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Mad Max 13-10-2020 14:59

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36053510)
Yea but look at the idiots you've voted for ;)


:D

Mick 13-10-2020 15:17

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36053492)
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politi...orget-22835098

I wonder if Trump has any visits to Thighland planned?



Here are some more...

Quoted from a pathetic left wing rag, it’s utter bullshit written in it, Sleepy Joe has said it twice now.

If you’re going to play immature point scoring games. Then Biden’s Gaffes record is off the charts. The man is a stumbling wreck. I watched the footage of his little rally yesterday, he repeated the same error from Feb. Then at the end, he was seen asking where am I going, he forgot Mitt Romney’s name referring him to the Mormon. Utter pathetic candidate the Dems have put up.

Mr K 13-10-2020 21:13

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36053524)
Quoted from a pathetic left wing rag, it’s utter bullshit written in it, Sleepy Joe has said it twice now.

If you’re going to play immature point scoring games. Then Biden’s Gaffes record is off the charts. The man is a stumbling wreck. I watched the footage of his little rally yesterday, he repeated the same error from Feb. Then at the end, he was seen asking where am I going, he forgot Mitt Romney’s name referring him to the Mormon. Utter pathetic candidate the Dems have put up.

Neither candidate is brilliant, you'd think that out of 331 million they could find better. But they can't. Biden isn't Trump which is why he'll win.

papa smurf 14-10-2020 12:18

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‘BIDEN FOR RESIDENT’ Trump mocks ‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden with joke campaign poster showing rival in a care home after claiming he has dementia


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/129256...entia-twitter/

peanut 14-10-2020 12:25

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36053644)
‘BIDEN FOR RESIDENT’ Trump mocks ‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden with joke campaign poster showing rival in a care home after claiming he has dementia


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/129256...entia-twitter/

Is there one for Trump in a mental institution?

papa smurf 14-10-2020 12:27

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by peanut (Post 36053646)
Is there one for Trump in a mental institution?

NO

Hugh 14-10-2020 12:58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by peanut (Post 36053646)
Is there one for Trump in a mental institution?


Hugh 14-10-2020 13:14

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rongdoing.html

Quote:

Bill Barr risks the ire of Trump after General Flynn 'unmasking' probe into misconduct by Obama officials finds NO wrongdoing and will NOT lead to criminal charges

A federal prosecutor who was asked to investigate whether Obama-era officials acted improperly in the 'unmasking' of Americans mentioned in intelligence reports has failed to find any substantive wrongdoing, according to a report.

The Washington Post on Tuesday reported that John Bash, United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, had handed in his findings and concluded there was no major misconduct.

His report found no evidence of wrongdoing, in a blow to Donald Trump, who has repeatedly claimed that Obama officials acted unlawfully.

jfman 14-10-2020 13:57

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Socialist firebrand Donald Trump calls for $1.8 trillion Coronavirus economic stimulus. US debt to exceed 100% of GDP for the first time. It's almost like you can't save your way out a recession.

Damien 14-10-2020 16:44

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Trump's twitter is getting weirder, as well as retweeting anything about rigged elections he is now retweeting conspiracies that Obama kept Osama Bin Laden alive in Iran in order to kill him close to an election.

papa smurf 14-10-2020 16:52

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36053670)
Trump's twitter is getting weirder, as well as retweeting anything about rigged elections he is now retweeting conspiracies that Obama kept Osama Bin Laden alive in Iran in order to kill him close to an election.

No smoke without fire isn't that what they say.

1andrew1 14-10-2020 16:54

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36053670)
Trump's twitter is getting weirder, as well as retweeting anything about rigged elections he is now retweeting conspiracies that Obama kept Osama Bin Laden alive in Iran in order to kill him close to an election.

I guess either:
- Trump feels the odds of winning are sufficiently low that he has nothing to lose by sharing such nonsense.
- His mental health is not strong.

Mad Max 14-10-2020 16:55

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36053672)
I guess either:
- Trump feels the odds of winning are sufficiently low that he has nothing to lose by sharing such nonsense.
- His mental health is not strong.


Nah, that's sleepy Joe's problem.

1andrew1 14-10-2020 16:57

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36053673)
Nah, that's sleepy Joe's problem.

