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Trump vs Biden 2020, Day 64 of the Pennsylvania count (pt 5) Read OP

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    astrofool wrote: »
    You said Pfizer got money for the development of the vaccine, that was a lie, they got paid for the completed vaccine, Pfizer funded creation of the vaccine all by themselves, you lied.

    Clinton didn't start Russian rumours, Russian links to trump's administration was proven and multiple people working for trump have been indicted or jailed due to these links, fact. They were not rumours, and not started by Clinton. That is 2 more times you have lied.

    You are a liar.

    Every thing I said on the Clintons is in many publications online. It is not just made up by me and is well know information.

    The muller report found no proof of Trump collusion with Russia. Fact.

    As far as what company was received money I just a mistake as my information was that money from the US government was used to develop a vaccine, At the time of my first post on the subject I was only aware that Pfizer had a vaccine so I assumed it was them that got the money not aware there were multiple vaccines that had been created.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    eagle eye wrote: »
    If you get one new party another will follow. I'd suspect that you'll see a split in the Democrats between socialists, centrists and right wing. That's been coming for a while and I see it happening if a new party gets any standing.

    this is it, the Dems are much more liable to fracture, from the more traditional centre right fold, to the Bernie fold and then the fringe AOC/Green/Communism will win fold.

    that third one will never succeed as it would fracture itself over minor issues of policy similar to how our left here does. But the first two would sever the vote between them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,118 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,526 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    this is it, the Dems are much more liable to fracture, from the more traditional centre right fold, to the Bernie fold and then the fringe AOC/Green/Communism will win fold.

    that third one will never succeed as it would fracture itself over minor issues of policy similar to how our left here does. But the first two would sever the vote between them.
    I predicted long ago that Trump would firm a new party after one term as POTUS.
    If that happens and thus new party gets any standing then you'll see the Democrats split.
    If there is no new party formed then the Democrats won't split.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,028 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Pardon my ignorance but are the Israeli government considered far right?

    You or Eric didn't read the article did you?


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  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    this is it, the Dems are much more liable to fracture, from the more traditional centre right fold, to the Bernie fold and then the fringe AOC/Green/Communism will win fold.

    that third one will never succeed as it would fracture itself over minor issues of policy similar to how our left here does. But the first two would sever the vote between them.

    Realistically , there is political room in the US for four or five parties with fairly clear differentiation in focus and policy.

    However the US Electoral system does not lend itself to that actually happening in any meaningful way.

    Pre-Trump what that led to was Presidential candidates having to veer out to the outer edges of their party view points during the Primary season and then drifting back to the Centre for the actual POTUS election.

    Trump never bothered with that though and just stayed out on the edge.

    It remains to be seen if that recipe is sustainable - It certainly didn't work for Trump a second time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,034 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I predicted long ago that Trump would firm a new party after one term as POTUS.
    If that happens and thus new party gets any standing then you'll see the Democrats split.
    If there is no new party formed then the Democrats won't split.

    Trump is a 74 year old who is in debt to the tune of at least 400M, has countless ongoing investigations in to his practices and has just lost the election.

    On Saturday, he didn't even get out of his car to greet his supporters at a MAGA fantasy parade which he drove through on his way to play golf.

    His administration was noteworthy for the amount of people who came and left during it with many of them having few positive words to say about him as they walked out. He endorsed several candidates in elections over the 4 years who lost in their races.

    He has zero capacity in putting in the ground work to get sufficient numbers of people to buy in to his message in a grass root level and to build a cohesive message or strong team to spread out.

    Remember when all his supporters came out to deny that he had said anything about disienfectant being used to combat covid and literally as they were doing that, he pulled the rug from under them by admitting he had said it but he was being sarcastic. A new party with Trump at the helm would never be able to get a cohesive story without the weight of blind allegiance to the Republican party to help him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    the far right are notoriously fans of Israel...

    They are, yes.

    A cornerstone of Right Wing Christianity is that there be a strongly militaristic Jewish Israel, because it's required for the biblical holy war in the Middle East. This is an explicit religious tenet, it's called "Christian Zionism" and Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson both preached it quite famously. It's not that they "like" Israel, it's that they consider it a part of the puzzle that has to be in place to get what they want - there must be a Jewish Israel, it must go to war, and it must be destroyed.

    In addition, relatively secular flavors of anti Semitism insist on Israel as a Jewish state because they want Jews to go "back" there rather than staying in the US and behaving as - as they perceive - double agents in "their" country. The existence of such a neatly sorted religious ethnostate would also shore up their ideological drive for a corresponding white Christian one.

