Hanaguma

Sorry to disappoint but I don't watch Fox, it isn't available here. I DO know that it is a very bad look for the current President to be seen trying to hinder his most powerful rival, less than 6 months from the election. Especially when the crime being used happened so long ago the statute of limitations ran out, until it was revived by a rather sketchy and seldom if ever used legal proviso. Not to mention, the amount is so trivial. Falsifying $130,000 of records? Chump change. Who was the victim? The rest of your talking points are all very yesterday. Baked into the pie. The more you flog them, the less relevant they become. In the end, it may not matter. The more the left crows about 34 FELONIES, the more people will ask, "just what WERE the felonies", and then laugh. Some posit that this may be what propels Trump to the White House, which would be bitter indeed for the Democrats.

Actually, not really. Sounds like lots of irrelevant finger pointing. Biden has a long and storied record of being on the wrong side of most foreign policy matters, dating back to his time in the Senate. A legacy he continues to this day. As for the Afghan debacle, as far as I remember the sudden withdrawal happened while BIDEN was President, though I could be wrong about that. To be honest, the whole invasion of the country was a mistake from the beginning. Especially once Bin Laden was killed, there was no reason to hang around. But that's another story.

I doubt that a majority of anti-Trumpers could actually articulate what he was convicted of, other than parroting 'convicted felon' every 25 seconds. I mean, let's be serious. Private citizen Trump, retired president with no ambition to run for re-election, would NEVER have been indicted on these charges. The charges were left to rot for years- so long that the statute of limitaitons on them had expired. Yet when it became apparent that Trump had a shot at being the GOP nominee, they were resurrected. The timing is utter insanity- indict the leading contender for the Presidency? Over such miniscule and inconsequentical matters? It reeks of political hackery and fear. Another thing the left fails to see, which may contribute to their downfall- a large slice of Trump voters actually don't like him that much. They aren't all koolaid drinkers, members of the MAGA cult, morons. A lot are willing to hold their collective noses and vote for Trump as he is the only alternative to 6 more months of Biden, then the Harris remake of the party. The GOP is assembling a large and diverse tent of voters, and Democrats ignore this at their peril.

Y'all might want to be careful criticizing the speck in your opponent's eye. The current President ALSO used student deferrals to avoid service in Vietnam- actually 5 of them to Trump's 4. He then was also declared medically unfit (same as Trump), but due to asthma as a child, in spite of a storied career as a lifeguard and college athlete. Not much to choose between the two of them there. Difference perhaps is Joe the Watch Checker, also responsible for the Afghanistan withdrawal fiasco, the Gulf War supporter...

I believe the transcripts were 'cleaned up' to remove certain vocabulary and utterances from the President. You know, no reason. Other than to try and hide the President's obvious trouble in answering questions clearly. https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/justice-department-says-bidens-classified-docs-interview-transcript-omitted

Yeah. Intelligent and articulate. Did she have any speaking roles in her 'films'? Probably not, her mouth was full most of the time.

I prefer a 22 state solution- Israel and 22 Arab states. They can all generously provide for their Palestinian brothers and sisters who were displaced in the attempted genocide of 1948. Collectively it would be easy. Maybe even throw them a few bucks from the UN to make it easier.

...and what do most of those evil countries have in common, I wonder... The article doesn't say.

I disagree. If Biden had not saddled himself with Harris as VP, he would have been gone. I think that was the assumption anyway in 2020- he was the steady hand needed during the pandemic. Then he would gracefully hand over power to the next generation. Too late now though.

That is one of the ironies of this election. Both parties seem stuck with candidates that they didn't really want.

The hysteria is strong in this one. According to Statista, it doesn't even make the top 10. Inflation, health care, immigration, jobs are the top 4. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362236/most-important-voter-issues-us/

It is similar to the parliamentary system that is used in a great many countries as well. Take Canada, for example. The Liberal party came in 2nd in the popular vote, but has been the government party in the last 2 elections. Pure popular vote style elections are rather rare in the G7.

Really? There was no evidence presented that these acts were committed to rig an election. The prosecution was very careful to NOT say what the underlying offence was that elevated 34 minor misdemeanours to the level of felonies. The judge in his instructions said the same. If you think that the 'revelation' that Trump slept with a porn star would have scuppered his election chances, you don't know the American people very well. It may well have had the opposite effect...

True. That's also why they vote on the price of milk and gasoline rather than other measures of economic prosperity. And on the cost of their mortgage/rent vs. 5 years ago. We shall see.

To be honest, I don't think a lot of people will care. It is a hard crime to describe in an way that makes easy sense to a lot of people. "Trump stole money!" would be an easy one. "Trump didn't keep his books accurately and that may have been due to his worry about the election, or possibly...." is harder to use. That is why the whole discussion stops at either "convicted felon" or "34 counts!!" without any cogent explanation.

You really want to play dictionary games instead of addressing the actual point?

I'll take a stab. Yes, I accept the verdict. That is part of being in a free country- accepting results that you may not agree with. Now we will deal with the fallout, both legally and politically.

The Democrats may have unwittingly created a martyr.

Interesting that those crimes need not be brought before the court, nor does Trump have to be found guilty of them. I think that may be the basis of why people are finding it hard to follow the trail from crime to conviction. The 34 misdemeanour document falsifying counts would, under normal circumstances, be forgotten due to the statute of limitations. But...if they are associated with an underlying crime then they become felonies and can be acted on. The underlying crime doesn't need to be brought in court or judged. Just mentioned. So, Trump can be convicted of falsifying documents to cover up a crime that has not been proven or even seen light of day in court. I think that is what many people find hard to swallow. It seems a rather convoluted path.

Actually, as far as I remember a couple of the fatter rioters had strokes or heart attacks and died as well. Can't be bothered to check though. No cops were killed, that I do remember.

Absolutely. And now the voters can decide. Trump, warts and all, or Biden, warts and all. Compare their records as president- it is a rare thing for voters to have that opportunity.

And good for Biden. He beat Trump's record. Still doesn't take away that Trump beat every other president before him.

You may find that a lot of people don't care. Here is a news flash- a lot of people who will vote for Trump actually don't like him very much. But they do like how America was when he was president. So a conviction on some paper crimes won't move the needle. A lot of people comment, "oh my God! How can anyone who calls themself a Christian vote for Trump?" See above. They don't see either candidate as particularly faithful or godly, so they vote based on other issues.

Could you clarify? I think your chart shows that unemployment for black workers was the lowest point ever under Trump, does it not? Lower than any other President up to that point?

Perhaps. You may be right. But this, of all the indictments , is the most inoffensive and hardest for people to understand. There is no clear victim, no clear crime, etc. It is also obviously the most political in nature. So we shall see.