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Yes I see your point. Prime example is Trump intimidation and retaliation of Lt. Col Vindman for testifying in front of Congress.
The complaint is not against the former president but those around him. Vindman reported the phone call which led ultimately to Trumps Impeachement hearing which he was acquitted. It was a perfect phone call

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You could be right. I'm certainly not holding my breath, but at my core I'm an optimist, so I expect some kind of hammer to land on the POS at some point.

All this will end once Cheney and Thompson are unseated. Once that happens the committee gets disbanded and the entire thing goes away. Either that or Trump does not seek election or loses the election. All those scenarios essentially ends the witch hunt against him, which tells you everything about the motives of the committee.
 
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All this will end once Cheney and Thompson are unseated. Once that happens the committee gets disbanded and the entire thing goes away. Either that or Trump does not seek election or loses the election. All those scenarios essentially ends the witch hunt against him, which tells you everything about the motives of the committee.
Witch hunt, eh?
 
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You dont honestly believe they would be doing this if he wasn't a threat to unseat Biden?
Are you kidding? The more I learn about how deep this January 6 plan went the more concerned I am.
 
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You dont honestly believe they would be doing this if he wasn't a threat to unseat Biden?
Biden won't run again and everyone knows it.

He's a corrupt POS who violated election law. While of course there's political theater involved, and some people who are up for re-election are grandstanding opportunists, you'd have to be a Trump cultist with a body that's at least 40% MAGA Kool-Aid by volume, to still (how?!?) think that he didn't commit multiple crimes while in office in an effort to illegally overturn an election.
 
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Are you kidding? The more I learn about how deep this January 6 plan went the more concerned I am.
You dont honestly believe they would be doing this if he wasn't a threat to unseat Biden?
 
You dont honestly believe they would be doing this if he wasn't a threat to unseat Biden?

You keep repeating this. You’re not even trying to defend him. You know he’s guilty. Rather than trying to claim he’s innocent, you’re just straight up taking the Scooby Doo villain defense. “But [he] would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for [Biden]!”
 
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France, Israel, Italy, South Korea and a few other democracies have prosecuted and even imprisoned former Presidents.

He had it coming. In spades.
"The Biden administration is only adding rocket fuel to Trump's campaign prospects and energizing his supporters who want him to run again," said Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist in Washington. "There should be more transparency around the decision to have this FBI raid because it looks overly political and allows Trump to say he's being unfairly attacked."
 
I mean when you try to overthrow the results of a legitimate election breaking with all precedent of peaceful transfer of power and 2 years later you're still saying the same nonsense...
 
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"The Biden administration is only adding rocket fuel to Trump's campaign prospects and energizing his supporters who want him to run again," said Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist in Washington. "There should be more transparency around the decision to have this FBI raid because it looks overly political and allows Trump to say he's being unfairly attacked."
The fact that there are MAGA cultists like you who actually believe the FBI raid is good for Trump personally (much less his hypothetical 2024 election prospects) is the surest sign yet, in a long line of signs dating back to 2016 when the ****bag announced his run for president, that you guys are abso****inglutely demented and insane.

The most incredible thing is that there's still probably a red wave headed in the midterms, with the GOP probably taking both the House and the Senate majorities. I think the only way that gets derailed is if Trump and his cult sabotage the pending wins again, like they did for the GA Senate runoffs. I wouldn't have guessed that could happen again, but losing winnable elections with style in a great big ego-fueled bonfire has become the Trump signature.
 
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The fact that there are MAGA cultists like you who actually believe the FBI raid is good for Trump personally (much less his hypothetical 2024 election prospects) is the surest sign yet, in a long line of signs dating back to 2016 when the ****bag announced his run for president, that you guys are abso****inglutely demented and insane.

The most incredible thing is that there's still probably a red wave headed in the midterms, with the GOP probably taking both the House and the Senate majorities. I think the only way that gets derailed is if Trump and his cult sabotage the pending wins again, like they did for the GA Senate runoffs. I wouldn't have guessed that could happen again, but losing winnable elections with style in a great big ego-fueled bonfire has become the Trump signature.
It is good for Trump. The more persecutions and grievances the better.
 
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It is good for Trump. The more persecutions and grievances the better.
Cult leaders don't generally have heirs to their cults (aka threats to their rule), and Trump is no exception. I'm totally OK with him becoming some kind of martyr, and continuing to grieve his grievances from a position of irrelevance. His followers won't magically go away when he does, but the cult will die with him.
 
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The fact that there are MAGA cultists like you who actually believe the FBI raid is good for Trump personally (much less his hypothetical 2024 election prospects) is the surest sign yet, in a long line of signs dating back to 2016 when the ****bag announced his run for president, that you guys are abso****inglutely demented and insane.

