Please help me understand why you have concerns about Biden's ability to take on Trump in a debate/campaign in light of Bidenisms.

I mean, seriously … how fun it will be after a Trump/Biden debate when the media types count and compare the gaffes with the lies. Oh, right, they won't compare and contrast, they'll just count. I think American voters understand the difference and know which one defines the promise of America.

Reporters must be hanging on every syllable, all the time. I doubt they do the same for anyone else.

Did you see the clip of the female soldier - in uniform - who spoke with Biden at an event and hoped out loud that he is the next president.

A former general speaking on CNN said that was a big problem, especially since she was in uniform. He said with a very slight semi-grin that he was sure that there were some in the military who would not support Biden. What's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander.

I have noticed over the years, particularly remembering General McCrystal's insulting comments about Biden, while acting under the Obama administration. Where does this sentiment in the military come from, I would like to understand.

I finally watched the Avengers: Endgame.

The end with Steve and Peggy was so … so … oh, heartwarming.

So, is this the end?

Did you see where Trump told reporters how Melania had really gotten to know and respect Kim Jong Un — only to have the White House put out a statement that the two had never met.

I know, right!? Such are the perils of being a con artist and pathologically lying dotard in the throes of dementia.

To be fair, I have mistaken Sarah Huckleberry Sanders for Kim Jong Un on multiple occasions, so I kinda understand how he could have been confused!

Heh.

So, the only point I can see to all the comments is a race to the bottom..

To see who can hate on President Trump more.. :D

Wrong again! The majority of the comments on this blog are made by a Trump worshiper, sycophant, sucker. :)

but when I Google: russian+influence+2016+elections
I get 15 pages of hits that never mention either CW or Kick.

We're on page 14 toward the middle. ;)

So, why blame them for the news cycle?

It's obviously an ignorant troll thing. :)

Did you see where Trump told reporters how Melania had really gotten to know and respect Kim Jong Un — only to have the White House put out a statement that the two had never met.

To be fair, I have mistaken Sarah Huckleberry Sanders for Kim Jong Un on multiple occasions, so I kinda understand how he could have been confused!

Endorsed. ;)

You called Moulton! :)

Also on a personal note, I want full credit for getting these all totally wrong.

Trump is so transparent:

* Kim Jong-un referred to Trump as a "dotard," yet Trump often speaks about their "love" and correspondence like a bleating sheep.

* He practically grovels at the feet of Putin whenever he's nearby and near constantly functions as Vlad's personal agent in America.

* And yet, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refers to Trump's idea to buy Greenland as "absurd," and he whines like a little bitch that she is disrespecting the "United States."

*laughs*

@Russ,

Let me catch up with all that I missed and I'll respond to your comments... Fasten your seatbelts and keep all arms and legs inside at all times!! :D

No worries! I really enjoyed that discussion and look forward to your responses.

-R

Did I get snagged again? Tried to post something about Liz Warren and it is a no-show after I hit “submit”. Not sure what I am saying that the filters don’t like.

Yes, they did! When we discuss Russian interference in our elections, that means ALL elections. It is why Democrats have continued to push for legislation to help protect our elections from outside interference while the Republicans continue to block their efforts! They didn’t focus on the Russian interference in the 2018 elections because the Russians were not as successful as they had been in 2016. When you are trying to point out how damaging their interference in our elections can be, it’s better to focus on examples of when their interference was successful than when they failed!

But why WOULDN'T the russians be at least SOMEWHAT interested in the mid-term elections? Wouldn't Trump find it much easier to get his way with the legislative branch supporting him?

While their interference didn’t end, they were not nearly as many attacks as our intelligence agencies had identified and cut off access to the ways they had interfered in 2016. Putin got everything he could have hoped for in Donald Trump.

If Trump couldn’t get legislation passed when the Republicans held both houses of Congress, then it was clear Trump wasn’t going to be known for his ability to get legislation signed. No, Trump was put in place to destroy America’s standing in the world by crippling it from within.

You have a tendency to equate racism with bigotry..

Racism is Bigotry.. Bigotry != Racism.. Not always anyways...

