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RedStarRiot
6 hours ago, Dawnrazor said:

Trump wins in South Carolina 🤦

  Completely expected. 
 

Trump will win the election if he stands.*
 

 

 

* I’m in no way, shape or form a Trump supporter or watch Fox News. 

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Dawnrazor
5 minutes ago, RedStarRiot said:

  Completely expected. 
 

Trump will win the election if he stands.*
 

 

 

* I’m in no way, shape or form a Trump supporter or watch Fox News. Just before the resident psycho pipes up with a wall of text crying it. 

I'm not really keeping up with the US election shenanigans but it was on Sky news, I can't believe people haven't seen through him.

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36 minutes ago, RedStarRiot said:

  Completely expected. 
 

Trump will win the election if he stands.*
 

 

 

* I’m in no way, shape or form a Trump supporter or watch Fox News. Just before the resident psycho pipes up with a wall of text crying it. 

 

I'm not a Trump supporter either, but he's out in front in the race. 

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See if Trump wins the nomination and then loses the election, to quote the song "I predict a riot" .......this will not end well whatever the outcome IMO.

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J.T.F.Robertson
4 hours ago, Dawnrazor said:

Trump wins in South Carolina 🤦

 

Voter fraud, surely. 😪

 

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SwindonJambo

I absolutely despise Trump with every fibre of my being but he leads the opinion polls and is odds on favourite to be next President at the bookies. A huge threat to World peace if it happens, which hopefully it won't 🙏

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Maple Leaf
5 hours ago, micole said:

See if Trump wins the nomination and then loses the election, to quote the song "I predict a riot" .......this will not end well whatever the outcome IMO.

If Trump  loses the election again, the Republicans will be ready.  The results will simply not be certified in Congress.  What happens after that is anyone's guess.  The chaos after the 2020 election will seems like a walk in the park in comparison.

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Watt-Zeefuik
14 minutes ago, Cade said:

I see they're banning IVF now too.

 

I thought they were pro life?

 

:cornette:

 

They don't know WTF they are. Republican Senators are falling all over themselves to say they support IVF. Those same Republican Senators sponsored a bill to define life as beginning at conception, which would have banned IVF.

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1 hour ago, Maple Leaf said:

If Trump  loses the election again, the Republicans will be ready.  The results will simply not be certified in Congress.  What happens after that is anyone's guess.  The chaos after the 2020 election will seems like a walk in the park in comparison.

If (when I hope) he loses, he will do everything to incite unrest up to and including civil war if needs be.

The only way out of this might be if he gets certified or dies soon.

There is probably some other ****wit waiting in the wings to pick up the torch though. 

 

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Watt-Zeefuik
18 hours ago, Maple Leaf said:

If Trump  loses the election again, the Republicans will be ready.  The results will simply not be certified in Congress.  What happens after that is anyone's guess.  The chaos after the 2020 election will seems like a walk in the park in comparison.

 

I think it very much depends on how much he lost by. The margins in 2020 in swing states were close enough that they felt they had enough cover to try to edgelord their way to stay in power and Congressional GOPers went along with it for fear of angering the base. If it's resounding enough that we know by 1 or 2 AM EST who the electoral college winner is, the Congressional GOP is going to say good riddance to the ******* and start the powermongering of figuring out WTF the GOP is going to be in the wake of Trumpism.

 

One of many reasons it's important for him not just to lose, but lose badly.

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Footballfirst

I've come across this tracker of Trump's claims and actions in speeches, interviews and social media, which gives the reader a good idea of what could happen should he be elected in November.

 

Warning: It's a long document (50 pages), although the table of contents on pages 3 and 4 gives an indication of the range of subjects covered.

 

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/autocratic-threat-tracker-2024-just-security.pdf

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Maple Leaf
58 minutes ago, Footballfirst said:

I've come across this tracker of Trump's claims and actions in speeches, interviews and social media, which gives the reader a good idea of what could happen should he be elected in November.

 

Warning: It's a long document (50 pages), although the table of contents on pages 3 and 4 gives an indication of the range of subjects covered.

 

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/autocratic-threat-tracker-2024-just-security.pdf

Be a pal and gie's a summary.  :cheers:

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Footballfirst
2 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

Be a pal and gie's a summary.  :cheers:

Probably best to read this thread

 

 

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Watt-Zeefuik

TPM is having a field day, and given the quotes, it's totally justified.

 

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/republicans-increasingly-reveal-they-barely-know-where-babies-come-from

 

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, for example, was completely tripped up by a question from CNN’s Dana Bash, who simply asked: “Are you saying that families in Texas who are using IVF, have extra embryos that are frozen, do not need to worry?”

“Well so you raise fine questions that are complex, that I simply don’t know the answer to. Let me give you a couple examples and that is, uh, I have no idea mathematically the number of frozen embryos,” he stumbled. “Is it one, 10, 100, 1,000? Things like that matter.

“These are very complex issues where, I’m not sure everybody is really thought about what all the potential problems are and as a result, no one really knows what the potential answers are,”

 

 

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The waterfall of Republican statements of support for unrestricted IVF have also triggered a wave of news articles pointing out the GOP’s hypocrisy on the issue, specifically the hypocrisy of House Republicans who sponsored or supported the Life at Conception Act, which was introduced in January 2023.

