Has U.S. Democracy Been Trumped? Bernie Sanders wants to know who owns America?
#20861
Posted 2023-April-04, 13:32
How to think of this?
If I wish to take some action X but doing X is illegal I regard that as very relevant. Always or almost always decisive. I like to sleep well. I like to be trusted. Some laws might be stupid, but ignoring them is stupider.
For Trump, legality is irrelevant. He has lawyers, he pays them well, so the illegality of his actions is their problem. If he wants to do it he does it. This thinking was expressed long ago when he was talking about how he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue (or wherever it was). It was not a joke, it's the way he thinks.
For Trump, the law simply is of no importance in making his choices.
Sooner or later this approach to life is supposed to turn sour. He has had quite a run. Maybe his time is up. We can hope.
#20862
Posted 2023-April-04, 13:44
on his feet, dear,
and his lawyers are
pearly white
been abandoned
by his wife, now
is he related to
Mack the Knife?
#20863
Posted 2023-April-04, 20:18
He was in a bind
And he was willin' to make a deal
#20864
Posted 2023-April-05, 13:17
theyre flyin through the air
theyre full of Saudi money
but I cant get my share
Im stuck here in Manhattan
the DA wants my head
but when I ask for Saudi dollars
a Prince is even better than a dad
#20865
Posted 2023-April-13, 03:36
#20866
Posted 2023-April-13, 14:06
pilowsky, on 2023-April-13, 03:36, said:
The American taliban flexing.
#20867
Posted 2023-April-24, 12:10
Lesson, if so, dont bite the hand that feeds you.
Kama is great the lying asshole who was a big complainer about left-wing cancel culture is now a victim of right wing cancel culture.
#20869
Posted 2023-April-25, 00:56
What I found surprising is a trivia factoid that was circulating on one of my WhatsApp groups. It seems Tucker had the highest viewership of a cable news programme among the Registered Democrat Americans. I responded saying that's ridiculous and must be wrong. However it seems there is some truth to it. I don't understand this!
#20870
Posted 2023-April-25, 06:43
Gilithin, on 2023-April-24, 14:16, said:
From what I understand the most significant trigger here involved language and behavior which is documented in the redacted sections of the papers released in the Dominion lawsuit.
So, the Dominion lawsuit provided the documentary proof, however, exposure to lawsuits such as the one involving Grossberg was almost certainly a concern
#20871
Posted 2023-April-25, 10:23
shyams, on 2023-April-25, 00:56, said:
Maybe it's a "know your enemy" thing.
And remember, it's not either/or. Democrats who watch CNN or MSNBC can also watch Carlson.
#20872
Posted 2023-April-25, 13:51
shyams, on 2023-April-25, 00:56, said:
What I found surprising is a trivia factoid that was circulating on one of my WhatsApp groups. It seems Tucker had the highest viewership of a cable news programme among the Registered Democrat Americans. I responded saying that's ridiculous and must be wrong. However it seems there is some truth to it. I don't understand this!
I have been in Minnesota since Thursday visiting friends from the (very) early days, ignoring the outside world. This morning I checked my email. The NYT sends me "Breaking News" messages and the following were two were adjacent:
Breaking news: Don Lemon, CNN star anchor, to leave the network
Breaking news: Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News
I have never watched or listened to Tucker Carlson. I had never heard of Don Lemon before reading the note from the NYT.
As I was in the Mpls-St Paul airport yesterday, I got a copy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The main headline (well, second to how the Wild were doing against the Dallas Stars) was
Founder of BikeMN reminisces on career as he steps into retirement.
[BikeMN advocates for better and safer bicycling.]
Make of this whatever you will.
#20873
Posted 2023-April-25, 17:05
Seems like they mis-'spoke'.
So to speak...
#20874
Posted 2023-May-04, 11:57
The matter now is gathering enough evidence to make conviction a near crrtainty.
#20875
Posted 2023-May-05, 03:02
As for partisan rubbish in the media - that other character - what's his name who just resigned or was sacked - he would not exactly be what's that character's name stuck on an island - and in some ways much of the other partisan rubbish is even more scary because so many in power reckon its the truth - unlike what's his name who we all know spoke rubbish regularly
#20876
Posted 2023-May-06, 20:11
Trump: Well historically that's true with stars.
Lawyer: True with stars that they can grab women by the pussy?
Trump: Well that's what it's...if you look over the last million years I guess that's been largely true.. Not always but largely true. Unfortunately or fortunately.
Lawyer: You consider yourself to be a star?
Trump: I think you can say that, yeah.
Could someone please explain how truly devout white Christians manage to rationalise this as the ideal morals for the highest office in the USA? It's genuinely very difficult for people outside of America to understand.
#20877
Posted 2023-May-06, 21:29
Gilithin, on 2023-May-06, 20:11, said:
Trump: Well historically that's true with stars.
Lawyer: True with stars that they can grab women by the pussy?
Trump: Well that's what it's...if you look over the last million years I guess that's been largely true.. Not always but largely true. Unfortunately or fortunately.
Lawyer: You consider yourself to be a star?
Trump: I think you can say that, yeah.
Could someone please explain how truly devout white Christians manage to rationalise this as the ideal morals for the highest office in the USA? It's genuinely very difficult for people outside of America to understand.
If you can justify a superior being who has had a plan for every person ever born on earth and is invisible but will punish everyone who doesnt believe he is real then justifying Trump is easy-the invisible magic man wants him to be president.
#20878
Posted 2023-May-06, 23:01
In the USA 35-40% of the population are fervently anti-abortion.
They will vote for a ham sandwich if it promises to prevent abortion and allow children to buy guns.
In the UK and Australia a much larger proportion of the population are pro-abortion and anti-gun but more importantly, non-US anti-abortionists will not necessarily decide their vote just on that issue.
To say nothing of the dog-whistling about the southern border.
Australian conservatives ranting about "stopping the boats" and Tories promoting BREXIT to keep immigrants out fall into the same racist idea as the BS about building a wall to keep the alien rapists at bay.
No wonder the neo-NAZI's lap it up.
#20879
Posted 2023-May-07, 12:50
The economy: Apparently there is much worry across the country. Prices are going up. But that's not the whole story. I, and everyone else, noticed that every month economic numbers come out and economists are said to be caught unaware. See
https://www.washingt...ing-indicators.
for comments that I think are relevant.
And then there is the annual fight over the debt ceiling. Maybe we need a name change. If every year we do a budget, look to see how much it will increase the debt, and then raise the debt ceiling to accommodate that debt, we do not have anything that can reasonably be called a debt ceiling. Becky suggested calling it the debt elevator.
Immigration: AFAIK nobody has a plan. Probably because the goal depends on the day of the week. Save everyone whose lif is in danger in their home country? Get more immigrants working at Burger King? Get votes from the Latino community? To borrow a song title, this problem will go on until the 12th of never.
Covid: Have we actually done anything right?
Eisenhower was elected in 1952 because there was a war going on in Korea and the electorate figured he would know how to handle it. And he did.
The confidence that the everyday person has in our leaders is at an all-time low, or at least it is very low. See
https://www.washingt...ionism-economy/
Again I agree with many of the comments.
We have a mess.
#20880
Posted 2023-May-07, 18:44
She said (inter alia) that:
"Our door is open but the ball is in their court"
"Our demands are extremely reasonable"
If they keep their door open and the ball is smashed back into their court it might hit someone in the living room causing unreasonable damage.
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