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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 30, 2020 20:56:08 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Sept 30, 2020 23:16:36 GMT
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Post by mossie on Oct 1, 2020 7:24:48 GMT
This would be hilarious, BUT we are talking about the leader of the free world for Chrissake.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 1, 2020 10:12:58 GMT
I think the American president forfeited the title of "leader of the free world" some time ago.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 1, 2020 12:06:48 GMT
I only watched a bit of the debate on SKY. News in the morning. I couldn't believe the way the debate was handled by Trump and of course Joe Biden as led into trying the same tactics so that he did not appear meek and mild. I liked the fact he proudly told the world about his son winning an award in Iraq when he quoted Trump who had called the soldiers "losers", and worse. That is shameful.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 3, 2020 4:47:01 GMT
One month to go until the election.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 8, 2020 17:27:30 GMT
Trump today:
'roid rage?
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 8, 2020 17:30:51 GMT
More pearls (turds) :
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Post by lugg on Oct 9, 2020 9:14:52 GMT
"I'm back because I am a perfect physical specimen and I'm extremely young. And so I'm lucky in that way," Trump said.
Becoming more and more deranged.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 9, 2020 12:39:03 GMT
The man is totally unhinged. They need to change his medication.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 9, 2020 13:56:42 GMT
We don't even seem to have got into the weird kidnapping and general mayhem plot against the governor - and it seems, the government - of Michigan. Too close for comfort here. I hope there are some articles I can read that aren't behind a subscription wall.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 9, 2020 14:02:49 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 9, 2020 14:21:17 GMT
Becoming more and more deranged. He is erratic enough that tomorrow, the House will begin to consider a bill seeking to enforce the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, designed to provide an exit ramp for a president who is experiencing physical or mental impairments that make him unable to lead the nation. The bill, advanced by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, will not pass, but it will keep focus on what seems to be the president’s precarious mental state. full essay: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-8-2020
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Post by htmb on Oct 9, 2020 14:55:44 GMT
While I think he is deranged, and is certainly worse since his Covid diagnosis, I also believe he is an evil person, a term I don’t use lightly. He seems to be more than just a bumbling idiot who just doesn’t know better, but rather a cold, calculating individual who feels no empathy for others, only contempt in his quest for power, money, and fame. Now, since the news about the plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, we see that calls by Democrats for him to renounce white supremacists have been based on many concrete actions going on behind the scenes, as well as what we’ve witnessed in Charlottesville, etc. He knows what he is doing when he calls out groups to "stand back, stand by," or when he said, "Russia, if you’re listening," during the 2016 campaign. I’m guessing, in the future, we will learn many truths. Facts will prove him to be the most corrupt president of the United States ever. He has picked up these kernels of discontent among some conservative voters, as well as right wing nut jobs, and has played them, convincing them he’s their “great leader.” More and more conservatives are coming out in support of Biden. I just hope it’s not too late because our democracy will not survive four more years of this horrible creature.
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Post by htmb on Oct 9, 2020 15:17:12 GMT
I received my (requested) ballot in the mail a couple of weeks ago. It’s very long and includes local amendment items, so it took a lot of time to work through everything. Once I was sure of all my choices, I completed the ballot by filling in the bubble next to each choice, placed the ballot inside a security sleeve (basically a folded piece of paper), then placed the sleeve and ballot inside the outer envelope. On the outside, I signed my name and then I drove to the Supervisor of Elections office and placed my ballot in the outdoor collection box. Within a couple of days I’ll be able to see online that my ballot was marked "received" and accepted. If there is any examiner question about my signature, my ballot will be flagged and I’ll receive instructions on what steps to take to prove the signature was really mine. My ballot, and all the other State of Florida “mail-in” ballots, not will be counted until Election Day, and I’ll be able to go back to the same website to make sure that happens.
There was a lot of activity outside my Supervisor of Elections office, which is normally a quiet place. Several other women - black and white - also dropped off their ballots at the same time, and I’m sure we were all grateful there were designated, reserved parking spots for us to use. In less than a minute I parked, slipped my ballot through the opening, and got back into my car. The box was nicely designed with a slot, and an overhanging top, so there’s nothing for a voter to touch, pull, or push.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 9, 2020 15:21:54 GMT
Absolutely, Htmb! You have stated the truth of this creature perfectly.
