2020 Politics Thread - Enter At Your Own Risk - RULES IN OP

[NeedChapmans]

Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Yeah, once things got into real world identities there'd be problems. Keep it anonymous and fun!

After JD gets off work, he'll be calling up employers left and right!

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

After JD gets off work, he'll be calling up employers left and right!

Right, like any of the "all-dayers" here have jobs.

Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Trump brought back B1G football! Now Joe can watch it in his basement!
Trump = doing stuff.
Biden = drooling on stuff.

You don't say?

Check that.

You shouldn't say.

A Big Ten university president flatly denied the White House's claims to NBC News.

"President Trump had nothing to do with our decision and did not impact the deliberations," that school president told NBC's Peter Alexander. "In fact, when his name came up, it was a negative because no one wanted this to be political."

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...otball-season/

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And this is for those people who bizarrely supported the idea that Joe Rogan should moderate a debate, despite his total lack of any ability to do so along with his coarse bigotry.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebri...WVU?li=BBnbfcL

Uh, yeah, no.
Better Rogan just stick to making his little internet show for middle-age Incels who can't figure out why their co-workers, ex-wives, and kids all hate them.

Originally Posted by Chris Lyle

https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-ca...-wins-aoc-says

Nice to see that lefists are confident they can bring Joe to them

According to Trump, Joe's already a "lefist".

Which is it, man?

[Astros19]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

It's interesting to me that in both your examples, you use Trump's words as the most damaging thing to your life during his presidency (and the life of your son). Words spoken by someone you do not know, have never met and most importantly words that have nothing to do with you.

This is likely not going to go over so well ... so my apologies to say this so bluntly, but if the words of Donald Trump are impacting the life of your teenage son, that's a reflection on you. It is not Trumps job to raise your son and if you are going to blame a complete stranger for speaking words you do not like which impact the life of your child; then you are going to be blaming a lot of people for a lot of things which are very likely not their fault.

Another poster in here (Charnick I think) had mentioned the same thing that I should be concerned my son and daughter will grow up where Trump is president and will see his character and emulate it because they are impressionable young kids. And my vote, should go to someone who they can look up to as a role model. It's an argument, but on the list of reasons to care about the President of the United States and their role in my household; how their words translate to my children is not on the top 10,000 list.

Your second example is a wish. Trump downplaying the virus in February had no impact on your life; other than how it makes you feel today. The truth of the matter is you really really want Trump to have worked some kind of miracle so the country is not where it is from a Virus perspective; but when you look around the world, no leader worked said miracle. Your current situation regarding jobs, school and everything else is almost 100% a product of your local government and 0% to do with Donald Trump. Mine is (why I live in CT, God only knows).

I think you know this; and I think your feelings for Trump place blame on him that does not belong.

Thinking back, I just can't remember a single time when I was a teenager that I gave two sh!ts what was going on in Washington D.C. or anything/anyone else that had to do with politics.
Not saying none do, just stating my own experience as a teen.
Oh yea, your post was spot on.

[TheFrenzy]

Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Yeah, once things got into real world identities there'd be problems. Keep it anonymous and fun!

If people think Ska music is horrifying, they haven't seen my ugly mug.

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

It's interesting to me that in both your examples, you use Trump's words as the most damaging thing to your life during his presidency (and the life of your son). Words spoken by someone you do not know, have never met and most importantly words that have nothing to do with you.

This is likely not going to go over so well ... so my apologies to say this so bluntly, but if the words of Donald Trump are impacting the life of your teenage son, that's a reflection on you. It is not Trumps job to raise your son and if you are going to blame a complete stranger for speaking words you do not like which impact the life of your child; then you are going to be blaming a lot of people for a lot of things which are very likely not their fault.

Another poster in here (Charnick I think) had mentioned the same thing that I should be concerned my son and daughter will grow up where Trump is president and will see his character and emulate it because they are impressionable young kids. And my vote, should go to someone who they can look up to as a role model. It's an argument, but on the list of reasons to care about the President of the United States and their role in my household; how their words translate to my children is not on the top 10,000 list.

Your second example is a wish. Trump downplaying the virus in February had no impact on your life; other than how it makes you feel today. The truth of the matter is you really really want Trump to have worked some kind of miracle so the country is not where it is from a Virus perspective; but when you look around the world, no leader worked said miracle. Your current situation regarding jobs, school and everything else is almost 100% a product of your local government and 0% to do with Donald Trump. Mine is (why I live in CT, God only knows).

