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Eliot Rosewater

(34,296 posts)
2. And because of what happened in 2016 by you know which group
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:29 AM
Sep 2025

It’s impossible to stop it now.

Irish_Dem

(82,369 posts)
8. They think we are stupid suckers and losers for following the law.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:45 AM
Sep 2025

Last edited Tue Sep 23, 2025, 01:48 PM - Edit history (2)

When we could be making a lot more $$ grifting like they do.
Instead of working a regular job.

Walleye

(45,484 posts)
14. The actual fact is that the vast majority of Americans are honest, law,-abiding, and follow the rules
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:50 PM
Sep 2025

Trump and his people have such an awful opinion of their fellow Americans. It seems we should be able to win elections on that alone

leftstreet

(41,257 posts)
5. Loser! Only $50k? That's not much
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:39 AM
Sep 2025

No wonder the corporate profiteers love all of Trump's unqualified appointees

Apparently they can buy these bumbling idiots off for peanuts

gab13by13

(32,789 posts)
11. 50k here, 50k there adds up.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:52 AM
Sep 2025

Remember what Rummy said,

"There are things we know, there are things we don't know, there are things we don't know we don't know."

gab13by13

(32,789 posts)
10. They did more than drop the case,
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:49 AM
Sep 2025

they rubbed it in our faces claiming it was a Biden deep state hoax.

Coldwater

(1,343 posts)
12. In my wildest imaginations
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:57 AM
Sep 2025

I never thought the county could ever go this deep into the rabbit's hole.

Walleye

(45,484 posts)
15. Yes, but why not, they have millions of Americans believing every word they say no matter how stupid
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:52 PM
Sep 2025

Buddyzbuddy

(2,911 posts)
17. I only have one question.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:33 PM
Sep 2025

Did he do the right thing and give the boss a taste? $50k is pretty small chump change but ya gotta do the right thing in spite of that. I heard Paulie nuts got wacked for holding out.

Coldwater

(1,343 posts)
18. Trump has always pictured himself as a mafia boss
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 03:24 PM
Sep 2025

And mafia bosses typically take a percentage cut from their associates' earnings, usually in the range of 10 to 30%

I'm sure trump got his cut despite the fact that $50K is chump change

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