Lets see if we can keep this thread a little more civil.

I found this interview very interesting.  A lot of soft balls thrown at Trump, he explained his back pedalling on his more extreme issues as a lot of his claims as opening bids for negotiation purposes.  Which .. whatever .. I still think that those are insincere claims he used to get elected.

He does now come across way more presidential then he did prior to the election.  A lot of his noise, yelling, and rhetoric has been scaled back.

Do respect this one though:

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Lesley Stahl: Are you gonna take the salary, the president’s salary?

Donald Trump: Well, I’ve never commented on this, but the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year. But it’s a -- I don’t even know what it is.

Donald Trump: Do you know what the salary is?

Lesley Stahl: $400,000 you’re giving up.

Donald Trump: No, I’m not gonna take the salary. I’m not taking it.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-donald-trump-family-melania-ivanka-lesley-stahl/

Grrrrr. Need to flip the senate... until then, all acting directors of Agencies!

 

 

Only the best and brightest...

 

38 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

 

OMG, that's literally a fight that goes on in my house! My youngest beat the elite four but hasn't completed the Pokedex, so my oldest says he hasn't finished the game. 

You mean he’ll be “filing” while in prison?

 

The timing of this is pretty telling. 😆

Looks they are preparing for the trump's arrival in Moscow. 

 

 

On 2020-11-01 at 5:47 PM, Mr Dee said:

Not one of these Republicans deserve to represent their constituents. They all failed by their inaction and complicity.

so, how many of them are out?

1 minute ago, iHeart said:

so, how many of them are out?

So far, 2. Possibly a 3rd and forth come Jan5th run off. 

I missed the days when I didn't give A F about the names in the US senate. Since trump became POTUS, I know the names of 80% carbonate members (past and present), most of his enablers and most of his damn family- there should be no reason to know that much... when people were doing a competent Job in the Whitehouse... I didn't even know the press secretary's name...

 

I am looking forward to tuning out again.

Just now, wanna-b-fanboy said:

So far, 2. Possibly a 3rd and forth come Jan5th run off. 

I missed the days when I didn't give A F about the names in the US senate. Since trump became POTUS, I know the names of 80% carbonate members (past and present), most of his enablers and most of his damn family- there should be no reason to know that much... when people were doing a competent Job in the Whitehouse... I didn't even know the press secretary's name...

 

I am looking forward to tuning out again.

I miss the days when I didn't give a crap about any news story out there, it wasn't until I got interested in history in 6th grade that suddenly I was more aware of the world around me (6th grade was when I learned what the Holocaust was, and granted they did not teach this stuff in my 6th grade class, I learned this on my own) I mean there's a reason why I had said in at least a couple of posts that I said that I wish I could take a time travel vacation

 

 

 

    

Edited November 5, 20205 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

This is an unbelievably statistic.

Or is it?

 

you mean Mitch is no longer SML?

 

Trump press conference just now, lies and accusations, no evidence  more lies and then leaves no questions, well at least he called Biden Joe and not sleepy Joe. At this point the press needs to cut off his oxygen and not attend anymore he is not relative anymore

The clearest clinical definition of insanity is the inability to act in one's own best interests. That says it all about the US these days. 

Edgar Cayce was a seer who lived about 1885 to1945 and made many accurate predictions, said that if America did not resolve its class divisions and struggles, it would lapse into internal violence, economic and political decline and be broken down the middle along the Mississippi river through geologic upheavals. During this time, power would pass to the west. Seems to be coming to pass.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/03/donald-trump-julius-caesar-433956

America Is Eerily Retracing Rome’s Steps to a Fall. Will It Turn Around Before It’s Too Late?
Two thousand years ago, the famous Republic had a chance to reject a dangerous populist. It failed, and the rest is history.

 

-Frightening parallels

Edited November 6, 20205 yr by Tracker

god this day is getting better

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/05/tech/steve-bannon-twitter-permanent-suspension/index.html

When nobody steps up, we remember..

 

10 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

When nobody steps up, we remember..

 

Enablers need to be held responsible for everything this administration has done in the last four years, that includes everyone who carried out Trump's direction, defied subpoenas claiming executive immunity, and furthered Trump's lies. There will be many investigation committee's in the new year, either you show up and testify, plead the 5th or go to jail.

reality check comment at salon:

Stop kidding yourselves. The GOP is going to be very powerful for another generation, at least. The US Constitution guarantees it. Half the Senate is controlled by twenty-five states comprising fifteen percent of the US population. That is Republican veto power over laws and judges forever. Amending the constitution to change it is even worse as thirteen states, comprising about five percent of the US population can block any amendment. Republicans do not have to change to retain veto power and periodically get control of the White House even though it is likely they will never again receive a majority of votes nationwide for president. Address those facts with something more than unicorns before you try to assert that the cult that is now the GOP cannot retain massive power for the rest of the lives of everyone reading these words.

 

Apparently not enough tushy kissing is to blame

 

16 hours ago, iHeart said:

you mean Mitch is no longer SML?

 

 

No, it means that in both senate races in Georgia didn't produce a victor with >50% of the vote. What happens then is they take the top two candidates and hold a special "run-off" race on January 5th to decide who is the senator. Depending on how many seats the Democrats pick up either one or both of those seats would be needed to secure a majority in the senate- therefore the "decide who controls the senate". Be assured that if the republicans retain control- McConnel will still be SML- being the ruthless, soulless, shameless and devoid of compassion husk of a human that he is.

2 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

 

No, it means that in both senate races in Georgia didn't produce a victor with >50% of the vote. What happens then is they take the top two candidates and hold a special "run-off" race on January 5th to decide who is the senator. Depending on how many seats the Democrats pick up either one or both of those seats would be needed to secure a majority in the senate- therefore the "decide who controls the senate". Be assured that if the republicans retain control- McConnel will still be SML- being the ruthless, soulless, shameless and devoid of compassion husk of a human that he is.

 

Remember, the Dems only need 50 seats in the Senate. In case of a tie vote, the deciding vote is cast by the VP, who happens to be...

 

4 minutes ago, JCon said:

 

Remember, the Dems only need 50 seats in the Senate. In case of a tie vote, the deciding vote is cast by the VP, who happens to be...

 

 

Yup- if Cunningham wins in N. Carolina, the Democrats would have 49- so then one of the two run-offs in Georgia would need to flip Blue for control of the senate.

Waiting for some comments from @Colin Unger- he popped in when Trump was winning. Curious on your take on the "conspiracy" and "voter fraud"......

 

voter fraud is double win for trump. if he wins, its notwithstanding voter fraud, if he loses its because of voter fraud.

similar to other right wing drivel, like trickle down economics, just keep repeating it, people will think its true, even when it clearly is not.

 

Edited November 6, 20205 yr by Mark F

This is the ideal, and how it should be, otherwise they are not true judges.