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‘Sleepy Don’: Trump sparks Twitter hilarity as he appears to fall asleep at trial
(www.independent.co.uk)
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So...
In 2024 we have one candidate who can't stay awake during his criminal trial...
And one candidate who isn't facing criminal charges because of his age and memory issues...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/special-counsel-says-evidence-biden-willfully-retained-disclosed-class-rcna96666
Why do people keep acting like Biden and trump are in anyway capable of being president?
This could be the easiest election ever if Dems just ran someone who wasnt 20 years past retirement age.
Both sides are not the same. Fuck off with this opinion
No one said both were equally bad...
I said neither are good enough.
It's pretty simple, but so is civility
You’re missing that the special counsel saying this was extremely editorialized, unprofessional, and dubious at best. This is the counsel’s opinion without facts to back it up.
Whereas Trump falling asleep actually happened without editorializing. NYT is just reporting facts.
FAKE NEWS /s But they are not wrong why is the states voting for these geriatric presidents? There is no one else fit for the role or nobody wants it?
Because both parties are owned by corporate interests and it’s not the voters who truly decide who gets on the ticket.
Set crybots to maximum whinge.
One side who is facing criminal charges for the laws he broke, and one who didn't break the law.
Yeah, it's clear who the fuckup is in this race, and it's not even close.
Shut up.
Not sure why you would believe anything Robert Hur says since it was proven that he lied in that report.
I'm just going to finish reading that source you linked, I'll reply back as soon as I'm done.
It's weird tho, I'm having trouble clicking on it. Almost like it's not there, but surely someone wouldn't just insist it was true when it would be easy to prove it.
I’m not going to waste my time since it’s clear you have no interest in anything that contradicts your biases. A simple search will give you what you need if you ever decide to wake the fuck up.
You'd have "wasted" less by not replying again champ.
Just wanted to help out
Maybe because the magnitude of your idiocy shook them out of their normal lane?
It could just be a coincidence your most recent comment was deleted...
But it was really funny when I saw that.
Have a nice life tho
I've made friends (as in IRL; we hike, shared classes, and go to conventions together) with multiple people who post their own lewds online for money and attention.
Reported as "stalking users/harrassment", but I'm removing it because of misinformation. They do have other comments outside of porn communities.
p.s. Public comments are public comments. It's not "stalking" to look at another users comment history.
The modlog is public as well.
You're right, I missed a few comments they made in this sub like this one:
I didn't mean to disparage such an upstanding member of this community.
Oh, not defending them at all, their comments get removed all the time and they got banned from Gone Wild. But at least be honest in your disparagement. ;)
So what's your excuse for 08 Obama being young and portraying himself as progressive resulting in not only winning, but flipping some red states for the first and last time in decades?
Man, you just reminded me how depressing it is both candidates in 2024 are ripping off Reagan's campaign slogans from over 40 years ago...
Like, they were both middle aged adults at the time, so I'm sure they don't realize how much it highlights their age issues.
But it's just depressing republicans and Democrats both go to Ronald fucking Reagan when they think of what voters want.
This shit ain't representation
That will never happen...
Because that will never happen, it means by your logice will always have a neoliberal as president.
Which is exactly why Clinton's 2016 primary campaign was rooting for trump
Your path just keeps the country slowly moving right when Dems are in control, and sprinting right when Republicans are.
The end result is we keep going right .
Like, republicans aren't just magically going to become sane, especially if Dems keep moving right to try and steal voters from Republicans. It just concentrates the crazy and makes more nonvoters.
This isn't an opinion, it's been happening for 30+ years. Even if you didn't notice.
What?
The entire political system is engineered so that voters always think "it's too risky to ask for a good candidate"...
And you're "making an observation" that we should just keep going along with it in perpetuity?
I've voted for decades, always D, and I've only been enthusiastic once.
In 2008 for Obama before he let us down. And he got a landslide victory despite being essentially unknown nationally and flipped states that had been red for decades.
The only other time we saw results like that was FDR...
The people want progressive candidates. If the only thing that's important is beating trump, then we need to run the candidate most likely to win.
History tells us that's a popular progressive, and not an unpopular neoliberal.
Of course, the transcript of the interview that report is based off totally supports those allegations. Not politically motivated at all. No sir.
Sheesh.
Well. I linked sources so you don't have to take my word, you started your opinion in a condescending tone....
Do you understand the difference?
A decade ago no one would have believed your comment was written by someone who planned to vote Democrat.
Not only is the
Offensive, the fact your immediate go to would be something making fun of the mentally impaired just says it all.
That shit isn't acceptable no matter how big the tent gets.
What? The guy's name is Robert Hur! That's his name! Lol (although I'd agree he is mentally impaired)
I deleted my comment because it unfairly attacked you assuming you were a conservative, but after reading your post history, I realized you are not conservative. You just dislike Biden, which is fair in my opinion. We really should have run a progressive instead of a geriatric neoliberal.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Love how much mob mentality has been on the rise since trumps election lmao. Who would’ve thought.
Pretty clear to everyone who the lesser of two evils is
...
No one said it wasn't chief...
I said both candidates are bad. Not that they're both equally bad.
If the most important thing is beating trump (and it is) why are we running a bad candidate against him instead of a good one?
He’s not a bad candidate. Could we do better? Always. Is that an option this year? No.
Stop trying to muddy the water to dissuade people from voting at all
People are celebrating because he just got up to 43% approval...
His best numbers are Obama's worst.
Biden is less popular with voters than he was four years ago, and it cost a billion dollars to beat Trump by the skin of his teeth.
How is Biden a good candidate?
And keep in mind "not trump" is a pretty common quality shared by almost everyone eligible to run for president.
I agree. The democratic party could nominate ANY candidate who has character, energy, and intelligence - and younger (to better represent Americans), and they'd likely win in a landslide.
[Citation Needed]
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/special-counsel-robert-hur-testify-house-biden-documents-report/
I always forget whether my mother died in 2003 or 2004. It was right before her birthday, so she died at an age that feels like it should be 2003, but it’s not. I’m 32. Am I too senile to run for president before I even qualify?