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[Ontario Hunter]

How do you get to vote in Montana as a Canadian citizen? Do you spend enough time living there to qualify as a resident?
Maybe Trinidad Colorado would be a better choice for you to receive the medical treatment for your affection?

I'm an American citizen. Also a disabled US veteran. I don't have to be a resident to vote in Montana (though I was a resident there before moving to Canada). I'm entitled to vote for local and state candidates, but I decline to do so because I'm no longer a resident. But I do still vote in federal elections. I did my time for that privilege. Unlike Trump who chose to dodge answering his country's call. And then to see him saluting the flag at the NBA game like he's some kind of military hero. Pfft. In his own mind. He's a coward.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

A couple of things, maybe you should get out of your cabin in the woods so you can be familiar with NYC. No one really drives to MSG. MSG sits directly above the Penn station and fans can get to it via subway or train without ever going outside.

If one attempted to drive to Manhattan you'd hit horrendous traffic and pay outrageous amounts for parking.

Oh yeah, gas at $5? Not even $4 in NYC.
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Then again, facts have never been your strong suit when expressing faux outrage.

Right. I'm sure NYC drivers are just so much happier to be paying just $4/gallon instead of $5. What a bargain.

 

[pilar]

I'm an American citizen. Also a disabled US veteran. I don't have to be a resident to vote in Montana (though I was a resident there before moving to Canada). I'm entitled to vote for local and state candidates, but I decline to do so because I'm no longer a resident. But I do still vote in federal elections. I did my time for that privilege. Unlike Trump who chose to dodge answering his country's call. And then to see him saluting the flag at the NBA game like he's some kind of military hero. Pfft. In his own mind. He's a coward.

Shame on you for voting in a nation you seem to belittle and disrespect on a daily basis
And spew a false narrative about. Please enlighten us where you send your mail in ballots to? Where are you registered to vote, Montana has a minimum number of days you must reside there to vote, obviously I have a problem with all the voter fraud!
I get a major case of the red ass , when someone uses a mail ballot as a weapon to defraud our elections.
IMHO if you don’t have a 6 month primary residence in the USA or a state , you have forfeited your right to vote until you complete your residency requirement.
Only time I voted mail in was when I submitted one when I was in Spain and Tunisia during assignments for the DOC ( department of commerce) and we had to do it at the embassy.
Sorry everyone but OH for this rant, but “ I’m mad as Hell , and am not going to take it anymore “

 

[LivingTheDream]

Right. I'm sure NYC drivers are just so much happier to be paying just $4/gallon instead of $5. What a bargain.

Since they voted overwhelmingly for Kamala and Hillary, and also elected Mamdani as mayor, they dont seem to be too worried about paying a little more.

Also, not exactly a Trump friendly crowd gas could be 99 cents and they still boo.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Shame on you for voting in a nation you seem to belittle and disrespect on a daily basis
And spew a false narrative about. Please enlighten us where you send your mail in ballots to? Where are you registered to vote, Montana has a minimum number of days you must reside there to vote, obviously I have a problem with all the voter fraud!
I get a major case of the red ass , when someone uses a mail ballot as a weapon to defraud our elections.
IMHO if you don’t have a 6 month primary residence in the USA or a state , you have forfeited your right to vote!
Only time I voted mail in was when I submitted one when I was in Spain and Tunisia during assignments for the DOC ( department of commerce) and we had to do it at the embassy.
Sorry everyone but OH for this rant, but “ I’m mad as Hell , and am not going to take it anymore “

You don't have a clue. First, I still own property in Montana. Second, I don't need to mail in my ballots because I'm always in Montana during November. I did just receive mail in ballots for local and state primary candidates but didn't send them in for reasons stated above. But for federal elections I am entitled to vote even if I'm a nonresident, and rightfully so. I gave up three years of my life and a piece of my flesh so you could go traveling on US govt funds to Spain and Tunisia. That alone ethically entitles me to continue voting for federal candidates. I think you would be hard pressed to find any Montanans who would disagree. Well, any rational Montanans. But the law says I only have to be a US citizen so it doesn't really matter.

You equate my disgust and disrespect for Donald Trump as somehow being disloyal to the US. That pisses ME off. They are not the same thing! The guy is a philanderer, a coward, a liar, an enormous fathead, and he talks and acts like a sixth grade playground bully with the IQ of lint. These are all confirmed by his own words and actions. Not "crooked" NBC or BBC news or a host of late night comedians. It's all stuff right out of his mouth and his keyboard. The man continues to make a mockery of the US. But he is NOT the US! I vote because I consider it my patriotic duty to do my part to clean this mess up. I'm continuing to answer my country's call because the US is still and always will be my "home."

 

[mdwest]

I might have voted for the GOP Rep who publicly laughed at Trump's aspirations for annexing Greenland but he's had enough of the conservative party foolishness and not running.

your D vote will matter about as much as a fart in a high wind..

The Montana senate seat isnt up for grabs at the mid terms... it will remain R...

