we're electing a president who is a member of the axis.
astonishing at how a nation can commit suicide because of the charisma of one guy
That’s not why man. Charisma won it for him in 2016. Sure he still has a small cult following, but, ultimately, people are fed up with the hypocrisy of the Dems. The manufactured autocracy we all had to live through during Covid and the massive woke, DEI push crammed down people’s throats in its wake, the censorship practiced by “big tech” and reinforced by a “60 minutes” more recently, the insurrection at the border and the Democrats unwillingness to take any ownership over the problem they created from Jan 2021-Jan 2024, the mutiny to force Biden out without a proper vetting process, a former, popular president ever so bluntly playing the race card yet again in the most popular swing state (so unbelievably patronizing), a current president flying the Ukraine CEO to the same, said swing state on the US taxpayer dime to propagandize for more war funding while denigrating the current Republican ticket… to make no mention of just how awful USSS protection has been, particularly for Trump.
People smell the bull$hit that is the Democratic Party and they’re fed up and rightfully so. Nobody, save for the much smaller cult now, actually likes Trump. I don’t know a single Trump voter who actually likes the guy. Then again, I don’t know a single voter who actually likes or respects Harris. And respect is part of the problem.
a lot of that is lies or half lies but whatever, that's how you roll
but sure, it's a mix. Elections are often won by how much you hate the other guys. The Rs do a great job at getting Rs to hate Ds.
but I'll die on the hill that Trump is the most gifted politician (not statesman) since Reagan. No other politician has been so able to embody the will of his people to this degree.
They forgive him everything and have accepted that everyone else is lying only he is telling the truth. That's charisma in action.
Trump has riz from here to hell. If you are one of his people. Brilliant con man/sales guy. Best we'll see in this lifetime.
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I agree that it's not "needed", but my understanding is that basically every study shows that more/quality education (especially when kids are younger) correlates to more success in basically every metric as adults. A comparatively small investment in preschool/kindergarten can lead to large savings down the road (having critical thinking skills, media literacy, not going to prison, etc.). And the federal government invests this money because if you leave it to Oklahoma they will just decide not to spend any upfront money and their children will be worse off. That being said I don't really buy the idea that if we just keep spending more and more money we will continue to get more and more returns.
Charter schools solve the problem far more effectively than a bureaucratically hampered Federal department. I’ve been a party to this in real life…
I believe that, but who pays for the kids to attend charter schools? I'd think you would still need a pared-down Dept of Education to monitor for compliance, prevent grift, etc.
Will Bunch @Will_Bunch It blows my mind that a South African can come to America for our world-class universities, make $250B off U.S. capitalism, then travel to blue-collar towns to say the nation is falling apart
That is not what should blow his mind.
What should blow his mind is that half of America eats that sh!t up and asks for more.
Correct.
And the same people who actually freakin' find Donald Trump "charismatic" (after 10 minutes, or 10 years).
‘Pennsylvania is such a mess’: Inside Team Harris’ unusual levels of finger-pointing Many of the state’s most well-connected Democrats have been worried about the operation for months.
"Some battleground state Republicans say they’re worried they see little evidence of Donald Trump’s ground game — and fear it could cost him the election in an exceedingly close race."
There is no MAG@ posting here that could swear an oath to the United States Constitution.
INCORRECT!
MAG@ folks have absolutely no problem following the example of their Dear Leader. Lying comes as naturally as breathing.
Yes, and how many Trumpers with some stupid image of the constitution on the back window of their pick-em-up truck (along with 3 or 4 flag-like stickers) has absolutely no problem with Trump explicitly talking about using the military against political rivals?
Patriots !
Oh, as some of you know, I've been one to push back on the "It's the media's fault" regarding Trump. But it is true that the very recent Trump comments highlighted above should have been BIG headlines, and for more than 10 minutes.
Charter schools solve the problem far more effectively than a bureaucratically hampered Federal department. I’ve been a party to this in real life…
I believe that, but who pays for the kids to attend charter schools? I'd think you would still need a pared-down Dept of Education to monitor for compliance, prevent grift, etc.
That’s not why man. Charisma won it for him in 2016. Sure he still has a small cult following, but, ultimately, people are fed up with the hypocrisy of the Dems. The manufactured autocracy we all had to live through during Covid and the massive woke, DEI push crammed down people’s throats in its wake, the censorship practiced by “big tech” and reinforced by a “60 minutes” more recently, the insurrection at the border and the Democrats unwillingness to take any ownership over the problem they created from Jan 2021-Jan 2024, the mutiny to force Biden out without a proper vetting process, a former, popular president ever so bluntly playing the race card yet again in the most popular swing state (so unbelievably patronizing), a current president flying the Ukraine CEO to the same, said swing state on the US taxpayer dime to propagandize for more war funding while denigrating the current Republican ticket… to make no mention of just how awful USSS protection has been, particularly for Trump.
People smell the bull$hit that is the Democratic Party and they’re fed up and rightfully so. Nobody, save for the much smaller cult now, actually likes Trump. I don’t know a single Trump voter who actually likes the guy. Then again, I don’t know a single voter who actually likes or respects Harris. And respect is part of the problem.
a lot of that is lies or half lies but whatever, that's how you roll
but sure, it's a mix. Elections are often won by how much you hate the other guys. The Rs do a great job at getting Rs to hate Ds.
but I'll die on the hill that Trump is the most gifted politician (not statesman) since Reagan. No other politician has been so able to embody the will of his people to this degree.
They forgive him everything and have accepted that everyone else is lying only he is telling the truth. That's charisma in action.
Trump has riz from here to hell. If you are one of his people. Brilliant con man/sales guy. Best we'll see in this lifetime.
