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i am not surprised. hell he stole from a wounded vets charity to have a huge oil painting of himself done. my shock is that vets do not care and still support him.

tis all good ichie i calmed down. i suspected it was probably more innocent than i allowed.

i agree we need to do something about the borer. i absolutely hate children in cages and tho nothing has been said lately i am sure they are mostly still there. and where i think the dems can do better i think the repubs have gone overboard. separating families. putting razor wire at a river crossing where people got cut up and i believe one person lost his life. that is the kind of bull you would expect russia to do.

auburnwire.usatoday.com Five reasons Auburn won't upset Texas A&M JD McCarthy 4–5 minutes Auburn is looking to improve to 4-0 in the Hugh Freeze era but their set to face their toughest opponent yes as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies (2-1) this weekend. The Aggies have had an up-and-down start to the 2023 season, they utterly dominated New Mexico and ULM but lost to Miami 48-33. Making the game even tougher, Auburn has to travel to Kyle Field to take on the Aggies and what should be a loud and energetic crowd. All of this has combined to make Texas A&M a 7.5-point favorite over Auburn, according to BetMGM. Buy Tigers Tickets Here is a look at five reasons why Auburn won’t be able to pull off the upset Saturday and will suffer their first loss of the season. Miron-USA TODAY Sports Texas A&M has one of the most rabid fan bases in college football and this will be the toughest test for Auburn’s offense yet. The offensive line will have to be ready for the noise and have a plan for communicating. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Hugh Freeze referenced the talent on the Texas A&M roster at his weekly press conference and Auburn will have to be on top of their game if they want to overcome the gap. Texas A&M is the No. 5 roster in the 247Sports College Football Team Talent Composite, with 10 five-star and 42 four-star recruits while Auburn is No. 18 and has zero five-star and 35 four-star prospects. “It is a great concern. I want to be really clear; we are getting ready to play three teams that have – over the last four to five years – ranked in the top seven to five in recruiting. You are playing the best recruits in the nation. We are going to be there soon. That doesn’t mean you can’t compete. There is a reason they are third in the nation on third-down defense. They have a bunch of five-stars in the defensive line, linebacker and that safety, and that corner. They are really talented. When you put on the film you see that. Their closing speed is incredible. They are physical up front, and it is a tall challenge for us in year one to stand toe to toe with A&M and Georgia next week and LSU the following week. It is our goal to get there. But that is what reality is, we have had about eight months to recruit about half a class and these others have been stacking it, and that is why they are ranked third in the country (on third-down defense).” Mickey Welsh / Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK Auburn’s running backs were expected to be the strength of the offense but they have had two rough performances in a row. Against Cal they ran the ball well but turned the ball over, against Samford they were unable to pick up yards efficiently and relied on the runs of quarterback Payton Thorne. The Aggie’s front seven is more talented than anything Auburn has seen this season and has held opponents to just 3.39 yards and one touchdown on the ground this season. With a strong showing against Miami earlier, Texas A&M’s defense should have confidence in their ability to slow down Auburn’s run game. (AP Photo/Stew Milne) Samford came into Auburn with one of the top passing attacks at the FCS level but it did not boast nearly the level of talent that the Aggies have. It starts with quarterback Conner Weigman, who is still developing but is extremely talented and is capable of making any throw. Their wide receivers are no joke wither, Evan Stewart is averaging 128.5 yards per game this season and will be a tough matchup for Auburn’s defensive backs due to his athleticism and speed. He is joined by Noah Thomas, who has already caught four touchdowns this season. Auburn’s cornerbacks have been great to start the season but this will be their toughest test yet. John Reed-USA TODAY Sports Auburn is down several important players at spots at a time they need to be healthy. Starters Austin Keys (middle linebacker) and Keionte Scott (star) are both going to miss an extended period of time and Jalen McLeod (Jack), Nehemiah Pritchett (cornerback), Donovan Kauffman (star) have also missed games this season, and are working to get healthy. Follow all your favorite Alabama teams at Auburn Wire and Roll Tide Wire!

