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Category Archives: Alcohol
Does Kamala Have A Drinking Problem? (8-21-24)
01:00 Kamala loves to drink, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15711704:00 *DRUNK KAMALA* Clips will be huge problem for Dems, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKCEFdHSB008:00 Kamala’s high spirits, https://www.takimag.com/article/high-spirits/11:00 Is Kamala a drunk? https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/08/19/is-kamala-a-drunk-n379333213:00 Kamala’s taste in wine, https://www.sfchronicle.com/wine/article/Kamala-Harris-has-good-taste-in-wine-15478759.php32:00 Tim Walz’s DUI conviction43:00 Michael Malice breaks down Kamala’s “3 … Continue reading
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Kamala Loves To Drink
Steve Sailer writes: Kamala Harris is restoring American political tradition by finding joy in the bottle. An oenophile, the California candidate is an ardent personal supporter of her home state’s famous wine industry, while also displaying habituated knowledge of European … Continue reading
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Making Money Off Alcoholism
The Alcohol Industry Needs Alcoholism to Thrive – highly dependent on the top 10% of heaviest drinkers. https://t.co/kxDthrgrLJ — P. D. Mangan 🇺🇸 (@Mangan150) January 22, 2017
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Steve Sarkisian sues USC over his firing, claiming school didn’t accommodate his disability
Is this the type of man you would want commanding your football team? Would you want your son to play for this guy? What kind of lawyers would take such a case? REPORT: Former USC coach Steve Sarkisian has filed … Continue reading
Rodger Jacobs, RIP
The coroner’s report shows that Rodger drank himself to death on July 5, 2016. He was 57. I never met Rodger Jacobs in person but he was in my life for a decade (from 1998 to 2005, he was in … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: Hillary Doesn’t Think She Has a Drinking Problem, She Thinks She Has a Drinking Solution
Steve Sailer writes: There’s always a lot of interesting news that gets released over a long Fourth of July weekend… In other words, Hillary may have a sizable drinking problem. There must have been long delicate conversations in the New … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: ‘Is anybody interested in ever learning just how much Hillary drinks? 3 am calls and all that?’
Johnathan Chait tweets: “So Clinton’s plan as president is to lure Republicans into compromise by getting them drunk?” New York Times article. Washington Free Beacon Feb. 24, 2016: Hillary Clinton can be quite the boozehound, a new SuperCut shows. The … Continue reading
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Different Races React Differently To Alcohol
I thought there was no such thing as race? REPORT: Compared with no alcohol consumption, sensible levels of drinking have correlated with better heart health. However, a new analysis has revealed that a cardioprotective link from moderate drinking is not … Continue reading
Why Did Brazil Have To Stop Serving Beer During Soccer Matches?
I have East-Asian friends who cannot tolerate alcohol. A sip and they flush bright red. On the other hand, many people enjoy alcohol too much. I suspect there’s a genetic component to this. I notice that groups who love to … Continue reading
Was Prohibition A Noble Experiment?
We discussed prohibition Monday night on Torah Talk. Report: Even today, debate about the impact of Prohibition rages. Critics argue that the amendment failed to eliminate drinking, made drinking more popular among the young, spawned organized crime and disrespect for … Continue reading
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