Racism is bigotry, you said it yourself. So it is proper for me to equate racism with bigotry, as racism is a form of bigotry. Bigotry is an all encompassing definition for intolerance and prejudices towards a certain group.

If I were equating bigotry only with racism, then I might be incorrect as race could have nothing to do with my intolerance — example: sexism or ageism.

“Although bigotry can mean any form of intolerance or prejudice, when the word is used alone, it is most often understood to mean racial bigotry. “ — from Vocabulary.com

ANY logic or rational thought goes out the window if sex is a possibility.. :D

Since this is true regardless of who the intolerance is focused at, the use of “bigotry” is not incorrect.

You mean the time that it takes to get to the point? Yeah, that's about right, give or take an hour.

Double that and she ALMOST comes close to President Trump's numbers.. :D

Per this piece: Elizabeth Warren Manages to Woo the Democratic Establishment

The party insiders at the DNC’s summer meeting seemed unexpectedly drawn to the senator from Massachusetts.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/08/elizabeth-warren-dnc-summer-meeting/596791/

At this point in Warren’s campaign, it’s not a surprise anymore when she spends hours working a “selfie line” after a major event, as she did following two massive rallies she’s held in the past week. But it was a surprise when more than 150 of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors similarly lined up on Thursday night after her speech at a dinner here—and it struck even some of the Democrats waiting to take photos with her.

“These are people who should not like her,” said one attendee, who spoke to me on the condition of anonymity to avoid showing favoritism. “And they love her.”

And in the annals of how Republicans/Conservatives are almost entirely full of sh!t:

Says the girl who only quotes far far Left rags as her sources.. :D

It's true. The made-up native-american debacle is over.

I'll remind you of this prediction if Warren is the Dem nominee.. :D

Backpedal in 3.... 2.... 1....

You relay a few stories about supporters of Warren who are Native Americans, but ignore the words of those Native Americans who condemn her actions of which there are TONS more...

Why is that???

The reality is, far more Native Americans have a problem with Warren's play acting as an Native American to get ahead...

That's the reality whether anyone here can admit it or not..

So what to do? There are presently (of course) two camps in the Democratic party. One says, "Well, Hillary was a centrist, and couldn't beat him, we should go Bold." The other says, "Hillary actually beat Trump by five million votes. We just need a few more in the right districts to beat him at the polls."

I'm in the latter camp. America, like it or not, is a center-right country, and going Bold is a good way to end up getting our clocks cleaned AGAIN.

So, you agree with me that the US is a center-right country..

Thank you..

In the same spirit of friendship and devotion heh :D... Allow me to explain to you where your logic fails.

Let me do so by asking you some questions..

First... Do you agree that the enthusiasms and "rock star" treatment are with the Far Left candidates??? That they are the hare to Biden's tortoise...

Secondly... Do you agree that the candidates of the Far Left, Warren, Sanders et al will NOT attract the Independent and NPA voter.

I'll stand by

But polls are polls.

Yea.. And polls were polls in 2016..

And they ALL turned out to be wrong..

So, with this FACT in mind, please explain your faith in polls....

OTHER than the fact that they say what you want to hear...

A nice antidote to the dark splooge that is Blotus is this joyous bit of video showing Liz Warren running up a path and ramp to a platform with a screaming crowd.

Trump has those every campaign stop and 3 times as big..

What's yer point???

Having pointed out the facts, I'll concede you may be right.. Lie-awatha might be the Dim nominee..

And THAT is the candidate that President Trump is hoping most to face..

Because there is NO WAY that Independents and NPAs will turn to Warren.. They will flock to President Trump or they will stay home...

I am pretty much going to ignore this commentary..

I am sure everyone will agree that using current polls to predict Nov 2020 has as much relevance and accuracy as chicken bones and the blood of a virgin penguin...

Having said that...

"What’s not to like about Vermont?"
-Joe Biden

'What's wrong with that?' you might ask...

Biden was in New Hampshire when he said it.. :^/

In and of itself, it's meaningless. But taken in context with Biden talking about Obama being assassinated and all the other gaffes and faux paus.....

