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

Nody · 06-01-2021 09:13PM

listermint wrote: »

Three different persons where.?

The live stream said they had three different witness saying someone had died. They currently had one of the witnesses talking what happened with blood on his hand. He stormed into Capital Hill into the chamber with the rest to protest the vote. A young woman stormed in first and refused to listen to police or secret service telling her to stop and got shot. And he's blaming it on the politicians of course that she got killed.

froog · 06-01-2021 09:17PM

holy

fcuking

****balls

dogbert27 · 06-01-2021 09:21PM

Nody wrote: »

The live stream said they had three different witness saying someone had died. They currently had one of the witnesses talking what happened with blood on his hand. He stormed into Capital Hill into the chamber with the rest to protest the vote. A young woman stormed in first and refused to listen to police or secret service telling her to stop and got shot. And he's blaming it on the politicians of course that she got killed.

Someone should come out and state that Trump has that woman's blood on his hands

dzsfah2xoynme9 · 06-01-2021 09:21PM

Ya know, Ireland isn't such a bad place after all..

froog · 06-01-2021 09:29PM

i mean guns drawn in the capitol building?? absolute bat**** crazy.

trump needs to be removed from office tonight and arrested for treason and sedition.

froog · 06-01-2021 09:31PM

why aren't police and the army kicking the absolute sh1t out of these d1ckheads??

the capitol building ffs!!!

Nody · 06-01-2021 09:31PM

The riot police has arrived a couple of hours late and started clearing the building. Of course unlike a BLM protest there are only a couple of them and no use of violence when a federal building is invaded and damaged.

briany · 06-01-2021 09:42PM

Regarding the person shot, play stupid games win stupid prizes. About time authorities stood up to these Trumpist d*ckheads, not that they're even doing enough as it is, but at least it's something.

paul71 · 06-01-2021 09:42PM

What percentage of the population of the US is black? I am watching crowds of a few thousand storming a democratic institution and there is not a single black face. This is clearly a neo-nazi movement.

L1011 · 06-01-2021 09:45PM

paul71 wrote: »

What percentage of the population of the US is black? I am watching crowds of a few thousand storming a democratic institution and there is not a single black face. This is clearly a neo-nazi movement.

~13%.

~60% are "non hispanic white", they don't give quite the same breakdown as our census does.

There were a few visible earlier; its not entirely white.

briany · 06-01-2021 09:46PM

paul71 wrote: »

What percentage of the population of the US is black? I am watching crowds of a few thousand storming a democratic institution and there is not a single black face. This is clearly a neo-nazi movement.

There's little doubt in my mind that Trumpism is generally a pro-white, "Great Replacement", nativist movement, but of course groups like the Proud Boys know to sidestep that accusation by installing a black man as their leader.

Nody · 06-01-2021 09:50PM

Here's a lovely tweet from Ivanka that sums up Trump's family stance so well:

paul71 · 06-01-2021 09:51PM

briany wrote: »

There's little doubt in my mind that Trumpism is generally a pro-white, "Great Replacement", nativist movement, but of course groups like the Proud Boys know to sidestep that accusation by installing a black man as their leader.

Interesting, the leader of the brownshirts was homosexual, until he was killed.

pixelburp · 06-01-2021 09:54PM

To the business that was meant to take place: the REALLY interesting thing is which GOP politicians will continue to dissemble and pander towards the Trump base in light of these terrorist attacks? It'll take some craven spine for (say) Cruz to continue to question the election. You'd like to think there'll be a period of reflection from these GOP members about the cost of towing a conspiracy ... ... but the this IS the Republican party we're talking about here. In giving them more credit than they deserve. But you'd hope the confirmation would continue now without any more parlour games. You'd hope.

extra gravy · 06-01-2021 10:06PM

dogbert27 wrote: »

I read a few days ago that Proud Boys were planning to arrive dressed as BLM protesters to add to the confusion

You mean they were going to have a shower and put on clean clothes?

Nody · 06-01-2021 10:06PM

pixelburp wrote: »

To the business that was meant to take place: the REALLY interesting thing is which GOP politicians will continue to dissemble and pander towards the Trump base in light of these terrorist attacks? It'll take some craven spine for (say) Cruz to continue to question the election. You'd like to think there'll be a period of reflection from these GOP members about the cost of towing a conspiracy ... ... but the this IS the Republican party we're talking about here. In giving them more credit than they deserve. But you'd hope the confirmation would continue now without any more parlour games. You'd hope.

