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You don't understand the use of the word "landslide", therefore people that use that term are in a cult (or exhibit cult-like tendencies)? I thought it sounded a little extreme at first, but when I worked through it, yeah, the light bulb went on.

In order (and stay with me because you put the time in with some good ones over the past few days): No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Thank you.

I'll try an easy one. One of our resident attorneys and lefty-leaners, The Frankish, Esq, has opined that the former president/vp was acting illegally. We also know that administration sidestepped the constitution, which in my mind equates to defying the rule of law. Did we have a Republic then?

We all live in reality, Frank, and I just asked a question about how you dealt with the realities of Biden's illegal actions, Kamala's ascension and the like. As far as I can see, it maybe tweaked your moral compass, but when all was said and done you were kinda down with it all. If the subjective concern is the point, fine--you feel Biden was less worse than Trump. I just didn't see that as you standing against the tide..or you as the only person in the nation thinking for himself.

You voted for a candidate who was integral to an admin that engaged in illegal activity by the standards you established. I understand you held your nose, I understand you did so unwillingly, perhaps with hesitation in your heart, and understand that you likely would have voted for Biden given the choice. In addition, a vote for Biden in 2020 reveals a complicity in his future illegal activity (and really, his past illegal activity for removing classified material). I may well have voted for another player had I been given the choice. I'd think lots of people would say the same thing. You're in the mosh pit like everyone else.

Exactly. You voted for the #2 person in spite of acknowledgement of illegal activity on her watch that apparently somewhat less offensive to you than the other option—and you’re a classically trained legal eagle who probably should hold himself to higher standards than everyone else in the crowd. At least in my case, I’m just a simple kid trying to get through life with a mischievous smile and using a screen name of a band from the 1970s. Get out of in front of the huddled masses. Be the light, Frank.

I have to be very careful when referencing certain entertainers with 4th based on my interaction with him yesterday. He gets turned around a bit. It’s quite possible he will think (the living) George Benson is (the fictional) George Jefferson, played magnificently by (the deceased) Sherman Hemsley. That said, for George Benson, we can give him the night.

Agreed. I wonder if those who feel compelled by music to rage against the machine see any irony in the corporate sponsorship by AmEx and other conglomerates, or consider that the message is delivered by incredibly wealthy people with the collective ability to give away hundreds of millions of dollars today (and still live quite comfortably in the upper 1%). Or, if they stop to consider the enormous damage to the climate wrought so they can listen to their favorite artist in person p, though often with 52,000 fellow climate vandals directly in front of them.

Whitney Houston offered that learning to love oneself is the greatest gift of all. I hope today is your Christmas.

That’s a reasonable concern given the cyclical nature of politics, and I wouldn’t bet against it. If Trump can show progress on the economy and continue to deal with waste/fraud/abuse in govt, move forward on the illegal immigration issue, we probably push on. Still, the race changes when someone becomes the front runner, and Sanders background offers plenty to talk about.

My assumption is that @B-Man would make one homely school girl regardless of where he went to school.

How did this moral indignation play out during the run up to the election of 2024, Frank? Were you active in politicking against Biden, and later Harris? Abstain from voting in protest?

Amazing, wonderful people and about as mainstream as you can get. I’m glad to hear your experience is the same.

Fergs is one of the odder ducks in the PPP pond to be sure.

Yes, as I said, Prince William looks taller. I don’t know what Wills weighs, but subjectively he looks thinner in the photo that was shared. It’s weird you have absolutely clarity on his height, but are gobsmacked when it comes to his weight. If you figure it out, circle back but by then maybe no one is interested. As for you wasting your own time, well, I have no control over that, lad. That’s 100% on you, and seems kind of foolish on your part. I mean, I’ll try to help you: 4th, if you reply to this post, you’re embarrassing yourself, so please, have some self-respect.

I provided a link to a photo of DJT (6’3” per his doctor), next to Dan Bongino (6’1”). I explained why I posted it. The response was that Bongino actually represents The BIG HEIGHT industrial conspiracy complex. I mentioned Heavyweight Boxing Champ (and live dude) Larry Holmes and was told he didn’t matter because he’s dead. Prince William looks taller and thinner than Trump. He doesn’t look like he carries the frame of a Derrick Henry, Tim Tebow etc, either.

No “maybe”, just “do”.

Seriously? 🤣 I don’t follow baseball, and let’s be fair—some liberals confuse heavyweight champions. I heard one posted stormed into a Walmart demanding help in buying The Larry Holmes Grill.

Again, just me, but I’m uncertain how one extrapolates height and weight from that baseball card.

“A Treatise on Apathy In The Age of Trump” by T. Frankish Reich

You’re sending over pictures of professional athletes 50 years younger than him as the benchmark for what a certain height and weight must look like, promoting acknowledged domestic violence enablers as experts, and confusing heavy weight champions. Yes, I think you care about his height and weight. On the other hand, I calmly and rationally answered questions posed to me, shared what I thought about the situation and pointed out some of the foolishness posted by you and others. Consider getting worked up like I have, and allowing wisdom to take the wheel—- you may one day find comfort in the embrace of rational thought and a reasoned reply.

I thought you were the athlete height/weight kink guy based on your recent activity. I tried to send an athlete more representative of Trumps age and size, who looked nothing like world class athletes in their prime. Larry Homes is still alive, btw, and he would probably kick your a&& for claiming he was dead or a liar.

Time will tell, and of course you may be right. Unrelated to your post, I want to tell @Joe Ferguson forever I have seen all episodes of Taxi and all three Back to The Future movies (some on multiple occasions) and have no idea how tall Christopher LLoyd is, or how much he weighs without checking. Tall, skinny is my best guess in case it comes up.

Carnival barkers and internet pretend doctors have a lot in common is my guess. I am neither. I used Bongino as a reference because I was looking into that secret service agent who protected Trump, in some photos Trump appears taller than him, and that lead to Bongino. In the photo I linked to, if Bongino is, as you seem to suggest, part of the VRWHWCC (vast right wing height and weight conspiracy crew) is 5'11, I'd still think Trump pretty close to 6'3". To be clear, I didn't ask Bongino--I don't know him. I have a brother, he's about 6', maybe 6'1'. I'd have guessed he weighed around 190, 195. 210, he tells me. I have been seeing him all my life, regularly, in golf shirts, no iron dress shirts, and the occasional bathing suit. I was off by quite a bit, it's just not in my wheel house and perhaps why I never became a carnie.

You're asking me to judge his weight and height based on this photo? I can't do that and would be surprised if a doctor would make a declaration as to specifics of height and weight. I believe it's impossible to know what he might be wearing under his jacket, there is precious little perspective to gained by looking at the surroundings, and it appears he has no legs, which would definitely impact his weight. Using this photo, he appears one and a half stories tall, he is larger than the cars in the background, and there is a person the size of a raisin off over his left shoulder. That just seems crazy, man. My guess would be that he's pretty tall, and is carrying some extra fat around the waist. Here's a link to an article with photo of him standing next to Dan Bongino, who google suggests is 6'1" tall. In the photo, Trump appears quite a bit taller, so 6'3" wouldn't surprise me. When I check other sources, he appears taller, but not markedly so. In those photos, if Bongino is 6'1" tall, Trump would appear to be 6'2" - 6'3", though Bongino might be 6'1 and 7/8th or 6'1 even, or wearing clunky shoes, or standing on a box...and that matters. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13714559/who-dan-bongino-wife-paula-andrea/