I think you know this; and I think your feelings for Trump place blame on him that does not belong.

Weak, as usual.
It's not Trump's words that hurt.
It's Trump's actions.

As we just discovered via the President's own voice on tape, Trump infamously told Bob Woodward he liked to downplay the virus.
At his disastrous ABC Town Hall yesterday, Trump then lied to a young woman's face and said he "up-played" the virus. If only he had, or had even taken it seriously at all, there'd be a lot fewer dead Americans right now and the country would be well on the way to a full reopening like other countries who did, instead of languishing far behind them as we are now.

Trump: It's not his heart.
It's his brain.

[hairysasquatch]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Right, like any of the "all-dayers" here have jobs.



You don't say?

Check that.

You shouldn't say.

A Big Ten university president flatly denied the White House's claims to NBC News.

"President Trump had nothing to do with our decision and did not impact the deliberations," that school president told NBC's Peter Alexander. "In fact, when his name came up, it was a negative because no one wanted this to be political."

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...otball-season/

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And this is for those people who bizarrely supported the idea that Joe Rogan should moderate a debate, despite his total lack of any ability to do so along with his coarse bigotry.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebri...WVU?li=BBnbfcL

Uh, yeah, no.
Better Rogan just stick to making his little internet show for middle-age Incels who can't figure out why their co-workers, ex-wives, and kids all hate them.




According to Trump, Joe's already a "lefist".

Which is it, man?

Got you playing whack-a-mole again. Must be hard to keep up!

[Jgil316]

Sweet baby jesus - this press conference is a damn train wreck by Trump........

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Got you playing whack-a-mole again. Must be hard to keep up!

All too easy with this lot.
You should see how many tickets I have.
I'm going for one of those top shelf prizes, maybe the PS4!

[pejc300]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

Don't get me started on Nate Silver. I don't have the stamina today to go all-in; it's been three straight days of at home learning w/ my daughter (six years old) who has wrapped up each day at 12:15. A grueling 3-hour schedule of a handful of zoom meetings (that each last no more than 10 minutes) and two pages in her math workbook.

The one thing she has learned in the 1st three weeks is that she's now a fan of the Harry Potter movie franchise. Dad has to work.

Voldemort might be a bit much for a 6 year old. Might want to rethink that one.

[NeedChapmans]

Originally Posted by pejc300

Voldemort might be a bit much for a 6 year old. Might want to rethink that one.

I was on the fence and to be honest, having 21 hours of pre-programmed television that she's interested in and quiet for has come in handy.

I caved due to circumstances. If she grows up insists to go to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardy instead of college ... I'll consider it a win.

[NeedChapmans]

Originally Posted by Astros19

Thinking back, I just can't remember a single time when I was a teenager that I gave two sh!ts what was going on in Washington D.C. or anything/anyone else that had to do with politics.
Not saying none do, just stating my own experience as a teen.
Oh yea, your post was spot on.

To be fair on that point, the political climate of the late 1990's was not the political climate of today. There was no social media ... hell ... I didn't have internet until I was a senior in high school. And reading two web site pages in an hour was not all that fun w/ 56k dial-up in the woods.

I understand your point but I think you would recognize that young kids today are beaten to death w/ a much more political culture than we ever were.

[blackbears86]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

I don't know what you mean by towing the Trump line. Can you elaborate?

She just seems to be spewing the same trump rhetoric, kissing up to him when asked by fox news about his performance, etc...



If I'm off base here,please steer me in the right direction.


I've said this before: she needs to forge her own path.

[Jgil316]

Trump is losing it - last nights Town-Hall and now this news conference.

He tries to help himself and turns around and shoots himself in the foot.

[rman112]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Right, like any of the "all-dayers" here have jobs.



You don't say?

Check that.

You shouldn't say.

A Big Ten university president flatly denied the White House's claims to NBC News.

"President Trump had nothing to do with our decision and did not impact the deliberations," that school president told NBC's Peter Alexander. "In fact, when his name came up, it was a negative because no one wanted this to be political."

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...otball-season/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And this is for those people who bizarrely supported the idea that Joe Rogan should moderate a debate, despite his total lack of any ability to do so along with his coarse bigotry.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebri...WVU?li=BBnbfcL

Uh, yeah, no.
Better Rogan just stick to making his little internet show for middle-age Incels who can't figure out why their co-workers, ex-wives, and kids all hate them.




