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He may just be stalling to see how this goes: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/26/january-6-fundraiser-donald-trump-golf-course/74950071007/ He's already distancing himself Future quote: "I didn't know anything about it! [insert spurious prattle here]"

It's the same cheap "will he or won't he" reality TV suspense he always runs to, like the big big run up to choosing his VP. And he'll keep doing it as long as the media keeps building it up. In that debate with Biden I don't recall noticing the mikes being cut. Will he wear the orange face paint? What color tie will he have on? Will he be the one going blank like the president did last time? Wow, all that speculation, and it's all so relevant and exciting!!

Are these what are called in some places "gypsy buses"?

I don't get it: he used to be white, then he was orange, now his skin is turning gray. What the hell is going on? For those who may have missed it: “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Trump said while addressing the group’s annual convention. https://apnews.com/article/trump-black-journalists-convention-nabj-1e96aa530e88013ed6f577feaf89ccb6 Good healing job on that ear, no scar tissue or scabbing; gee, it's like it never even happened.

Give her credit for not wearing blackface while doing it.

Maybe they should debate each other, the media will call it a douche-off. Do bear in mind that Ronnie was a New Deal Democrat back in the FDR era, he said so himself. He had a political mentor, a very rich guy, who helped propel him into being governor of California, and then later kept him propped up during the time he was out of office and yet to president. Even during his out-of-office years he would make speeches on the radio in Southern California. If all the assassinations and family scandals have yet to deter anyone in the Kennedy family from going into politics this guy's antics will.

Are you sure it has something to do with theft and security?

The guy has zero people skills, which is not a crime, but it is pretty important for someone seeking to build a career in elected office, and yeah, some have won elections without it. Aside from being on the stump and addressing crowds, having the ability to reach people should reveal itself in 1-on-1 situations. Trying my best to keep this bi-partisan and objective, some of you younglings might be unfamiliar with a few of the names. This is not about who is best-suited or what their political records are. Some people have it, and they know it: Bill Clinton, Reagan, JFK, Obama, with a maybe for Newsom. With some it takes effort, and they can make it work, sometimes: W, Kerry, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, honorable mention to Ross Perot. There's those who don't have it, like Cheney (at least he understood that about himself), Nixon (after being routed by JFK in 1960 he understood), Pence, Jeb, Dukakis, HW, Gerry Ford, Dole. And then there are those who can sometimes make it work, but it comes out as contrived and manipulative, like a car salesman: Hillary, DT, Rubio, Sununu, Mitt Romney. Special category for the bullying personality, which succeeds on occasion: McCain, Nixon, Hillary; DT is the historic front runner here, so far, mixing his bullying with insult humor and the slimy manipulative lessons he learned in the NYC real estate jungle. But back to the man named in the heading. Check out the vid of JD in the donut shop that came out in the past few days; ok, so it wasn't as bad as the yoghurt shop incident in the fictitious series Veep. Contrast that with a current vid of Walz going to a fast-food place.

When people from the same country happen to meet each other they tend to socialize with each other. Americans appear to avoid each other. This observation was told to me by at least 3 people, all of them Brits, and that was over 10 years ago. Go figure.

That's the rule in Berkeley, California. There are people who go naked to protest something or other, was not all that unusual for a while. The thing of it is they are NOT people you would want to see nekkid.

Let it all hang out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRIr1PPz2uM

It was announced that Ronnie Reagan had Alzheimers the decade after he left office. It wasn't news then either. One thing both RFKjr and DT have in common: their families are asking that Americans NOT vote for them.

Afghanistan? Also he backed off on Syria and Venezuela, capitulating to his buddy Putin in both cases. Who would have thought they'd see a US president be so openly traitorous? Why is the man on the right smiling? Why does the man on the left look like he is in pain and still hunched over? To paraphrase the line from the movie Casablanca "we'll always have Helsinki."

What?! DT being victimized again? That poor man! He should take his blanket and go home to his current wife, teach all you bullies a lesson.

Yeah, John Galt. I just read one of his screeds, made it sound like Stickman burned down an orphanage or some such. I think I saw it on a mongering board.

It doesn't get any sadder than someone telling lies about how popular they are. Pathetic.

Last I heard of Stickman was some guy with the name of an Ayn Rand character was denouncing him with all sorts of stuff I didn't get, didn't sound interesting either, no loss. That was in the '00 decade.

I would not put it past Fox to bring up something like eating babies. Who in their right mind would want to deal with that?

Mathias states, "My puppies can tell when someone doesn't like them and it hurts their feelings." See!?! People contributing to this thread with absolutely no regard for the doggy's feelings! If your mum could see you now! Actually bar girls are the same way, but if you want them to bite you it costs extra.

If you give a soi dog a good wallop such that it cannot defend itself or run, the other dogs will tear it to pieces. If you did that often enough problem then solved.

I'm concerned about how things will be handled when Team Orange inits STOP THE STEAL AGAIN. It's going to be different: some people with a little more saavy at these things will be in play, and the buffoon will be sidelined by the sort who bought off SCOTUS who will now live out their Project 2025 fantasies while he's tucked away at his various country clubs.

If you get a call that your account was hacked, hang up and call your bank. Use the telephone number you always use to when you need to call them. Ask them something about your account. If there is a problem it will be mentioned. You can go online, of course, but if your connection was hacked they could be logging all you do, maybe that is how they got your data. So if you do use a different machine and different net connection.

Generally, a VP candidate is someone not known nationally. And even if his party wins a few months after the inauguration no one will remember his name. It's like The Three Stooges this time, but only two of them: DT is definitely Moe, JD is Curly Joe. On the sideline DonJr is Larry.

A severe punishment will be dealt out: 10,000b

She would be a fool to sit down with EM. He'll probably ask her about eating babies and devil worship.