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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#332076: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:01:47 PM

Just to be safe, can we put Biden back in his house and then bubble wrap the house? I don't feel comfortable with him being anywhere near Trump at the debate with the way Trump shouts and raves and spreads his virus everywhere.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#332077: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:03:16 PM

12 feet and a shield of her own should probably protect Harris. Pence is just trying to look tough.

[up]What about a badass looking gasmask?

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 6th 2020 at 6:04:27 AM

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#332078: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:11:06 PM

Do you think Russia would turn out like Bosnia? In any case, forcible regime change often leads to unforeseen and unpleasant consequences. Throwing out Saddam Hussein is still having negative consequences today. So does toppling Iran's government.

And I wouldn't exactly call Russia powerless, not with a vast nuclear arsenal. And while they may not be the superpower they used to be, they still have plenty of military power left.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#332079: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:16:27 PM

[up] The issue wasn't overthrowing Saddam, but how the US handled the aftermath, including firing everyone with a party membership (many of them in the military) instead of going for a more nuanced approach.

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Oct 6th 2020 at 11:16:56 AM

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#332080: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:19:33 PM

So is Trump trying to create the idea that if he's not re-elected there's going to be no more COVID releif?

"Yup. That tasted purple."
singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#332081: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:21:27 PM

[up][up][up] I think you may be misinterpreting the comparison, but it's probably a cultural thing.

I think from the perspective of the US, the Bosnian interventions are broadly positive. Whereas from a Dutch perspective I understand that there is a much visceral sense of collective guilt and failure over the Srebrencia massacre, as it was a Dutch military unit under the auspices of the UN that was in the best place to prevent the genocide.

Edited by singularityshot on Oct 6th 2020 at 2:21:59 AM

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#332082: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:23:39 PM

[up][up] Also blackmailing people to vote for him or he'll deny any relief in his lame duck period.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#332083: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:25:23 PM

That could be it, though I'm not really familiar with Sebrenica. I do hear about it from time to time, though.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
AzurePaladin She/Her Pronouns from Forest of Magic Since: Apr, 2018 Relationship Status: Mu
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#332084: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:32:08 PM

Okay, I'm not sure how the idea of America intervening in Russia and overthrowing Putin got suggested, but some pointers:

Russia has a nuclear arsenal.

Russia has the biggest nuclear arsenal, bar none. Yes, including the States.

Russia is traditionally nigh impossible to invade and hold.

Russia has gotten rid of their no first use policy.

Trying to invade to depose Putin would be a great way to turn the entire northern hemisphere into glass and solve the pesky issue of elections by turning the US into a de facto military dictatorship (from pure necessity alone), but it would be awful at actually making anything better.

The awful things he says and does are burned into our cultural consciousness like a CRT display left on the same picture too long. -Fighteer
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#332086: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:38:49 PM

Puerto Rico's Republican governor Wanda Vázquez Garced has endorsed Trump.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#332087: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:39:03 PM

More manic tweeting from the superspreader in Chief. These are the ones I’m pretty sure he did himself.

The Fake News Media refuses to discuss how good the Economy and Stock Market, including JOBS under the Trump Administration, are doing. We will soon be in RECORD TERRITORY. All they want to discuss is COVID 19, where they won’t say it, but we beat the Dems all day long, also!!!

Did anyone get to see that absolute “Joke” of a Town Hall interview that Joe Biden did with Concast @NBC News , hosted by Lester Holt? What a disgrace to our Country that FREE public airwaves can be used that way. All SOFTBALLS. A big FIX. Time should be paid by the corrupt DNC!

Mini Mike Bloomberg, who made a fool of himself on the Dems debate stage when Elizabeth Warren & the others simply took him apart, is going “crazy” trying to buy his way back into the Liberal Democrat’s hearts. His Florida ads are lies. I am much better for SENIORS than Sleepy!

The thread from 2:48 pm on the other hand, was obviously not.

Edited by megaeliz on Oct 6th 2020 at 5:41:04 AM

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#332088: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:40:53 PM

Facebook says they are banning all QAnon groups, treating them like any other militarized social group, militia, or terror group.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#332089: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:41:23 PM

[up][up][up] "Vote for Trump or he'll deny funding for months again!"

[up] About time.

Edited by RainehDaze on Oct 6th 2020 at 10:41:35 AM

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#332090: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:41:59 PM

[up][up][up] Somehow, I don't see Vasquez Garced having a long time left in that position, considering what Trump did regarding Puerto Rico after the hurricane.

[up] I'll believe they're taking action when I see it.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#332091: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:52:43 PM

... I don't think we'd have to worry about a US dictatorship after a nuclear war. There wouldn't be much left over there...

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#332092: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:53:42 PM

The Fake News Media refuses to discuss how good the Economy and Stock Market, including JOBS under the Trump Administration, are doing. We will soon be in RECORD TERRITORY. All they want to discuss is COVID 19, where they won't say it, but we beat the Dems all day long, also!!!

Trump just caused the Dow Jones to tank 400 points because he said he wouldn't get a relief bill passed until after his re-election. Yeah, I'm sure the economy is doing great.

Did anyone get to see that absolute "Joke" of a Town Hall interview that Joe Biden did with Concast @NBC News , hosted by Lester Holt? What a disgrace to our Country that FREE public airwaves can be used that way. All SOFTBALLS. A big FIX. Time should be paid by the corrupt DNC!

I mean... they're called public airwaves for a reason, yeah? And what does he mean by "time should be paid"? Also, Trump needs to learn how to use Scare Quotes.

Mini Mike Bloomberg, who made a fool of himself on the Dems debate stage when Elizabeth Warren & the others simply took him apart, is going "crazy" trying to buy his way back into the Liberal Democrat's hearts. His Florida ads are lies. I am much better for SENIORS than Sleepy!

"Mini Mike Bloomberg" makes me think of plushie brands. I didn't catch the debate he's talking about, though, could someone please link or summarize it for me? Thanks. Also, see my Scare Quotes comment above.

So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my Tumblr
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#332093: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:54:57 PM

To be fair, 400 point swings are kind of the new normal on the Dow since corona broke out.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#332094: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:56:34 PM

I'm impressed Trump doesn't even want to buy votes anymore.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#332095: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:57:50 PM

But this was from a late afternoon announcement. We will see if things stabilize tomorrow...

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#332096: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:59:01 PM

There's no point in engaging with him on these talking points. A common right wing tactic is to exhaust the opponent by bombarding them with a bunch if inane stupid arguments that they waste all their time trying to refute.

Much better to highlight what Biden's policies are and how he'll do a much better job of fixing the country that Trump has ruined. What did he talk about at the Town Hall meeting anyway?

ITNW1989 a from Big Meat, USA Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#332097: Oct 6th 2020 at 2:59:34 PM

As a heavy watcher of Stephen Colbert I can only ever read Trump's Tweets in Colbert's Trump Voice, heavy emphasis on the all-caps words included.

Hitokiri in the streets, daishouri in the sheets.
Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#332098: Oct 6th 2020 at 3:01:15 PM

Colbert and Trevor Noah for me. It makes hearing anything Trump more tolerable.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#332099: Oct 6th 2020 at 3:01:43 PM

[up][up][up]Hence why Biden really didn't engage Trump's "points" last debate. He told him to shut up and (when he could get a word in) spoke directly to voters.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 6th 2020 at 7:01:57 AM

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

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