bcsapper Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 (edited) On 1/18/2023 at 2:23 PM, Contrarian said: Brace yourself, the circus is about to get loud: The Washington Post is announcing the imminent return of Trump on Facebook and other publications are saying is just a matter of time until he takes command of Twitter. I assumed he would have done it around the holidays, I was wrong on that prediction. I always figured it was pretty dumb to ban Trump from any social media. Can you imagine how big a worldwide laughing stock that buffoon would be by now if he had never been banned from Twitter? Edited January 21 by bcsapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 With Trump’s announcement that he will run again, will there be a full court press by the media to keep him out of power? I should point out to readers here with TDS, the press isn’t supposed to campaign for or against any candidates. They’re just supposed to report the news. Like this story about a certain FBI agent who’s been arrested. https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-fbi-official-charles-mcgonigal-arrested-ties-russian/story?id=96609658 “A former top FBI official in New York has been arrested over his ties to a Russian oligarch, law enforcement sources told ABC News Monday. Charles McGonigal, who was the special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York Field Office, is under arrest over his ties to Oleg Deripaska, a Russian billionaire who has been sanctioned by the United States and criminally charged last year with violating those sanctions.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 19 minutes ago, sharkman said: I should point out to readers here with TDS, the press isn’t supposed to campaign for or against any candidates. They’re just supposed to report the news. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/2020-general-election-editorial-endorsements-major-newspapers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, bcsapper said: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/2020-general-election-editorial-endorsements-major-newspapers Yeah, endorsing and what I’m talking about are two different things… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 1 minute ago, sharkman said: Yeah, endorsing and what I’m talking about are two different things… It seems to me that if a newspaper endorses a candidate editorially, in some cases up to 42 days prior to the election, it amounts to the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 (edited) Trump kicks off campaign with low-key events in New Hampshire It is interesting to notice that the GOP establishment in New Hampshire are not supporting Trump at this time. The governor there, Sununu, did not attend Trump's event and it appears he might have his own aspirations to run for President. Edited January 29 by Contrarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2023 at 5:47 AM, Contrarian said: Trump kicks off campaign with low-key events in New Hampshire It is interesting to notice that the GOP establishment in New Hampshire are not supporting Trump at this time. The governor there, Sununu, did not attend Trump's event and it appears he might have his own aspirations to run for President. Believe it or not, Trump is quite popular in New Hampshire, although the "Let's Go Brandon!" store in Salem, NH is going out of business. The Democrats won the last Senate race, because the GOP candidate was a very right-wing MAGA election denier. But I wouldn't rule Trump out of winning a GOP primary here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manymoons11 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 what drives me crazy about Trump being in the White House is the business mind set that he knowns from his professional past -- he has the opportunity in the White House to deal with any country and make deals and when his term is over he gets to go back to work with the publicity from being president and all of the connections he made in office. I think as a businessman becoming President of the United States was a hell of a financial strategy for Mr. Trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 (edited) It appears Nikki Haley will announce her own 2024 Presidential Run in mid-February, sources told CBS News. Edited February 1 by Contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Remember this? Don't count The Donald out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robosmith Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 'Trump fatigue' in New Hampshire complicates his 2024 White House bid Quote In interviews with 10 New Hampshire Republican Party officials and members, some of whom worked on Trump's 2016 primary campaign and all of whom have been staunch Trump supporters in the past, Reuters found only three who were sticking with him this time around - including the state chair, an influential Republican figure who is so enthusiastic about Trump he is stepping down on Saturday to help his campaign. The rest cited exhaustion with Trump's controversies, exasperation at the constant drama, and a desire to move on from Trump's loss in 2020 with a fresh face who they thought would have a stronger chance of winning in 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 By hook or by crook, eh? This is going to get very entertaining before too long. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/02/politics/nikki-haley-2024-republican-primary-trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 On 2/2/2023 at 6:39 PM, bcsapper said: This is going to get very entertaining before too long. “That’s not R Don, is it? He would never do post such a thing!” https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-now-sharing-memes-accusing-desantis-of-grooming-high-school-girls/ (Thanks to a poster on the "other site" for the heads up here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, bcsapper said: “That’s not R Don, is it? He would never do post such a thing!” https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-now-sharing-memes-accusing-desantis-of-grooming-high-school-girls/ (Thanks to a poster on the "other site" for the heads up here) A new low for Trump: Now Suggesting Ron DeSantis Is a Pedophile. Now the title above in italics has been trending, is true, in a somewhat far left magazine (according to the BIAS meter), but it is trending based on a meme that Trump actually shared, so they are not making it up: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-suggesting-ron-desantis-pedophile-1234675596/ ---> Could you have imagined that during Bush Senior vs Clinton clashes, many years after we would be witnessing these kind of gutter politics? Edited February 7 by Contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Contrarian said: A new low for Trump: Now Suggesting Ron DeSantis Is a Pedophile. Now the title above in italics has been trending, is true, in a somewhat far left magazine (according to the BIAS meter), but it is trending based on a meme that Trump actually shared, so they are not making it up: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-suggesting-ron-desantis-pedophile-1234675596/ ---> Could you have imagined that during Bush Senior vs Clinton clashes, many years after we would be witnessing these kind of gutter politics? I think the current state of US politics is mainly down to