The Frankish Reich
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1 minute ago, I am the egg man said:
Q: How many 1 1/2 hr. rallys Joe doing across the country, with thousands in attendance?
A: a big fat zero
.....so there's that for starters.
As John Wooden said, "Never mistake activity for achievement." Rambling on in the nature of an insult comic =/= intellectual or physical vigor.
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3 minutes ago, Niagara said:
If Biden defies my prediction and proceeds with the debates — whether out of misplaced confidence or desperation — they are far more likely to be a disaster for him than a success. Although he and Trump are roughly the same age, right now they are worlds apart in terms of their mental and physical abilities. Moreover, Biden’s former, more moderate positions on law and order, patriotism, religious liberties, business, even pro-life issues — are at loggerheads with the progressive stances he’s been forced to adopt in the new Democratic Party.
This topic deserves its own thread. Perhaps call it the debate thread.
Let's set aside "mental abilities" for the moment. (I think they are both in decline.)
Really, "physicial abilities?" I assume the argument is that somehow Trump -- an obese man who has problems navigating a ramp or drinking from a cup -- is somehow more physically fit than Biden? Based on what?
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2 minutes ago, ALF said:
Trump Casually Says Biden 'Probably' Takes Drugs in Fox News Interview
President Donald Trump suggested in a new interview with Fox News that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden "probably" uses drugs to amplify his debate performance.
"There's probably, possibly drugs involved. That's what I hear," Trump told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro. "I mean, there's possibly drugs. I don't know how you can go from being so bad where you can't even get out a sentence—I mean, you saw some of those debates, with the large number of people on the stage. He was...I mean, I used to say, 'How is it possible that he can even go forward?'"
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-casually-says-biden-probably-takes-drugs-fox-news-interview-1531384
Let me run that through my trademarked TrumpTranslator:
"Joe isn't looking as sleepy or addled as I'd promised! In fact, he's positively sort of energetic and kind of on point. The Sleepy Joe meme isn't gaining traction. I'll shift gears. His surprisingly competent performance must be due to performance enhancing drugs. That'll work!"
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11 minutes ago, B-Man said:
The Left Is Setting The Stage For A Coup If Trump Wins
by John Daniel Davidson
It’s been hard to miss the steady drumbeat of articles and think-pieces over the past few months about Election Day war games and post-election planning underway on the left, rooted in obsessive fears that President Trump will refuse to accept an electoral loss, triggering a constitutional crisis and maybe even widespread civic unrest, all in a desperate attempt to cling to power. “The Left Secretly Preps for MAGA Violence After Election Day,” reads a recent headline at The Daily Beast. “Is Trump Planning a Coup d’État?” asks another recent piece at The Nation. “Is America in the Early Stages of Armed Insurgency?” frets Slate.
Consider the source: The Federalist. I actually think they've done some good opinion pieces.
But in perusing these threads, I see a rather unhinged antipathy toward John McCain.
So I cannot resist pointing out that the prime protector of John McCain's legacy is actually married to the publisher of The Federalist. Right-wing hatreds in collision.
As I've seen here many times: check the source, do your own research.
https://splinternews.com/the-federalist-doesnt-bother-to-mention-meghan-mccain-i-1825376096
EDIT: And that's not to mention this: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/politics/the-federalist-trump-liberals.html
Folks, you're being played by these conspiracy theorists. Have you ever thought that maybe the real holders of power -- the global capitalists -- are playing you by pumping up a fake populist who gives them what they need, easy money and less regulation? (Where's Bernie when you need him!)
-- that's a joke. If Bernie had won the nomination I think I think I would have launched myself off the face of the earth in desperation.
When President Trump ran for office four years ago, a conservative writer with a growing following vented the kind of doubt and cynicism that was common among people like her who worried about the damage he could do to their cause. She called him “a demagogue with no real solutions for anything at all.” She accused him of betraying the anti-abortion movement. And she wrote that his constant complaining about being treated unfairly was “ineffectual and impotent.”
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3 minutes ago, Hedge said:
Going the way of the other retaliatory investigation? The John Huber-Clinton Uranium One fiasco.
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49 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:
I'll be the first to admit: sometimes this administration accomplishes useful things. This is now turning into a slow, step-by-step process that may marginalize the Palestinian factions that refuse to agree that Israel has a right to exist. It is not Carter-Begin-Sadat's Camp David Accord, but at least the process is in place again.
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3 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said:
I wonder who is the worst speller in PPP?
Now THAT would be quite the contest.