The most incredible thing is that there's still probably a red wave headed in the midterms, with the GOP probably taking both the House and the Senate majorities. I think the only way that gets derailed is if Trump and his cult sabotage the pending wins again, like they did for the GA Senate runoffs. I wouldn't have guessed that could happen again, but losing winnable elections with style in a great big ego-fueled bonfire has become the Trump signature.
Irregardless about what kind of cultist you believe i am even the most lefty of lefties like you must admit the raid looks politically motivated.
 
Irregardless about what kind of cultist you believe i am even the most lefty of lefties like you must admit the raid looks politically motivated.


“We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his action.”

Ronald Reagan
 
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As a leftish, I can attest that @pgg is definitely not a member.
 
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As a leftish, I can attest that @pgg is definitely not a member.
This is funny because there's no shortage of people on the right who would attest that I'm definitely not a member of their club, too.

I have conservative friends who think I'm a bleeding heart liberal because I am sympathetic to and support many "leftist" causes, ranging from gay marriage, to raising the minimum wage, to believing that COVID and climate change are real things deserving deliberate and comprehensive government-led action, to advocating for many public services for the poor that carry the stink of socialism.

And especially when it comes to my deep contempt and disgust for Trump and his cult (which predates his election in 2016 by the way and is well documented on this very forum ;)) I frequently get labeled a RINO. Which is also funny, because I've always been a Libertarian[1] and not a Republican.

But even though I probably have more in common with leftists than the GOP, I'm not a member because I think 97% of their ideas about gun control are racist, classist, unconstitutional, and stupid. :)



[1] Libertarian is, of course, a dirty word to most leftists and rightists because it's easy for the left to criticize the cold-hearted selfish unthinking Ayn Randian wing of the "party", and it's easy for the right to criticize the laissez faire individual-freedom-at-all-cost wing living in a haze of pot smoke. But I am, of course, a perfectly reasonable libertarian in the fiscally-conservative socially-liberal gainfully-employed non-drug-using-but-anti-prohibition wing. I manage to upset the Republicans by being a Never-Trumper and I upset the Democrats by "wasting" my vote on third party candidates.
 
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@pgg argues with both berners and MAGAs. He needs to join a club ;)
My club is the Libertarian club but within the club I argue with the Atlas Shrugged doofuses, the unregulated free market clowns, and the pot heads. Well, not so much the pot heads because they're pretty agreeable folks.
 
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But even though I probably have more in common with leftists than the GOP, I'm not a member because I think 97% of their ideas about gun control are racist, classist, unconstitutional, and stupid. :)

Which group are you saying is racist? The lefties or GOP? It is unclear in the above sentence.
 
Which group are you saying is racist? The lefties or GOP? It is unclear in the above sentence.
Its quite clear if you actually knew anything about his views (which given your earlier posts you clearly don't).

Gun control has its roots in racism and some of the current gun control laws hit minorities harder. So to answer the question, Democrats in regards to gun control specifically.
 
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Its quite clear if you actually knew anything about his views (which given your earlier posts you clearly don't).

Gun control has its roots in racism and some of the current gun control laws hit minorities harder. So to answer the question, Democrats in regards to gun control specifically.
good because they are the more racist party
 
Which group are you saying is racist? The lefties or GOP? It is unclear in the above sentence.
In that sentence, I was referring to the left.

But more broadly, whoever happens to think additional layers of gun control are a good idea at any given moment. Unfortunately, since the Civil War there have been no shortage of racists and elitists, in any corner or on any side of the political spectrum, who fit the bill.

In the midst of the Civil Rights movement, when the Black Panthers were peacefully marching in Sacramento while carrying rifles, it was Republican Hero and governor Ronald Reagan who was happy to outlaw open carry in California ... because Scary Uppity Black Men were making good decent white folk anxious.

In the last few decades, it's mostly been Democrats pushing for gun control, of course. Much of their earnest do-goodery is tainted with implicit or unintentional bias, rather than cartoonish KKK-hood wearing racism. A sprinkling of paternalistic "we know what's best for the little people" elitism.

Democrats aren't trying to be deliberately racist or to discriminate against poor people when they throw out ideas like adding a 1000% tax to firearms, or acting like the Chris Rock bullet tax is a good idea, or raising the NFA tax stamp to $3000, or requiring exorbitant fees for carry permit applications, or moving title 1 firearms to the NFA, or fighting to prevent gun stores from opening indoor ranges in urban areas, or opposing shall-issue CCW in cities plagued by crime. But that's the effect they're having.

They have a very hard time connecting the dots between their complaints about (for example) the GOP making it "hard" for poor people and people of color to vote ... and their own efforts to make it hard for poor people and people of color to exercise their 2A rights.