I think it's possible for more than one person to have poor mental health. ;)

Mad Max 14-10-2020 17:01

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:nutter:

Maggy 14-10-2020 17:19

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I'm sick of the whole thing..

1andrew1 14-10-2020 17:22

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggy (Post 36053679)
I'm sick of the whole thing..

Don't worry, less than a month and Trump will be back making reality TV programmes and we'll wonder if it was all a bad dream.

[Spoiler: It was bad but we didn't dream it ;)]

Paul 14-10-2020 18:53

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Anyone who uses twitter should probably get their mental health checked anyway.

Hugh 14-10-2020 19:02

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36053671)
No smoke without fire isn't that what they say.

Well, the guy* who killed OBL says it’s bolleaux, so, if it’s all the same to you, I’ll take his word over yours... ;)

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/1...-theory-429428

Quote:

Robert O'Neill, who says he killed bin Laden in the 2011 raid, has rebuffed Trump and others in several tweets for promoting the conspiracy theory that bin Laden's body double was instead killed.

The response from the former Navy SEAL came after the president on Tuesday retweeted a QAnon-linked account that promoted a baseless conspiracy theory alleging that bin Laden is still alive and his body double was instead killed. The account has since been suspended. Trump retweeted another video on Wednesday promoting conspiracy theories about bin Laden's death.

A White House spokesperson did not immediately comment.

O'Neill, a Trump supporter who was banned from all Delta flights in August after he published a photo of himself not wearing a mask in the cabin, pushed back against the conspiracy theory in several tweets.
*who’s a Trump supporter.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36053671)
No smoke without fire isn't that what they say.

I’ve heard that people who live in Lincolnshire and own boats are all secret Lib-Dem voters, donate to Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion, and loooove Greta Thunberg.

No smoke without fire isn't that what they say...;)

papa smurf 14-10-2020 20:10

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36053695)
Well, the guy* who killed OBL says it’s bolleaux, so, if it’s all the same to you, I’ll take his word over yours... ;)

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/1...-theory-429428



*who’s a Trump supporter.

---------- Post added at 19:02 ---------- Previous post was at 18:58 ----------

I’ve heard that people who live in Lincolnshire and own boats are all secret Lib-Dem voters, donate to Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion, and loooove Greta Thunberg.

No smoke without fire isn't that what they say...;)

Well i have just sold my gas guzzler car 10.4 mpg and replaced it with a car with eco mode 62mpg but i'm still a tory .

Mick 15-10-2020 15:28

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
BREAKING: 2 persons within the Joe Biden presidential team campaign test positive for Covid-19, a non-flight staffer and Democrat Senator and VP Candidate, Kamala Harris has suspended travel through Sunday after her spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus.

Hugh 16-10-2020 14:22

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Trump has just tweeted this...

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...3&d=1602854330

This is the story from the Babylon Bee website
Quote:

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—In a last-ditch effort to stop negative stories about Joe Biden and his family from spreading, Twitter shut down its entire social network Thursday.

After seeing account after account tweet out one particularly bad story, CEO Jack Dorsey realized he had to take action. Dorsey smashed a glass box in his office reading "Break In Case Of Bad Publicity For Democrats." Inside the case was a sledgehammer for smashing Twitter's servers.

"Red alert -- shut the servers down! Shut them all down!"

Dorsey ran downstairs and started smashing as many computers as he could, but he did need to ask for some help, as the hammer was pretty heavy. None of the programmers could lift the hammer, either. Eventually, they managed to program a robot to pick up the sledgehammer and smash the servers.

After hearing the Twitter employees talk about critical theory, the robot got woke and began attacking all the cis white males.
Only three small problems with his statement -
1) Twitter hasn't closed anything down
2) He just posted something on Twitter, so how could the "entire network" be shut down
3) the Babylon Bee is a comedy/satire website, like "The Onion" or "NewsBiscuit"...

Quote:

About Us

What is The Babylon Bee?
The Babylon Bee is the world’s best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life.

The Babylon Bee was created ex nihilo on the eighth day of the creation week, exactly 6,000 years ago. We have been the premier news source through every major world event, from the Tower of Babel and the Exodus to the Reformation and the War of 1812. We focus on just the facts, leaving spin and bias to other news sites like CNN and Fox News.

