Comments by "retnavybrat" (@retnavybrat) on "Voice of America" channel.

  1. Not in countries below the equator.
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  2. The First Amendment doesn't require any private company to give us a platform to exercise our freedom of speech.
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  3. Claiming that third party candidates are "taking votes away" from establishment candidates is one good example as to why I've stopped voting for anyone who has a (D) or (R) after her/his name. It's pure arrogance to assume that a candidate is entitled to people's votes and if voters decide to vote for someone else, that other candidate "took the votes away" from the establishment candidate. If an establishment candidate can't persuade enough people to vote for her/him, that's a failure on his/her part, not the fault of the third party candidates.
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  4. 0:30 -- I beg to differ with the gentleman, once you put that (D) or (R) after your name, you're a politician.
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  5. It's not. She's supposed to be referred to as the Duchess of Sussex, but the media hasn't gotten that through its collective thick head. And considering that the media still refers to Catherine by her maiden name after eight years of marriage and three children, I'm not holding my breath that it'll be getting Meghan's title correct anytime soon.
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  6. People who support denying anyone their right to vote for no good reason should lose theirs instead.
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  7. Breaking News: Harry and Meghan aren't the monarchs. The current monarch is Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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  8. Your time machine dropped you off in the wrong year. The Soviet Union hasn't existed since the end of 1991.
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  9. All this tells me is that the Democrats don't have confidence in their own candidates and policies if they're scared of a guy who hasn't even declared yet.
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  10. Not that those aren't issues that should be addressed, but incidents like the shooting in El Paso tend to get more in depth coverage because of the number of people killed at one time. If a drunk driver killed 22 people in one accident or a doctor's negligence caused 22 people to die on the same day, those issues would be front and center.
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  11. She was 22 when Charles was born.
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  12. @cynthia ferguson: Meghan had no input, so to speak, on whether the baby was a boy. That was all on Harry's side.
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  13. Remember that one Batman movie where someone told Batman that the motivation of people like the Joker was simply to watch the world burn? Sometimes I think that's Trump's raison d'être as well.
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  14. Title of the Video: "A Kennedy for president viewed as a potential spoiler" That type of phrasing annoys me. No candidate is a "spoiler" because each candidate is responsible for convincing voters that he/she is the best person for the office. If a candidate loses, then she/he needs to evaluate what went wrong instead of whining that another candidate "took my voters!"
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  15. 0:22 -- That is one thing that annoys me about most news organizations. If you can't verify it, don't report it.
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  16. For fun and charity.
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  17. This video is discussing the actions of Oregon's state senators, not federal.
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  18. I can't see how a state can prosecute someone for doing something in another state that's legal in that state.
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  19. There's still hope for this guy. Someone who takes the time to love a dog can't be all bad.
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  20.  @MrTheguywiththemoney  Your proposal is a threat to everyone's right to vote.
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  21. If they're going to be childish, I'd suggest a spanking in addition to the fines.
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  22. Neither, since both hold PhDs, not MDs.
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  23. At the risk of sounding like an old fogey, back in my day, if there was a need for emergency communication with my family when I was in school, I'd go to the office and make the phone call from there. And if my family needed to contact me, they would call the office and someone would announce over the intercom that I was to report to the office.
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  24. We were originally told that our reason for sending troops to Afghanistan was to find bin Laden. Well, that occurred in May 2011. Our troops should've been long gone by now.
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  25. Happy New Year, Greece!
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  26. Why wasn't someone voting for a third party profiled?
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  27. I don't remember how long this has been going on, but there's a NFL game played in London every year.
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  28. The narrator did say that New York City had focused on getting the above ground area rebuilt first before tackling the subway station.
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  29. And you have proof of this?
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  30. Happy New Year, UAE!
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  31. What was political about this video?
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  32. Those cameramen running after the hearse are disgusting.
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  33.  jbond5150  You don't seem to be a Trump supporter, so why are you using their language?
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  34. 0:30 -- That one looks a bit like my Chihuahua, except mines redder.
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  35. @Scot Fretwell: At least they're getting out of the house and having fun, while socializing with real people and getting exercise.
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  36. @Tilted Two: I don't know what the custom is in whatever barbaric country you come from, but in most reasonably civilized countries, bodies are placed in coffins or otherwise covered before burial (unless the deceased or her/his family chooses cremation).
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  37. @Joe Obama hasn't been President since January 20, 2017, so why are the cages still there?
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  38.  @barkmaker  I don't know about that. Look at the Proud Boys. Its name sounds like a gay singing group and many of them dress like the biker from the Village People.
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  39.  @nydabeats  Right now, neither since, being titled, she doesn't use a surname. If, however, she and Harry decided to chuck it all and become private citizens, they'd have the surname of Mountbatten-Windsor.
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  40. I wonder how many people realize that the troops being sent to the border aren't actually going to be engaging anyone in combat?
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  41. I didn't see any endorsement by VOA for any candidate in this video.
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  42. Proof?
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  43.  @Semper_Iratus  If you think I'm wrong about companies not being obligated to provide platforms for our speech, then please show me a link to the appropriate US law.
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  44.  @furtivedolus2504  If you're trying to say I'm wrong and companies are legally obligated to publish our thoughts, then please show me the link to the applicable US law.
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  45.  jbond5150  I don't disagree with your assessment of Trump, but we shouldn't be stooping down to the level of a Trump supporter by using derivatives of the vulgar r-word. That's pretty much the same as using the n-word in my book.
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  46. Says the person who voluntarily clicked on the video.
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  47.  @marvantony9655  Still counts as a view to VOA.
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  48. Where in the video did anyone say receiving the pizza was contingent on who the recipient voted for?
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  49. No challengers that have a good chance of winning the Democratic nomination.
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  50. Unless whoever wins replicates or surpasses Reagan's 1984 results, it won't be a landslide.
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  51. If that was really a major concern of yours, then you would've been doing something to alleviate that instead of making snide comments here.
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  52. The only poll that means anything is the one on November 5, 2024.
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  53. It's just so sad that some people seem to be obsessed with a network that they allegedly don't like.
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  54. Does anyone know the name of the background music?
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  55. @jjaabb44: Most of her duties involve bringing attention to charities and other causes she supports.
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  56. I've got a novel idea for the young man featured in the video: Don't wait for the government to step in, start looking into retraining opportunities yourself.
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  57. It's been my observation that when entities like VOA turn off the comment section, it's because too many people are being ugly or the channel is anticipating many ugly comments. If people can't be civil and mature, why should they be given a platform?
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  58. Many people aren't willing to relocate to an area like Julesburg. Partly because of its remoteness and partly because it probably doesn't pay as well as a suburban or urban school district.
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  59. If Muslims are looking for a presidential candidate who's going to force Israel to stop attacking Gaza, they're not going to find one this year. I can't think of any of the four significant candidates (Harris, Oliver, Stein, Tr - - p) who either will be willing or have the pull with Congress to do so if she/he ends up in office.
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  60. US Presidents aren't court martialed (kudos on spelling it right, by the way) for crimes or serious ethics violations. They can, however, be impeached (by the House), then removed from office (by the Senate) if it's believed either or both of those occurred. What in this video is a crime or ethics violation that Biden should be impeached for?
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  61. @Libtarded Truman, Eisenhower, and Lyndon Johnson might disagree with you about that.
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  62. Happy New Year, Germany!
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  63. I know it's been a long time since I was in a math classroom, but I don't remember ever having to know American geography to solve equations.
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  64. A kindergarten level of maturity is too ambitious for Trump.
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  65. The Voice of America is not targeted at a domestic audience.
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  66. Biden, Obama, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Gary Hart, and Bob Dole are some of the people that I can think of off the top of my head who, during my lifetime, have run for President while either being a (then) sitting or former Senator.
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  67. @Gretch 420: You must think these two women must be the most powerful women on Earth if you believe they can compel a majority of the other 433 members of the House to pass such a law and compel Trump to sign it.
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  68. He's been going bald for at least a few years now.
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  69. Using a low power FM frequency to transmit a movie's audio isn't something new. Most drive-ins that I'm aware of have been doing that for decades, long before COVID-19 popped up.