I have been frustrated throughout his entire regime by people speculating that he has dementia or now, that it's the side effect of a drug. He was blatant throughout his first campaign and throughout his time in office about his hateful beliefs and about his willingness to lie. He was only on steroids very recently, but his outrageousness, his ignorance of how the US is supposed to function, and his dismissiveness of experts in all fields has been on display all along.
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Post by lugg on Oct 9, 2020 18:55:58 GMT
He seems to be more than just a bumbling idiot who just doesn’t know better, but rather a cold, calculating individual who feels no empathy Completely agree ... my personal diagnosis - deranged sociopath . But also as I watch videos of his interviews I become more convinced there is something else ; this is not just a recent observation
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 9, 2020 19:00:10 GMT
Trump being a psychopath is just a detail compared to the horror of the fact that millions of people love the way he is behaving.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 10, 2020 15:47:07 GMT
Yes, millions here too adore the biggest fucking crook any country has had to call President. Can you imagine Boris Johnson allowing a family mob of Foreigners from India/Pakistan/China /wherever - run the coal and gas of the UK? Our hard tax-payers money has been carried in millions ( cash notes) in boots of cars and "hand ready" sports bags for years, drifting from one crook to another. Luckily, these A-holes love status so instead of sending the money abroad, just bought huge mansions and fancy cars. The state has managed to attach this property and retrieve some (very little) of the money this way.
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Post by casimira on Oct 17, 2020 18:43:21 GMT
Yesterday Louisiana had early voting. The lines were incredibly long and the wait time was OTT. I know this because two friends of mine were in that line. One friend said that after a 2 and a half to 3 hour wait many people left. Some out of impatience and others due to having prior commitments. This was in Orleans Parish, the only Parish in the state that is BLUE. Not a very hopeful sign I'm afraid to say.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 17, 2020 21:00:15 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 18, 2020 21:01:52 GMT
16 days to go. White knuckles yet?
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 20, 2020 7:20:57 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Oct 20, 2020 11:55:39 GMT
Seems he attacked Biden by saying that Biden would 'listen to scientists about Covid'. This is an attack ?
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 20, 2020 13:30:01 GMT
In his warped brain it is.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 20, 2020 14:14:04 GMT
Way way back in time there was a man who did just what this, and other idiots are doing…….He fiddled while Rome burned. They never learn.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 20, 2020 14:41:33 GMT
In just two weeks we will have the horror of the electoral college, a fine American tradition which will certainly continue.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 20, 2020 15:54:39 GMT
Many dictators have followed in his path since then. The Italian fascist hierarchy had the sense to switch sides, but by then the Nazis (and some hardline fascist ultras) saw the mainstream fascists as a key enemy and massacred many Italian civilians (who were neither Jewish nor partisans) in local churches and fields.
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Post by Kimby on Oct 20, 2020 17:06:49 GMT
In just two weeks we will have the horror of the electoral college, a fine American tradition which will certainly continue. However, polling has improved since 2016, and the polls are giving Biden over 270 EC votes already, even leaving off the states that are “too close to call”. (Trump has around 158.) This could be a tremendous defeat for Trump, who sees the writing on the wall and has been making offhand remarks at his rallies like “If I lose, I might have to leave the country.” If that’s his plan, he will have to make his escape before noon on January 20, 2021, because at that moment the hesitance to charge a sitting president goes away. Wonder if he plans to “save” his grifting family and his faithful cronies, too, or if he will leave them to twist in the wind. Melania will likely cut a deal to testify against him. I can’t imagine her going with him. Some speculate that he will decamp to Epstein’s private island, wherever that is, but there are many countries that do not have extradition treaties with the US, and they are not all “shithole countries”. Some of his favorite dictators live in non-extradition countries, and he could have a pretty good income from selling off state secrets for the rest of his sorry life.
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Post by Kimby on Oct 20, 2020 20:10:58 GMT
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