The operative improper sentence being, “If you are one of his people.” I’m not telling you how to vote or think agip, I’m telling you how it actually is. You refuse to see it.
You want accountability on the “other” side. Then you need to start taking it for yourself and on your side. It’s not that everyone forgives Trump or thinks that he’s not lying, only “everyone else” is. The problem is, everyone else IS. Kabuki theatre.
There are many people out there like myself who can stand neither candidate, who respect neither candidate. But to pretend Kabamala is above the fray and honorable is laughable.
MAG@ folks have absolutely no problem following the example of their Dear Leader. Lying comes as naturally as breathing.
Yes, and how many Trumpers with some stupid image of the constitution on the back window of their pick-em-up truck (along with 3 or 4 flag-like stickers) has absolutely no problem with Trump explicitly talking about using the military against political rivals?
Patriots !
Oh, as some of you know, I've been one to push back on the "It's the media's fault" regarding Trump. But it is true that the very recent Trump comments highlighted above should have been BIG headlines, and for more than 10 minutes.
the press has utterly failed in this
they never ever ever ask trump if he still thinks the constitution should be terminated, as he demanded.
they never ask him why pence and most of his cabinet say trump should not be president.
the press is so afraid of losing access that they will let that monster in the WH without ever doing their job, with most of the nation not even knowing trump wants to terminate the constitution once he's in office. And that's partly on the media.
Chickens.
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Charter schools solve the problem far more effectively than a bureaucratically hampered Federal department. I’ve been a party to this in real life…
I believe that, but who pays for the kids to attend charter schools? I'd think you would still need a pared-down Dept of Education to monitor for compliance, prevent grift, etc.
I dare say the Count put (at least part) of it pretty damn well. Pared down:
Biden griped to Barack Obama that “she” is “not as strong as me” — with Obama agreeing “that’s true” — in a stunning off-mic conversation deciphered for by…
Because the bloated education department in Baltimore is obviously failing?
"Former President Donald Trump said Friday that Fox News staffers helped him write his Al Smith charity dinner speech, in which he cracked jokes and insulted his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris."
Kamala could have been there as well cracking jokes against Trump written by CNN and ABC (just as every other US presidential candidate since Mondale). That’s the whole point of events like this. To engage with those you don’t agree with. Trump sat there and took the jokes others made about him. That’s part of the job. To take criticism. To engage with both parties.
Yes, and how many Trumpers with some stupid image of the constitution on the back window of their pick-em-up truck (along with 3 or 4 flag-like stickers) has absolutely no problem with Trump explicitly talking about using the military against political rivals?
Patriots !
Oh, as some of you know, I've been one to push back on the "It's the media's fault" regarding Trump. But it is true that the very recent Trump comments highlighted above should have been BIG headlines, and for more than 10 minutes.
the press has utterly failed in this
they never ever ever ask trump if he still thinks the constitution should be terminated, as he demanded.
they never ask him why pence and most of his cabinet say trump should not be president.
the press is so afraid of losing access that they will let that monster in the WH without ever doing their job, with most of the nation not even knowing trump wants to terminate the constitution once he's in office. And that's partly on the media.
Chickens.
But as before, don't go too far with it. The GREAT majority of Americans know PLENTY of objectively-disqualifying things about Trump. In a truly "great country," they wouldn't need a half-a-dozen more, and they WOULDN'T need to be constantly reminded of the first 100.
In the end, the VAST majority of the blame is on the American people.
"Former President Donald Trump said Friday that Fox News staffers helped him write his Al Smith charity dinner speech, in which he cracked jokes and insulted his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris."
Kamala could have been there as well cracking jokes against Trump written by CNN and ABC (just as every other US presidential candidate since Mondale). That’s the whole point of events like this. To engage with those you don’t agree with. Trump sat there and took the jokes others made about him. That’s part of the job. To take criticism. To engage with both parties.
yeah but she isn't a felon and sexual assaulter, doesn't want to terminate the constitution and didn't try to overturn a free and fair election.
so I'd vote for the chick if I were you.
I'd care less about her missing a dinner than about those things.
See how easy democracy is? how easy it is to be a responsible citizen of a republic?
"Former President Donald Trump said Friday that Fox News staffers helped him write his Al Smith charity dinner speech, in which he cracked jokes and insulted his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris."
Kamala could have been there as well cracking jokes against Trump written by CNN and ABC (just as every other US presidential candidate since Mondale). That’s the whole point of events like this. To engage with those you don’t agree with. Trump sat there and took the jokes others made about him. That’s part of the job. To take criticism. To engage with both parties.
OK, I'm convinced, Trump is a humble, self-effacing guy. Who the f*** knew ???
"Former President Donald Trump said Friday that Fox News staffers helped him write his Al Smith charity dinner speech, in which he cracked jokes and insulted his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris."
Kamala could have been there as well cracking jokes against Trump written by CNN and ABC (just as every other US presidential candidate since Mondale). That’s the whole point of events like this. To engage with those you don’t agree with. Trump sat there and took the jokes others made about him. That’s part of the job. To take criticism. To engage with both parties.
Do other candidates have staffers from the country's most watched news network write his speech?
Or to put it another way, do any news networks other than FOX allow their staffers to write speeches for Presidential candidates?
Yet more than sufficient to kick Donny's a** in the debate. And probably out-work him between now and election day.
You Trumpers (and all idiots) are SO, SO, bad with the concept of relativity.
"Kamala is an empty head" writes the guy who supports a feeble old man that stood and swayed to music for 40 minutes when he was supposed to be taking questions, and has canceled virtually all of his interviews in the run-in to the election.
Kamala runs circles around don-OLD, intellectually and otherwise.
