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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#331201: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:05:19 AM

NVM

Edited by nova92 on Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:05:32 AM

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#331202: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:05:52 AM

Is this basically a repeat of what happened at the tail end of Woodrow Wilson's presidency with his stroke?

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#331203: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:09:04 AM

Take this with a grain of salt, but a Vanity Fair reporter is claiming Republicans close to the White House said that Trump was worried and asked aides prior to leaving for Walter Reed if he was going out like his old friend Stan Chera did back in April.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Wispy Since: Feb, 2017
#331204: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:10:29 AM

[up]Yeah I saw that. Definitely seems like hes suffering

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#331205: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:10:37 AM

Pence is normally running things anyway isn’t he? I’m not sure invoking the 25th would do anything in practice terms beyond removing Trump’s ability to give orders.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#331206: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:11:26 AM

Erm, if anyone wants to read WTH news not about Trump and COVID, the Democratic candidate for a state House District in Kansas is looking worse by the day. The person's Aaron Coleman, a 19-year-old who recently primaried sitting Democratic state House Rep. Stan Frownfelter. After he won the primary, it came out that he had blackmailed a fellow classmate with revenge porn at 14 and abused his girlfriend as recently as last year. His responses and statements were... let's call it less than inspiring.

And now it was just reported that he threatened to shoot up his school at 14. Kansas City Star

Frownfelter is running a write-in-campaign against him in the general.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#331207: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:14:18 AM

Seems like a good idea to run the other guy as an Independent in light of that news.

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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#331208: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:16:06 AM

Yeah the state party better have pulled on funding and support a while back.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#331209: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:17:48 AM

[up] They did.

Edited by nova92 on Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:26:32 AM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331210: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:21:08 AM

What kind of abuse was it that he subjected his girlfriend to?

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#331211: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:25:09 AM

I feel like it doesn’t matter, the guy already committed revenge porn against a child, he’s well beyond what’s acceptable for a public official.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331212: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:25:13 AM

Was there a miniseries on Poe or something? Everyone suddenly seems to have the Masque of the Red Death at the front of their minds.

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Wispy Since: Feb, 2017
#331213: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:25:27 AM

Why does the kind of abuse matters? Its still awful and he is not someone I'd want in any political position.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331214: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:29:24 AM

Obviously the abuse proves him unfit for office regardless of what it was. I just wanted more details about the situation.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#331215: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:31:54 AM

Was there a miniseries on Poe or something? Everyone suddenly seems to have the Masque of the Red Death at the front of their minds.

It's about a bunch of people denying the poor and destitute any relief during a pandemic while partying it up gathered together in a place they thought was safe. Specifically, a party, only to have someone bring the plague to infect them all.

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#331216: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:32:01 AM

The linked article goes into some of the details. There's also a piece from VICE.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#331217: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:33:11 AM

I'd make Dishonored references but I doubt that Kamala Harris would appreciate being compared to Empress Emily.

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#331218: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:33:30 AM

Just because someone is running as a Democrat doesn't mean they can't be an awful human being. At least the overall ratio of decent to awful is better for the Dems.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331219: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:39:01 AM

Yeah, I can believe Trump is scared of dying of this. As his taped recording from February shows, he is well aware of how bad this disease is. He's probably been much more scared of it than he shows.

And yes, his condition could deteriorate quickly, especially at that age.

As for the hospital transfer, that is apparently standard procedure, so we can't really conclude anything from that.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#331220: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:39:53 AM

The Masque of the Rose Garden list so far:

  • Hope Hicks - Trump Senior Council, former Trump WH communications director
  • Donald Trump - President
  • Melania Trump - First Lady
  • Ronna Mc Daniel - RNC chair
  • Mike Lee - Republican Senator, UT
  • Rev. John Jenkins - president of the University of Notre Dame (attended SCOTUS nomination at Rose Garden)
  • Three unnamed journalists and one unnamed WH staffer
  • Thom Tillis - Republican Senator, North Carolina was at WH on Sat
  • Kellyanne Conway - Former White House counselor, attended Rose Garden event
  • Bill Stepien - Trump Campaign Manager
  • Ron Johnson - Republican Senator, Wisconsin
  • Chris Christie - Former Republican NJ Gov. Helped prepare Trump for debate.

I wish a speedy recovery to those three unnamed journalists and the White House staffer.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#331221: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:40:29 AM

Regarding that polling update from last page, if Biden truly is up by 5 points in Florida and holds on, that is fucking wonderful news. Trump has no realistic path to 270 EV without Florida.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 3rd 2020 at 3:47:43 PM

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#331222: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:43:42 AM

Friend: Lots of people working in the Trump campaigns got infected.

Me: Yeah.

Friend: They were also waiting to get paid.

Me: Uh huh.

Friend: So, I guess they were paid in... exposure.

Me: You're going to hell, man.

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CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#331223: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:43:49 AM

It’s starting to look more and more likely that we’ll be in the territory of a victory big enough that the most we’ll have to worry about are Trump’s angry tweets. We need to be cautious however, since polls can easily narrow.

That still leaves the issue of potential criminal charges Trump and his associated may face once they leave office, and what they might do to try and avoid those; ie a self pardon or 11th hour resignation followed by a pardon by President Pence. My guess is that Trump gets the same deal as Nixon, a pardon and assurances that he won’t face prosecution for his actions in office that may have violated state laws in exchange for leaving quietly.

Edited by CaptainCapsase on Oct 3rd 2020 at 2:47:39 PM

MrHellboy The Shadow from A world of my own Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
The Shadow
#331224: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:46:51 AM

Just an opinion rather than news, but am I the only who thinks it's kind of ghoulish that so many liberals are laughing at Trump and the other Republicans who have COVID and/or are actively wishing death on them?

The bloodthirsty "an eye for an eye" attitude is disturbing IMO. I thought we were better than that

Edited by MrHellboy on Oct 3rd 2020 at 1:49:05 PM

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TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#331225: Oct 3rd 2020 at 11:47:43 AM

So would they forcefully take Trump's phone away during the treatment in order to not aggravate his high blood-pressure and keep the mini-strokes that he denied ever having (without anyone asking or saying anything about them in the first place) that got him rushed to the hospital earlier this year from complicating his condition further?

Or just let him keep it?


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