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13 minutes ago, Big girl said:

Whatever. Reagan gave amnesty to 3 million Hispanics

It was for illegals ALREADY in the USA before 1982. They had to pay $185, demonstrate good moral character and learn to speak English to qualify.....

What hew didn't do, is open the door and let folks come in like Biden.

51 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

China dropped their 125% tariff on ethane from the U.S. this morning. They buy 50% of their ethane from the U.S.

Hard to make all that cheap, plastic crap they sell to everyone without ethane. They must be hurting worse than many think.

(Still a free/fair trade guy. Maybe this is a breakthrough for talks.)

This right here, China can't afford to lose us as trade partners. Their entire economy/work force has been built to accommodate the USA. They lose us, the lose the ability to increase their military and keep those factories open. 

I think people forget how powerful we are........

2 minutes ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

Dictatorship!

Suggesting they should be investigated is a dictatorship? 

You should change your name to Stretch Armstrong 

13 minutes ago, CardinalBacker said:

Good news is that Trump ordered that the pollsters be investigated and hopefully imprisoned.  
 

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My guess is he is using their internal polling which has a better number. 

I recall during the election when polls had Kamala wining the Presidential election and trump and team telling folks it was in conflict with their internal numbers.....and by who is President right now.......they were right. 

Then add, who are these Republicans that regret voting for Trump? None of my Trump supporting friends regret it.... 

Lets be real - are we to believe the same media that told us Biden ran circles around his staff??

1 hour ago, LumRaiderFan said:

I’ll add that polls, in general, are useless.  They are used far more to drive a narrative rather than report accurate information.

When all these trade deals go through and the market recovers, his number will be fine. 

Some folks don't understand it is tough to be a leader sometimes. 

40 minutes ago, UT alum said:

Could you give a little more flimsy answer?

Since Trump ran on ending woke.......I think it's fitting. 

Any of those you disagree with?

24 minutes ago, UT alum said:

he previous administration had Russia on the ropes.

Reality is not a deflection.  There is no logical way Ukraine can win a war against Russia.  Trade sanctions don't work, we've done them before. They will just trade with China and others. The only way Ukraine gets out of this is a deal and at minimum lose the land that was ceased under Obama or World War III. As soon as we jump in, WWIII starts.  

It's a shame Trump does not get credit from the left of trying to end bloodshed when Biden and Obama did hardly anything. It's almost like you want to go to war

3 hours ago, UT alum said:

Interesting that no one has come up with a time…

Because it is a nonsense post

But if you want a few examples

1. America was great when my daughter didn't have to compete against males in sports

2. America was great when men could not use a woman's restroom because he "thought" he was a woman. 

3. America was great when there was only 2 genders

4. America was great when the Government actually enforced immigration laws.

5. America was great when I didn't have to return my shopping cart to a corral the employees did. 

6. America was great when I could go into a store and employees where doing work instead of playing on their cell phones. 

7. America was great when sports teams could call themselves the Indians and not be cancelled. (props to PNG for refusing to change their name and props to Evadale for still flying the Confederate flag because they are The Rebel's) 

2 hours ago, UT alum said:

Trump campaigned on ending the Russia-Ukraine war on “ day one”. He failed, so now he says “ Just kidding”. That’s what losers do when they are wrong or fail on a promise. “I didn’t really mean it.” 

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He is NOT a leader. He’s a loser

The war that was started before him, stopped when he became President, then started again after he didn't win re-election? What did both previous Democratic administrations do to END the war. 

This is Democratic nonsense to try and not give Trump credit when he does facilitate the end of the war in his term.  

16 hours ago, UT alum said:

That is so pitifully sexist. DEI is just the new code phrase for “blacks and women aren’t hired for the heir competence (because they aren’t)”. When a male pilot crashes it’s just called “pilot error” if it’s his mistake. Pathetic is the path the Weasel has set us on with his divide and conquer rhetoric.

Do you really believe that or are you trying to win an argument? 

On 4/25/2025 at 6:41 PM, Big girl said:

Awww, you guys have such fond memories. My relatives were being attacked by dogs, assaulted with water hoses and they had to sit at the back of the bus, and enter the back of restaurants. Also, 2 of my uncles were lynched.

I’m glad you posted this. You are so mad at the world that you can’t even contribute to a “memories” post without bringing up race. Are you mad at just the slave owners(only 10% owned slaves) or are you mad at your ancestors for selling them?

34 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

So far, pretty obvious the age group that hangs around these lower forums.

45-75

Yup - Just curious, approx. how many members is this forum down since social media and Facebook? I remember this place was busy 17years ago when I joined. I joined just to comment on the STJFL fight between the Lumberton and Bridge City coaches.....SMH

7 minutes ago, mat said:

Heck, no AC in the house, just the attic fan with windows open at night.

