Ghost of Igloi wrote:
nypost com/2020/10/19/john-ratcliffe-info-on-hunter-biden-laptop-not-russian-disinformation/
“All this Hunter Biden sh!t is being done in its own bubble. It's happening on an island within an island.” [A NY Post reporter] calls situation “gross” but is happy others are applying scrutiny and “see the grift.”
https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1318181219557920768Flagpole wrote:
this is it wrote:
Better win the election before you start picking the press secretary.
Solid point.
Many position fills for cabinet, etc., are discussed long before the election. Two month is really not enough time to get commitments.
Rigged for Hillary wrote:
I am feeling so sorry for poor crackhead & serial hooker banging Hunter.
Well that certainly explains why you've been relentlessly spamming the thread with his every alleged fault.
L L wrote:
CNN put up a nice little segment where they show Biden with a solid 290 electoral votes right now to 163 for Trump with a number of states up for grabs.
Then it showed video of four years ago where they gave Hillary 307 electoral votes at this point, with an even more difficult path for Trump to win.
They gave her PA, MI, WI and FL and not as a toss up.
We know the story that Trump flipped all four plus won every toss up - NC, AZ, OH and UT who was trending third party. That was quite a run.
The odds were so against that happening it is as if the cards were all marked. And they were. It would not have been so obvious that something not quit right was going on in those states if Trump had not so overplayed his hand. Being Trump, he overplayed.
Dementia Joe is back to hiding in the basement.
Enjoy your loss.
one one wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Solid point.
Many position fills for cabinet, etc., are discussed long before the election. Two month is really not enough time to get commitments.
Right. The Trump Campaign failed miserably with huge, unprecedented delays when it came time to appoint staff. They were so unprepared. It was just a harbinger of the lack of professionalism and leadership that was to follow.
Rigged for Hillary wrote:
Dementia Joe is back to hiding in the basement.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/10/18/bidens-going-back-into-hiding-heres-for-how-long-n2578308Enjoy your loss.
Yeah, we're in a pandemic you moron. A true leader is part of the solution. A lose sociopath like Trump does not care and serves only himself.
Boy, you Trumpers sure are stupid. Not only are you innumerate, but you don't understand the basic principles of epidemiology.
1101 wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
I started out thinking that way about the Trump family, especially about Melania, but their continued actions of incompetence, cruelty, lying, and unabashed grifting has made me change my mind, even with regard to Melania. There are lots of flawed people who recognize that they are flawed, and they do all they can to try to fix those flaws. The Trumps do not recognize it. Unfortunately they are in a position of power...not just Donnie, but all of the idiot adult children. We can not risk having another Trump rise to the level of President. At some point, feeling sorry for someone who wasn't loved has to end when what they do is so dangerous.
INCORRECT!
Having empathy toward another human being does not imply enabling their misdeeds. Lacking empathy for others, even deeply flawed others, makes us less human.
Generally speaking, I agree with your point. I can't go there with the Trumps though. Too cruel, too uncaring, too dangerous. Lots of people were unloved growing up. Not all of them turned into cruel grifters. Also, where do we draw the line about what caused them to be like they are? Some horrible people WERE loved. It appears Trump has always given Ivanka love (as much as he is capable of that), and she's as horrible as the rest of them.
Also, they haven't fallen all the way just yet. I AM capable of feeling empathy for them once they do...especially upon seeing how they react to it all.
If you want to say I'm a flawed human because I can't feel empathy for them right now, fine. I don't think that makes me flawed, but I don't care enough to argue with you about it.
It's pretty obvious from the desperation tactics that the Trump campaign's internal polling numbers look really bad. Vulnerable GOP Senators are publicly distancing themselves and House GOP candidate's ads are ignoring Trump and running on "The Dem will raise your taxes!" or "The Dem will kill your job with the New Green Deal". The numbers are likely so bad that the Russians don't dare directly interfere with voting machine hacks because it would be too obvious and Putin cannot afford international sanctions or the freezing of Russian oligarch's overseas assets.
Trump is going down. Right now, he needs to be thinking about an escape plan. By the way, has anyone seen Bill Barr in the past 10-14 days?
Kippy Woods wrote:
one one wrote:
Many position fills for cabinet, etc., are discussed long before the election. Two month is really not enough time to get commitments.
Right. The Trump Campaign failed miserably with huge, unprecedented delays when it came time to appoint staff. They were so unprepared. It was just a harbinger of the lack of professionalism and leadership that was to follow.
