I Think the Dems Have Lost the High Ground

[homersapien 12,172]

2 hours ago, autigeremt said:

I don’t think it’s funny at all from either side. Both are a )$&@ bad joke. 

True enough, but I think the issue is claiming equivalence when it comes to alluding to violence as a possibility. 

Sure some democrats may be guilty of it.  But for Trump/MAGA it's a calculated strategy - a selling point. 

I could go on for pages with quotes from Trump or other MAGA Republicans for support - not to mention graphics. R&R presented a sampling. 

Remember that Trump speech when he joked about the police  (not) protecting someone's head when putting them into a police car?  Of course the "second amendment solution" quote is possibly the best example. How many times has he alluded to violence  in his rallies?

And this from the parties leader and candidate for president!

There is no equivalence.

Edited July 15 by homersapien

[homersapien 12,172]

13 minutes ago, auburnatl1 said:

I do think this may change Trump - near death often does -  either even angrier and more hostile or maybe a little more retrospective  and mature.  We’ll see.

I'm betting the former. 

I don't think he possesses the discipline and self-control for the latter, not to mention the the philosophical mindset.

If I'm wrong, God help us.

Edited July 15 by homersapien

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

22 minutes ago, auburnatl1 said:

I do think this may change Trump - near death often does -  either even angrier and more hostile or maybe a little more retrospective  and mature.  We’ll see.

Who would you like to see guide the nation forward of these two?

 

 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,527]

3 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

Who would you like to see guide the nation forward of these two?

 

 

So petty. I’d probably prefer a candidate that doesn’t have to drink from a cup or bottle like a toddler. Shouldn’t be a big ask, yet here we are  

Edited July 15 by ShocksMyBrain

[auburnatl1 6,020]

1 minute ago, I_M4_AU said:

Who would you like to see guide the nation forward of these two?

 

 

I’m relieved hes ok

Nonetheless at this moment on a Sunday I still see Trump as a cancer and Biden as a very very average dem , diminishing noticeably by the day.  We’ll see where this goes. Ps before you start giving him the Purple Heart, remember this is the guy who ducked the draft. 3 times.

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

2 minutes ago, auburnatl1 said:

I’m relieved hes ok

Nonetheless at this moment on a Sunday I still see Trump as a cancer and Biden as a very very average dem , diminishing noticeably by the day.  We’ll see where this goes. Ps before you start giving him the Purple Heart, remember this is the guy who ducked the draft. 3 times.

He also ducked that bullet yesterday.  People vote on perception a lot of the time.  Biden can not hold a candle to Trump’s perception right now.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,527]

3 minutes ago, auburnatl1 said:

I’m relieved hes ok

Nonetheless at this moment on a Sunday I still see Trump as a cancer and Biden as a very very average dem , diminishing noticeably by the day.  We’ll see where this goes. Ps before you start giving him the Purple Heart, remember this is the guy who ducked the draft. 3 times.

Are convicted felons eligible for the Purple Heart?

[AURex 2,214]

I am glad that the shooter did not succeed in seriously injuring or killing Trump. With that out of the way .....

I admit, I haven't read this entire thread. I'll just mention --

Mark Robinson, GOP Lt Governor and candidate for Governor of NC, proclaimed to a church congregation, "Some folks just need killing."

That's just saying out loud what Trump has been urging his cult followers to do. And they've certainly tried. Arrests for intent to kill judges is the most common. Mass shootings and assaults to "save us" from blacks, Asians, Latinos.

Like most Trumpist Republicans, he is marching to destroy LGBTQ folks, empower the censorship brigade in every community, demonize Jews, ban abortion and contaception, and make his notion of pornography totally illegal in the U.S.

In other words, he's eager to turn NC into a mini-Iran/Taliban regime. Just another right-wingnut.

Does he approve of killing judges and prosecutors and witnesses? Well, only if they are prosecuting Republicans.

 

[auburnatl1 6,020]

38 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

He also ducked that bullet yesterday.  People vote on perception a lot of the time.  Biden can not hold a candle to Trump’s perception right now.

May be right. Again, we’ll see where this goes.

[PUB78 1,400]

10 hours ago, CoffeeTiger said:

Come on now. No need for that. 

You are correct. I do apologize to 9377. I am not doing my part to tone down the rhetoric.

[PUB78 1,400]

11 hours ago, AU9377 said:

The hypocrisy is in the way some Republicans want to pretend none of it ever happened and then yesterday want to develop a narrative that escapes any responsibility for the partisan divide that the country is experiencing.

I apologize for calling you a retard . It was unnecessary and inappropriate on my part.

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

All the closet conservatives are announcing their intentions after the shooting on Saturday.

 

 

 

[SaltyTiger 8,526]

10 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

He also ducked that bullet yesterday.  People vote on perception a lot of the time.  Biden can not hold a candle to Trump’s perception right now.

Looked sorta super human. Maybe Dr Jackson was right with “extraordinary” or evangelicals about “chosen”. 😗

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

 

 

 

graduated in 2012 w a degree in Women's Studies

cried in 2016 when Trump got elected

lost touch w the dems somewhere around MeToo

discovered entrepreneurship updated my voter registration in 2018 but didn't tell anyone

told myself i was a 'single-issue-voting Centrist'

the last 6-12 months i've believed i was going to abstain from voting in the upcoming election because the options are equally terrible but watching Trump survive an assassination attempt and act like a total ******* savage just shifted me into some strange, patriotic gear that my fancy-feminism-white-men-bad infected brain never showed me like, the dude took a bullet and stood up with blood dripping down his face, and rallied a ******* crowd while fist pumping, yelling "FIGHT!"

sorry, but i'm voting for that. and saying it out loud feels so freeing (2012 stepfanie would be so pissed but that's okay because 2012 stepfanie didn't know s***)

[RunInRed 18,113]

17 hours ago, homersapien said:

I have a suggestion:

Instead of featuring what some random whacko on either side has said, let's compare what has been said by the two candidates directly. 

