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US Presidential Election 2020 Thread II - Judgement Day(s)

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  • Posts: 6,583 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    TomOnBoard wrote: »
    Following on from my earlier comment re. GA, this statement from MI GOP leaders following their White House meeting helps me breathe a sigh of relief:

    https://twitter.com/SenMikeShirkey/status/1329925843053899780?s=09

    Seen the following linked to the above

    https://twitter.com/PascrellforNJ/status/1329875147067625474?s=20

    Don't know if anything would come of it, and while RG is probably not that worried about it is it did, some younger lawyers might be.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,414 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Actually smart move, now next these lawyers are looking for a job and someone does background check on them this comes up.

    Trump and Gulliani might not care what anyone thinks of them, but thats not how the rest of the normal world operates. Unless some of these 22 are Better Call Saul types and want notoriety
    I believe Giuliani hadn't actually paid his sub to the NY bar and shouldn't be practising anyway. Judges seem to be lenient on this issue, but the bar may not be so flexible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭Windmill100000


    What are Trump supporters saying about the latest developments? They lapped up tbe idea that Trump was denied the win because of fraud.

    Its always been embarrassing, but it's beyond that now.

    What are they clutching at now that recounts are not giving the results they wanted?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,223 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    What are Trump supporters saying about the latest developments? They lapped up tbe idea that Trump was denied the win because of fraud.

    Its always been embarrassing, but it's beyond that now.

    What are they clutching at now that recounts are not giving the results they wanted?

    The late Hugo Chavez apparently had a hand in it, something about software being manipulated to switch votes to Biden, Oh and Russia, in collusion with the Rand corporation sponsored by George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates and the ghost of Elvis Presley.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭one armed dwarf


    A now banned user suggested that Trump's litigation is all about staging a confrontation between Biden and Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, which would also suggest that Trump lost on purpose to achieve this.

    It must be really exhausting to keep up with these changing narratives, you can always see which ones have to go off to /pol/ to brainwash themselves with the latest crackpot theory. Big event happens, 3 days later a bunch of them come on here in droves.

    For such free thinkers they all seem to sing the same hymn sheet.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    The late Hugo Chavez apparently had a hand in it, something about software being manipulated to switch votes to Biden, Oh and Russia, in collusion with the Rand corporation sponsored by George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates and the ghost of Elvis Presley.

    All done by the algorithm developed by a company that has Nancy Pelosi as a shareholder. This was said with a straight face on Fox News.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,088 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    A now banned user suggested that Trump's litigation is all about staging a confrontation between Biden and Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, which would also suggest that Trump lost on purpose to achieve this.

    It must be really exhausting to keep up with these changing narratives, you can always see which ones have to go off to /pol/ to brainwash themselves with the latest crackpot theory. Big event happens, 3 days later a bunch of them come on here in droves.

    For such free thinkers they all seem to sing the same hymn sheet.

    I genuinely think it’s a sign of mental illness for some of these people. They’re either deeply sociopathic and just trolling, or they’re really believe it’s all some grand plan which is an unhinged POV.

    I mean, when has the Trump campaign EVER demonstrated any semblance of competency or tactical thinking required to pull any of this off? To go so deep on a conspiracy theory that you think this is all an act is the kind of behaviour that should raise huge red flags.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭Windmill100000


    The late Hugo Chavez apparently had a hand in it, something about software being manipulated to switch votes to Biden, Oh and Russia, in collusion with the Rand corporation sponsored by George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates and the ghost of Elvis Presley.

    I suppose some people will believe anything, no matter how ludicrous, in an attempt to save face.

    Elvis....:D

    I mean, it's not like he lost because people just don't rate him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭Roanmore


    First Up wrote: »
    All done by the algorithm developed by a company that has Nancy Pelosi as a shareholder. This was said with a straight face on Fox News.

    And Hilary Clinton as a shareholder as well. This was doing the rounds a few days after the election day when it looked like the tide was turning Biden's way.
    There must have been a strategy put together somewhere that stuff like this got released.

    On another note, I've never heard Mike Pence speak so much or been out front.
    Are they laying the foundation for Pence to take over before the end of December?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,769 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    A now banned user suggested that Trump's litigation is all about staging a confrontation between Biden and Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, which would also suggest that Trump lost on purpose to achieve this.

    It must be really exhausting to keep up with these changing narratives, you can always see which ones have to go off to /pol/ to brainwash themselves with the latest crackpot theory. Big event happens, 3 days later a bunch of them come on here in droves.

    For such free thinkers they all seem to sing the same hymn sheet.

    Forgive my ignorance but why do they want confrontation between Biden and Thomas. Isn't Thomas one of the quietest in the court and the amount of times he asked anything can be added up on 1 hand


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭Windmill100000


    which would also suggest that Trump lost on purpose to achieve this

    Not a hope. Trump's ego would not allow him to lose for any purpose.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,021 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    which would also suggest that Trump lost on purpose to achieve this

    Not a hope. Trump's ego would not allow him to lose for any purpose.

    Losing on purpose is the new 'being sarcastic'


  • Posts: 6,583 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Actually smart move, now next these lawyers are looking for a job and someone does background check on them this comes up.

    Trump and Gulliani might not care what anyone thinks of them, but thats not how the rest of the normal world operates. Unless some of these 22 are Better Call Saul types and want notoriety

    Thinking more along the lines of losing their licence to practice, and if loosely continuing the better call Saul analogy end up managing a bakery chain store.
    RG given his age wouldn't exactly need to worry about that, the others might have to.


