Bday Prang

They seem a bit touchy about this , just a bit of mumbling on social media and the national government propaganda machine swings into action, First off a government spokesperson instantly condemns it as fake news,although no suggestion was made as to who might go to the trouble of inventing such a story or their reasons for doing so. Secondly TAT officials were then instructed to write reports confirming this before a few uniformed officers were despatched to the areas of concern for the sake of appearances By this time the statisticians are on the case and some % occupancy rates are dreamed up to further reinforce the narrative Then the local Mayor chimes in adding some further weight to the message Finally the article itself appears to draw its own conclusion, and informs us that everything is fine just like the authorities have said, quoting reliable sources and dismissing other reports as misleading

Strangely no mention at all of who will be issuing this certificate and who's signature will be on it . I think there is only one person who can issue "pardons" but this is not really a pardon , or is it ? Its just a reminder to everybody that the verdict the court arrived at in his trial has now been "officially" disregarded , and as befits a man of his wealth and influence, he is once again to be considered to be above the law as are any members of his family or anybody else he bestows the honour on

Its self certification , just like a tax return, so he will have just written it himself. but its obviously been endorsed by" a higher authority" who probably cannot be prosecuted The intention is to draw a line under the events of the past, and to signal to the masses that his return to politics and his increasing involvement and interference is fully sanctioned by his fellow elite and therefore any resistance or opposition is futile The message would appear to be clear "I'm Back" as if anybody was ever in any doubt Sister will be next

He blends in well and looks very statesman like . On the other hand Biden's face up there would just look ridiculous

he was a 20 year old kid with some kind of republican party membership card in his pocket that is all you know, and it means nothing. You and a few others seem to be unable to accept this As an example , in the UK several years ago many conservative MPs and other opponents of the labour party actually signed up for labour party membership and managed to get lefty loser Jeremy Corbyn voted in as leader Simply carrying a card means nothing

Tend to agree, women can be a bit fickle at times and its not unheard of for false accusations to have been made due to feelings of shame or guilt at their own behaviour. Furthermore the UK police , if I am not mistaken, have been pretty much instructed to automatically consider those accused of sexual crimes as guilty until proven innocent, This was a knee jerk response to allegations of them not taking all cases seriously

Neither a yank or a Thai basher

When people use terms like "its a proven scientific fact" one just inherently knows its not the case

I don't get in the least bit angry when derogatory comments are made about Trump or Biden, why would I? However it is rather frustrating when threads are hijacked by idiots, like you, posting incoherent rubbish.

Really ? so what were you talking about when you posted 12 minutes you "never said it was a staged stunt" yet 38 minutes before that "it was a political stunt that put others lives at risk" and then this You have lost it pal , stop making a fool of yourself, you are about as lucid as Sleepy Joe and appear to be incapable of rational discussion. its actually buttock clenchingly embarrassing to read your posts.

no not "Deflection Link" either "Act Blue"

I'm wondering what you have been drinking , where can I get some at this hour ? is it prescription only ?

no they were not called "Link" they were called "ActBlue"

a spoiled adolescent with severe learning difficulties , exacerbated presumably by his "Trump Derangement Syndrome"

He had the ability to outwit the security services and take a shot at the former president, yet you think a bogus registration as a republican for whatever reason is beyond him. You also appear to believe that the whole incident was staged by Trump as a publicity stunt, I think its you who has issues. I used the imaginary Biden scenario in an attempt to help you understand the relatively simple point I was making, I see you are still having difficulties, I feel any further attempt at explanation would be futile I'm not American but I am starting to understand what they mean by Trump Derangement Syndrome, It certainly seems to affect ones cognitive abilities

No idea what you are talking about, but the shooter carrying a republican membership card does not confirm his political leanings any more than wearing a dress confirms a persons gender Just imagine if Biden had planned it all, would you expect the assassin to carry a picture of sleepy joe in his wallet just to confirm things? Either wake up properly or go back to sleep

it may indicate his political leanings but on the other hand it may not, He has just tried to assassinate the president, you don't think applying for a bogus membership card, maybe to create some confusion as to the motive is a possibility? Personally I don't lean either way , I'm not American

That means nothing , anybody could register

Racist ? I saw no evidence of racism

So lets imagine a hypothetical situation,...... a Chinese friend of your wife comes to stay at your house for a while as a guest, would you consider her "sad" if she did not learn your language ?

Tommy was written as a Rock opera by Pete Townsend in around 1969 , he was the guitarist for The Who, It was nothing to do with Elton John. Elton John covered the song "pinball wizard" in the 1975 film version

For this side of the debate to continue, somebody is going to have to define life changing, Personally I think the 200k is going to change their life considerably, It may not last them until the day they die, but I don't think that is necessary requirement for it to be considered life changing. its all a matter of degree is it not

It wasn't racism at the time, and it isn't now as far as I am concerned, a joke is a joke, films like the carry on series poked fun at everybody, and any character could find themselves the butt of a trashy seaside postcard type joke, black, white or asian people laughing at themselves, and at each others, idiosyncrasies and character traits, non of which was intended to be offensive or spitefully derogative and nobody but nobody considered it to be so . Jump forward 50 years or so, and there is this very small, yet very annoyingly vocal, group of people who have either lost or more likely never had any sense of humour, and have embarked on a crusade to find racism and hatred where it never existed, and to compete with each other as to who can take the most offence. These people must endure a horrifically miserable existence, completely devoid of fun, humour, and indeed common sense. The advisory warnings , somewhat laughably, are not aimed at or for the benefit of our genteel elderly people, there is no need for that , our pensioners are made of much sterner stuff. They are intended for the new generation 20+ somethings , a pathetic bunch who can be reduced to tears or provoked to extreme violence merely by being addressed by the wrong pronoun or by hearing that somebody else has suffered the same, "abuse" I stand by what I said, things were just better all round in those days If time travel was possible I would happily go back, even if I had to remain at my current chronological age,

A hair dresser? I knew he was south african but I never knew he was a hairdresser

Thanks for sharing, but to be honest and without wishing to be offensive I really couldn't care less. The question was aimed specifically at the member I was quoting, and I don't really care what his favorite musical is either, i was more interested in whether he had one or not , the title was unimportant. I actually hate musicals