According to Trump, Joe's already a "lefist".

Which is it, man?

My ass.

[rman112]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Right, like any of the "all-dayers" here have jobs.



You don't say?

Check that.

You shouldn't say.

A Big Ten university president flatly denied the White House's claims to NBC News.

"President Trump had nothing to do with our decision and did not impact the deliberations," that school president told NBC's Peter Alexander. "In fact, when his name came up, it was a negative because no one wanted this to be political."

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...otball-season/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And this is for those people who bizarrely supported the idea that Joe Rogan should moderate a debate, despite his total lack of any ability to do so along with his coarse bigotry.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebri...WVU?li=BBnbfcL

Uh, yeah, no.
Better Rogan just stick to making his little internet show for middle-age Incels who can't figure out why their co-workers, ex-wives, and kids all hate them.




According to Trump, Joe's already a "lefist".

Which is it, man?

Clearly a bad day at work.

[blackbears86]

Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Biden likens Trump to Fidel Castro in half-baked attempt to court Latinx vote by insulting their intelligence! Go, Joe! Basement Joe Bazinga!!!

Well squatch, if trump makes the covid vaccine free, we are right there buddy.


trump getting more socialist everyday. ridiculous.

[rman112]

Originally Posted by jdandns

All too easy with this lot.
You should see how many tickets I have.
I'm going for one of those top shelf prizes, maybe the PS4!

Ha. There's that word again. You're awful.

[rman112]

Originally Posted by blackbears86

Well squatch, if trump makes the covid vaccine free, we are right there buddy.


trump getting more socialist everyday. ridiculous.

Can we start calling Trump Fidel when he starts executing the dissidents?

[blackbears86]

Originally Posted by Hootiefish

I like Silver's analysis. He was the only major prognosticator (that I saw) that gave Trump a better than zero chance to win in 2016 (29 in 100). His was also the only site that poo-pooed the idea of the "blue wall" and said that Clinton was in a worse position than Obama.

Also - that Harry Potter movie franchise was a life saver during quarantine. Something like seven movies, all two-and-a-half hours or so.

PS. Silver also makes Karl Rove's head explode, which is wonderful.

Harry Potter still holds up now. Even the early movies with the subpar animation. Great movies

[rman112]

Jim Carrey to play Joe Biden on SNL. The mind jokes are ripe for the taking.

[Jgil316]

I was a little concerned a few weeks ago that Trump could squeak out a win in the election ......

Now, after the Woodward tapes, his Q&A in front of undecided voters and now the latest news conference - he is done. The wheels have come off and the lies are getting bolder and bolder.

[Chris Lyle]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Right, like any of the "all-dayers" here have jobs.



You don't say?

Check that.

You shouldn't say.

A Big Ten university president flatly denied the White House's claims to NBC News.

"President Trump had nothing to do with our decision and did not impact the deliberations," that school president told NBC's Peter Alexander. "In fact, when his name came up, it was a negative because no one wanted this to be political."

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...otball-season/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And this is for those people who bizarrely supported the idea that Joe Rogan should moderate a debate, despite his total lack of any ability to do so along with his coarse bigotry.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebri...WVU?li=BBnbfcL

Uh, yeah, no.
Better Rogan just stick to making his little internet show for middle-age Incels who can't figure out why their co-workers, ex-wives, and kids all hate them.




According to Trump, Joe's already a "lefist".

Which is it, man?

This post sums up why sometimes its not worth responding or posting. Your always right, some that doesn't think like you is always wrong. The message has been pretty clear that they are painting him as a tool of the leftists

[blackbears86]

Originally Posted by rman112

Can we start calling Trump Fidel when he starts executing the dissidents?

That's a little off the rails rman.


It was cnewby who said trump was making the covid vaccine free. Take it up with him.

[Hootiefish]

Originally Posted by Jgil316

Trump is losing it - last nights Town-Hall and now this news conference.

He tries to help himself and turns around and shoots himself in the foot.

He literally can't help but contradict scientists. He can't stand someone being more intelligent than him.

He did it the other day regarding climate change and the forest fires, and he has done it throughout the COVID pandemic. Doing it tonight, contradicting what the CDC director just said.

[ballhawkdawk]

Originally Posted by pejc300

Voldemort might be a bit much for a 6 year old. Might want to rethink that one.

I had my son on Scream by age 4. He loved those movies.