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37 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
I understand your point. Considered, and rejected. Governmental regulation and threat of adverse consequences has a direct and significant impact on the business climate.
I also see this where I live. Indoor dining is allowed at 50% capacity, but I've waited up to an hour for an outdoor table while a bunch of tables are empty inside. The message that "outdoor is safer" has sunk into the consciousness of (most) people. And think about an adverse consequence: you can get sued if someone gets sick after eating indoors at your restaurant or drinking indoors at your bar or working out at your gym. That's why we've seen various proposals for immunity from lawsuits -- kind of a safe harbor rule. We can argue about whether lawsuits should be allowed when people should understand the risk (but what about secondary/downstream infections? they didn't assume any risk), but the fact is that's been our system in the United States, and the business needs to insure against it. Despite the well publicized frat party videos, I think it's fair to assume that most college students who've become infected were behaving perfectly reasonably, and still they got it -- over 1,000 cases at some universities. It is a case of weighing the risk/cost against the benefit of various activities, agreed. But I can't agree that this needs to be solely an individual decision; it can't be, because individual decisions here have societal ramifications. We need governance. Good, sensible governance, which is why I do object to largely symbolic restrictions (e.g., banning any attendance at capacity-controlled outdoor events like football games seems silly to me and tends to breed discontent with any kind of restriction).
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43 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Thanks for speaking Frankly. I appreciate the response, and as I said, I wasn't looking for an argument or any great debate. So far, your response tracks with what I'm finding generally.
How could I speak anything other than Frankly.
Seriously: I appreciate the pointed question. It makes me think that reasoned discourse is still possible. And that's a very good thing.
I am certainly not part of the leisure class. There's no fleeing to my second home to get away from an urban coronavirus outbreak or anything like that. But I am aware that avoiding contact with lots of other people just hasn't been an option for many people. I err more on the side of caution, partly because I am horrified by what has happened in some other countries regarding treatment of the elderly.* I am fortunate enough to have my elderly parents still living near me, and I see them frequently -- as with all people their age, they have their health issues and it is critical that I protect them. This is probably informed by my respect for life and, I guess, my faith too:
* for example:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/08/world/europe/coronavirus-nursing-homes-elderly.html
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24 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:
Does the Moron in Chief know the meaning of that song?
Donald Trump got off Air Force One on Thursday to Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son," a song about children of influential families who were able to avoid the Vietnam War draft.
Creedence Lyrics: Fortunate Son
Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, they're red, white and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief",
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son.
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no,In 2016 he had played Sympathy for the Devil as warm-up music. If I were one of those conspiracy theorists, I'd be saying "Pay Attention! He's right out there telling you that he's satan and that those who served in Vietnam were suckers." (Good thing I'm not)
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7 minutes ago, Crayola64 said:
Hey look. A 9/11 thread with a motive brought a bunch of awful posts. Who’s would have thought
this board is an absolute mess
So true. Conspiracy theorists, those trying to score political points about those (elsewhere) trying to score political points, etc.
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Has the mainstream media been all too delighted to rip Trump? Yes.
But you gotta admit, the guy makes it easy. Many of these from the "best people" he hired (from my memory and some googling, not from some bs political tweet):
- Rex Tillerson, Sec State: "effin' moron"
- Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence: wonders what Russia has on Trump that causes him to be so hesitant to criticize Putin
- Tony Fauci, NIH (the only one here that Trump didn't hire): attention span is a "minus" figure
- Steve Bannon, White House Chief Strategist: the Trump Organization is a "criminal enterprise"
- Jim Mattis, former Defense Secretary: the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people
- John Kelly, former DHS Secretary and Chief of Staff: I agree with Jim Mattis
- Anthony Scaramucci, short-lived Communications Director: "the guy stinks and he's a racist"
That's just the people that immediately come to mind.
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2 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Frankish....would you mind sharing how you’re doing financially over the last six months? I’m not interested in picking a fight one way or the other, but it’s been my personal, local observation that those on the razor edge of financial ruin are much more inclined to want to get back to regular business than those who have received steady weekly/monthly income from any variety of sources.
i was speaking with a restaurant owner in the Albany area yesterday. Offers a finer, higher end establishment and since he is on a waterfront, outdoor seating is not an issue (though the weather is turning), and he’s a self-made man with many other business interests. He said he’ll be fine, I did not inquire about his employees, but we discussed that 60% figure tossed about as it relates to restaurant closings across NY.
