Did Russians successfully manipulate or change American votes?

My healthcare insurance is provided by the Province of Ontario. I would be OK with healthcare working like public schools now do, and Canadian system is sort of like that. And it works OK for the wast majority of participants; any politician trying to propose it would not get past his party's riding association and will be laughed out of the political arena.

 

Actually, the shortages thing is very convenient idea. Americans get fed "Canadian shortages" horror stories; Canadians learn about all the uninsured people and their plight. Everyone gets to feel good about their care and no major changes are needed.

 

Yep. Personally, I hopped between multiple jobs at small and medium companies when we had our older daughter; I greatly appreciated the stability of having OHIP. And we had no issue getting access both to ob&gyn care and some more specific healthcare needs. Granted, we didn't need elective surgery or kinds of diagnostic imaging that seem to be in shorter than optimal supply; then again I remember issues with these under American private insurance as well. And not just under my crappy student insurance plan; my wife had a rather nice HMO from working for the State of Florida, envy of many; still, she has nothing but good things to say about OHIP. The only negative thing to report: when we requested a printout of our claims for Kenney's citizenship fraud fighting boondoggle, there were entries that seemed fraudulent. Apparently some provider billed the government for procedures we didn't get. Also, we're in Toronto; it's quite possible other parts of the country have more access problems than us.

I do not pay much attention to Quebec, but it seem more corrupt and weird than the rest of the country. We used an emergency room at a hospital in Montreal; it was a nightmare, 4+ hours wait in the middle of the night. And Montreal, despite having 3 world-class universities, somehow has a significant unemployment problem. They're doing something wrong.

 

in fairness to Quebec: $7-a-day subsidized childcare sounds absolutely wonderful. Here in T.O., average fees for infant are $1700, and almost $1400 for toddler to preschool. With waiting lists. Insane.

 

After President Trump was sworn in today, Saturday Night Live writer Katie Rich sent a tweet about his youngest son (Barron Trump, 10 years old):

Snip: "Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter."

Pic of Katie Rich:
http://splitsider.awlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/12/katie-rich.jpg

Source:
NBC Writer Compares Barron Trump To School Shooters

 

"The left has stooped too low — Democrats, and especially NBC, need to apologize to the Trump family immediately".
You seriously think this statement is sane? Also, what is the purpose of posting link to this person's pic?

I have to give it to the author though: Twitter is large, but it got to be hard to find a tweet from a member of the demographic you hate that is dumber than Trump's own tweets. Quite a feat. One thing though: this tweeter is NOT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, dammit!

 

A proof that Trump is in the wrong country: here's his apartment at Trump Tower:
Inside Donald and Melania Trump's Manhattan Apartment Mansion | iDesignArch | Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine

Here's Victor Pshonka's, the exiled Prosecutor General of Ukraine, house, icon of corruption and poor taste:
Viktor Pshonka, Ukraine's prosecutor-general's, opulent Kiev palace | Daily Mail Online

Even other exUSSR mobsters and corrupt rulers are saying "that's too much" seeing this. Yet it's essentially the same style as Trump's. And Maro Largo looks like Saddam Hussein's palace. How is it possible that you're not seeing this?

 

It's kind of weird that you posted a pic of Katie Rich. I will admit she is quite pretty though. :smile:

 

If it would have been the other way around heads would be rolling. But of course the anti Trump protesters aka a criminal mob have been attacking people and tearing up the town and that's ok too. Thank God for Trump! He does not play the PC games others do. People are acting like babies and nut jobs.

Lastly why is it odd to show a pic of the person in question? I thought it was cool because I had no idea who she was.

 

Picking on a child.

How tolerant, diverse, and inclusive of yet another leftist hypocrite.

 

It sounds like you're having a huge peanut butter & jealous sandwich.

The man is a billionaire, did you expect him to live in a double-wide down at the local trailer park?

 

Yeah, except no they don't. According to Google Earth the town is still standing. As I predicted, there is no significant violence, especially considering the number of people participating in events.
(let me try this I'd be more concerned about all the Trump supporters gathered for the inauguration. Many people tell me that for this event, they are sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

Because what that person looks like adds nothing to the discussion. It's odd to bring this up. So one semi-rational explanation could be that her appearance is highlighted for the same reason Trump highlighted Jon Stewart's birth name. There is the whole category of people who believe that they can detect a certain ethnic background from a photograph, and that ethnic background is relevant to person's ethics and political views. The story with Judge Curiel proves that Trump shares at least this last delusion. For that matter, so does his Birtherism.

 

You would LIKE to live in that gilded marble entombment??? If I shared taste with friggin' Pshonka I'd be embarrassed. That's how corrupt officials, dictators, and major drug bosses decorate their dwellings.

 

Because of my work I have been to a lot of rich people's homes. President Trump's place looks comparable to other US rich people's homes.

The average income in Ukraine is around $200/month while $3,700/month in the USA.

 

Sugar and spice and everything nice - Byron York: Scenes from a pussy riot | Washington Examiner

 

Me? No, but that's just not my taste, I'd prefer an oversized center-entrance Colonial in a quiet suburb.

To each their own; like most conservatives, I don't get offended when other people don't share my tastes or opinions, and don't denigrate them for it when it happens.

I literally burst out laughing when I read that. :lmao:

Is that how low the left has sunk? You're going to try to compare Trump to a dictator because of the way his home is decorated??? :lmao:

 

It's funny how I suddenly represent all of "the left". Gee, thanks, I guess.
"Pshonka's house" was a minor Internet sensation; it is peculiar that Trump has the same taste as that lowlife scum. It's not just the expense of the decor, it's how dumb it looks. Superyachts are way more expensive, but not nearly as garish. Many people made fun of Romney for building a car elevator for his garage, but it actually makes some sense and doesn't reveal that much about Romney as a person. On another extreme, toilet seats made out of solid gold make one wonder. Trump's style does not have some of the more hilarious elements more notorious guys have (solid gold AK-47s, or misuse of the sacred objects, or multiple portraits of the owner), but comes pretty darn close. He did buy a huge portrait of himself at one point. It is almost as if he compensates for something.

 

Standard issue, slightly militant feminism; I'd say rather appropriate at our times. Did you have a point you tried to make?