If you would like to complain about something on our site, take it up with God.

Unlike other satire sites, everything we post is 100% verified by Snopes.com.

papa smurf 16-10-2020 14:55

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054016)
Trump has just tweeted this...

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...3&d=1602854330

This is the story from the Babylon Bee website

Only three small problems with his statement -
1) Twitter hasn't closed anything down
2) He just posted something on Twitter, so how could the "entire network" be shut down
3) the Babylon Bee is a comedy/satire website, like "The Onion" or "NewsBiscuit"...

You must be quite the Trump fan to follow his twitter feed so closely.

downquark1 16-10-2020 14:58

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054016)
Trump has just tweeted this...

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...3&d=1602854330

This is the story from the Babylon Bee website

Only three small problems with his statement -
1) Twitter hasn't closed anything down
2) He just posted something on Twitter, so how could the "entire network" be shut down
3) the Babylon Bee is a comedy/satire website, like "The Onion" or "NewsBiscuit"...

1) People have told me it was shut down
2) Obviously it isn't now
3) He is linking to the babylon bee because twitter is blocking links to the new york post.

Hugh 16-10-2020 15:17

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Quote:

Originally Posted by downquark1 (Post 36054019)
1) People have told me it was shut down
2) Obviously it isn't now
3) He is linking to the babylon bee because twitter is blocking links to the new york post.

[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]

They’re blocking links to a specific story in the NY Post, not to the NY Post.

Here is a screenshot of the Post’s Twitter feed, taken a couple of seconds ago...

downquark1 16-10-2020 15:42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054022)
[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]

They’re blocking links to a specific story in the NY Post, not to the NY Post.

Here is a screenshot of the Post’s Twitter feed, taken a couple of seconds ago...

Besides the point. You can link to what you want on the babylon bee and not the new york post where is should be.

There's pretty much no point doing journalism if you can gain an exclusive story and no one can link to it.

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A thought it not fit to think, unless in the guardian it is writ https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ross-the-world

papa smurf 16-10-2020 15:49

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Here's the front page

https://nypost.com/

https://nypost.com/2020/10/16/hunter...e-pained-soul/

1andrew1 17-10-2020 00:51

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
"Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord?"

After an unmasked crowd congregated at a Trump rally in Iowa with the Phil Collins' track "In the Air Tonight" being played, the singer-songwriter confirms he's issued Donald Trump with a Cease & Desist Order.

What a crazy choice of track to play! :dunce: :D :td:

https://www.billboard.com/amp/articl...he-air-tonight

1andrew1 20-10-2020 13:18

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ExxonMobil of all companies are calling Trump out. They must know his game is up!
Quote:

ExxonMobil We are aware of the President’s statement regarding a hypothetical call with our CEO…and just so we’re all clear, it never happened.
https://twitter.com/exxonmobil/statu...24411146141701

papa smurf 20-10-2020 13:56

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36054454)
ExxonMobil of all companies are calling Trump out. They must know his game is up!

https://twitter.com/exxonmobil/statu...24411146141701

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability

"The company doth protest too much, methinks"

pip08456 20-10-2020 14:00

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36054454)
ExxonMobil of all companies are calling Trump out. They must know his game is up!

https://twitter.com/exxonmobil/statu...24411146141701

Hmmmm

Quote:

Exxon’s Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents.

Exxon Mobil Corp. had plans to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions by as much as the output of the entire nation of Greece
Co-incidence?

Link

Hugh 20-10-2020 18:34

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36054454)
ExxonMobil of all companies are calling Trump out. They must know his game is up!

https://twitter.com/exxonmobil/statu...24411146141701

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michela.../#69e108794f5d
Quote:

Oil pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren gave $10 million to a pro-Trump super-PAC last month, according to Federal Election Commission records released Sunday.

The contribution positions the Dallas tycoon as one of Trump’s top financial supporters in his bid for reelection. Warren and his wife Amy had previously given about $1.7 million to committees directly supporting Trump, and another $1.6 million to other causes this election cycle. In June, they hosted the first in-person fundraiser for Trump after COVID-19 halted in-person events in March.

