This time next year, President Trump moves back into the Whitehouse...

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The Mythbusters cement truck was good :)
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Cheatle just quit her job, she'd have been fired before noon...
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ZRX61 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:45 pm Cheatle just quit her job, she'd have been fired before noon...
The phrase 'untenable position' is oft thrown around, but in her case, bang on.
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gremlin wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:47 pm The phrase 'untenable position' is oft thrown around, but in her case, bang on.
I think it was Comer who told her to "go back to guarding Doritos" yesterday :) One of the women at the hearing told her straight to her face that she was "full of shit".
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ZRX61 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:12 pm
gremlin wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:47 pm The phrase 'untenable position' is oft thrown around, but in her case, bang on.
I think it was Comer who told her to "go back to guarding Doritos" yesterday :) One of the women at the hearing told her straight to her face that she was "full of shit".
What's the reference to Doritos? :wtf:
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gremlin wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:24 pm What's the reference to Doritos? :wtf:
She was head of global security for PepsiCo for three years. That's one of their brands. :lol:
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ZRX61 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:33 pm
gremlin wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:24 pm What's the reference to Doritos? :wtf:
She was head of global security for PepsiCo for three years. That's one of their brands. :lol:
There was me thinking the head of the Secret Service would be recruited from within Govt. security agencies, having a solid career in that field.... :wtf:

Edit:
My bad - she did:
"Kimberly Cheatle had nearly three decades of experience in the US Secret Service.

She first joined the Secret Service in 1995. During her time as an agent, Cheatle she was involved in evacuating then-Vice-President Dick Cheney from the White House - which many feared was in danger -during the 11 September, 2001 attacks.

She later went on to become supervisor of Joe Biden’s protective detail when he was vice-president, before becoming the deputy assistant director of protective operations.

Cheatle was the first woman to serve in that role, which oversees the safeguarding of the president and other VIPs.

After a short stint in the private sector working for PepsiCo, Cheatle was appointed to her current post of director by President Joe Biden in 2022."
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Hoonercat wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:49 pm You're obviously suggestimg that CrowdStrike are in Ukraine, as well as being owned by a Ukrainian. Maybe you could start by furnishing us with some evidence? (I believe Dazzle has already asked for a source, did you reply?) Trump doesn't appear to have any answers.
No I can't. Looks like I was wrong to jump to conclusions.

There are a number of connections but they appear to be circumstantial.
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Screwdriver wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:43 pm
Hoonercat wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:49 pm You're obviously suggestimg that CrowdStrike are in Ukraine, as well as being owned by a Ukrainian. Maybe you could start by furnishing us with some evidence? (I believe Dazzle has already asked for a source, did you reply?) Trump doesn't appear to have any answers.
No I can't. Looks like I was wrong to jump to conclusions.

There are a number of connections but they appear to be circumstantial.
And about the convicts who were actually not kept prisoner for longer to perform work?
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weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:49 pm
Screwdriver wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:43 pm
Hoonercat wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:49 pm You're obviously suggestimg that CrowdStrike are in Ukraine, as well as being owned by a Ukrainian. Maybe you could start by furnishing us with some evidence? (I believe Dazzle has already asked for a source, did you reply?) Trump doesn't appear to have any answers.
No I can't. Looks like I was wrong to jump to conclusions.

There are a number of connections but they appear to be circumstantial.
And about the convicts who were actually not kept prisoner for longer to perform work?
Never said that. I seem to recall there was some situation as you describe though so I could probably find a source.

I did say:
Screwdriver wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:39 pm Calling her a useless dimwit is being generous. Everybody knows how and why she got the job even though no one dare say it. The truth is the situation is far worse, promoted way beyond her abilities, she is next in line when JB pops his clogs.
Several years ago. Can't argue with that. (though you actually did...)
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Screwdriver wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:25 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:49 pm
Screwdriver wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:43 pm

No I can't. Looks like I was wrong to jump to conclusions.

There are a number of connections but they appear to be circumstantial.
And about the convicts who were actually not kept prisoner for longer to perform work?
Never said that. I seem to recall there was some situation as you describe though so I could probably find a source.

I did say:
Screwdriver wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:39 pm Calling her a useless dimwit is being generous. Everybody knows how and why she got the job even though no one dare say it. The truth is the situation is far worse, promoted way beyond her abilities, she is next in line when JB pops his clogs.
Several years ago. Can't argue with that. (though you actually did...)
Apologies, that was the other radical :banana-dance:
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And as my alter ego:
DEADPOOL wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:06 am
I am of the opinion Biden is a puppet like no other world leader in history. He is owned by a conglomeration which includes big tech and the CCP. I don't see him lasting long and I don't just mean the obvious signs of Parkinson's.

