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Umm..I saw Debbie Wass Schultz all over this topic earlier today. I guess if you don't consider her a part of the left, there is not much you can be convinced of. Focus. Your claim is that the "left" made this an issue. Now, re-read my statement, above. Consider, for a moment the fact that there would be NO issue if there had been NO plagiarism, and then realize why your response is so wrong. Listen (since you seem to like very direct approaches as a debating style by using words like focus a lot)...what you are suggesting makes sense in the context that the left did not make Melania's speech last night. So taking your thought process further, are you willing to state that the right did not make the Benghazi situation an "issue" since HIllary is the one who was in charge of the state department and had multiple missteps? Would you agree with that? No - to do that would require ignoring the 7 or 8 or however many investigations and the millions or tens of millions or more spent by right-wing nut jobs to reveal that...there was no wrong-doing by Secretary Clinton. So, as to Benghazi, you have a case in which the nut-right manufactured an issue - and then much like the Keystone Cops, spent all that time and money disproving the very claim they tried to make into an issue.

Umm..I saw Debbie Wass Schultz all over this topic earlier today. I guess if you don't consider her a part of the left, there is not much you can be convinced of. Focus. Your claim is that the "left" made this an issue. Now, re-read my statement, above. Consider, for a moment the fact that there would be NO issue if there had been NO plagiarism, and then realize why your response is so wrong.

Nice deflection. This is quite comical and on point for the left right to demonize deflect what a very strong and classy speech Michelle Obama wrote and presented in 2008 and that was stolen and repeated by Melania Trump gave. The overall night was strong with Rudys speech being so on point for how most Americans are feeling right now with the unease across this country. And let's not forget Obama has reused speeches before as shown here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/19/short-history-political-plagiarism-melania-trump Corrected for accuracy on the Internet... Lol...you are falling right in line with your wonderful party trying to demonize any females that speak on behalf of a conservative. This happened with Fiorina earlier in the primary cycle too. Leftists attack any woman that doesn't fall in line with their beliefs. Who cares if a few lines were similar...Michelle Obama should be flattered. The left has done a good job of trying to make this an issue and deflect from what was a very good night of pointing out the Obama/Hillary failures to keep this country safe. Average voters tuning in aren't going to care about this nitpicking and are going to most likely remember that Melania was completely classy, and Rudy completely dissected the Obama/Clinton failures over the past 7 years. Funny thing, that. The "left" didn't do a thing to make it an issue. The blatant, obvious, virtually word-for-word, phrase-for-phrase, plagiarism spoke for itself. So, talk about deflection...

Proof, please. Verifiable, objective, proof. Otherwise, the bolded above is simply a lie. So OJ didn't kill Nicole and Ronald? and Hillary never sent emails, as she stated? Focus. Concentrate. See that word "criminal"? Now, with that as your free clue, try again.

Proof, please. Verifiable, objective, proof. Otherwise, the bolded above is simply a lie.

Uh, nothing - no more immediate family. Just sayin'...

He really has no clue, does he? Same guy who...

Nice deflection. This is quite comical and on point for the left right to demonize deflect what a very strong and classy speech Michelle Obama wrote and presented in 2008 and that was stolen and repeated by Melania Trump gave. The overall night was strong with Rudys speech being so on point for how most Americans are feeling right now with the unease across this country. And let's not forget Obama has reused speeches before as shown here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/19/short-history-political-plagiarism-melania-trump Corrected for accuracy on the Internet...

Had trouble deciding whether to put this in the Gun Control thread or here, but finally decided here as more eyes are on it. Pretty funny, partisanship aside...

