Find it crazy that no one, not even their music teacher, knew the schoolchildren were going to welcome VP Harris by serenading her w/what I read were anti-Harris, or anti-US, lyrics
realize I’m missing something, don’t know how offensive the words were or anything
i guess they just didn’t know
I find it bizarre you care about this story at all. For decades many in PR reject their status as a US protectorate and visits from US diplomats are routinely met with mild protests, regardless of administration. In 2020, Puerto Ricans protested Trump in several cities across the US and PR for refusing to grant the island disaster aid.
Harris briefly clapped along to some children singing a song questioning US presence in PR and then stopped. She visited several other islands on her trip without any incident. Nothing to see here, move along.
it wasn’t reported that way based on what I read when the story first broke - but you’re right, there were no other such incidents during the rest of her trip
it wasn’t reported that way based on what I read when the story first broke - but you’re right, there were no other such incidents during the rest of her trip
Only ultra-conservative media was reporting it as an issue, knowingly exaggerating the facts in order to needlessly rile up people.
I don’t follow which labels are cons/librl, there’s too many of them
do know what I read on multiple online media outlets, that it was an embarrassment, & hopefully not a planned one, to the VP - just a simple human thing- realize your view of it, that it was political & nothing else, but it still doesn’t make it right
do know fox roots for Don, CNN, MSNBC most others are 100% anti-Don, then the ultra conservative<>ultra liberal news deliberately-inaccurate so as to rile people as PCBob mentioned
…..it still doesn’t mean that fear/loathing of Trump is the only way moving forward
“Fleecing His Flock”
it’s a catchy headline
also the latest scoop on Trump that should give his haters hope
he’s accused of taking the campaign contributions of his … “flock minions supporters disciples” whatever
& lining his own pockets w/their money -
that’s diverting campaign funds illegally, a federal crime which if that doesn’t incarcerate him & turn his syncophants against him, he’ll never be & nothing ever will
OBVIOUSLY it’s just another in a line of BS headlines that is as long as the line of people suing him for anything & everything, frivolous or just a boldfaced money grab
Will Biden/Harris or Trump/? or Kennedy/rich running mate support the growing movement on the left to replace the National Anthem with something written by Beyonce.
When the Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed several newsrooms pointed out Key and his parents owned slaves.
Key of course was a poet and penned the words after he hid through the night while the British pounded the Baltimore harbor with their war ships but at twilight Key peeped out and could see the banner with the stars and strips now battered was still flopping in the wind over the fort!!
It never occured to me this may be canceled someday.
@robertdee Many Americans who had any money back then owned slaves rd so as a liberal Democrat I think this whole cancel culture movement is going too far.
We are needlessly erasing our history IMHO.
That being said there are minority extremist liberal and ultraconsevative movements influencing policy here in our country.
IMHO, I don't think the middle of the road majority does supports these extreme views from both sides of the aisle but are being marginalized by the more aggressive minority.
This is just my opinion and YMMV.
@bill_graham I agree. I'm a little left of center and both far left and far right is untenable to me.
…..it still doesn’t mean that fear/loathing of Trump is the only way moving forward
again that is incorrect
seeing the writing on the wall, “3 ex-presidents are joining forces to defeat Trump” (current)
that’s how feared & loathed he is
is this healthy for America? marshaling hate, fear & loathing, suspicion distrust etc “to defeat Trump, a totalitarian wannabe, a tyrant in waiting”?
Instead of positivity & FACTS to sell the public on Biden-Harris II?
facts are in short supply when it comes to accurate reporting on this stuff
Don’s enemies have little reason to worry - he won’t be allowed to win this fall
this imo is unfair & illegal so that’s why I’m rooting for him - when it’s Davey vs Goliath I always root for Davey, in this case Donald
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Mega rich con artist who was already elected President and filled his cabinet with family, aimed a mob at the Capitol based on lies, and can afford a massive legal team to fend off multiple trials is somehow now the "David", the little guy?
Enjoy your koolaid, you have this all very backwards.
🤙It tastes good PCBob😎 - ✌️🤙in years & years of charges accusations & all-out effort$$ to prosecute/incarcerate him, nothing’s ever been proven, only alleged or you & I both know he’d be in jail if even one of these charges had any substance/merit
rape, thieving from foundations, election fraud, stealing his minions’ money, an attempt to topple the govt, persecuting children, forcing racism/bigotry as an acceptable notion for America….
the term I know for all this is Sliced Bologna
I know many love Joe, ‘he defeated Trump, ended Covid & saved the republic from ruin, one fell swoop, what more do you need……
’just look at Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural & state of the union speeches, you saw his belligerent anger then, lashing out & declaring war on America by way of oligarchy….’
& so forth
none of the above, I buy🇺🇸
🥤Scuse me while I take a sip’😁⛷️🌚
@porkchopbob it is a waste of time PC to try to convince his supporters Trump is a megalomaniac grifter with zero ability to lead this country no matter what logic and facts you provide to counter their factless arguments based on parroting Trumps lies. I gave up a long time ago.