When Trump took office in 2017, Warren, as head of pipeline manufacturer Energy Transfer Partners, faced protests over construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. After an executive order from Trump, ETP finished building the pipeline later that year.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...52/199/94e.gif

1andrew1 20-10-2020 23:18

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Looks like the candidates can be muted in part of the next debate.
Quote:

The 90-minute debate structure will be divided into 15-minute segments. At the start of each new topic, each candidate will have two minutes of uninterrupted time - during which his opponent's microphone will be off.

The rest of the time will be open discussion - and the microphones will not be muted.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54609765

papa smurf 23-10-2020 10:28

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Another win for mr Trump in the latest debate.

denphone 23-10-2020 10:30

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054695)
Another win for mr Trump in the latest debate.

Is that the biased part of you talking.;)

papa smurf 23-10-2020 10:33

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36054696)
Is that the biased part of you talking.;)

https://www.dw.com/en/final-us-presi...ump/a-55367743

peanut 23-10-2020 11:02

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054697)

Everyone's a winner.... (Unless you're an American of course).
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/22/p...ate/index.html

Mr K 23-10-2020 11:48

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054695)
Another win for mr Trump in the latest debate.

Shame you don't get a vote really. What is Trump's policy on Cleethorpes ?

papa smurf 23-10-2020 11:54

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36054699)
Shame you don't get a vote really. What is Trump's policy on Cleethorpes ?

Mandatory gun ownership:)

tweetiepooh 23-10-2020 11:55

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36054699)
Shame you don't get a vote really. What is Trump's policy on Cleethorpes ?

Does it have a Trump Resort?
No
Can it have a Trump Resort?
No
Doesn't exist.

Mr K 23-10-2020 11:58

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh (Post 36054703)
Does it have a Trump Resort?
No
Can it have a Trump Resort?
No
Doesn't exist.

Oh i think he could fit a golf course in Cleethorpes. Maybe very Crazy Golf anyway. Have to keep it back from the coast and the ever rising seas though. Wonder why that's happening ?>

papa smurf 23-10-2020 12:03

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tweetiepooh (Post 36054703)
Does it have a Trump Resort?
No
Can it have a Trump Resort?
No
Doesn't exist.

Does it have mcdonalds

Yes x2
what does the Donalds diet consist of

Now it exists.:)

papa smurf 23-10-2020 12:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36054705)
Oh i think he could fit a golf course in Cleethorpes. Maybe very Crazy Golf anyway. Have to keep it back from the coast and the ever rising seas though. Wonder why that's happening ?>

We already have one.

Maggy 23-10-2020 12:33

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Topic? This is not a banter thread.

Damien 23-10-2020 12:34

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Well less than two weeks to the election so now so we're about to find out whose won (unless it does go past election day).

Hugh 23-10-2020 14:01

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054695)
Another win for mr Trump in the latest debate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36054696)
Is that the biased part of you talking.;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054697)

From your link
Quote:

"Trump won, in the sense that [his debate performance] wasn't a debacle, said Coleman, who is also the associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, a non-partisan election campaign newsletter. "We have set the bar so low. Now is it going to change a lot of minds? I don't know."

papa smurf 23-10-2020 14:11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054723)
From your link

And today through the round window...........

Hugh 23-10-2020 15:41

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054726)
And today through the round window...........

Merci, M'sieu Le Non Sequitur. :)

Hugh 25-10-2020 13:33

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ronavirus.html
Quote:

FIVE of Mike Pence's aides test positive for COVID: VP's chief of staff, his senior political advisor and three more of his staff members get infected
Unfortunately ironic, as VP Pence is Chair of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

heero_yuy 25-10-2020 17:58

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The polls have Biden ahead in so many states but that was the same last time with Clinton and look how that turned out.

Ain't over 'till the fat lady sings. :D

Pierre 25-10-2020 19:06

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054892)
Anyhoo, this stuff belongs in the US Election thread - back on topic, please.

In which case let’s move it there...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054891)

Not really definitive, he’s a one man band that does it in his spare time. And he caveats his own work

Quote:

Istrongly caution that Democrats’ unprecedented high levels of early voting should not be taken as an indicator of the final election results.

jfman 25-10-2020 19:28

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Nobody thinks early voting will be representative of final results. What it is, however, is a vote in the bag. Not a “highly likely” or “likely” Biden voter in a poll - it’s literally a vote in the bag that Trump has to offset on Election Day (or in postal votes between now and then).

