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I agree, it is obvious Harris is black.

Could you please let us know what that has to do with the subject at hand?

Thanks.

In the mean time, I'll report your post for unjustified race-baiting.

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03-21-2023 , 03:54 PM

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I agree, it is obvious Harris is black.

Could you please let us know what that has to do with the subject at hand?

Thanks.

In the mean time, I'll report your post for unjustified race-baiting.

He is insinuating your a racist and do not like Harris because she is black . It what he does but skirts the edge not to get a ban .

Harris has an annoying laugh and her word salads have been epic. She is an anchor for Biden I watched Elizabeth Warren on MTP and she is a very well spoken person and a much better choice and she is even indigenous ticking off one of the boxes

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03-21-2023 , 04:05 PM

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It's a combination of the "how" and "when" she laughs.

You're just completely making things up. There is no laugh associated with drug abuse.

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03-21-2023 , 04:21 PM

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You're just completely making things up. There is no laugh associated with drug abuse.

I may be wrong, but I'm not "completely making things up."

I learned about it from counselors who sometimes treat drug-abusers.

I'll find a link or three for you.

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03-21-2023 , 04:24 PM

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While I never agreed with her politics, I was quite impressed with Harris' aggressive style when questioning folks in Senate Hearings.

I also thought she was an excellent choice for VP.

Somehow, she has degraded recently.

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03-21-2023 , 04:33 PM

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Isn't bearing false witness supposed to be a sin? Just making up nonsense about someone being a drug addict seems like it would fall under that rubric.

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03-21-2023 , 04:52 PM

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Isn't bearing false witness supposed to be a sin? Just making up nonsense about someone being a drug addict seems like it would fall under that rubric.

I don't think giving an OPINION is a case of "bearing false witness":

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Harris might be in drug rehab, which might throw a spanner in the works.

It's becoming more and more clear imo that Harris has a serious drug problem.

She exhibits several tells of drug-addiction (especially her frequent nervous laughter).

And this:

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I may be wrong, but I'm not "completely making things up."

I learned about it from counselors who sometimes treat drug-abusers.

I'll find a link or three for you.

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03-21-2023 , 05:00 PM

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She's black, obv.

And yet you make a categorical statement that my opinion is rooted in racism.

Hope you get a temp-ban for this, you pathetic, race-baiting troll.

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03-21-2023 , 05:18 PM

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And yet you make a categorical statement that my opinion is rooted in racism.

Hope you get a temp-ban for this, you race-baiting troll.

It's hard to have sympathy for you when you started this exchange by making a completely baseless assertion that Kamala Harris was a drug addict. I find it hard to believe that you actually believe that. And you know damn well that basing that assertion on a soul read of her laugh is complete horseshit.

Bottom line: you almost certainly were trolling as well. And if you weren't, well, wow.

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03-21-2023 , 05:30 PM

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Not trolling at all.

And I made it clear I was giving an OPINION.

Your accusation would have more merit if I had a history of attacking Harris.

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03-21-2023 , 05:31 PM

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As an aside, I suspect that the vitriol directed at Kamala Harris has less to do with her being black than with her being a woman.

I don't think it is a coincidence that many (most?) of the most hated Democrats in the country are women. And if you are an older woman who looks her age (HRC, Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Dianne Feinstein, etc.), then forget about it. You are guaranteed to have legions of haters.

P.S. I obviously understand that there are legitimate grounds for criticizing all these people. The same is true of most of the men in Democratic politics, but they seem to get less hate on balance.

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03-21-2023 , 05:34 PM

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Not trolling at all.

And I made it clear I was giving an OPINION.

Your accusation would have more merit if I had a history of attacking Harris.

Merely characterizing something as an opinion isn't a get out of jail free card.

If I offered the "opinion" that Ron DeSantis had gonorrhea, and my proof was "I can tell by the way he walks," you and others would correctly call me out for trolling.

Your "opinion" is every bit as baseless as my hypothetical opinion about DeSantis.

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03-21-2023 , 05:35 PM

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I personally was never a Feinstein hater. From my point of view, she was relatively sensible for a Democrat.

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03-21-2023 , 05:39 PM

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I have no objection to my opinion bring called "ridiculous", or "stupid" or "idiotic."

But I do object to bring called a racist. I have a large posting history that TROLLY is aware of that is clearly NOT racist.

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03-21-2023 , 05:41 PM

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You can take that up with Trolly.

My point was that ridiculous, baseless assertions tend to attract trolling responses in addition to criticism.

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03-21-2023 , 06:17 PM

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As an aside, I suspect that the vitriol directed at Kamala Harris has less to do with her being black than with her being a woman.

Women being drug addicts isn’t a common dogwhistle, but maybe you’re right.

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03-21-2023 , 06:41 PM

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Women being drug addicts isn’t a common dogwhistle, but maybe you’re right.

I wasn't speaking directly to lagtight's accusation.

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03-21-2023 , 07:56 PM

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It's a combination of the "how" and "when" she laughs.

Hillary has an annoying cackle, but it isn't indicative of a drug abuse situation.

That sounds pretty ridiculous to me. Maybe you could back it up by providing us with this:

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She exhibits several tells of drug-addiction (especially her frequent nervous laughter).

So far you've provided one. What are the several others (minus one)?

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I may be wrong, but I'm not "completely making things up."

I learned about it from counselors who sometimes treat drug-abusers.

I'll find a link or three for you.

Oh, this should be good. Please do.

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03-22-2023 , 03:35 PM

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If I offered the "opinion" that Ron DeSantis had gonorrhea, and my proof was "I can tell by the way he walks," you and others would correctly call me out for trolling.

I thought the same thing! He should definitely see a doctor about that.

Spoiler:

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03-22-2023 , 06:53 PM

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After a moderate amount of research, I have learned that there is NO rational basis for my opinion that VP Harris has a drug addiction problem.

Those calling my opinion "ridiculous" were correct in doing so.

My apologies to VP Harris and her supporters.

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03-22-2023 , 07:33 PM

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While there are many things I disagree with shortstacker on, he's as willing as anyone to own mistakes. Perhaps that's a low bar in the Politics forum, but still...

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03-22-2023 , 07:36 PM

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While there are many things I disagree with shortstacker on, he's as willing as anyone to own mistakes. Perhaps that's a low bar in the Politics forum, but still...

+1

I have had lots and lots of practice being wrong.

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03-22-2023 , 09:02 PM

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While there are many things I disagree with shortstacker on, he's as willing as anyone to own mistakes. Perhaps that's a low bar in the Politics forum, but still...

Sure, but posting trash only to later admit it was wrong still fills the form with trash. Perhaps a better approach would be to verify things before posting them. Especially things that sound so clearly ridiculous to begin with.