Bob, Bob, Bob. I love you but your pushback against Mickey's reasons for still being undecided were not up to par. But first, let me just give thanks to Republican former Fox News guy Geraldo Rivera for telling Puerto Rican men like it is (link #1), and for the fact that Pennsylvania has 620,000 Latino voter-eligible residents, most of w…
Bob, Bob, Bob. I love you but your pushback against Mickey's reasons for still being undecided were not up to par. But first, let me just give thanks to Republican former Fox News guy Geraldo Rivera for telling Puerto Rican men like it is (link #1), and for the fact that Pennsylvania has 620,000 Latino voter-eligible residents, most of whom are Puerto Rican. Now, as for Mickey: his main stated reason he is considering voting for Trump is immigration because it hurts American jobs, which is total baloney (link #2 & 3). In fact, in my home state here of Wisconsin, if Trump is elected and follows through on his threats to deport migrants, our dairy industry will be absolutely devastated (link #4). Not only will I not be able to afford any more lattes, 😵 but the reverberations throughout the economy will hurt MANY US-born Americans. The fact is that we need MORE immigrants to shore up our shaky Social Security and Medicare system for old people like Mickey, especially if Trump adds even MORE to the deficit as his current plans will do (far more debt than Kamala's plans). And yes, Mickey, Kamala DOES have specific plans if you just bother to go to her website (her pdf doc on the economy alone is 82 pages). You also never brought up that Kamala promised to sign the bipartisan immigration legislation that was supported by most Republicans until Trump told them to nix it for political reasons. (link #5) What I really don't understand are the people who claim not to be MAGA but are just voting for Trump because he's "a smart businessman" who will be better for the economy. Um, you mean like declaring bankruptcy 6 times smart? Those 23 dumb Nobel Prize winning economists who said that Harris's plans for the economy are "vastly superior" to Trump's should give back their prizes! (link #6) Trump has always taken huge risks in business and sometimes he wins, but sometimes he loses but he's not the one left holding the bag, it's his creditors. But if he bankrupts the US government, we taxpayers are left holding the bag. Do people not get this? Even Elon Musk says their plans will lead to "temporary pain." Um, how temporary? Are there any possible unforeseen consequences? (Musk seems to be as impulsive as Trump, and impulsive people are fine in some jobs but leadership isn't one of them, since they don't take the time to think through all potential consequences unless they delegate it to others, like ADHD Richard Branson does, and then actually listen to those people). People also say they like Trump because he "says what everybody else is thinking." Only narcissistic people believe others think the way they do; in fact, not everybody thinks the racist and misogynistic things that Trump "says out loud." (Yes, Mickey, we females believe it's misogynistic to think women happily "let you" grab their pussy because you're rich, and don't get me started on the demeaning comments conservatives are making about Julia Roberts' ad, likening a vote for Harris to marital infidelity. One MUST vote the way the husband says to vote if you're a conservative! ). I'm sorry Bob, as I know Mickey is a long-time friend, but you need to face the fact your old friend does not share your sense of decency and respect for all others, and he doesn't even stick to the facts when he makes his case for Trump. Thanks for letting me vent!
Bob, Bob, Bob. I love you but your pushback against Mickey's reasons for still being undecided were not up to par. But first, let me just give thanks to Republican former Fox News guy Geraldo Rivera for telling Puerto Rican men like it is (link #1), and for the fact that Pennsylvania has 620,000 Latino voter-eligible residents, most of whom are Puerto Rican. Now, as for Mickey: his main stated reason he is considering voting for Trump is immigration because it hurts American jobs, which is total baloney (link #2 & 3). In fact, in my home state here of Wisconsin, if Trump is elected and follows through on his threats to deport migrants, our dairy industry will be absolutely devastated (link #4). Not only will I not be able to afford any more lattes, 😵 but the reverberations throughout the economy will hurt MANY US-born Americans. The fact is that we need MORE immigrants to shore up our shaky Social Security and Medicare system for old people like Mickey, especially if Trump adds even MORE to the deficit as his current plans will do (far more debt than Kamala's plans). And yes, Mickey, Kamala DOES have specific plans if you just bother to go to her website (her pdf doc on the economy alone is 82 pages). You also never brought up that Kamala promised to sign the bipartisan immigration legislation that was supported by most Republicans until Trump told them to nix it for political reasons. (link #5) What I really don't understand are the people who claim not to be MAGA but are just voting for Trump because he's "a smart businessman" who will be better for the economy. Um, you mean like declaring bankruptcy 6 times smart? Those 23 dumb Nobel Prize winning economists who said that Harris's plans for the economy are "vastly superior" to Trump's should give back their prizes! (link #6) Trump has always taken huge risks in business and sometimes he wins, but sometimes he loses but he's not the one left holding the bag, it's his creditors. But if he bankrupts the US government, we taxpayers are left holding the bag. Do people not get this? Even Elon Musk says their plans will lead to "temporary pain." Um, how temporary? Are there any possible unforeseen consequences? (Musk seems to be as impulsive as Trump, and impulsive people are fine in some jobs but leadership isn't one of them, since they don't take the time to think through all potential consequences unless they delegate it to others, like ADHD Richard Branson does, and then actually listen to those people). People also say they like Trump because he "says what everybody else is thinking." Only narcissistic people believe others think the way they do; in fact, not everybody thinks the racist and misogynistic things that Trump "says out loud." (Yes, Mickey, we females believe it's misogynistic to think women happily "let you" grab their pussy because you're rich, and don't get me started on the demeaning comments conservatives are making about Julia Roberts' ad, likening a vote for Harris to marital infidelity. One MUST vote the way the husband says to vote if you're a conservative! ). I'm sorry Bob, as I know Mickey is a long-time friend, but you need to face the fact your old friend does not share your sense of decency and respect for all others, and he doesn't even stick to the facts when he makes his case for Trump. Thanks for letting me vent!
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4957356-geraldo-rivera-latino-men-trump/
https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/immigration/new-data-shows-why-the-u-s-needs-more-immigrants/
https://www.epi.org/blog/immigrants-are-not-hurting-u-s-born-workers-six-facts-to-set-the-record-straight/
https://www.startribune.com/as-trump-threatens-mass-deportations-some-rural-areas-that-back-him-rely-heavily-on-immigrant-labor/601164261
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/unraveling-misinformation-about-bipartisan-immigration-bill/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/nobel-prize-economists-harris-economic-plan/index.html