How long before it's us?

[BillT]

Here is an interesting article.
To me it is centered on the difference between serious minded conservatives and the more tactically oriented political hacks (who will do anything if it supports their side (this would include many ideologues)):

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/the-fall-of-the-heritage-foundation-and-the-death-of-republican-ideas/279955/

I don't disagree with all Republican thought.
They have come up with good ideas in the past.
Several of their best ideas have been abandoned to the Democrats (probably because if the Democrats touched them, they became icky).
Hopefully they can start doing it again.

Or whatever may become of the Republican party.

[Mugwump]

Donald Trump was visiting a primary school in Orlando and visited a grade four class.
They were in the middle of a discussion related to meanings of some words.
The teacher asked Mr.Trump if he would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy."
So the illustrious Republican candidate asked the class for an example of a 'tragedy'.

One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing inthe field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that would be a tragedy."
"No," said Trump, "that would be an accident."

A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone, that would be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explained Trump. "That's what we would call a greatloss."

The room went silent. No other child volunteered. Trump searched the room.
"Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"

Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher held her breath.

In a quiet voice he said: "If the plane carrying you Mr. Trump was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy."

"Fantastic!" exclaimed Trump, "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," says Johnny, "It has to be a tragedy, because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss.... and you can bet your sweet ass it wouldn't be an accident either!"

[Mugwump]

What has become of the people in Texas ??.....are they that stupid?

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Houston School Officials Call Police After Student Tries Buying Lunch With $2 Bill
Although now in low circulation, the $2 bill is a real thing but some people who have never seen one invariably think it's funny money.

HOUSTON, TX -- There are some people who've never seen a $2 bill, including, it would seem police, school officials and cafeteria workers in Houston who were convinced an eighth-grader was using counterfeit money to buy chicken nuggets during lunch.

But the $2 bill is a real thing -- a legal denomination of U.S. currency first issued in the early part of the 20th century, produced until 1966 and then reissued ten years later. It's got a picture of Thomas Jefferson on the front and a reproduction of The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull on the reverse side.

Some of us remember as kids occasionally coming across such bills, which are now seldom seen in circulation. They weren't too much in demand among merchants, prompting the U.S. Treasury to pull back on their production.

But they're out there, and they're perfectly legal to use.

Yet when student Danesiah Neal tried to pay for her chicken nuggets with such a bill, the purchase was flagged. Police were called.

According to media reports, the scene of the "crime" was Fort Bend Independent School District's Christa McAuliffe Middle School, just outside Houston proper.

?I went to the lunch line, and they said my $2 bill was fake,? the eighth-grader told KTRK-TV. ?They gave it to the police. Then they sent me to the police office. A police officer said I could be in big trouble.?

School officials then called the student's grandmother, who had given her the bill: " 'Did you give Danesiah a $2 bill for lunch?' " the grandmother, Sharon Kay Joseph, recalled being asked. "He told me it was fake."

Doggedly on the case, police then located the convenience store where the student claimed she had been given the bill as part of her change after a purchase. Then, a crack team of Houston detectives took the circa-1953 bill to a nearby bank, where it was scrutinized and examined before being deemed legitimate legal tender.

?He brought me my $2 bill back,? Joseph told KTRK of being visited by a school official after the misunderstanding. "He didn?t apologize. He should have, and the school should have because they pulled Danesiah out of lunch, and she didn?t eat lunch that day because they took her money.?

Charges were not filed. But the grandmother is still upset over the entire episode.

?It was very outrageous for them to do it,? Joseph said. ?There was no need for police involvement. They?re charging kids like they?re adults now.?

[BillT]

I have a couple of $2 bills laying around somewhere.

This is a poor combination of really stupid (or to be nicer, ignorant) people, thinking (for no apparent reason) that they know what they are talking about, and being too arrogant or insecure to apologize or admit they were wrong.
Sounds just like a "conservative".

[Mugwump]

I have a couple of $2 bills laying around somewhere.

This is a poor combination of really stupid (or to be nicer, ignorant) people, thinking (for no apparent reason) that they know what they are talking about, and being too arrogant or insecure to apologize or admit they were wrong.
Sounds just like a "conservative".

+1

[wsantia1]

I have a couple of $2 bills laying around somewhere.

This is a poor combination of really stupid (or to be nicer, ignorant) people, thinking (for no apparent reason) that they know what they are talking about, and being too arrogant or insecure to apologize or admit they were wrong.
Sounds just like a "conservative".

+1

+2

[wsantia1]

What has become of the people in Texas ??.....are they that stupid?

Yep. After all they did put Ted Cruz in the Senate.

[Mugwump]

What has become of the people in Texas ??.....are they that stupid?

Yep. After all they did put Ted Cruz in the Senate.

LOL.....

[ghonk]

I sold a piece of vintage audio on craigslist last year,and the guy paid me with 6 old $20 bills,from the 70's if i remember correctly.

So i go to the gas station to buy some cigarettes and the cashier wouldn't accept one of them,said her scanner AND drop box that has a scanner both rejected it.
She asked me if i had something else,so i give her another one of the 20's,nope same thing.

Now she has  ME thinking maybe i got ripped off,remembering hearing that fake bills are sometimes passed off on CL purchases.

So now i go home and start examining them with a magnifying glass,look real to me,just printed before the security features were added.

   Now i guess i have to take them to the bank and deposit them,and use my debit card before i can buy anything.
OH WAIT,what happens if the bank tells me they are fake,and they sure as hell aren't going to give them back to me.
Well that's NOT an option, .

I ended up buying a multi meter at menards with 4 of them,which i DID NOT need,and took it back the next day for a refund.

My fishing license with another at walmart,AFTER  the cashier had to get the bill  OK'ed by a manager.

And some smokes at a different  gas station,after the guy  almost stared  a hole through my last 20.





   
 

[LizStreithorst]

Stupid stupid stupid.  I think that the reason that an apology was not offered because admitting that they had been wrong would have opened them up to a law suit.  People in authority these days say that "mistakes were made" rather than,  "Forgive me, I made a mistake."

[BallAquatics]

https://youtu.be/SAzIahY2Rps

Dennis

[Mugwump]

...Whoa...a lotta hate coming outta that clip.....the makers are worse than their subject this time around......that's a piece of work....wow

[wsantia1]

...Whoa...a lotta hate coming outta that clip.....the makers are worse than their subject this time around......that's a piece of work....wow

I'm sure The Donald will have some nice gotcha moments coming up soon with all of the BS he is spewing.

[BallAquatics]

Yes, it's hard to swallow that politics in this country have degenerated to a choice between these two sad sacks.....

Dennis

[wsantia1]

Yes, it's hard to swallow that politics in this country have degenerated to a choice between these two sad sacks.....

Dennis

I agree.