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  70.  @MattBiden  Making Alaska and Hawaii states simply changed their status within the United States. They had already been territories from 1867 (Alaska) and around 1900 (Hawaii).
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  71.  American Paisa  Actually, the furloughed workers aren't eligible for unemployment benefits. I can't remember the exact wording, but it has something to do with the workers eventually being paid for their lost time that makes them ineligible.
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  72. I didn't see anyone named Brandon in this video. Is he your imaginary friend?
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  73. Although it would be in insurance companies' best fiscal interest to cover OTC birth control, I can't see them doing it without a law requiring them to do so.
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  74. @Show Me What You Got: Since there has been no evidence made public that the shooter was motivated by a social, religious, and/or political belief, I'm not making that call.
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  75. A cop should think twice before kneeling on someone's neck.
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  76. Is that dessert strawberry ice cream?
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  77.  @ThatGuy68580  If you have to tell others to look things up themselves, that usually means your claim or accusation is bogus.
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  78.  @rwh5350  "I understand it’s ultimately a selfish move by the company as they potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical/dental as well as maternity and “sick” time missed by the employee." I try not to be a cynical person in general, but I can't help but agree with you about that.
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  79.  @someguy1143  Be careful what you wish for. A government with that kind of power won't stop with just the news outlets you don't like. Or as a wise man phrased it: "If they'll do it for ya, they'll do it to ya".
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  80.  @furtivedolus2504  Until you can show me a United States law that requires private companies to provide platforms for speech (as I originally requested of you) or admit that you can't, our part of this conversation is done.
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  81. Everyone who took part in the riot is responsible as far as I'm concerned. If it was up to me, anyone arrested for taking part in this riot would also be facing a felony murder charge as well.
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  82. You do realize that Shatner consented to go on this trip, don't you?
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  83. VOA (Voice of America) is a government agency.
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  84. Aww, Nico is so adorable. 🥰
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  85. I think NYC is pretty solidly Democratic now. It doesn't have to add more Democratic voters to the rolls. Besides, it's statistically impossible for every one of those estimated 800,000 new voters to be Democrats.
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  86. Has the PM said anything about tightening the laws regarding who is allowed a gun permit in NZ? Of course, this guy was bonkers and probably would've been able to get some weapons regardless, but it seems to me that allowing only NZ citizens the ability to get a gun permit might have helped prevent this.
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  87. That's all year round.
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  88. We all are going to be judged by God and each one of us will be found wanting to some degree.
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  89. @barkmaker: Not that I disagree, but what does that have to do with a video about a Middle Eastern children's TV show?
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  90. The one woman mentioned that one of the things to make international students feel more welcome at US colleges was offering English language classes. That puzzles me simply because if I was looking into attending college abroad, I wouldn't pick a country in which I wasn't a native speaker or had near native language fluency in the language of instruction already. College is hard enough even when you do understand the language the professors are speaking.
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  91. VOA is US media. US government funded media to be precise.
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  92.  @marvantony9655  Thanks for continuing to click.
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  93. The video was about refugees from other countries sharing their first Thanksgiving meal in the US.
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  94. @BrooklynBorn 83 It's been my experience that if someone tells me to look something up myself, that generally means the claim is bogus.
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  95. @BrooklynBorn 83 My experience with researching is a moot point. If you make a claim, it's on you to back it up, not me.
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  96.  @inabluemoon1  I guess I didn't interrupt your psychotic rambling after all.
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  97. Why make the poor baby wear either one? He needs an Orioles jersey. 😀
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  98.  @Coltranized  Why should the Democrats care about him at all? If they have a vision, solid plans to carry it out, and a candidate who can sell the first two, then it won't matter who else decides to run.
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  99.  @Coltranized  If you have to resort to vulgar name calling (which is being reported, by the way), you have no argument.
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  100.  @Coltranized  I'll rejoin this conversation when you can respond like a mature adult.
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  101.  @guff9567  Your time machine malfunctioned again. You're still in 2023, not pre-December 1991.
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  102. Wrong or poorly worded headline. Nothing in it about anti-mask people bothering others.
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  103. Omar was brought to the US as a child. It's not like she could've said to her parents, "No, thanks. I'll stay here in Somalia by myself instead of moving to the US."
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  104. @HatRatt: Unless you're pure Native American, at least one of your ancestors was an immigrant. I guess they should have stayed in whatever country or countries they came from to "make their own dream countries".
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  105. Nathan's "mask" makes him look more like he's going to rob the store instead of shop in it. It reminds me of a guy I saw enter the grocery store ahead of me the other day. He had something on that covered his entire face except for his eyes and I hesitated for a second before going in myself.
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  106. Last I read there were 57 sailors reported as injured, but I don't know how serious their injuries were.
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  107. Attacker: I'm here to attack you. hockeyslade: Could you wait a few minutes? I have to dig up my gun. Attacker: Sure, no problem.
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  108. 2:15 -- If you can't verify the authenticity of the videos, then why show them?
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  109. Queen Elizabeth II wasn't alive then.
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  110.  @shelleycline3542  Be careful what you wish for. A government that can impose those kind of restrictions won't stop there. You'll find yourself one of those not allowed to vote under some excuse before too long.
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  111. Where in the video did it say that the display was sponsored by the US government?
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  112.  @fitwill73  I usually don't even bother with people who aren't mature enough to use words instead of pictures only. Instead, I report them for spamming.
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  113. @Robert Dog: VOA is the international news service of the US Government.
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  114. I didn't realize that it didn't become an annual tradition until recently (well, for this old lady, the 1990s are recent 😁).
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  115. Not that I don't agree with you about the pay, but something else is needed to entice teachers to move to areas like the one featured in this video.
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  116. A medical doctor, no, but she does hold a PhD, which by tradition, does accord the privilege of being addressed as "Doctor Biden".
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  117.  @blackwidow6729  Okay, I was wrong. It's an Ed.D. degree according to her alma mater. Still a doctorate. https://www.cehd.udel.edu/in-support-of-our-ed-d-alumna-dr-jill-biden/
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  118.  @thedevilsadvocate3577  What's wrong with a variety of races and cultures being represented in children's books?
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  119. Are you referring to the kids interviewed at the beginning of this video? If so, they seem to be speaking English well enough.
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  120. If I'm remembering correctly from my days as a navy brat, the Commissary also didn't charge the local tax on what would be taxable items off base.
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  121. Were these sheep that escaped or were they being herded somewhere?
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  122. I was kind of wondering that myself. Since Tr--p isn't the sitting President, nor (as far as I know) was asked to officially represent the US, I don't get why he was invited in the first place.
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  123. ​ @janettemasiello5560  Where did it mention in this video that the two people profiled weren't citizens?
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  124. Maybe it's rare in the British Isles?
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  125. Partly South Asian as her mother was from India.
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  126. What was incorrect in this video?
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  127. VOA (Voice of America) is a government agency.
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  128. No, it's VOA (Voice of America), the US government's international broadcasting service.
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  129.  @aneeshprasobhan  You're welcome. 🙂
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  130.  @greyghostie3327  Please explain how you came to that conclusion from my original post.
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  131.  @Camo_Live  The comment I was replying to seems to have been deleted, so I'm guessing that "Wil Williams" may have gotten the Oscars and the Grammys mixed up. I'm also guessing that his overall tone was ugly because that would explain my snarky last sentence.
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  132. So what exactly is in St. Louis Park that makes it attractive to "infiltrators"?
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  133. We need more guys like him running this country.
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  134. The video showed a bit of all the Presidents who took part in turkey pardoning.
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  135. VOA has been in existence since 1942.
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  136. You can't spread God's Word when you can't breathe.
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  137. Even if the US changed the laws governing birthright citizenship to jus sanguinis only, new laws cannot be applied retroactively. Therefore, if your fantasy law were to come to pass, anyone born on US soil before the new law went into effect would still be a citizen from birth.
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  138. The Haitians in Springfield are here legally.
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  139. The last time the question was on a census form everyone had to answer was in 1950.
