MikeO Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49814927 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, MikeO said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49814927 it will backfire just like the clinton one did. the only way to get him is to get the audio released of him saying i won't give your country aid money unless you investigate Bidens, in which then he's toast. until then its just political theatre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 minute ago, markjazzbassist said: it will backfire just like the clinton one did. the only way to get him is to get the audio released of him saying i won't give your country aid money unless you investigate Bidens, in which then he's toast. until then its just political theatre. I was just trying to deflect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49830588 meanwhile, on the other side of the crazy coin... MikeO and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49842895 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, MikeO said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49842895 Of course they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 55 minutes ago, MikeO said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49842895 this is heating up. i still don't think there is enough meat there to get him impeached or ruin him, but if a true cover up is able to be proven, he could be busted then. Something with republicans and illegally trying to beat their opponents.......cough cough......Tricky Dick Nixon.........cough cough........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Doesn't matter what he does while the Republicans control the Senate. markjazzbassist and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoat Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 It amazes me how ignorant most Americans are when it comes to civics. I would be willing to bet a significant percentage of not a majority of the people that have been screaming for Trump to be impeached since the day he was inaugurated think that it means it removes him from office (I think it was also the case for those screaming for Clinton's impeachment). The sheer gravity and threshold to bring an impeachment hearing to a vote is significant enough, that it's only succeeded twice in our history and both of those were overturned by the Senate - and a president has never been removed from office by the legislature. I really I think this is going to proceed against Pelosi's better judgment, because it's high risk high reward. If Trump "wins" I think 2020 will be a bloodbath for the Democrats - however should they succeed I believe it is their best chance to get the WH and Senate in 2020. I would imagine that we are going to see some of the most ridiculous partisan shit from both sides, but it's impossible to not watch - like lesbian midget mud wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 people realize what it is, a black mark against the president they can use in the next election cycle. but, nixon resigned rather than go through with it, maybe just maybe they're hoping for the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 16 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: people realize what it is, a black mark against the president they can use in the next election cycle. but, nixon resigned rather than go through with it, maybe just maybe they're hoping for the same. I can’t see him resigning, I honestly think he is revelling in the fight he will never see that he is or can be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoat Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 28/09/2019 at 11:34, markjazzbassist said: people realize what it is, a black mark against the president they can use in the next election cycle. but, nixon resigned rather than go through with it, maybe just maybe they're hoping for the same. I disagree. I'm not talking about people here, that are pretty educated about politics and civics and understand the difference between an impeachment and removal from office. It's exactly as you said if successful, an official reprimand by congress that the DNC can use against every GOP candidate in 2020. If it fails to get out of the House, I think the GOP/RNC will batter the democrats with it in 2020. Personally, I think the outcome of this will determine control of the House, Senate and likely the WH. Maybe not quite a Hail Mary, but I do think the democrats are putting most all their 2020 eggs in this basket. And I think it's going be a nasty fight, like Kavaugnah-esque. And like Palfy, I don't see him retiring, he seemingly enjoys the fight too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 He’d piss on the constitution and tear it up before he gave up the fight. I’m pretty sure he’d fight for a 3rd term if he thought for a second he could get away with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 The threats are becoming more extreme every day, and I can't help but think the US is becoming a bit of a powder keg. If the name of the whistleblower is revealed and someone takes a potshot, this country could explode. Trump is accusing a Democratic leader of being a traitor who should be shot. He's also after the blood of the whistleblower and those who leaked information about his phone call. With his administration stonewalling and ignoring subpoenas, House leaders are threatening to claim their law enforcement rights and have them arrested. This is getting ugly, and I remain convinced that, at some point, Trump will declare a state of emergency and try to disband Congress. In the meantime, it's only a matter of time before government instability, the president's threats against the Fed chairman, and tariffs/trade wars will cause a meltdown on Wall Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49901878 I honestly don’t know what to believe anymore when it comes to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Legalise weed and ask Mexico to be the 51st state, problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Jeremy Bowen is a massively intelligent, hugely respected (and unbiased) long term student and commentator on the middle east so when he writes stuff like this where he plainly can't contain his anger at Trump's "great and unmatched wisdom" (personal view of himself, what rational sane mind says that?) you really have to despair. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50039856 Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50049421 Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 Reading (again, for the nth time) Catch-22 and found a perfect description of Trump; kudos Mr Heller, ahead of your time... “It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50138121 strategic brilliance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 If he was deliberately giving the female astronaut who corrected him the middle finger, then it maybe wrong but I can’t help but think fair play mate there must be loads of people who have wanted to do that publicly but never had the bollocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Palfy said: If he was deliberately giving the female astronaut who corrected him the middle finger, then it maybe wrong but I can’t help but think fair play mate there must be loads of people who have wanted to do that publicly but never had the bollocks. If you were being talked to with "the World" listening and the person talking to you made an incorrect claim on your behalf you wouldn't correct them? I would. And if I was the "interviewer" I'd apologise for getting my facts wrong and have a word with my researcher later; why would anyone want to be rude to the innocent party? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, MikeO said: If you were being talked to with "the World" listening and the person talking to you made an incorrect claim on your behalf you wouldn't correct them? I would. And if I was the "interviewer" I'd apologise for getting my facts wrong and have a word with my researcher later; why would anyone want to be rude to the innocent party? I don’t wish to be rude to you Mike but come on lighten up mate, has your PC side completely taken over your sense of humour, I found it quite amusing as have many people especially in the world of satire. It’s not because he was wrong or she corrected him, but the fact he was sneakily trying to give her the finger, moments like that are priceless in the world of comedy that will be laughed at for years to come, and the reason won’t even matter just that fact he did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Palfy said: I don’t wish to be rude to you Mike but come on lighten up mate, has your PC side completely taken over your sense of humour, I found it quite amusing as have many people especially in the world of satire. It’s not because he was wrong or she corrected him, but the fact he was sneakily trying to give her the finger, moments like that are priceless in the world of comedy that will be laughed at for years to come, and the reason won’t even matter just that fact he did it. The day I "lighten up" when it comes to Trump I'll top myself. Matt and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50243306 Trump's account to be the first to be shut down then hopefully. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, MikeO said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50243306 Trump's account to be the first to be shut down then hopefully. That would be doing him a huge favour, yet he wouldn’t realise it, we need him to keep tweeting he hurts himself more by doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 16 hours ago, Palfy said: That would be doing him a huge favour, yet he wouldn’t realise it, we need him to keep tweeting he hurts himself more by doing so. I wish that were true. His supporters eat up his garbage and aren't affected by the "controversial" tweets. The comments on his tweets are disheartening. It's a lot of bickering back and forth on both sides, and it can get pretty nasty. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Sibdane said: I wish that were true. His supporters eat up his garbage and aren't affected by the "controversial" tweets. The comments on his tweets are disheartening. It's a lot of bickering back and forth on both sides, and it can get pretty nasty. Sounds like Rusty and myself discussing Brexit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sibdane Posted November 3, 2019 Report Share Posted November 3, 2019 9 hours ago, MikeO said: It will go right over his head. He has a big ego and needs to be liked, but his supporters will kiss his ass until he feels better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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