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Posts Made By: James Brown

November 14, 2020 03:38 AM Forum: Politics

The Hill Predicts Trump Will Resign

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

No more sillier than Trump himself: "Never bet against me’: Trump and his allies dig in despite election defeat"

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/13/trump-interview-reelection-hopes-436432
Ok, I'll concede that Trump's bluster about not being defeated is just as silly as the possibility of him usurping control over the EC or resigning and having Pence pardon him.  

Jim

November 14, 2020 04:10 AM Forum: Politics

The Hill Predicts Trump Will Resign

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll



It isn't that it is silly, or it won't really happen. Its that this reprobate even verbalizes it.
No argument from me.

November 14, 2020 04:11 AM Forum: Politics

The Hill Predicts Trump Will Resign

Posted By James Brown
Uh-oh it looks like Richard has seized control of Russ's computer.  shocked  (Rod's too)

November 14, 2020 04:16 AM Forum: Politics

Red States Covid Cases Dropping Trumptoids Like Flies

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


Do you still think my warning of 500k-1m deaths in the US is fanciful?
No.  I apologize If I ever said that.  I was slower than you or David to appreciate the scope of the pandemic, but only by a few weeks.  In view of the death rates and the promising vaccine news I would hope that the US total would not exceed 350k by the time widespread immunization occurs.  If the vaccine fails of course, all bets are off.

Jim  

November 14, 2020 04:18 AM Forum: Politics

Trump's Election Fraud Counsels Withdrawing

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll



My own wife is questioning the validity of our electoral system and judiciary. Don't tell me Trump isn't doing damage..
Damage yes.  Permanent damage, not in my opinion.

November 20, 2020 11:56 PM Forum: Politics

You are very naive or stupid

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Patrick Keafer


It's not going to disrupt our way of life because the checks and balances are working as intended.  

People voted. He's losing his court cases.  His transition is simply a formality now.  

We'll be fine and all this mess he's putting the country through is simply putting a further stain on his presidency.  

If he refuses to leave he'll be removed.
I agree 100%.  Literally 100% with every word.

Jim

November 21, 2020 12:05 AM Forum: Politics

You are very naive or stupid

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
If you think Trump cannot disrupt our way of life. 

ihttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ousted-cyber-official-giuliani-press-conference-most-dangerous-1hr-45min-of-tv-in-us-history/ar-BB1bbdb6?fbclid=IwAR1J1poHRubqywYyq1zibWlBhNFIiG6pDoYL3LnuPzSgzfI_AIHYY6MWRKY


I'm not sure who makes me sicker, Trump or those that ignore what he is attempting and just think "Well, that's just Donald"

Yes, I'm referring to YOU.
Russ, I don't understand why you give such credence to Trump's BS.  This is the whiney tantrum of a child being shown to his room.  Personally, I did not know that Giuliani had a 1.75 hour TV show last night.  Did anyone watch?  

My guess is that two types of people watched.  (A) True believers who think Trump was robbed.  Nothing will convince them otherwise.  The true believers will go to their graves thinking Trump was robbed.  (B) Angsty types who think the system will not dispose of Trump unless he concedes, graciously or not.  The press of course is full of B's and loves to spin other B's up.  

With apologies to Shakespeare,  

Trump's but a walking shadow,
a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. 
It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

J

November 21, 2020 12:22 AM Forum: Politics

"I have a score to settle with Dems"

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
"to hell with the country":

This is way more believable than this monkey engineering some plan to take the election.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/politics/trump-democrats-election/index.html

President Donald Trump told an ally that he knows he lost, but that he is delaying the transition process and is aggressively trying to sow doubt about the election results in order to get back at Democrats for questioning the legitimacy of his own election in 2016, especially with the Russia investigation, a source familiar with the President's thinking told CNN on Thursday.
That article seems to me to be extremely plausible.  I agree with your editorial comment too.

Jim

November 21, 2020 12:33 AM Forum: Politics

"I have a score to settle with Dems"

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll



Yes, but here is the problem:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-fraud-insight/why-republican-voters-say-theres-no-way-in-hell-trump-lost-idUSKBN2801D4

And here is a post from a classmate in MI. This is a problem:
This is not a problem.  Not a significant problem anyway.  Reuters has polled and interviewed the lunatic fringe:

"Now, Fryar says he would go to war for Trump. He has joined the newly formed South Plains Patriots, a group of a few hundred members that includes a “reactionary” force of about three dozen - including Fryar and his son, Caleb - who conduct firearms training."

Obviously these folks will die thinking Trump was robbed.  Nothing we can do about that.  Probably far more people think we are regularly visited by space aliens. 

Jim

November 21, 2020 12:39 AM Forum: Politics

You are very naive or stupid

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


Because there is no boundary that Trump would not test, and as we have already seen, it requires honor to maintain our Government. Things like conceding, helping in a transition, not tampering with election officials, and on and on, don't really have a legal remedy. Without any honor or character, we have yet to see what a man like Trump could do. Again, you seem to be 100% confident that the guardrails of our country will contain this monster, and Trump has already demonstrated that that is actually fanciful. We don't know, but we are going to find out.
No, I'm 99% confident that the guardrails of our country will contain this monster.  I suppose civil war is possible, but extremely unlikely.  So far, Trump has protested loudly to the cheers of his sycophants.  He has filed lawsuits and lost.  He is thwarting normal transition activities (that is bad, but the Biden teams can adapt around it.)  Crazy people are believing crazy things.  But if Trump has already demonstrated that the guardrails are insufficient, which is how I read your second to last line, how has he done that?  He is noisy and obnoxious, but fully boxed in by the legal guardrails.

Jim

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