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  140. Not that it has anything to do with this video, but if those attempts had been organized by the Democratic Party or comparable organizations: (a) there would've only been one and (b) we wouldn't be calling it an attempt.
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  141. Your imaginary friend, "Brandon", has nothing to do with gas prices, unless his imaginary job is head of an oil company.
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  142. Yet, here you are enabling it by clicking on its videos. 🙄
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  143. Never would've guessed that nose wasn't real.
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  144. I think there still would be for areas like the one featured in this video.
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  145. It's tradition that a President's predecessor and any surviving former Presidents attend the inauguration. Because Trump didn't win, he decided to have a temper tantrum and not attend.
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  146.  @odyseeisbetterthanyoutube9132  I hate to burst your bubble of alternate reality, but three of the surviving five former Presidents did attend. And even if they didn't, so what? It's not required that they be there for Biden to be sworn in.
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  147.  @odyseeisbetterthanyoutube9132  What I did was point out incorrect statements by the original poster and by you.
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  148.  @odyseeisbetterthanyoutube9132  How else was I supposed to take it? I was commenting on why Trump didn't attend despite it being tradition for former presidents to do so. You then claimed none of the former presidents attended, which was not correct.
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  149.  @odyseeisbetterthanyoutube9132  Just because someone doesn't like Trump doesn't automatically mean that person is a Biden supporter.
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  150. Considering that this wasn't a scheduled stop, why would you expect crowds?
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  151.  @thomaslind7610  I wasn't referring to the city, but the ice cream shop.
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  152. You tell us, you're the one who clicked on it.
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  153. Are you seriously claiming that the Democrats won't be the majority in the House when Congress starts its new session in January? Where did you get that information?
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  154. I don't know. Many of Trump's supporters are so far gone, they'd probably think it's was their patriotic duty to lose their job, pay more for basic needs, and/or pay more in taxes.
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  155. Harris wasn't my choice for the first non-White and/or female VP, but I greatly appreciate the historical significance of her election.
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  156. The music comes from the drinking song, but thte words were written by Francis Scott Key.
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  157. What Trump and his ilk don't seem to realize is that if Facebook, Twitter, etc..., are held to account for what's posted on their sites, they're going to limit their liability by purging controversial accounts. And guess who has some of the more controversial accounts on those sites?
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  158. Do you really expect anyone to take you seriously with a post like that?
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  159. Your actions don't match your words.
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  160. I would like to think that Biden has more important things to do.
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  161.  @steveb365  Thanks for proving my point.
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  162. @Jess Red Thanks for proving my point.
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  163. ​ @Kevin-s7s Despite being the daughter of a US Navy sailor who served in Vietnam, I don't really have an issue with anyone who did whatever he could, legally, to avoid the draft. Just don't lie to me about it.
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  164. It's not like this couple knew nine months ago that there was going to be a pandemic when their baby was due.
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  165. 1:15 -- And there you have it folks, the perfect example of irony. 🤨
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  166.  @barkmaker  If I'm not going to be voting in person, I ask my Supervisor of Elections office for a ballot, it's sent to me, I fill it out, then send it back in. The procedure is the same whether I choose not to vote in person or won't be in my county on Election Day.
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  167. In 1984, Reagan slaughtered Mondale in the Electoral College with 525 electoral votes to Mondale's 13. That is a landslide. Regardless of who wins this election, the result isn't going to be anywhere close to that.
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  168. This video had nothing to do with who currently occupies the White House.
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  169. VOA is hardly a "mainstream" outlet.
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  170. The Electoral College can't be done away with by a stroke of a hypothetical President Biden's pen. It needs a Constitutional amendment, which requires that 38 state legislatures agree to it. I don't envision that happening anytime soon.
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  171. So let's just repeal all laws since there will always be some people who "ignore" them.
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  172. @midnighfairy: However, by the time Trump posted his tweet, the forecast had drastically changed and Alabama was no longer in the cone of concern. If you really want people to "stop going against Trump", then perhaps you should ask him to grow up and act like a responsible adult who's willing to admit when he's wrong.
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  173. I didn't see anything in this video that claimed any of the artists featured were using other people's creations.
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  174.  @planetearth1705  "I don’t know who runs them [VOA?], don’t care." Perhaps you should look into it before posting comments about how the outlet operates. From VOA's website: "VOA is part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the government agency that oversees all non-military, U.S. international broadcasting. It is funded by the U.S. Congress." https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html
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  175.  @planetearth1705  I never said you needed my permission to post anything. I was giving advice on how to post comments that don't sound like made up nonsense.
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  176.  @planetearth1705  I don't claim to have any authority, just maturity and a willingness to try and educate others.
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  177. Considering that the PGA has pretty much been the only pro golf organization in the US ever since I can remember (and possible longer than that), I don't get why some senators are just now expressing concern about possible anti-trust issues. And, in regards to the issue of the Saudi government being a major investor in the merged company, I get how that would be of concern in principle, but is investigating the merger really the best use of Congress' time? It's not as if the PGA produces anything vital for the American public (e.g., food, electricity, gas, medical services) or holds any top secret government contracts.
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  178. Just curious, who do you think would've won the 1992 Presidential election if we had used ranked choice then?
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  179. That's not quite how justices are appointed to the US Supreme Court. The President nominates someone, then the Senate votes to approve or not approve that nomination. The House of Representatives has nothing to do with it.
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  180. I don't usually resist my doody. It gives me cramps.
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  181. Why would someone manufacture votes for a candidate in a state that she/he is sure to win? California's pretty much a given for Biden. If "they" were going to submit fake ballots to ensure a Biden win, it'd make more sense to do it in states where Biden and Trump were neck and neck.
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  182. +Ellie 26 I saw a t-shirt a couple of months ago that said (not exact quote, but same idea), "I've got to stop asking how stupid can people get because someone takes that as a challenge." I bring that up because I suspect that someone within the Trump administration may just take you up on that "new low" challenge. 😟
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  183. If his mother would've had to sell her business to just get a hearing aid, I'm guessing a cochlear implant is pretty much impossible for his family to afford. Besides, the success of an implant would depend on why he was deaf in the first place.
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  184.  @jaytree  "do u know anything more then typing how dumb u sound?" Oh, the irony is strong with this one.
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  185. @Megan Cox It isn't just Commonwealth media that continues to call Meghan by her maiden name. Take a look at the description for this very video, which is from an American media outlet.
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  186. On what grounds?
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  187. Harris' father was from Jamaica.
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  188.  @sadaat.302  Harris is both Black (via her father) and Indian (via her mother).
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  189.  @camdenkeeton2411  Why do I get this feeling that you're not using "mixed" as a neutral term? And the "correct term" for me would be "dudette". 👩🏻
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  190.  @camdenkeeton2411  I fail to see how I keep track of the news relates to Harris' ancestry.
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  191. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to deport natural born US citizens.
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  192.  @naturalobserver1322  What does this alleged claim have to do with the topic of this video?
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  193.  @naturalobserver1322  In other words, you can't make a connection between the Polish government's issues with the country's media and whether or not Biden lied about driving a truck. That means your original post is an off topic comment and should be reported.
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  194.  @naturalobserver1322  Yes, the video is about fact checking, but what is being checked is not whether or not Biden drove a truck. Again, your original comment is off topic and has been reported.
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  195.  @naturalobserver1322  Reported for spam since the comment doesn't have anything to do with the topic of the video, unless you can show me where it mentions Biden driving a truck.
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  196. So you don't believe Iran's own official news agency? https://en.irna.ir/news/83628876/General-Staff-of-Iran-Armed-Forces-releases-statement-on-Ukrainian
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  197. If some sinister entity was controlling the weather, don't you think it'd be coming up with more significant events than a barely there tornado? It must be really taxing on the brain to have to come up with a conspiracy theory to explain every little thing in your life.
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  198.  @auntiemandy5638  Reported for making a threat to kill me.
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  199. 1:47 -- In my opinion, the worst thing any US President can do for a authoritarian country's opposition movement is to publicly support it. All it does is gives that country's government ammunition to discredit the protesters.