If it goes that way, it’s a blood letting and the impact will be catastrophic. At some point, the logical conclusion is also the most devastating in the larger picture.
Fair question. I am fortunate. I have a job that is amenable to telework, and that's what I've been doing since late March with only occasional office visits.
I understand that many others are in a very different situation. As for restaurants, I try to do my best to keep the local places going. Right now that's easy since I enjoy dining outdoors. And I know it will get a lot more difficult as the weather changes.
But throwing the doors open too early will not help anyone. It will bring us back to the critical situation we faced in April, with the only options being another 80% economic shutdown or catastrophic loss of life and a desperate situation in our hospitals.
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52 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:
From the game I watched I'd say absolutely. It seemed quite slow and sloppy all the way through.
However, I don't think they need 4 games. 3 at max. 2 to get the starters ready and one to evaluate depth players.
I think people forget how unrepresentative Week 1 games can be even in an ordinary season (one in which preseason games are played). The Pats looked unstoppable early last year thanks to continuity and coaching. It was kind of an illusion in retrospect.
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9 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:
All of that can be determined very easily by staffs without the need for the actual games.
They'd be stupid to make decisions based on a tiny sample of plays of a single player in a game anyway; what is much more revealing is his day in/day out performance all camp long.
These teams know who they are keep and axing anyway, for the most part.
I'm sure there are a few tough decisions made each year by each team, but you don't need pre-season games.
Pre-season games exist to make money for the league.
At one point in time, a long time ago, they existed to make out of shape players get in shape because they had alternate jobs in the off-season.
Those days are long gone; these guys are in terrific shape year round, and I hear they make pretty good money nowadays too.Right. Same as MLB spring training, but with one big difference: spring training is an important marketing tool, bringing hundreds of thousands of snowbelt fans down to Florida and Arizona to take in games. NFL preseason is the opposite: an annoyance that they force season ticket holders to purchase to watch a glorified practice (with the exception perhaps of the first half of Game 3)
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3 minutes ago, RiotAct said:
Andy Reid not wearing the face shield on the sideline now. Hopefully he gets prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Isn't there an exception for actively eating? I mean, he must be actively eating most of the time ....
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1 minute ago, Bubba Gump said:
Kneel on the GD ball!!!!!!!
I think I now understand that freakout about the Texans going for 2 ...
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1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
He’s giving the Texans defense credit? Credit for WHAT?
Showing up I guess? 200 points for writing their name on the SAT scoresheet?
Not only did they not mention Brady until the 57th minute ... this was also the fewest mentions of JJ Watt that I've heard in any Texans game since 2011.
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1 minute ago, CEN-CAL17 said:
I just don’t see a $40M QB....
Oh, I saw one -- with an arrowhead on his helmet
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Just now, Warcodered said:
They did that at the beginning.
I thought it was banned! Lucky I missed it.
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Best things about this game:
1. No fake fan noise.
2. No idiot tomahawk chop.
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1 minute ago, jeremy2020 said:
I'd be more worried about the idiots than either of those things. Some bare-chested guy yelling with his sweat and spittle going everywhere with his mask down getting told to put his mask on and losing his sh*t
You're right about that. I think with the Broncos limiting it to 7.5% of capacity you really only need to worry about the people you've come to the game with. (In Buffalo though, that may be the problem)
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OK, bedtime.
Great to see the NFL back!
That was kind of ... normal. Normal is good.
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5 minutes ago, Locomark said:
What is Denver’s plan for bathrooms, concessions, etc. you can’t keep 40,000 people 6 feet apart so that’s a suspect plan.
I think the Pegulas are smart in that they are letting these first few weeks play out, seeing what weird problems play out and then learning from those issues and they will be able to be ready with the max possible to attend for that KC game. I would hope we can see a 25-35% but it may be much lower.
Broncos are only allowing about 6,000 fans at the start, with the hope that they'll be able to increase that if all goes well in the first couple weeks.
It's actually very well thought-out and has the stamp of approval of the state and local authorities (and Colorado has been generally on the more restrictive side). I wouldn't have any qualms about going at that level of attendance. But I probably would lay off the beer. Not because I'm afraid of the concession stands; I'm afraid of the bathrooms.
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Presidential Debates 2020
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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Hate? No. I thought he was a rather comical figure, sometimes quite entertaining before he became president. I just think he's in way, way, way over his head, and his instinct now is purely toward self-preservation: avoid going out as a one-term "loser," avoid possible prosecution post-office (which is why I think a lot of investigations are actually counterproductive), etc.