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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/22/2021 07:05 AM Updated by: thepinetree on 09/22/2021 11:14 AM
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Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning's Replay are Below!

Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All of our area ranked not only in the top one percent but in the top one half of one percent. So in the ups and downs of daily life remember you don’t have to be a Gates, Buffett or Bezos to live like the one percent. Just live here!










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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-22 07:15:18   By: Anonymous
 
Kamala Lock Her Up...

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    Posted on: 2021-09-22 07:41:08   By: Anonymous
     
    Is this due to her emails too?

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      Posted on: 2021-09-22 07:59:11   By: Anonymous
       
      No, Republicans simply go around locking up their political opponents because they can. Or wish they could.

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        Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:01:37   By: Anonymous
         
        Republicans don't understand how our government functions. They also think they can go complaining to the supreme court about things they don't like. It's simply a poorly educated community.

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          Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:49:48   By: Anonymous
           
          The GOP just doesn't believe the government is the solution to every problem. As the Gipper said the scariest words in the
          English language are "I'm from the Government and I'm here to help."

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            Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:59:36   By: Anonymous
             
            From the man who drew a government paycheck for almost all of his life (Army, Politician, Retired Politician....) . Sure, he has credibility with us.

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              Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:14:04   By: Anonymous
               
              His voice rings true even for those who don't want to hear it. That is the power of it. Your railing against it as you just did just proves the lingering power of his words.

              It's ok, really you can make your life work without the Government.

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                Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:35:00   By: Anonymous
                 
                Please tell that to all the antivax government workers refusing to vaccinate. It's their big opportunity to go to work in private industry and be a big success. Yet they cling to big government, like it's there to save them.

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                  Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:55:16   By: Anonymous
                   
                  True, can't have any independent thought in the Govt. That is dangerous!! All must conform.

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                    Re:
                    Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:06:30   By: Anonymous
                     
                    Independent thought even if at times aberrant is better than no thoughts at all like the blue drones. Our leaders are all wise and all knowing because they graduated from Harvard.

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                      Posted on: 2021-09-22 16:40:14   By: Anonymous
                       
                      And what is the problem with Harvard?

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              Posted on: 2021-09-22 12:00:57   By: Anonymous
               
              Trump's lawsuit against 3 NYT reporters and his niece Mary smacks of utter desperation. This is what you do when you lose the House, Presidency, Senate, your voice on Twitter and Facebook, the PGA, all the banks, Corporate America - and you still can't bear being seen as a loser.

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                Re:
                Posted on: 2021-09-22 13:56:07   By: Anonymous
                 
                Trump isn't the only loser. All of his brain dead followers here in Valley Springs, Angels Camp, San Andreas, etc., are complete losers also. Go ahead losers, send him your money! What fools.

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:58:11   By: Anonymous
           
          " It's simply a poorly educated community."

          Say you fools with your college debt you want everyone else to pay for. You obtained a worthless degree and are still just as stupid as before. Face it, you will never be able to mentally absorb common sense and should have just learned a simple trade or assembly line job. The cost of your wish job education was a stupid undertaking, seeing as you if ever hired will be on the very bottom of the pay scale because your IQ is not high enough.

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            Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:19:49   By: Anonymous
             
            Yes all those "dumb" college dropouts that dominate the Forbes 400 are just too stupid to comprehend. Sorry, I'll take any hardworking ambitious person over an arrogant ass like the above commenter.

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            Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:43:08   By: Anonymous
             
            Yeah - that worthless Computer Science degree I got. I really hate working at this job that pays me $320,000 a year to work remotely from Murphy's. I wish I drove a tow truck or worked a lathe. Certainly would have made me a better man. Much happier.

            Just stop. You're an idiot. and you're trying to justify your own life decisions by belittling others. Move on back to Facebook you troll.

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              Posted on: 2021-09-22 13:58:20   By: Anonymous
               
              ^Oh boy, here comes Mr. Important, bragging about how much he has. What a pathetic individual you are. The money doesn't coverup you multiple personal flaws. Poor pitiful money maker.