Not even Hunter Biden’s laptop gets those votes back.

1andrew1 25-10-2020 20:30

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36054897)
Not even Hunter Biden’s laptop gets those votes back.

:D:D:D

Hugh 25-10-2020 20:45

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36054894)
In which case let’s move it there...



Not really definitive, he’s a one man band that does it in his spare time. And he caveats his own work

Not really a "one man band who does it in his spare time"...
Quote:

What Is the United States Elections Project?
The United States Elections Project disseminates research and projects led by Michael McDonald, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. You can follow him on Twitter at @ElectProject.

Dr. McDonald has tracked early voting statistics since the 2008 election, collaborating over the years with the Associated Press and the media’s national exit poll organization, Edison Media Research
It was in reply to your post about early votes, not the final outcome.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36054879)
Unless they’re voting for him?

And my previous post stated
Quote:

The GOP caught an encouraging glimpse in Florida on Tuesday, when more Republicans began casting in-person, early ballots than Democrats in Trump’s must-win state. But Democrats have dominated voting by mail and on Thursday held a historic lead in total pre-Election Day ballots cast of 463,000, or 10 percentage points, according to the state’s Division of Elections

Mad Max 25-10-2020 20:51

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Well, the way it's going old Donald's tea could be oot.:D

Pierre 25-10-2020 21:33

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I mean, I can see why they left love him so much.

He’s a libertarian.

https://youtu.be/NylTKobMUiE

jfman 25-10-2020 21:39

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It’s all relative. Get a Democrat in the White House and fight for control of the party in a Democrat majority congress and the left will see more policies succeed than under the Don.

Damien 25-10-2020 21:51

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36054911)
I mean, I can see why they left love him so much.

He’s a libertarian.

https://youtu.be/NylTKobMUiE

The 'left', depending how you define them, don't really like Biden. He was probably the most right-wing Democrat running if you exclude Bloomberg. He won the nomination in part because Democrats placed beating Trump above all else and wanted to go for someone that wouldn't alienate the middle ground.

Biden isn't even campaigning that much. Didn't do any events Monday-Thursday last week.

He is just sitting back and making it all about Trump.

Mick 26-10-2020 11:58

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The Dementia Candidate strikes again....

“Four more years of ... George....George.”


Mr K 26-10-2020 12:09

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36054952)
The Dementia Candidate strikes again....

“Four more years of ... George....George.”


You're not being an equal opportunities employer there Mick. You need to make reasonable adjustment these days ;)

Anyway compared to the previous incumbent he sounds very sane. Admittedly that's not setting the bar very high...

papa smurf 26-10-2020 12:11

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Who is he referring to
1 George washington

2 George herbert Bush

3 George walker Bush

What year is it joe and who is the president ?

1andrew1 26-10-2020 12:16

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36054954)
You're not being an equal opportunities employer there Mick. You need to make reasonable adjustment these days ;)

Anyway compared to the previous incumbent he sounds very sane. Admittedly that's not setting the bar very high...

It's a very low bar but he sounds more sane than Trump. He's a poor public speaker though.

papa smurf 26-10-2020 12:20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36054956)
It's a very low bar but he sounds more sane than Trump. He's a poor public speaker though.

People with dementia usually are.

Damien 26-10-2020 12:47

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Just over a week to go. Will Trump pull off the biggest upset in a long time in US politics or will he become the first one-term President since George Bush Snr was booted out in 1992?

Sephiroth 26-10-2020 12:47

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054955)
Who is he referring to
1 George washington

2 George herbert Bush

3 George walker Bush

What year is it joe and who is the president ?

George III.


Pierre 26-10-2020 12:49

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
basically a vote for Biden is a vote for kamala Harris to be President. Biden won't see out his first term.

Damien 26-10-2020 12:54

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36054962)
George III.


Make America Great Britain again.

denphone 26-10-2020 12:55

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36054960)
Just over a week to go. Will Trump pull off the biggest upset in a long time in US politics or will he become the first one-term President since George Bush Snr was booted out in 1992?

Personally l think Trumps days are numbered.

jfman 26-10-2020 12:57

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36054952)
The Dementia Candidate strikes again....

“Four more years of ... George....George.”


It’s going to be even more embarrassing for Trump when he loses.