If we're honest, whether we're talking about voting rights or gun rights, throwing up gratuitous obstacles to make it harder for a group of people to exercise any right can only be described as racist and/or classist.
 
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and most people pick wrong
No matter the political opinion a fact remains is that the GOP will never get black and brown voters en masse so long as continues to aligns itself with white supremacist groups, whether purposeful or not and that's going to always be the problem. They can parade people like Tim Scott around all they want but the fact remains that he doesn't even get a large amount of black voters in his own state. So while PGG makes valid points that many of the political moves Democrats have made can be deem problematic, the whole "well Democrats are racist too" chant from people like Candace Owen (who 100% is playing her character for the money) is nothing more than another tactic to encourage black and brown voters to "just not vote" since both parties are "racist" and it's been shown from several election cycles that more than anything voter turnout is a significant factor in whether the GOP can regain control of Congress and the White House.

As a black voter, it's hard for me to get on board with a party (who's economic platform I tend to agree with even if I may disagree with their social platform) who's reaction to losing elections is instead of finding ways to attract more black and brown voters to the party is to simply make it harder for black and brown people to vote, especially in swing states.

So while the pick may be wrong for you, the pick is right for me, or at worst, "less wrong".
 
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No matter the political opinion a fact remains is that the GOP will never get black and brown voters en masse so long as continues to aligns itself with white supremacist groups, whether purposeful or not and that's going to always be the problem. They can parade people like Tim Scott around all they want but the fact remains that he doesn't even get a large amount of black voters in his own state. So while PGG makes valid points that many of the political moves Democrats have made can be deem problematic, the whole "well Democrats are racist too" chant from people like Candace Owen (who 100% is playing her character for the money) is nothing more than another tactic to encourage black and brown voters to "just not vote" since both parties are "racist" and it's been shown from several election cycles that more than anything voter turnout is a significant factor in whether the GOP can regain control of Congress and the White House.

As a black voter, it's hard for me to get on board with a party (who's economic platform I tend to agree with even if I may disagree with their social platform) who's reaction to losing elections is instead of finding ways to attract more black and brown voters to the party is to simply make it harder for black and brown people to vote, especially in swing states.

So while the pick may be wrong for you, the pick is right for me, or at worst, "less wrong".
Joe Biden said it best, "If you dont know who to vote for, you aint' black".
 
Joe Biden said it best, "If you dont know who to vote for, you aint' black".
Jeez man you're like a parrot with a concussion, squawking the same non sequiturs and talking points over and over and over, but not really hearing or understanding any of it.
 
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Jeez man you're like a parrot with a concussion, squawking the same non sequiturs and talking points over and over and over, but not really hearing or understanding any of it.

Surprising.
 
Jeez man you're like a parrot with a concussion, squawking the same non sequiturs and talking points over and over and over, but not really hearing or understanding any of it.
Lets keep it civil man.

Do you even know what a talking point is? I quoted what Joe Biden said to a prominent black radio host that he wasnt black if he voted for Trump. That is not a talking point. If i were black that alone would make me vote for the Donald.
 
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Lets keep it civil man.

Do you even know what a talking point is? I quoted what Joe Biden said to a prominent black radio host that he wasnt black if he voted for Trump. That is not a talking point. If i were black that alone would make me vote for the Donald.

90% of African Americans voted for Biden. I am surprised that it wasn’t 99%. Just sayin.
 
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Lets keep it civil man.

Do you even know what a talking point is? I quoted what Joe Biden said to a prominent black radio host that he wasnt black if he voted for Trump. That is not a talking point. If i were black that alone would make me vote for the Donald.
I'm making fun of you, and the absolute absurdity of just about everything you write, not being uncivil.

I'm well aware that a doddering old gaffe-prone presidential candidate made that ridiculous statement, tucked in between inane homily numbers 17 and 18 that day. If you think that makes him a racist, or somehow stands as a counterargument to to what racist people are doing, you're a partisan hack.
 
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His followers won't magically go away when he does, but the cult will die with him.

I'm less sure of this every day that passes. I totally under estimated the anti-government anti-establishment sentiment that a rich white guy from New York tapped into when he ran against Hillary (but those emails!) Clinton. I live in the South and when I go through rural areas it is 100% Trump. Their America is so very different than my America. I think it has been for a long time but I just didn't know it until Trump tapped into it. I unfortunately think its here to stay.
 
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Lets keep it civil man.

Do you even know what a talking point is? I quoted what Joe Biden said to a prominent black radio host that he wasnt black if he voted for Trump. That is not a talking point. If i were black that alone would make me vote for the Donald.
This quote alone shows you don't understand anything I mean when I say "choosing the lesser of two evils". And while it is somewhat of a gaffe, the deeper meaning behind that quote there lies some truth. I mean, I guess the better choice is the guy who yells "Look at my African American!" at a rally?

