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Kim Phones Trump by Dave Mindeman Headline: Trump says he gave North Korea's Kim his direct number Trump: Hello? Kim: Hello Big Donnie. It's me Kim. Trump: Well, hi, Lego Man, how goes the grind. Kim: Oh, just doing my thing. Arrested a few people. Executed some deserters. Expanded my gulags. Played some buckets with Rodman. And made everyone watch me eat a seven course meal on State TV. Trump: Sounds like a full day. I love the way everyone pays so much attention to what you do. They really, really love you. Kim: . . .
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Immigration Fear Mongering by Dave Mindeman Immigration policy has always been controversial. But the Trump interpretation of it is patently ludicrous. The border with Mexico is not being overrun. The Canadians prefer their own country and probably could start taking steps to keep us out. We are a nation that appeals to the down trodden. We give people hope. They look to us for opportunity. How can that be a bad thing? But Trump continues to try to confuse us. He acts as though all the people crossing our border intend to do us harm. He cites the gang . . .
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Freedom Needs Defending - We Need To Act by Dave Mindeman Kids ripped away from their parents. Is this really America anymore? How much more of this are we going to allow? After all, this is being done in our name. The people of the United States are complicit in a massive incarceration of children. Sounds pretty bad doesn't it. But this President and his Attorney General think this is a viable solution to our immigration problem. What is even more grotesque about this is that these are not "illegals". They are simply oppressed people looking for safe harbor. They are applying for asylum . . .
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"Liberals Don't Know Anything About Guns" by Dave Mindeman The gun debate goes on and on. And every time we make some progress, a new obstacle is put into the path. The latest version of this is that Democrats can't make rational decisions about guns because they are clueless about how they operate and don't know the different nuances of the variations. Now that statement is not completely wrong. Democrats are not too concerned about how big the bullet hole is or if the bullet can pierce armor or not or whether it fires 15 rounds per minute or hundreds. The bottom line . . .
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Some DFL Gov Analysis and Thoughts by Dave Mindeman OK, I am going to offer up a discussion of the governor's race here. I want to make it clear from the outset that I am not promoting or endorsing any particular campaign. Not at all. I am still deciding what to make of all this - so some of this is just thinking out loud. So with that said, here are those thoughts. I don't buy the idea that the Democrats are in disarray and hurting their November chances. All of these filings will take some time to sort out but you can . . .
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