US Politics Thread 2016-2020 - Page 771

Catfish · 11-29-20, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I wonder if this is in response to Trumps recent 'AMERICA FIRST' rhetoric?

"Recent"?

Skybird · 11-29-20, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Man it's hard to give up ... I don't want to be a false prophet

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...?ocid=BingNews

Trump Says It’ll Be Hard For Election Suits to Reach Top Court

Iz so anfär!

Mr Quatro · 11-29-20, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Iz so anfär!

Say what you really think Sky

Cat got your tongue

u crank · 11-29-20, 04:59 PM

This is a little spooky.

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Kamala Harris
@KamalaHarris
·
Nov 12
Hope.
Unity.
Decency.
Truth.

These are the ideals that will guide a
@JoeBiden
-Harris administration.

From George Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty-Four:

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"Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely …

HOPE

UNITY

DECENCY

EMPATHY

TRUTH

EXPERTS

SCIENCE"

Dowly · 11-29-20, 10:08 PM

Could you point where that is in 1984? I'm having hard time finding that part.

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Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely. He moved over to the window: a smallish, frail figure, the meagreness of his body merely emphasized by the blue overalls which were the uniform of the party. His hair was very fair, his face naturally sanguine, his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter that had just ended.

u crank · 11-30-20, 06:17 AM

You are right. I got that from this article and should have checked it. And it was easily checked.

https://amgreatness.com/2020/11/28/r...the-narrative/

The writer is quoting another guys tweet which was a misquote. Last time I read Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty-Four I was in high school and that wasn't yesterday.

In actual fact this quote ...

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You chose hope, unity, decency, science, and, yes, truth.

..is from Harris's speech introducing Biden at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

https://www.npr.org/sections/live-up...ay-for-america

ET2SN · 11-30-20, 06:37 AM

Maybe the first quote came the Russian translation of the book?

Jimbuna · 11-30-20, 07:39 AM

Not the best of starts.

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US President-elect Joe Biden has fractured his foot while playing with one of his dogs, his doctor has said.

Mr Biden, 78, twisted his ankle on Saturday when he slipped while with Major, one of his two German shepherds.

The Democrat visited an orthopaedist in Newark, Delaware, a day later "out of an abundance of caution".

His personal physician, Kevin O'Connor, said initial x-rays did not show an "obvious fracture", but ordered a more detailed CT scan.

The subsequent scan found that Mr Biden had suffered "hairline fractures" of two small bones in the middle of his right foot, the doctor said.

"It is anticipated that he will likely require a walking boot for several weeks," Mr O'Connor said.

On Sunday, US President Donald Trump tweeted: "Get well soon!"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55127559

August · 11-30-20, 12:15 PM

Skybird · 11-30-20, 05:23 PM

Somebody crawls out of his hole again.

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/1...rhood-came-out

Buddahaid · 11-30-20, 11:22 PM

The Muslim Brotherhood is what, one hundred years old, and still influencing doctrine?

Von Due · 12-01-20, 12:33 AM

A note on the Gatestone Institute linked to above
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/gatestone-institute/

Skybird · 12-01-20, 03:22 PM

^Does not matter. Check the story. I did. Found it verified in several sources. Gatestone however works out the simple core of the message.

-------------------------

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/01/p...ims/index.html

Mr Quatro · 12-01-20, 04:11 PM

Never give up ... very unusual place to find hope CNN (before the election)

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wa...mp-stay-office

Watch: CNN Admits There Are "Legal & Constitutional" Ways For Trump To Stay In Office

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In a video released before the election but attracting fresh attention, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria explained the “legal and constitutional” case by which President Trump could stay in office even if he loses the election.

Explaining how the system worked, Zakaria said electors are determined by that state’s popular vote, but that this is “not a constitutional obligation.”

The host then outlined the exact scenario that happened on election day, with Trump leading on November 3rd but then mail-in ballots swinging the result for Biden, prompting a flurry of challenges and lawsuits.

“Taking account of the confusion, legislatures decide to choose the electors themselves,” said Zakaria before pointing out that eight out of nine key swing states have Republican legislatures.

“Because you see when Congress convenes on January 6 to tally the electors’ votes, there would be challenges to the legitimacy of some electors,” explained Zakaria.

This would prompt Congressional Republicans to argue that disputed states should not be counted, which would ensure Biden’s could not reach 270 electoral college votes.

We should know something is up in just a couple of weeks by December 14th when the electors are suppose to check in with the governor in each state.

Note if Trump wins by any other way they the voting process there will be riots like we have never seen.

mapuc · 12-01-20, 04:30 PM

We have a saying here in Denmark
"Hope is the last thing that dies"

Seeing, hearing Trump via our news media and those of my FB friends who support him one may say they hold on to their hopes.

I can't see any chances for Trump continue as President.

Markus

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11-30-20, 05:23 PM	#11560
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,492 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Somebody crawls out of his hole again. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/1...rhood-came-out __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

11-30-20, 11:22 PM	#11561
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,557 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	The Muslim Brotherhood is what, one hundred years old, and still influencing doctrine? __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

12-01-20, 03:22 PM	#11563
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,492 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	^Does not matter. Check the story. I did. Found it verified in several sources. Gatestone however works out the simple core of the message. ------------------------- https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/01/p...ims/index.html __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

11-30-20, 06:37 AM	#11557
ET2SN ET2/SS Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,512 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Maybe the first quote came the Russian translation of the book?

12-01-20, 12:33 AM	#11562
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	A note on the Gatestone Institute linked to above https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/gatestone-institute/

12-01-20, 04:30 PM	#11565
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,877 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	We have a saying here in Denmark "Hope is the last thing that dies" Seeing, hearing Trump via our news media and those of my FB friends who support him one may say they hold on to their hopes. I can't see any chances for Trump continue as President. Markus