All Things Trump: the story continues...

[Tero]

Independent voter: If only there was some way I could find out about Harris. Trump says bad things about her.
http://karireport.blogspot.com/2024/07/ ... s.html?m=1

[Tero]

Trumpers having last fun before Trump is led off to nursing home middle of November?
Connecticut went 60% for Biden.

[JimC]

In Germany, it would be illegal to parade around in a Nazi uniform. The US should do the same for KKK robes...

[Brian Peacock]

[L'Emmerdeur]

In Germany, it would be illegal to parade around in a Nazi uniform. The US should do the same for KKK robes...

I think banning the robes wouldn't withstand a challenge on 1st Amendment grounds. Several states enacted anti-mask laws to get around that issue, with mixed results as the article states. It could be argued that wearing that costume is a terroristic statement given its inherent message of violent bigotry, but American lawyers would have a fine time with such an obvious and straight-forward approach.

[JimC]

Sure, the US needs freedom to be racist arseholes if they wish...

[Tero]

shark and electric boat animation
https://www.threads.net/@johngalvan66/p ... 9VBdPsyePA

[Tero]

Trump the Energizer bunny.
Newsmax: President Trump will work from early in the morning until late in the evening. He will make many calls and have many meetings.
(Kamala hardly working at all)
https://www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar/po ... XVHN8QAbiA

[Tero]

Nate Silver desperately trying to remain relevant: In a Sunday post on his blog Silver Bulletin, Silver analyzed the implications of a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, which had Trump overtaking Harris nationally, leading her by 48 points to 47.

[Brian Peacock]

It's almost as if Trump was never the subject of an assassination attempt.

[rainbow]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4x71znwxdo

[Brian Peacock]

I think the polls are mostly bollocks. The difference between them is within the margin of error, and Trump has always outperformed his poll ratings at election time - even when he lost.

[Tero]

NYT: questions for trump

1. The signature legislation of your presidency was a tax cut that disproportionately helped the wealthy. Now you want to make this legislation permanent — and expand it. How will a tax cut geared toward the rich help most American families?

2. The federal debt is already large, and your tax cut would expand it. Do you have any plans to reduce the debt?

3. You have sent mixed signals about whether you will again try to repeal Obamacare. Will you? And when will you release your own health care plan, as you’ve long promised?

4. You have proposed a big tariff on goods coming into this country. Many business executives and economists say it will raise consumer prices. Why do you think they’re wrong?

5. You have signaled that you want to end the Federal Reserve’s independence and help set interest rates yourself. When other countries have politicized their central banks, inflation has tended to rise. Why do you favor this idea?

6. You promised to pass an infrastructure bill as president but didn’t. President Biden did — along with bipartisan laws on veterans’ health, manufacturing and more. Why has he been a more bipartisan president than you were?

Other domestic issues
7. You’ve said that you are proud of the demise of Roe v. Wade and that states should decide abortion policy. Will you promise to veto any congressional bill that imposes new restrictions on states?

8. Many abortions occur through prescription medications. Five months ago, you said you would announce a policy on medication abortion, but you haven’t. Will you take executive actions to restrict its availability?

9. You promised to build a border wall — a policy that many voters support — but you completed only modest sections of it. Why should voters believe you will succeed in a second term?


10. You have called for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. Whom exactly would you deport — everybody who’s in this country illegally, including children and people who’ve been here for years, or only some groups? And how would you identify and apprehend people?

11. Extreme heat, severe storms and flooding have all become more common. Yet you’ve called climate change “not our problem.” Are you worried about the world you’re leaving to your grandchildren?

Foreign policy
12. You’ve suggested that Vladimir Putin should have a freer hand to do what he wants in Europe. Would you try to withdraw the U.S. from NATO?

13. You have criticized U.S. military aid to Ukraine and pledged to end the war there in a single day. Isn’t this effectively calling for Ukraine to surrender and accept a peace deal favorable to Putin?

14. You have promised to bring home the hostages in Gaza. How would you persuade or force Hamas to release them all?

15. Middle East policy during your presidency often followed the wishes of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister. His unwillingness to compromise on big questions appears to be an obstacle to peace. Do you disagree with him on anything?

16. If Iran appeared to be building a nuclear weapon, would you order a military attack?

[Brian Peacock]

The TV debates aren't about policy, they're about which candidate is the most televisual; which candidate is more entertaining than the other. Trump will win on that - even with all the dubious stats, half-truths, downright lies, tirades, disjointed ramblings, blatant misogyny and dog-whistling he relies on.

[Tero]

But is the guy we want to have the nuclear codes?