Kamala Harris is a joke but a really unfunny, extreme left wing joke. She's next in line! I **think** there is some sort of mechanism by which the speaker for the house has the opportunity to step in as president if the POTUS is removed on health grounds.

If Pelosi gets in, that really performs an incredible trick of making a disastrous situation even worse!

May you live in interesting times.
DEADPOOL wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:28 pm Yea, can't disagree, though I would suggest a far higher number of those who couldn't be bothered to vote have no idea that they actually did.

But more importantly, the best thing about Trump was he was a terrible politician, arguably not even a real politician. He is probably morally bankrupt and as corrupt as most businessmen. But he actually didn't do such a bad job. I seem to recall he's not even a "real" Republican but decided to play that role as the better bet for getting voted in.

OTOH Biden is infinitely worse and is quite likely going to end up bankrupting America. I don't see him lasting 6 months before Parkinsons' gets the better of him and he's put out to pasture. He would struggle to have a conversation without a teleprompter or a live feed in his earpiece telling him what to say. Kamala Harris is probably going to make things worse!

Anyhow, the main thrust of my argument is not about Trump, Biden or democrat vs. Republican, it's the nature of the democratic process itself and the reporting of it. Without a solid set of rules with robustly enforced checks and balances, especially when it comes to media bias and the extreme power of big tech, it is democracy in name only.
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weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:30 pm Apologies, that was the other radical :banana-dance:
What! There's another one!!

If there's anything more important than my ego on this ship, I want it caught and shot right now.
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Lol quoting yourself who wasn't yourself but really was.

That's the definition of an ego.

Still confuses me a little though that you're trying to prove your worth by being 'right' all the time.

Can't you just enjoy the forum for a place to chat with old mates, instead of trying to score points on a thread for a country you don't even live in.
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cheb wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:29 am I look forward to these things being tested again in the next few months

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weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:57 pm Lol quoting yourself who wasn't yourself but really was.

That's the definition of an ego.

Still confuses me a little though that you're trying to prove your worth by being 'right' all the time.

Can't you just enjoy the forum for a place to chat with old mates, instead of trying to score points on a thread for a country you don't even live in.
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You know why I took the alias of DEADPOOL. Among other reasons it was because of the extreme and boringly automatic response to the Screwdriver alias. Coupled with my questionable habit for posting true stories about my life which would incessantly lead to targeted off-topic personal attacks.

Who are we missing that I have driven away? Easy to make such an outrageous comment, more difficult to justify.

I am not so concerned about being right "all the time" as you suggest. In fact if you look at an example, you will discover I am actually having to defend my sanity rather than my stated opinion. There are certain forum members who constantly attack the person rather than address the issue.

A great example for this is "CONSPIRACY THEORY!!!" which is quite incredibly moronic for a number of reasons.

1. Maybe I am literally describing an actual conspiracy, like the entire mainstream media hiding Joe Bidens obvious dementia in which case the retort is meaningless except to suggest the poster believes the opposite and it's just a useless personal insult.

2. It completely fails to address the issue or the topic of the stated opinion. If such a comment is "lunatic conspiracy theory nonsense" then why not offer an opinion which refutes the statement or god forbid, some evidence which suggests the poster is incorrect?

So If people are "sick and tired of the same old nonsense" like, ohh, I dunno, "the Biden Mafia", it should be super easy to refute such an outrageous statement. But then you look at the meaning of a "mafia" operation along with say, the contents of the Biden family bank accounts, you will discover it is very difficult to present a reasoned argument against invoking such a term.

I stand to be corrected. So rather than simply scream "conspiracy theorist" at some of my posts, offer an opinion of your own. This is why I return to so many of my posts which transpired to be correct, not because I am some latter day Nostradamus but simply because a large number of forum members are playing the man and not the ball. I can see why this would be unpopular because nobody likes to be proved wrong. Not just wrong about <the topic in hand> but wrong in going for personal insults.

Here's a great example regarding the infamous "Is Russia just about to invade Ukraine?"

...and here's your post days before they actually did:
weeksy wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:26 pm
DEADPOOL wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:23 pm

If it can happen there, it can happen here.
It already is, you're our Trump. You just don't see it yet :)

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And I only picked that one because you're in it and I think it is hilarious. There are plenty to choose from. But here's the rub. I am not suggesting I am amazing or "look see I'm right - again" rather I am highlighting the fact that so many people were ignoring the topic under discussion and going for the personal insult. So "another example" of where the "conspiracy nutter" is eventually proved to be rather more prescient. \

I mean, how many years has it been now I have been saying Biden is/was showing obvious signs of dementia/Parkinsons and that this should have people wondering just exactly who is actually in charge?