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  200. Which has nothing to do with this video, but thanks for playing.
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  201. Who exactly do you think is in charge of VoA?
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  202.  @xenos911  So where are the links to the relevant government agencies of those states showing how the perpetrators of the alleged fraud were caught?
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  203.  @xenos911  If you stole something and many people knew about it, you'd be arrested at some point. So if there are people that you know are committing voter fraud, there should be arrests and those should be public record.
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  204.  @xenos911  If there's such "CLEAR evidence", then why hasn't anyone been arrested yet?
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  205.  @WashingtonState944  Blaze TV is not a law enforcement agency.
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  206. Mine's too much of a mama's boy (i.e., doesn't like to wander too far from me) to enter any races, but that does look like fun.
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  207. She's not a natural born US citizen.
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  208. I've never seen a guy use a fax machine naked, so why would he need a condom?
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  209. What territory have we gained since 1917?
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  210. You tell yourself that the next time you have a slice of pizza.
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  211. I live in Florida and we had about three or four options for President outside of the two mainstream parties.
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  212. What's truly fake here is you claiming you don't care. People who don't care wouldn't have bothered to click on this video, much less comment.
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  213. @Porter Rockwell: I can't remember if the amount you're citing is correct, but whatever it was, the money was Iran's in the first place. And the reason it was given in cash was due to our own laws prohibiting our banks from doing business with Iran's banks.
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  214. Where in this video did the guy mention anything about politics?
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  215. There are probably quite a few Americans who could teach math in that school district, but not so many who want to.
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  216. Why? What service does it provide that people must have?
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  217. According to the narrator, it is theoretically possible for these counties to leave Oregon and join Idaho if both state legislatures and the US Congress approves it.
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  218. So what was missing here?
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  219. @bngr bngr: Sometimes it happens. Not everyone announces every little thing they're going to do, especially if they're planning on committing a major crime.
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  220. Voting is a right, not a privilege.
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  221. In my opinion, the only candidates who should be at the debates are those who are on the ballot in enough states to theoretically win the presidency. This year that would've been Biden, Hawkins (Green), Jorgensen (Libertarian), and Trump.
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  222. Harris is qualified because she's a native born US citizen and at least 35 years old.
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  223.  @jeremesmith9266  Since Harris is the first female and non-White person to occupy the office of Vice President, it's expected that the media will be focusing on that at the beginning. Give it some time and the focus will switch to what she's actually doing or not doing.
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  224. VOA's target audience is non-Americans, so that phrase may need explaining to people in other countries.
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  225. It's explained in the description underneath the video.
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  226. Because it's nicer for the dog than being shut up in a cage nearly all day while his/her parents are out of town.
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  227. The amount is not as important as what is being done with what is given.
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  228.  @fabianarmilla8166  Although I do believe it's long past time for our country to have a discussion about the Electoral College and, if it's to be replaced, what process should replace it, there's no reason why a third party candidate can't win under the current system. The main problem is that unless the mainstream media is forced to pay attention to third party or independent candidates (like Perot in 1992), it refuses to cover their campaigns. If they were given coverage on par with the establishment parties, you'll see them become more competitive.
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  229.  @fabianarmilla8166  "... its also the commission on presidential debates that don't allow third party candidates to be competitive." Very true. If I was organizing these debates, my rule would be to allow any candidate to participate that's on the ballot in enough states to hypothetically win the presidency. That rule would've resulted in four candidates at the debates this year: Biden, Hawkins (Green), Jorgensen (Libertarian), and Trump.
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  230. Funny, I thought Senator Klobuchar was a Democrat.
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  231. around 1:12 -- Why would a DEA officer be there?
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  232.  @whendo3494  One of the early first responders was Border Patrol, obviously not a department that normally conducts its business in elementary schools, so your second guess is probably the correct one.
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  233. You do realize that the Voice of America (VOA) is part of the government, right?
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  234. I'm sure there are quite a few Native Americans who feel the same way about people like you.
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  235. Fully funded, not partly.
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  236. As much as all the Tr--ps leaving this country would please me, the Tr-'p children are US citizens through their father (in Tiffany's case, both parents since her mother was an American from birth).
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  237. Unless the operatives were skilled enough not to leave a trace and skilled enough to know which states and counties to target, I still find that accusation difficult to believe. Do I believe Russia may have tried to influence the 2016 election, as in setting up social media accounts to persuade people to either not vote or to vote for a specific candidate? Most definitely.
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  238. I'm glad the family got it back, but it seems to me to be a wasted effort if they aren't going to use it.
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  239.  @LadyDevastating  The video mentioned that the county is going to lease the land from the family and will have the option to buy in two years' time. It's the family's land to do with what they wish, but if it was me, after fighting so hard to get it back, I'd be doing something with it that wasn't essentially letting the people who kept the land from me continue to use it, even if they are paying me rent.
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  240. Passports aren't used by most holders as everyday ID here in the US. The most common form of ID is a driver's license.
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  241. A handout would be if she just gave them money without expecting anything in return. She's employing these people and, from the looks of things, therefore helping the refugees settle in and become part of America.
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  242.  @flamike217  What does CNN have to do with this? This video was produced by VOA and was the basis of my observation.
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  243. Definition of "propaganda" according to Merriam-Webster: "1 capitalized : a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions 2: the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person 3: ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause also : a public action having such an effect" How does this video meet any of these definitions?
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  244. Were you aware that VOA (Voice of America) is a federal government agency?
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  245.  @KurtElliott  "VOA is part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the government agency that oversees all non-military, U.S. international broadcasting. It is funded by the U.S. Congress." from https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html
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  246.  @KurtElliott  If you have a disagreement with how VOA covers news, contact it and/or your Senators and Representative. All I was pointing out was that VOA is a government agency, not the property of any one political party.
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  247. The worst thing any US President can do for the opposition movement in a country that's unfriendly to the US is to publicly show support for it. It only gives the enemy government ammunition to discredit the movement.
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  248. Unless whoever wins replicates or surpasses Reagan's 1984 results, it won't be a landslide.
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  249. "W--e" is a word used by people who are not mature enough and/or educated enough to express themselves using their own thoughts, so they copy whatever their favorite media personalities tell them to say.
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  250. He's not up for re-election until 2022, so don't hold your breath.
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  251. Why title the video, "Should Grocery Workers Be Considered First Responders?", if the narrator isn't going to present a case for and/or against?
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  252. ​ @ThatGuy68580  If it's that obvious, then please show off your superiority by providing the proof I was asking for.
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  253.  @ThatGuy68580  You never showed any evidence.
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  254.  @brokendrifter4626  If it's supposedly that obvious, why isn't anyone showing me any evidence?
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  255.  @ThatGuy68580  The fact that you're not wanting to show off your superior knowledge tells me exactly what I need to know about your actual lack of knowledge.
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  256. Most companies that offer health insurance have pregnancy coverage and allow the children that are born to be added to the insurance of the employee. So it seems to me that equivalent benefits would be given.
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  257.  @rwh5350  "Would this coverage be available for male employees to use for women they impregnate whether employees or not?" I would say, more than likely, no for women who aren't the male employees' spouses or kids since most employee health plans don't cover people unrelated to the employees and, more than likely, yes for those women who are the spouses or kids of the employees. But since I don't work for any of these companies offering the benefit, I'm just making an educated guess.
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  258. ​ @marymontag3116  "... it’s okay for the left to smear but not the right?????" Shouldn't people like you want to show how superior you are to the "left" by not engaging in vulgar name calling?
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  259.    I don't see how eliminating the protections of Section 230 will resolve anything for those who are whining that Facebook, Twitter, etc..., aren't promoting their views unchallenged. If social media platforms have to be more careful about what is posted to their sites, then they are going to clamp down even harder on accounts that consistently post misleading, incorrect, and/or inflammatory content.
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  260.  @furtivedolus2504  Your opinion as to what companies should and shouldn't be allowed to do is not US law. If you can't answer my request as written, then just admit it.
