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by knz 10y ago
They were widely reported in the media. He could have taken the approach that McCain took in regards to Obama being called a muslim but instead he continued the rhetoric of "locking up crooked Hillary" and insinuated that the seco
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by knz 10y ago
Personally I think they should just leak it all rather than controlling the flow to suit their political agenda.
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by knz 10y ago
I don't disagree re the DNC but do feel there is a difference between scuffles at a protest and openly condoning violence against specific people over multiple months.
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by knz 10y ago
> and yet, 99% of you are frothing at the mouth over a man who said bad words 18 years ago. There are multiple reports and videos of crowds at his rallies chanting "Kill the bitch, "Hang the bitch", and "Lock her up&q
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by knz 10y ago
Wikileaks has it's own issues - the suggestions of Russian influence, the timing of their data releases, questions about Assages political bias against the US/Clintons etc. "People need to do their own research if they want t
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by knz 10y ago
> Neutral bias: Clinton made a decision to support the invasion of Libya. As a result of the invasion, Americans died in Benghazi. Even that statement could be twisted if you draw the conclusion that Clinton supported the invasion, peopl
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by knz 10y ago
> I'm genuinely curious what the restrictions are that are throttling our energy industry. "Environmental regulation". Who needs clean air or water. Superfunds Sites are cheap to clean up right?
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by knz 10y ago
I take it you missed the last point: > Restoring National Security Act: Rebuilds our military by ... expanding military investment; It reminds me of the "plan" to replace the ACA/Obamacare. Sounds great on paper but probab
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by knz 10y ago
Great post. This view (not you specifically but voters in general) amazes me: "It's bigotry and misogyny vs. lies". Trump set a new standard for blatantly lying about many issues - 51% vs 12% for Clinton according to Politifa
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by knz 10y ago
> Seen the premium changes for 2017? I'm amused by the Republican concern for rising premiums this year. My health insurance rates have gone up every year by 5-10% for the last 10 years after my work switched to high deductible plan
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by knz 10y ago
Thanks for providing a reference. I agree re the need to pay a fair wage.
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by knz 10y ago
And the same people who fear their religious liberty is under attack because gay people can get married or because Starbucks says "happy holidays" on the side of their green cup.
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by knz 10y ago
And yet millions of Americans have a lot of anxiety about what a Trump presidency will bring because of the colour of their skin, the religion they practice, or the gender of the person they love. If Trump wants to be remembered as a great
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by knz 10y ago
Don't forget that his rallies regularly featured people chanting "hang that bitch". "We" just elected a politician that openly condones violence against someone with different political views. Hopefully it ends now
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by knz 10y ago
> It wasn't a race issue, it was an immigration issue since many illegal immigrants have taken American jobs. I don't disagree with your point but how many "hard working" Americans want to work the fields and kitchens
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by knz 10y ago
Hillary won the popular vote - I'm not sure there is such a thing as a "silent majority" for a candidate that lost the popular vote?
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by knz 10y ago
The short end of the stick from the ACA/Obamacare or the short end of the stick for a failure to meaningfully reform health care from successive administrations? My health insurance bill has been going up 5-10% for the last 10 years. B
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by knz 10y ago
Trump condoned crowds chanting "Hang that bitch" at his rallies. Regardless of how you feel about the usual left vs right arguments - tapping into anger in this fashion is playing with fire.
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by knz 10y ago
My experience has been the opposite - renting whole apartments in Copenhagen, Madrid, and London for less that I would otherwise pay. It likely varies depending upon the market.
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by knz 10y ago
No but elections are managed by the state and local governments in the US - those are comparable to other countries.
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by knz 10y ago
It's not an either or scenario. Other countries manage to have voting in person without election day shenanigans like long lines to vote.
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by knz 10y ago
> It's a losing battle at this point. Your time is better spent educating them against social engineering attacks (I'm still afraid my mom is going to return a call to the voicemail the "IRS" left) The "This is M
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by knz 10y ago
Good point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio... reflects how significant that it. 1. All Things Considered - 13M weekly listeners 3. Morning Edition - 13M 6. Marketplace - 9M
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by knz 10y ago
Ah. We've only ever booked a whole unit for that reason .
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by knz 10y ago
> 6. Uber seem useful but I'd never used it. > 7. AirBnb just plain creepy... AirBnB is at least as useful as Uber if you travel. I've used it for multiple trips in five countries now and always had a good experience - the a
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by knz 10y ago
NPR ( http://www.npr.org/ ) seems to be doing ok - they have a good mix of online reporting, audio from radio reporting, special features for events such as the election, and a number of successful podcasts associated with th
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by knz 10y ago
There is - it's called UTC+0000!
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by knz 10y ago
And yet nearly every other major developed country has managed to make the switch... The issue of cost is not unique to America.
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by knz 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system#/media/File:Metr...
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by knz 10y ago
24 hour time isn't unheard of in New Zealand but most people would use 12 hour time.

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