Art of the spin: Trump bankers question his portrayal of financial comeback

Clinton extends lead over Trump to 13 points: Reuters/Ipsos

Oh, my...where to begin. 1. The country is not bankrupt. It's a simple as that. The claim of a trillion dollar a year deficit was mouthed by Paul Rand in 2013. The problem with that statement? It's wrong. During the Obama administration, the deficit has been reduced by a trillion dollars. According to the U.S. Treasury Office, the U.S. ended the fiscal year in September of 2015 with the smallest deficit since 2007 in both dollar terms and as a percentage of gross domestic product. You can look it up. 2. The housing bubble causes were investigated by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. They cited a number of factors, one of which was government policies. They specified the failed policies, and those included policies enacted under the administrations of Roosevelt, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush. You can look it up. 3. The "massive unemployment" resulted from the Bush administration, and was inherited by the Obama administration. Unemployment rose sharply in 2008, peaking at 7.8 percent at the time Bush left office. While it increased to about 10% under Obama, that happened early in his term and was a continuation of the trend inherited from Bush. It peaked in in October of 2009, and has been declining since, falling below 5% in January of 2016. You can look it up. 4. Under Obama: The economy has added nearly 8.4 million jobs — more than six times the number gained under George W. Bush. The number of job openings doubled, to a record 5.7 million. Nearly 15 million fewer people lack health insurance coverage. Corporate profits are at record levels; stock prices have more than doubled. The reduction in the standard of living is the result of the increasing gap between the rich and poor; when broken down by income, the poor have seen a precipitous decline, while the wealth have seen an actual increase. That gap is due to a number of factors, including Republican tax policies the provide tax cuts to wealthy individuals and corporations and, at best, nominal cuts for the poor and middle class. Again, you can look it up. 5. The destabilization of the Middle East is the result of a number of factors, one of which was the Bush administration's decision to declare war on Iraq when it was not necessary (and the intelligence supporting that was known to the administration). The Bush administrations' (both father and son) policies in support of Saudi Arabia was also a major factor. Again, you can look it up. 6. The government didn't take over healthcare. That is simply a lie. Frank Luntz, a consultant famous for his phraseology, urged GOP leaders to call the Affordable Care Act a "government takeover." Instead: • Employers continue to provide health insurance to the majority of Americans through private insurance companies. • Contrary to the claim, more people get private health coverage. The law set up "exchanges" where private insurers compete to provide coverage to people who don't have it. • The government did not seize control of hospitals or nationalize doctors. • The law does not include the public option, a government-run insurance plan that would have competed with private insurers. • The law gives tax credits to people who have difficulty affording insurance, so they can buy their coverage from private providers on the exchange. But here too, the approach relies on a free market with regulations, not socialized medicine. Look it up. 7. Polls show that Putin is considered by many Western Europeans as the most powerful leader, when considering things like financial resources, scope and use of power, and the number of people he impacts. But respected? Nope. Look it up. 8. In 2002, the Pentagon reported that China was rapidly modernizing its military with the goal of countering American power in the Pacific and pressing Taiwan to accept unification. The Bush administration did nothing, which allowed China to gain significant military might prior to Obama taking office. Again, you can look it up. 9. In April of 2003 - again, under the Bush administration - North Korea informed the world it had nuclear weapons. That's under Bush, not Obama.

You do realize you just contradicted yourself, don't you? If Fox is "relatively conservative", then that means it slants its reporting - either by covering "conservative" topics more than other outlets, or by reporting in a manner biased toward conservative values. In either case, it is a means to promote the conservative viewpoint. And that the opposite of "neutral".

This certainly doesn't help the level of civil discourse... Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls Dallas protesters 'hypocrites' for running from sniper's bullets

Election Update: Is Gary Johnson Taking More Support From Clinton Or Trump? And interesting read - covers a lot of ground. LINK

Newly-Discovered Planet Has 3 Suns

There are states where the legislature only meets every two years? Currently, there are four - Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas. Arkansas met every two years until 2009. At that time, Arkansas went to a "kind of" annual sessions. "Kinda of" meaning that on even-numbered years the session is limited to fiscal matters only (with a few exceptions). So, in a sense, Arkansas meets every two years for substantive issues, and every year for fiscal issues.

Well, there are several reasons for open primaries. One is that party leaders fear that the candidate that emerges would be unelectable in a general election, as that candidate would play to the extremes of the party to obtain the nomination, but then not be mainstream enough to appeal to moderate voters. And, we've seen evidence of that over the years. And in some states, open primaries are mandated by legislative action; changing that would be difficult particularly for states that have legislatures that meets once every two years. But the idea is being broached, and should come up at the RNC. Angry Republican leaders ready to shut door on open primaries

Oddly enough, that's what is also said about Hillary. Those that have a personal relationship with her say she is kind, engaging, and attentive to their needs.

Can you prove this is true? Can you prove it's not? What is it with people around here not understanding burdens of proof and why a person can't really prove a negative? Because the only option would be to admit it's a pile of crap, of course.

Joni Ernst dismisses Trump VP rumors LINK

Hard to see Kasich as the choice when he's stated he won't appear at the convention, hasn't moved to support Trump, and has specifically stated he won't accept the VP position for Trump or anyone.

Clinton expands lead over Trump to 13 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll LINK

Ryan slams Trump 'star' tweet LINK