1andrew1 26-10-2020 13:01

Re: U.S Election 2020
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36054960)
Just over a week to go. Will Trump pull off the biggest upset in a long time in US politics or will he become the first one-term President since George Bush Snr was booted out in 1992?

He'll be a one-timer, no doubt about that. Biden will win just because he's not Trump, not because of any amazing attributes. The US has seen through the fake news President and he will soon be consigned to the history books. I do wonder if Jo Biden will make a second term though.

Nevertheless, Trump is good at reading the mood of some segments of the population. So maybe a slot on Fox News awaits? Unfortunately, Arnie now has The Apprentice gig so he can't resume his duties there.

Damien 26-10-2020 13:04

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I think Biden will only do one term. I don't even think he'll run again.

Mick 26-10-2020 13:14

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He has to win first.

papa smurf 26-10-2020 13:24

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36054970)
I think Biden will only do one term. I don't even think he'll run again.

I think you mean Harris will only do one term if the dems win,cos joe aint up to it.

Mick 26-10-2020 13:27

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054974)
I think you mean Harris will only do one term if the dems win,cos joe aint up to it.

I am telling you with ALL my experience working in the healthcare industry, Joe Biden is clearly showing signs of having Dementia...

More proof...

"Old man wanders aimlessly while wife speaks..."

https://twitter.com/ErinMPerrine/sta...55836501303299

papa smurf 26-10-2020 13:30

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36054975)
I am telling you with ALL my experience working in the healthcare industry, Joe Biden is clearly showing signs of having Dementia...

More proof...

"Old man wanders aimlessly while wife speaks..."

https://twitter.com/ErinMPerrine/sta...55836501303299

I lost an old friend last year,he suffered with dementia joe has all the signs,it's a very sad way to end your days:(

Mick 26-10-2020 13:41

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054976)
I lost an old friend last year,he suffered with dementia joe has all the signs,it's a very sad way to end your days:(

Exactly, it is a horrible horrible disease and I do not disparage anyone who has it, but one has to question those who are running for president, who think they're running for the Senate (again), but joined the Senate 180 years ago, likes to accept truth over facts, thinks those African Americans who vote Trump, ain't black.

Trump says really dumb things and with that, questions should focus around his intellect but he has never given the impression of cognitive decline, Joe Biden is showing those signs of cognitive decline, and given his age of 77, it is not at all surprising.

Hugh 26-10-2020 13:46

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https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-rese...-2020-election

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As of October 21, more than 3 million young people (ages 18-29) have already voted early or absentee in the 2020 elections, including more than 2 million in 14 key states that may well decide the presidency and control of the United States Senate.

Mick 26-10-2020 14:37

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054980)

We are in the middle of a seismic realignment that is shaping both parties for decades and voting intentions is additionally hard to predict given all the changes eg mail-in ballots the absolute undeterminable shy Trump voting (those who do not share they intend to vote Trump with friends and family and pollsters).

It’s an entirely believable possibility that polls are not capturing an accurate picture of the electorate.

Hugh 26-10-2020 15:00

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Agreed, but the numbers posted were those of young voters who have already voted, and it’s in vastly increased numbers from 2016.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...5&d=1603724486

Mick 26-10-2020 15:05

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He is confused again..

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Joe Biden @JoeBiden 29 Minutes ago

If you live in:

Montana
Washington

Today is your last day to register to vote. After today, you can still same-day register in person when you vote early or on Election Day. Head to http://iwillvote.com to learn more.
Then it is not the last day to register then is it, if you can register after today?

Dear me Joe (Or your campaign staffer who tweeted this for you). :rolleyes:

Sephiroth 26-10-2020 15:43

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36054979)
Exactly, it is a horrible horrible disease and I do not disparage anyone who has it, but one has to question those who are running for president, who think they're running for the Senate (again), but joined the Senate 180 years ago, likes to accept truth over facts, thinks those African Americans who vote Trump, ain't black.

Trump says really dumb things and with that, questions should focus around his intellect but he has never given the impression of cognitive decline, Joe Biden is showing those signs of cognitive decline, and given his age of 77, it is not at all surprising.

A rather harsh assumption on your part, Mick.

Mick 26-10-2020 15:58

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36054987)
A rather harsh assumption on your part, Mick.