One can't help but get that creepy Captain Kirk/Deadly Years vibe.....

JL, I hope you don't have a physical reaction to voting President Trump.. :D

I find it curious how ANYONE can point to a Presidential Election poll with a straight face considering how utterly and completely lousy polls did in 2016... :D

Or mustard... baa daa da :D

I'm sure Ivanka has already suffered enough. :D

hehe.. I was trying to figure out a way to get that in my response..

Kudos...

Elizabeth Miller wrote:
No, but I like the sound of it. :)

Tell her the FULL deal, JL.. :D

Liz, the bet is thus:

If Biden is Democrat nominee at the time of the General Election, both Joshua and I will vote for Biden in the General Election..

If ANYONE but Biden is the Democrat nominee at the time of the General Election, both Joshua and I will vote for President Trump in the General Election..

As an aside to the moderator....

Is there any legality issues with bartering our votes in such a manner??? Just curious... :D

Trump Can't Have It Both Ways On Israel

In Trump's mind, good Jews in America are loyal to their people, loyal to Israel, loyal to the Republican Party, and (of course) loyal to Trump -- and not necessarily in that order.

And what.. EXACTLY is the problem with that??

Let's look at the facts..

By and large Democrats hate Israel... They hate the Israeli leadership... "The Squad" has proven that beyond any doubt..

So, if a jew is loyal to Democrats, who hate Israel, then said jew is being disloyal to Israel..

I fail to see the issue here??

This concludes today's episode of "Irony Is Dead." Tune in next time, because you just know this isn't going to be the last time Trump's going to be held to a completely different standard than those he attacks.

Ooohhh puuullleeeese.. You don't recall all times Odumbo didn't have dual standards??? Or that Dumbocrats don't, to this day, have dual standards???

:eyeroll:

Funny how no one here complains about DEMOCRAT dual standards...

Irony may be dead.. But ya'all are taking Hypocrisy to new heights...

White males have a long history of a condition known as “situational bigotry” —

You have a tendency to equate racism with bigotry..

Racism is Bigotry.. Bigotry != Racism.. Not always anyways...

Having said that...

a sudden willingness to set aside their racist views if sex is a possibility.

ANY logic or rational thought goes out the window if sex is a possibility.. :D

So if we're damned if we do and damned if we don't I say let's do it, push as much through as fast as possible and see what happens.

I can guarantee you what would happen..

If, in the VERY unlikely event Dumbocrats do take the Senate and try to push thru their host of Anti-America legislation, as Paula advocates..

The American people will resoundingly reject the Democrat governance and give the Senate back to the GOP..

Not that we have to worry about it. There is simply no way Democrats will win the Senate in 2020.. It's even unlikely that the Dims will retain the House..

But we really don't have to give Dumbocrats control of the Senate to see what their governance will look like..

All we have to do is look at San Francisco... Baltimore... Los Angeles.... Puerto Rico...
Cuba... Venezuela.... And all the other shithole cities, states and countries that have Democrat/Socialist/Communist governance..

I would completely support this as well..

Making the filibuster easy is nearly the SOLE reason why filibusters are more common place..

They took away the pain of filibusters so there is no reason NOT to employ them..

"Death, destruction, disease, horror. That's what war is all about, Anan. That's what makes it a thing to be avoided. You've made it neat and painless. So neat and painless, you've had no reason to stop it."
-Captain James T Kirk, STAR TREK, A Taste Of Armageddon

He's concerned that not only may the Democrats take control of the chamber away from him next year, but that they could then move to abolish the legislative filibuster altogether.

One would THINK that Democrats learned their lesson by the 5-4 (soon to be 6-3) solid conservative SCOTUS...

That's the problem with Democrats.. They only think short-term gain and ignore the long game...

It ALWAYS comes back to bite them on the ass...

If Schumer had kept his FILIBUSTER powder dry with Gorsuch, there was a VERY REAL possibility that Dems could have prevented Justice Kavanaugh..

But Schumer played the short game and lost it all..

Democrats NEVER learn...

