U.S. Electoral College close to formally confirming Joe Biden's win

[bunnydrops]

4 hours ago, J Town said:

"Texas lawmaker to file bill calling for vote on secession from US"

 

Texas lawmaker to file bill calling for vote on secession from US | TheHill

That is funny. We will have to move Trump's wall further north.

[Eric Loh]

Even Newsmax who refused to call Biden as winner has now relented. Resistance is slowly but surely wearing off. 
https://www.thewrap.com/newsmax-john-bachman-joe-biden-president-elect/

[George Aylesham]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He might sell a few, and he will pardon those who have dirt on him, but he’s not going to be doing anyone any favors for free.

 

He views those who tried to help him as he failed as the cause of his failure.

 

Billy Barr being an example.

 

 

I thought the selling of indulgencies ceased in 1597 but it looks as if it's still alive and well in 21st century America.

[Tie Dye Samurai]

4 hours ago, J Town said:

"Texas lawmaker to file bill calling for vote on secession from US"

 

Texas lawmaker to file bill calling for vote on secession from US | TheHill

If you have ever lived in Texas, this is not terribly unusual to see but is usually not taken seriously or proposed by somebody in office. Since Texas used to be its own country, for better or worse it absolutely does have a unique perceived identity about itself within the populace. If you ever want to advertise something in Texas....just tell everybody it is "Texas Big", "Texas Sized", "Texas Tough" or whatever attribute you want to assign to it. 

[Chomper Higgot]

10 minutes ago, George Aylesham said:

I thought the selling of indulgencies ceased in 1597 but it looks as if it's still alive and well in 21st century America.

There’s serendipity, I spent the weekend reading a history of Martin Luther.

[placeholder]

If you go to OANN.com, you'll see on the home page (at least up till now) a headline about the electoral college. Apparently, it hasn't voted yet. What's more, if you read the article, you won't find any mention of who the official electors are. It treats the Republican electors in states where Trump lost, as equally valid. This gives some idea of how all encompassing is the bubble that Trump supporters live in.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

22 minutes ago, placeholder said:

If you go to OANN.com, you'll see on the home page (at least up till now) a headline about the electoral college. Apparently, it hasn't voted yet. What's more, if you read the article, you won't find any mention of who the official electors are. It treats the Republican electors in states where Trump lost, as equally valid. This gives some idea of how all encompassing is the bubble that Trump supporters live in.

 

Amazing!  This remains the lead story on their website as of right now... long after the Electoral College "landslide" vote for Biden was concluded.... Perhaps OANN is in some time-space warped reality continuum.  On second though, perhaps I should have deleted the word "perhaps" above.

 

 

At some point, they're gonna have to acknowledge the truth, no matter how much they don't like or want it.

 

Edited December 15, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[xylophone]

1 hour ago, Tie Dye Samurai said:

If you have ever lived in Texas, this is not terribly unusual to see but is usually not taken seriously or proposed by somebody in office. Since Texas used to be its own country, for better or worse it absolutely does have a unique perceived identity about itself within the populace. If you ever want to advertise something in Texas....just tell everybody it is "Texas Big", "Texas Sized", "Texas Tough" or whatever attribute you want to assign to it. 

Will "Texas Stupid" work as well?

[onthedarkside]

A post with trolling Trump video memes, and another trolling post have been removed.

[klauskunkel]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

"In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed."

However, idiocy, stupidity, ignorance, denial still run rampant. Gotta address that.

[tomauasia]

You couldn't make this stuff up. How sad.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

24 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Even Putin know when yo concede.

 

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Dec 15) congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the US presidency, the Kremlin said.

 

 

Ouch!!!   This one's gotta hurt... right where it hurts Trump the most... with his buddy Vlad.

 

But hey, Vlad's probably thinking all his anti-U.S. efforts these past years leading up to Trump and under Trump have been pretty successful.

 

The U.S. bitterly divided and its standing trashed on the world stage. The rest of the world laughing/crying at Trump's anti-democratic, would be dictator election nonsense. 300,000 and counting Americans dead from CV under a leader who has denied and downplayed it. Armed Proud Boys roaming the streets and states like Texas talking secession.

 

All in all, a job well done. Now time to lay the groundwork for undoing Biden and trying to pave the way for a return of Trump or someone like him in four years. I wonder if Putin is eligible for merit pay raises in Russia?

 

Mission accomplished!

 

 

Edited December 15, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[joecoolfrog]

10 hours ago, riclag said:

So it appears the next important dates in the process are   January 6 and the 20th! 

Do you seriously support sedition , is attempting to steal an election acceptable to you , do you comprehend the notion of gross hypocrisy ?

[herwin1234]

America, amazing country. Cant solve its own structural rampant human rights abuses yet always tells other countries what to do. 

[joecoolfrog]

5 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

There’s serendipity, I spent the weekend reading a history of Martin Luther.

That must have been a jolly read lol

[jvs]

11 hours ago, riclag said:

So it appears the next important dates in the process are   January 6 and the 20th! 

You seem to be the only die hard Trumper left,the others have gone quiet.

Sooner or later you too have to deal with reality,will you ever accept that Biden has won?

