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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #450 on: August 28, 2024, 11:03:38 AM »
He remains on the ballot in Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin. In these in 'interesting times', I wonder if he will in the end influence the result because of that.

They are all "battleground" states, so it is possible.
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #451 on: August 28, 2024, 11:08:26 AM »
Good god! This can't be real. What kind of morons are going to buy these? Oh, wait...😂

https://x.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1828451144508600491?s=19
Not going to watch it on Twitter, but is it the Trump trading card ad with the "knock out suit" cards?
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #452 on: August 28, 2024, 03:18:05 PM »
Not going to watch it on Twitter, but is it the Trump trading card ad with the "knock out suit" cards?

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #453 on: August 29, 2024, 08:22:16 PM »

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #454 on: August 30, 2024, 12:15:38 PM »
This is not good.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/29/arlington-cemetery-altercation-trump-visit

Tr*mp visited Arlington National Cemetery at the request of family members of two soldiers interred there. He had the event filmed and created a TikTok campaign advert from it. not only that but it appears an employee was assaulted whilst trying to stop the campaign from breaking the law. Not only that but a Tr*mp official claimed the employee - who was doing her job - is mentally deranged.

Gotta hate these people.
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #455 on: August 30, 2024, 02:43:39 PM »
This is not good.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/29/arlington-cemetery-altercation-trump-visit

Tr*mp visited Arlington National Cemetery at the request of family members of two soldiers interred there. He had the event filmed and created a TikTok campaign advert from it. not only that but it appears an employee was assaulted whilst trying to stop the campaign from breaking the law. Not only that but a Tr*mp official claimed the employee - who was doing her job - is mentally deranged.

Gotta hate these people.

It seems to be Trump's favourite expression to describe anyone who opposes him in any way. Quite a few psychiatrists, and other pundits, believe there is a strong indication that 'Honest Don' is the more deserving of such epithets.
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #456 on: August 30, 2024, 04:24:55 PM »
It seems to be Trump's favourite expression to describe anyone who opposes him in any way.
It wasn't Tr*mp that said this. It was his political advisor Steven Cheung.

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Quite a few psychiatrists, and other pundits, believe there is a strong indication that 'Honest Don' is the more deserving of such epithets.
I think this is completely clear.
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #457 on: August 30, 2024, 05:37:10 PM »
It wasn't Tr*mp that said this. It was his political advisor Steven Cheung.

Sorry, misread your post. Nonetheless, Trump himself seems to like throwing  words like 'nuts' 'insane' etc around at anyone who doesn't worship the Donald. Kamala Harris has of course received the compliment
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #458 on: August 30, 2024, 08:25:16 PM »
Trump being too 'liberal' on abortion?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy547v72nd4o

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #459 on: August 30, 2024, 08:27:05 PM »
This is not good.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/29/arlington-cemetery-altercation-trump-visit

Tr*mp visited Arlington National Cemetery at the request of family members of two soldiers interred there. He had the event filmed and created a TikTok campaign advert from it. not only that but it appears an employee was assaulted whilst trying to stop the campaign from breaking the law. Not only that but a Tr*mp official claimed the employee - who was doing her job - is mentally deranged.

Gotta hate these people.
It's not as if he only just behaves badly, or that it's not frequent, but nothing for so many people who seem to forgive him because they have already discounted it.

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #460 on: August 31, 2024, 11:07:12 AM »
Trump being too 'liberal' on abortion?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy547v72nd4o

Yeah, he got into a lot of trouble with his own supporters on that one, but he is treading a fine line because a lot of women that formerly voted for him don't like the absolute ban on abortion that the Republican Party seems to be pushing.

That said, having watched the interview, I think he really didn't have a clue what the interviewer was asking and was just flanneling.
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #461 on: August 31, 2024, 11:26:00 AM »
Yeah, he got into a lot of trouble with his own supporters on that one, but he is treading a fine line because a lot of women that formerly voted for him don't like the absolute ban on abortion that the Republican Party seems to be pushing.

That said, having watched the interview, I think he really didn't have a clue what the interviewer was asking and was just flanneling.
Jesus, just watched the interview, and you're right.

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #462 on: September 02, 2024, 12:48:51 PM »

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #463 on: September 02, 2024, 01:50:30 PM »
Trump does the weave


https://x.com/KamalaHQ/status/1829629718225678729

Firstly let me get this out of the way...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFzMs2SN--s

Secondly, I thought he was referring to the synthetic fibrous thing on the top of his head.
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #464 on: September 05, 2024, 09:53:49 AM »

This fake news item on Harris seemed obviously false when I first saw it but it's extraordinarily easy to do

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4ye15le8xo

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #466 on: September 06, 2024, 08:51:50 AM »

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #467 on: September 06, 2024, 09:06:37 AM »
An example of the Trump weave, in response to a question on if he would commit to prioritizing legislation to make childcare affordable, and if so, what specific legislation he would advance:



Well, I would do that, and we're sitting down, and I was, somebody, we had Senator Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka was so, uh, impactful on that issue. It's a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I'm talking about, that, because, look, child care is child care is. Couldn't, you know, there's something, you have to have it – in this country you have to have it.

But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that I'm talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they're not used to — but they'll get used to it very quickly – and it's not gonna stop them from doing business with us, but they'll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Uh, those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we're talking about, including child care, that it's going to take care.

We're gonna have - I, I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time, coupled with, uh, the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country, because I have to stay with child care. I want to stay with child care, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I'm talking about, including growth, but growth also headed up by what the plan is that I just, uh, that I just told you about.

We're gonna be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as child care, uh, is talked about as being expensive, it's, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we'll be taking in. We're going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people, and then we'll worry about the rest of the world. Let's help other people, but we're going to take care of our country first. This is about America first. It's about Make America Great Again, we have to do it because right now we're a failing nation, so we'll take care of it. Thank you. Very good question. Thank you.

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #468 on: September 06, 2024, 09:53:49 PM »

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #469 on: September 07, 2024, 06:57:26 AM »

Trump continues to weave

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #470 on: September 07, 2024, 08:25:44 AM »
Dick Cheney backs Harris. Trump's ability to refer to Cheney as the 'king of endless, nonsensical wars' comes from him, Trump, not really being a Republican.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz07zlr58vvo
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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #471 on: September 10, 2024, 06:56:58 AM »

Trump 'fine-tuning theatrics' before Harris debate


I'm hoping for the time on a box, a tribute to Raygun, and a stunning costume change when he is backed out in a stars and stripes bikini. Perhaps given the sad death of James Earl Jones, he might do another costume change into Vader, and tell Harris he's her father
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdey85yw4npo

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #472 on: September 11, 2024, 09:28:58 AM »
Well the theatrics appeared to be all there was for Trump. Lots of complaining from supporters of his that the moderation was biased but he just rambled most of the time. Don't think Harris was brilliant but she was good enough. Won't make huge difference but 'victory' for her.

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Re: US Presidential Election 2024
« Reply #474 on: September 13, 2024, 03:48:17 PM »