Granny Danger Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 2 hours ago, Freedom Farter said: Video interview with US journalist Ryan Grim. He gives his opinion on Vance, Project 2025, Trump's scope for power consolidation if elected, and efforts to replace Biden. https://youtu.be/nNmpR7eome8?si=llhCMRajderwB3K6 Interesting but nothing new or particularly insightful. Owen Jones really needs to stop fidgeting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 34 minutes ago, Cheese said: Schiff becomes the most high profile elected Dem to openly call for Biden to step down. As soon as they use phrases like "whether he can beat Trump" they're as well as beat. Trump can use any replacement as a "they know they can't beat me so they had to change the rules" type stuff and he'd have a point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 The attempted assassination has been an absolute gift which has negated and reduced all the attacks and court cases against him, anti Trump vitriolic and at times hysterical criticism against him has been disabled meanwhile. The TRUMP support though are on a roll with stories of Secret Service being involved in the assassination attempt by deliberately ignoring Crooks presence on the roof. Forget Biden the Democrats could run Jesus as their candidate and still lose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 10 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said: The attempted assassination has been an absolute gift which has negated and reduced all the attacks and court cases against him, anti Trump vitriolic and at times hysterical criticism against him has been disabled meanwhile. The TRUMP support though are on a roll with stories of Secret Service being involved in the assassination attempt by deliberately ignoring Crooks presence on the roof. Forget Biden the Democrats could run Jesus as their candidate and still lose. Running a candidate with a Mexican name would be a disaster. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Flag Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 9 hours ago, welshbairn said: Land of the free, home of the brave. Looks like the main building at Simpson Park, Islavale, Keith. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 9 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Running a candidate with a Mexican name would be a disaster. There's no need for that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 29 minutes ago, The Black Flag said: Looks like the main building at Simpson Park, Islavale, Keith. THE PLOT THICKENS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Hilarious stuff from Kari Lake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 2 hours ago, Leith Green said: Hilarious stuff from Kari Lake Kari Lake questioning another person’s mental health. Doesn’t get much better. There are cleverish MAGA types then there’s the ones who can only spout the ‘fake news’ pish ad nauseam because they are really not very bright. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_and_White_Stripes Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) Just watched Vance's film Hillbilly Elegy. The following are observations about him gleaned from the film and are irrespective of his unorthodox and/or very conservative political views: There's no question that the guy has done exceptionally well given his circumstances, i.e. working class background, drug-addicted mother & single-parent family. I'm unsure whether he will have benefited from affirmative action to get into Yale based on his social-economic circumstances, though, or whether he got there entirely on merit. However, assuming the film's accurate it would seem he worked hard to finance his education, and of course he'd already served in the US Marines. Having a best selling book published and having a film produced also indicates ability, IMHO. I think Americans especially like people like him, because he's the embodiment of the American Dream - 'pulling himself up by his bootstraps', etc. He will also have no skeletons in the closet, at least with respect to his mother's addiction and some of his actions in his youth. Edited July 17 by Black_and_White_Stripes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston_bud Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Completely unremarkable, but catching/suffering from covid will be another thing to add to list that makes Biden appear weak. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 Oh no! Not Covid!! Of all the luck... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 40 minutes ago, Black_and_White_Stripes said: and of course he'd already served in the US Marines. This gets blown out of proportion too. He was only a press officer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 1 minute ago, GordonS said: This gets blown out of proportion too. He was only a press officer. He could kill a reporter with piano wire from 20 paces. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 4 hours ago, Granny Danger said: Running a candidate with a Mexican name would be a disaster. Dunno, they might finally be competitive in Florida again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_and_White_Stripes Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 2 minutes ago, GordonS said: This gets blown out of proportion too. He was only a press officer. I wasn't aware of that. The film does refer to him having done a tour of Iraq, but I suppose he wouldn't have seen any action if he was a press officer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Just now, Black_and_White_Stripes said: I wasn't aware of that. The film does refer to him having done a tour of Iraq, but I suppose he wouldn't have seen any action if he was a press officer. Yup, his job title was media relations officer. He did several tours of Iraq but he wasn't running about with guns. I'm sure he's been to dangerous places in that line of work but so has Kate Adie and nobody is confusing her with a Commando. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Liz Truss killed off the Queen. Starmer has given covid to Biden. If you are an elderly head of state, please stay away from British prime ministers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Trump made fun of John McCain's war record several times, a guy entitled to a chestful of medals including a Purple Heart, a Silver Star, a Legion of Merit and a Distinguished Flying Cross, a guy who crashed in Vietnam in his 23rd mission, nearly died, was beaten and interrogated (when asked for names of his colleagues he listed the Green Bay Packers' offensive line), who was kept in solitary confinement for two years during which he was constantly tortured and spent another two-and-a-half years as a POW in brutal conditions. Trump said he liked people who didn't get captured. And yet this walking neck-beard, this incel-made-good, gets paraded as a big, tough Marine for carrying a Blackberry and a laptop in Iraq. Anyone who knows these things about Trump and still likes him is automatically an arsehole. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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