem confused,or just frustrated that you agree with me.
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You're giving him credit for fixing a problem that he caused. Hilarious
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03-30-2019, 11:19 AM
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You're giving him credit for fixing a problem that he caused. Hilarious
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You think it's funny to fix your own problems? I commend those who correct their mistakes.
Although, in this instance (don't know if it was his "mistake" to begin with), I fault him for "fixing" it. Cutting the program was actually the right thing to do. Entirely eliminating it would be the right thing to do. |
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03-30-2019, 11:44 AM
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You're giving him credit for fixing a problem that he caused. Hilarious
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When people do the right thing do you give them credit,Paul? Or does it depend on their name and party affiliation....if you were going to assign blame for cutting the program (which would be fair), why not praise him if he did something you find to be a good decision? Who deserves the credit Paul?
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03-30-2019, 12:58 PM
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So, you think he did the right thing but just don’t want to give him credit. Sounds about right.
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nailed it. that’s what TDS is all about. he can never, ever be right, not ever, not about anything. MSNBC talked about how fat and ugly he is, the other night. they can’t attack him on the economy or ISIS or russia, so they make fun of his appearance. Classy.
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03-30-2019, 03:36 PM
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nailed it. that’s what TDS is all about. he can never, ever be right, not ever, not about anything. MSNBC talked about how fat and ugly he is, the other night. they can’t attack him on the economy or ISIS or russia, so they make fun of his appearance. Classy.
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And how much bandwidth was wasted on this formum discussing Obama's mom's jeans
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03-30-2019, 12:47 PM
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I think in general most people don't praise someone for doing the right thing. Especially politicians as most people feel it is doing their job.
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03-30-2019, 02:16 PM
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I think in general most people don't praise someone for doing the right thing. Especially politicians as most people feel it is doing their job.
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Yet you have plenty of time to criticize a decision you consider to be the wrong thing. That is fine, but is known a one way street. I hope you see my point.👍🏿
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03-30-2019, 05:33 PM
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I think in general most people don't praise someone for doing the right thing. Especially politicians as most people feel it is doing their job.
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You must be a crappy boss. 
I know I usually get a “Nice Job” from my boss once in awhile when I finish up a project.
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03-30-2019, 08:25 PM
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I think in general most people don't praise someone for doing the right thing.
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those people suck ....  |
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03-30-2019, 03:35 PM
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Your point makes no sense because he caused the problem. Let me repeat that he caused the problem. I'll have to pull up all those post where you praised Obama.
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03-30-2019, 04:21 PM
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Your point makes no sense because he caused the problem. Let me repeat that he caused the problem. I'll have to pull up all those post where you praised Obama.
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Find the post where he did anything worth praising and you will find my response. Hint: it rhymes with tuba. While you are searching you can also attempt to find a single instance I criticized his traitorous ways,besides the Iran nuke blunder.size=1] Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device[/size] |
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