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On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
Okay cool. So Biden accurately depicted many of Trump's supporters as garbage, in retaliation to a Trump rally speaker first calling Puerto Rico "garbage". And? Convenient that you left out the reason why Biden responded to the original garbage comment (from Trump's rally). Is this like the pearl-clutching when someone accurately calls Trump a fascist? Or when Hillary Clinton accurately called many of Trump's supporters "deplorable"? Oh no... the truth... how could they... ?
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
I'm sure if Trump wins he'll set the national guard on him, then you don't have to worry about it any more. Obviously then its never a problem again anyway because if people vote for Trump this once, they never have to vote again!
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Yeah, if you blacked out for the 16 years that encompass all of Trump, and the right wing's descent into madness and depravity, the left sure seems unreasonable in a vacuum when you cherry-pick two quotes.
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
Okay cool. So Biden accurately depicted many of Trump's supporters as garbage, in retaliation to a Trump rally speaker first calling Puerto Rico "garbage". And? Convenient that you left out the reason why Biden responded to the original garbage comment (from Trump's rally). Is this like the pearl-clutching when someone accurately calls Trump a fascist? Or when Hillary Clinton accurately called many of Trump's supporters "deplorable"? Oh no... the truth... how could they... ?
Jesus that's embarrassing, imagine having a political platform so disastrous that you're neck and neck with literal fascism.* Maybe froth at the mouth less and work on that.
Not only are jokes not comments, Biden is not Puerto Rican. That would be about as relevant as saying that you conveniently left out the relevant context of McCain's supporter's question which is that Obama's father was Muslim and he spent childhood years in a Muslim majority country.
Going all the way back to 2008 to find a Republican being civil is pretty funny though. Remember when it became fashionable for Republicans to call Democrats “groomers”? That was what, a couple years ago?
The Biden garbage remark is interesting because it’s a pretty insignificant line from a guy the consensus already decided is senile and incoherent anyway. But ever since “47%” and then “deplorables” the media has had a fixation on any time a candidate says something that might be interpretable as criticizing the voters, because they might need to construct a narrative later about why that person lost.
This is a bit silly, Trump criticizes anybody that doesn’t support him all the time. Half the time he’s accusing them of crimes. A defender might insist he generally doesn’t criticize *everybody* that doesn’t support him, which I’m not even sure is true, but anyway neither did Hillary and nobody cared about that. The difference, obviously, is that it’s not a “gaffe” when Trump is nasty about somebody because that’s his entire thing. 90% of the contents by volume. It might actually be a “gaffe” for him if he said something like McCain in 2008 – “I don’t think Harris is evil or Satanic or a secret Muslim; I think she’s a good person who I happen to disagree with on important policies” might instantly sink him.
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
Okay cool. So Biden accurately depicted many of Trump's supporters as garbage, in retaliation to a Trump rally speaker first calling Puerto Rico "garbage". And? Convenient that you left out the reason why Biden responded to the original garbage comment (from Trump's rally). Is this like the pearl-clutching when someone accurately calls Trump a fascist? Or when Hillary Clinton accurately called many of Trump's supporters "deplorable"? Oh no... the truth... how could they... ?
Jesus that's embarrassing, imagine having a political platform so disastrous that you're neck and neck with literal fascism.* Maybe froth at the mouth less and work on that.
Not only are jokes not comments, Biden is not Puerto Rican. That would be about as relevant as saying that you conveniently left out the relevant context of McCain's supporter's question which is that Obama's father was Muslim and he spent childhood years in a Muslim majority country.
First of all, I disagree with your spoiler. Trump is literally fascist. Yes, literally.
Second, it's weird to me that you're trying to argue that Trump supporters falling in line behind a fascist (plus sexist, racist, rapist, felon, etc.) is proof that Trump supporters are not garbage. I don't personally think all Republicans or even all Trump supporters are garbage, but they're at least gullible if they believe Trump cares about anyone other than himself.