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                Posted on: 2021-09-22 16:00:44   By: Anonymous
                 
                ^Ask a woman.... His money looks better to her than your old F150 filled with empty beer and tobacco cans.

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        Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:02:44   By: Anonymous
         
        Every Republican in the House voted to default on the Debt. Only 3% of that Debt was incurred during the Biden Admin. Defaulting is bad for the country, and bad for the people. Why would they vote to do that? THE ANSWER: They think their echo chambers can spin it against Dems.

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:04:32   By: Anonymous
           
          Trump raised the National Debt by 8 Trillion!
          But Republicans are about to implode the US economy over spending.
          Defaulting on our debt for the first time in history will plunge the economy to places you never imagined

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            Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:22:47   By: Anonymous
             
            Pure negotiation tactics. Not even Marjorie Taylor Green is that Stupid.

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              Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:26:59   By: Anonymous
               
              "here, hold my gun" - Laurent Boebert



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                Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:56:00   By: Anonymous
                 
                Hmm, Sense the left is getting desperate because they know the policies proposed will destroy the generations to follow. You can full some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all the people all of the time.

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                  Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:02:31   By: Anonymous
                   
                  And then there are people like the Republicans, who are simply, fools.

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                    Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:18:25   By: Anonymous
                     
                    Yes, GOP has its share of fools. However to believe that dumping another $3.5 Trillion into the economy will end well takes another whole level of idiocy.

                    Try googling "Weimar Republic"! History may not repeat but it sure rhymes.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:03:50   By: Anonymous
 
GOP to do list:
Steal elections.
Gaslight with propaganda.
Take away civil rights.
Establish Theocratic Fascism.
Default and crash economy.
Bow down to Russia.
Steal all the money.
Mass murder with Covid.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:05:11   By: Anonymous
     
    If every Republican on earth were raptured today would you miss them?

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      Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:06:02   By: Anonymous
       
      Ironically, as an atheist, that's what I pray for.

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        Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:50:58   By: Anonymous
         
        Coming out as an Athiest? How surprising :)

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          Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:58:34   By: Anonymous
           
          Hardly 'coming out'. I was never raised to believe in talking snakes, virgin births, the right of a father to sell his daughter, that slavery is ok, or that women don't have the right to 'learn'.

          I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. - 1 Timothy 2:12

          Take your bull*bleep* fake easter bunny / Santa Claus / jesus crap and stop polluting the world. This country is now more 'non believers' than 'believers'. Science always wins.

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            Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:05:48   By: Anonymous
             
            Unless you're fighting theofascism. I'm afraid that ideology is here to stay.

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            Re:
            Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:10:40   By: Anonymous
             
            Donald Trump is a good argument for believing in talking snakes.

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            Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:28:50   By: Anonymous
             
            He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself."

            That is essence is Christianity. We as hypocrites all can never live up to that with our own strength. However a man is never stronger than when he is on his knees. :)

            May God be with you today!

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              Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:36:01   By: Anonymous
               
              Morality requires no god.

              How about "love thy fellow man as you love yourself?" I don't need an invisible man in the clouds who both loves me and wants to smite me if I displease him to be morally correct.

              And you don't have to look far to see how the 'highest of the high' in organized religion perpetually fail to meet even the basics of morality. I stopped paying attention to the sex scandals in the church about 10 years ago.

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    Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:06:47   By: Anonymous
     
    You forgot killing the planet and it's inhabitants by turning a blind eye to global warming.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:08:48   By: Anonymous
 
After it was revealed that the Trump campaign KNEW the Kraken lawsuits were fraudulent before filing them, the MAGA folk are now defending defend Powell by saying she also had affidavits

... the same affidavits she admitted she didn't read or vet during her Michigan hearing.


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    Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:09:27   By: Anonymous
     
    The party of corruption! How can anyone - with a strait face - call themselves a 'loyal' republican?

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      Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:19:31   By: Anonymous
       
      There are corrupt people in every occupation, race, religion, and political party. These corrupt individuals make their associated organization look bad.

      Most people are honest. Why do the democrats and republicans need to bad mouth each other?

      Because of the terrible behavior of these two parties, I elected to register as an independent. I do not want to be associated with such childish behavior. I am not the only one. One-third of the registered voters are independent/other groups. What does that tell you? And there are millions that could but don't register to vote.