You can't fight the cult of personality.
nothing’s ever been proven, only alleged or you & I both know he’d be in jail if even one of these charges had any substance/merit
OJ was actually acquitted. Took them years to get Gotti and Capone, too. They were all guilty.
People with legal buffers and money to throw at lawyers tend to skate, while poor people with public defenders find themselves in actual jeopardy. You and I both know he's guilty of a zillion crimes over his lifetime, he's a white collar grifter. He lined his businesses' and family's pockets with public money while he was in office. People with deep pockets and expensive legal teams are hard to touch. That doesn't make him an underdog, that makes him Boss Tweed.
But you completely ignore the reason people are against him - not because they simply hate him but because he's a hateful, ignorant narcissist who bows to despots and destabilized the country. Just today he threatened states' rights in regards to abortion, an issue he directly caused. He doesn't know what the hell he is ever talking about and it has messed up peoples' lives.
If you think Trump is somehow a victim without any cause, drink up.
Trump could be DQ’d, he’s sued all the time & could be declared ineligible to run b/c of all the pending lawsuits - it’s in the court system now🥱🥱
it may be the only hope for his enemies
again I plead ignorance
according a current media story (Wash Post),
”Trump, Likely GOP Nominee, Can Be President Even If Convicted Of A Crime”
this I did not know for sure
“3 ex-presidents are joining forces to defeat Trump” (current)
is this healthy for America? marshaling hate, fear & loathing, suspicion distrust etc “to defeat Trump”?
Instead of positivity & FACTS to sell the public on Biden-Harris II?Don’s enemies have little reason to worry - he won’t be allowed to win this fall
that carries a lot of weight (3 ex presidents working for your demise)
in addition, he’s the 1st president to be in a criminal trial - it’s another EJC trial in my view (hush money) - they’ll be there for the rest of his life
who wouldn’t want in on money like that - “Trump groped me 20 years ago - EJC got $84M, I’ll be nice & settle for half that” & on & on…..
there’s no scenario, legal or not - or perhaps legitimately at the polls/electoral college - that Don wins in Nov
the warnings have been dire/explicit from those (who believe they’re) in the know - ‘if he does regain power, that’s the end of democracy’ -
…putting us poised on the precipice of all out war imo
So much of his chances in Nov will depend on how the convention goes in June - key of course for Biden in July too - but who accepts Donald’s offer for VP, the status of his courtroom appearances etc…
or mayb just the sheer weight of the daily grind finally catching up to a haggard 77 year old body
….that along w/that possible big bombshell revelation of a new scandal/lawsuit during the sept-oct stretch run, will, they pray, scotch his campaign
….mayb, “Trump fleeces senior citizen, falsely claims he was walking her across the street….”
🇺🇸loud&proud bro🇺🇸
Trump could be DQ’d, he’s sued all the time & could be declared ineligible to run b/c of all the pending lawsuits - it’s in the court system now🥱🥱
it may be the only hope for his enemies
again I plead ignorance
according a current media story (Wash Post),
”Trump, Likely GOP Nominee, Can Be President Even If Convicted Of A Crime”
this I did not know for sure
more recently, this has been verified with,
”a convicted felon can be president of the U.S.”
this I would never have guessed - making-correct the claims of my ignorance about this stuff
you can’t make it up -
if convicted in this ‘historic’ trial
will he go to the White House
or jail
sshhh - it’s hush money😁
next one crying foul, Tempest Storm - plaintiff alleging assault - got the name famili/similarity, a strategy devised by her lawyers - worked the same circuit as Stormy, won’t be hushed…..🥱same ol
watta 1st - a convict, literally another Don Corleone, running the show - yes Al Capone himself would’ve been envious
on film & in real life, their followers were flag waving very fine people🇺🇸😵💫
now more than ever, I want Donald Trump & the VP of his choice, to win in Nov
watta country
@stephen You compare the guy to murderous, criminal mobsters yet you endorse him to be the leader of our country. I don't get it.
As I said bro, you can’t make this stuff up
it’s a good point, those guys were mobsters - I don’t see Donald as a ‘mobster’ per se (those 2, Sam Giancana, Boston mobsters Whitey Bulger, Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, Thomas “Fat Tommy” Sullivan etc….
but did make that comparison & deserve to be called on it
a convicted felon occupying the Oval Office…..
….it conjures up….I guess the song Living In America 🇺🇸
a convicted felon occupying the Oval Office…..
….it conjures up….I guess the song Living In America 🇺🇸
only in some, horror in others, but the man who burned himself to death in front of the NYC courthouse is imo another harbinger of worse things to come
it brings back memories of Buddhist monks immolating themselves in anguish despair & flames during the Vietnam war
….& indicates, or could indicate, how deep anger/resentment/desperation runs today in this land
“is this horrific death on Trump? after all it took place at the courthouse where Trump is on trial”
again, mayb to some/mayb not to others ……same ol
good wknd folks
Okay, the guy who made an ash of himself in front of the courthouse ... somebody shoulda stopped filling his glass with Trump-Aid a long time ago! Just stating the obvious, here.