Auburn football bowl projections: Tigers could face a very familiar coach in the postseason Lance Dawe 3–4 minutes Could Auburn face off against Gus Malzahn at the end of the year? Auburn football is currently projected to go 7-5 by ESPN's FPI. That's probably good for another Florida bowl for the Tigers. If they end up going 8-4, like the SP+ rankings project, then maybe we will see Auburn do something outside of the state of Florida or Alabama in the postseason. Most projections currently have Auburn in FL once again. One projection, however, one site has the Tigers facing off against a very, very familiar head coach that currently resides in the Big 12. Take a look at some bowl projections from various outlets. ESPN Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl - vs Coastal Carolina OR Army There have been no previous matchups between Auburn and Coastal Carolina. Army leads the all-time series over Auburn 2-1. Their two wins came in 1922 and 1923. The Tigers took their lone victory in 1996. CBS Sports AutoZone Liberty Bowl - vs UCF Auburn leads the all-time series over UCF 3-1, defeating them in three consecutive seasons from 1997-1999. The Golden Knights beat the Tigers in the Peach Bowl back in 2017. UCF's current head coach is former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, who lost to UCF in that Peach Bowl. USA Today Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl - vs Tulane Tulane leads the all-time series over Auburn 17-15-6. The Tigers and Green Wave played consistently from 1921-1955 before taking a break despite Tulane still playing in the SEC until 1966. Auburn has won the two most recent outings, beating the Green Wave in 2006 and 2019. The Action Network Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl - vs West Virginia Auburn and West Virginia are tied 1-1 in their all-time series. The two programs played a home-and-home during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The Mountaineers won at home in '08 before losing in a chaotic game 41-30 in Jordan-Hare Stadium the following season. Birmingham Bowl - vs South Alabama Auburn and South Alabama have never faced each other in the history of their two programs.

i meant to post this on the snarky said but i am not moving it so i will behave........

John Fetterman Trolls Lauren Boebert, Ron DeSantis, Marjorie Taylor Greene Over Dress Code Freakout Lexi McMenamin Thu, September 21, 2023 at 10:17 AM CDT·3 min read 55 Dress codes are often ways of policing standards around race and gender – so no wonder the Republicans are so upset about the end of dress codes on the Senate floor. In the ensuing dust-up, social media maven Sen. John Fetterman (D) of Pennsylvania, previously stuck voting from chamber doorways in order to remain in his signature hoodie and basketball shorts, has taken the opportunity to dunk on pissy Republicans from the stratosphere. In 2023, only about 3 percent of American men and women wear “business” attire like suits on a regular basis to their jobs; in another poll, almost 60 percent of respondents said shorts like Fetterman’s are fine at work “at least some of the time.” (Not mentioned in much of this coverage: This policy change only applies to Senators, not to staffers, who will still be expected to adhere to dress code.) After the announcement that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to end enforcement of the informal dress code on the Senate floor, Republicans sort of went berserk towards Fetterman, convinced he’s to blame, though Schumer didn’t give a reason; obviously some Democrats, like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) – shocker – felt similarly. Their complaints claim dressing in more casual clothing undermines the sanctity of the Senate floor, as opposed to all the other (actually consequential) things Senators do that make them look unserious, not to mention the number of scandals regularly facing the Republican party, suit or no suit. One conservative commentator called Fetterman “a revolting slob” over the change “They’re freaking out, I don’t understand it,” Fetterman told the AP on September 18. “Like, aren’t there more important things we should be working on right now instead of, you know, that I might be dressing like a slob?” Tongue-in-cheek, Fetterman has offered to “save democracy by wearing a suit on the Senate floor next week” if the House avoids a shutdown, currently a possibility due to the House’s inability to agree on funding. When it came to their personal attacks and complaints, Fetterman was happy to play ball with them. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) claimed that “this guy from Pennsylvania” was “dumbing down” America’s standards; Fetterman replied, “I dress like he campaigns.” (DeSantis is currently floundering “on life support” in the New Hampshire presidential primary polls.) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said the policy change, which she called disgraceful, was “to appease Fetterman.” He quote-tweeted, responding, “Thankfully, the nation's lower chamber lives by a higher code of conduct: displaying ding-a-ling pics in public hearings.” The joke was in reference to Greene displaying explicit photos of Hunter Biden to a congressional committee over the summer. In response to a Fox News tweet blaming Fetterman for “lowering the bar” with the policy, and with a nod to Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R) current scandal over vaping and groping her seatmate at a Colorado performance of “Beetlejuice,” Fetterman wrote, “I figure if I take up vaping and grabbing the hog during a live musical, they'll make me a folk hero.” As if that level of trolling wasn’t enough, Fetterman also launched merch this week poking fun at a right-wing conspiracy theory that he’s been replaced by a body double. (Yes. Seriously.) Stay up-to-date with the politics team. Sign up for the Teen Vogue Take Originally Appeared on Teen Vogue