      At one time, everyone blamed God for what goes wrong. Now it's the republicans/democrats. You need to take a look in the mirror and take responsibility for your misfortune.

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        Posted on: 2021-09-22 13:58:22   By: Anonymous
         
        We don’t live in a a meritocracy. Policy choices matter.

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      Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:32:24   By: Anonymous
       
      To believe anyone is Govt. is there for the good of the people is the real lunacy. All of Washington is corrupt!! Left, Right & middle if there is such a thing. Power corrupts

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        Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:38:55   By: Anonymous
         
        I disagee that 'all of washington' is corrupt. And I expect you do as well.

        ALL of Washington? Really? The 63-year-old grandmother policy analyst at the Department of the Interior trying to figure out how long a road will last before it needs to be replaced at some Indian Reservation? What's her stick. Going to steal the road brick by brick?

        I think what you mean is 'Some people in government - especially those I disagree with - do things I disagree with."

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THIS is the America I know
Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:11:17   By: Anonymous
 
This is how we rebuild our nation after Trump. Bitch and Moan like little girls about the Afgan withdrawal, it was the right move. And now we return to a country the runs the global diplomatic and soft power game.

Today, President Biden will announce that the U.S. is donating an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to low- and lower-middle income countries around the world, bringing the U.S. total global donation to over 1.1 billion doses.



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    Re: THIS is the America I know
    Posted on: 2021-09-22 08:24:58   By: Anonymous
     
    Guys - PLEASE stop talking about the good things the Biden Administration is doing. It's not helping our cause of MAGA. Our sole job is to keep the focus on the news cycle on things that reflect poorly on the Dems. Right now that is the Afghanistan withdrawal. If you venture too far from that, you're going off-topic. I don't want to see anything on this site except brainless, radical, and unfettered support for Chairman-for-Life Trump.

    This is one of the few remaining sites that isn't making an effort to present fair and balanced news... let's not mess that up!

    The Calaveras Central Republican Party.

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      Re: THIS is the America I know
      Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:48:29   By: Anonymous
       
      The Afghanistan withdrawal was very successful! It had a rocky start and we lost a few lives. However, we won't lose any more lives in Afghanistan.

      Look at history and how well withdrawals from other wars went. The Afghanistan withdrawal was the best yet.

      Always degrading another human being to make yourself (or your candidate) look better shows insecurity and lack of confidence in yourself/candidate.

      You should be talking about all the good things your candidate has to offer. If there is anything.

      BTW - Those involved in the Afghanistan withdrawal were Americans of all different races, religions, and political parties. It was a united effort. Trying to blame or give credit to a single political party or person is wrong and not the American way.

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        Re: THIS is the America I know
        Posted on: 2021-09-22 17:44:26   By: Anonymous
         
        JFC, the dude above you was being sarcastic.

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      Re: THIS is the America I know
      Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:22:26   By: Anonymous
       
      I think what scares the troll above is she knows the truth but just can't bear the pain of acknowledging it. It's ok, the right side of the isle welcomes reformed leftists.

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        Re: THIS is the America I know
        Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:40:48   By: Anonymous
         
        The right side of the aisle only welcomes those who pledge allegiance to their "Dear Leader". We're seeing that over and over and over.

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    Re: THIS is the America I know
    Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:32:22   By: Anonymous
     
    And nobody has to carry a gun into those countries for the next 5 years to ensure they vote the way we want them to a the UN, or share with us Intelligence, or allow free passage of our health care workers.

    Diplomacy > Infantry .

    And I say that as a 9-year Infantry man. I'd rather be bored on another range day than mopping up some unnecessary crisis because we didn't send in diplomats to keep things from getting all 'combaty'.

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      Re: THIS is the America I know
      Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:02:51   By: Anonymous
       
      Amen. Very rarely do you need 100,000 Solders. Generally you can prevent that with 100 CIA Operatives. But better to prevent even that with 10 Economists.