I can still remember the attic fan and window units before Dad remodeled and we got central air.....which was a HUGE DEAL - that was as life changing as getting cable and having more than 3 channels 

9 minutes ago, mat said:

Way off topic but y’all have turned this into one of the best threads.

Yea, we kinda spun off......

1 minute ago, baddog said:

You posted while I was typing. Didn’t see it.

no worries

5 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

No matter your family’s economic, ethnic, religious background, we were all privileged to grow up in the lost era of humankind. 

Remember collecting glass coke bottles that you found in a ditch or out of somebody’s trash or just laying on the side of the road to turn in for some change to buy some Penny candy?

 I used to go down Gulfway Drive and pick up coke bottles, I remember getting a nickel for some. Me and a buddy would do that about once a month and make a few dollars. Then that crying Indian came on TV, and hurt our income because people slowed down on the littering.😃

3 minutes ago, baddog said:

Sorry for your loss. Age please.

I'm 59 1/2........

And in a few months I will be 59 3/4

and at some point I'm going to be 59 15/16ths

I'm 59 1/2........

And in a few months I will be 59 3/4

and at some point I'm going to be 59 15/16ths

14 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

she was! Alzheimer's has taken it's toll on her, but it's my understanding that she still gives her caregivers about all they can handle!

My Mom died of Alzheimer's. That is a horrible disease. 

47 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

Never tried this, but my father-in-law put campho phenique on a cut i got at the beach one time and I swore i'd never trust him again.

I felt that....lol

52 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

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'Nearly a quarter of young Americans believe the Holocaust didn’t happen or has been exaggerated.'
'Survey shows stunning lack of knowledge among Americans aged 18 to 39, with some believing in conspiracy theories shared on social media.'

On a side note, Neil Armstrong was an elastic toy with a nickname of "Stretch.' Not a real person that actually did anything.

 

I don't think people realize how scary it is having politics or an agenda in school. People are a product of their schooling and upbringing. 

16 hours ago, Separation Scientist said:

The value available to a home buyer is astounding.

Yes, there are some really cool houses that are undervalued compared to the surrounding area. Most of your main insurance companies won't write home policies in PA, and the ones that do are twice what you would pay in Hardin County.  

Again....the PPP loans were for anyone with 500 or less employees that met the qualifications....And I believe hotels with over 500 could qualify. 

EVEN PEOPLE WITH THE LAST NAME OF TRUMP

3 hours ago, Boyz N Da Hood said:

There lies the problem! Was this money abused? Of course it was, same way student loan is going after so should ppp. Can't pick and chose what's forgiven 

Banker here......

I probably did 150 -200 PPP loans.  It was not walk in and walk out with money.  You had to have previous records proving income, payroll, rent, etc.... 20% of the loan could be for rent expenses, the other 80% payroll.  To be forgiven, you had to provide the receipts and upload them. You also could not terminate any employees. I had some customers that did not follow the procedures and they are having to pay back the loans. 

There was some fraud, people are being charged with fraud.....if there was fraud in this short term program, imagine the fraud in social security and unemployment, etc, GO DOGE 

You should know the difference between a PPP loan and a student loan, but just in case.....  When my son signed his student loan, he signed a promissory note (agreement) to payback the loan at the agreed upon terms. He was given the money because he agreed he would pay it back. The PPP loans were also promissory notes that were signed in agreement to be forgiven if they met the criteria, and if they didn't, they agreed to pay it back.  

You cannot lump the 2 together because they were different. 

56 minutes ago, UT alum said:

If it’s done within the limits of the law, I would not take exception, nor would I object to faculty participation, again within the rule or law. Free speech is free speech, after all. I oppose those opinions, but would not oppress them. Unlike the Weasel.

Harvard is free to do what they want. He is not banning any speech. He is not jailing anyone for speech. He is just not sending money if they continue the hate.

IMO, it is a private school, with a 3% admission rate and charges more than most people can afford. That does not sound like they had the  Democrats in mind for the working people.  It is a white and Asian school with only 6% black students.  Seems to me this is one of those we have to be the opposite of Trump issues.......🤷‍♂️

Get a four year degree at Harvard or for the same money have your forever home in 4 years.....

Based on the 2023-24 academic year, the estimated total cost of attendance for on-campus students at Harvard University is $86,705 per year. This includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, and other on-campus expenses. Over four years, this would amount to approximately $346,820. In comparison, the average cost for private school tuition and room and board in the U.S. is $60,420 a year (for 2023-24), according to CollegeData.com, totaling $241,680 for four years.