Since we seem to be finished with the 23rd's commentary, let's move on..

"Season.... 7....{ssiiggghhhhh} Moving On.."
Bryan Doyle Murray, SUPERNATURAL

:D

Blah blah blah Trump blah blah blah ....

Who cares? I already know I'm not going to vote for him. I can't possibly be any more not-going-to-vote-for-him than I already am, so what's the point?

Exactly.. :D

No one here, except me and JL, are going to vote for President Trump...

So, the only point I can see to all the comments is a race to the bottom..

To see who can hate on President Trump more.. :D

Ya'all go on and on about President Trump's low approval numbers...

Bias has killed the ‘Gray Lady’ — and Dean Baquet fired the fatal shot

The transcript, leaked to Slate, reveals a confederacy of ignorance and bigotry involving hundreds of people. The ringleader is executive editor Dean Baquet, who fires the fatal shot into the credibility of his paper.
https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/bias-has-killed-the-gray-lady-and-dean-baquet-fired-the-fatal-shot/

Yet, the Leftist media and Democrat CongressCritters would KILL to have President Trump's great numbers.. :D

SOME Conservative writers have been saying that since 2015...

So????

Ya'all ignore those writers every other time??

Why do you believe them now??

Oh.. That's write.. Because NOW they say what you want to here.. (have a ball, JL!! :D )

"party slavery", as Michale puts it.

Did you miss me!!?? :D

"Did you miss me!!??"
"With every shot so far..."
-MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

:D

who's going down, goldwater?

I think Balthy means that Trump is "going down"..

But, Balthy said that Trump was "going down" in 2016, so..... Take that prediction with a HUGE grain of salt.. :D

i felt that way about bush 41, and based on what i'm told the same would apply to goldwater. johnson had super policy objectives, created the great society, the civil rights act of 1965, and said, "I'll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years."

In the interests of fairness, it's not definitive that LBJ made that exact quote.. Fact checking shows that there is no definitive quote that is attributed to LBJ. However, in various contexts and based on other quotes that LBJ has made, it's likely that LBJ did say that or something close to that at one point or another..

In short, while there is no definitive, specific quote you can point to, given LBJ's character and actions at the time, it's likely the quote is accurate..

California??

Yea, that's the state that is run by Democrats that has big cities ALSO run by Democrats who have a problem cleaning up human shit on their streets..

How's that homelessness in California going??

California is literally a shithole because they care more for illegal immigrant criminals than they do for American citizens...

As a native, it pains me to say this.. But facts are facts...

I could literally fill pages and pages (38 of them.. :D
) here in Weigantia of the problems and malfeasance and corruption of California's so-called "Leaders"..

I'll be happy to do so if you don't want to accept the facts... :D

Ya'all have been predicting..nay.. HOPING for a recession since before President Trump has took office!!

When ya'all gonna learn??

When ya'all base your predictions on NOTHING but yer HHPTDS, ya'all are gonna be wrong.. WRONG... IMPRESSIVELY WRONG...

"Failed.. FAILED... IMPRESSIVELY FAILED!"
-NASA Doctor, ARMAGEDDON

The problem with ya'all's predictions.. The reason they are always wrong... It's because you don't base your predictions on FACTS or reality..

Recession? Headlines in Search of a Story

Refusing to take the economy’s soundness for an answer.
https://spectator.org/recession-headlines-in-search-of-a-story/

Ya'all base your predictions on delusion and how you WISH the reality would be..

It's no wonder ya'all are always wrong...

The "chosen one" thing looked pretty clearly like sarcasm.

Of course it was sarcasm.. Probably based on the Obama as Messiah complex

I mean, it was Obama who said that his election has hearladed the seas would cease rising and the planet would begin to heal itself.. :eyeroll:

Of course, no one here batted an eye or said dick about Creepy Obama Worship..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-BCbKuJGA

Most people here can't get past the HHPTDS... They take Trump literally or seriously ONLY when it suits their agenda to do so...

Calling jews who vote democratic disloyal to the u.s. and israel, not so amused.