Trump. He's not a typical politician. He has never even claimed to have so much as a veneer of decency. I believe most Republicans (not counting those with actual integrity like Kinzinger or Cheney) would not have fallen to the depths that they have without Trump's hold over his cult. They are hanging on for grim death in the US anyway, and without the red hats they would be toast. That's why people like McCarthy and Graham have become such worms. That's why they tolerate people like Santos and Walker. And that's why it's so much fun to watch, I guess. As to the veracity of the posts, I checked on Truth Social to make sure they were there. Unless it's been hacked. There's also a post by Trump that says this: I will be doing, by popular request, a live and full “Play by Play” analysis of The State of the Union Address, TONIGHT ON “TRUTH” AT 9:00 P.M. If properly done, and if Joe has just a modestly good night, this speech has the opportunity to rival any of the World’s great orators, including, Lincoln, Washington, and, of course, the late, great, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Winston Churchill. Watch Truth Social tonight. Enjoy! So maybe it's somebody doing just a p!ss poor job of trying to make Trump look bad. Because not even his greatest detractors would believe his narcissism could be so pronounced, right? Right? Edited February 8 by bcsapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted February 8 Author Report Share Posted February 8 (edited) 3 hours ago, bcsapper said: Truth Social I thought is a meme, the picture apparently might be of DeSantis partying when he was a teacher with students. This reminds of Steve Bannon's tactics. Does anyone remember that big scandal about Trump with grabbing women and then a few days after he deflected attention for the mob by bringing all the Clinton's women accusers? It was effective. This seems to me, is Trump playing the same game. He had that big scandal with Fuentes and "Ye", and now he is trying to aim it towards DeSantis. Still early in the story, curious on how DeSantis will respond. Edited February 8 by Contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Pillow Guy, others, go nuts at DeSantis for hosting a lawyer they don't like at a panel discussion. https://www.mediaite.com/election-2024/trump-allies-attack-rino-backstabber-desantis-for-promoting-dominion-lawyer-say-hes-totally-disqualified-from-2024-run/ He describes her as "an extraordinaire when it comes to First Amendment defamation" Hmmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 (edited) On 2/1/2023 at 4:10 AM, Contrarian said: It appears Nikki Haley will announce her own 2024 Presidential Run in mid-February, sources told CBS News. I think a Nikki Haley run, will give Trump the win, she will take away votes from DeSantis in my view. Not sure if she is one of Trump's supporters, do not known her views well, but it would make sense if she runs now, give Trump the ticket and then Trump makes her VP. Possible scenario. Edited February 9 by Contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 (edited) On 2/9/2023 at 3:56 AM, Contrarian said: I think a Nikki Haley run, will give Trump the win, she will take away votes from DeSantis in my view. Not sure if she is one of Trump's supporters, do not known her views well, but it would make sense if she runs now, give Trump the ticket and then Trump makes her VP. Possible scenario. Nikki Hailey is officially in the race as of this morning. Edited February 14 by Contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 This seems to be the thread for Trump, so hear is Kari Lake’s thoughts on DJT: ”I truly love the man because he gave up so much.” “…and I want him back in because I think there’s only one person that can take the mess that Joe Biden has gotten our country into, where we are teetering on a collapse of our economy(who knows what’s possible). There’s only one man I know who can get in there and immediately turn this around, and that’s Donald J Trump.” On Biden’s State of The Union address: “It’s funny that Joe Biden likes to take credit for, everything good that he took credit for is something that Donald Trump put into place” ”Joe Biden is a joke. He’s a laughing stock. And we’re going to watch as he destroys this country, and we’ve got to get President Trump back in to turn things around.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted February 20 Author Report Share Posted February 20 (edited) The Independent: Donald Trump congratulated one of his supporters, Kristina Karamo, following her takeover of the Michigan Republican Party. He called her a “fearless election denier” in a Truth Social post. 😂 Edited February 20 by Contrarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 (edited) Special counsel asks judge to compel Mike Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe. The motion to compel Pence's testimony — filed in secret to Chief Judge Beryl Howell in recent days — came after lawyers for former President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege in response to Pence's subpoena, the people said. Trending via CBS News. Edited February 23 by Contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 1 Author Report Share Posted March 1 Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents at his Palm Beach, Fla., home and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid at the property. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump’s permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a sensitive investigation. Prosecutors ultimately prevailed in that dispute, one of several previously unreported clashes in a tense tug-of-war between two arms of the Justice Department over how aggressively to pursue a criminal investigation of a former president. The FBI conducted an unprecedented raid on Aug. 8, recovering more than 100 classified items, among them a document describing a foreign government’s military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities. Starting in May, FBI agents in the Washington field office had sought to slow the probe, urging caution given its extraordinary sensitivity, the people said. Full Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/fbi-dispute-trump-mar-a-lago-raid/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 4 Author Report Share Posted March 4 (edited) Has anyone seen the speeches last night? or summaries? Is clear to me that MAGA world has a hold over the Republicans, and if this keeps up, you will see all of them starting with McConnell, Paul Ryan slowly lower their rhetoric and then at the end, they might say: "For the good of the party, we will support Donald Trump" 😄 I am starting to think DeSantis won't even run. What a debate that will be, Biden vs Trump, round 2. I think this might be good news for The Democratic Party overall. Is shocking to me what age both contenders have. 77 vs 81 ---> What a message this sends to the younger generations when 2 old men are running again?! Edited March 4 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 16 minutes ago, Contrarian said: ---> What a message this sends to the younger generations when 2 old men are running again?! The young are not going to be interested in accommodating old people when they hold power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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