The Real timschochet

I didn’t. I was expecting it, but I was surprised. I was in all the touristy areas: Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach, Pier 39.

Any foreign national living here who commits a violent crime or felony, for whatever reason, should be subject to deportation, period. I also support that. But that’s very different from the racism and bigotry that Trump and other conservatives are currently spreading.

And of course we’ve done it before- 200,000 Japanese Americans were interned 3 months after Pearl Harbor. And Michele Malkin wrote a book recommending the same thing for all Muslims after 9/11.

Yes, are you not paying attention?

I was just there about 3 weeks ago. I saw no homeless people and the streets were clean.

That you have any other reaction than disgust for Trump and the other Republicans proposing this is embarrassing and shameful for you. But sadly I’m not surprised.

Wow for once I fully agree with Donald Trump: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/11/travesty-in-darkness-trump-backs-drive-to-televise-his-d-c-election-subversion-trial-00126704 He wants the Jan 6 trial against him televised. Absolutely! Let’s do it!

It’s a little scary when the leading candidate for the Republican Party says this stuff- and no he didn’t add, not including citizens. I don’t think my friend is being a drama Queen when that is the exact rhetoric.

I think this is what my friend was referring to: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/06/zinke-palestian-deportation-bill/ Ryan Zinke, who was Trump’s Secretary of the Interior and still close to Trump despite being forced to resign due to scandal, is proposing to deport all Palestinians.

One of my tenants is Palestinian, I’ve known him for 30 years. Great guy, has a stereo business, his sons work for him, always pays his rent on time. Very friendly. I hadn’t seen him in a while so we talked today. He’s scared. Several Republican politicians, led by Donald Trump, are talking about deporting or jailing all those of Palestinian descent, maybe all Muslims. He’s an American citizen, but he’s concerned that in the current climate it won’t matter. I told him there were always hateful bigots like Trump around and right now they were particularly loud. I said that the Republicans are currently suffering from some sort of national sickness, but that they were mostly good people and they would eventually recover, I told him that fear and bigotry wouldn’t win the day. I hope I’m right.

They can rule all they want but Georgia will have to beat Alabama before they can make the playoffs and that’s no sure thing.

Ah OK. I don’t recall what he wrote about that but I suspect you’re right.

Can we send him to St. Helena?

Maybe for you. For me that’s reality.

How so? I disagree with @EternalShinyAndChrome most of the time but he’s right in this case. Occupying a building is not a peaceful protest.

I friggin LOVE myself. Soeaking of which, my daughters are taking me to see Queen tomorrow night. Delayed b-day gift. Adam Lambert but should be fun.

Say women they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean you’ll know.

Yeah I think it’s more like cats and more cats but OK. Let’s put it this way: these settlers are a big part of Netanyahu’s support base and he pretty much sanctions all of their behavior. So again I don’t buy into the distinction.

That isn’t much of a distinction.

I’m still Jewish though.

Hmm, tough question. I’ll give that some thought. None of your points here change the fact that the solutions that you and others favor (clamping down our southern border, ending sanctuary cities, deporting millions of undocumented immigrants) will have little to no effect on the fentanyl issue.

No the Hamas supporter was Netanyahu. Why are you not getting this?

They are not liberals.

Just stop with this nonsense.

I would rather not be obsessed with Donald Trump. Nominate somebody else and I’ll never think about him again.