Fetterman's hoodie vs. Boebert's handsy night: Why Republicans can't see their own hypocrisy Amanda Marcotte Thu, September 21, 2023 at 5:00 AM CDT·7 min read Let's just get this out of the way, since it will be tweeted at me a million times: Wilhoit's Law comes from a 2018 comment posted on the Crooked Timber blog. With devastating — and viral — precision, Frank Wilhoit wrote, "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." The searing truth of Wilhoit's Law has been on full display this week in the disparate reaction Republican reactions to two alleged breaches of propriety: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn. wearing a hoodie to his office vs. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., getting to third base in the very public audience at "Beetlejuice: The Musical." Well, the latter is not "alleged" at all, as Boebert getting handsy with her date before getting kicked out of the play was caught on a widely spread security tape. But, measured by volume in weight and decibel level, Republicans clearly believe that Fetterman being comfy while doing the people's business is by far the greater offense against basic decency. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., loosened up the Senate's dress code, saying, "Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor." Republican levels of outrage quickly surpassed their anger at Donald Trump for unleashing a mob on the Capitol that broke the windows and smeared feces on the walls. Want more Amanda Marcotte on politics? Subscribe to her newsletter Standing Room Only. "Allowing casual clothing on the Senate floor disrespects the institution we serve," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., wrote in a letter signed by 45 other Republican senators. Scott also called efforts to investigate the January 6 insurrection "political theater" and voted to overturn the 2020 election. On Fox News, the same network that repeatedly minimized January 6 a minor kerfuffle, the new dress code was described as "an abomination." Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, unwittingly insulted herself by threatening to wear a bikini. This is all aimed directly at Fetterman, who is hated by Republicans for winning the 2022 swing state election, and who has taken on almost demonic proportions in the GOP imagination. This is doubly comical in light of their corresponding lack of outrage over Boebert vaping, acting like an ass, and groping her date's crotch in an audience where children were present. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Tex. ranted at length on Twitter about "the lowest common denominator" and how "Senator John Fetterman is emblematic of the downfall of society." On the subject of his fellow Republican's enjoyment of public sex acts, however, Crenshaw was notably silent: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., used Twitter to call Fetterman's hoodies "disgraceful." But even though she privately has no love for Boebert, she also has no interest in being seen disapproving publicly of Boebert's behavior. "Double standard" doesn't adequately describe what's going on here, since Fetterman's sartorial choices harm no one, whereas disrupting a play with public sex acts is possibly criminal behavior. The word "hypocrisy" gets thrown around a lot by Republican critics. But that word fails to capture the situation, especially the lack of shame Republicans display when denouncing hoodies on Democrats while shrugging it off when members of their own party engage in public indecency, rape, and seditious conspiracy. The hypocrite is someone who doesn't live by their own values. But, as Wilhoit's Law suggests, Republicans are living their own values when they back these ridiculous double standards. They really and truly believe rules are for other people, namely Democrats, and not for them. Wilhoit's Law is funny, but digging deeper suggests there's an ideology and worldview that guides it that is far more disturbing than mere hypocrisy. It really comes down to a Republican belief that they are the only legitimate Americans and that Democrats are trespassers. The pretext may change — today it's Fetterman's hoodie while in the past it was "Clinton's emails" or "Obama's birth certificate" — but the underlying impulse remains the same. There are all different ways for Republicans to express the fundamental belief that Democrats are illegitimate. Trump's Big Lie was the most blatant manifestation of this GOP viewpoint. He never needed actual evidence of "voter fraud," because to Trump and his followers, it was self-evident that any vote cast for a Democrat was inherently fraudulent. On January 6, Trump famously told the crowd, "If you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore." That is the rhetoric of people who believe this country belongs to them alone, and who simply do not accept that people have a right to vote for anyone but a Republican. This viewpoint is also seen in the recent enthusiasm Republicans display for impeaching public officials for the "high crime" of being Democrats. House Republicans can barely be bothered to erect a fake excuse for their upcoming impeachment of President Joe Biden, as it's obvious that his only transgression is being a Democrat. Same story with efforts to impeach the recently elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz in Wisconsin or Judge Anita Earls of North Carolina. No one has actually accused either woman of a crime, or even of wearing a hoodie to work. It's just that they are Democrats. We also see this in the ouster of elected officials from state houses in Tennessee and Montana. Feigned umbrage over "propriety" is a paper-thin cover for the real GOP motivation: a belief that no one Democrats vote for is legitimately elected. The special loathing that Republicans have for Fetterman has nothing to do with his hoodies. It's because he won in Pennsylvania. Republicans have a special anger over states where racially diverse urban centers help push Democratic candidates over the finish line in close elections because they don't think those voters should have a voice in the first place. (This is also why you hear so much Republican vitriol over Chicago, because Illinois wouldn't be a blue state without it.) For people who quietly think the only "real" voters in Pennsylvania live outside the cities, Fetterman's continued presence in the Senate is a special irritation. "Propriety" is an ambiguous and ever-shifting concept, which makes it perfect for Republicans looking for a pretext to deny the legitmacy of Democrats. They're desperate to say that Fetterman doesn't belong, and will grab onto any excuse, even something as dumb as an oversized hoodie. But, of course, the real reason Republicans don't want Fetterman around is because they don't think his voters had a right to choose him in the first place. Fetterman has reacted to all the abuse with the casual wit that's made him such a beloved figure in Pennsylvania politics. "I figure if I take up vaping and grabbing the hog during a live musical, they'll make me a folk hero," he tweeted on Tuesday. In response to Greene, he quipped, "she runs on more and more ding-a-ling pics," a reference to how Greene tried to garner attention during a House hearing, by showing naked videos of Hunter Biden obtained off a shadily sourced laptop. This flavor of Republican bull**** is funny, of course. But it's also deeply dangerous. Their belief that they're the only "real" Americans is what fueled the January 6 insurrection and is why most Republican voters are eager to vote for Trump again, despite his attempted coup. The hoodies vs. hand jobs debate only touches the surface of what is really a debate over who deserves to have a voice in American politics and who does not. As long as Republicans and their voters cling to their foul notions of what constitutes "legitimate" citizenship, they remain a dangerous threat to democracy.

