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Re: MGGA: Trump has asked aides about possibility of US acquiring Greenland: report

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CID1990 wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
Oh, I don't know... I read that Puerto Rico would have the 40th GDP among states
Here are the states that produce less per capita

41 Montana 39,356 39,686 39,214 38,476 38,537 38,542 37,733 36,667
42 Kentucky 38,985 38,603 38,298 38,247 38,052 37,926 37,579 36,209
43 Maine 38,921 38,450 38,014 37,477 37,705 37,780 38,352 37,910
44 Arizona 38,590 38,414 38,427 38,303 38,559 38,257 37,935 38,232
45 Alabama 37,261 36,856 36,538 36,660 36,425 36,201 35,913 35,376
46 South Carolina 37,063 36,796 36,295 35,701 35,346 35,609 35,126 34,955
47 Arkansas 36,368 36,196 36,249 35,865 34,965 35,146 34,671 33,837
48 West Virginia 36,315 36,453 36,161 35,755 35,509 36,084 35,368 34,564
49 Idaho 35,466 35,467 35,099 34,748 34,094 34,270 34,620 34,664
50 Mississippi 31,881 31,633 31,522 31,923 31,786 31,167 31,688 31,658
You are making an argument for dropping ten states, actually

And the moment PR comes under the full umbrella if statehood their draw will quadruple and the regulatory jump alone will drop PR’s GDP by a fraction


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In another irony...I’m guessing that the above 10 ten states are towards the top in terms of low regulation.
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kalm wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
You are making an argument for dropping ten states, actually

And the moment PR comes under the full umbrella if statehood their draw will quadruple and the regulatory jump alone will drop PR’s GDP by a fraction


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In another irony...I’m guessing that the above 10 ten states are towards the top in terms of low regulation.

And other than Maine, every one of them voted for Trump
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I wonder what each per capita would look like if you adjusted for retired people.
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Skjellyfetti wrote::lol:
“If he is truly contemplating this, then this is final proof, that he has gone mad,” foreign affairs spokesman for the Danish People’s Party, Soren Espersen, told broadcaster DR.

“The thought of Denmark selling 50,000 citizens to the United States is completely ridiculous,” he said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKCN1V60AQ
This will get him impeached. :lol:




Funny seeing the left get all upset about this...

...only to realize that past President's have tried the same thing. :lol:

Just another example of the left getting self-pwned. :rofl:
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Ivytalk wrote:Hell, Peter Minuit bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for about 24 bucks worth of tchotchkes. Now it’s worth billions.

We should be able to shmooze the Danes for Greenland. No problem.



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∞∞∞ wrote:I'm not against the thought, but I'd want the people of Greenland to be for it. At a fair price, more land and natural resources for any country is never a bad thing

I think we should focus on Puerto Rican statehood first though.

I like the idea of Greenland, PR not so much.


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...only to realize that past President's have tried the same thing. :lol:

Just another example of the left getting self-pwned. :rofl:
Tell me you're not really this stupid..?

Past presidents owned slaves too
past presidents did all kinds of things "in the past"

The relevancy of past presidents in this contexts
is about as relevant as dropping atomic bombs on enemies today
which is precisely the same time frame as a past president looking into unclaimed territories

:ohno:

meanwhile i'm still tying to find what behavior you won't defend ?
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Greenland and its 50,000 or so people are not for sale.

Thus saith the Land of Hamlet.

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Chizzang wrote:
SDHornet wrote:


...only to realize that past President's have tried the same thing. :lol:

Just another example of the left getting self-pwned. :rofl:
Tell me you're not really this stupid..?

Past presidents owned slaves too
past presidents did all kinds of things "in the past"

The relevancy of past presidents in this contexts
is about as relevant as dropping atomic bombs on enemies today
which is precisely the same time frame as a past president looking into unclaimed territories

:ohno:

meanwhile i'm still tying to find what behavior you won't defend ?
Triggered much? What behavior am I defending here? I'm merely laughing at another TDS induced lambasting on a non-issue and pointing out that a donk President has done similarly in the past. Not sure why you are reading into it more than that.

Oh and :lol: at your ill placed analogies.
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Re: MGGA: Trump has asked aides about possibility of US acquiring Greenland: report

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SDHornet wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
Tell me you're not really this stupid..?

Past presidents owned slaves too
past presidents did all kinds of things "in the past"

The relevancy of past presidents in this contexts
is about as relevant as dropping atomic bombs on enemies today
which is precisely the same time frame as a past president looking into unclaimed territories

:ohno:

meanwhile i'm still tying to find what behavior you won't defend ?
Triggered much? What behavior am I defending here? I'm merely laughing at another TDS induced lambasting on a non-issue and pointing out that a donk President has done similarly in the past. Not sure why you are reading into it more than that.

Oh and :lol: at your ill placed analogies.
You are what's called "an apologist"
and there is no behavior or insanity you won't defend or explain away
You are the one that is triggered - it's rabid defense trigger

We get it... you love the guy no matter what
and anybody that points out how stupid his behavior is must be "triggered"
and yet there you are at every corner defending him

:lol:

And what makes this all entertaining to me
is that he'd just as soon deport you - which is hilarious
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Chizzang wrote:
SDHornet wrote: Triggered much? What behavior am I defending here? I'm merely laughing at another TDS induced lambasting on a non-issue and pointing out that a donk President has done similarly in the past. Not sure why you are reading into it more than that.

