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oldsoftie

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1. Yes it has. I know otherwise very well educated people who buy ANYTHING

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Mon Jul 31, 2023, 06:59 AM

Jul 2023

I know a very good lawyer who INSISTED to me that Covid 19 was called that because it was the 19th version of Covid. And that, at that time, "EVERYONE in Israel has been infected even though they have high vax rates!"
I sat there, wrote on a piece of paper that I'd donate $500 to her favorite charity if she could show me ANY actual proof of either by the end of the day & signed it. She was SO excited.
To her credit, she DID call me at the end of the day & admitted that she "got mixed up on the actual numbers". Then she followed with a lot of "but"s
And I told her to use this as proof that she needs to get better sources of info

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Right-wing propaganda has really messed with people's heads [View all] RAB910 Jul 2023 OP

Yes it has. I know otherwise very well educated people who buy ANYTHING oldsoftie Jul 2023 #1

I ran into an old foreman I had back in the 1980's last Emile Jul 2023 #2

Well I am not blaming Joe Biden but I am retired also and my doc03 Jul 2023 #7

Except for the companies making record profits during this time ck4829 Jul 2023 #8

I was talking to a lift yourself up by the bootstraps republican. Emile Jul 2023 #9

good job, no wonder he had to go treestar Jul 2023 #31

LBJ knew Mysterian Jul 2023 #3

Just a thought RVN VET71 Jul 2023 #25

the satellite dish is a nice touch Skittles Jul 2023 #4

I have a friend that fears regulations that don' exist Ohioboy Jul 2023 #5

Manager or owner? Might make the difference. czarjak Jul 2023 #6

Yeah, his "regulations" were probably his owner not being willing to Ferrets are Cool Jul 2023 #13

He was worried regulations wouldn't allow him to ... Trueblue Texan Jul 2023 #17

Bingo! n/t Quakerfriend Jul 2023 #22

You may have a point Ohioboy Jul 2023 #27

Ahhh, the ever present boogeyman giving idiots a mysterious scapegoat since the beginning of time. littlemissmartypants Jul 2023 #19

Thanks for your post. I'm going to bookmark that site Ohioboy Jul 2023 #32

He would know about them from the first 8 treestar Jul 2023 #33

Most houses that I have seen with MAGA flags look like that and doc03 Jul 2023 #10

And Trump isn't even the most messed up manifestation of all of it ck4829 Jul 2023 #11

He validates their HATE Ferrets are Cool Jul 2023 #12

I see countless "houses" like this in western PA & east OH Orrex Jul 2023 #14

Same here in Indiana. Emile Jul 2023 #15

Iowa too sad but true. Rupert's Rabies, Hate Radio in every pickup and tractor 24/7 IA8IT Jul 2023 #26

I do a lot of work in people's houses... Orrex Jul 2023 #28

Same here in Illinois. My town is covered in worse than this. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #34

And believe it or not... Trueblue Texan Jul 2023 #16

People in places like that sometimes send the rump monthly donations. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2023 #18

People who live in a home like that rambler_american Jul 2023 #20

100% correct Orrex Jul 2023 #29

We have two places like that in our community. murielm99 Jul 2023 #21

Yes it has- with some of the uber rich as well. Quakerfriend Jul 2023 #23

Most of his supporters don't live like that JI7 Jul 2023 #24

FWIW, median income in my county is $27K Orrex Jul 2023 #30