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Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:40 am
by hepcat
Ooof. Are they fringe people in that arena? Or previously (somewhat) sane candidates who became Trump fans because they’re afraid of him?

Also:


Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:11 pm
by Holman
YellowKing wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:39 am Sadly he's just a representation of millions of Americans who would vote for anything with an (R) rather than admit to themselves that the party they've been groomed to despise is the better option.
Barr is also an ideologue to the core. He's part of Opus Dei, the reactionary Catholic cabal that would be perfectly happy to see theocratic principles enshrined in American law.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:06 pm
by LawBeefaroni
Grifman wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:49 pm
Who is the namby pamby RHINO raising his left hand?

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Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:10 pm
by Isgrimnur
Philip Singleton, former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 71.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:14 pm
by Smoove_B
I want to say that I can't believe that there are still absolute clowns that will continue to push The Big Lie(tm), but when I stopped to think about it a little more I don't think I really am surprised.

Continuing to hope for deep vein thrombosis is my only play at this point.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 7:25 pm
by Smoove_B
I think this goes here? As I keep saying, it's all blending:
“We want to help the women because they were going to end fertilization, which is where, when the IVF, where women go to the clinics and they get help in having a baby, and that’s a good thing, not a bad thing. And we’re for it a 100%. They tried to say that they weren’t for it. They actually weren’t for it and aren’t for it as much as us, but women see that,” he said.
The "party of fertilization". You don't even need me to tell you who said the above; you know it.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 7:31 pm
by Isgrimnur
I made it about 40% in before I recoiled at you making me read his words.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:28 pm
by hepcat
He just revels in lying. And his sycophantic followers bend over backwards for every incomprehensible word.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:29 pm
by Blackhawk
Generally I get annoyed when I see a quote like that without a title or heading to tell me who said it.

He's one of the few people for whom that isn't needed.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 6:29 am
by LordMortis
Blackhawk wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 11:29 pm Generally I get annoyed when I see a quote like that without a title or heading to tell me who said it.

He's one of the few people for whom that isn't needed.
+1 I was ?? at "end fertilization" and then by "when the IVF" it was obvious :roll: . Though if it weren't for the context of the post, I would have assumed I was missing a reference to some sort of sarcasm in the style of...

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 8:53 am
by Grifman
Here’s one that speaks the truth:


Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 9:41 am
by Scraper
Grifman wrote: Tue May 07, 2024 8:53 am Here’s one that speaks the truth:

Kudos to him and I hope we see more of this before November. I doubt it though. I can't say I disagree with anything he said in his opinion piece either. (Policy things aside).

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 4:40 pm
by Grifman
The dog killer speaks:


Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 5:03 pm
by Carpet_pissr
I'm enraged just reading that, I dare not click play to listen to someone being that stupid (or intentionally obtuse).

I have noticed the "hypothetical defense' being used by politicians more and more recently. It's as if some image consultant has been teaching it to various clients and it's spreading. "Now listen, to avoid the "gotcha" press, anytime they ask you about ANYthing that you or others might or might not do in the future, just say "I don't answer hypotheticals" and BAM! you got em! :D

Except poor, dumb Kristi with a K is only vaguely aware of how it's supposed to work, or even what the meaning of "hypothetical" is, and totally cocked it up.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 5:04 pm
by LordMortis
N V T S - Nuts! And they made her a governor. Remind to not drive the SD again the next time I head out west. I'd hate to get the dog treatment.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:00 am
by Grifman
The dynasty begins with the heir apparent:


Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:03 am
by Grifman
LordMortis wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 5:04 pm N V T S - Nuts! And they made her a governor. Remind to not drive the SD again the next time I head out west. I'd hate to get the dog treatment.
As she has gotten older, Kristi continues to “Barbify” herself more and more. Also looking at older photos it’s pretty obvious she’s had done work done over the years.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:08 am
by Grifman
Tim Scott takes interview lessons from Kristi Noem, but he’s still in the VP race because he doesn’t shoot dogs:


Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 9:09 am
by Holman
Grifman wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 8:00 am The dynasty begins with the heir apparent:
"Nomination delegate" is merely a ceremonial position, though. I've known a couple of people who've done it. All they do is cast a predetermined vote.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 11:19 am
by GreenGoo
Sure, but this is giving him exposure. It's the beginning of the long con.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 12:29 pm
by Smoove_B
I'm kinda surprised - he's been rather invisible, and I think that's been intentional on the part of Melania. But maybe now that he's 18 he was told that if he wants more inheritance - above and beyond whatever she negotiated (and then re-negotiated) in her pre-nup, he had to make an appearance and show support for his dad.

