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My God, I can't believe Trump was dumb enough to mention an election delay. That plays into 2 Dem arguments.
1, he's a wannabe dictator advocating an illegal delay
2, he made their case for full mail in voting
Catastrophic blunder.
And, yes, I know he suggested it and Congress could act on it. Which is different than the illegally ordered delays by Dem governors. But the issue is how it plays in the debate.
As if we needed the clear stamp of what's at stake.
Obama at John Lewis' eulogy called for DC and Puerto Rico statehood, felon voting, automatic voter registration, and the end to the filibuster.
Ya'll want to say one party hard left rule forever more? Won't be any point in ever voting again, including another 10 to 20 states that are marginally to nominally red at this time.
My point in these posts is to say...
Guys, all hands on deck. Get involved in any way you can. More than you've ever done before. Either donate cash or time. Call, walk, whatever.
Dire emergency, imo.
I'll vote...I'll block out the little box that says "R" right on down the ballot. That's all I can do, along with crossing my fingers. Otherwise, they won't get a nickel of my cash...they've got plenty of it. The election today or 90 days from now doesn't make a damn bit of difference, IMO...everybody's locked in.Quote:
Originally Posted by dougrz
It's Trump vs. a pissed off black chick with her fist in the air who won't denounce the violence. 4 years at a time, Doug...it's all we can hope for.
Anything is good. I'm more active than most and understand many can't be as so. I called in sick to work for 2 weeks in 2008 and almost got fired, to go to NC to work on the campaign to stop Obama. I'm pretty hard core.
Nah...listen to what Victor Davis Hanson had to say about it. Makes sense to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by dougrz
I love VDH. Brilliant guy. I will look for his thoughts. I don't see anything on this topic in a quick search.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron
I'm hard core, too...just in a different way.Quote:
Originally Posted by dougrz
From now until November I'll just keep plugging along. If your predictions turn out to be true (and with all due respect, I think you're wrong) and the cancer that is this violence grows because a Republican or Democrat doesn't mean jack shit to these people and the liberals can't stave or contain them, along with the oligarchs in power laying down some whoopass on private property rights and the 2nd Amendment...then it might be time to join a militia and prepare to bug out.
I'll cross that bridge if it comes up...although I must say that before this decade is up, the direction America is going to go will be settled. The evolving American experiment has been distilled down to two basic elements...there's no more illusion of bi-partisianship, compromise, working across the aisle, etc...we're going thru a soft civil war. Somethings gotta give.
Crazy that it has happened during our lifetime, huh? It all started with the election of G.W. Bush, IMO.
Look again...first page on Google. Video...posted by MSN, of all things.Quote:
Originally Posted by dougrz
You are exactly correct. You are well versed historically.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron
Do you know this: Reagan initially wanted a unity ticket with Gerald Ford, with the term co-presidency bandied about during the convention. Ford considered it and declined, or wanted more power and torpedoed it. Reagan then wanted Paul Laxalt, then a senator from Nevada. He would have been an outstanding torch bearer to take the reins in 88. Instead we got GW and the movement was assassinated.
Just watched. His take was, it was unnecessary and contrary to Trump's theme of being the protector of institutions and the constitution.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron
In a kind way it supports my contention, I think.
Yes, it does...but hardly a catastrophe. He's frustrated...he's human.Quote:
Originally Posted by dougrz
History is fun when you're a conservative, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by dougrz
Had a big conversation with an ultra liberal client of mine last week. We were talking about he Fed "Stormtroopers"...y'know...those "brownshirts" that Trump is sending into the cities to solidify his dictatorship?
Anyway...she had no idea what a "Stormtrooper" is, or where it originated. Just thinks it sounds diabolical. Had no idea what "Mein Kampf" was, never heard of the League Of Nations, the Treaty Of Versailles and thus was unfamiliar with their impacts or the role they played in (you know) what happened as a result.
She's been a librarian for 40 years. Crazy, huh?
I view the uprising like a teen male come of age. They realize their power now, and see the actual impotence and lack of will on the other side. The genuine, deep hatred of this country gives them a cause and meaning. That's a heady combo and we've reached the tipping point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron
The lack of will, incidentally, further convinces them they're right. After all, if even we don't fight for the country, then certainly it validates their contentions.
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Chere, I think you'll like this one:
https://youtu.be/4TogbPPyQQM
Funny..sadly funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by jman
This country as a whole needs to wake up.
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Hey don't be sad, Donald Trump is your president!Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeyes
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This is pretty much how I see the 2020 election going down....
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9b74e80ccd.jpg
Hey gang! Here's an amusing little 5 minute clip of know-it-all college kids backpedaling...:lol8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_cZ9BBWDjA