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  261.  @MrHobomidget  I never said otherwise. 😕
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  262.  @mercurialpierrot7073  "These 'private companies' are linked to our government. They came together and deplatfomed a whole platform. You don't see a problem with that?" I'm not quite sure what you're asking. "Linked" in what way? What is "deplatforming" a platform?
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  263.  @Matt-ro7cb  If it's a private business, a phone company should have the right to deny service to anyone it believes is using its services to encourage others to commit violent acts or other crimes. In regards to the "sacred" Section 230, you might want to look at one of my earlier posts: "I don't see how eliminating the protections of Section 230 will resolve anything for those who are whining that Facebook, Twitter, etc..., aren't promoting their views unchallenged. If social media platforms have to be more careful about what is posted to their sites, then they are going to clamp down even harder on accounts that consistently post misleading, incorrect, and/or inflammatory content."
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  264.  @cmj_87  Unless you're pure Native American, more than likely you wouldn't exist if it hadn't been for Columbus' voyages spurring European settlement of the Americas.
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  265.  @cmj_87  No, I'm not excusing what Columbus, those with him, and those who came after him did to the indigenous populations of the Americas. However, that doesn't mean those of us of European ancestry in the New World can't acknowledge that we owe our existence to Columbus' voyages.
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  266.  @cmj_87  I don't celebrate the holiday myself (i.e., I don't go to parades or similar events) and couldn't care less if anyone else does or not. But you don't have to go to parades and the like to acknowledge the history changing event. And by acknowledging said event, that includes both the good and the bad.
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  267. @Linda Foxwood: No, the job of VOA isn't to protect the US Constitution, it's to report on domestic and international news and to promote US values and culture to an international audience.
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  268. Trump, or any other US President for that matter, really can't publicly show any support for an unfriendly country's protest movement because that will give the unfriendly country's government ammo to discredit the protesters and their grievances.
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  269. Wouldn't a better idea be to not click on them in the first place?
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  270. I guess you've never been to see a dentist then.
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  271. Where in the video was the political affiliation of either the cops or the newspaper owner mentioned?
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  272. That you're squawking "w--e" instead of using your own thoughts is the real disaster.
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  273.  @MrMikeyBmore  If you were expressing your own thoughts instead of the ones someone else told you to say, you'd be addressing my original comment instead of talking about numbers that have no relevance to anyone except those financially dependent on the movie's sales.
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  274. Happy New Year, France!
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  275. Why would such a fascist law be needed? If you don't like how the front of a store looks, don't patronize the business.
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  276. If Trump were to die, yet win the election anyway, what would more than likely happen is that the electors pledged to Trump would vote for Pence instead. I'm not sure who would end up being VP, though.
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  277. @Eric Enloe: The backlash is a reaction to what Trump actually said.
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  278. @Hidayat: What I found so funny (in the ironic sense) about invading Iraq and not finding those WMDs that were supposed to have been there was that if there were any to begin with, Bush gave Saddam plenty of time (about a year, if I'm not mistaken) to hide, sell, and/or dispose of them. I told someone at the time that what Bush did was akin to our local sheriff saying every day for a year that he was going to bring down a specific drug dealer, then wondering why there was no evidence when he finally raided the dealer's drug den.
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  279. That's US law. The military can't be used as domestic law enforcement.
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  280. NYC is already a pretty solid Democratic city.
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  281. VOA is government funded, not government controlled (as far as its output is concerned).
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  282. Just because it reported something you didn't want to hear?
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  283. @ I've been listening to VOA for approximately 35 years. How exactly is it "acting against our interests"?
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  284.  @RememberAuroraColoradoUSA  Why can't people like you just come out and say what exactly is incorrect and provide proof to support that? Just saying something is a lie would be like a prosecutor saying a defendant is guilty but never telling the jury why.
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  285.  @RememberAuroraColoradoUSA  In other words, you can't back up your accusation.
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  286. If more people vote for Stein than Harris, that's Harris' fault for not convincing those voters that she would be the better choice.
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  287. If it's ever put to a vote in the House, I believe Trump will be impeached. It's his removal by the Senate that will probably not happen as long as the majority in that body are Trump posterior puckers.
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  288.  @tigerlilly7204  Using parrot words and phrases like "Fisa" tells me that you don't want to have a sensible and mature conversation.
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  289. And power corrupts.
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  290. And Alabama, Georgia, and especially the Carolinas.
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  291. And of course you have proof of this and turned in said proof to the appropriate authorities?
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  292. Assuming you're American, the only way Biden isn't your President is if you renounce your citizenship.
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  293. @Inhkj: Bit presumptuous of you to declare what God will and won't do.
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  294.  @alejandraperez4991  Well, my faith states that I am not above God in that I can declare what He will or won't do, especially if it's something I want rather than what He wants.
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  295. Nobody seems to be trying to cross. They're just having fun.
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  296. You don't think nuclear power plants wouldn't be vulnerable to cyberattacks as well?
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  297. The number of Democratic candidates at this point is probably not a good indicator of the party's potential success (or lack of) in 2020. If I'm remembering correctly, at this time in 2015, there were still a good handful of Republican Presidential candidates. I don't remember the exact number, but I believe it was at least ten.
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  298. Wouldn't he have arrived in Seattle if that was the case?
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  299. I'd say this country has lost touch with common sense for way longer than three and a half years.
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  300. What does your imaginary friend have to do with this video?
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  301. I'm sure the blind and visually impaired population of Nigeria is no different than other places in that people become blind or visually impaired at different ages and for different reasons.
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  302. So Trump isn't suing various social media and tech platforms? When did he publicly state that?
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  303.  @areuaware6842  That has nothing to do with my question. This video is about Trump suing various social media and tech companies. You're claiming that's not true, so that means you believe Trump isn't suing. I'm curious as to when Trump refuted the reports that he was.
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  304.  @areuaware6842  Nope, it doesn't work that way. You made the claim, so it's on you to prove to me that you're right.
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  305. @MRJCH24: What they said was translated into English, so how was your life negatively affected?
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  306. For what office? There's no Presidential election in the US in 2021.
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  307.  @jonahembrom4043  Yes, Trump is President for 11 more days, but usually when you see a person's name with a year after it, that indicates the person is a candidate for some office. So, by posting "Trump 2021", that looks like you believe Trump is in the running for another political office.
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  308. If someone did try such a stunt, he/she would be given a provisional ballot and when election workers couldn't find the person in NYC's voter rolls, that ballot would end up being tossed. So it just ends up being a waste of time and money for those "people from all over the country".
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  309.  @arnoldpaine6143  Unless I missed something in the video, only legal US residents who reside in NYC will be eligible to vote in NYC's local elections. And even though I don't recall it being mentioned, I would assume that those eligible who want to vote would have to register with whatever office handles voter registrations. Therefore, the new voters' names will be on record. Which brings us back to my previous comment. If someone were to try to pull the sort of illegal stunt you're proposing, he/she would be given a provisional ballot and if it can't be verified that the person is eligible, the ballot wouldn't be counted. So why bother? The person isn't going to accomplish anything and could very well end up in jail.
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  310.  @arnoldpaine6143  Starting at around the 0:55 mark, the narrator describes who will be eligible to vote: people with work authorizations, green cards, Dreamers, and other legal non-citizens. If the video stated specifically that illegal immigrants are also eligible, please show me where. Just because someone isn't a US citizen doesn't mean that she/he isn't residing here legally.
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  311.  @arnoldpaine6143  No one said the new voters were US citizens. The whole point of the report is that NYC is going to allow residents of the city who aren't citizens, yet residing in the US legally, to vote in local elections.
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  312.  @Cindy-sl5rl  Yes, I know the video referred to Dreamers. I even pointed it out in a previous post when I listed the categories of people that NYC was going to allow to vote. And, as far as I know, even though those people came here illegally (through no fault of their own), many of them are currently allowed to remain in the US. For future reference, typing in all caps makes the person doing so sound like a child having a temper tantrum.
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  313.  @Cindy-sl5rl  YouTube has a way to italicize and bold words, so using capital letters to emphasize a point isn't really necessary. You may not think you're having a tantrum, but the overuse of capital letters makes it appear as if you are. And, yes, Dreamers did come here illegally (through no fault of their own), but for now they are being allowed to remain here, so they are technically legal residents.