Oh and :lol: at your ill placed analogies.
You are what's called "an apologist"
and there is no behavior or insanity you won't defend or explain away
You are the one that is triggered - it's rabid defense trigger

We get it... you love the guy no matter what
and anybody that points out how stupid his behavior is must be "triggered"
and yet there you are at every corner defending him

:lol:

And what makes this all entertaining to me
is that he'd just as soon deport you - which is hilarious
What am I defending? I'll admit I am thoroughly entertained by this political theater. I've admitted that since day 1. :nod:

Trump tweets a lot of stupid shit, but only one side of the aisle seems to constantly get triggered by it. Ask yourself "why?" and then maybe we can have a meaningful conversation about it. :thumb:

Also I was born here and my moms is legal so no deportation fears in this household. Your weak troll attempt is duly noted. :coffee:
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Re: MGGA: Trump has asked aides about possibility of US acquiring Greenland: report

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SDHornet wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
You are what's called "an apologist"
and there is no behavior or insanity you won't defend or explain away
You are the one that is triggered - it's rabid defense trigger

We get it... you love the guy no matter what
and anybody that points out how stupid his behavior is must be "triggered"
and yet there you are at every corner defending him

:lol:

And what makes this all entertaining to me
is that he'd just as soon deport you - which is hilarious
What am I defending? I'll admit I am thoroughly entertained by this political theater. I've admitted that since day 1. :nod:

Trump tweets a lot of stupid shit, but only one side of the aisle seems to constantly get triggered by it. Ask yourself "why?" and then maybe we can have a meaningful conversation about it. :thumb:

Also I was born here and my moms is legal so no deportation fears in this household. Your weak troll attempt is duly noted. :coffee:
You actively bounce around here announcing that everybody else is triggered...
Which is strange that you feel the need to call everybody out

You appear extremely defensive (triggered)
calling everybody else defensive

and finally
please explain again how slavery is fine because other presidents did it
You know - because other presidents did it...

:tothehand: Just admit thats a stupid defense
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Perhaps Trump should study up on how Woodrow Wilson was able to purchase what is now the USVI from Denmark in 1917 for $25 million (roughly $500 million today).
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The first lesson would be that purchasing territories was much easier 100 years ago.
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LeadBolt wrote:Perhaps Trump should study up on how Woodrow Wilson was able to purchase what is now the USVI from Denmark in 1917 for $25 million (roughly $500 million today).

Denmark had been trying to sell the USVI for decades - the US realized that better they buy it versus Germany, which could then use it to base U-boats against us.
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I don’t think it will ever happen, but I sure like the idea.


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it's funny how Trump got elected makes more sense every day
we're a nation of delusional idiots

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Chinese hoaxes and Space Force and bribing prostitutes grabbing teenagers pussies

:lol:

Buying Greenland
makes perfect sense
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Chizzang wrote:it's funny how Trump got elected makes more sense every day
we're a nation of delusional idiots

:shock:

Chinese hoaxes and Space Force and bribing prostitutes grabbing teenagers pussies

:lol:

Buying Greenland
makes perfect sense
Would you like to buy some?

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dbackjon wrote:
andy7171 wrote:Unemployed in Greenland. Not a good place...

This would really stick it to PR! :lol:

I was waiting for Flaggy to comment on this thread to use this:


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Chizzang wrote:
SDHornet wrote: What am I defending? I'll admit I am thoroughly entertained by this political theater. I've admitted that since day 1. :nod:

Trump tweets a lot of stupid shit, but only one side of the aisle seems to constantly get triggered by it. Ask yourself "why?" and then maybe we can have a meaningful conversation about it. :thumb:

Also I was born here and my moms is legal so no deportation fears in this household. Your weak troll attempt is duly noted. :coffee:
You actively bounce around here announcing that everybody else is triggered...
Which is strange that you feel the need to call everybody out

You appear extremely defensive (triggered)
calling everybody else defensive

and finally
please explain again how slavery is fine because other presidents did it
You know - because other presidents did it...

:tothehand: Just admit thats a stupid defense
:lol: :lol: :lol:

I've never said slavery was ok. You're really reaching here. Do better. :nod:
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mainejeff2 wrote:#MAGAts running with this. Can you imagine if Obama....or any other President had made this a priority? :roll:

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Talking Denmark out of Greenland would be a good thing for any President, any side of the aisle. And I'm sure partisans on the other side of whichever President accomplished that would complain bitterly if it did happen. That's what partisans do. :coffee:
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mainejeff2 wrote:#MAGAts running with this. Can you imagine if Obama....or any other President had made this a priority? :roll:

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We'd have supported Obama doing this too...he just wasn't smart enough to think of it. :coffee: :coffee: :kisswink:
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AZGrizFan wrote:
mainejeff2 wrote:#MAGAts running with this. Can you imagine if Obama....or any other President had made this a priority? :roll:

:coffee:
We'd have supported Obama doing this too...he just wasn't smart enough to think of it. :coffee: :coffee: :kisswink:

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dbackjon wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
We'd have supported Obama doing this too...he just wasn't smart enough to think of it. :coffee: :coffee: :kisswink:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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There's more where that came from. :nod: :nod: :kisswink: :kisswink:
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AZGrizFan wrote:
mainejeff2 wrote:#MAGAts running with this. Can you imagine if Obama....or any other President had made this a priority? :roll:

:coffee:
We'd have supported Obama doing this too...he just wasn't smart enough to think of it. :coffee: :coffee: :kisswink:

That would have been the one smart thing Barry would have done.


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