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My prediction... before the shootingMr. Biden has withdrawn. I do hope somebody has told him and that he understands.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance look set for 12 years in power between them.
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My prediction... before the shootingMr. Biden has withdrawn. I do hope somebody has told him and that he understands.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance look set for 12 years in power between them.
gg
A good prediction so far Rock @frugal.rock
I like the idea of Trump making all the wokies hit therapy. He would probably be good for the US. The whole system needs a flush.A good prediction so far Rock @frugal.rock
It is very difficult for me to choose which President would be better, Trump or Harris. I assume Harris will be the Democrat candidate. Then again it is difficult to define "better", so I'll just comment on two elements, better for America and better for Australia.
I am instinctively against the destruction of the US ethos of work and self sufficiency and would hate to see it go the way of the UK and Australia in having a reasonable percentage of people dependent on welfare with an elitist class controlling thought, the universities and discourse beholden to a victim/critical inter-sectional DEI class attempting to impose equality of outcomes on the population while destroying the American way of life.
On the other hand I am with JD Vance in believing that Trump is an idiot and were the latter to understand the meaning of the word, a fascist. His age and the tradition recently, though not a law, that Presidents do not serve more than 2 terms should protect the body politic and Trump's idiot followers from a totalitarian outcome were he to be elected. Then again somebody may have another go at more thoroughly cleaning out the Donald's ear wax. JD Vance would be difficult for me not to get mu vote for POTUS.
As for Australia, the globalism of the Democrats would protect Australia both militarily and economically from the worst of Trump and JD Vance. The Republican candidates would wreak havoc on World Trade and the fight against China and Russia, and fight it is.
Having written it all down I would be an undecided voter and would decide on the day. Harris' performance over the next 16 weeks may push her from being a possibility for my vote to being a sure thing for my vote. Then again, thankfully I am Australian and cannot legally vote in US elections.
What are your thoughts, a Harris through and through or more open minded in voting for the more dangerous of the possibilities?
gg
What are your thoughts, a Harris through and through or more open minded in voting for the more dangerous of the possibilities?
gg
Classic case of head stuck firmly in the sand. See no evil, hear no evil.I guess this blows the idea that the Trump assassination attempt was staged.
From the article:‘We failed’: Secret Service director grilled in hearing on Trump assassination attempt
Kimberly Cheatle acknowledged that the Secret Service was told about a suspicious person two to five times before the shooting at the Pennsylvania rally.www.smh.com.au
Washington: Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said her agency failed in its mission to protect former president Donald Trump, as lawmakers of both major political parties demanded her resignation over security failures that allowed a gunman to scale a roof and open fire at a campaign rally.
During a highly contentious congressional hearing, Cheatle was berated for hours by Republicans and Democrats, repeatedly angering representatives by evading questions about the investigation during the first hearing over the July 13 assassination attempt
Cheatle acknowledged that the Secret Service was told about a suspicious person two to five times before the shooting at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. She also revealed that the roof from which Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire had been identified as a potential vulnerability days before the rally. Cheatle said she apologised to Trump in a phone call after the assassination attempt.
Yet Cheatle remained defiant that she was the “right person” to lead the Secret Service, even as she said she takes full responsibility for the security lapses. When Republican Rep. Nancy Mace suggested Cheatle begin drafting her resignation letter from the hearing room, Cheatle responded: “No, thank you.”
Cheatle acknowledged that Crooks had been seen by local law enforcement before the shooting with a rangefinder, a small device resembling binoculars that hunters use to measure distance from a target.
She said the Secret Service would never have taken Trump onto the stage if it had known there was an “actual threat”. Local law enforcement took a photo of Crooks and shared it after seeing him acting suspiciously, but he wasn’t deemed to be a “threat” until seconds before he opened fire, she said.
“An individual with a backpack is not a threat,” Cheatle said. “An individual with a rangefinder is not a threat.”
Ever seen Veep ? The political satire comedy show starring Julia Lewis-Dreyfus ? Brilliantly funny but these days essentially a documentary .
Check out this clip that is doing the rounds.
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