Biden is an old man, and yeah, that Crime Bill of 94 doesn't age well, but I'm willing to go on a limb to say he cares about, let me just say ALL Americans, more so than Trump, who truly only cares about people who can help line his pockets.

If Republicans can find a way to put a moderate halfway decent person up as a candidate and not another right-wing stooge, they could find themselves doing better as a party.
 
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I'm making fun of you, and the absolute absurdity of just about everything you write, not being uncivil.

I'm well aware that a doddering old gaffe-prone presidential candidate made that ridiculous statement, tucked in between inane homily numbers 17 and 18 that day. If you think that makes him a racist, or somehow stands as a counterargument to to what racist people are doing, you're a partisan hack.
LEts keep it civil. Someone with so many badges on your avatar should be above name calling. It's kinda like NPs that put every alphabet after theirs. What are they trying to prove or disprove?

Getting back to racists, Biden's statement was not a gaffe. He truly believes that. If that was not enough for you to question Biden's racism you should take a look at his eulogy of Robert Byrd a grand wizard of the KKK back in the 60s. He calls him "my mentor" during the 30 min eulogy . If they had invited me to the funeral of a known KKK member I would have said "nah, I have to catch the BULLS game sorry". Not Biden. He was front and center at that funeral. He was not the only one though.
If the "you aint black" comment didnt make me pull the lever for big orange, this information sure as **** would.
 
LEts keep it civil. Someone with so many badges on your avatar should be above name calling. It's kinda like NPs that put every alphabet after theirs. What are they trying to prove or disprove?

Getting back to racists, Biden's statement was not a gaffe. He truly believes that. If that was not enough for you to question Biden's racism you should take a look at his eulogy of Robert Byrd a grand wizard of the KKK back in the 60s. He calls him "my mentor" during the 30 min eulogy . If they had invited me to the funeral of a known KKK member I would have said "nah, I have to catch the BULLS game sorry". Not Biden. He was front and center at that funeral. He was not the only one though.
If the "you aint black" comment didnt make me pull the lever for big orange, this information sure as **** would.

Do you think Trump's policies as president helped Blacks? Or Mexicans? Or immigrants?
 
LEts keep it civil. Someone with so many badges on your avatar should be above name calling. It's kinda like NPs that put every alphabet after theirs. What are they trying to prove or disprove?

Getting back to racists, Biden's statement was not a gaffe. He truly believes that. If that was not enough for you to question Biden's racism you should take a look at his eulogy of Robert Byrd a grand wizard of the KKK back in the 60s. He calls him "my mentor" during the 30 min eulogy . If they had invited me to the funeral of a known KKK member I would have said "nah, I have to catch the BULLS game sorry". Not Biden. He was front and center at that funeral. He was not the only one though.
If the "you aint black" comment didnt make me pull the lever for big orange, this information sure as **** would.

Like I said, you're a partisan hack. And yet again you're engaged in some combination of deliberately lying and/or misrepresenting and distorting the truth to argue a point.

Biden did deliver a eulogy for Byrd after his death in 2010. This was over 60 years after his KKK days, which started off with him organizing a KKK group in the 1940s and 1950s. (He was an "exalted cyclops" not a "grand wizard" ... not that the distinction really matters, but we might as well be truthful and accurate, rather than concussively parroting some exaggerations and lies you read in some Facebook meme.)

He was also a racist turd through the 60s too, filibustering the Civil Rights Act. The first half of his life was not one of a decent human being.

But people do change. Here's what he had to say about his days in the KKK later in his life: "It has emerged throughout my life to haunt and embarrass me and has taught me in a very graphic way what one major mistake can do to one's life, career, and reputation." He repeatedly and unequivocally renounced the white supremacist ideology of his younger years, and at least in his later terms as a Senator seemed to be a better person.

Now, it's up to you whether you feel like you can forgive the guy (or not) for the evil he did in his younger years, in light of his later change of heart. If you believe his redemption and change of heart were just political maneuvering as it became less socially acceptable to be a racist turd, that's a defensible position. But in truth it seems the evidence of the last few decades of his life, he wasn't the racist turd he was 50+ years ago.


"Incivility" is gratuitous rudeness for the sake of provoking or insulting someone. Attacks that ignore the substance of an argument in favor of insulting the individual. I have been explicit in detailing why virtually everything you write here is factually incorrect, or grossly out of context, or a non sequitur diversion. I'm pointing out how ignorant and slavishly devoted to Trumpism you are.

This is what I mean by "partisan hack". I don't think you're dumb. I think you're deliberately waging a campaign of misinformation.
 
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