You sure you want to go there?

[AU9377 5,922]

11 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

Who would you like to see guide the nation forward of these two?

 

 

This is the kind of non serious crap that takes up all the air.

[AU9377 5,922]

41 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

 

 

 

graduated in 2012 w a degree in Women's Studies

cried in 2016 when Trump got elected

lost touch w the dems somewhere around MeToo

discovered entrepreneurship updated my voter registration in 2018 but didn't tell anyone

told myself i was a 'single-issue-voting Centrist'

the last 6-12 months i've believed i was going to abstain from voting in the upcoming election because the options are equally terrible but watching Trump survive an assassination attempt and act like a total ******* savage just shifted me into some strange, patriotic gear that my fancy-feminism-white-men-bad infected brain never showed me like, the dude took a bullet and stood up with blood dripping down his face, and rallied a ******* crowd while fist pumping, yelling "FIGHT!"

sorry, but i'm voting for that. and saying it out loud feels so freeing (2012 stepfanie would be so pissed but that's okay because 2012 stepfanie didn't know s***)

Bobby Joe 2 streets over said ______________________.  And.....

[AU9377 5,922]

2 hours ago, PUB78 said:

I apologize for calling you a retard . It was unnecessary and inappropriate on my part.

I honestly think nothing of it..... but thanks.

[AU9377 5,922]

11 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

He also ducked that bullet yesterday.  People vote on perception a lot of the time.  Biden can not hold a candle to Trump’s perception right now.

He was extraordinarily lucky.  I'm glad he was, but must we pretend that he saw a bullet coming from behind and ducked?  LOL

[I_M4_AU 8,888]

5 minutes ago, AU9377 said:

This is the kind of non serious crap that takes up all the air.

It definitely took all the air out of Joe’s sails not to mention the Dem’s.

[AuCivilEng1 11,811]

Just now, AU9377 said:

Bobby Joe 2 streets over said ______________________.  And.....

People rallying behind a wannabe dictator who has been found liable of sexual abuse, because he got shot in the ear lobe and pumped his fist😂😂😂

This country is wild!

 

[JMWATS 253]

37 minutes ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

People rallying behind a wannabe dictator who has been found liable of sexual abuse, because he got shot in the ear lobe and pumped his fist😂😂😂

This country is wild!

 

Florida judge dismisses the Trump classified documents case
 

More news you won’t like 😜https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna161878

Edited July 15 by JMWATS

[AuCivilEng1 11,811]

3 minutes ago, JMWATS said:

Florida judge dismisses the Trump classified documents case
 

More news you won’t like 😜https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna161878

Ahh yes. Let’s rejoice a former president getting away with taking and mishandling hundreds of classified documents. All because he’s has an R by his name. The hell with our national security, as long as one man feels comfortable. 
 

This country deserves the complete sh*t show it has coming towards it. And it’s coming.

[JMWATS 253]

19 minutes ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

Ahh yes. Let’s rejoice a former president getting away with taking and mishandling hundreds of classified documents. All because he’s has an R by his name. The hell with our national security, as long as one man feels comfortable. 
 

This country deserves the complete sh*t show it has coming towards it. And it’s coming.

At this rate the house and senate may turn red.  Will be interesting how things run.  Trump will have a plan from the moment he assumes the presidency.  
Since he has Been There Done That (BTDT) with respect to the presidency  he  knows where the traps are.  

This time he won’t let bureaucrats like Sally Yates stiff arm him.  

I worked with Donald Rumsfeld’s office during his second tenure as Secretary of Defense.  It was not a fun time for Flag and General Officers going into brief him because Secretary Rumsfeld had seen it all before.   Downright brutal.  

Going to be a helluva ride if Trump wins and the house and senate turn red. 

Let’s hope Trump’s brush with death will cause him to do a lot of soul searching and reflection.  Maybe he will become a better person coming out of this.  Maybe the shooting attempt was a message for Trump to reflect on. 

Edited July 15 by JMWATS

[AU9377 5,922]

31 minutes ago, JMWATS said:

At this rate the house and senate may turn red.  Will be interesting how things run.  Trump will have a plan from the moment he assumes the presidency.  
Since he has Been There Done That (BTDT) with respect to the presidency  he  knows where the traps are.  

This time he won’t let bureaucrats like Sally Yates stiff arm him.  

I worked with Donald Rumsfeld’s office during his second tenure as Secretary of Defense.  It was not a fun time for Flag and General Officers going into brief him because Secretary Rumsfeld had seen it all before.   Downright brutal.  

Going to be a helluva ride if Trump wins and the house and senate turn red. 

Let’s hope Trump’s brush with death will cause him to do a lot of soul searching and reflection.  Maybe he will become a better person coming out of this.  Maybe the shooting attempt was a message for Trump to reflect on. 

So... This time he makes certain every appointment will do what he says and not what the law requires?  Is that your point?