Trump, who led the longest government shutdown in US history, calls on Republicans to let it happen again in 9 days so they can 'defund these political prosecutions against me' Ayelet Sheffey Thu, September 21, 2023 at 9:11 AM CDT·3 min read The government will shut down in nine days if Congress cannot reach a funding agreement. Trump called on Republicans to let that happen if it means refusing to cave on spending cuts. Kevin McCarthy is facing opposition from some GOP holdouts who won't pass a bill with Democrats. Americans are nine days away from experiencing yet another government shutdown. Former President Donald Trump, who led a 35-day shutdown in 2019, is suggesting Republicans should let it happen again. On Wednesday night, Trump took to his social media site Truth Social to offer advice to Republican lawmakers. If Congress does reach an agreement on funding before September 30, the federal government will shut down — and with that deadline just nine days away, the GOP has yet to find a viable solution to keep the government funded. Trump, who was responsible for the longest government shutdown in US history, urged Republicans to make the most of the "very important deadline" to keep the government funded. "Republicans in Congress can and must defund all aspects of Crooked Joe Biden's weaponized Government that refuses to close the Border, and treats half the Country as Enemies of the State," Trump posted on his site. "This is also the last chance to defund these political prosecutions against me and other Patriots. They failed on the debt limit, but they must not fail now. Use the power of the purse and defend the Country!" With regards to the debt limit, Trump is referring to the concessions Republicans had to make with Democrats in order to raise the limit and ensure the government could continue covering its spending obligations. They did not get the spending cuts they had hoped to achieve within that bill, which is why Trump is urging them to hold the line on government funding. However, Republicans cannot agree amongst themselves on what those spending cuts should look like. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday had to pull a vote on a group of conservative lawmakers' continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through October 31 because not enough members of his party supported the legislation. After failing to corral his party around the conservatives' resolution, McCarthy is reportedly seeking to pass a funding bill that would include deeper spending cuts alongside an immigration package that Democrats are likely to vote against — meaning he would need conservative holdouts to hop on board. If they don't, McCarthy would have to appease some Democratic lawmakers to avoid a government shutdown — and GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said that could cost McCarthy his title as Speaker. "If Speaker McCarthy relies on Democrats to pass a continuing resolution, I would call the Capitol moving truck to his office pretty soon because my expectation would be he'd be out of the speaker's office quite promptly," Gaetz told CNN. These party squabbles are having lawmakers on both sides of the aisle frustrated. "It's yet another reminder that in both houses, a small group of hard-right Republicans are dead set to grind the gears of government to a halt," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. A government shutdown would mean thousands of government employees furloughed, which could lead to processing delays for programs Americans rely on like Social Security and SNAP. The clock is ticking to see if Congress can avoid that outcome — and things aren't looking good. Read the original article on Business Insider

this is you repubs............... it’s the difference between one side that believes in governing, and one side that believes in ruling.”

