Politics Thread

[paulxu]

So, why didn't the Senate call Kavanaugh's buddy and have him say "there wasn't any room." Really...that's the best you got? There was no room?

Sorry I haven't kept up. I could have sworn that was Trump's name on the check to cover some of her payments. Are you saying it wasn't?

[XU 87]

This is just a straight-up falsehood. People have been questioning Trump's mental state, and specifically whether he might have dementia, for several years now. Some of these are pretty thorough in their evaluation of the reasoning behind the assertion.

USA Today Op Ed from 2009 Titled "Does Trump Have Dementia"/

Article from the Atlantic 2019: Is there something Neurologically Wrong with Trump?

Here's one from 2015

LOL. Do you have any editorials from NY Times and Wash. Post? How about The New Yorker?

[paulxu]

Here's one from the Washington Post. It's by that crazy liberal Michael Gerson; he was George W. Bush's head speech writer.
Bound to be a far left kinda guy. Or, perhaps a reasonable Republican; I haven't given up hope there are some out there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...is-mediocrity/

[XU 87]

Here's one from the Washington Post. It's by that crazy liberal Michael Gerson; he was George W. Bush's head speech writer.
Bound to be a far left kinda guy. Or, perhaps a reasonable Republican; I haven't given up hope there are some out there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...is-mediocrity/

I'm no fan of Trump, but don't make arguments that Trump has dementia via left wing editorials. As for the one you link, which is not about his "dementia", the Bushes hate Trump, as do plenty of other republicans. No secret there.

[Masterofreality]

So, why didn't the Senate call Kavanaugh's buddy and have him say "there wasn't any room." Really...that's the best you got? There was no room?

Sorry I haven't kept up. I could have sworn that was Trump's name on the check to cover some of her payments. Are you saying it wasn't?

Didn't need to because Ford had no evidence to corroborate her fantasy while Kavanaugh had plenty to corroborate his facts. .

And I have zero idea what Trump paid Daniels for. Do you? Were you actually "in the room" as you say?

Those cases are over, get back to the topic Paul of Post bias against Trump rather than trying to deflect
You got nothing.

[Masterofreality]

So, why didn't the Senate call Kavanaugh's buddy and have him say "there wasn't any room." Really...that's the best you got? There was no room?

Sorry I haven't kept up. I could have sworn that was Trump's name on the check to cover some of her payments. Are you saying it wasn't?

Didn't need to because Ford had no evidence to corroborate her fantasy while Kavanaugh had plenty to corroborate his facts. .

And I have zero idea what Trump paid Daniels for. Do you? Were you actually "in the room" as you say?

Those cases are over, get back to the topic Paul of Post bias against Trump rather than trying to deflect
You got nothing.

[boozehound]

LOL. Do you have any editorials from NY Times and Wash. Post? How about The New Yorker?

I'm not sure what this means. I'll refer you back to my earlier point and exchange with Smails.

I'm no fan of Trump, but don't make arguments that Trump has dementia via left wing editorials. As for the one you link, which is not about his "dementia", the Bushes hate Trump, as do plenty of other republicans. No secret there.

Which does bring me to this point that Trump supporters and defenders (even the pretend supporters) love: Essentially invalidating any criticism of Trump unless it comes from one of the conservative-sanctioned media sources, which rarely (if ever) criticize Trump. It's a phenomenal way to create your own echo chamber. You simply dismiss anything that doesn't come from an 'approved' media source without giving it a second thought.

[xudash]

I'm not sure what this means. I'll refer you back to my earlier point and exchange with Smails.



Which does bring me to this point that Trump supporters and defenders (even the pretend supporters) love: Essentially invalidating any criticism of Trump unless it comes from one of the conservative-sanctioned media sources, which rarely (if ever) criticize Trump. It's a phenomenal way to create your own echo chamber. You simply dismiss anything that doesn't come from an 'approved' media source without giving it a second thought.

Gee, I wonder if that would be because the media sources you most likely prefer are bastions of liberal drivel. Do you seriously want to take the position that CBS, NBC, ABC, the NYT, the WAPO and others are fair and objective?

[noteggs]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronav...rk-11588066200

“Roughly half of all U.S. workers stand to earn more in unemployment benefits than they did at their jobs before the coronavirus pandemic shut down swaths of the U.S. economy. “

Sounds like a “small” problem trying to jump start this economy when this thing is over.

[paulxu]

I'm no fan of Trump, but don't make arguments that Trump has dementia via left wing editorials. As for the one you link, which is not about his "dementia", the Bushes hate Trump, as do plenty of other republicans. No secret there.

That wasn't in reference to the dementia deal. I don't know if that guy hates Trump or not. But he has, in my mind, a reasonable resume of experience in the White House to comment on our current situation.