Cancer Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Over the centuries, sycophants have learned how to keep children out of earshot of the emperor, especially when the emperor is swindling himself. Alternately, the ancient precursor to the fable. Edited November 18, 2023 by Cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Son of a...... If we needed any proof that Trump is simply a disgusting, despicable pile of............. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/19/donald-trump-jimmy-carter-rosalynn-hospice/71645181007/ Quote Trump, criticizing Biden at a rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa, told a crowd of supporters that “the happiest person anywhere in this country right now is Jimmy Carter because his administration looked brilliant compared to these clowns.” Rosalynn passed away a few hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Trump can't even keep track of what city he's in. It's too much to expect him to be aware of something that happened hours before. And I doubt he even knows what he's going to say before he says it, so his staff couldn't clear it with him beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 If he didn't know, then why bring up a Carter reference at all? Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Trump's brain is like a glass of carbonated water. Bubbles of gas randomly rise to the surface. Pattern Ghost, Grailknight and BarretWallace 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 True about Trump, and possible...but I don't buy coincidence very often, and definitely not here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said: Trump's brain is like a glass of carbonated water. Bubbles of gas randomly rise to the surface. I would have gone with a fart in the bath tub, but a glass of carbonated water works too, I guess. Tom Cowan, Pattern Ghost, Ternaugh and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, unclevlad said: True about Trump, and possible...but I don't buy coincidence very often, and definitely not here. Ternaugh and Hermit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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unclevlad Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab Wasn't this posted last week? I think I remember it...gee, this summer? Mind, it's a warning worth repeating... But I think most of us take, as a given, that if Trump is returned to office, it will be an UTTER disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Iowa Republican Official's Wife Convicted Of Ballot-Stuffing Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 44 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Iowa Republican Official's Wife Convicted Of Ballot-Stuffing Only 6 hours for the jurors to handle 26 counts...that's quick. 5 years per charge...and I wouldn't be surprised if the judge takes a dim view of such an extreme case of fraud. One of the secondary tenets of the successful criminal is...don't get greedy. Remember that before you think of doing something similar, kiddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Must have been pretty blatant for them to demand some kind of accountability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Derek Chauvin Stabbed In Prison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cowan Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Grailknight, Old Man and Dr. MID-Nite 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/25/2023 at 7:35 AM, wcw43921 said: Derek Chauvin Stabbed In Prison Not acceptable security, which this prison is noted for generally. But no surprise. Former law enforcement officers are always at risk when in prison, and Chauvin has to be a particularly marked man. While I object to this from a procedural point of view, and because his lawful sentence did not include any sort of corporal punishment, I find I can't muster any compassion for Chauvin. Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 At least some anti-Trump momentum, at least. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/anti-trump-koch-endorses-nikki-haley-desantis-rcna126605 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Haley is far behind Trump in polls of Republican voters, but her poll numbers have been rising pretty steadily while those of the other also-rans have declined or flatlined. Haley is close to Ron DeSantis in aggregate poll numbers, and has beaten him in a number of polls. (See recent polling results.) If Donnie's troubles with the law render him unable to run in the primaries, Nikki is in a strong position to take the Republican nomination. Nikki Haley would be an obvious improvement over Donald Trump in terms of competence, but with all she's said and done I still don't want her anywhere near the Oval Office. Cygnia and Iuz the Evil 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 35 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Haley is far behind Trump in polls of Republican voters, but her poll numbers have been rising pretty steadily while those of the other also-rans have declined or flatlined. Haley is close to Ron DeSantis in aggregate poll numbers, and has beaten him in a number of polls. (See recent polling results.) If Donnie's troubles with the law render him unable to run in the primaries, Nikki is in a strong position to take the Republican nomination. Nikki Haley would be an obvious improvement over Donald Trump in terms of competence, but with all she's said and done I still don't want her anywhere near the Oval Office. The Koch network just backed Haley. Be interesting to see if she can swing it, but primaries have become ever more the selection of candidates by extreme fringe elements. She’s wildly more centrist than Trump, although obviously far to the right. I don’t think that helps her, but maybe folks are tired of the bluster. That would be at least a reduction. It’s going to be a bumpy ride this election season. I don’t feel great about another Trump-Biden matchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, Iuz the Evil said: The Koch network just backed Haley. Be interesting to see if she can swing it, but primaries have become ever more the selection of candidates by extreme fringe elements. She’s wildly more centrist than Trump, although obviously far to the right. "Centrist" is a term that has lost all useful meaning in the United States where state sponsored healthcare is some kind of wacko extremist idea, and where billionaires often pay less tax than I do. Haley is a nutjob. She might be slightly less nutjob than Trump, but only just. Also, I'm really enjoying this timeline where what matters is what candidates are backed by which billionaires. /s Lord Liaden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 The husband is sadly starry-eyed when it comes to Haley. 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Old Man said: "Centrist" is a term that has lost all useful meaning in the United States where state sponsored healthcare is some kind of wacko extremist idea, and where billionaires often pay less tax than I do. Haley is a nutjob. She might be slightly less nutjob than Trump, but only just. Also, I'm really enjoying this timeline where what matters is what candidates are backed by which billionaires. /s You and me both. It’s a lot of money. https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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