[Chomper Higgot]

31 minutes ago, joecoolfrog said:

That must have been a jolly read lol

It was extremely interesting, the man had a huge intellect and courage of his convictions.

[J Town]

20 minutes ago, jvs said:

11 hours ago, riclag said:

So it appears the next important dates in the process are   January 6 and the 20th! 

You seem to be the only die hard Trumper left, the others have gone quiet.

Sooner or later you too have to deal with reality, will you ever accept that Biden has won?

You cannot change the truth. However, the truth can change you if you accept reality.

 

Joe won. Embrace it, become one with it. Look back at all the things that were said to Clinton supporters and repeat them to yourself.

[Justgrazing]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

 

But by early afternoon only a handful had gathered, including Bob Ray, 66, a retired construction worker. He held a sign that read: "order a forensic audit," "save America" and "stop communism

 

whilst waving an AK47 .. 

[placeholder]

It's definitely over for Trump. His "bestie" has just congratulated Biden.

Putin Congratulates Joe Biden On U.S. Election Victory – Kremlin

 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out.

Putin’s message to Biden came a day after the Electoral College confirmed Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede that he had lost.

Russia's Putin congratulates Biden on winning U.S. election (apnews.com)

[Jingthing]

7 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The 2nd amendment!

I don't get your point.

Sure, they like weapons and guns, but the Proud Boys aren't really specifically associated with the 2nd amendment like the NRA

Also with all whatever weapons they might have, they come off as total clowns.

Who are they going to war with? City police forces? The U.S. Army? Good luck, Proud Boys.

 

 

Opinion | The Proud Boys really thought they could terrorize our city. As if. - The Washington Post

Quote

 

The Proud Boys are as stupid as they look, decked out in their ridiculous yellow-and-black garb and wannabe military gear, if they thought marauding D.C. streets would leave this community hiding behind locked doors. They only managed to stir things up.

Bent on provocation, the far-right know-nothings invaded our town over the weekend as part of a contingent of marching MAGA sympathizers who can’t come to grips with the unassailable fact that their hero got his butt beat by Joe Biden last month.

 

 

[Jingthing]

40 minutes ago, placeholder said:

It's definitely over for Trump. His "bestie" has just congratulated Biden.

Putin Congratulates Joe Biden On U.S. Election Victory – Kremlin

 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out.

Putin’s message to Biden came a day after the Electoral College confirmed Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede that he had lost.

Russia's Putin congratulates Biden on winning U.S. election (apnews.com)

Still to come aboard the good ship reality:

 

Bolsanaro (Brazil)

Kim (North Korea)

trump (Mar a Lago)

Obrador (Mexico)

 

I would expect the first three, but Obrador of Mexico is weirder than I thought. 

[Tie Dye Samurai]

5 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Even Putin know when yo concede.

 

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Dec 15) congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the US presidency, the Kremlin said.

 

Oh you know it is not good when The Boss picks up the phone and has to make that call...it just got real for Dear President.

[placeholder]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Still to come aboard the good ship reality:

 

Bolsanaro (Brazil)

Kim (North Korea)

trump (Mar a Lago)

Obrador (Mexico)

 

I would expect the first three, but Obrador of Mexico is weirder than I thought. 

Apart from being nearly as adept a fantasist at Trump, Lopez Obrador does have legitimate reasons for saying nothing. Trump still has it in his power to make life difficult for Mexicans for the  next 36 days.

Edited December 15, 2020 by placeholder

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

Apart from being nearly as adept a fantasist at Trump, Lopez Obrador does have legitimate reasons for saying nothing. Trump still has it in his power to make life difficult for Mexicans for the  next 36 days.

Yeah. I thought of that. I hope that's the reason but it was surprising that he had become so allied with Mr Trump. 

[OffshoreMig]

A state's College delegation should be allocated proportionally a candidate's support not Highest vote candidate

get 100% of delegates The US system is really flawed. Not worthy of emulation or respect

[heybruce]

40 minutes ago, OffshoreMig said:

A state's College delegation should be allocated proportionally a candidate's support not Highest vote candidate

get 100% of delegates The US system is really flawed. Not worthy of emulation or respect

Some years ago Republicans tried to get California, the largest electoral college state and usually Democrat, to allocate its electoral college voted based on percentage of votes for each candidate.  Of course they didn't want Texas, the second largest electoral college state and usually Republican, to do the same.

 

Unless all states do it, there is a strong disincentive for any state to do it.  Getting all states to do it would probably require a Constitutional Amendment, and those aren't easy.

[Seth1a2a]

Republicans accept Biden win after Electoral College vote

 

 

 

An Early Christmas Gift  for the United States

.....

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate/senior-republicans-accept-biden-as-president-elect-reject-talk-of-overturning-election-idUSKBN28O33F

 

 

[heybruce]

Trump's hypocrisy continues:  https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-campaign-files-lawsuit-over-002536780.html

 

From the article:

 

"The federal lawsuit claims that New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver violated state election code by permitting voters to deposit completed absentee ballots in drop boxes at voting locations rather than handing them to the location's presiding judge in person."

 

Millions of voters did the same thing in Florida.  Of course Trump has no problem with how the Florida vote was conducted because he won that state.

Edited December 15, 2020 by heybruce

[Tie Dye Samurai]