TroubleandGrumpy

Democrats are experts at turning what they say into the truth - but only the fools believe after all these years. If the weaponisation of the Law and Courts against Trump is not Autocracy, I dont know what is. If Biden imposing a new ACT that tries to force all subsequent POTUS' not to change the course he has taken is not Autocracy, then I dont know what is. And on and on and on it goes - accuse your opponents of doing what you are doing. Atypical woke lefty political tactic. "Saul Alinsky 101: Accuse your opponent of what only you are doing, as you are doing it, to create confusion, cloud the issue, and inoculate voters against any evidence of your guilt." 9/30/24 Korean News and Commentary (constantcontact.com)

The duplicity is astounding - where were you 'educated' - are you a Gen Z - that would explain the ignorance. With no substance at all, you claim Trump is a Hitler, but when Zelensky does exactly the same as Hitler did - impose martial law as a first step to total control - you dont see anything. There are none so blind.

You are beyond help mate - the symptoms are very clear - cognitive bias - you believe all the Dem narrative. Plus of course being so woke your attacks and personal insults are more and more extreme, the more I try to break through your cognitive bias - much like a teenager being told something they refuse to listen to when they are losing. Go to your room.

That again 😂 Unbelievable !!!

Newspapers will be shut down - ROFLOL - clam down, you are going to have a stroke. But that is how you guys will play it for sure. Defeat is not what you will accept - just look at what happened after Clinton lost. This time around Trump will not hold back for fear of those political tactics that the Dems will play - just like in your BS above. Trump will follow Harris' lead and 'follow the law' - rioting is illegal and unless stopped quickly by the locals - which we all know the Dems will not do in their States - Trump will enforce the Laws.

That rule was made on December 2023 - under the President of Joe Biden - I wonder why??? No mate - it is you who are ignorant as per your own words. Trump will EO to remove the basis of that Act - and it will go to SCOTUS. Forcing a following President to follow your political desires with regards to Defence Policies is unconstitutional. The GOP will support the POTUS and overturn that Act section that removes that nonsense condition. Obviously you think like the Dem Party that it is OK to subvert the Constitution to enable your own political views. Obviously you also agreed to weaponise the DOJ, FBI and the Courts to attack/defame a political opponent. Trump is going to tear it down - the corrupted rein of your Democrat Party is going to be destroyed. Get yourself ready - and if your lot storm the streets again - The National Guard will be employed this time. If Antifa raises its ugly illegal head again, they will be arrested and given a military trial. I am certain you lot will claim 'human rights and Trump is a nazi' - but he and we dont care anymore. Does your ignorance extend to the fact that Zelensky has enacted a state of martial law over the whole of Ukraine and abolished the elections?? He is permanently in charge while the war continues with Russia. Are you ignorant of the fact that this was how Hitler took his first step when taking over Germany??

Yes indeed - many things will happen between 5 November and 20 January - The Trump Effect. The EU will be scrambling to save their relevance and existence within the USA economic and political 'umbrella', and NATO will be also desperately trying to save their own backsides. A major issue of whether they will succeed and not have Trump pull out, will be their moves to end the Ukraine war, that no one wants to continue (aside from Zelensky and his cohorts). Zelensky aligned himself with the Democrats and all their supporters (especially media and celebrities) - he will now have to 'pay the piper' and he will be driven out of town and off the world stage. And this time around, anyone that uses that 442 days to undermine the Trump's Presidency before he even gets into Office, will be investigated, charged and tried. Trump and his Team have already spread the word to informers - if you see/hear of anyone doing anything to damage Trump's Presidency, keep the evidence and give it to us when we arrive. This time around Trump is prepared and has an Administration already in place - and part of that Team will be those tasked with cleaning out all the 'redbacks' and taking action against anyone that undermined the Trump Presidency. Last time, Trump was unprepared on this and many other issues, but now he knows what to do and who to trust - the last 4 years were not wasted.

You will not get an answer - because Kamal never provided any answers. She "responded" to the questions, but she never answered them. Harris will go down in history for something she said - just like Trump will always be remembered for the term 'Fake News'. Harris will be remembered for the words "I was born in a middle class family" 'I Was Born Into A Middle Class Family,' Explains Wife When Husband Asks Why The Car Is On Fire | Babylon Bee "I was born into a middle class family," his wife, Beth, began. "Where I come from, car fires are the very least of concerns. What is far more important is putting food on the table, keeping the lights on, and knowing your family has a safe home. It is these things that people across this country are focused on, not a vehicle engulfed in flames in the driveway."

Exactly. And the reason is mental impairment through cognitive bias. They WANT to believe it - so they do. Just like when Trump was accused of saying white nationalist Nazis were good people in Charlottesville - a total lie that to this day some delusional woke liberals still think is true - because they want it to be true.

Truly delusional and again proves that most lefties do not understand reality, and are not able to accept the truth with your cognitive bias. Was that distortion/lie about Trump a CNN headline?? MSNBC ? ABC? NPR? The Guardian? Al Jazeera? etc etc etc.

