spidermike007

Obviously the republicans are feeling some desperation. The drivel that continues to flow is astonishing. May they lose the election, and may they lost big.

You would fit right in in Tibet, only there they use Yak butter. It's a very salty, rather briny taste and it tends to be used in tea instead of coffee, but you should seriously consider a trip to Tibet.

Let us hope. For the sake of the planet.

A nut job like RFK Jr. should not be allowed anywhere near the federal government. It is so typical of Trump, to select his cabinet from the bottom of the barrel. They lack of talent in his last administration was astonishing. He reminds me of the way politics are managed here. Merit is never a consideration.

And he will fail even more miserably if allowed to lead for a second term. His proposed tariffs are dumb, poorly thought out, knee jerk, desperate, and terrible for the US economy. They are inflationary at best. They will amount to a massive GOP tax hike.

Punishment for army excess? They are above the law, just like the RTP. They don't deserve any special status, as they do nothing for Thai society. Yet, they have so much power and wealth. Nobody expected another outcome.

How would we know that? Did you consider what you wrote? "Those dark skinned folks want all white skinned folks dead, not just jews. Better them than us".

RFK Jr. is likely the dumbest member of the Kennedy clan. A vote for Trump is more likely to cause an apocalypse. He wants to destroy Gaza, Iran and who knows where else. He is a very, very dangerous man. Mr. Trump could simply decide that he had no intention of honoring America’s commitments abroad. Rupturing America’s alliances would lead to arms races and nuclear proliferation in Asia and Europe. Nationalists like Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, who is known as a “little Putin,” would be emboldened to strengthen their ties with the Kremlin and undermine European security. And the domestic consequences could be severe. Many of Mr. Trump’s economic advisers, including the former trade chief Robert Lighthizer (a leading candidate to be the Treasury secretary under Mr. Trump), are apparently intent on pursuing the Great Depression redux — waging trade wars with Europe and Asia. They’re floating a host of other risky measures, including curbing the independence of the Federal Reserve, weakening the dollar to try to increase exports and imposing high tariffs on goods from China and Europe. While Mr. Biden’s new tariffs on China aggressively target the solar industry and electric cars, Mr. Trump wants to decouple the world’s two largest economies from each other. These measures would weaken the confidence of foreign investors and fuel higher inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/opinion/trump-foreign-policy.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

I am in the US right now, and the prices and inflation are mind blowing. The cheapest lunch we have found was $30 for two. Junky good. That is 1,000 baht, anytime you want something basic. A bag of groceries is 3,000 baht. A friend of mine is looking for an apartment to move to in LA, and really small, simple places are 70,000 baht per month and up. Nice two bedrooms are closer to 100,000 baht. Decent homes start at 125,000 baht per month. The cost of nearly everything has gone up dramatically. Runaway inflation? Thailand is still reasonable. It used to be cheap. Has not been cheap for a long time. But, it is still reasonable. I know people who pay 10,000 baht a month for newer 3 bedroom houses in nice towns. In major cities in the US? $2000-3800 a month. That is 120,000 baht! I had my motorbike seat recently redone on my scooter. 400 baht. A friend of mine had similar work done in the US. $275. I recently had a guy come over and insulate my ceiling. I bought the insulation and paid him 2000 baht for labor. In the US? $500 and up. I recently had an electrician do some work on the house. Nearly a full day of work for two men. Paid him 2000 baht. In the US? $800 and up. An oil change for my scooter costs me 200 baht, with Castrol oil. In the US? $75. When I travel here I stay in nice four star hotels in Bangkok. Usually 1800-2000 baht. In the US? $130 for a crappy motel. $250 and up for a nice room. I eat well here. In a smaller town you can get a three course meal for 150-250 baht. In the US? 2000 baht and up, plus tax and a nearly mandatory 15% tip. I visit the emergency room here to visit a specialist, and with x-rays I am out the door for 2000 baht, at a private hospital. In the US? $300-2000. An anecdote on this subject. A good friend of mine got in a bad motorcycle accident some time ago. He almost lost his leg. He got his first of 11 operations at Bangkok Hospital Samui. It costs him over a million baht. They wanted to do a second procedure. They quoted him 1,400,000 baht. He decided to transfer to Bangkok. He was quoted 460,000 baht for the same procedure, at a top private hospital there. The surgeon told him that he worked at a public hospital too, and could do the same operation there, for alot less money. He told him he would get him a quote. In the interim, my friend called a good friend of his, in San Diego, who is an orthopedic surgeon. Since my friend is a retired chiropractor, he knew all the terminology, and explained what he needed, and asked for the best price. His friend called him back the next day, and quoted him $960,000, with cash discounts! The local surgeon here got back to him, and told him he could do it for 46,000 baht. He transferred, and they did all the rest of his procedures. So, 1,400,000 at Bangkok Hospital, 460,000 at Vejthani Hospital, and 46,000 at the public hospital, with an excellent surgeon. VS. 31,000,000 baht in the US. Again, no complaints from this peanut gallery. Friends of mine, who are single, enjoy the company of a young, beautiful woman for a couple of hours, for 2500 baht. In the US? $800 an hour now for a beauty, with alot of attitude. I could go on and on, all day long. I live at a level here, that I would never be able to live at, in the US, in most of Europe, in Oz, or Canada.