Downings MT02 seat is considered one of the safest R seats in the country...

Flint (R) in MT01 is the front running favorite by a wide margin.. he has Zinke's endoresement and MT01 leans R overall anyway..

Forstag, the D in the race only pulled 37% of D votes during the primaries.. and there is an independent and a libertarian candidate running this time that are predicted to pull votes from Forstag (Montana "Democrats" arent the same as CA or NY democrats.. they tend to be more centrist and I and L candidates can be appealing to them)..

Flint is also a very well known radio host and political commentator (everyone in MT knows who he is).. Forstag on the other hand isnt well known at all outside of Mizzoula political circles (Mizzoula-Bitteroot is where almost all of his primary votes came from)..

 

[skydiver386]

Oh where to start.

I'm an American citizen. Also a disabled US veteran.

A draftee who rose to the mighty rank of E4, served in a non combat arms mos, never saw combat, but claims a disability. Do tell.

I don't have to be a resident to vote in Montana (though I was a resident there before moving to Canada). I'm entitled to vote for local and state candidates, but I decline to do so because I'm no longer a resident. But I do still vote in federal elections. I did my time for that privilege.

If we though our Canadian brothers would have you, most of us would suggest changing your Citizenship status, as your hero Trudeau seems more to your liking.

Unlike Trump who chose to dodge answering his country's call. And then to see him saluting the flag at the NBA game like he's some kind of military hero. Pfft. In his own mind. He's a coward.

Bill Clinton did the same thing, and even stated that he "loathed" the Military, yet you frauds never say a word about him, or your Lord God and Savior Obama, who never served a day. Not one peep. The way the Clinton's, especially Hillary, treated Military members around the White House was atrocious, yet not one peep from people like you.

All you leftist Democrats are fakes.

By your own admission, you wake up every morning and get a dose of Democrat Propaganda, then spew that same mindless drivel everywhere you go. Unfortunately, everyone on this forum has to tolerate your brainless bucket of Bovine Scatology every time you log in.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Since they voted overwhelmingly for Kamala and Hillary, and also elected Mamdani as mayor, they dont seem to be too worried about paying a little more.

Also, not exactly a Trump friendly crowd gas could be 99 cents and they still boo.

I see. The price of gas in NYC has risen to $4.42/gallon from $3.32/gallon this time last year. How did voting for Kamala, Hillary, and Mamdani make the price jump that much in that time period? I'm having trouble wrapping my head around that one. But I'm sure you'll think of something.

 

[PARA45]

I'll jump in.

• Jun 2022: 485.4¢ (about $4.85/gal) — the highest NYC monthly average of Biden’s term, matching the national peak of $5.03/gal in June 2022 NYSERDA+1.

 

[LivingTheDream]

@skydiver386 you cant question his credentials, he is a PHD, veteran, decorated police officer, wild horse wrangler, military strategist, Nobel prize winning economist, educated Boddington on hunting buffalos, won a duck flambe cooking contest against Gordon Ramsey, and did it all with a broken leg, the flu, and accidentally cure puppy cancer while discovering how to harness fusion power.

 

[Ray B]

Okay @Ontario Hunter - enough of your unsubstantiated BS- It's time for you to inform everyone regarding your several claims. Disable Veteran status- What are your disabilities, how and where did you get them and what is your percentage of C&P. Since you are infatuated with Ontario but claim to be a US citizen please let us know how that works. Finally, so as not to drag this on too far, who certified you as a master machinist/PhD of all things academic?

So put up or shut up.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Oh where to start.

A draftee who rose to the mighty rank of E4, served in a non combat arms mos, never saw combat, but claims a disability. Do tell.

If we though our Canadian brothers would have you, most of us would suggest changing your Citizenship status, as your hero Trudeau seems more to your liking.

Bill Clinton did the same thing, and even stated that he "loathed" the Military, yet you frauds never say a word about him, or your Lord God and Savior Obama, who never served a day. Not one peep. The way the Clinton's, especially Hillary, treated Military members around the White House was atrocious, yet not one peep from people like you.

All you leftist Democrats are fakes.

By your own admission, you wake up every morning and get a dose of Democrat Propaganda, then spew that same mindless drivel everywhere you go. Unfortunately, everyone on this forum has to tolerate your brainless bucket of Bovine Scatology every time you log in.