Anyways, I'm not going to fuel this hypocritical pearl-clutching any further. Sure, blame the left for raising the temperature on divisiveness lmao.
On October 31 2024 22:01 Sadist wrote: He didnt call them garbage he saud the only garbage was coming from Trumps supporters.
This is such a nothingburger.
English ambiguity strikes again! He said " the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters(') ". You can make an equal case for "his supporters' garbage" as you say, or "the garbage is his supporters" as oBlade assumed.
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
Okay cool. So Biden accurately depicted many of Trump's supporters as garbage, in retaliation to a Trump rally speaker first calling Puerto Rico "garbage". And? Convenient that you left out the reason why Biden responded to the original garbage comment (from Trump's rally). Is this like the pearl-clutching when someone accurately calls Trump a fascist? Or when Hillary Clinton accurately called many of Trump's supporters "deplorable"? Oh no... the truth... how could they... ?
Jesus that's embarrassing, imagine having a political platform so disastrous that you're neck and neck with literal fascism.* Maybe froth at the mouth less and work on that.
Not only are jokes not comments, Biden is not Puerto Rican. That would be about as relevant as saying that you conveniently left out the relevant context of McCain's supporter's question which is that Obama's father was Muslim and he spent childhood years in a Muslim majority country.
On October 31 2024 22:01 Sadist wrote: He didnt call them garbage he saud the only garbage was coming from Trumps supporters.
This is such a nothingburger.
English ambiguity strikes again! He said " the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters(') ". You can make an equal case for "his supporters' garbage" as you say, or "the garbage is his supporters" as oBlade assumed.
Wouldn't it be, "are his supporters" if he wanted to refer to the supporters themselves?
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
Okay cool. So Biden accurately depicted many of Trump's supporters as garbage, in retaliation to a Trump rally speaker first calling Puerto Rico "garbage". And? Convenient that you left out the reason why Biden responded to the original garbage comment (from Trump's rally). Is this like the pearl-clutching when someone accurately calls Trump a fascist? Or when Hillary Clinton accurately called many of Trump's supporters "deplorable"? Oh no... the truth... how could they... ?
Jesus that's embarrassing, imagine having a political platform so disastrous that you're neck and neck with literal fascism.* Maybe froth at the mouth less and work on that.
Not only are jokes not comments, Biden is not Puerto Rican. That would be about as relevant as saying that you conveniently left out the relevant context of McCain's supporter's question which is that Obama's father was Muslim and he spent childhood years in a Muslim majority country.
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
Okay cool. So Biden accurately depicted many of Trump's supporters as garbage, in retaliation to a Trump rally speaker first calling Puerto Rico "garbage". And? Convenient that you left out the reason why Biden responded to the original garbage comment (from Trump's rally). Is this like the pearl-clutching when someone accurately calls Trump a fascist? Or when Hillary Clinton accurately called many of Trump's supporters "deplorable"? Oh no... the truth... how could they... ?
Jesus that's embarrassing, imagine having a political platform so disastrous that you're neck and neck with literal fascism.* Maybe froth at the mouth less and work on that.
Not only are jokes not comments, Biden is not Puerto Rican. That would be about as relevant as saying that you conveniently left out the relevant context of McCain's supporter's question which is that Obama's father was Muslim and he spent childhood years in a Muslim majority country.
I don't blame Democrats for this race being close. I blame the Americans that actually vote for a literal fascist.
As I said after the 2016 election, turns out America is a bigger shithole then we (the rest of the world) feared.
If you talked to any reasonable person before then, we'd have told you America is a shithole dressed up nicely.
If there's a silver lining to the last 8 years, it's that we're not pretending everything is fine like we did back then. While on the one hand people like McCain had a decorum that is easy to yearn for these days, it was also dressing up the fact that Republicans (and Democrats) back then were still doing some pretty awful things. We didn't even have the language back then, or the Overton Window, necessary to really discuss a lot of the shit we still have to reckon with.
