Salt n Vinegar Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 From the Independent - I know it's from a relative's book, but maybe another glimpse into what escapes from the mind of Donald Trump and apparently found its way out of his mouth - during COVID. During a private meeting at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, then-president Donald Trump reportedly mused aloud about whether people with disabilities would be better off dead instead of causing more expenses for their caregivers. "Following the White House meeting, Fred Trump III said he was ushered back into the Oval Office with his uncle and Azar at Donald Trump’s request. His uncle greeted him: “Hey, pal — how’s everything going?” Fred Trump III told him things were “good” and thanked him for meeting. At that point, he writes that his uncle started to speak again. “Those people ...” he said, trailing off. “The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die,” he suggested, according to the book. Fred Trump III added that at the time, he “truly did not know what to say.” " At least bleach wasn't mentioned. From - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nephew-disability-memoir-b2585139.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 A week sure is a long time in politics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Trump is not going to ditch Vance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 48 minutes ago, Cheese said: A week sure is a long time in politics. As has been said before, WAY too early to worry about polls. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 5 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Trump is not going to ditch Vance. Good. Vance will kill votes with women and minorities. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 44 minutes ago, TxRover said: As has been said before, WAY too early to worry about polls. Yeah, given both sides are clownshoe outfits it's going to swing back and forth until the election. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Just now, Cheese said: Yeah, given both sides are clownshoe outfits it's going to swing back and forth until the election. Plus many voters with the attention span of gnats…and another group who get their news via rumour and innuendo…plus a shiteload of morons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MazzyStar Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 4 minutes ago, Cheese said: It’s made up numbers on a screen anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 18 minutes ago, MazzyStar said: It’s made up numbers on a screen anyway. You're laughing ? There's some fucking nerd in a suit on Wall Street crying right now and you're laughing ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 The only thing I now want to see from this is the Oban Times running the headline "Son of Lewis Woman Loses to Harris" when the Democrats win. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 2 hours ago, Cheese said: Just another day. Five year chart: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 4 hours ago, carpetmonster said: Cooper - know literally f**k all about him: must be decent if he can take NC as a Dem. Similar to Beshear tho, won’t bring the state with him. He might bring the state with him - it was Trump's most marginal state in 2020, only 1.35% in it. North Carolina's demographics have been changing rapidly as lots of northerners have been moving there. It's much more likely to turn Democrat in this election than Georgia was in the last election. Quote Kelly - plays well countrywide because astronaut, also uniquely placed to talk political violence if they decide hammering Trump on J6 is the way forward; problems as above Kelly helps hugely in Arizona, which was ultra-marginal and looks to be getting away, and presumably Nevada too. But they don't carry the electoral college votes of the Midwest states. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Mark Kelly is the bookie's favourite, maybe partly because it will make Vance's bragging about doing a stint in the Marines look lame, he was an office boy in the public affairs dept, whereas as Kelly flew combat missions in the first Iraq War. They say vice presidents rarely make a positive difference, adding their state to the ballot isn't a given, picking a bad one can be disastrous though, like Dan Quayle or Sarah Palin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 13 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Mark Kelly is the bookie's favourite, maybe partly because it will make Vance's bragging about doing a stint in the Marines look lame, he was an office boy in the public affairs dept, whereas as Kelly flew combat missions in the first Iraq War. They say vice presidents rarely make a positive difference, adding their state to the ballot isn't a given, picking a bad one can be disastrous though, like Dan Quayle or Sarah Palin. The myth of the VP's home state advantage comes from JFK winning Texas with LJB. Research shows there even if presidential candidates perform marginally better in their running mate’s home state, their overall national popularity seems largely unaffected. The biggest reason for a particular VP pick is that they weren't a vocal critic in the primaries/caucuses - their words can't be turned back on the Presidential candidate - this is possibly why Vance has been chosen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 First campaign ad drops 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Dave Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Nike advert vibes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carpetmonster Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 On the movie tip, anytime I see Vance now, my brain just goes instantly to the scene in Withnail And I where Paul McGann sees the 'I f**k arses' graffiti in the pub toilet, except now all I can hear his internal monologue saying is 'I f**k couches. Who fucks couches? Maybe he fucks couches.' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, Cheese said: To understand why he keeps bringing it up you have to have the same level of intelligence as he does. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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