Gross.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 pm
by Holman
GreenGoo wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 11:19 am Sure, but this is giving him exposure. It's the beginning of the long con.
There's really no exposure to be had there.

Quick: off the top of your head, name any nominating convention delegate.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 pm
by LawBeefaroni
Carpet_pissr wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 5:03 pm I'm enraged just reading that, I dare not click play to listen to someone being that stupid (or intentionally obtuse).

I have noticed the "hypothetical defense' being used by politicians more and more recently. It's as if some image consultant has been teaching it to various clients and it's spreading. "Now listen, to avoid the "gotcha" press, anytime they ask you about ANYthing that you or others might or might not do in the future, just say "I don't answer hypotheticals" and BAM! you got em! :D

Except poor, dumb Kristi with a K is only vaguely aware of how it's supposed to work, or even what the meaning of "hypothetical" is, and totally cocked it up.
Well, there's that, since it's a question about an event that did indeed happen. But she's also saying that if she is VP, she won't take the Pence route. It's an explicit nod that she can be counted on to subvert the constitution for her master. I don't doubt that this was on her flash card for questions about Pence and/or Jan 6.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 3:18 pm
by GreenGoo
Holman wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 pm
There's really no exposure to be had there.

Quick: off the top of your head, name any nominating convention delegate.
We are literally talking about it. Because the media is talking about it. For days now.

The point is not that you transition from nomination-delegate directly to the white house. That's absurd. Your friend is not drumpf Jr. (I hope?!) and nomination-delegate is not the final result of all of this.

A better test would be: Quick: Name a nomination delegate that has made national headlines previously.

As I said, this is the start of a long con. Get back to me when he turns 35.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 3:36 pm
by Pyperkub
What's an incompetent grifter to do? Yup, blame the staff!
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) revealed in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail that she believed her former staffers spied on her, mismanaged close to $1 million from the office budget, and “threatened the interns.”...

However, some of those former staffers not only deny the allegations, they refute the idea that anything was “hacked” — because Mace granted them access herself: “Everything the staff had access to was granted by her.” One staffer said:

She had a personal calendar, a political calendar, and official calendar. All three of those calendars were managed and shared with senior staff so that we could go about the daily operations. No one hacked her accounts. She set them all up.

She routinely would try to revoke access, be like “you can no longer see my calendar” for a couple of weeks. And you know what, we couldn’t do our jobs.

A different staffer also retorted: “This seems to be stemming from paranoia and trust issues. She’s clearly unwell and I hope she gets help.”

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 5:11 pm
by Holman
GreenGoo wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 3:18 pm
Holman wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 1:00 pm
There's really no exposure to be had there.

Quick: off the top of your head, name any nominating convention delegate.
We are literally talking about it. Because the media is talking about it. For days now.

The point is not that you transition from nomination-delegate directly to the white house. That's absurd. Your friend is not drumpf Jr. (I hope?!) and nomination-delegate is not the final result of all of this.

A better test would be: Quick: Name a nomination delegate that has made national headlines previously.

As I said, this is the start of a long con. Get back to me when he turns 35.
My point was that being a delegate doesn't give him anything. He's already famous for being Trump's son. He would get the same exposure from being seen at a restaurant or at a ballgame.

I really don't think he's the heir apparent. If he were being groomed for that, he would already have been active in the public eye much more than... not at all, ever.

I think the next political Trump will actually be Eric. Don Jr gets a lot of attention for being loud and coked up, but Eric (and his wife Lara, now head of the RNC) are the ones called in for making political talking points on the news. And Eric is apparently Trump's ambassador to the Christian Right, a role everyone knows Don Jr couldn't even pretend to attempt.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 6:15 pm
by GreenGoo
I don't know what to say. If you don't see any value in tying Junior's name early (like, 17 years early) and often to the Republican party so that the average Republican voter associates the two, fair enough.

I disagree.

When the time comes, he'll be the defacto Rep nominee, because of years of conditioning the Rep party to that fact. He'll be touted as the Right's great white hope until it becomes a fundamental truth long before he's actually eligible.

That's the very definition of conditioning.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 6:19 pm
by LawBeefaroni
GreenGoo wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 6:15 pm I don't know what to say. If you don't see any value in tying Junior's name early (like, 17 years early) and often to the Republican party so that the average Republican voter associates the two, fair enough.