I am probably the only one on here who really knows how often such a comment will elicit a personal insult rather than any sort of reasoned argument. Skip forwards a few years and like the Emperors New Clothes, suddenly everyone can see it now the MSM have changed your mind for you...

Anyhow, about these missing posters. Name one.
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G.P, IanB, Trinity, Tomcat, Derek Badger, Docca, Editor, Green man, Claude, Fromage barely posts now, currently Potter who's AWOL, Dern who rarely posts now, Tricky hardly bothers.

It's not 'you' as you seem to think I implied but it's these topics, the bitterness, the decision, the point scoring time and time again. It's the poisonous attitudes of many which have driven countless away.
I don't believe all of these just gave up on bikes and forums so something is driving them away.
I expect it's many reasons but I could go on and on and show you pretty bar graphs of posts, visits etc.

But I have no doubt in my mind that the Biden, Trump, Politics stuff plays a big factor

Sadly due to the reality of the world, current affairs sections need to stay, so they don't clutter up the rest of the forum. But I'd argue they take away more than they give back.
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weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:11 pm G.P, IanB, Trinity, Tomcat, Derek Badger, Docca, Editor, Green man, Claude, Fromage barely posts now, currently Potter who's AWOL, Dern who rarely posts now, Tricky hardly bothers.

It's not 'you' as you seem to think I implied but it's these topics, the bitterness, the decision, the point scoring time and time again. It's the poisonous attitudes of many which have driven countless away.
I don't believe all of these just gave up on bikes and forums so something is driving them away.
I expect it's many reasons but I could go on and on and show you pretty bar graphs of posts, visits etc.

But I have no doubt in my mind that the Biden, Trump, Politics stuff plays a big factor

Sadly due to the reality of the world, current affairs sections need to stay, so they don't clutter up the rest of the forum. But I'd argue they take away more than they give back.
I spent a lot of effort to keep the "In The News Today" free from the nutters.
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Yorick wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:14 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:11 pm G.P, IanB, Trinity, Tomcat, Derek Badger, Docca, Editor, Green man, Claude, Fromage barely posts now, currently Potter who's AWOL, Dern who rarely posts now, Tricky hardly bothers.

It's not 'you' as you seem to think I implied but it's these topics, the bitterness, the decision, the point scoring time and time again. It's the poisonous attitudes of many which have driven countless away.
I don't believe all of these just gave up on bikes and forums so something is driving them away.
I expect it's many reasons but I could go on and on and show you pretty bar graphs of posts, visits etc.

But I have no doubt in my mind that the Biden, Trump, Politics stuff plays a big factor

Sadly due to the reality of the world, current affairs sections need to stay, so they don't clutter up the rest of the forum. But I'd argue they take away more than they give back.
I spent a lot of effort to keep the "In The News Today" free from the nutters.
Sadly, the news is like modern society, doom, gloom, despair. That's what sells news. Not the nice things, the good things, just all the shit things

I despair at what the world is becoming honestly.

The forum at times, mirrors that.

There was a WSB or a GP the other week that never got a post until Tuesday after.
My 2 latest bike posts got 2 replies.
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weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:19 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:14 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:11 pm G.P, IanB, Trinity, Tomcat, Derek Badger, Docca, Editor, Green man, Claude, Fromage barely posts now, currently Potter who's AWOL, Dern who rarely posts now, Tricky hardly bothers.

It's not 'you' as you seem to think I implied but it's these topics, the bitterness, the decision, the point scoring time and time again. It's the poisonous attitudes of many which have driven countless away.
I don't believe all of these just gave up on bikes and forums so something is driving them away.
I expect it's many reasons but I could go on and on and show you pretty bar graphs of posts, visits etc.

But I have no doubt in my mind that the Biden, Trump, Politics stuff plays a big factor

Sadly due to the reality of the world, current affairs sections need to stay, so they don't clutter up the rest of the forum. But I'd argue they take away more than they give back.
I spent a lot of effort to keep the "In The News Today" free from the nutters.
Sadly, the news is like modern society, doom, gloom, despair. That's what sells news. Not the nice things, the good things, just all the shit things

I despair at what the world is becoming honestly.

The forum at times, mirrors that.

There was a WSB or a GP the other week that never got a post until Tuesday after.
My 2 latest bike posts got 2 replies.
Yeah. Kill the arguing threads about politics.

The today news is/was supposed to be fun.

But don't forget we all love what you do.