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6 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crime

Good to see a definitive definition, thanks Jeff.

But on close scrutiny, and I quote from your link, it finds hate crimes are-

"A hate crime (also known as a bias-motivated crime or bias crime)[1] is a prejudice-motivated crime which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of their membership (or perceived membership) of a certain social group or race.

Examples of such groups can include, and are almost exclusively limited to ethnicity, disability, language, nationality, physical appearance, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation."

So mocking somebody for their physical appearance ie orange complexion or small hands or mocking hairstyle or obesity is a HATE CRIME. Yet I have read members here mocking somebody for this exact thing. All one way though, I never saw any poster mock anyone for being of dark color for example. Any explanation for how the left can carry out hate crimes daily with no penalty?

 And then it concludes mocking someone on the basis of their ethnicity is a hate crime. I saw many many posts here mocking the former first lady for this. Starting to notice a real pattern now.

And mocking somebody for a disability is a hate crime. Yet I read again many many times here posts continually mocking the former President for his bone spur disability. That, once again, is a hate crime.

 How can it be hate crimes are alive and well and flourishing on this forum? Very very worrying would you not agree Jeff?

4 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

3 things are creating this surge.  1-Covid.  Times are tough in these countries and the people are desperate. 2-Hurricanes.  They've had 2 recently.  The damage was really bad. And combined with Covid, it's a real mess. 3-The departure of Trump.  Nuff said.

4 things. Don't forget Joe literally invited them

"What I would do as president is several more things, because things have changed. I would, in fact, make sure that there is, we immediately surge to the border — all those people are seeking asylum, they deserve to be heard. That’s who we are. We’re a nation who says, if you want to flee, and you’re freeing oppression, you should come."

From the 1st Presidential debate, or if physical link to text is required

https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-2019-surge-to-the-border-comments-resurface-amid-growing-crisis

38 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

Biden is elderly, and since his youth struggles with stuttering,

That my friend is a lie.

There are thousands of videos on Youtube and other streaming sites which show prior to about 2015 Biden was actually an excellent speaker. Fast witted, and not even the slightest whiff of a stutter. For decades and decades and decades, no trace of this lame stutter excuse for Biden's inability to speak. Why now? Are you admitting the obvious without realizing it?

 Putin would make him look a total fool, which is why Biden is running from the challenge. Note to Biden, next time you run your mouth off make sure you have the ability to back it up if you get called out. How embarrassing it is to see him unable to engage with other world leaders like this.

1 minute ago, Berkshire said:

The wording may have changed, but the meaning did not. 

Excuse me, they MADE UP quotes and falsely attributed them to Trump and said it was from anonymous sources. Credibility s now shot for all time after their fake quotes were used to bash Trump during impeachment.

3 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Deflection.  There's an audio recording of another call.  Asking to "find the votes".  Avoid Fox News at all costs.  They make sure stories all the time, and even admit it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor

 

sorry Jeff, they just made it up.

The Wapo has since retracted their false quotes. Rather ironic with your regular crowing about others needing better sources for their news!

“The recording revealed that The Post misquoted Trump’s comments on the call, based on information provided by a source. Trump did not tell the investigator to ‘find the fraud’ or say she would be ‘a national hero’ if she did so.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/the-story-was-a-hoax-donald-trump-hits-out-after-stunning-washington-post-retraction/news-story/4316de0c552800a040bc59332cd79964

On 1/4/2021 at 5:09 AM, Sujo said:

Then lies about the call on twitter. Goose.

The lies were all from the legacy media. They just made up the story and quotes. CNN, Washington Post, all of them falsely claiming they corroborated the story, when in fact it was just made up. Just incredible this made up garbage was used heavily in the impeachment trial, what a total farce!!

Did I miss the thread retracting all these garbage anti-Trump claims?

"The Post initially reported Trump had told an official working in Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office to "find the fraud" in the state, which he lost narrowly to Joe Biden, and that she would be a "national hero" if she did. 

However, a newly emerged recording of the Dec. 23 call found he didn't use those words. "

https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-correction-trump-georgia-votes-election

2 hours ago, Surelynot said:

The financial settlements awarded in the US do seem to be eye watering..........no idea what mechanism they employ.........(not a comment on this particular case......but awards generally)

Normally calculated on expected earnings over a lifetime. Now career criminals can earn a pretty penny when the going is good. I can easily see a $2,500 a day income with no tax or expenses, so that is 900k/year which multiplied by an expected 30 year career gives 27 million. Seems they got it bang on after all.

3 hours ago, Surelynot said:

I have no particular interest either way in this 'story'......but how do you respond to bad media coverage? You only have two choices....completely ignore it or fight it

Likewise, no interest at all. But what you write about them having only 2 choices, ignore or fight is completely wrong. There is a 3rd choice.