The bill, which is languishing in the House, is sponsored by 125 House Republicans. It defines a “human being” to “include each member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization or cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being.” It also defines the right to life under the 14th Amendment as being for “each born and preborn human person.” It includes no language or provisions for IVF or other forms of reproductive care.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who released his own statement of unequivocal support for IVF, is among the co-sponsors.

 

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Footballfirst

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Trump's "presidential immunity" claim in the w/c 22 April.

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Maple Leaf
4 hours ago, Footballfirst said:

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Trump's "presidential immunity" claim in the w/c 22 April.

This plays right into Trump's hand:  delay. delay. delay.

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This is just one reason you're not going to see Trump in any debate, he's incapable of even speaking coherently.

 

Trump can barely speak, quickly ends event & leaves stage

 

Trump struggles to speak at the National Association for Christian Communicators conference, starting his speech late while slurring, appearing confused numerous times, and quickly ending his speech early

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Jim_Duncan said:

Trump in jail yet? No?

 

Bet that Pakman fella is coining it in from guys clicking his vids, mind.

 

I used to love it when you ate the cake thing, then you could chase the ghosts.. 

 

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I just don't get anyone who thinks  the Americans choice is worth point scoring over.

They're both corrupt .

Ones got previous for racist policies .

Both have stolen ,committed fraud ,betrayed the American taxpayer for their own ends and are frankly not fit for office.

This thread never explores the deeper direction of US politics.

And despite the nonsense posted about Trump being a danger to world peace the opposite is by actions the truth.

When the only answer to an absolute embarrassing presidency of Trump is Biden and the joke embarrassing Biden is Trump.

You would think anyone with half a brain wouldn't take sides.

 

Here is where we are.

American hegemony not democracy is the power.

You're all just buying into X factor.

 

 

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il Duce McTarkin
7 minutes ago, Ked said:

 

You're all just buying into X factor.

 

 

I'm buying into crypto.

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28 minutes ago, Ked said:

I just don't get anyone who thinks  the Americans choice is worth point scoring over.

They're both corrupt .

Ones got previous for racist policies .

Both have stolen ,committed fraud ,betrayed the American taxpayer for their own ends and are frankly not fit for office.

This thread never explores the deeper direction of US politics.

And despite the nonsense posted about Trump being a danger to world peace the opposite is by actions the truth.

When the only answer to an absolute embarrassing presidency of Trump is Biden and the joke embarrassing Biden is Trump.

You would think anyone with half a brain wouldn't take sides.

 

Here is where we are.

American hegemony not democracy is the power.

You're all just buying into X factor.

 

 

Any proof about Biden's crimes?? And I don't mean from FOX News

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il Duce McTarkin
55 minutes ago, Ked said:

Butter option ?

 

 

President---Salted-Butter---myPanier-_ma

 

On toast.

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1 hour ago, XB52 said:

Any proof about Biden's crimes?? And I don't mean from FOX News

Fekin Nora.

Na mate just you suck on the butter .

I rest my case

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31 minutes ago, il Duce McTarkin said:

 

President---Salted-Butter---myPanier-_ma

 

On toast.

Can't put a better bit of butter on yer knife

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JudyJudyJudy
17 hours ago, JFK-1 said:

This is just one reason you're not going to see Trump in any debate, he's incapable of even speaking coherently.

 

Trump can barely speak, quickly ends event & leaves stage

 

Trump struggles to speak at the National Association for Christian Communicators conference, starting his speech late while slurring, appearing confused numerous times, and quickly ending his speech early

 

 

 

He’s more articulate that sleepy Joe 

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JudyJudyJudy
2 hours ago, Ked said:

I just don't get anyone who thinks  the Americans choice is worth point scoring over.

They're both corrupt .

Ones got previous for racist policies .

Both have stolen ,committed fraud ,betrayed the American taxpayer for their own ends and are frankly not fit for office.

This thread never explores the deeper direction of US politics.

And despite the nonsense posted about Trump being a danger to world peace the opposite is by actions the truth.

When the only answer to an absolute embarrassing presidency of Trump is Biden and the joke embarrassing Biden is Trump.

You would think anyone with half a brain wouldn't take sides.

 

Here is where we are.

American hegemony not democracy is the power.

You're all just buying into X factor.

 

 

Good posting 

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Watt-Zeefuik
3 hours ago, Ked said:

I just don't get anyone who thinks  the Americans choice is worth point scoring over.

They're both corrupt .

Ones got previous for racist policies .

Both have stolen ,committed fraud ,betrayed the American taxpayer for their own ends and are frankly not fit for office.

This thread never explores the deeper direction of US politics.

And despite the nonsense posted about Trump being a danger to world peace the opposite is by actions the truth.

When the only answer to an absolute embarrassing presidency of Trump is Biden and the joke embarrassing Biden is Trump.

You would think anyone with half a brain wouldn't take sides.

 

Here is where we are.

American hegemony not democracy is the power.

You're all just buying into X factor.