steaming pantload Jim Jordan wastes everyone’s time on another idiotic hearing that pesky, elusive evidence. it’s always somewhere just out of reach. Jeff Tiedrich Sep 21 the clock is ticking. every passing minute brings us closer to October 1, when the U.S. government will shut down if a budget deal can’t be reached. all hands should be focused on breaking the deadlock between the imbecile wing and the idiot wing of the House GOP. if you expected shouty half-dressed degenerate wrestling coach Jim Jordan to have rolled up his famous shirtsleeves and pitched in to help, you would be wrong. no sir, what that useless waste of oxygen did yesterday was to hold another one of his stupid pointless hearings. Upgrade to paid these charades always follow the same template: Jordan huffs and puffs and waves his arms and shouts and points his fingers and makes wild allegations that have no bearing on reality, and then when it’s the Democrats’ turn to speak, they totally demolish everything that just came out of Gym’s mouth — because Jordan is a gibbering loon, and the Dems come packed with actual facts. the victim of yesterday’s hearing was Attorney General Merrick Garland. Republicans are super pissed off at Garland for any number of inane and imaginary reasons, but the focus of their anger yesterday was the ludicrous notion that Garland’s DOJ has been too easy on the president’s son. that’s right — Jimmy Jay and his motley horde would have you believe that Merrick Garland is giving a free pass to Hunter Biden — the guy who is currently being nailed to the wall for a minor (and possibly unconstitutional) gun-related charge that is almost never prosecuted. and so Jim & Co. went through the whole shouty fingerpoint kabuki once more, making all kinds of wild allegations. there’s one thing they didn’t bring to the table, though: evidence. “The fix is in,” Jordan said. “Even with the face-saving indictment last week of Hunter Biden, everyone knows the fix is in.” But neither Mr. Jordan nor the handful of other pro-Trump Republicans who made the same point, provided concrete proof for their claim — or elicited responses from the attorney general that backed up those conclusions. evidence. that pesky, elusive evidence. it’s always somewhere just out of reach. meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell wasted no time calling out Jimmy Jords on his hypocritical bull****, reminding everyone that Jordan has now gone about 500 days without honoring his own subpoena. “Mister Attorney General, my colleague just said that you should be held in contempt of Congress, and that is quite rich, because the guy who is leaving the hearing room right now, Mr. Jordan, is about 500 days into evading his subpoena — about 500 days. so if we’re going to talk about contempt of Congress, let’s get real. “I mean, are you serious that Jim Jordan — a witness to one of the greatest crimes ever committed in America — a crime where more prosecutions have occurred than any crime committed in America — refuses to help his country, and we’re going to get lectured about subpoena compliance and contempt of Congress? Jim Jordan won’t even honor a lawful subpoena — are you kidding me? are you kidding me? there’s no credibility on that side. “Mr. Attorney General, you are serious. they are not. you are decent. they are not. you are fair. they are not. so I welcome you to the law firm of Insurrection LLP, where they work every single day on behalf of one client: Donald Trump. and they do that at the expense of millions of Americans who need the government to stay open, who want their kids safe in their schools, and would like to see Ukraine stay in the fight, so that we don’t help Russia. “it’s the difference between one side that believes in governing, and one side that believes in ruling.” **** YES, every word of this. thank you, Eric Swalwell. everyone is entitled to my own opinion is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

do you listen to his pressers? he admits mistakes all the time. he has said he and the other coaches need to do a better job. he is not lying for gods sake. i do not understand but we will not agree so i am done. but thanx for replying.

he is trying to keep the team together in case we fail miserably is how i see it. some losses can destroy a season so i think he is just coaching. freeze is not afraid to play anyone and he proved that at liberty.

a friend just gave me ol miss and ten points with the loser treating to a meal. did i do good? i am not big on betting.

i believe he was just being truthful. he tells it like it is in all things and you single one statement out and call him whining? freeze will have them fired up as well. are you a freeze hater? just curious because you sure sound like it.

i posted an article about his family being from ghana. it is in todays articles. it was a great read.

we shall see.

nothing but meds this morning and i have to give blood to get them. the problem is the blood work keeps coming up with stuff. i am going to be there at eight and pretend i did the ol confused geezer thing and get them to see me today. but you are right about football season! you have become one of my favorites on here. gotta throw on a s*** and head out. i am lucky my doc in the box is only a couple miles from my house.

that would dpend how old the male was...........lol