The Frankish Reich Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 A thread for speculation. And for amusement, as we point out the the Road to Mar-a-Lago conversions to Trumpism of the various contenders. First up: Byron Donalds, Florida Congressman. “Trump is a huge distraction, and cares more about himself than the country in my opinion, but I could care less about him,” Donalds wrote in a Facebook post in April 2011 when discussing Trump’s claims that Obama’s birth certificate was fake. “I don’t question his religion or his citizenship,” Donalds said. “Quite a few Democrats and liberals still think Bush caused 9/11.” “Trump is a self-promoter yelling about 25% tariffs on China,” Donalds said in the same string of Facebook posts. In other public comments from the same time, Donalds argued against Trump’s calls to boost US manufacturing, saying it was cheaper to make clothes in China than in Michigan, and said he favored privatizing entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, which would be better as a “voucher,” along with raising the retirement age. A spokesman for Donalds defended him in a comment to CNN. “President Trump is considering Byron as his running mate because of the Congressman’s steadfast support for the 45th President and his historic policy agenda. The fact that these decade-old posts are now resurfacing in the middle of running mate deliberations is weak but typical of CNN.” https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/29/politics/kfile-byron-donalds-trump-criticisms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted Friday at 04:21 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:21 PM Goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted Friday at 04:24 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:24 PM Very fine people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiGoose Posted Friday at 04:46 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:46 PM 24 minutes ago, Tiberius said: Goodness Moving Noem up my rankings for potential Trump VP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHillFan Posted Friday at 04:52 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:52 PM Rural person does something an urbanite can’t relate to. Film at 11. 🤦♂️🤦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted Friday at 04:57 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:57 PM It's going to be a while until we know because Trump is waiting until the convention to name a VP so Biden's personal protectors and various AG's and DA's won't have enough time to manufacture a convoluted legal argument and charge his running mate with some legal violation before the election. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted Friday at 05:13 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:13 PM 14 minutes ago, All_Pro_Bills said: It's going to be a while until we know because Trump is waiting until the convention to name a VP so Biden's personal protectors and various AG's and DA's won't have enough time to manufacture a convoluted legal argument and charge his running mate with some legal violation before the election. No, the cranks are welcome and encouraged to be themselves, just to be themselves. Trump is in trouble because he is a criminal, nothing more, nothing less 22 minutes ago, JDHillFan said: Rural person does something an urbanite can’t relate to. Film at 11. 🤦♂️🤦 Killed any young pets lately? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Frankish Reich Posted 14 hours ago Author Share Posted 14 hours ago On 4/26/2024 at 10:46 AM, ChiGoose said: Moving Noem up my rankings for potential Trump VP - Showed love of guns and willingness to use them on a puppy? Check. - Had extramarital affair with Trump campaign official? Check. - Did cheesy dental practice promotion on the order of Trump Steaks or Trump Bibles? Check. In short: checks all the Trump boxes. Hard to make Kamala look good. She's doing a great job! On 4/26/2024 at 10:52 AM, JDHillFan said: Rural person does something an urbanite can’t relate to. Film at 11. 🤦♂️🤦 Don't you have some kittens to drown? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiGoose Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 17 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: - Showed love of guns and willingness to use them on a puppy? Check. - Had extramarital affair with Trump campaign official? Check. - Did cheesy dental practice promotion on the order of Trump Steaks or Trump Bibles? Check. In short: checks all the Trump boxes. Also, it is weird how much Trump dislikes dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted 14 hours ago Author Share Posted 14 hours ago (edited) 8 minutes ago, ChiGoose said: Also, it is weird how much Trump dislikes dogs This is true. I would say how much he dislikes animals in general. Maybe it goes to that germophobia thing, although that never stopped him from fingering the nether regions of porn stars, so who knows? Maybe that's why that dismissed juror found him "mysterious and fascinating." We all have our little biases. When I find out someone is a baseball fan (everyone here is a football fan), I tend to think more highly of them. No good reason for that; it's just someone appreciating something I also appreciate gives rise to a kind of conscious bias. I know damn well I'm doing it. I'm not a fan of that subconscious bias theorizing. Same with people who like dogs. And more importantly, people that dogs seem to like. I don't do that modern "mind if I pet your dog?" thing. The dog strains toward me on the leash, looks like a friendly dog, I put down my hand to make friends. Never been bitten, but have had cranky owners scold me. That's their problem. I sense that dogs don't like Trump either. Edited 14 hours ago by The Frankish Reich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 19 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: - Showed love of guns and willingness to use them on a puppy? Check. - Had extramarital affair with Trump campaign official? Check. - Did cheesy dental practice promotion on the order of Trump Steaks or Trump Bibles? Check. In short: checks all the Trump boxes. Hard to make Kamala look good. She's doing a great job! Don't you have some kittens to drown? Yeah, looks like her goose is cooked. My initial thought was "Why on earth would you shoot a dog?" followed by "Why would you tell that story?". Since then, I've read her statement on the issue, referencing the law of South Dakota and how it applies to aggressive animals. I guess I can understand why she acted the way she did--I mean, kids raised on a farm/ranch learn an awful lot about life that suburban kids like me do not. That said, it's a deal killer for her and off she goes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 8 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: This is true. I would say how much he dislikes animals in general. Maybe it goes to that germophobia thing, although that never stopped him from fingering the nether regions of porn stars, so who knows? Maybe that's why that dismissed juror found him "mysterious and fascinating." We all have our little biases. When I find out someone is a baseball fan (everyone here is a football fan), I tend to think more highly of them. No good reason for that; it's just someone appreciating something I also appreciate gives rise to a kind of conscious bias. I know damn well I'm doing it. I'm not a fan of that subconscious bias theorizing. Same with people who like dogs. And more importantly, people that dogs seem to like. I don't do that modern "mind if I pet your dog?" thing. The dog strains toward me on the leash, looks like a friendly dog, I put down my hand to make friends. Never been bitten, but have had cranky owners scold me. That's their problem. I sense that dogs don't like Trump either. I've been bitten multiple times. First time was when I was a kid. Then 15+ years ago I was bitten as I was walking in a neighborhood. The d*mn thing came out of nowhere, never made a sound and caught me on the leg. Ripped my pants, drew blood but I was quick enough to get away and whatever chain he was on held. Last time, my neighbor was moving away, came by to say goodbye and had his dog in the passenger seat. As I put my hand to shake my neighbor's hand, the dog jumped at me and chomped down quite hard. When I told my wife, she told me everyone in the neighborhood knew not to mess with that dog. I figure that dog had been in the house 5 or 6 years and I never knew. What is the "modern "mind if i pet your dog?" thing"? Asking permission before proceeding? I do that now, mostly because of my neighbor's dog. 🐺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted 13 hours ago Author Share Posted 13 hours ago 3 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: I've been bitten multiple times. First time was when I was a kid. Then 15+ years ago I was bitten as I was walking in a neighborhood. The d*mn thing came out of nowhere, never made a sound and caught me on the leg. Ripped my pants, drew blood but I was quick enough to get away and whatever chain he was on held. Last time, my neighbor was moving away, came by to say goodbye and had his dog in the passenger seat. As I put my hand to shake my neighbor's hand, the dog jumped at me and chomped down quite hard. When I told my wife, she told me everyone in the neighborhood knew not to mess with that dog. I figure that dog had been in the house 5 or 6 years and I never knew. What is the "modern "mind if i pet your dog?" thing"? Asking permission before proceeding? I do that now, mostly because of my neighbor's dog. 🐺 I guess one good bite will change my whole way of thinking … 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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