Alot of us here have engaged in relationships with lovely, kind, supportive, humorous, and sexy women here. We have very good lives. Fulfilling lives. Lives we could never dream of having back in the US, Oz, NZ, UK, Canada, or Scandinavia, where many of the women are so devoid of femininity and the very qualities that make them appealing to us. Not here. Thai women are very comfortable in their own skin and with their roles as woman. It gives them alot of power. And they are too savvy to walk away from that, as many Western women have. My advice would be to take your time, okay maybe you've already invested an extraordinary amount of time into chatting with somebody online, which is something I would never do, but all that is said and done. So once you get here take your time. Don't move fast, don't move in with her, don't live with her, don't make big promises, date her for 6 months to a year and see how you like her. Then after you are living together, avoid marriage for 2-4 years. Get to know her. Get to know her family. If she pushes the timetable, push back. Be patient. If it is good, it will only get better. If there are real issues, they will reveal themselves over time.

The manager should have been more diplomatic. His reply was not considerate. Yet, he should not have been fired over this. Shows no sense of loyalty on the part of the hotel. And if something like this gets reported, the hotel should be called out by name.

Yes, hugging flags and holding bibles is something sincere patriots do all the time. He is as phony as a $3 bill. However, it is obvious alot of folks are buying into his charade.

I would support Miley Cyrus over Trump, I would support Shia LaBeouf over Trump, I would support Rodney the Clown over Trump. Anyone but the felon, fraud, and scam artist Trump.

Wow. Hard to respond to such a blatant expression of white supremacy, ignorance and fear mongering. My heart goes out to you on some level. Must be hard to carry around that level of hatred and animosity. Feel the same about SE Asians? Or only Latinos, Arabs and Black folks?

The fact that any jew would vote for Trump, is all about his unconditionally support of Palestinian genocide. The death of dark skinned folks is something he is not bothered with. A poll commissioned by a Jewish affiliate of the Democratic Party shows United States Vice President Kamala Harris garnering 71% of the Jewish vote in the seven swing states likely to decide the election. The poll released Wednesday by the Jewish Democratic Council of America and conducted from Sept. 26-Oct. 2 showed Donald Trump getting 26% of the vote in question just four weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election. The states are Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Nevada. The polling by GBAO, a company that polls for liberal and Democratic groups, is consistent with a national poll of Jewish voters last month also commissioned by JDCA and carried out by GBAO. That poll showed Harris leading Trump among Jews 68%-25%, and 72% to 25% in a head-to-head race. Jews have historically voted in large majorities for the Democratic presidential candidate. https://www.timesofisrael.com/71-of-us-jewish-voters-in-7-swing-states-favor-harris-democrat-affiliated-poll-finds/

I am sure it varies by region. Never forget, the RTP is a franchise system. Up to the individual franchisee.

Call then out by name. Humiliate them. Shame them. Unless the public declares war on these greedy, corrupt, morally bankrupt animals, nothing will ever change. Kudos to this guy for making a stink. It's a tiny start. When I lived on Samui, I was told by a friend who's best friend worked for the Danish Embassy, that the Danes had submitted a plan to create a free electric monorail around the entire Ring Road. 54 km. at no charge to the island, no charge to the government. It was to be a pilot program, and it was turned down because the local officials can't collect bribes on a free system. What can one say?

Thailand has one of the most backward, and least technological railway systems in Asia. They should be ashamed. Just let the Chinese build high speed rail all over the country, then default on the loans, like the rest of the belt and road initiative nations are doing. It's a win for Thailand.

It meant nothing to him. His supporters are only of value to him if they help get him elected. He no doubt dislikes them, as he dislikes most humans, especially those who are not rich, or dictators.

I could list 20 reasons why my life here is something I am grateful for every day of my life. But, it wouldn't even register for you. You obviously need to justify why the US is so great. If I was making millions a year, I would live there too. At least long enough to retire, and then leave. I was just there. Not like I am making this stuff up. The day I leave is always the best day of my trip to the US! First hand always beats the junk you read.

My fellow Jewish liberal friends? What planet are you living on? If your definition of liberal is a Democrat who supports the death penalty, opposes abortion past the first trimester, supports paying down the debt, opposes war, completely rejects woke PC nonsense, and the progressive left, then go ahead and stick with your mindless memes. Make America great again? Are you a human, or a parrot? Really?

It is all about fun and games, and keeping up the humor, on all levels for us! We are like young kids. She is so much fun to be around.

I would tend to agree not many wealthy expats choose Thailand. So, there is a financial component. Some of us, with limited income lead very good lives here. Having said that, if I were wealthy, I would definitely choose NOT to live in the US. I might spend a few months of the year there. I would always be in search of a place with far more joy, where the locals lead lives of fulfillment. That is not the US, these days. What celebrities do means nothing to me.

Let us hope the polls are wrong. The last thing this planet needs is another four years of Trump and his madness. Also, he is way too old to lead, and is in a state of severe cognitive decline, and increasingly incoherent. Theyre eating the dogs, They're eating the cats, They're taking your pets. From a recent speech: "What would happen if the boat sank from its weight and you’re in the boat and you have this tremendously powerful battery and the battery’s now underwater and there’s a shark that’s approximately 10 yards over there?” By the way, a lot of shark attacks lately. Do you notice that? A lot of shark — I watched some guys justifying it today. “Well, they weren’t really that angry. They bit off the young lady’s leg because of the fact that they were not hungry but they misunderstood who she was.” These people are crazy — “There’s no problem with sharks. They just didn’t really understand a young woman swimming now who really got decimated and other people, too.” A lot of shark attacks. So I said, “So there’s a shark 10 yards away from the boat, 10 yards. Or here. Do I get electrocuted if the boat is sinking and water goes over the battery? The boat is sinking. Do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted, or do I jump over by the shark and not get electrocuted?” Because I will tell you, he didn’t know the answer. He said, “You know, nobody’s ever asked me that question.”

It is so typical of the genocidal despot dictator Putin to support terrorists, madmen, and those fighting against democracy.