Lectryk 26 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 3 hours ago, Badger said: Sounds like we will all be losing 2021 to 2025 Why the optimism for 2025? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cygnia 13,229 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 TrickstaPriest, Pariah, Lawnmower Boy and 5 others 3 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hermit 6,057 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 I need a laugh-cry emoji as a reaction option to some of these TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 7,371 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Hermit, Thia Halmades, Lord Liaden and 6 others 5 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archer 1,177 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Is your refrigerator running? If so, I may vote for it. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archer 1,177 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Donald Trump is 74. The 7 is silent. BoloOfEarth, TrickstaPriest, Thia Halmades and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Tom Cowan 106 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 28 minutes ago, Starlord said: This one, we have 2 more. Right? duck and cover! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 7,371 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Reminded of this recently: Quote “In light of the contentious presidential election already well underway, my colleagues and I on the Judiciary Committee have already given our advice and consent on this issue: We will not have any hearings or votes on President Obama’s pick [for the Supreme Court]". -Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), March 16. 2016 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unclevlad 470 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, archer said: Donald Trump is 74. The 7 is silent. And that's the only thing about him that is. Tom Cowan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unclevlad 470 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 53 minutes ago, Tom Cowan said: This one, we have 2 more. Right? duck and cover! Maybe. I skipped it. I think my brain actively chose to reject that it was gonna happen because it figured it was going to be a horror. Looked at the recaps...a very common theme was, if it's going to be that kind of debacle, what's the point of having them? Pariah 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 7,371 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: [A] very common theme was, if it's going to be that kind of debacle, what's the point of having them? I know this is a rhetorical question, but... Trump and the GOP want to have them to rile up the base and make sure that Republican voters are properly motivated/indoctrinated/cowed/terrified for Election Day. Biden and the Democrats want to have them to expose Donald Trump for the [REDACTED] he is and to try to put across a message of hope for sanity in government. In any event, the debates aren't going to show us anything we didn't already know--except maybe that Joe Biden is more capable that he's made out to be--and are unlikely to change anyone's minds. And that bring us back to the rhetorical question: What's the point of having them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranxerox 585 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: Maybe. I skipped it. I think my brain actively chose to reject that it was gonna happen because it figured it was going to be a horror. Looked at the recaps...a very common theme was, if it's going to be that kind of debacle, what's the point of having them? Dark comedy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DShomshak 1,610 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Ten minutes into the debate, my brother said in disgust, "This is a farce." 45 minutes in, I decided there was no point in continuing to watch the farce, because it was truly not funny. What burns me most is that to his loyal base, Trump's bullying, blustering, talking over Biden and Wallace probably looked "STRONG!" I am sure that right-wing media are gloating that Trump ate Biden's lunch, and Wallace's too. I don't think there's any point in watching the remaining two debates unless the moderator is given a mute button to use on interruptions. Dean Shomshak TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 7,371 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Mute button ... bullhorn ... shock collar ... something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlord 4,547 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 5 minutes ago, Pariah said: Mute button ... bullhorn ... shock collar ... something. Cygnia 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unclevlad 470 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Mute button ... bullhorn ... shock collar ... something. If those are required, then what's the point? Say you had a mute button. What's gonna happen? Trump is gonna bombast, blast, and/or lie. Biden is going to be forced to waste his time countering Trump's BS. The actual amount of policy elucidation will still be VERY small. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 1,757 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 13 hours ago, eyocum said: Why the optimism for 2025? We will see when we see the candidates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archer 1,177 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 4 hours ago, Pariah said: I know this is a rhetorical question, but... Trump and the GOP want to have them to rile up the base and make sure that Republican voters are properly motivated/indoctrinated/cowed/terrified for Election Day. Biden and the Democrats want to have them to expose Donald Trump for the [REDACTED] he is and to try to put across a message of hope for sanity in government. In any event, the debates aren't going to show us anything we didn't already know--except maybe that Joe Biden is more capable that he's made out to be--and are unlikely to change anyone's minds. And that bring us back to the rhetorical question: What's the point of having them? Trump won't cancel them. If Biden cancels them, Trump will spin it that Biden is afraid to face him, or at least too sleepy to face him. So the only point is to prove that Biden is neither afraid nor asleep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Liaden 6,455 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 ‘Move to Canada’ searches explode during chaotic Trump-Biden debate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrickstaPriest 219 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 5 hours ago, DShomshak said: What burns me most is that to his loyal base, Trump's bullying, blustering, talking over Biden and Wallace probably looked "STRONG!" I am sure that right-wing media are gloating that Trump ate Biden's lunch, and Wallace's too. That's because those people eat Fox News. This is why I've blasted the right news media for years now. Trump is a symptom of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archer 1,177 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 9 minutes ago, TrickstaPriest said: That's because those people eat Fox News. This is why I've blasted the right news media for years now. Trump is a symptom of them. Feedback loop. TrickstaPriest and Matt the Bruins 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 7,371 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 18 minutes ago, TrickstaPriest said: That's because those people eat Fox News. This is why I've blasted the right news media for years now. Trump is a symptom of them. 9 minutes ago, archer said: Feedback loop. You're two for two, gentlemen. What else have you got? TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archer 1,177 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Portland's sheriff says Trump lied in the debate last night when he claimed the sheriff had endorsed him. His tweet, "In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the “Portland Sheriff” supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him." Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County. The sheriff added in interviews, “Donald Trump has made my job a hell of a lot harder since he started talking about Portland, but I never thought he'd try to turn my wife against me!” https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518900-sheriff-from-portland-quickly-refutes-trump-claim-he-had-offered Nearby counties: Pat Garrett, the sheriff of Washington County, ""Sheriff Garrett has not endorsed President Trump and does not intend on making any national endorsement" A spokesperson for Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said, "Sheriff Roberts has not made any national endorsement." https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/debate-trump-claims-portland-sheriff-endorses-him/283-ba47d284-705b-4fb3-9360-3ec81c06fb97 DShomshak 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrickstaPriest 219 Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 31 minutes ago, Pariah said: You're two for two, gentlemen. What else have you got? Nothing good? 23 minutes ago, archer said: His tweet, "In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the “Portland Sheriff” supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him." The sheriff added in interviews, “Donald Trump has made my job a hell of a lot harder since he started talking about Portland, but I never thought he'd try to turn my wife against me!” I appreciate you saying this, if nothing else it helps attack the constant rhetoric that 'the police are all for Trump no matter what' type garbage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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