The American (USA) 2016 presidential elections thread?

[TheDemonLord]

No you don't.

Just because I think on some issues that one side is full of shit doesn't mean that I neither read nor listen to it.

The corollary to that is the reason I think one side is full of shit is precisely BECAUSE I read and listened....

[pritch]

There is a playbook for wannabe dictators and Trump is using it. Nothing about this is normal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...bbd_story.html

[Katman]

Nothing about this is normal.

Neither is your fixation.

[pritch]

A little ray of sunshine on a sad day. The most racist and one of the most stupid guys in the US Congress - and that is a high bar - lost his seat today. Steve King lost his Primary in Iowa.

[pritch]

The US Secretary of Defence has announced that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act. A rare show of courage in Trump’s administration which will likely lead to his rapid replacement.

[Grumph]

The US Secretary of Defence has announced that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act. A rare show of courage in Trump’s administration which will likely lead to his rapid replacement.

I note the Pentagon has walked back the involvement of the senior military in Trump's photo-op at StJohns church. "they weren't told what was happening - just followed"

I'd pick that Esper has been told quietly by the Joint Chiefs that 1/ There's enough doubt about Trump's ability to legally call in the military that they don't want to do it. Congress would certainly not approve it for a start.
And 2/ i suspect that they'd have a hard job finding troops who would act against the US public. The National Guard is another thing entirely. Part=time officers and a gung-ho attitude. They're dangerous.

[TheDemonLord]

The National Guard is another thing entirely. Part=time officers and a gung-ho attitude. They're dangerous.

Yeah....


Imma just leave this here:

[Bonez]

Yeah....


Imma just leave this here:

Nice and worth repeating

[pritch]

I note the Pentagon has walked back the involvement of the senior military in Trump's photo-op at StJohns church. "they weren't told what was happening - just followed"

I'd pick that Esper has been told quietly by the Joint Chiefs that 1/ There's enough doubt about Trump's ability to legally call in the military that they don't want to do it. Congress would certainly not approve it for a start.
And 2/ i suspect that they'd have a hard job finding troops who would act against the US public. The National Guard is another thing entirely. Part=time officers and a gung-ho attitude. They're dangerous.

The guy at Trump's photo bible bash was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump stated vaguely that the general had been put in charge, he'd won many battles, never lost one...

People who know about such things have commented that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs commands precisely nobody. That makes sense, he's not in command of any unit, there is another general in command of the army. He's probably more of a lawyer than a soldier.

There are some strange goings on. The sinister looking troops at the Lincoln Memorial wearing masks and no identifying marks were apparently Air Force. That takes them instantly from sinister to silly.

There were some serious looking dudes who, when asked who they were, would just reply Justice Dept. These guys have been identified as from the Bureau of Prisons Riot Squad. They could definitely be hazardous to your health.

[Katman]

People who know about such things have commented that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs commands precisely nobody. That makes sense, he's not in command of any unit, there is another general in command of the army. He's probably more of a lawyer than a soldier.

Have you even bothered to look into the past appointments of General Mark Milley?

He's probably more of a soldier than you ever were.

[Viking01]

So when does the "colour revolution" start ?

And will it be an "Orange" revolution, given that Ukraine used that colour back in 2004 ?

[pritch]

Have you even bothered to look into the past appointments of General Mark Milley?

He's probably more of a soldier than you ever were.

I have now and will concede that point. It remains however that he does not have a command. Colin Powell, when he held that position, commented that he couldn't even command his secretary.

He was also criticised for appearing in Trump's photo op in fatigues but I didn't grasp the significance of that at the time. I do now.

[Katman]

I have now and will concede that point.

Perhaps you should have looked into it before flapping your gums - again.

[pritch]

What I like best about these ads is that they are produced by Republicans. People from Trump's own party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FvBtu3gB4

[Viking01]

https://sputniknews.com/us/202006031...-floyds-death/

I see Nancy Pelosi decided to visit a protest.

But the big question has to be: Was She Handing Out Cookies ?