Clinton was a Rhodes scholar and legitimately had a college deferment to Oxford. When that ran out he returned to Arkansas and was accepted to law school. Connections got him an offer for ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) to avoid the draft. He initially accepted but then declined. He said he couldn't do that in clear conscience and decided to take his chances with unwashed unprivileged masses in the draft lottery. He and Obama both drew good numbers. No cowardice involved. Not enlisting does not necessarily make one a draft dodger coward. Had Clinton gone the ROTC route, it would have put him in a gray area in my books (like George W's serving in the reserves ... which he may or my may not have actually served ... but he always kept his head down about it). But Clinton chose NOT to take advantage of a loophole when it was offered. That's somewhat commendable. Trump hung out in a bullshit program at Warton University as long as he could to use draft deferment. Did he actually attend? During his first run in 2016 he promised to reveal his transcripts as proof. Funny thing is he never has. Quite the opposite. His lawyer sent a letter to Warton threatening civil and criminal action if Trump's transcripts ever are made public (incidentally, both Clintons and Obama made their transcripts public). When Trump's college deferments ran out, his dad arranged for a Bronx tenant podiatrist to write a letter to the draft board claiming he had bone spurs. The local draft board gave him a temporary medical 4F unsatisfactory for service (without even a physical exam for confirmation). Eventually Trump was able to draw an agreeable lottery number that allowed him to avoid being drafted. Also during the 2016 election he promised to provide documentary proof that his bone spurs deferment was legitimate. But he never has provided the proof. Should be easy enough. Bone spur relief typically requires surgery which requires documentation. Anyway, it's kinda curious that a kid on the HS military academy basketball team suddenly four years later develops bone spurs when he's eligible for the draft. What a coincidence. The podiatrist's daughter confirms the letter was written as a personal favor for Fred Trump without even a physical exam of Donald. Apparently it was always a topic at holiday gatherings in the good doctor's home for decades afterwards. The podiatrist was openly proud of his role in helping his wealthy landlord's son evade going to Vietnam. Many honorable people chose to dodge the draft in those days. And it's no secret wealthy young people had more "options" than the unwashed masses. Local draft boards were notoriously corrupt. But most I know who dodged the draft (and I know many) have kept their head down about it. I don't disrespect their decision. However, I cannot think of any of them who wrap themselves in the US flag, have military parades on their birthday, etc, etc. Then denounce everyone who disagrees with them as "unpatriotic." Trump is the definition of genuine unpatriotic. His actions speak for themselves.

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[Wheels]

Kicked off in Northern Ireland last night after the knife attack....a Sudanese "refugee " basically tried to decapitate someone...I watched a couple of reports on YouTube yesterday...one said this is in a deprived area, and it was a front line hotspot back in the Irish trouble days between the protestants and catholics...he said these people were/ are used to violence and you have what used to be the opposing sides telling eachother they are there to support eachother....he said there is going to be trouble....and he was correct.....

Houses, cars, and bus set on fire in Belfast night of disorder after knife attack - follow live

Northern Ireland's first minister says masked men were "burning families out of their homes". One pastor says black people were targeted, while an MP calls it a "race-based pogrom".

www.bbc.com

Don’t know if this is correct or not but I read the fires in Belfast targeted the buildings and vehicles of the NGO’s that were supporting the immigrants.

Belfast victim Stephen Ogilvie.

 

[mdwest]

Did he actually attend?

youve made the same, unfounded, BS assertion several times before.. and its been refuted before..

Whartons own records show that Trump graduated in 1968.

There are commencement programs from the 1968 graduation that have Trumps name in them as well.

University documents from both Fordham and Wharton also record his transfer from Fordham (where he originally went to school) to Wharton.

UPenn openly acknowledges Trump as an alumnus.

Whartons Alumni database (Quaker) lists him among the 366 1968 graduates.

If you believe Trump didnt attend Wharton, youre either stupid, or simply refuse to acknowledge facts and evidence readily available to you..

Since you continue to repeat the same drivel, Im beginning to believe its the former rather than the latter..

 

[wesheltonj]

Okay @Ontario Hunter - enough of your unsubstantiated BS- It's time for you to inform everyone regarding your several claims. Disable Veteran status- What are your disabilities, how and where did you get them and what is your percentage of C&P. Since you are infatuated with Ontario but claim to be a US citizen please let us know how that works. Finally, so as not to drag this on too far, who certified you as a master machinist/PhD of all things academic?

So put up or shut up.

Look the guy is a troll. He puts lots of bait in the water - daily. Sometime I just have to bite, several others take the bait daily. I will give him credit, he hardly ever takes the bait when I point some in the water.

 

[wesheltonj]

. . . Obama made their transcripts public . . .

BS.

 

[Hunt anything]

Why would Obama draw a good number for the draft? He was born in 1961. That would make him 18 in 1979 and I don’t believe the draft was going on at that time.

 

[mdwest]

, both Clintons and Obama made their transcripts public

Absolutely false.. just more of your unsubstantiated, BS... you do it so often, I think its about time we call it for what it is... intentional lying.. and if you'll lie about things so easily verified, I think it calls into question pretty much everything you say... a liar lies afterall... and you clearly are willing to cross that line routinely..

Obama refused to release his transcripts from Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard Law..

Bill Clinton also refused to release his Georgetown, Oxford, and Yale Law transcripts...

Hillary Clinton refused to release her transcripts from Wellesley and from Yale Law..

and this is absolutely common among modern politicians.. Ronald Reagan and both Bush's also did not release their transcripts.. nor did Joe Biden, nor did Kamala Harris..

 

[Tanks]

He and Obama both drew good numbers.

Obama was too young to be in any draft.