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  314.  @Cindy-sl5rl  Nice try to drag me off topic.
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  315. That wasn't an immigrant and it happened in another town.
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  316.  @OB17358  Aw, thanks. 😊 However, I should warn you that I have no videos and don't really have any plans to post any in the near future.
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  317.  @OB17358  Oh, sorry. My name was in front of "subscribed" so I thought you subscribed to me. 😌
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  318. Hopefully in my lifetime that will become true, just like Biden being Catholic isn't mentioned all that much.
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  319. I thought he said he didn't?
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  320. @BrooklynBorn 83 And you have proof that all the estimated 800,000 new voters are Hispanic? No one originally from any countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, or Oceania reside in NYC? That'll be a shock to the UN, foreign consulates, colleges with international students, and international businesses that operate there.
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  321. @BrooklynBorn 83 I'm not asking for a research paper, just a link to a reputable website showing that your claim that the majority of these new voters are Hispanic is correct. Until that occurs, the claim is questionable.
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  322. That kind of applies to the US as well. If you can't afford it, don't buy it.
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  323. As far as I know, local governments have the right to determine who can vote in local elections. If not, then Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon, Montana, Arizona, Kansas, Alaska, Illinois, North Dakota, Indiana, Nebraska, Michigan, Arkansas, New York, South Dakota, and Oklahoma were all breaking your alleged law by allowing women to vote before the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
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  324. With all those "accomplishments", why wasn't he re-elected? 😁
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  325. I don't think those who were on the bridge at the time find it funny.
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  326. "Supremacist owned"? I hate to intrude on your psychotic rambling, but VOA (Voice of America) is a US government agency.
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  327.  @inabluemoon1  Did you even read my post? You claimed that the VOA was "supremacist owned" (whatever that's supposed to mean) and I informed you that it's actually a government agency. https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html
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  328. Not that I don't think Special Olympics isn't worthy of support, but it's not something that the Federal Government should be funding.
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  329.    I thought right wing nationalists liked Trump. Why would they want to overthrow him?
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  330.  @lauradevita3529  If he did, then he can't run again in 2024.
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  331. What are they loosening?
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  332.  NihilisticEntropy  Someone can lose a presidency, but I didn't know it could be loosened. How does that happen?
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  333. You probably never heard it mentioned because the last time it was made public was in the late 1940's, before you were born.
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  334. Yes, you are crazy.
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  335.  @yyutti  An eager Secret Service agent could construe that as a threat.
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  336. Why should anyone believe you when your comment would fail a primary school writing assignment?
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  337.  @micahfleming9890  If you're referring to the video's narrator, I seriously doubt it since the VOA is an US government agency.
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  338. I love Waffle House! 😋
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  339. Unfortunately, it's a common practice. I'm sure if Kemp's donations were examined, there'd be quite a few out of state donors in his coffers as well.
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  340. And power corrupts.
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  341. How can Biden be denied access to his own inauguration?
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  342.  @michaelbadolato1888  Nope, sorry, the lack of a DOJ website link tells me you're, at best, misinformed about these supposed indictments.
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  343.  @michaelbadolato1888  I could find out sooner if you provide that DOJ link.
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  344.  @michaelbadolato1888  Nope, it doesn't work that way. If you make a claim and someone asks you to provide proof, it's on you to do so, not on the questioner.
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  345.  @michaelbadolato1888  In other words, you can't provide the proof of what you're claiming. Why does that not surprise me?
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  346.  @michaelbadolato1888  "... maybe do a lil research ..." Phrases like that are strong indicators that the person saying it has no proof of his/her claim. Again, I'm not surprised.
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  347.  @michaelbadolato1888  I guess security didn't get your memo since Biden didn't just make it to the Capitol, he was just sworn in as President.
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  348. Jean-Pierre? What did she say in this video that was inaccurate?
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  349. @Darrin Johnson: Since when is the Caribbean not part of the Americas?
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  350. Birthright citizenship has been a concept long before Obama was even born.
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  351. Allow what? People to discuss who they plan on voting for and why?
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  352. That was a nice gesture.
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  353. There's plenty of doom and gloom videos on VOA's channel to make the Schadenfreude bubble up within you.
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  354. You haven't checked out the rest of this channel, nor listened to or watched the actual VOA service, have you?
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  355.  @rohanforbes605  In other words, the answer is, "No, I haven't watched any of the other videos on this channel, nor have I ever listened to or watched the actual VOA service".
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  356.  @rohanforbes605  Every news outlet has its share of fluff pieces like this one. If you want to judge its news content, then actually watch or listen to its news content.
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  357.  @rohanforbes605  There's no need to get vulgar.
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  358.  @redactedredactd5554  Not to mention a good portion of the area surrounding the ship.
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  359.  @guff9567  You definitely are.
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  360. And that affects you, how?
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  361. Here are a couple of things I'd like to see in the next election's debates: (1) The mics be muted when a candidate either goes over her/his allotted time or doesn't answer the question that's being asked. (2) All candidates who are on the ballot in enough states to theoretically win the presidency are invited to participate.
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  362.  @the82spartans62  I double checked myself. Omar's mother passed away before the family moved to the US, but Omar came here with her father and grandfather while still a child. Even though I may have had the exact family members wrong, I still stand by my original point that, as a child, Omar wasn't in a position to tell her elders that she didn't want to move to the US.
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  363.  @the82spartans62  So why hasn't she been investigated? After all, those who make accusations surely must have tangible proof that has been turned over to the applicable law enforcement agencies.
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  364. Unless you're 100% Native American, at least one of your ancestors came over to the US because of problems in his/her country. Why didn't those people stay and fix the problems there instead?
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  365. Nothing against Johnson personally, but haven't we learned our lesson about electing people whose only qualification is that they've been on TV?
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  366. Sounds like it to me.
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  367. Not in this case.
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  368. Thanks for the info. I was wondering how in the world that happened.
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  369.  @TheFreddyEduard  I'm no expert in physics, but the only thing I can think of is that the train landed just right so that the bulk of its weight wasn't being supported by the sculpture.
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  370. At the time the decision to bring down the other half of the building was made, it was uncertain if Elsa was going to affect the Miami area. If the storm was going to head that way, there was concern that the remaining part of the building would collapse while searchers were looking for bodies, not to mention the extra debris on top of the original debris that would have to be sifted through afterwards. You may be right as to the collapse hindering the investigation, but the protection of human life and retrieving the bodies for their families as quickly as possible should take precedence.
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  371. In the time it took you to click and comment on this video, you could've found and watched one that was more to your liking.
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  372. The Electoral College can be modified or replaced by another electoral process via a Constitutional amendment.
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  373.  @officerminiwheats  I do think a national conversation about the Electoral College is necessary, but that wasn't the point of my original post. I was letting Black Tar know that, if needed, the process by which we elect presidents can be legally changed.
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  374. You do realize that VOA is a US government sponsored media outlet, don't you?
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  375. It's "big news" because earthquakes of that magnitude don't occur frequently in New York City.
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  376. It's not the system that's broken, it's the people within the system.
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  377.  @onlyonezay419  If a specific law serves no purpose, then it should be amended or repealed. Just because it was created 200 plus years ago doesn't automatically mean it has no relevance. Look at laws against murder, for example. The first laws against murder were more than likely passed in what would become the US ages before we even broke away from Britain. Should we scrap those just because they're around 300 years old?
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  378.  @onlyonezay419  Are you seriously saying that it should be legal to murder people?
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  379.  @onlyonezay419  The way I understood it was that you believe that every law that was drawn up pre-21st century should be scrapped. While I do agree that laws should be reviewed periodically to make sure they're still relevant, I don't agree that laws should be invalidated only because they are old. (If you wish to be formal, it's "ma'am". 🙂)
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  380. If Trump's plan goes into effect, I don't see it having a negative effect on hospitals and clinics hiring from other countries if no Americans are qualified for and want those jobs.
