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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: Yet more Biden pay to play
Date: 08/09/23 1:23 PM
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Dope1:This is made clear by meals at Café Milano where then-Vice President Joe Biden dined with oligarchs from around the world who had sent money to his son.

Again, whatcha' think ya' got there? Joe Biden had dinner with oligarchs? Tell us which law this violated?

Your best case scenario is that some oligrachs -- not governments, not politicians -- tried to buy influence with the Obama/Biden administration through Hunter Biden and GOT ABSOFREAKINLUTELY NOTHING.

How stupid were they?

And how stupid are you for thinking this amounts to something?

Dope1: Given that we're doing not-much-to-very little to counter China's VERY aggressive moves, I'd say we have our answer.

Front page article, today's New York Times: Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats.

The Biden administration plans on Wednesday to issue new restrictions on American investments in certain advanced industries in China, according to people familiar with the deliberations, a move that supporters have described as necessary to protect national security but that will undoubtedly rankle Beijing. The New York Times: The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos

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