Ahem, Trump thought that he would inherit Obama's entire staff of 4,000. So, he was not prepared.
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/14/trump-reportedly-surprised-by-scope-of-white-house-staffing-duties.htmlKippy Woods wrote:
one one wrote:
Many position fills for cabinet, etc., are discussed long before the election. Two month is really not enough time to get commitments.
Right. The Trump Campaign failed miserably with huge, unprecedented delays when it came time to appoint staff. They were so unprepared. It was just a harbinger of the lack of professionalism and leadership that was to follow.
Also solid points from you two. Press Secretary isn't AS IMPORTANT as some other staff, but it's ok to at least talk about possible candidates at this point. They DO have some time after the election before the inauguration to fill staff positions though.
Anyway...gotta get Biden over the finish line as the paramount thing.
No offense to Kippy Woods in the above. But the point is that Trump just wasn't listening. He thought he would ingest Obama's West Wing staff. That they were employees hired by someone else like the hiring staff who do that for his properties.
Bill Barr was spotted yesterday at the very last Western Sizzler buffett in the country !
Flagpole wrote:
Also solid points from you two. Press Secretary isn't AS IMPORTANT as some other staff, but it's ok to at least talk about possible candidates at this point. They DO have some time after the election before the inauguration to fill staff positions though.
Biden would probably pick someone from his current campaign staff as press secretary.
Annie Tomasini who was a deputy press secretary during the Obama administration and was Biden's press secretary as a senator is a likely choice. It won't be someone with political ambitions of their own.
Flagpole wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
In August, Sean Hannity asked president antichrist what he would do in a second term. This was his response:
I lost some brain cells just reading that from our Moron-in Chief.
Sorry Flagpole.
Monkeys typing wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Also solid points from you two. Press Secretary isn't AS IMPORTANT as some other staff, but it's ok to at least talk about possible candidates at this point. They DO have some time after the election before the inauguration to fill staff positions though.
Biden would probably pick someone from his current campaign staff as press secretary.
Annie Tomasini who was a deputy press secretary during the Obama administration and was Biden's press secretary as a senator is a likely choice. It won't be someone with political ambitions of their own.
Yep. It's just such a different animal than a truly "Politician" job. Again, there are people who want to be leaders and those who want to be in support positions. Press Secretary is a support position.
Fat hurts wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
I lost some brain cells just reading that from our Moron-in Chief.
Sorry Flagpole.
No worries, brother.
Portland Hobby Jogger wrote:
It's pretty obvious from the desperation tactics that the Trump campaign's internal polling numbers look really bad. Vulnerable GOP Senators are publicly distancing themselves and House GOP candidate's ads are ignoring Trump and running on "The Dem will raise your taxes!" or "The Dem will kill your job with the New Green Deal". The numbers are likely so bad that the Russians don't dare directly interfere with voting machine hacks because it would be too obvious and Putin cannot afford international sanctions or the freezing of Russian oligarch's overseas assets.
Trump is going down. Right now, he needs to be thinking about an escape plan. By the way, has anyone seen Bill Barr in the past 10-14 days?
I've noticed, particularly since the WH Covid attack that it seemed as if the entirety of the GOP stepped away from the usual protections of everything Trump no matter how idiotic the defenses were which we've seen in the past. I've thought it could just be a function of the impending election having many of these guys otherwise pre-occupied. They also have to focus on the confirmation of the judge as well.
I don't want to overread the tea leaves in stating that there's all sorts of internal information that Trump is about to go down. I actually think it is going to be a close race and expect significant tightening over the next week or so.
Monkeys typing wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Also solid points from you two. Press Secretary isn't AS IMPORTANT as some other staff, but it's ok to at least talk about possible candidates at this point. They DO have some time after the election before the inauguration to fill staff positions though.
Biden would probably pick someone from his current campaign staff as press secretary.
Annie Tomasini who was a deputy press secretary during the Obama administration and was Biden's press secretary as a senator is a likely choice. It won't be someone with political ambitions of their own.
Yeah. How often has most of the public heard of the Press Secretary before the PS is named?
Rigged for Hillary wrote:
I am feeling so sorry for poor crackhead & serial hooker banging Hunter.
And so what if he did? The man's got problems. Lot's of problems. But he's not running for the White House. Now, the guy who is in the White House has had several well documented affairs with strippers and porn stars, and of course that juicy story of him and Russian hookers (yellow river)......