Trump is a fucking tumor of a human being. But GH has always been right that Trump is basically a manifestation of all of America's problems in one human being. The cancer causes the tumors. We need to address the cancer.
On October 31 2024 21:42 oBlade wrote: McCain 2008: "He's not a Muslim, he's a good man." Biden 2024: "Garbage" Yeah thanks to the left for keeping the country on an even keel as always.
Please tell me you're joking, considering Trump has made literally hundreds of inappropriate comments much worse than the "Biden garbage" remark. Also, Biden isn't even running for president. Trump and Harris are.
This isn't the "US Running for President" thread, it's the US politics thread.
Okay cool. So Biden accurately depicted many of Trump's supporters as garbage, in retaliation to a Trump rally speaker first calling Puerto Rico "garbage". And? Convenient that you left out the reason why Biden responded to the original garbage comment (from Trump's rally). Is this like the pearl-clutching when someone accurately calls Trump a fascist? Or when Hillary Clinton accurately called many of Trump's supporters "deplorable"? Oh no... the truth... how could they... ?
Jesus that's embarrassing, imagine having a political platform so disastrous that you're neck and neck with literal fascism.* Maybe froth at the mouth less and work on that.
Not only are jokes not comments, Biden is not Puerto Rican. That would be about as relevant as saying that you conveniently left out the relevant context of McCain's supporter's question which is that Obama's father was Muslim and he spent childhood years in a Muslim majority country.
I don't blame Democrats for this race being close. I blame the Americans that actually vote for a literal fascist.
As I said after the 2016 election, turns out America is a bigger shithole then we (the rest of the world) feared.
If you talked to any reasonable person before then, we'd have told you America is a shithole dressed up nicely.
I’ve always considered it as a land of rather extreme contrasts, you’ve some of the best of what humanity offers alongside some of the worst, especially in terms of systemic cruelty/dysfunction
It’s purely anecdotal of course, and hey many of us didn’t take the plunge back in my day, but many aspired to one day study or move to the States, some of us in my cohort applied to US colleges and a couple crossed the Atlantic
I’m 35 now, my wee sister is 19 and it was interesting talking to her on this topic, even if it was purely trading anecdotes, folks just didn’t really see the US as some aspirational destination any more. Those who did want to change scene and move from the UK even temporarily it was various European locales, or Australia
I just always crack up at MAGA for being the ultimate we can dish it out but can not take it crowd. This is a G rated "burn" from an old guy and the tears are enough to make a flood of support? Come on now, stop pretending the manly macho group than cry about absolutely anything coming back at you. It is pathetic.
On October 31 2024 23:17 Billyboy wrote: I just always crack up at MAGA for being the ultimate we can dish it out but can not take it crowd. This is a G rated "burn" from an old guy and the tears are enough to make a flood of support? Come on now, stop pretending the manly macho group than cry about absolutely anything coming back at you. It is pathetic.
‘I sure triggered those snowflake libs!’ ‘You seem like a bit of an asshole’ ‘Why can’t we have civilised political discussions anymore?’
Past decade+ in a nutshell really.
Obviously there’s been a ramp-up of general hostility across the board that’s pretty observable to any of us with a functioning brain, it’s daft to deny that as well.
On October 31 2024 22:01 Sadist wrote: He didnt call them garbage he saud the only garbage was coming from Trumps supporters.
This is such a nothingburger.
English ambiguity strikes again! He said " the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters(') ". You can make an equal case for "his supporters' garbage" as you say, or "the garbage is his supporters" as oBlade assumed.
Wouldn't it be, "are his supporters" if he wanted to refer to the supporters themselves?
But yeah, English can be very ambiguous.
To be fair, his previous sentence was "I don't - I - I don't know the Puerto Rican that - that I know - or a Puerto Rico, where I'm fr- in my home state of Delaware, they're good, decent, honorable people."
At this stage, analyzing Biden's speech is a similar process to how the ancients drew the constellations.
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