If she had enough intelligence, that would have been a good idea. But you cannot make an unintelligent person remember things, even if you repeat the answers to them over and over and over. That is why during her first interview/debate, she would say 'now regarding that one.......' 'That One' being the issue/question she was briefed on and given the answers for. Since then she has been under orders - 'dont try answer any questions (you idiot) - say these things only - ignore the questions'. The classic 'tell' of someone that is 'scripted' is when the script goes different or wrong - like when her teleprompter stopped and she had no idea what to say next - indeed she had no idea what she had just said. Another classic is when she 'adjusted' her earpiece, because she was not used to it being in there, and she was not used to getting answers given to her (unlike Clinton). Like him or not, Trump is very unscripted - he wings it. That can get him into trouble sometimes for sure, but when it comes down to a person who is going to be the POTUS, it should be a fundamental basic that the person can deal with things 'directly' and 'immediately' at hand - and not be a slave to those giving them the answers to previously determined questions. The choice the People are usually given is either a Diplomat who can give give speeches and say the words given to them with aplomb and occasionally go off script as/when needed (Obama), or a Politician who prefers to deal with things on the fly and does not rely on a script/message (Trump). Harris is neither of those - she is a vacuous ignorant 'news/topic reader' that says what she is told to say, and when things go off script she 'flounders' like a fish out of water (which is what she is now). Anyone saying anything else is just a loyal Democrat that would and will, support any candidate the Party machine puts forward - because the issue is not the person, it is the 'message' and the 'narrative' - and anyone who challenges that message/narrative is an 'evil dictator/nazi' and a 'threat to democracy'.

Thailand has been putting nails in it's own coffin since 2014 when the Junta re-aligned with China, implemented all the BS regulations about 'foreigners', and manipulated the Baht to make it a lot higher. They did that for buying military equipment and infrastructure projects (mainly from China and all with the usual kickbacks). The Baht has a long long way to go back down to anything near 'normal' when measured over any extended period. The Baht is massively over-valued when compared to the year the Junta took over - and the 14 years before that to the year 2000. Currency Sept 2014 Sept 2024 Now USD 36.3 32.7 33.3 EUR 40.5 36.1 36.3 JPY 0.31 0.22 0.22 GBP 55.1 43.3 43.5 AUD 25.5 23.2 22.4

Exactly - unworkable. Or will TRD pay for the flights and 4/5 star accommodation?? Well OK then. Samui has a TRD Office. 2 weeks should do it.

You remind me of a famous (in Aust) line from a great Aussie movie (The Castle) - 'Tell Him He's Dreaming".

I tend to agree with that position - I doubt they will try to tax retired Expats living in Thailand. But if I am the unlucky guy who gets 'questioned', it would be wise to have at least some idea of what TRD is doing, and be able to at least put a case forward - especially about DTAs. Meanwhile, sorry to say, but I hope it is one of the other guys who gets 'the call/letter' - only if that happens (if it does) will we know the reality of the situation. Although I am optimistic, if this does go ahead, I have no reason to think that the TO in the local TRD Office will be less dogmatic and unchangeable, as the IO in the local Immigration Office. I usually get a 'good one' but there has over the years been a few 'Somchais' who say - 'no, this way to do' - and of course I smile and agree. If I am 'called' by TRD and I decide to attend, I will try to remember that there is only one thing worse than telling a Thai 'Officer' that they are wrong, and that is proving it.

She turned up at 5.17, knowing his show started at 6pm, and she gave him only 20 minutes. As Brett said - they were clearly trying to 'ice the kicker'. His explanation to Hannity about the illegal immigration issues, completely exposed the lies that she said, and how she deflected and refused to answer his questions.

At least he answered some questions (for over an hour) in the lion's den. And several other Dem aligned MSM channels too.

It was a terrible campaign mistake driven by desperate measures needed - they even have Obama out haranguing black men to vote for Kamala as the polls show a lot of them aint gonna vote, and many are switching back to Trump. The interview confirmed what the GOP supporters thought about her (and more), and the Dems supporters saw it through rose coloured glasses. But most of those still undecided saw it for what it was - a train wreck. IMO she lost a chunk of the white 'female' vote after that interview. It looks to me like Kamala is causing a lot of white women and black men to not vote this time, and a bunch of them to actually vote for Trump. This is a single term election only - it is a unique election in that there has only been one POTUS who lost Office and then won it back one term later (Cleveland in 1893). Many might not like Trump (he aint 'personable'), but they think Trump for another four years has got to be better than the last 4 years of Biden-Harris. Plus Trump has won over people he lost in 2020, and Kamala has not 'won over' people enough to view her as a suitable person to be POTUS.

Mark Cuban - lets acknowledge he is as impartial as Hannity. His comment "she answered all his questions" made me laugh - she responded, but she did not answer one of them.

When/if TRD confirms that in its '2024 tax guide' or public statements, that would be very welcome. Because it worries me that they could actually mean that they want to stop people who in one year become a non-resident for tax purposes (<180 days) , and realise all their capital gains in that year, and then bring that money into Thailand in a later year tax free. I would assume then that the <removed> 'argument' would be that the person was a tax resident and deliberately became a non-resident for tax, for the sole purpose of avoiding income taxes. Confusing and interesting.

Sounds right - and I would certainly think and hope that is what they mean. But has it been confirmed by TRD that it is what we think it is and it cannot be 'interpreted' by Somchai in the local TRD Office another way? And the question then becomes, how can someone who is not a tax resident lodge a tax return in the year they are remitting that money into Thailand. Do they have to lodge an updated return for the year they were a tax resident? Complicated and unclear - same as same is.

WOW - If Trump can get Pennsylvania again, then it is definitely good night Irene Kamala.

When it comes to being witty, they tend to show it with regards to sex (as in 'girlfriend?'). Two word summary is of course ........... begins with phu

It is OK to be a Dems supporter, but stating that Harris did anything 'masterfully' or 'brilliant' is to deny reality. I find it hard to accept that Biden got 15 million more legitimate votes in 2020 (81 million) than Obama got in 2012 (66 million) - but that is the 'reality'. But I find it unbelievable that anyone would think that Harris did well - she bombed mate - badly. The election, save for some unbelievable disaster, is as good as over.

Me too