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President Joe! SAY IT!'s avatar

or walk down ramps like Joe!

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Cliff Hendroval's avatar

Not just Florida - a lot of the recent Puerto Rican diaspora ended up in Pennsylvania for some reason.

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Cliff Hendroval's avatar

The governor of Puerto Rico is a Republican. Granted, it's probably a relic of being a colony, but the politics of PR are more complex than a lot of people imagine.

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Cliff Hendroval's avatar

Nope. Jews, being descended from a warm-weather people, are all about putting the dead in the ground as quickly as possible.

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sarafina's avatar

The prez does not allocate money. I thought Congress did.

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Cliff Hendroval's avatar

May the MFs who put together that NDA decide to sue Kennedy. May the judge find in the MFs favor and fine Kennedy one dollar.

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Blue Cat's avatar

I know personally how Maria effected the pharma industry in Puerto Rico as I was unable to get a medication I must take daily for 2 months after Maria. I was told by the pharmacist that it is manufactured in facilities destroyed by Maria in PR and the only option was to find pharmacies that had surplus medications stored and could share.

I also remember the despair of the Puerto Ricans who came here to Florida as everything they had was gone. I don't believe they are fooled by Trump's last minute faux generousity. They can't vote but their naturalized friends and family members can and will.

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Somsai rebuild's avatar

Oh I do love the"Elvis the dying years" look.Perfect for reelection!

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Vorhees's avatar

Puerto Ricans who moved to the Florida - or any other state - and properly changed their residency - can of course vote.

Puerto Ricans are American Citizens. No "Naturalization" Required!!!

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MynameisBlarney's avatar

But...but...

HANDJERBZ!!

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DDB9000's avatar

Well, Oprah's always been a fraud, and fraudsters tend to think alike.

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DDB9000's avatar

That's not exactly true - there any many white people of all ages in NY who like Puerto Ricans. But if limited to assholes, I guess you are right.

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DDB9000's avatar

And if I recall correctly it was a small company from his home state of Montana with only a few employees (like maybe 20) whose only previous experience was in the very different climate of Montana.

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DDB9000's avatar

Yes, this is something that is quite an issue. Too tired to look this up right now, but the Spanish invented about 40 different names for various 'combinations' of ethnicies in the lands they conquered in the Americas. Mestizo is just one of the few that are used now.

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susan_g's avatar

2 people.

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DDB9000's avatar

I sign a lot of petitions, but they never get my real phone number. Often you can get away with the very fake 555-555-5555. If they recognise that 555 is a not existant area code, then I use 888 (a toll-free code). If they spot that then I just use 808 (Hawai'i)* and a number that's almost like 555-5555, and it always goes through.

*nothing against them - it's just one digit away from 888

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