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Re: by swader999 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:06PM (#34714108)
The original enron pipelines are still moving product. They still 'be'. Biden wasn't talking about Gazprom. His words are very clear and direct. They are congruent with his body language and tone. He looked down at his notes before speaking.
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Re: by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:09PM (#34714153)
Don't be disingenous. "We will put an end to x" does not mean "we will blow x up", and is common political rhetoric.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5567609899962902 "We will put an end to Abbott's attacks on educators, raise teacher pay, improve their retirement benefits, and fully fund our classrooms."

https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-... "we will put an end to the decades of price gouging"

Again, "we'll bankrupt them with sanctions" easily falls under "we will put an end to them".

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Re: by swader999 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:24PM (#34714438)
Nobody uses that rhetorical construct in regard to physical entities. Your anologies are disingenuous.
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Re: by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:38PM (#34714665)
Governor Abbott is not a physical entity? I suspect this is news to him.
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Re: by swader999 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:54PM (#34714951)
You quoted "governor Abbott's attacks". Are you seriously trying to suggest a group threatened the governor himself? You're working too hard on this angle.
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