JonnyF

I fail to see why Republicans would want Biden to go. He seems to be the perfect candidate as far as they are concerned. His performances are getting more embarrassing/bizarre by the day. By the time November comes around he will likely be even more impaired. How's it going to look when he is stumbling around the stage, getting Israel mixed up with Mexico, misnaming everyone, shouting at reporters etc. Any floating voters would likely see that and conclude there is no way he can possibly serve another term. As a neutral observer it will be fascinating to see events unfold.

No different to the way many Thai "VIP"s behave in restaurants, clubs, bars etc. They do what they want, and in my experience actually enjoy annoying other customers as a show of power.

For public sector only. Most private businesses, including the one I work for will ignore this. I guess it will get all the busloads of grumpy middle aged women in beige uniforms off the roads and away from the gas station food courts before I head to the farm.

Walk free from prison? He never spent a night there. Walk free from luxury suite at the police HQ would be more accurate. Either way, bad news for expats in Thailand. Thaksin is notoriously anti foreigner. I wouldn't be surprised to see visa crackdowns, increased financial requirements etc. Bad news all round.

Not at all. you said Biden never called out any artists. Well, given that he can't remember their names it seems he decided to insult the entire community of black Trump voters instead. I suppose you think it's better to insult a minority group than a multi millionaire pop star? Biden punching down again. Here he is trying to call out LL Cool J. Embarrassing.

Looks like the boyfriend is a self entitled, aggressive, bullying piece of work as well. What a couple... Given their politics and narcissistic, nasty behaviour they'd probably get on well with the markles.

Really? If I was a black artist supporting Trump I would have found Biden's comments questioning my heritage extremely insulting. Whipping up hate towards black Trump voters is far worse than having a go at Swift. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/politics/biden-charlamagne-tha-god-you-aint-black/index.html

Absolutely right (although in fairness some of the 'mistakes' he makes are just bare faced lies - Joe Biden never lets the truth get in the way of a good yarn). In the clip I posted above he is clearly confusing the Mexico/US border issue with the Israel/Gaza border issue. How can such a bewildered man be trusted to lead a country, especially in the current political climate? It's insane at this point.

I've had the misfortune of hearing a few of her songs. That was enough for me. It seems she has a few Stans on the forum though, so maybe I should add elderly expat Libs to the teenage girls who love to listen to her 'music'.

Once again you have missed the point. I am in agreement that he may well have no interest in her political opinions. More likely he is just be looking for clicks and knows that her recent huge media coverage (clearly amplified by her stating her political opinions) therefore makes her a great target in this regard. Plenty of weirdo stalkers out there no doubt. Maybe a lower profile by avoiding political statements would benefit her, seeing as she is after all, a singer and not a politician. If she is adamant that she wants to enlighten us all with her quite brilliant insightful political commentary, she must accept the higher profile and the increased number of loons taking an interest in her. It appears she thinks she can mouth off about whatever she wants with no consequences. Evidence would suggest that is not the case.

That's very true. If you're changing lanes and they see you indicate they will speed up to close the gap off. A compromise is to indicate at the same time as you start to move across. Not ideal, but sometimes the only option.

I'm sure there was a hugely insightful point about Trump in there somewhere but this thread is about Biden.

A lot of truth in that. All I have to do is brush my teeth/hair and put on a clean, ironed shirt and I'm one of the best dressed men on Sukhumvit. Spend a weekend in Pattaya, add deodorant and I'm in the top 1%. I also use indicators while driving, which puts me in the top 5% of responsible road users. As for these guys, it's pretty stupid. In the likely event of a crash there is no way insurance would pay out (assuming they have any of course) so they'd be the next GoFundMe story.

Actually statistically speaking, now that the first death has already occured the chance of another death is exactly the same as a death in any other condo. Like rolling a dice. Just because it came up six last time, doesn't mean there is less than a 1 in 6 chance of it happening next time.

I don't really need any more information on her than I already have thanks. I'm not really into country pop music for teen audiences but if that's your thing I won't judge. I'm saying her involvement in politics is raising her profile and is now bringing her unwanted attention. Feel free to counter my point if you have anything to add. Otherwise, feel free to stop posting pointless, inane comments.

We're adults here, so feel free to contradict any points I have made with your own. Your flippant response strongly suggests you are incapable of doing so.

No surprise. The evidence is there for all to see. It's actually bordering on sad now. How many examples do we have to witness? How much more dignity does he have to lose? It's getting really uncomfortable to watch.

Perfectly in keeping with the way Biden and his team handles many issues. Why would anyone expect him to handle the border crisis any more effectively than say, the withdrawal from Afghanistan? It's a pattern of dysfunctional management. An inept administration led by a senile old man.

Why doesn't he just claim he's too senile to remember? Worked for Biden...

Assuming that's a serious question, it's because it raises her public profile through the roof. I'd barely heard of her 6 months ago and now she's on the front page of loads of websites every day and all over X, Facebook etc. He might not be interested in her political opinions (or maybe he is) but he'll certainly be aware he'll gain lots of attention from this stunt because her profile has grown so much as a result of those opinons. You've only got to look at this very website to see her having 2 threads on page 1, one of them having 11 pages of comments related to MAGA theories. Can't remember that 12 months ago. If she wants to try to influence elections she's going to have to accept the attention that comes with that and not all of it will be positive. Capeesh?

Apparently the ginger fool was given 12 minutes with his (alleged) father and then sent packing back to LA to be with his handler. Quite generous from Charles. About 11 and a half minutes more than I would have given him. Good to see Harry still saving the planet though, one private jetting PR exercise at a time. I wonder what his carbon footprint per minute with his father was for that round trip. I'll be certain to give up my holidays as you wish me to Harry. Do as you say, not as you do, right? What a plonker.

Not odd at all if you look at the post I was replying to. Try harder.

So typical of the far left BBC. Focusing on those nasty Jews while ignoring the atrocities committed by the Palestinians who started this latest round of violence with the horrific attacks on October 7. Have they actually recognized Hamas as terrorists yet? Or are they still calling them freedom fighters? It's tough to watch the BBC these days. Personally I don't.

Niall does great work, a truly kind human being. Well done sir.

America has a habit of funding foreign conflicts and then leaving when their attention is diverted elsewhere, get a political change or simply get bored (or start getting their butts kicked). I don't know why Ukraine would be any different. Just a matter of time.