Jon the Hat Posted 1 February 2021 Share Posted 1 February 2021 17 minutes ago, surrifox said: It’s downright depressing that the way to gain traction and get noticed in the GOP appears to be to strive to appear more batshit than your rivals for a future run at the top job Trump seems to have shifted the requirement from being more Christian fundamentalist than the next guy to being more outrageous. How did a fine old party come to this? I mean they've always been rather anyone trying to help anyone is a commie, but this is crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 1 February 2021 Share Posted 1 February 2021 12 hours ago, Koke said: Dumbest tweet by a US senator ever? Hang on, didn't he tweet pretty much that exact sentiment like a week ago? That completely removes any remaining sliver of benefit of the doubt if he's doubling down on the retardation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovindil Posted 1 February 2021 Share Posted 1 February 2021 9 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said: Hang on, didn't he tweet pretty much that exact sentiment like a week ago? That completely removes any remaining sliver of benefit of the doubt if he's doubling down on the retardation That tweet is from the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 1 February 2021 Share Posted 1 February 2021 4 minutes ago, Innovindil said: That tweet is from the 20th. Ffs I even checked the date and my brain was like "yep, the 20th was yesterday, don't check the calendar" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 3 February 2021 Author Share Posted 3 February 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-55912670 Eric Trump in "having money means I can act like a right cvnt because jeeerbs" shocker. Cost of everything, value of nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/02/politics/georgia-voting-gop-state-senate/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 4 February 2021 Author Share Posted 4 February 2021 2 minutes ago, Jattdogg said: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/02/politics/georgia-voting-gop-state-senate/index.html When your only way to win is through voter suppression, then voter suppression becomes legit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 4 February 2021 Share Posted 4 February 2021 48 minutes ago, Jattdogg said: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/02/politics/georgia-voting-gop-state-senate/index.html BoTh PaRTieS ArE ThE SaMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 5 February 2021 Author Share Posted 5 February 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55940542 Only eleven repubs voted to condemn someone who bought into QAnon, and harassed school shooting victims. That it happened before she took office shouldn't really be an excuse. Shows how much of a hold Trumps influence still has, evidently a lot of those Repub Congresspeople are thinking about how this might affect re-election for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 8 February 2021 Share Posted 8 February 2021 (edited) Stupid is as stupid does. One just as bad as the other. Bipartisanship. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/02/unbelievable-says-sanders-that-some-dems-want-to-further-limit-eligibility-for-covid-19-relief-checks.html Edited 8 February 2021 by SO1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 9 February 2021 Author Share Posted 9 February 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55987560 Ah, the "tell someone to go jump in the fire and then they do it, who exactly is to blame?" defence. That being said, too many Repub Senators are scared of getting primaried by the base that still remains for him so he'll be acquitted, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 9 February 2021 Share Posted 9 February 2021 The only way possible way for Democrats to secure a conviction in the Impeachment trial is to sub poena Trump. There is a chance that his evidence would be such a car crash that more GOP senators would flip I suppose in not doing so they may make political capital by showing the GOP senators as unprincipled and perhaps enabling Trump to run again may actually not be a disastrous outcome for their own aspirations to be re-elected in 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 10 February 2021 Share Posted 10 February 2021 A comment from an article about Trump attorney Bruce Castor’s inept performance yesterday “But the truth is that Castor could have stood up for two hours and made farting noises with his underarm, and his client would still be acquitted”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 10 February 2021 Author Share Posted 10 February 2021 1 hour ago, Mike Oxlong said: A comment from an article about Trump attorney Bruce Castor’s inept performance yesterday “But the truth is that Castor could have stood up for two hours and made farting noises with his underarm, and his client would still be acquitted”. That's the truth, more's the pity. Hopefully, though the Senate trial will turn out the way it will, the court of public opinion will think differently and voters will remember what happened on January 6th at the ballot box in two and four years time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 10 February 2021 Author Share Posted 10 February 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56004916 The situation came closer to a true bloodbath followed by a massive power vacuum than most people think. Trump bears at least some responsibility for that and should answer for it - whether now in the Senate or elsewhere later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 10 February 2021 Share Posted 10 February 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 10 February 2021 Share Posted 10 February 2021 5 hours ago, leicsmac said: That's the truth, more's the pity. Hopefully, though the Senate trial will turn out the way it will, the court of public opinion will think differently and voters will remember what happened on January 6th at the ballot box in two and four years time. I admire your optimism. If they don't shake that shit off the end of their stick now the GOP are basically ensuring more chaos 4 years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 11 February 2021 Author Share Posted 11 February 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56015742 Will at least some of this mud end up sticking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 11 February 2021 Share Posted 11 February 2021 3 minutes ago, leicsmac said: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56015742 Will at least some of this mud end up sticking? No faith here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 11 February 2021 Share Posted 11 February 2021 I doubt it. Politics wins, and on balance the GOP will prefer to kick the can down the road and hope he goes away vs pissing off half their base and hoping they forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 11 February 2021 Author Share Posted 11 February 2021 24 minutes ago, Jattdogg said: No faith here. 18 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said: I doubt it. Politics wins, and on balance the GOP will prefer to kick the can down the road and hope he goes away vs pissing off half their base and hoping they forget. This is probably correct, unfortunately. I might add that it's because he (or more accurately, his influence) isn't going to go away that the GOP are being the cowardly lion on this one - as Jon says, convicting him pisses off half their base and gets them primaried next spin of the wheel. However, they also have to know that if they don't shed that Trump support and influence they don't have enough to gain power again in two or four years anyway because too many moderates upon whom they rely to get elected will remember January 6th. Devil and the deep blue sea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 11 February 2021 Share Posted 11 February 2021 Jeez . I thought Giuliani was a terrible lawyer but these latest clown shoes Trump dug up are really showing the US legal system in a poor light . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted 11 February 2021 Share Posted 11 February 2021 1 hour ago, surrifox said: Jeez . I thought Giuliani was a terrible lawyer but these latest clown shoes Trump dug up are really showing the US legal system in a poor light . I don’t think it’s just the legal system that’s the issue. Trump has historically had problems finding decent lawyers. For all his (possible) riches, very few top law firms want to touch him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 11 February 2021 Share Posted 11 February 2021 1 hour ago, Milo said: I don’t think it’s just the legal system that’s the issue. Trump has historically had problems finding decent lawyers. For all his (possible) riches, very few top law firms want to touch him. Yes possibly because the better ones would insist on being paid and Trump doesn’t seem to pay for anything . I agree it’s not a reflection on the legal system other than wondering how rigorous the professional standards are that allow these fools to practise law on such a high profile stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 13 February 2021 Author Share Posted 13 February 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56038765 I dunno, maybe there's a little difference between "challenging the election result" as has happened before and not conceding, continuing to spout spurious and unproven allegations of fraud and having a hand in the events of January 6th? Not that it matters to the overall verdict, it seems - the lines seem pretty starkly drawn on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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