“deprived of his 12 daily diet Cokes, Trump falls asleep (again) at hush money trial”
it’s just a current headline
holy mackerel - it puts Trump-Aid to shame bro, lol (hehe)
12 diet cokes daily - that’s what I call a liquid diet - they won’t bury Donald when he passes, they’ll just pour him into his grave
did not know he was “a noted Diet Coke addict” as the story said
so again I plead ignorance to the topic, however, to clarify, this headline is on ‘Vanity Fair’, not a credible label
✌️i don’t forward this stuff to be a troll - just pass it along in ‘joe-middleman’ mode I guess - reacting to what is out there - most folks have their inner Phil Ochs - or their “armchair QB” side
there are no more timeless records than All The News That’s Fit To Sing, & I Ain’t Marching Anymore - incredible, the 48th year of his passing was just recently
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watta 1st - a convict, literally another Don Corleone, running the show - yes Al Capone himself would’ve been envious
now more than ever, I want Donald Trump & the VP of his choice, to win in Nov
watta country
only mentioned Don Corleone for laughs
this one is even better
his dozing off during his current trial has gotten Mobster Don another nickname
Don Snoreleone
so yes I guess there is that ‘Corleone connection’
Great Nickname Though!!😆
”a convicted felon can be president of the U.S.”
you can’t make it up -
if convicted in this ‘historic’ trial
will he go to the White House
or jail
sshhh - it’s hush money
watta country
detterm, it’s the concept, the idea of it, I can’t wrap my head around
clarifying, while I did indeed mention Don in the same sentence with murderous mobsters
…I Do Not Believe Trump Is That - ie ordering hits on enemies a la Corleone, bumping them off w/tommyguns/sawed off shotguns a la Capone, then prepping them with duct tape for burial in the bottom of the Potomac etc
as to my endorsement of him - I would say, why not -
being a convicted felon, imo, wouldn’t have much bearing in his role as president - he’s already been convicted of stuff
also, it’d be a first, the law allows it, he’s a past president, many still support him, they want (what they call) that 2016-20 prosperity back…..
it’s a fascinating concept - the president of the US, a prison convict - i41 am not opposed to it - after all the incumbent is more ready for retirement than another term, so which is worse etc…
when will Don’s endorsement from Diet Coke come in
12 a day at his age - I find it hard to believe, unless he has a cast-iron stomach🇺🇸✌️
“3 ex-presidents are joining forces to defeat Trump” (current)
is this healthy for America? marshaling hate, fear & loathing, suspicion distrust etc “to defeat Trump”?
Instead of positivity & FACTS to sell the public on Biden-Harris II?Don’s enemies have little reason to worry - he won’t be allowed to win this fall
that carries a lot of weight (3 ex presidents working for your demise)
there’s no scenario, legal or not - at the polls/electoral college - that Don wins in Nov
now Joe makes it 4 ex-presidents joining forces to defeat Trump
these 4 ex presidents should try to be a force for good - start out as advisory board suggesting/recommending VP candidates - Serve In The Capacity Of VP by committee until they can train the new person
…then, if VP Harris is elected, use their collective experience to ensure a seamless transition to power
…then just be a sounding board for Kamala when needed as the new administration moves forward
VP Harris has worked closely w/all of them - also Hillary - trusts them, they know Washington DC ways inside & out, & could effectively help the Harris Administration in this capacity imo
at the very least, talk up Kamala, & chill the trump trash - most people would like civil rhetoric/dialog on the campaign trail this election season 🇺🇸, not to be misrepresented by spoon-fed hogwash from a media industry competing for rating$
Here's one - Desantis says that Trump WILL be able to vote in the upcoming Presidential election. Will he allow Florida's other convicted felons to vote?
Still I can't just throw my support behind anyone running vs Trump if I do not believe in that candidate. I need defensible reasoning, I like to be able to defend my vote to explain what I agree with and what I hope any candidate may be able to accomplish and push for. Saying I'm just trying to stop a Trump Presidency is not enough for me if I don't believe in the candidate I am voting for.
Joe Wasn’t Elected In 2020
Trump Was Defeated -
but it was a close election, just like 2016 w/Hilary
looks certain to be that way this time too
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both should step aside, & instead, focus on training/counseling/tutoring prospective young up & coming party candidates
as senior citizens that’s the way they can best serve their country - as consultants
🇺🇸ups to both of them for trying, but the Oval Office is much stress for anyone, Too Much Stress For The Aged - we’ve seen it
they both complied - Joe stepped down, Donald meanwhile will train Vance best he can in anticipation of his own late-term stepdown (mid-2028 or so), when Donald is more than happy to be a phone call away in retirement, & certain VP JD is up to the task
….much the same as Harris apprenticing under Joe et al, picking things up by osmosis until Joe was more than comfortable handing over the reins - it made the president’s retirement a best-for-all scenario & he exits-respected
if victorious Tuesday, Trump will be in the same age range, 78-81 years old, as Biden in his, Joe’s, presidency