While it certainly can be.. spin'ed?? spun?? spun'ed??.. that way, once you look at the words in the context that they were given...???

It's clear that it's simply more of TRUMP IS A RACIST type spin...

Total bullshit when the *facts* are examined..

Sorry to leave you hanging on our gun discussion before.. Duty called and I had to answer.. :D

Let me catch up with all that I missed and I'll respond to your comments... Fasten your seatbelts and keep all arms and legs inside at all times!! :D

I get 38 pages with nary a mention of either CW or Kick. So, why blame them for the news cycle? The first half of your post is a lame-o distraction from your thesis that Mueller concluded Trump did nothing illegal.

So, basically you just proved CRS's point..

You just proved that there are "38 pages" (your words, not mine) of CWs and KICKs... Which is EXACTLY what CRS had stated..

I have noticed that, in your throes of HHPTDS, you have a tendency to prove your opposition's points for them.. :D

Keep on truckin' dood.. :D

Oh well, 'we'll see what happens' when Trump is winkled from the White House next year.

Yea, you keep saying that.. And yet, you have been WRONG at every prediction you have made about President Trump..

Especially galling for you, I am sure, is that Mueller TOTALLY and COMPLETELY exonerated President Trump on your pet delusion, Russian Collusion.. :D

How it must suck to be totally and completely WRONG about everything Trump.. :D

Maybe you should worry about your own Fallen Angel, Trudeau.. We can handle things in our country just fine, thank you very much.. :D

Peace out, dood.. :D

And yet... China Blinks..

China announces it seeks 'calm' end to trade war, as markets tank and currency hits 11-year flatline

“They want to make a deal. That’s a great thing,” he said.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-announces-it-seeks-end-to-trade-war-as-markets-tank-and-currency-hits-11-year-flatline

Apparently, President Trump knows more about fighting a trade war than the lot of ya'all...

:D

But, once again.. I have to be honest and call a spade a spade..

President Trump is WRONG...

*I* am NOT getting tired of winning.. :D

Why.. Thank you, Joshua...

Oh wait.. :D

Please note that I clearly stated in my [6] that the notion that foreign interventions constitute a threat to the integrity of American elections was a red herring "created by the CW's and the Kicks (BOTH PLURAL) of the world".

So, then you Googled the subject and discovered "53 pages without a single mention of OUR CW, or OUR Kick", and proudly implied that I must therefore be wrong in my appraisal of the situation.

Why did your Google search omit the millions of other (the generic) CW's and Kicks???

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/newspolitics/when-the-world-stopped-listening-to-america/ar-AAGj2wj?ocid=spartandhp

Oh well, 'we'll see what happens' when Trump is winkled from the White House next year. And make no mistake, he will spat out of office, only a 'trumped' up war can save him at this point, and he left his bollocks in his other suit.

LL&P

Sounds fair to me.

who's going down, goldwater? he went down fifty years ago, and has been down ever since. i'm of the opinion that we can disagree with someone's policy objectives and still respect them as a person and a public figure. i felt that way about bush 41, and based on what i'm told the same would apply to goldwater. johnson had super policy objectives, created the great society, the civil rights act of 1965, and said, "I'll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years."

it's two different questions. barry failed one, lbj failed the other, and donald fails both.

JL

Johnson also did the entire safety-net thing, which we take for granted today.

Goldwater was old-school "nuke 'em" at that point, and a LOT of Americans didn't want nukes in the world. That's why Americans wouldn't vote for him. Goldwater, at that point, was too crazy for America.

Just as Trump is today. Sorry nypoet, but he's going DOWN.

i was born during gerald ford's tenure, so goldwater was a bit before my time. however, i have heard stories. basically the last honest politician, right? and now look where we are.

JL

Who cares? I already know I'm not going to vote for him. I can't possibly be any more not-going-to-vote-for-him than I already am, so what's the point?

He may well be re-elected, based on the slate of potential candidates the Dems have to oppose him. We can all hope that he doesn't, but I'd be hesitent to bet against him.