Why is it?

People of all ages can get Dementia but it is more prevalent in the elderly, naturally.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36054974)
I think you mean Harris will only do one term if the dems win,cos joe aint up to it.

Saw this Ad that is running on some TV networks in the U.S....


Sephiroth 26-10-2020 16:57

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36054988)
Why is it?

People of all ages can get Dementia but it is more prevalent in the elderly, naturally.
<SNIP>

You need to see your remark from the perspective of someone in that age bracket. Your remark (with a specific age) was purely gratuitous because the evidence lies in Biden's behaviour not his age.

But I doubt you'll back down.

What a state the US is getting into with those two candidates vying to be the world's most important leader for the next 4 years. It's almost worth plumping for Trump because you know what you'll get.


Mick 26-10-2020 17:21

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36054993)
[COLOR="Blue"]You need to see your remark from the perspective of someone in that age bracket. Your remark (with a specific age) was purely gratuitous because the evidence lies in Biden's behaviour not his age.

But I doubt you'll back down.

You're quite right, I will not back down because I am not wrong, Here is Alzheimer's UK feelings on the age range of people that does get Dementia.

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Dementia mainly affects people over the age of 65 (one in 14 people in this age group have dementia), and the likelihood of developing dementia increases significantly with age. However, dementia can affect younger people too.
Nothing gratuitous about it, the facts are there, I was not trying to be prejudice about it. I also said young people get it too.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36054993)
It's almost worth plumping for Trump because you know what you'll get

Bingo, before Covid - the U.S Economy was booming under Trump. Sleepy Joe and the Democrats wants to shut down everything because of the Covid threat. Look at it today, 8 days before the election and he has absolutely no campaign events running by himself, he may have campaign surrogates running about for him, his VP pick running here and there but the man himself, who is running for president, is at home, 8 days before the election.

Damien 26-10-2020 17:37

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36054996)
Bingo, before Covid - the U.S Economy was booming under Trump. Sleepy Joe and the Democrats wants to shut down everything because of the Covid threat. Look at it today, 8 days before the election and he has absolutely no campaign events running by himself, he may have campaign surrogates running about for him, his VP pick running here and there but the man himself, who is running for president, is at home, 8 days before the election.

His campaign seems to have decided - rightfully IMO - that Biden does better the more the focus is on Trump.

We don't know what the results will be yet and it may prove that polling is catastrophically wrong, much more than 2016, or something may happen in the coming days to adjust the race.

But if Trump loses he is going to have to take a lot of the blame himself. Biden was not a great candidate but Trump's bombastic and unfocused approach to public statements, Twitter and even his first debate has harmed him. He won 2016 narrowly so needed to spend the last four years building his support whereas I think he set about losing some of it.

Of course that might be wrong and underneath the polls there was been support from elsewhere growing. We'll find out next week.

1andrew1 26-10-2020 18:10

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36054993)
It's almost worth plumping for Trump because you know what you'll get.

It could be argued that he took a successful growing economy he inherited from Obama and through mismanagement of Covid, turned the economy into reverse.
All that being said, I think he's permanently reframed the relationship with China and the likes of Huawei will not have an easy time under Biden. Ironically, for someone who wanted to focus on the US, his successes are probably more on the foreign policy front.

Mick 26-10-2020 18:10

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36054998)
His campaign seems to have decided - rightfully IMO - that Biden does better the more the focus is on Trump.

The man himself is hiding in his basement (Hiden Biden) because he is a stumbling wreck at words and memory. His campaign team are hiding him because of this. It just doesn't look good for the undecided voter, a man running for top office, Biden, is nowhere to be seen on the campaign trail a week before the election.

Damien 26-10-2020 18:27

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 36055001)
The man himself is hiding in his basement (Hiden Biden) because he is a stumbling wreck at words and memory. His campaign team are hiding him because of this. It just doesn't look good for the undecided voter, a man running for top office, Biden, is nowhere to be seen on the campaign trail a week before the election.

Maybe but how many undecided voters are left. Biden has been taking this approach all campaign.

Pierre 26-10-2020 20:35

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36054983)
Agreed, but the numbers posted were those of young voters who have already voted, and it’s in vastly increased numbers from 2016.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...5&d=1603724486

That chart, if I understand it correctly, in itself asks questions.