 In their case it would have been to cease the woke garbage for 2 minutes and take a good look at themselves. Was it right to say normal Brits should not fly off on holiday while Megan and Harry were flying on private jets on holiday to the likes of Elton Johns mansion? Did people enjoy the Sussexes banging on about environmental stuff while living in a 14 bedroom mega mansion? They could have rowed back on their hypocrisy and preaching and understanding their poor behavior was to blame for the bad press and plummeting popularity ratios, not the British monarchys racism.

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

If MM claims someone said something, and Harry claims to have heard them say it, why would they not name them? 

 

 

I suspect a conversation DID take place around the likely color of the babies skin. Just as it did in my family, and with friends due to our mixed race marriage. Everybody seemed to enjoy speculating this, and we enjoyed the guessing as much as anybody. Totally normal, not offensive in the slightest. 

What Meghan managed to do, is to weaponize the innocent words by detonating the R bomb. Meaning she could never be doubted, and must be telling the truth. So Meghan wins and the British Royal family are a bunch of racists. End of.

Except that many other claims and statements she made during the interview have been proven to be lies or inaccurate, throwing her account of the British racists into question. Inaccuracies such as

1)Archie is not a Prince due to royal protocol, not racism.

2)Meghan did see her half sister more recently than she claimed, and they were photographed together.

3)There was no real wedding 3 days before the $25m real thing. It was a dress rehearsal. (really reminds me of Pammy Anderson this one - can imagine her doing that back in the day!)

So if she was wrong about almost everything in the interview, stands to reason this racist claim should be taken with a pinch of salt too.

15 minutes ago, Tug said:

not bad for an old duffer ehh and the biggest scandal so far is his dog bit some dude

Dog bit some dude? Irrelevant. His biggest scandal this month is he is unable to do a press conference, for obvious reasons. He is breaking modern records by being the only modern President unable to face the press, so much for transparency. And there are of course larger scandals waiting in the wings, 2 huge ones that come to mind.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"We feel really angry that it's an expectation put on women that we need to change our behaviour to stay safe. The problem isn't women, the problem is that women aren't safe on our streets," said Birley.

Luckily a sensible solution from the Green party was forthcoming. During a House of Lords parliamentary debate Baroness Jones delivered this little gem

"I might put in an amendment to create a curfew for men on the streets after 6pm. I feel this would make women a lot safer, and discrimination of all kinds would be lessened."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/peer-suggests-6pm-curfew-for-men-after-sarah-everard-case/ar-BB1euHHJ

Looks good on paper, can't see any potential issues.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Friday to promote business ties with the United States based on "mutual respect"

 Respect? Like forcing anal swabs on US businessmen? Now I realize that words have vastly different meanings in different countries for example "wanting privacy" in England means drawing as much attention to oneself as possible. Means the opposite back home. Now does forcing an anal swab up visiting businessfolk seem respectful in the classic sense?

Foreign visitors have been upset by China’s anal swab tests for COVID-19, prompting complaints of inconvenience and even psychological trauma, and stoking debate over their necessity.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-anal-factbox-idUSKBN2AV0Y4

 Anal Swab Covid Test Won’t Make You Waddle Like A ‘Penguin,’ China Says

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/02/01/anal-swab-covid-test-wont-make-you-waddle-like-a-penguin-china-says/?sh=7dbb24d5475e

18 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Of course he did obscenely pack the supreme court.

What is court packing?

Court packing is adding more judges to a court than there are now, something that can be done on the federal level simply by passing a law.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/22/packing-supreme-court/

 Jingthing, please remind me - with reliable factual sources - when Trump and his party added more than the 9 judges that has been the norm since the mid 1800s. You know full well that he did no such thing, and then you ramp up the BS even more to say he "obscenely" packed the court. I have had a few suspensions recently for posting supposedly "questionable" and "misleading"  words that challenge the woke narrative. Your words are not questionable, they are outright lies. 

9 hours ago, Thailand said:

I guess that the promised delays to passing the bill should ensure a few more deaths to add to the Replicans total

CNN stopped the death-a-thon covid corpse counter as soon as their man was in office - no point in alarmism any more is there? - but sorry to break it to you, people are dying of covid under the Biden administration. Any deaths now are on Bidens watch, and the pork bill looks to be mainly for unrelated stuff like bailing out blue states and other garbage which aint gonna help covid19 victims much 

Feeling glad Uncle Too didn't let Elon rescue the cave kids with one of his rockets.

3 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Embarking on a fishing expedition I presumed.

. 
https://cancerletter.com/articles/20201116_1/

from your link

“It’s not so much about raising money or philanthropy—though there will be some of that—but it’s more about keeping these guys cooperating and changing the culture,”

Curing cancer by "changing the culture" OK thank you Eric, but you seem easily pleased. Your verbose article goes on and on, and in circles, and some rants, trying to obfuscate the basic facts that they raised millions and spend it all on insider staff. If they had any concrete achievements with the money raised feel free to point it out.

This is tragic. All that effort doing the Oprah show to play the doughy eyed victim of racism and bigotry, and now this! Just how is she supposed to play the victim when it is revealed she herself is the abuser - of women no less? 2 female PA's quitting and one left with PTSD looks more than a misunderstanding.