It will be used by the same once as before; "While I don't condone what was done at Capital Hill the people do raise an important question" etc.

L1011 · 06-01-2021 10:07PM

extra gravy wrote: »

You mean they were going to have a shower and put on clean clothes?

And not carry ego-extensions in the form of firearms either. Can't see them ever doing that.

gimli2112 · 06-01-2021 10:24PM

Trump can't help himself. Tells them to go home amid a rant about some fradulent election.
CNN presenters are going to have a mass stroke

MJohnston · 06-01-2021 10:33PM

Cops taking selfies with the seditionists:
https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1346920198461419520?s=21

I’ve seen *so many* people, even here on boards.ie, stating that BLM is unfounded or unnecessary, but today should stand as undeniable proof that the police in America are unrecoverably corrupt and racist.

I’m not at all surprised that Trump supporters would try this, but it is utterly shocking how easy it was for them.

Spanish Eyes · 06-01-2021 10:34PM

I think this was planned, and the doors were opened to let them in.

Let them have their day, blow off steam, but if it happens again its lights out.

Sad day all round from a bunch of hillbillies, and their soon to be gone President.

I always said to myself that the last days of the regime are the most dangerous..

What an image to be sending around the world.

josip · 06-01-2021 10:48PM

What a pathetic country the US has become.
They can't even secure the Capitol from a 2 bit mob.

L1011 · 06-01-2021 10:51PM

josip wrote: »

What a pathetic country the US has become.
They can't even secure the Capitol from a 2 bit mob.

Rather looks like "didn't" rather than "can't even", though.

Rjd2 · 06-01-2021 10:53PM

pixelburp wrote: »

To the business that was meant to take place: the REALLY interesting thing is which GOP politicians will continue to dissemble and pander towards the Trump base in light of these terrorist attacks? It'll take some craven spine for (say) Cruz to continue to question the election. You'd like to think there'll be a period of reflection from these GOP members about the cost of towing a conspiracy ... ... but the this IS the Republican party we're talking about here. In giving them more credit than they deserve. But you'd hope the confirmation would continue now without any more parlour games. You'd hope.

Impossible to know.

Trump today has gone off on Pence, Mitch, his 3 Supreme court picks, and previously Sessions, Mattis, Cotton Barr, Bannon etc.

These are all people who thought they could contain Trump without much blowback but ultimately he has scorched them as their will always be a loyalty test they can't pass.

Long term attaching yourself to Trump is a poor play, if a power hungry sociopath like Tom Cotton can figure that out then the likes of Hawley, Cruz etc surely can also.

dogbert27 · 06-01-2021 11:02PM

So once things are back up and running and Biden gets certified, is that it?

Has Trump then officially run out of all his Hail Mary's?

Mr.Nice Guy · 06-01-2021 11:15PM

American politics went into the sewer 5 years ago and it's going to take a long, long time for the stench and sickness that has resulted to be cleaned up, if it ever can be.

martingriff · 06-01-2021 11:21PM

dogbert27 wrote: »

So once things are back up and running and Biden gets certified, is that it?

Has Trump then officially run out of all his Hail Mary's?

A coup:pac:

and yes I am joking

martingriff · 06-01-2021 11:22PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

American politics went into the sewer 5 years ago and it's going to take a long, long time for the stench and sickness that has resulted to be cleaned up, if it ever can be.

Remember when we all taught Bush was the most polarized

dogbert27 · 06-01-2021 11:34PM

martingriff wrote: »

Remember when we all taught Bush was the most polarized

Yeah I was thinking when did the Republicans go full batsxxt and I was thinking the arrival of Palin on the scene with her "I can see Russia from where I live so I am qualified for Foreign Policy" nonsense and after years of her came the Tea Party movement which sowed the seeds for Trump and his supporters as when the tea party broke down these people needed something to grab on to and along came Trump as their saviour, who wasn't just another career politician, promising to get things done as he lived in the real world like them

Water John · 06-01-2021 11:36PM

It goes back to the Newt Gingrich era and the impeachment of Clinton on spurious grounds.

Gael23 · 06-01-2021 11:43PM

Treason charge for Trump?

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

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