I lost faith in the wisdom/common sense of the U.S electorate when they picked LBJ over Goldwater, because they believed the Dems' claim that Goldwater would get us into war. You know, 'war', kind like that Vietnam thing, right? Or was all that before you were born?

I never said nor implied that the Russians would be "as interested" in the mid-terms as in the presidential election.

But why WOULDN'T the russians be at least SOMEWHAT interested in the mid-term elections? Wouldn't Trump find it much easier to get his way with the legislative branch supporting him?

You're just trying to rationalize you irrational arguments/attitudes about Russian interference.

What's this "support a traitor" nonsense? I didn't vote for Trump, I deplore him every bit as much as all you Dems/Libs do. I just deplore him for rational reasons (hes's a stupid, incompetent, ignorant asshole of a human being), whereas you folks all deplore him because he's (currently at least) a "Republican". "party slavery", as Michale puts it.

I fully realize that most of you Weigantians lack the wisdom that comes with maturity, but I don't hold your youth and unrealistic ideas about how the real world actually operates against you. I'm eternally optimistic that with age, most of you may eventually figure out how to discern between the real and the unreal.

You never even bothered to mention Russian intervention in connection with the mid-terms, 'cause you won. If we manage to get rid of Trump in 2020, you wont bring it up then, but if the idiot manages to get re-elected, then it'll be "blame it on Moscow Mitch", right?

Why would the Russians be as interested in the mid-term elections as they were the presidential election? Your attempt at portraying midterm elections as having the same impact and ramifications as the presidential election is as idiotic as it is disingenuous — even for you.

Of course you deny Russian interference had any measurable effect on the outcome of our elections, because it makes perfect sense that a foreign country would invest such time and money — or risk the ramifications if the interference could be proven — to interfere in a country’s elections if it wouldn’t have any effect on the outcome. Your hatred and fear of fellow Americans that you disagree with has become such a driving force in the last years of your life that you’d support a traitor just to feel like you were “hurting” liberals. What a great life you must live.

CW presents a well researched and well written internet political column. Kick is quite astute. Yes, they have noted that the Orange Moron (way to turn a phrase) has some "interesting" ties to Russia, but when I Google:

russian+influence+2016+elections

I get 15 pages of hits that never mention either CW or Kick. When I dig deeper and click:

"repeat the search with the omitted results included"

I get 38 pages with nary a mention of either CW or Kick. So, why blame them for the news cycle? The first half of your post is a lame-o distraction from your thesis that Mueller concluded Trump did nothing illegal.

Well, your claim is untrue. Mueller did not absolve the President of guilt on the Russian interference matter. Mueller wrote: "Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."

Fizzle, dud? Duds have a way of exploding at a later date if you don't bother (or can't) disarm them. A growing number of Republicans are acting increasingly worried about the potential lethal blast radius around Trump and are beginning to crouch low and creep away from him. They loathed Trump, then they loved him and now they are rethinking loathing him.

Only the severely retarded would be dumb enough to think Bernie's backers, the farthest left of the left, were so mad at Hillary that they voted for the orange moron!!

Of course, there's no shortage of the severely retarded in the political world, and Paul appears to be one.

TP2 "Moscow Mitch"

The whole concept of foreign, Russian or otherwise, interventions constituting threats to "the integrity of American elections", is a total red herring, an invention of the CWs and the Kicks of the blogosphere, promulgated in a ridiculous attempt to rationalize the incomprehensible, the inconceivable, the impossible defeat of Hillary by the Orange Moron.

You folks waited and promised relief from your PTSD for three solid yrs, once the Mueller Report arrived, and when it finally and fizzled in perhaps the greatest anticlimax of all dtime, then you decided to ignore it.

You never even bothered to mention Russian intervention in connection with the mid-terms, 'cause you won. If we manage to get rid of Trump in 2020, you wont bring it up then, but if the idiot manages to get re-elected, then it'll be "blame it on Moscow Mitch", right?

In fact, one of the fastest-growing religious groups in America today is "no religion" or "not religious." But this constituency is one of the least-represented by public figures, because belief in God is seen as almost mandatory for elected officials by most voters -- although this may be slowly changing for the better.

Yep.