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        Re: THIS is the America I know
        Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:40:06   By: Anonymous
         
        Anything is better than sending in Milley! He will just drone strike aid workers and let our own troops get blown up. But he is woke so I guess that excuses all.

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          Re: THIS is the America I know
          Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:41:57   By: Anonymous
           
          Milley did it on purpose just to make us look even worse. The deaths? Just collateral damage.

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            Re: THIS is the America I know
            Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:50:27   By: Anonymous
             
            Youre a monster.

            I spent 9 years in the Army and NEVER ONCE for A SECOND did I neglect to think through the actions I was planning or took. Carrying a weapon of war comes with great responsibility. I promise you that everyone who is involved in the remote application of force takes their role seriously...and their actions - correct or not - stay wit them for the rest of their lives.

            This isn't a goddammed game. Accidental death is tragic. But it can also cause the death of 100 Americans as retribution.

            Please stop saying things that are demonstraby false.

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    Re: THIS is the America I know
    Posted on: 2021-09-22 12:06:51   By: Anonymous
     
    OOh - that's a good way to encourage Republicans to get vaccinated. "If you don't take this Vaccine we're going to give it to a bunch of filthy foreigners..."

    Many would jump in line just to prevent the US Government from giving anything to brown people.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-22 09:59:44   By: Anonymous
 
COVID now 3rd largest mass casualty event in US history. Topped only by the Civil War and WWII

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-09-22 10:03:53   By: Anonymous
     
    And we could stop it in 1 month. And by 'WE' I mean the unAmerican unvaccinated fools.

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:13:16   By: Anonymous
       
      Doubtful the soy boy Gates and his billionaires cronies in Chinese Socialist States got another plandemic planned for all you gullible leftists. Get use to this way of life. It is not going away.

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        Re: plandemic
        Posted on: 2021-09-22 15:36:55   By: Anonymous
         
        I'm certainly o Leftist, and I also don't prescribe to the current pandemic as being planned by anyone.
        Those that want to believe in a pandemic are free to do so.
        The unvaccinated that believe this can also just take their chances with life or death.

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      Anti Democracy Republicans Example
      Posted on: 2021-09-22 11:14:47   By: Anonymous
       
      That is why we are a democratic republic and not just a "democracy". We have Three branches of govt for a reason. Majority rule is really just mob rule.

      No, The ability to have a minority stop any sensible policies is what we see now.
      The Republicans have gerrymandered, and thru voter schemes gained state legislatures and Congressional seats. They are a minority when counting the popular vote in most states, yet they control some states, all thru schemes, not allowing the majority to rule.

      How is this fair? It is not.

      The Republicans are a minority. but a powerful minority with the oligarchy, with vast amounts of $ are able to buy off the media, and some in Congress, states.
      Bribery is the term.

      We are losing our Democracy- majority rule because of this vast amount of dark $ .

      Political contribution laws were changed by the Roberts court, we see the results- rule by the minority.

      Luckily in Ca , democracy just told Elders to take a hike.

      If you had free fair elections across America, and fair districts, the Congress, and government would serve the majority, not a minority as we have now.

      Republicans only want power for their puppet masters- the oligarchs with their $Trillions. They don't represent the 99%.

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        More Republican Con
        Posted on: 2021-09-22 13:44:42   By: Anonymous
         
        The Republicans are threatening to stall the raising of the debt ceiling.They threaten to have the government default.
        They did this before, it cost the country $Billions, the credit rating was lowered, costing more to borrow from the banks. The whole system is a fraud, but the Republicans are all fraudsters, and really don't care, even want the country to go bankrupt or nearly so.
        The constant cry when Democrats are in office is the debt! the debt! the debt!, yet the facts, history shows the Democrats reduce the debt after 4-8 years, the Republicans raise the debt with half baked tax cuts, paid for by borrowing.The tax cuts also benefit the .001% the most- 85% and more. They get tax cuts, and we pay for it in higher borrowing costs for cars, homes, everything.

        They are at it again, the Republican kabuki con. It really tarnished them last time, but they think amnesia will again cover their behinds. It may, the amnesia of Americans is legendary.

        Meanwhile we will pay even more in this period of increased inflation.

        Thanks Republicans.

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