I disagree.

When the time comes, he'll be the defacto Rep nominee, because of years of conditioning the Rep party to that fact. He'll be touted as the Right's great white hope until it becomes a fundamental truth long before he's actually eligible.

That's the very definition of conditioning.
So optimistic that he'll be a nominee, as if we'll have voting.

He's an heir and he'll get the crown when his time comes.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 6:23 pm
by Smoove_B
Ha! I was right.


News: Trump’s son Barron will no longer serve as a delegate at this summer’s Republican National Convention, per a senior Trump campaign adviser & a statement from Melania Trump’s office

The stmt from Melania Trump’s office said "he regretfully declines due to prior commitments"

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 6:23 pm
by GreenGoo
Well yeah, but you've got to keep up appearances. Turning the election into a drumpf brand tv show won't work unless people believe it's not fixed.

edit: where's the shrug emoji when you need it?

:shrug:

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 6:50 pm
by Holman
The basic objection to Barron being Trump's heir is that Barron has never shown any of the qualities that make Trump Trump.

Is he pugnacious? Is he shameless enough to possess the magic? Does he eat potential rivals for breakfast? Has he ever even spoken a word in public?

No.

Leaving aside the plausible rumors that he is pretty seriously autistic, Barron just doesn't seem to have the Trump aura. Name alone is not enough. Plus, the Melania statement that Barron will not be a delegate supports the idea that she and her son aren't invested in Trump's political future.

The next Trump won't be a Trump. They will be something just as socially toxic but politically worse.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 7:46 pm
by Victoria Raverna
LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 pm
Carpet_pissr wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 5:03 pm I'm enraged just reading that, I dare not click play to listen to someone being that stupid (or intentionally obtuse).

I have noticed the "hypothetical defense' being used by politicians more and more recently. It's as if some image consultant has been teaching it to various clients and it's spreading. "Now listen, to avoid the "gotcha" press, anytime they ask you about ANYthing that you or others might or might not do in the future, just say "I don't answer hypotheticals" and BAM! you got em! :D

Except poor, dumb Kristi with a K is only vaguely aware of how it's supposed to work, or even what the meaning of "hypothetical" is, and totally cocked it up.
Well, there's that, since it's a question about an event that did indeed happen. But she's also saying that if she is VP, she won't take the Pence route. It's an explicit nod that she can be counted on to subvert the constitution for her master. I don't doubt that this was on her flash card for questions about Pence and/or Jan 6.
But if Trump win, it'll be his last time to be president, right? So not going to be another chance for him to have to count on his VP to steal the election.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:01 pm
by Jaymann
Victoria Raverna wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 7:46 pm
LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 pm
Carpet_pissr wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 5:03 pm I'm enraged just reading that, I dare not click play to listen to someone being that stupid (or intentionally obtuse).

I have noticed the "hypothetical defense' being used by politicians more and more recently. It's as if some image consultant has been teaching it to various clients and it's spreading. "Now listen, to avoid the "gotcha" press, anytime they ask you about ANYthing that you or others might or might not do in the future, just say "I don't answer hypotheticals" and BAM! you got em! :D

Except poor, dumb Kristi with a K is only vaguely aware of how it's supposed to work, or even what the meaning of "hypothetical" is, and totally cocked it up.
Well, there's that, since it's a question about an event that did indeed happen. But she's also saying that if she is VP, she won't take the Pence route. It's an explicit nod that she can be counted on to subvert the constitution for her master. I don't doubt that this was on her flash card for questions about Pence and/or Jan 6.
But if Trump win, it'll be his last time to be president, right? So not going to be another chance for him to have to count on his VP to steal the election.
You think a two term limit is going to stop the Orange Turd? At a minimum he could steal the election for one of his devil spawn. At a maximum he could "suspend" elections altogether.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 9:47 pm
by Kraken
Yeah, to the extent that he even knows what's in it, trump disdains the Constitution (while ostensibly worshiping it, of course). And that's fine, with SCOTUS on his side.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 12:52 am
by Kurth
Jaymann wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 8:01 pm
Victoria Raverna wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 7:46 pm
LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 pm
Carpet_pissr wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 5:03 pm I'm enraged just reading that, I dare not click play to listen to someone being that stupid (or intentionally obtuse).