  • Posts: 2,732 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    VinLieger wrote: »
    Turnout as a percentage of population is higher than its been in 120 years...... current estimates are that its between 66% and 72%, it hasnt been higher than 66% since the year 1900

    Thanks. It is a different statement from the one I replied to, how ever


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,551 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    Thanks. It is a different statement from the one I replied to, how ever

    No its not the phrase turnout when used in relation to an election refers to the percentage of eligible voters who turned out and never the total number as you were inferring

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,548 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Its funny really if Trump had never run. People would still have thought of him as this successful business man.

    I mean know the business man thing ..he had no control over his businesses obv ...that was just a constructed image for tv ..i mean he would run then into the ground.

    But i mean ...he wasn't a joke.

    But now they think of him as a fool. He is like a laughing stock.

    He could have kept his previous image.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,935 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Its funny really if Trump had never run. People would still have thought of him as this successful business man.

    I mean know the business man thing ..he had no control over his businesses obv ...that was just a constructed image for tv ..i mean he would run then into the ground.

    But i mean ...he wasn't a joke.

    But now they think of him as a fool. He is like a laughing stock.

    He could have kept his previous image.

    Anyone that knew of trump before knew he was a pretty awful business man, he'd been failing for many years before the apprentice came along and rescued him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,168 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Its funny really if Trump had never run. People would still have thought of him as this successful business man.

    I mean know the business man thing ..he had no control over his businesses obv ...that was just a constructed image for tv ..i mean he would run then into the ground.

    But i mean ...he wasn't a joke.

    But now they think of him as a fool. He is like a laughing stock.

    He could have kept his previous image.

    He's gonna make a lot more money now though. Well, presuming he doesn't go to jail first.

    He's a shoe-in for some massive right wing news/commentary position.

    All comes down to if he can buy enough time to sort his **** out, and not get taken to the cleaners in the aftermath of his presidency.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,943 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Was reading a lovely interview by Hadley Freeman with Michael J Fox. Rally amazed to hear that back in 1985, the villian Biff Tannen was based on Donald Trump;
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/23/back-to-the-future-writer-bad-guy-biff-was-based-on-donald-trump

    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/21/michael-j-fox-every-step-now-is-a-frigging-math-problem-so-i-take-it-slow


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,955 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Federal judge has tossed out the trump lawsuit over Pennsylvania election results. So much winning.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,088 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Federal judge has tossed out the trump lawsuit over Pennsylvania election results. So much winning.

    Just came in here to post it.

    The judge was scathing.

    CNN wrote:
    "One might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome [ie. the dumping of 7m votes], a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and factual proof of rampant corruption, such that this Court would have no option but to regrettably grant the proposed injunctive relief despite the impact it would have on such a large group of citizens. That has not happened," Brann added. "Instead, this Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpled in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence."

    Federal judge dismisses Trump campaign Pennsylvania lawsuit

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/politics/federal-judge-dismisses-trump-pennsylvania-lawsuit/index.html

    ---

    So PA will be certified on Monday.

    How many lawsuits are left?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,955 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I’m listening to the Americast podcast from bbc sounds and they are playing parts of the Giuliani press conference and him talking about the movie my cousin vinny(which I hadn’t heard).How dare he sully the name of Mona Lisa Vito and vinny Gambini.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,088 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    I’m listening to the Americast podcast from bbc sounds and they are playing parts of the Giuliani press conference and him talking about the movie my cousin vinny(which I hadn’t heard).How dare he sully the name of Mona Lisa Vito and vinny Gambini.

    That's twice this week I've heard of him referencing,what is one of my all time favourite movies.

    What part specifically did he, in his lack of yoot-fulness reference?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,955 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    That's twice this week I've heard of him referencing,what is one of my all time favourite movies.

    What part specifically did he, in his lack of yoot-fulness reference?

    He just asked had the reporter seen the movie. He then tried to do a bad impression of joe Pesci. Oh he also used the scene where the female witness couldn’t see and joe Pesci asks her to tell the court how many fingers he was holding up. It’s a great film.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,088 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    He just asked had the reporter seen the movie. He then tried to do a bad impression of joe Pesci. Oh he also used the scene where the female witness couldn’t see and joe Pesci asks her to tell the court how many fingers he was holding up. It’s a great film.

    Great just about does it justice. Seriously, one of my all time favourite movies.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,955 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Great just about does it justice. Seriously, one of my all time favourite movies.

    The all time great scene in that movie is Marisa tomei says the defence is wrong. It’s just a brilliant scene.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,163 ✭✭✭✭salmocab


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    He just asked had the reporter seen the movie. He then tried to do a bad impression of joe Pesci. Oh he also used the scene where the female witness couldn’t see and joe Pesci asks her to tell the court how many fingers he was holding up. It’s a great film.

    He made a pigs ear of that, he said it was because the old Roman was too far away to identify the defendants (which was his claim about the poll watchers) when in fact she needed new glasses.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,428 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    it's astonishing that despite being directly responsible for tens of thousands of american deaths (mostly, I imagine his own supporters) his legacy will be this cry baby stuff


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,437 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    gimli2112 wrote:
    it's astonishing that despite being directly responsible for tens of thousands of american deaths (mostly, I imagine his own supporters) his legacy will be this cry baby stuff

    Yup, typical of such a disorder, just ignore him now, and let the adults wreck things even more


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,119 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    Just came in here to post it.

    The judge was scathing.




    Federal judge dismisses Trump campaign Pennsylvania lawsuit

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/politics/federal-judge-dismisses-trump-pennsylvania-lawsuit/index.html

    ---

    So PA will be certified on Monday.

    How many lawsuits are left?

    I've seldom seen a more scathing decision by a judge. Clearly all the more scathing as Rudey/Trump must now decide if this is the case they will appeal to the Supreme Court. They are truly running out of rope, and this case will embarrass the SCOTUS if they choose to take it on.

    They need a case to go to SCOTUS in order for the final piece of their increasingly ludicrous Plan B to proceed further.


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