CraigS

4 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

Congrats, you should brag...this is a very foreign concept to way too many.

Thank you! 
The biggest problem is simply priorities and commitment, or the lack of. When my daughters hit the age they started playing sports and participating in activities, I quit hunting and fishing. This was to create money and time for THEM.....I chose to bring them into this world, so I decided they deserved every second of my attention and finances...I just started back hunting a couple years ago (it had been 11 years since I last went)......but I've also been married to the FIRST wife for nearly 30 years (definitely not all easy years, but worth the effort).......PRIORITIES and COMMITMENT..........

4 minutes ago, Remmus said:

The Republicans have no plan. If they really wanted to do anything, a plan would be on tap.  Just open everything up to competition and move on.

@CraigS try paying for college today.  There was a time when we funded our public institutions.  Whose big idea was it to pull those funds?

 

 

Just finished paying for my 3 daughters college education.......been paying tuition (last 6 years) and tuition AND room and board at Sam Houston State for my youngest........

Now I'll brag - this next check (tomorrow) will be my first check in 6 years without some form of college tuition, room and board or any other child expenses (cars, cell phones, auto insurance) will not come from my check - YES a raise for me and my wife......but worth every single penny to have provided for my OWN children and to have paid for their education....OURSELVES!

On 1/6/2017 at 9:13 AM, Remmus said:

LOL @AthleticSupporter - Jock, usually a school with a clearly male mascot will use the feminine term for the ladies.  E.g. Lions and Lioness or Lionettes. 

Nederland isn't going to like you very much....Bulldogs and B!+<^$ not good.

2 minutes ago, Remmus said:

Will agree that prefixes can be divisive. We also have Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans (who say I'm Irish).  This is tied to our melting pot. We're ALL immigrants, just a matter of timing.  Thank God the Native Americans didn't kick out illegals. 

Does that make it right, that others call themselves "whatever" Americans?

They tried, so did the Mexicans in Texas....the rest is history. 

First this:

"Also we all must realize that we're AMERICANS first."

Then there isn't isn't any need for the racial American prefixes such as "African-American" , "Mexican-American" , "Chinese-American" etc. is there? I believe that should be one of the first steps...get rid of the prefixes.....

Second:

"Use Michael Brown as the poster child for all cop n citizen shootings. That will only fly in Trump country. "

The reason for MB being used as the "poster child" is due to the media and the Feds handling of this situation. Many (even most) jumped to very early conclusions based off false witnesses account of what happened, then certain people, even after investigations were complete (local and federal) still would not accept the results....to the point of putting a statue of a criminal up in the city and Obama sending federal representation to the funeral.

At minimum showed support for the criminal, at worst - took a stance AGAINST law enforcement.

1 hour ago, nappyroots said:

Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are wall Street but not known for evilness 

Then you should really like this......does this mean you are jumping on the Trump Train?

In the legal world the word "precedence" is used "Bigly". With that said. Trump has made it very clear that he played by the rules set forth in filing his taxes....and paying zero $. Some complain, other state, he gets what he pays for (CPA's following the rules to save Trump money. millions).......Well....the left was so certain Clinton had not broke any laws or done anything wrong....Trump, being of above average intelligence sees the opportunity.....why he decided to not go after Clinton.....the feds didn't seem to mind what Clinton was doing......so Trump simply says .......AWESOME....I'll make a few mil doing the same thing......I'm not saying this IS what Trump is doing/thinking......but lets say he is.....what's good for the goose is good for the gander.....and now the libs are crying.....do as I say...not as I do....typical!

47 minutes ago, nappyroots said:

on this board you guys whined, cried and complained. so its our turn to whine, cry and complain

AND....to see us return to 2008. Every single policy will vanish......as if the man child never existed.

If Trump wants him, he will just pardon him........matters not. For what he plead guilty of (to avoid a worse sentence) pales in comparison to Clinton......Pardon Patraeus and Charge Clinton.......then the world would be righted ,,,,,MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

18 minutes ago, Big girl said:

You are so stupid. Geez, shut up!!!!!

I see a ban in order...directly calling another member names.......should just be a matter of how long...not IF she gets banned.

More reading to educate on Cultural Marxism. The sooner we educate on this matter, the sooner the liberal ideology will become dead forever...

