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8-10-22, 11:33pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

Thank You. I really appreciate your stance. I'd prefer not to play the role of forum pinata - can we collectively get back to the topic? I did...

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8-10-22, 10:31am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

To give some clarification as it's been awhile - the cooking of Haitian food is a rebuke of DJT's comment regarding Haiti being an (expletive)hole...

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8-10-22, 10:23am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

Thank You! I very much appreciate this. Rob

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8-10-22, 10:08am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

Should have been a DJT imprisonment outfit a few posts above. Rob

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8-10-22, 10:05am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

To be fair, IL has a point. I do have this Austrian habit of dressing over my station in life at moments of great joy such as a Trump...

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8-9-22, 10:46pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

Think what you want about me, but one thing remains true: I can be counted on to remain loyal to my people and my roots. Kind of rare in some...

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8-9-22, 10:43pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

Wow. Am I really that predictable? I do have a DJT impeachment outfit picked out, featuring made in Italy dress shoes from the Nogales Gooodwill at...

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8-9-22, 10:11pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

Should this raid of DJT's Florida property yield imprisonable evidence, I can be counted on to.cook up something Haitian and serve my.immediate...

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8-6-22, 8:58pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Why NOT to vote Republican in Simple Public Policy

Here's a good reason not to vote Republican. Kari Lake, former Fox News 10 Phoenix evening co-anchor and now Arizona GOP primary winner. She has...

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8-5-22, 7:39am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Never a dull moment in Arizona..... in Simple Public Policy

I just checked. Kari Lake did win the Arizona Primary. Ick. Rob PS Good news though. Lake is not polling especially well against her...

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8-5-22, 7:35am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Never a dull moment in Arizona..... in Simple Public Policy

I just checked. Kari Lake did win the Arizona Primary. Ick. Rob

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8-5-22, 7:34am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Never a dull moment in Arizona..... in Simple Public Policy

As of my posting this, the winner had not been declared but Kari Lake did have a small lead. I have not checked the latest yet. Rob

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8-4-22, 8:48pm

gimmethesimplelife started a thread Never a dull moment in Arizona..... in Simple Public Policy

Turns out that Republican candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake has burrowed a page from the Trump playbook......and is claiming election fraud in...

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8-4-22, 10:40am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread We Did It. in Simple Public Policy

Gotta say I am impressed by Kansas. I know it's had issues with a Governor named Sam Brown and I know it's deep red - but it did the right thing. ...

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8-3-22, 9:06pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Pelosi in Taiwan in Simple Public Policy

Well apparently she landed and there's to this moment been any Chinese retaliation. Let's hope it stays that way! Rob

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8-3-22, 6:51pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What do you think of this? (Changes to public education in Arizona) in Simple Public Policy

The primary race is too close to be called between Kari Lake and her opponent. I am praying she does not win. Rob

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8-3-22, 6:49pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What do you think of this? (Changes to public education in Arizona) in Simple Public Policy

Don't drop dead of shock. I agree with you here. I'm not suddenly batting for the other team - it's just that as an Arizonan, I realize that our...

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8-3-22, 12:05am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What do you think of this? (Changes to public education in Arizona) in Simple Public Policy

Surprise, surprise. I actually agree with you. Rob

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8-2-22, 2:18pm

gimmethesimplelife started a thread What is your standard for cutting back on something? in Consumerism & The Media

Just curious as to responses if you are not financially cornered into cutting back on something. I am debating cutting back on trips to the border -...

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8-2-22, 2:14pm

gimmethesimplelife started a thread What do you think of this? (Changes to public education in Arizona) in Simple Public Policy

https://www.aier.org/article/take-the-money-and-run-taxpayers-in-az-will-fund-students-not-schools/

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8-2-22, 9:39am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Pelosi in Taiwan in Simple Public Policy

I wish she wasn't going. The world is so unstable right now. Why add to it? Rob

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7-26-22, 8:16pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What if trump isn’t held accountable? in Simple Public Policy

Did you ever stop to think that I don't actually WANT the trauma of this country splitting? It just seems inevitable at this point, why not embrace...

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7-26-22, 5:57pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What if trump isn’t held accountable? in Simple Public Policy

LOL. Rob

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7-26-22, 12:04pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What if trump isn’t held accountable? in Simple Public Policy

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7-26-22, 12:03pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What if trump isn’t held accountable? in Simple Public Policy

Same here. I could live with Cheney or Kasich. Rob

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7-26-22, 10:29am

gimmethesimplelife started a thread I really could do this..... in Open Forum

I just returned from five days off, now 12 days on. I was in Nogales again - both sides - and when I spent time in Colonia Kennedy this time it...

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7-26-22, 10:25am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What if trump isn’t held accountable? in Simple Public Policy

Is this truly in Conservative best interest, given his aggressively polarizing nature and a populace for which an eventual split up is no longer all...

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7-26-22, 10:22am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What if trump isn’t held accountable? in Simple Public Policy

I know I'm not popular here with my the US should split up rhetoric - but my take regardless? Should De Santis become President - he is also...

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7-26-22, 10:17am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What if trump isn’t held accountable? in Simple Public Policy

I feel really bad at what I'm about to post. I've always done my duty and voted for Democrats. But I gotta say that I am less than enthused at this...

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7-19-22, 1:13am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Roe vs. Wade..... in Simple Public Policy

Thank You. Rob

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7-18-22, 10:48am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What frugal thing do you do that makes you an "extreme cheapskate"? in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Yes, this is the type of store I am talking about. I have found incredible deals at the one in Nogales - though I can see that this is not for...

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7-17-22, 10:45pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What frugal thing do you do that makes you an "extreme cheapskate"? in Frugality, Products & Purchases

Goods are sold by weight regardless of condition, brand, or worth. Glass goods .29 a pound, linens and textiles (bedding and clothes) $1.49/lb., and...

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7-17-22, 10:39pm

gimmethesimplelife started a thread Do you drink - or even meet up with - co-workers after work? in Workplace Issues & Jobs

This is one sticky bit about my job -a bit of this seems to be expected. I'll show my face once in awhile but it's something I dread. It's not that...

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7-17-22, 10:32pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread What frugal thing do you do that makes you an "extreme cheapskate"? in Frugality, Products & Purchases

For me it would be willingness to travel 3 hours to the border to pick and dig in the bins at the Nogales AZ Goodwill. Not to mention my...

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7-17-22, 10:27pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Patio mister in Housing

My new Honduran tenant is willing to install a backyard mister quite cheap - but with everything so up in the air, I just don't know. We sure could...

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7-17-22, 10:15pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Roe vs. Wade..... in Simple Public Policy

I can understand that there is certainly more than one way to look at this issue. It's emotional, controversial, political....it's not pleasant...

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7-17-22, 9:44pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Roe vs. Wade..... in Simple Public Policy

To me, insightful commentary is very different. Case in point - should it really pass that women are arrested leaving a red state to abort in a blue...

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7-17-22, 2:41pm

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Roe vs. Wade..... in Simple Public Policy

IL, as always, my commentary is going to be slanted towards a survival basis - and a practical application of issues at the street level - meaning...

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7-17-22, 10:46am

gimmethesimplelife replied to a thread Roe vs. Wade..... in Simple Public Policy

I very much like and agree with the Biden response. In fact I agree with both sane voices here. Reading these letters it is possible to believe...

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