 

 

 

Mate the main source of "Biden's crimes" was just unmasked as a Putin operative. Trump is trying to end democracy in the US. (This isn't me overreacting, it's what he's saying in his speeches.)

 

"Both sides are bad" seems like a kind of safe, cynical place to stand but it's a choice between a ho-hum option and a guy ready to end US democracy as we know it for his own personal gain. Give me the ****ing ho hum option every day of the week.

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Maple Leaf
58 minutes ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

 

Mate the main source of "Biden's crimes" was just unmasked as a Putin operative. Trump is trying to end democracy in the US. (This isn't me overreacting, it's what he's saying in his speeches.)

 

"Both sides are bad" seems like a kind of safe, cynical place to stand but it's a choice between a ho-hum option and a guy ready to end US democracy as we know it for his own personal gain. Give me the ****ing ho hum option every day of the week.

Good posting.  :wink:

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Ulysses
1 hour ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

 

Mate the main source of "Biden's crimes" was just unmasked as a Putin operative. Trump is trying to end democracy in the US. (This isn't me overreacting, it's what he's saying in his speeches.)

 

 

Ked isn't aware of those stories, as they weren't covered by the DDM. ;) 

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Ulysses
2 minutes ago, Ulysses said:

 

Ked isn't aware of those stories, as they weren't covered by the DDM. ;) 

 

I've just remembered that DDM is a bit Eurocentric.  Americans might use a term like AFM, or MUM, but I'm not sure.  :unsure: 

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8 hours ago, Ked said:

Fekin Nora.

Na mate just you suck on the butter .

I rest my case

Any proof?? 

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JudyJudyJudy
7 hours ago, Ulysses said:

 

:rofl: 

 

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Lone Striker

A message from Daddy  from beyond the grave.  in these difficult times for the ex-President .

 

(What's that you say ?  Fake news ?)  😜

 

 

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Bigsmak
12 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

He’s more articulate that sleepy Joe 

 

 

hahahahahahahaha

 

That is nonsense 

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JudyJudyJudy
1 hour ago, Jim_Duncan said:

I think Donald is as much of a dick as anyone else (well, perhaps apart from Bad Back Jack on this thread), but that's in incredibly poor taste, IMO.

It really is . Think some quarters are shitting it . Hence going low . 

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Maple Leaf
21 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

It really is . Think some quarters are shitting it . Hence going low . 

That ad was produced by The Lincoln Project.  The people who run the Lincoln Project are all Republicans.  They want a Republican to be President, but not Trump.  I doubt if they're "shitting it".

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Ulysses
3 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

That ad was produced by The Lincoln Project.  The people who run the Lincoln Project are all Republicans.  They want a Republican to be President, but not Trump.  I doubt if they're "shitting it".

 

I didn't watch it.  Was it actually in bad taste, or is it just another case of people crying like toddlers because of someone else's slightly sharp sense of humour?

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Ron Burgundy
8 minutes ago, Ulysses said:

 

I didn't watch it.  Was it actually in bad taste, or is it just another case of people crying like toddlers because of someone else's slightly sharp sense of humour?

If you think making an ad showing a dead man talking about his son like he's a piece of shit and an embarrassment is in poor taste then yeh probably.

It's America though. Anything goes. Previous president was a nutjob and the current incumbent is an incoherent child sniffing zombie.

It's a circus. And you get to vote for one or the other. Some choice.

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JudyJudyJudy
17 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

If you think making an ad showing a dead man talking about his son like he's a piece of shit and an embarrassment is in poor taste then yeh probably.

It's America though. Anything goes. Previous president was a nutjob and the current incumbent is an incoherent child sniffing zombie.

It's a circus. And you get to vote for one or the other. Some choice.

This 

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Ulysses
10 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

If you think making an ad showing a dead man talking about his son like he's a piece of shit and an embarrassment is in poor taste then yeh probably.

It's America though. Anything goes. Previous president was a nutjob and the current incumbent is an incoherent child sniffing zombie.

It's a circus. And you get to vote for one or the other. Some choice.

 

In that case the video is probably a very good example of something I've said more than once about conservatives. Even the "moderate" ones are ****s.

 

As for the choice facing the voters?

 

One candidate is an old man with a speech impediment who has been a moderately successful President. 

 

The other candidate tried to overthrow the American government, and is Russia's best hope of destabilising Eastern Europe and NATO.

 

It's just such a pity American voters don't have some method of figuring out which of those is worse.

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Ulysses
7 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

This 

 

Like I said, even moderate conservatives are ****s.

 

 

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Ron Burgundy
6 minutes ago, Ulysses said:

 

In that case the video is probably a very good example of something I've said more than once about conservatives. Even the "moderate" ones are ****s.

 

As for the choice facing the voters?

 

One candidate is an old man with a speech impediment who has been a moderately successful President. 

 

The other candidate tried to overthrow the American government, and is Russia's best hope of destabilising Eastern Europe and NATO.

 

It's just such a pity American voters don't have some method of figuring out which of those is worse.

You have seen the videos of him acting very strangely around children? 

 

I know it's anyone but Trump but ffs.

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