2 minutes ago, nappyroots said:

How can you take back something that you stole in the first place.

it's not working now, as it didn't work then.....you need to research "Cultural Marxism" ...... give it up dude....

Cultural Marxism at it's finest......but history is repeating itself as a failure. However, I do owe the liberals a really big THANK YOU......for assisting in us taking back our country.

Cultural Marxism at it's finest!

In a debate with a liberal friend, I found myself being labeled with the usual "hand book" names such as an "ist" this or a "phobia" that .....So I started doing some research. We, the conservative have long been the target of liberal criticism, mostly of a false narrative, because it works......or ...at least it has. I went on to explain to my friend that the name calling effectiveness is running out...we are tired of it....and more and more people are seeing through it....

So this is what I came up with.......it the new conservative narrative.....don't argue anymore......simply call it what it is....most won't know what it means (let the googling begin) and then they will cry foul......as being labeled is intolerant behavior, unless of course it's them doing the labeling.......

I certainly am not a Kaepernick fan.....however, this is how I see the Romo thing going down......

Jerry: Tony you suck, Dak is our starter......now go out there and present a united front. If you do that, I'll keep paying you millions so the rookie can win you a ring, since you couldn't get it done.

Romo: blah blah blah

Media: Romo is such a team player...blah blah blah...

9 minutes ago, BLUEDOVE3 said:

It would be interesting to see how Hardin County and other local residents are sucking up taxpayers monies from the local  ER rooms.

I'm in Hardin County, and I'm NOT one of them. But you are correct, there are a decent amount "sucking" be it ER or whatever gov assistance.....they can ALL be eliminated as far as I'm concerned.

I was just having this conversation with a liberal friend...lives in Frisco which I find funny....his liberal rich lawyer lifestyle....I showed him that the median income of Frisco is $108K whereas Silsbee is $42K (Hardin County as a whole is way lower).....and he "pretends" to care about "poor white trash". Which is what prompted this conversation......he asked me, What do you know about poor white trash? I then explained the economics and status of our area compared to his. Hardin County has the highest registered sex offender per capita in the area......

You see, as he ridiculed my lack of tolerance, I choose to live among a diverse group of people, while he blows smoke and lives his high life in a gated Frisco community.........

Anyway, point is not just his hypocritical lifestyle....but Hardin County is in fact a problematic area as to the "sucking" on the system.......this should improve (for those of us paying for it) now that Trump has been elected........at least maybe we can stop paying for their insurance, pre-existing conditions, and other "free" stuff they collect....one can only hope for change we can REALLY believe in.

17 minutes ago, Big girl said:

Trump said in this interview with 60 minutes that Hilliary is a good person.

Maybe 60 minutes cut off the rest of his statement, the media is good about doing that.....Maybe what he really said was.....Hillary is a good person to send to prison.......or Hillary is a good person for telling lies........or Hillary is a good person if you want someone killed.......or....

Very good read.

1 hour ago, Big girl said:

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Even when you try you fail. From the article, Clinton won the popular vote by approx 640,000 votes. Nearly 3,000,000 illegals voted. Therefore, 2 points to make here: 1) once those are removed, y'all can find something else to cry about, Trump will have won the popular vote as well. 2) Once Trumps policies are in place and a lot of the ILLEGALS are deported, they won't be here TO vote.......the Republicans look to have  looooong staying power, controlling both houses and the presidency with that block of voters for the Dems.......sucks to be y'all. TRUMP 2016 #draintheaswamp

oh...what are YOUR thoughts on this?

4 hours ago, tvc184 said:

He wasn't voted for because he is good or may be. In fact Trump really never got over about 35% support even among Republicans. He simply outlasted 16 other candidates (spreading their votes among many) because of star power. 

That was the primary. In the general election yesterday, it wasn't about Trump but about Hillary and how horrible of a candidate that she was. As I said to a few people yesterday, I am not elated about Trump being the president. I am ecstatic about Hillary not being the president. 

With that said, you are stretching the truth quite a bit. I guess that is not uncommon in political commentary. Trump did not disrespect Muslims. He said that he would suspend immigration from Muslim countries until a system was in place for them to be vetted. Trump has no issue with Hispanics but has a huge problem with illegal aliens and has said so emphatically. Unfortunately for Hillary and the Democrats, so does a majority of Americans. That is no disrespect for a culture but for a criminal act. 