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  381. I don't think the family of the man who was killed are laughing.
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  382. I'm sure there are plenty of math teachers, just not any who want to work for that school district.
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  383. I presume you've submitted your evidence that this fire was deliberate to the Navy investigators already?
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  384. Which has what to do with former President Carter celebrating his 100th birthday?
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  385. So military and diplomatic personnel stationed in foreign countries shouldn't have the right to vote?
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  386.  @michaelmiller7786  Biden may win, but it won't be by a landslide.
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  387.  nofirethanks  To have an equivalent result to Reagan's 1984 win, the only two states Biden could win are Delaware and DC (a "state" for Electoral College purposes). I don't see that scenario happening because I just can't envision Trump winning New York and California (especially the latter).
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  388.  nofirethanks  I pretty much compare all Presidential elections to 1984 so, again, unless whoever wins has a result that is equivalent to or surpasses that, it won't be a landslide, no matter who wins.
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  389.  nofirethanks  Unless an objective body comes out with a formal definition of a presidential landslide victory, I'm sticking with my definition, which states that a candidate has to win with a result equivalent to or surpassing Reagan's 1984 victory.
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  390.  nofirethanks  Since I can't seem to find this alleged "Nobel Committee of International Elections", I will stick to my definition of a landslide, thanks.
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  391.  nofirethanks  Since you're the one claiming such a committee exists, it's on you to prove it.
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  392. For an outlet that's funded by the US government, it's news reporting usually is fairly neutral. Some of their weekend news panel programs, however, do seem to lean a little left.
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  393. Who said the people in the video are here illegally?
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  394. At the time the decision to bring down the other half of the building was made, it was uncertain if Elsa was going to affect the Miami area. If the storm was going to head that way, there was concern that the remaining part of the building would collapse while searchers were looking for bodies, not to mention the extra debris on top of the original debris that would have to be sifted through afterwards. You may be right as to the collapse hindering the investigation, but the protection of human life and retrieving the bodies for their families as quickly as possible should take precedence.
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  395. But Columbus was the catalyst for mass European migration to the Americas.
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  396.  @kingklank6732  I'm not saying that Columbus was any better or worse than Vikings, just stating a fact that it was Columbus' voyages that got the ball rolling for Europeans to actually come to the Americas and settle instead of visit.
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  397. The citizenship question hasn't been on the form that everyone is supposed to fill out since 1950. Yes, it has been on the more detailed questionnaires since then, but those don't go out to everybody and, if I'm understanding Trump's wishes correctly, he wants to ask everyone in the US about their citizenship status.
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  398. The app seems better than nothing, but it bothers me somewhat that the father doesn't know how to sign.
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  399.  @robinparkes6314  Maybe I just think differently than others, but if I was going to rig this election, I'd also make sure the Senate flipped to a Democratic majority. No point in having Biden win if he's going to have to fight a Republican Senate for four years.
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  400.  @Filthy_Goblin_44  Slightly going off topic, but most of those trying to get across our southern border now are from Central America, not Mexico.
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  401.  @bilbobaggins4710  I have no problem with detaining those adults trying to get across illegally, but it's inhumane to cage the children being brought across as if they are criminals as well.
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  402. @wearesupreme Before calling others "simple", perhaps you should make sure your posts can pass an elementary school level writing assignment.
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  403. @wearesupreme Okay, here goes: [W]hy don't you correct me[,] Teacher?
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  404.  @wendyweems1121  Please show me where in YouTube's ToS it states that you must have uploaded videos and have followers to be able to post comments.
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  405.  @hockeyslade  If you know what's going on. Not many people meaning you harm are going to announce their intentions ahead of time.
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  406.  @nasvsan6191  I think you misunderstood my question. I didn't want to know why VoA labeled the videos as unverified, but am questioning why it would even show them in the first place.
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  407. Happy New Year, Taiwan!
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  408. If nobody is talking about it, how do you know that it's happening?
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  409. I can't help but feel that the media is making a wee bit too much of a deal over Harris' husband being the first Second Gentleman. Don't get me wrong, it is historic, but other than being the first male to occupy that role, what will the history books say about him? Probably the same thing they say about every spouse of a Vice President - not much if anything at all.
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  410. On January 20, 2021, at 12 Noon, Trump ceased having the right to have any of those documents in his possession, classified or not.
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  411. So you want to disenfranchise military and diplomatic personnel serving outside the US?
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  412. A lack of oil isn't the problem, if I'm understanding the situation correctly. The problem seems to be a lack of truck drivers to deliver the gas to the gas stations.
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  413. I would think that if the US had that kind of technology, it would have better places to target than Morocco.
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  414. @Kathleen Dion: What does German Christmas fruit bread have to do with the US election?
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  415. I seriously doubt that whoever wins will do so in a landslide.
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  416. Why do you say that?
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  417. If you really believed that the Amazon burning is such a major issue such that we shouldn't be looking at other news stories, you wouldn't have clicked, much less commented, on this video.
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  418.  @peachymango2787  Assuming "stuff" like people can't pay attention to more than one issue at a time? I would never say that the health of our planet isn't very important, but there are other things happening that need our attention as well.
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  419.  @peachymango2787  In comparison, no, this isn't more important. However, you could say it's related since many people believe the only reason Trump wants to buy Greenland in the first place is to get a hold of the variety of natural resources that will be easier to extract once the ice shelf melts due to climate change.
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  420. Hate to burst your bubble, but if you took the time to click on the video and leave a comment, it counts as a watch in the statistics.
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  421. It was named the White House because white was the color of the house.
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  422. It must really be exhausting to have to look for a conspiracy theory in every little thing that happens in life and nature.
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  423.  @paulrevere2928  Thanks for reinforcing my post.
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  424. If YouTube isn't running things the way you like, you always have the option not to utilize the service.
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  425.  @savageking2567  I'd rather see the websites of the law enforcement agencies that arrested the alleged perpetrators.
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  426. @Linda Foxwood: VOA (Voice of America) is a US government media outlet.
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  427.  @lindafoxwood9091  VOA doesn't have a business license. It's a federal government agency.
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  428.  @lindafoxwood9091  You can't stop paying for it, but if you really believe that the VOA should be eliminated, start with contacting your Representative and Senators with evidence as to why you feel that way (just saying, "VOA is fake news", won't cut it).
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  429.  @blackwidow6729  "It" being the video? If so, true, it doesn't spell out that Dr. Biden has a PhD. I'll grant you that since VOA's target audience is everywhere but the US, the reporter should've clarified that.
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  430. You do realize that the VOA is a government funded media outlet, right?
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  431. @Uncle Reggie: The jobs the video are referring to can't be filled by just anyone standing in an unemployment line.
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  432.  @gazinta  Unless that educational assistance requires the recipient to complete a health related program and requires her / him to move to an area where health care workers are sorely needed, we're back to recruiting from other countries.
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  433.  @thedevilsadvocate3577  "[W]here did I say it's wrong?" Your very first post.
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  434.  @thedevilsadvocate3577  "Walk away from your narcissistic narrative first before entering into dialogue..." What does that even mean?
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  435.  @thedevilsadvocate3577  Sounds more like you're parroting whatever a TV and/or radio talk show host told you to say.
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  436.  @thedevilsadvocate3577  Loss of mortality? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure I don't know anyone who's immortal.
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  437. Then do it through the proper procedure. Contact your representative and senators and ask them to introduce a Constitutional amendment to tweak the 14th.
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  438. I doubt anyone other than first responders were allowed in the intact section after everyone was evacuated.
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  439.  @Doppelganger333  And those that continue to vote them into office.
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  440. Despite what your media handlers may have told you, you don't get a cracker every time you squawk "w--e" for them.
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  441.  @naturalobserver1322  I prefer to think of it as making people like you aware that you're being conned.
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  442. Last I checked, people still had the right to protest peaceably in this country. If that offends you, maybe Afghanistan is where you should choose to go.
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  443.  @atheistghostbuster6395  No, because it's not a cause I support. A cause I do believe in, however, is trying to get people to stop using words derived from the r-word. It's just as much hate speech as using the n-word and I always report it to YouTube as such.
