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You really think "raw story" is a credible source? I would like to hear how the writer came to this conclusion. New Hampshire is not exactly GOP country- Biden won it in 2020.

It does if you are Joe Biden. CNN is I am sure regretting this decision. The audience was firmly on Trump's side, he got in some good digs at the Democrats, and was able to play the entertainer (one of his strong points).

Whatever. It was a typical bit of Trump BS to make that claim. Congress should have funded it without hesitation. Turns out that 5 border walls could have been constructed for the same amount as has been thrown away on aid to Ukraine.

Not much of a "town hall". As is so often the case, the moderator couldn't help but hogging the spotlight and trying to debate Trump. I don't think there were any questions at all from the attendees for the first 30 minutes. Trump made a good case as to why the Russians chose to invade Ukraine under Biden. He was stupid to spend too much time discussing his recent court case, but that is his style. Not known for being introspective or cautious. In all, a good night for Trump. The obvious contrast between his speaking ability, particularly in a spontaneous setting, and the current President was there for all to see.

Ten thousand people a day are crossing the border illegally. Ten thousand. IF Congress had funded the construction of a border barrier- call it a wall, fence, whatever, and backed it up with real force, this would not be happening. But sadly congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia let the cat out of the bag. He said; "Those folks coming across the border are the ones who are helping to put food on our table. Without them, we are not able to eat... We would have nobody taking care of the construction of our homes, nobody cleaning up in the hospitals." In other words, we need brown people to do the crap jobs in this country. What a racist.

Curiosity. But a good sign nonetheless.

Times have changed just a little in the intervening 140 years. In any case, the Statue of Liberty was meant to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States, not immigration.

Consider that Biden has been in office for just over 2 years, then redo the math. Over a full 4 year term we are looking at 500 days. Plus he is rarely/never available to the press, either for interviews or press conferences. Also works from 10-4 most days, if not less. I am sure he can safely take care of immigration policy from his beach house.... wonder if Governor Abbot has plans to send some "pre-Americans" to Delaware?

Given that Ukraine is really not a free country, and does not have a free press, it is difficult to tell how popular he truly is. In a war situation, people will naturally support their leader no matter what kind of person he is. But no matter what, he has no reason at all to try and negotiate a settlement. If he does, the gravy train will stop. It is growing close to $200 billion- this is more than double the yearly defence budget of Russia.

Quick update- Tucker's Twitter clip is now at over 58 MILLION views and climbing.

Seems to me we have heard this all before- the panic, the vituperation, the sputtering... And on the last day miraculously a deal is reached. Speaker McCarthy to his credit was able to pass a debt bill with a full month to go before the limit. This somewhat deflated the Democrats who were ready to blame the GOP for waiting until the last minute.

Of course not. Just highlighting the scale of spending that is being done to prop up the green shirted gremlin. With a soaring national debt, adding the equivalent of another entire department is madness. Especially when the money being borrowed is probably coming from communist China.

Ukraine has now been given more money than the annual budgets of the following US government departments: Dept of Interior EPA State Department Dept of Justice ...and 4 TIMES the budget of NASA

Well, that is now north of $100 BILLION poured away on this misbegotten conflict. Imagine what could have been done in the US with that money- the roads that could be repaired, the children fed, the facilities to help the indigent... but no. Far more important to posture and pose in a useless conflict to support a country that is not at all important.

...perhaps a system of no fault insurance that was for the bike, not the rider. One that is built into the cost of the rental. Shops that do not pay for it are then liable for any damages or bills caused by uninsured riders on their rented bikes. Might raise the cost of rentals by a hundred baht or so a day, but would cover tragic situations like this.

It is strange that they could find that he did not rape her, but he DID commit battery....so a kind of semi rape? Just felt her up in the change room? Wonder how they could make that determination, given the paucity of actual evidence. I have a feeling that this was more of a general expression of disgust at his behavior towards women than a specific finding in this particular case.

Well, it wasnt a criminal case, it was civil, so the standard of proof is lower. IMHO the jury reacted based on the idea that "something" happened.... like I said, I did not know the charge could be downgraded until a standard was reached.

A new law was instituted, she took advantage of it, case closed. I think I wrote earlier that he would not be found liable for rape but would be found liable for defamation. TBH I didnt know there were lesser accusations (battery etc) included as well. I would say he should pay the lady (he has experience doing that) and get on with life.

Wow. That was fast. The Tucker should be impressed- his lawyer did yeoman work to get this resolved so quickly. So many people here were gleefully predicting that they would never hear Carlson again. He is going to make bank on Twitter. Brilliant move by Elon to drive more traffic and also to promote his new video service.

It is going to be hard to rule on the rape charge. Given there were no witnesses, no date for the offense, no medical records. How was Trump to defend himself with any kind of alibi when the date of the crime can't be determined? He certainly didnt do himself any favors in his deposition. Just his ego talking as usual. But however much you despise him, getting a judgement will be hard.

A standard Russian battle tactic from WW2 was to use obsolete equipment and poorly trained soldiers to soak up the ammo from their enemy. Then sweep in with the good stuff to overwhelm the position once the defenders ran out of ammo. Given the cost and relative scarcity of modern munitions this may also be the plan here. A/T missiles are expensive and rare- ironically probably cost more than the tanks they are shooting at.

Biden will do what he usually does- leave for his beach house. His ridiculous DHS Mayorkas can stare at the camera and chant "the border is secure" while waves of illegal immigrants charge the fences and flood the border. I think the number now is 5,000 per day. Expect it to increase.

If you see that rather extensive criminal record, it makes you wonder why this guy was still free on the streets. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon x2 Assault against elderly or disabled Assault causing bodily injury against family member x4 etc etc

Uh, you may want to actually ASK the people in Taiwan their opinions before speaking on their behalf. Something tells me they would rather maintain their independence than join Pooh-san in his visions of grandeur.

At least we can agree on your last point! As long as you could expand it to "and Biden"....