    And finally there's just the fuzzy feelgoods they get from knowing somebody's killing Muslims, a conditional Enemy of their Enemy dynamic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Carfacemandog


    the far right are notoriously fans of Israel...

    at this point I think the definition of far right has just grown to 'everyone a European left/ centre left person doesn't like'

    Israel have been getting very cosy with the far right in recent times actually. https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/israel-s-dance-with-far-right-movements-across-the-world-24677/amp


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,028 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    They are, yes.

    A cornerstone of Right Wing Christianity is that there be a strongly militaristic Jewish Israel, because it's required for the biblical holy war in the Middle East. This is an explicit religious tenet, it's called "Christian Zionism" and Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson both preached it quite famously. It's not that they "like" Israel, it's that they consider it a part of the puzzle that has to be in place to get what they want - there must be a Jewish Israel, it must go to war, and it must be destroyed.

    In addition, relatively secular flavors of anti Semitism insist on Israel as a Jewish state because they want Jews to go "back" there rather than staying in the US and behaving as - as they perceive - double agents in "their" country.

    And finally there's just the fuzzy feelgoods they get from knowing somebody's killing Muslims, a conditional Enemy of their Enemy dynamic.

    An adroit post.

    Also would be tied to the fundamental evangelical belief, which Mike Pompeo is a member of, that the establishment of a 'wider' Israeli state is part of the advancement of the second coming of christ. And then there's the orange order's affinity to that effect


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,244 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I'm growing tired of this stupid stuff.

    Trump is a horrible human being and responsible for an awful lot of bad things that have happened and he certainly bears a partial responsibility for organising the rallies.
    The lot of you though just want to put full responsibility for everything on him. It's an unnatural hate you have. I despise the man but I can step back and take a breath and see the wood from the trees.

    If you cannot assign blame to people for risking their and others lives by attending an event with no masks or social distancing then I give up on you.

    Itd be easier to get on board with that if he wasnt undermining his own medical experts advice and trying to get rid of the likes of Fauci because he didnt like what he had to say.
    Trump should have been telling his supporters to wear masks as soon as the advice was to wear masks, not mocking people for wearing them, refusing to wear one himself and refusing to tell the country to wear them . He bears huge responsibility for spreading anti mask ****. Telling his supporters the media are liars and trying to tear down the country undermines so much of the efforts being made too.

    Yeah, bang on about personal responsibility but there are a huge number of people that are idiots and go along with the **** people like him say. Look at all the religious nuts alone that proclaim him some sort of messiah. These people need protecting from themselves and someone with such sway shouldn't be peddling anti science nonsense. What about the people that do act responsibly but have to spend time near an idiot that doesnt?

    Anyone thats worked retail will attest to the sheer amount of morons and arseholes among the general public.


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    Trump is a 74 year old who is in debt to the tune of at least 400M, has countless ongoing investigations in to his practices and has just lost the election.

    On Saturday, he didn't even get out of his car to greet his supporters at a MAGA fantasy parade which he drove through on his way to play golf.

    His administration was noteworthy for the amount of people who came and left during it with many of them having few positive words to say about him as they walked out. He endorsed several candidates in elections over the 4 years who lost in their races.

    He has zero capacity in putting in the ground work to get sufficient numbers of people to buy in to his message in a grass root level and to build a cohesive message or strong team to spread out.

    Remember when all his supporters came out to deny that he had said anything about disienfectant being used to combat covid and literally as they were doing that, he pulled the rug from under them by admitting he had said it but he was being sarcastic. A new party with Trump at the helm would never be able to get a cohesive story without the weight of blind allegiance to the Republican party to help him.

    Agreed - But it would be enough to cripple the GOP.

    If Trump was actually capable of running in 2024 and didn't get the GOP nomination , him running independently or worse still under a new party banner running House/Senate candidates would chop off at least 15-20 points of the GOP vote.

    That would lose them any chance at the WH and possibly cost them House & Senate seats.

    The challenge for the GOP is working out how to handle Trump over the next 4 years.

    If he remains viable - Which is far from assured - Given the court cases ahead of him he could be Bankrupt , In Jail or Confirmed as a rapist in court (the E Jean Carroll case) or a combination of all 3 , what do they do?

    He could probably ride out Bankruptcy , but either of the other two *should* wipe him out.

    So , in a scenario where he is a viable candidate , the GOP probably need to row in behind him as having him on the outside as a 3rd candidate would be absolute poison for them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,338 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Quin_Dub wrote: »
    Agreed - But it would be enough to cripple the GOP.

    If Trump was actually capable of running in 2024 and didn't get the GOP nomination , him running independently or worse still under a new party banner running House/Senate candidates would chop off at least 15-20 points of the GOP vote.

    That would lose them any chance at the WH and possibly cost them House & Senate seats.

