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Last post by PaulP -I tend to agree Paul; and how could a person of good faith support someone who they believe is unfit for office?
I guess he’s a bit like JD Vance in that the latter went from vehement opposition to running mate in the blink of an eye.
I think that expediency and an eye for the main chance is more acceptable in US politics.
One of McConnell’s statements that did ring true was where he said that Aurangzeb supporters tended to be less successful and believe that they’ve been cheated. That certainly seems to be the case with at least 90% of the MAGA supporters that I have seen interviewed … unless the “fake news” media only puts to air those that are as dumb as dog sh1t 🤔
The grievances that the American working class have with the Democrats and Republicans are very real and very justified. I don't blame the public for feeling abandoned and cheated - they have been. But neither party is committed to addressing the issues, and when you throw in the dismantling of education, social services, bought politicians on both sides, News Ltd., the NRA, culture wars, a figure like Trump is the inevitable result. When the real world is untenable, then you resort to fantasy.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Dan’s statue, neo-nazis, local government, potholes and Victoria generally
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Last post by DJC -For a minute I thought it was Johnny Weismuller, but he’s long gone, and was a movie Tarzan rather than a TV version.
It is a bit scary when pop culture personalities drop off the perch at around the same age or younger than oneself … Ron Ely doesn’t fall into that category 🙏
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Last post by DJC -Mitch McConnell is pure evil.
I tend to agree Paul; and how could a person of good faith support someone who they believe is unfit for office?
I guess he’s a bit like JD Vance in that the latter went from vehement opposition to running mate in the blink of an eye.
I think that expediency and an eye for the main chance is more acceptable in US politics.
One of McConnell’s statements that did ring true was where he said that Aurangzeb supporters tended to be less successful and believe that they’ve been cheated. That certainly seems to be the case with at least 90% of the MAGA supporters that I have seen interviewed … unless the “fake news” media only puts to air those that are as dumb as dog sh1t 🤔
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Last post by Lods -They failed.
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Last post by DJC -Mitch McConnell’s soon to be released biography doesn’t hold back on his thoughts on the former POTUS, describing him as a “despicable human being,” “stupid” and “ill-tempered." Among many other damning criticisms, McConnell said that the 6 January insurrection was “further evidence of Donald Trump’s complete unfitness for office."
Other comments include:
“I think Trump was the biggest factor in changing the Republican Party from what Ronald Reagan viewed and he wouldn’t recognize today.”
“Trump is appealing to people who haven’t been as successful as other people and providing an excuse for that, that these more successful people have somehow been cheated, and you don’t deserve to think of yourself as less successful because things haven’t been fair.”
“Unfortunately, about half the Republicans in the country believe whatever he says.”
McConnell is the GOP Senate minority leader and about as far from a flakey left winger as you could get.
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Last post by Lods -Guys and girls who were probably only ten years older in your teens are now suddenly either ancient or gone.
The good thing is they were fortunate enough to leave a legacy in either video or recording that will last for as long as folks want to play it.