I must have missed the part where he confessed to a sexual assault. 

You say he used a "loophole". Yeah, so do I every year when I pay my taxes. I use every loophole that the law allows. I can only assume by your comments that you merely pay all taxes possible and never even take the standard deduction. I commend you for paying 100% of your taxes without claiming any deductions. After all, we don't like people that take all deductions allowed by law do we?  Talk about hypocritical.......

Does he relate to the working class? I doubt it but I know that he hires many of them. What about the Clintons who claimed to be broken by legal fees and such when Bill left office only to be multi-millionaires now. I wonder how they related to the working class?

Sorry but your arguments hold no water to at least half of this country and I suspect that had he had a (D) in front of his name, the other half would be all for it. I can remember a sitting president named Clinton that seduced a young intern into a sex act in his office while his wife was in the bedroom and most of the Dems at the time said it was merely between he and his wife. His sexual transgressions should not matter nor his lying under oath when question in a deposition or his lying to the American people about it. 

You see your complaints aren't about the actions but who is making them. 

PA4 ^^^^^ This

6 minutes ago, PA4Real said:

I'm curious.  President Obama was crushed for not having any experience, yet you vote for a man the actually doesn't have ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL, disrespects Hispanics and muslims, along with other minorities, has admitted to sexual assault and apologized (bs) for it.  Has admitted to barging  in on young girls while they're getting dressed for his pageant. Disrespects women, disrespected the handicap, disrespected a celebrated fellow republican PRISONER OF WAR.  Doesn't pay taxes because he had a BILLION dollar loss awhile back and found a loop hole and somehow he's said to RELATE to working class and poor whites.  Oh yea, disrespected the military by saying he knows more about ISIS than the actual men and women that fight for this country, but never served himself.

I guess so.  Good choice guys.

Except over half of what you typed is a lie.........

On 10/27/2016 at 4:50 PM, stevenash said:

Go ahead, Dove.  Tell him how all of his tough times were the fault of Republicans.

He can't. That's what happens when you use liberal talking points and have no clue as to how NORMAL hard working families take care of their OWN business......as compared to the lazy asses who abuse the system and think someone always owes them something.

1 hour ago, BLUEDOVE3 said:

Craigs, lets say you find out you have cancer with a pre-existing condition. Whose going to treat your condition? 

Well, when it happened to my father in 1986........WE did. My mother went to work (stay at home Mom for 20 years) and I quit college and went to work off shore.......then went back to college and got my degree.......it's call taking care of your OWN responsibility. Geez, why is that so damn hard for people to understand.

edit: OH...AND... I paid for my OWN education after that....

ah hell, I'll just keep going - I went to school during the day and worked, while my wife took care of our new born daughter....came home then the wife went to work at night, while I studied and took care of our daughter..........it really can be done....really!

can't help myself - my Dad died 6 month later with over $100,000 in medical bills. SO, I don't have a lot of sympathy for the whiners and lazy asses.

Edit again: AND - the kicker as if that isn't enough.......I was 19 (oldest of 8 children) the youngest was 3 years old when he died......

16 hours ago, new tobie said:

oh thats right there never was a problem as long as the insurance companies charge more for the elderly and sick and deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. And still issue rate hikes. Kinda like state farm dropping peoples coverage after the hurricane and raising rates.

So...can I carry liability insurance only on my vehicle....go get in a wreck that is MY fault....THEN go get full coverage to pay for the damage? Does that make sense to you? That is what "pre-existing" conditions is like when getting health insurance........let's even go into the "KISS" method of the math.

So I have cancer......I go to an insurance company for coverage........let's say premiums are $1500 a month with $10,000 deduct (that's pretty high by all accounts) I get treatment for one full year....that's $18,000 in premiums + $10,000 in deductible = $28,000.........the cancer treatment cost ....heck I don't know $50,000 (probably way more)... That's a $22,000 loss in one year by one policy......there is no way the free market can sustain this type of business plan........SO...what has to happen..A) the insurance companies jack up MY cost to make up the losses ..B) The Gov. (again with MY money, be it taxes or fines) gets involved and pays the subsidies.

Now, this can go on for several years (multiply annual losses by however many years here) OR the patient could still die after just one year.....either way.....major financial loss to the companies, causing them to pass  that loss on to others....ME.

And some of you are OK with this?