    The challenge for the GOP is working out how to handle Trump over the next 4 years.

    If he remains viable - Which is far from assured - Given the court cases ahead of him he could be Bankrupt , In Jail or Confirmed as a rapist in court (the E Jean Carroll case) or a combination of all 3 , what do they do?

    He could probably ride out Bankruptcy , but either of the other two *should* wipe him out.

    So , in a scenario where he is a viable candidate , the GOP probably need to row in behind him as having him on the outside as a 3rd candidate would be absolute poison for them.

    Now we just need sanders to do the same to the democrats and the Americans might be on their way to having an actual democracy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭hirondelle


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I'd say anybody going to a pub when they are not supposed to be open has a drink problem.

    So everybody who has ever been in a lock-in has a drink problem?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,526 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    duploelabs wrote:
    You or Eric didn't read the article did you?
    I did and it appears they are supported by the Israeli government and he went there with their blessing. It seems to me that part of this visit is to enhance relations with Israel which in turn helps them with the US media.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,608 ✭✭✭jaykay74



    Jesus, could they not afford a bigger room!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,856 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    jaykay74 wrote: »
    Jesus, could they not afford a bigger room!

    Beats a parking lot outside a dildo shop.


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    MadYaker wrote: »
    Now we just need sanders to do the same to the democrats and the Americans might be on their way to having an actual democracy.

    Not really - As long as it's FPTP the smaller parties are just spoilers and haven't a hope of getting elected.


  • Posts: 5,869 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    "Philadelphia and Detroit have cheated in every election for the last 60 years"

    Wow

    Giuliani sounds like he's gonna start crying


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub



    Watched a few minutes of that , just a re-hash of all the claims that they have already lost in courts in the last week or so.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,608 ✭✭✭jaykay74


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I predicted long ago that Trump would firm a new party after one term as POTUS.
    If that happens and thus new party gets any standing then you'll see the Democrats split.
    If there is no new party formed then the Democrats won't split.

    If Trump forms a new party then the republican base is split and the democrats sail home in any 3 way battle. He won't take any blue voters and the 2 red parties will split the red votes. Why would there be a democrat split based on the Republicans splitting ? What would trigger the split in that case? I think democracy is better served by multiple parties offering a range of views for voters but don't think the US system encourages that approach to politics.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,608 ✭✭✭jaykay74


    Quin_Dub wrote: »
    Watched a few minutes of that , just a re-hash of all the claims that they have already lost in courts in the last week or so.

    It says a lot that the evidence is being presented in a press conference rather than a court of law if they were trying to get anything overturned.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,846 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    jaykay74 wrote: »
    It says a lot that the evidence is being presented in a press conference rather than a court of law if they were trying to get anything overturned.

    Its equal parts pathetic and hilarious to watch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,768 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Quin_Dub wrote: »
    Agreed - But it would be enough to cripple the GOP.

    If Trump was actually capable of running in 2024 and didn't get the GOP nomination , him running independently or worse still under a new party banner running House/Senate candidates would chop off at least 15-20 points of the GOP vote.

    Its actually the silver lining in Trump winning so many votes because now the Republican Party cant live with him but they cant live without him either. No matter what happens they are stuck with him now for the next four years constantly reminding voters why they voted him out. The Reps would much prefer that Trump suffered a heavy defeat and then they could cut him loose. But because he didnt they have to indulge him, thats not good for them as a party in the long term to be having their strings pulled by a one term president who lost the popular vote twice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭briany


    This is the Trump campaign line "We're convinced large-scale fraud happened, despite having no evidence."

    You might as well have Giuliani up there making the case that Santa is real. There's no actual difference. No direct evidence. Maybe a VHS cassette from 1996 local news report of Santa setting off from the North Pole on Christmas Eve. There you go, Santa's real.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Its actually the silver lining in Trump winning so many votes because now the Republican Party cant live with him but they cant live without him either. No matter what happens they are stuck with him now for the next four years constantly reminding voters why they voted him out. The Reps would much prefer that Trump suffered a heavy defeat and then they could cut him loose. But because he didnt they have to indulge him, thats not good for them as a party in the long term to be having their strings pulled by a one term president who lost the popular vote twice.

    Little sympathy for them, here. All those Republicans should open up their Bibles (standard issue to every Republican, I thought) to Galatians chapter 6, verses 7-8.

    "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭Cody montana


    I see Rudy is leaking on camera.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 743 ✭✭✭drogon.




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,845 ✭✭✭py2006


    Whoever this woman is, she is a nervous wreck



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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    This one have a pistol held up against her back or what?

    They really are clutching at straws. Blaming the Venezuelans now.


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