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  444.  @ilovenoodles7483  As long as they aren't engaging in violence or vandalism, what's wrong with protesting something they feel is a problem that needs to be addressed?
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  445. As if there aren't better targets than an old hotel. 🙄
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  446. @Randy Lail: Which has what to do with this video about aboriginal Australians?
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  447.  @Randy-md6xl  By the criteria you stipulated in your first post, these people are native Australians because (more than likely) they were born there. What does that have to do with the topic of this video, which is Aboriginals celebrating the prohibition of people climbing Uluru.
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  448. The only reason I'm not ordering groceries online is that my preferred company doesn't deliver to my area.
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  449. Proof?
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  450. If you want to waste your time and money trying to cast a ballot that will end up being tossed, be my guest.
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  451. Not that short term needs shouldn't be met of course, but is anything being done to remedy the lack of electricity, running water, access to groceries, access to medical care, etc... ?
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  452. Bush got us in. Obama and Trump kept us in. Biden, although it probably could've been handled much better, got us out.
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  453. Did you even watch the video? It wasn't comparing Biden's performance to his predecessors, but comparing some points of trivia.
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  454.  @hobgoblinhollow4966SO  I refer you back to my previous post.
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  455. VOA thinks you do since you took the time to click and comment.
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  456. @FirstName LastName: So what would you have done to attract an American teacher to that small town?
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  457.  @AfricaGeo  How Harris chooses to identify herself is her business. I see her as an American who happens to be of Indian and Jamaican ancestry.
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  458.  @MonicaGarcia-ur2yx  And you're more knowledgeable and trustworthy, why?
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  459. It's explained in the description underneath the video.
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  460. @John Scott: A little rocky? Trump lost all but one or two of his cases and the ones he won were determining if proper procedure was being followed, not whether fraud had occurred.
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  461. VOA is an US government funded outlet.
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  462. I'm glad Trump lost, but it was hardly a landslide. I remember Reagan's thrashing of Mondale in 1984 (525-13 Electoral College votes). That was a landslide defeat.
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  463.  @JesusSaysMAGAtrashMAGAfilth  "MAGAloser"? Was that aimed at me? If so, then you must be the one who's the Trump supporter. Otherwise, you would've been able to read the first four words in my original post: "I'm glad Trump lost ...".
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  464. VOA is a US government agency.
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  465.  @rcasey9004  That sounds like something parrots say.
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  466. It's not that much different here in the US.
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  467. What was incorrect in this US government news organization's video?
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  468.  @stlapierre  In other words, you can't answer the question. Why am I not surprised?
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  469. I don't remember if this was in all Navy commissaries, but I remember lining up with my mom to wait for someone to tell you which register to go to. It would've been handy at the civilian grocery stores I've worked at.
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  470. I'm glad you could figure out that VOA gave a brief explanation to non-Americans (its target audience) of the next step for a President-elect.
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  471. No one is forcing you to celebrate Juneteenth. VOA has been in existence since the 1940s. I've been listening to it (mostly via shortwave) since the late 80s. Try not paying income tax and find out how "fake" the government is. Doesn't matter whether you believe this video or not. And again, no one is forcing you to celebrate Juneteenth.
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  472. In this specific case, it's probably not just the pay, but also the environment. Most young teachers don't want to be out in the middle of nowhere without any family or potential friends around their age.
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  473.  @trueheartintent  I was using "ugly" to describe how people comment, not the content of their posts. 🙂
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  474.  @MrTrader1up  Is that an accusation or a confession?
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  475.  @JCX-9  Why would someone target a building that no one outside of that neighborhood even knew existed before it collapsed? 🙄
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  476.  @najibbamadhaj1545  How does destroying a building that nobody outside of that neighborhood knew existed and killing a relatively small number of people (compared to an event like 9-11) accomplish anything?
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  477.  @JCX-9  In other words, you can't answer the question I asked. Not surprising.
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  478.  @JCX-9  It made sense enough for you to try and deflect from it in your previous post, but I'll be nice and try to reword it so it's easier to understand: No one else in the world knew this building existed before it collapsed. Why would it be a target for terrorists?
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  479. I guess that would explain why he won California all three times he ran for president -- oh, wait, he didn't.
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  480. How are the masks keeping these people from signing? Or keeping others from viewing the signs?
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  481.  @abby54  Unless you can explain how those passages have relevance to the topic of the video, you're risking being reported for spamming.
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  482. The aim seems to be to have fun, not training for actual combat. I don't know of too many armies that use foam swords as their main weapon of choice.
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  483. Your post serves as a perfect example as to why schools shouldn't be closed.
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  484. I don't know if that's true, but Hamas definitely did Netanyahu's bidding when it launched its terrorist attack, thereby pushing his political issues out of the news.
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  485.  @shree711  There's a difference between being eligible to run and actually doing so. If I see one of those millions of people on the news or on a ballot and there's a party name or initial after her/his name, as far as I'm concerned, he/she is a politician.
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  486.  Will Williams  A song from a film or a film's soundtrack can win a Grammy, but the film itself can't. You know why? Because Grammys are awards for music.
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  487. If I understand the situation correctly, it's not a shortage of oil that's the problem. It's a shortage of people to deliver the gas to the gas stations.
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  488. You also have to entice prospective teachers to live in the middle of nowhere.
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  489. @Notmy Cupoftea: I'm sorry the First Amendment bothers you that much. Perhaps you should look into moving to a country where free speech is either "discouraged" by authorities or outright banned.
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  490. This isn't Vox, it's VOA (Voice of America), a government established and funded outlet.
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  491. If rally attendance was a perfect predictor of election success, Bernie Sanders would be in his second term as President right now.
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  492. Obama didn't start the war in Afghanistan, that was George W. Bush.
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  493. Voice of America (VOA) is a department of the US government.
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  494.  @danielhorton1321  Presidents are inaugurated on January 20th, not elected. The election's been over and done.
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  495.  @danielhorton1321  Is Marshal Law any relation to Jude Law?
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  496. How so?
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  497.  @areuaware6842  I have, and as far as I recall, there's nothing specifically prohibiting or encouraging political parties. If I'm not remembering right, then please answer my question and point out where political parties are prohibited in the Constitution.
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  498.  @thetruth6254  I'll confess that it's been a while since I read Revelations, but isn't the Antichrist supposed to be beloved by the vast majority of the world? That doesn't seem to apply to Trump.
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  499. If the service offered the ability to reject delivery (e.g., most junk mail), then I'd be interested.
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  500. You do realize that the VOA is an US government funded media outlet, right?
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  501.  @MediaBuster  Planned Parenthood isn't a media outlet.
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  502.  @MediaBuster  Looking back at my original post, I see where I may have been confusing. Yes, PBS and NPR do receive federal funds, but they aren't directly operated by government employees, unlike VOA.
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  503. Sorry, Obama hasn't been President since January 20, 2017. Trump's had two and a half years to get rid of them if he wished.
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  504.  @anoldladi  I think you missed my point. If Trump wants to keep a policy started by Obama, he has to own it now, especially after two and a half years.
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  505.  @2869may  I've had that opinion about every President in my lifetime.
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  506. Criminals also don't obey laws against crimes like rape and theft, either, so why don't we just repeal all laws, period?
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  507. Which has nothing to do with the topic of the video, but thanks for trying.
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  508. Happy New Year, Thailand!
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  509.  @poonnapatnnlakornsri4502  You're welcome. Hope 2020 has been good to you so far. 🙂
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  510. VOA believes you do since you took the time to click and comment on the video.
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  511. So you think President Truman (the US President who ordered the nuclear bombs to be dropped on Japan) was an "illegitimate despot"?
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  512.  @davidgutierrez7852  Plus, after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, no one was taking any chances that spectators were going to attempt to disrupt (or worse) the ceremony.
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  513. But what about having to buy plant based beers? 🤣
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  514. To play devil's advocate, Trump didn't make any initial offers via tweet. He didn't even start tweeting anything about possibly wanting to buy Greenland until the media picked up the story from the Wall Street Journal.
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