I have noticed the "hypothetical defense' being used by politicians more and more recently. It's as if some image consultant has been teaching it to various clients and it's spreading. "Now listen, to avoid the "gotcha" press, anytime they ask you about ANYthing that you or others might or might not do in the future, just say "I don't answer hypotheticals" and BAM! you got em! :D

Except poor, dumb Kristi with a K is only vaguely aware of how it's supposed to work, or even what the meaning of "hypothetical" is, and totally cocked it up.
Well, there's that, since it's a question about an event that did indeed happen. But she's also saying that if she is VP, she won't take the Pence route. It's an explicit nod that she can be counted on to subvert the constitution for her master. I don't doubt that this was on her flash card for questions about Pence and/or Jan 6.
But if Trump win, it'll be his last time to be president, right? So not going to be another chance for him to have to count on his VP to steal the election.
You think a two term limit is going to stop the Orange Turd? At a minimum he could steal the election for one of his devil spawn. At a maximum he could "suspend" elections altogether.
Holy shit? Seriously, VR? Have you not been paying attention to anything that’s been going on in the U.S.?

Exactly what Jaymann said.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 1:18 am
by LordMortis
Jaymann wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 8:01 pm You think a two term limit is going to stop the Orange Turd? At a minimum he could steal the election for one of his devil spawn. At a maximum he could "suspend" elections altogether.
I think I minimum is to choose a puppet who isn't his spawn, but family is the more probable. It's TFG's way. I don't see the maximum happening but he has been know to exceed my expectations and his senility/dementia really does seem to be picking up the pace. If he wins, and I don't see that as highly improbable, I don't see his influence ending in four years unless he dies of natural causes and infighting destroys the party.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 2:05 am
by Victoria Raverna
Kurth wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 12:52 am
Jaymann wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 8:01 pm
Victoria Raverna wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 7:46 pm
LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 1:34 pm
Carpet_pissr wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 5:03 pm I'm enraged just reading that, I dare not click play to listen to someone being that stupid (or intentionally obtuse).

I have noticed the "hypothetical defense' being used by politicians more and more recently. It's as if some image consultant has been teaching it to various clients and it's spreading. "Now listen, to avoid the "gotcha" press, anytime they ask you about ANYthing that you or others might or might not do in the future, just say "I don't answer hypotheticals" and BAM! you got em! :D

Except poor, dumb Kristi with a K is only vaguely aware of how it's supposed to work, or even what the meaning of "hypothetical" is, and totally cocked it up.
Well, there's that, since it's a question about an event that did indeed happen. But she's also saying that if she is VP, she won't take the Pence route. It's an explicit nod that she can be counted on to subvert the constitution for her master. I don't doubt that this was on her flash card for questions about Pence and/or Jan 6.
But if Trump win, it'll be his last time to be president, right? So not going to be another chance for him to have to count on his VP to steal the election.
You think a two term limit is going to stop the Orange Turd? At a minimum he could steal the election for one of his devil spawn. At a maximum he could "suspend" elections altogether.
Holy shit? Seriously, VR? Have you not been paying attention to anything that’s been going on in the U.S.?

Exactly what Jaymann said.
If he is powerful enough to change the term limit and be a candidate for the third term, I don't think he is going to need a VP's help to steal election, right?

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 10:52 am
by Blackhawk
That part is true. If he goes that far, he'll have passed voting 'reforms' that guarantee that he won't lose the electoral college. Ever.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 12:35 pm
by milo
Victoria Raverna wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 2:05 am If he is powerful enough to change the term limit and be a candidate for the third term, I don't think he is going to need a VP's help to steal election, right?
The President cannot change the US Constitution unilaterally. However, the term limit for president in the US Constitution does not prevent anyone from running for a third term. It only states that they are ineligible to *serve* a third term.

If Trump runs for a third term, say as the Trump Party nominee, he will need his own VP to override the will of the voters and the plain language of the constitution by certifying only the (T) electors. At that point, the Democratic candidate would sue in the US Supreme Court to be elected as the rightful President, by virtue of being the qualified candidate. The Republican-dominated USSC would then deny certiorari to avoid appearing "political". The Democrats in Congress may try to submit a bill of impeachment to the Senate, but the Republicans in the Senate would prevent conviction by the required two-thirds majority.

So you can see that Trump's VP choice for his second term could be the lynch pin to enable his serving a third term.

Re: Defining the 21st Century Republican Party?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 12:59 pm
by Smoove_B
If he gets re-elected, we're going to have much more to worry about in the short-term than what his plans are for 4+ years later.