Posts Made By: Paul Leuba

When somone responds to my ad I get an email from [email protected].  When I reply to the inquiry it goes back to [email protected] and not the member who inquired about the item for sale.  Is my reply automatically routed to the member who inquired or must I include their email address?

In the old system it was automatically routed.  I did not have to manually add their email address.


Thanks.

I have responded to several ads with an "I'll take it" but have heard nothing.  Finally checked with one of the listers via a PM and he had not received anything from me.

I also am currently running an ad and have gotten no responses.  I had a friend respond to my advertisement and I received nothing the first time but did receive something a second time.  I responded to his second inquiry and he never received it...  It appears that the email goes back to astromart.com and is not forwarded to the responder.  

Love Astromart and will continue to be a paid supporter.

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Paul Leuba

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

I responded to someone's ad this morning, I received a copy and he did as well, he responded to the notice and I got that response as well......so it would appear to be working fine for at least some.

Hi Greg,

Yes, OK - maybe its inconsistent.  I am only relaying a real world experience, this is not anecdotal.   

Can you do me a favor and respond to my advertised for a Vixen Fluorite?   I will then respond back to you.

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

Since yall seem to think I am part of his base let me say this. The "debate" was as I said above a train wreck for both sides.

About the only thing I have good to say was it tickled me a bit that Trump got Biden to break every promise he made to Bernie Sanders.

I agree with everything you've written.

In addition the debate did do one thing:  it united most of America in agreeing that there was no winner.  It was terrible on both sides, but for different reasons.    

Biden occasionally looked like an old man trying his best to keep up and answer serious questions but was often interrupted by Trump.  The sarcastic interruptions killed Trump.  He should have used the time to pound home the superiority of his arguments, but he did not.  And DJT's lame and lukewarm denouncement of white supremacy did not help the cause, either.

I thought 2016 had the weakest candidates in my memory in Trump v. Clinton.  But 2020 has surpassed that.  In Trump v. Biden we have a sitting president who seems to have no moral compass and a challenger who has passed his prime and routinely exhibits early signs of dementia.

I read somewhere - probably the WSJ that Biden intends to be a 1-term president.   In 2024 it will be a compelling matchup between Nickie Haley and Kamala Harris, with Haley being the winner.  

I am generally conservative and in this round I'll vote Trump because of:  (1)  the judicial appointments, not simply the SCOTUS, but the undercard of judges who sit on the federal district and appellate courts;  (2) My disdain for Obama Care; (3) And the loosening of regulations that make it hard for small business to operate;  (4) The need to get tough with China on virtually all aspects of its sovereignty.

It was sorta comical how Trump got Biden to renig on the Bernie Sanders promises.  And when Biden declared he "is the party."   Oh, if that were only true...

Regards.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

I agree that the train-wreck was entirely Trump's doing. Wallace tried to reign him in, but it seemed impossible. I think we can now rest the notion that Biden is not cognitively fit, but I'm quite sure some will still push that false narrative. I think what we saw last night was Trump's real personality unleashed, and it's not a pretty sight.

Agree - it was not a pretty sight.  Trump continues to be his own worst enemy and lost serval opportunities to challenge Biden on specific topics germane to being a U.S. President.   

As for Biden being mentally fit, that argument, in my mind, is far from over.  Biden was deer in the headlights on 3 occasions and looked helpless on some others.  He looked like an old man trying to spar with a moving target.  He jumbled numbers continuously and did not have command of statistics...  ie. the 100,000,000 comment.  He did not articulate his plan for the country as it pertains to Coronovirus, China, Supreme Court, Law and Order etc.

To Joe Biden's credit, he did try tp separate himself from the far left wing.  I think if you are AOC and Bernie Sanders, you have to be pretty unhappy today.

For sure, DJT did himself no good with the bullying, interrupting, and the luke-warm white supremacy thing.  But to say Biden won the debate is a stretch, even with the bar so low.  There were not any winners.

Its not a good choice - either way.

Originally Posted by Maurice Clark

What the rest of the world thought about the debate.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54354405

In summary:- humiliating for the US

Honestly, I don't care what the "rest of the world" thinks.  

I don't expect the rest of the world to care what I think about their elections.  

Whoever is president, America will continue to lead and we will learn from the mistakes we've made.  Comparing us and our democracy to the rest of the world is analogous to comparing the Boeing 787 to a RC model airplane.
 

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Trumptoids don't care what the rest of the world thinks, neither does Trump...

Its laughable that the rest of the world judging the U.S.   Sort of reminds me of those living in glass houses should not throw stones, yes?

While Biden may have "won" just by getting through the night without medical help, no one won this no matter what you think.  It was pathetically bad on both sides for different reasons.  It did not change a single vote.  

During the telecast, I could not help but think Biden was trying to win the debate on points - similar to a high school debating team would do.  Trump with his shenanigans was speaking directly to his base.  

These days debates are more about communicating then anything.  I would be careful to say that Biden won this in the conventional meaning of the word "win".  He broke nearly every promise he made to Bernie, AOC and maybe you and this did not go unnoticed.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Uh, huh, we're only supposed to be the leader of the free world, right?...

Actually the whole world.  If the U.S sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold...  be careful dodging the glass from the ceiling...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Ok, that explains it...
Why don't you make up cue cards, too.

Explains what?

Rod - you are always an apologist for the left.  And that's fine as its your perogotive to support anyone you wish.  But, I have to ask, you must be pretty upset that Biden "is the party" now.  And, he broke several promises to you and your crowd regarding Green New Deal etc. But now, you've got no choice but to vote for him, if you decide to vote.

In any event, I've been watching with great interest your posts on here and other forums since the early 2000's.  I've mostly only passively participated, but its struck me that you've always been on the wrong side of these sorts of arguments.  Refresh my memory, how is it that you've gotten this far?

You can't seem to debate the issues - you need to make silly comments about "cue cards" and the like.   My advice to you if you don't believe the USA leads is to move abroad.  I guarantee you it will provide a sobering perspective to you.  But really, short of that, America survived 8 years of oppressive regulations that President Obama placed on the U.S. economic engine; so you'll survive another 4 of DJT if the election turns that way.

Originally Posted by James Brown

I am seriously considering voting for Biden this time.  I understand that this is perhaps voting against my own financial interest, although, as I've posted over the years, I strongly believe that the robustness of the US system transcends the man (or hopefully in 2024 Nikki Haley) in the White House.

Hi James.   Yes absolutely agree.  There is no argument from me.  I like Joe Biden.  Rather, I liked the old Joe Biden who was tough as nails, with a compelling personal story.  I am in Maryland; Biden in Delaware.  I've watched Joe Biden for a long time.  My first recollection of him was during the Clarence Thomas hearings.  I thought Biden did some grand-standing during those days, but so did some other Senators.  I have been a Biden-watcher since that point in history.

He's had some trouble telling the truth vis-a-vis several instances of plagiarism.  There were also some discipline issues with Hunter Biden, drugs, Ukraine, romantically dating his sister-in-law (Beau's widow) in which Joe approved.  But, those aside Joe is a middle of the road democrat and a regular guy and was an effective Vice President.  

Then 2020 happened.
 
He was pushed so far to the left - in order to obtain the nomination - by AOC, Bernie and that ilk  and with increasing cognitive issues, the Joe I knew was unrecognizable.

Fast forward to today we have a crappy choice to make.  Fear not, Nickie Halley will trounce Harris in 2024 and restore balance to the force.