J Town

2 minutes ago, tropo said:

I don't wish to insult old people, but this highest office, whatever it is, is stressful and there should be some age limit. 

 

This year we had Bernie 78, Biden 77, and Bloomberg 78, vying for the position. Pelosi at 80 is way too old to hold her powerful position. Why isn't there some younger talent in that party? Someone that looks like they could handle 8 years?

Thinking out loud here, I hope to live long enough to see AOC in the oval. She does ZERO fundraising because people believe in her, and her actions speak volumes.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Biden’s remark was clearly unacceptable and he has very rightly been criticized for it.

 

He’s also accepted the criticism, accepted what he said was well out of order and apologized.

 

That’s a strength, not a weakness.

 

No, it's a glimpse of his thought process. NO one should EVER say anything like that, particularly when running for what used to be considered the highest office in the land.

1 minute ago, tropo said:

It's a bit of an insult to Reagan to put these two together in the same photo. Reagan was an extraordinary orator. Biden can't speak, period. Reagan knew how to tell a joke. Biden just puts his foot in his mouth every time he makes an attempt at humor.

I watched a Biden interview last night on the Colbert "A Late Show." Even giving him some credit due to his stuttering, you could see him lagging towards the end of a 20 minute stint of having to pay attention. The DNC just isn't getting it. Say what you will about Bernie, he would have gotten the Independents (the largest of ALL voting groups!) out to vote. At this point it doesn't matter who Biden picks for VP (is Hillary dead yet?), he's going down like the Hindenburg.

2 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Imagine the uproar, had President said that...

At the risk of repeating myself, Trump's racist remarks have been so overwhelming that the general populace has become numb to them. And this is a dangerous thing!

22 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Biden was joking around. 

I get the joke. 

So do the vast majority of black people that would vote for a cabbage rather than 45.

It was not a racist comment.

In fact playing around like that will tend to gin up  the black vote for Biden. 

Here's the problem - We want a president who can think on his feet. I don't care WHAT the context was, those words should NEVER have been uttered. Anyone supposedly experienced and savvy enough would have known this. Biden is a sleepy, creepy one percenter who is WAY past his expiration date. BTW, you DO realize Biden is courting Jamie Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan Chase) and Michael Bloomberg (billionaire loser) for positions in his cabinet? How's THAT for progressive?

2 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

Im not really sure how telling a person that they are not black unless they vote for him would be a 'perceived' gaff.... 

EXACTLY the problem - this is how he thinks! Every black voter in the US has a family member or friend who has done time because of Biden's incarceration policies.

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Had Trump said the opposite this thread, IMO, would be full of outraged anti Trumpers telling us how racist he is. So far nothing on those lines. Perhaps it depends on which way one votes as to how racist anything is.

The inexhaustible number of racist remarks Trump has made has numbed the public.

All Biden has to do to win in November is KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT! I guess he's not capable of even that little thing. SMH!

4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

11 minutes ago, checkered flag said:

Are masks required if going outside in the US or are they optional?

In general optional to go outside but some localities might state a requirement but it's largely unenforceable. Specific indoor spaces for shopping and work do have a requirement though and will ban people who don't comply.

A recent video went viral of a Costco (American Macro) employee politely but firmly giving a rude shopper the boot for his refusal to wear a mask while in the store. It's NOT an infringement on your "rights," it's the considerate thing to do when in an enclosed space. NO one can say 100% that wearing masks DOESN'T do some good.

1 minute ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

Yes really. Trump is still the same Trump going back decades. Same way of speaking. Same mannerisms.

No, the cheese is sliding off his cracker as well. There are montages of his decline and if I post them they'll get bounced. You can find them, plenty of them out there.

1 hour ago, TopDeadSenter said:

1 hour ago, J Town said:

C'mon - even you can't think that's right.  He has cheated on every one of his wives, he has lied more than any president in history, he has covered up hush money paid to porn stars - the list goes on. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeze!

He doesn't even take a salary. His bedroom antics are his own business providing he only touches adults, and there is no suggestion otherwise. He is standing up for his country against tyrannical regimes worldwide. How can you say he is immoral?

The cost to the US taxpayer has been over $100 million for golf outings alone, so that salary argument carries no water. You brought up the premise he is the most moral president ever - bedroom antics are one of the cores of his immorality, along with stealing money from a children's cancer charity and paying hush money to a porn star. He praises tyrannical regimes against the advice of his top security advisers/groups. THAT'S how I can say he is immoral.

7 minutes ago, Tie Dye Samurai said:

I have to agree here, I do not like Trump but it is obvious where this began and who is responsible for it.

So you're saying China is responsible for not handling it properly, thereby propagating the spread of the virus? Isn't that EXACTLY what the US is currently doing by denouncing the advice from expert epidemiologists in order to speed up the economy?