Trump’s dominance of GOP field has America bracing for a toxic campaign

[metisdead]

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[xylophone]

16 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Political persecution? 

You just can't help yourself can you, so I think some words from a song by the Doobie Bros might apply to your particular post, perhaps slightly rearranged, however here goes........

 

"No wise man has the power to reason away what a fool believes".

 

So many of us sane and rational folk posting on here really don't stand much of a chance using truth against the MAGA/trump believers!! 

[Yellowtail]

On 8/14/2023 at 2:52 PM, xylophone said:

You just can't help yourself can you, so I think some words from a song by the Doobie Bros might apply to your particular post, perhaps slightly rearranged, however here goes........

 

"No wise man has the power to reason away what a fool believes".

 

So many of us sane and rational folk posting on here really don't stand much of a chance using truth against the MAGA/trump believers!! 

Not with what little you have to work with in any event. 

Edited August 15, 2023 by Yellowtail

[xylophone]

32 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Not with what little you have to work with in any event. 

Yes but we try our best with these trumpies anyway as we know they are not that smart!!

Edited August 15, 2023 by xylophone

[rudi49jr]

4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Not with what little you have to work with in any event. 

Wow, very clever and very thinly disguised insult. You must be proud of yourself.

 

But maybe you can explain something to me. If ‘lefty’ is as dumb as y’all keep saying, then how did they manage to steal the 2020 election? 

[Berkshire]

Chris Christie has pulled ahead of Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire, which is rather startling.  DeSantis had been a solid second to Trump, but is dropping like a rock.  Christie's entire campaign has been about attacking Trump.  Perhaps now the other candidates will see that kissing up to Trump just ain't working.   

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/christie-pulls-ahead-desantis-hampshire-100000653.html

[ozimoron]

I'd bet London to a brick that Trump doesn't show up. Ranting in all caps on truth social isn't the same as being asked hard questions which must be answered on live TV before millions. And when he doesn't, watch his poll numbers drop.

 

He says he won’t sign the pledge required to participate, but former President Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are actively preparing as if he will be onstage for the GOP’s first 2024 presidential debate next week.

 

https://apnews.com/article/debate-republican-president-trump-pence-haley-desantis-d3192137ee265d8455ff8af64a5f88ef

[ozimoron]

"I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror. It must be exhausting rooting for the anti hero".

 

Who sang this and who is the subject and why?

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4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

To be clear, I think the way the left won the election was brilliant. 

 

 

Since when is winning honestly brilliant?

Edited August 16, 2023 by placeholder

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4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

That you think it was disguised is hilarious. 

 

Confessing to trolling much?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

7 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I hate the left...

 

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but I generally do not make generalized claims about entire groups, because (unlike the left) I try to judge people as individuals.

 

Brilliant! And keeping entirely in character!

 

[Yellowtail]

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

 

Brilliant! And keeping entirely in character!

 

Hate the left, I do not hate leftists. 

 

Do you really not understand the difference?

 

 

[Jingthing]

5 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

That you think it was disguised is hilarious. 

I am generally proud of what I've don't with my life, you? 

I hate the left, and while I may have said the left does things that I think are stupid, I do not think I've ever claimed that the left was dumb. I do think there are a lot of idiots on the left, just as I think there are a lot of idiots on the right, but I generally do not make generalized claims about entire groups, because (unlike the left) I try to judge people as individuals. 

 

To be clear, I think the way the left won the election was brilliant. 

 

 

What I find hilarious is that you think Joe Biden is "the left."
 

Almost as funny as people that think Trump is conservative.

[Scott]

Off-topic post violating community guidelines has been removed. 

 

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On 8/16/2023 at 9:29 AM, Berkshire said:

Chris Christie has pulled ahead of Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire, which is rather startling.  DeSantis had been a solid second to Trump, but is dropping like a rock.  Christie's entire campaign has been about attacking Trump.  Perhaps now the other candidates will see that kissing up to Trump just ain't working.   

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/christie-pulls-ahead-desantis-hampshire-100000653.html

The thing about New Hampshire is that in some ways, its Republican electorate is very different to those in other states.

The politics of New Hampshire, America’s quirkiest state, explained

"The state is deeply fiscally conservative — endorsing an income tax is only slightly less politically toxic than endorsing Putin — and a strong libertarian streak runs through it. Further, in the age of political polarization down educational lines — college-educated voters flock to Democrats and those without degrees break heavily toward the GOP — it is one of the most educated states in the United States. And it’s one of the least religious states in a country where church attendance is a key predictor of partisanship among white voters."

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/13/23400859/politics-new-hampshire-america-quirkiest-state-explained

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[Yellowtail]

14 hours ago, Jingthing said:

What I find hilarious is that you think Joe Biden is "the left."
 

Almost as funny as people that think Trump is conservative.

I never said Joe Biden is the left, you (as usual) just made that up. 