So in Texas in 2016 there were no early/absentee votes, but 4 years later there’s near half a million? Not suspect at all.

Damien 26-10-2020 20:42

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36055030)
That chart, if I understand it correctly, in itself asks questions.

So in Texas in 2016 there were no early/absentee votes, but 4 years later there’s near half a million? Not suspect at all.

Several states have made it easier to vote early from allowing postal votes to having longer early voting periods.

Besides they're expecting record turnout across the country and across demographics.

Hugh 26-10-2020 20:45

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36055030)
That chart, if I understand it correctly, in itself asks questions.

So in Texas in 2016 there were no early/absentee votes, but 4 years later there’s near half a million? Not suspect at all.

From the link (which I took the graph from) I posted previously

https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-rese...-2020-election
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Data does not exist for young voters in PA and TX as of this date in 2016.

In every state we’re tracking, the number of absentee and early votes cast as of October 21, 2020, is far higher than at the same date in 2016. That’s to be expected, given the greater emphasis on mail-in voting this year due to the pandemic. Still, the numbers are especially dramatic in a state like Texas, where at least 490,000 young people have already cast ballots. Moreover, in Florida, North Carolina, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, early votes cast by youth have already exceeded the 2016 margin of victory in each state.
Also, early voting in 2016 in Texas didn’t start until October 24th - it’s earlier this year due to the epidemic.

https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/...16/index.shtml

1andrew1 26-10-2020 21:24

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36055030)
That chart, if I understand it correctly, in itself asks questions.

So in Texas in 2016 there were no early/absentee votes, but 4 years later there’s near half a million? Not suspect at all.

Laudable an aim as it is, it's probably too late to investigate the 2016 election data for Texas. ;)

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NBC Editor's note on the Biden interview mentioning George which the Trump campaign has been promoting today.
https://twitter.com/GlennKesslerWP/s...116994/photo/1

Mick 26-10-2020 22:30

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36055034)
Laudable an aim as it is, it's probably too late to investigate the 2016 election data for Texas. ;)

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NBC Editor's note on the Biden interview mentioning George which the Trump campaign has been promoting today.
https://twitter.com/GlennKesslerWP/s...116994/photo/1

Four more years of George Lopez, wtf did he become president? :rolleyes:

Still peddling rubbish I see Andrew. You never learn.

jfman 26-10-2020 22:42

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Do we think Trump will even attend Biden's inauguration? His wee angry orange face is going to be a sight to behold in the background as Sleepy Joe reads out the oath of office.

Sephiroth 26-10-2020 23:07

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36055042)
Do we think Trump will even attend Biden's inauguration? His wee angry orange face is going to be a sight to behold in the background as Sleepy Joe reads out the oath of office.

Wibble, wibble, wibble".

1andrew1 26-10-2020 23:54

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Another Trump first! High-ranking staffers are opposed to his re-election and have endorsed his opponent!
https://twitter.com/RVAT2020/status/1320828657414348800

jfman 27-10-2020 00:13

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36055044)
Wibble, wibble, wibble".

Suspect there will be plenty of wibbling to get out of Grand Jury indictments at Trump Towers. I wonder if the Don will end up dining out at President Putin’s expense in Moscow along with Edward Snowden.

Here’s a thought - what if Trump resigns between the election and January. Does Pence step up to the plate and pardon the Don? Removes the issue of him pardoning himself.

Mick 27-10-2020 00:15

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BREAKING: U.S President Donald Trump’s 3rd Nominee for the U.S Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, receives Senate Confirmation with 52 vs. 48 votes. The last U.S President to get to pick three SC Justices was Ronald Reagan in the 1980’s.

Sephiroth 27-10-2020 08:26

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36055055)
Suspect there will be plenty of wibbling to get out of Grand Jury indictments at Trump Towers. I wonder if the Don will end up dining out at President Putin’s expense in Moscow along with Edward Snowden.

Here’s a thought - what if Trump resigns between the election and January. Does Pence step up to the plate and pardon the Don? Removes the issue of him pardoning himself.

Amusing speculation there, jf.


jfman 27-10-2020 08:35

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36055064)
Amusing speculation there, jf.


The good news is I don't have to wait very long to find out. :)


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