[rudi49jr]

32 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I never said Joe Biden is the left, you (as usual) just made that up. 

You really have to keep track of what you said here and stop accusing others of making things up.
 

This is what you said earlier:

“To be clear, I think the way the left won the election was brilliant”

 

So you literally said that the left (i.e. Biden) won the election. 

 

[Yellowtail]

4 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

You really have to keep track of what you said here and stop accusing others of making things up.
 

This is what you said earlier:

“To be clear, I think the way the left won the election was brilliant”

 

So you literally said that the left (i.e. Biden) won the election. 

 

I still think the way the left won the election was brilliant, and I still never said Joe Biden is the left.  

 

President Biden may be a leftist, but he's certainly not the left, any more than Stalin or any other individual totalitarian is the left. 

 

 

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[ozimoron]

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I still think the way the left won the election was brilliant, and I still never said Joe Biden is the left.  

 

President Biden may be a leftist, but he's certainly not the left, any more than Stalin or any other individual totalitarian is the left.

That's projection on steroids. Biden is a totalitarian and Trump isn't? Which one called the election a fraud and instigated an insurrection? Which one has been the only president in modern US history who refused to concede an election loss?

[rudi49jr]

35 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

That's projection on steroids. Biden is a totalitarian and Trump isn't? Which one called the election a fraud and instigated an insurrection? Which one has been the only president in modern US history who refused to concede an election loss?

Not to mention which one is the only president in US history who has ever been indicted. And not just once, but four times. With a fifth indictment in Arizona on the way. MAGA!

Edited August 17, 2023 by rudi49jr

[Tug]

5 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

Not to mention which one is the only president in US history who has ever been indicted. And not just once, but four times. With a fifth indictment in Arizona on the way.

Hey rudi ya forgot 2 count them 2! Impeachments! 

[ozimoron]

Oh, hey. I just remembered. The incontrovertible truth is about to be released. A rebirth of the kraken!

[ozimoron]

I watched the traitor presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on CNN last night. He was saying that he would pull the US out of Ukraine and commit to giving them the Donbas region. He didn't mention Crimea but you can bet that he means that as well. His excuse? Fighting Russia drives it into the hands of the Chinese. He can smell Russian money and wants to grab the fascist vote when Trump and DeSantis go down. This is the kind of scum which infests that party at the fringes. The likes of Ilhan Omar and AOC are nothing in terms of extremism compared to this swill and a couple of other Neville Chamberlains.

[Jingthing]

6 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

I watched the traitor presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on CNN last night. He was saying that he would pull the US out of Ukraine and commit to giving them the Donbas region. He didn't mention Crimea but you can bet that he means that as well. His excuse? Fighting Russia drives it into the hands of the Chinese. He can smell Russian money and wants to grab the fascist vote when Trump and DeSantis go down. This is the kind of scum which infests that party at the fringes. The likes of Ilhan Omar and AOC are nothing in terms of extremism compared to this swill and a couple of other Neville Chamberlains.

I just watched that too. Totally disgusting! What a sleazeball. Plus of course he's on board with pardoning Trump. As bad as he is, he's still better than Trump or DeSantis though. 

Edited August 18, 2023 by Jingthing

[ozimoron]

'Buckle up': Watergate lawyer says Roger Stone’s 'day is coming'

 

https://www.rawstory.com/roger-stone-jail/

 

I see that the US government is discussing a plea deal with Assange. That would be interesting be cause it would surely include testimony about Roger Stone's involvement with Russia, Manafort and Giuliani leading up to the 2016 election.

 

https://theintercept.com/2023/08/14/julian-assange-plea-deal/

 

[Yellowtail]

4 hours ago, ozimoron said:

I watched the traitor presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on CNN last night. He was saying that he would pull the US out of Ukraine and commit to giving them the Donbas region. He didn't mention Crimea but you can bet that he means that as well. His excuse? Fighting Russia drives it into the hands of the Chinese. He can smell Russian money and wants to grab the fascist vote when Trump and DeSantis go down. This is the kind of scum which infests that party at the fringes. The likes of Ilhan Omar and AOC are nothing in terms of extremism compared to this swill and a couple of other Neville Chamberlains.

How is he a traitor? 

[ozimoron]

7 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

How is he a traitor? 

I told you. He wants to hand Ukraine to Russia. Do think that's patriotic or something

[rudi49jr]

15 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

I told you. He wants to hand Ukraine to Russia. Do think that's patriotic or something

That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Trump wanted to overturn the result of the 2020 election and instigated the storming of the Capitol. How’s that for being a traitor?

[Yellowtail]

24 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

I told you. He wants to hand Ukraine to Russia. Do think that's patriotic or something

No, I don't think it's patriotic, but I do not understand how it make him a traitor. 

 

Do you consider everyone that would like to see a negotiated settlement in Ukraine a traitor? 

 

It seems like the left did not give a whit about Ukraine until they needed a distraction.