President Trump 2.0

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Chris

As I have no intention of listening to it, for a counterpoint I’ll simply offer this.

https://x.com/mikecosper/status/1850...56-Kgau3lzowJw
He’s an author apparently, and happens to be in my ‘for you’ feed at the moment.

As you have no intention of listening to it, you have nothing to add to the conversation on that interview, especially the comments of a nobody I’ve ever heard of.

If anyone wants some highlights this YouTube channel is a decent one for bipartisan analysis in that they have a Democrat and Republican as their hosts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DI9QkunnJw

TL;DR: It seems like it was a smart move to go on, he came across well but it wasn't an adversarial interview. They think Harris should take the risk and go on.

[thenry]

Oh god spare me the how are you question. If she sticks to her plan she'll rob a term in office wasting time asking everyone how they are

Originally Posted by thenry

Oh god spare me the how are you question. If she sticks to her plan she'll rob a term in office wasting time asking everyone how they are

Anyway, watching videos of American politics and their rallies, I am so glad to live here, where we all—bar a few weirdos—are generally quite cynical about politicians and don't usually argue in the streets or break up friendships over it.

The stakes are higher over there I guess with bigger differences over things like abortion than we have. They're also a massive country so it's easier to demonise each other. It's hard to think of each other as enemies when we all live quite close to each other and operate under one media landscape. That last part is changing with social media but a lot of those people remain very much 'online'.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by Damien

Skip to 4:40

https://youtu.be/iO6Ta86wCDI

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Damien

It seems like it was a smart move to go on, he came across well but it wasn't an adversarial interview. They think Harris should take the risk and go on.

It was a smart move, and it wasn’t an adversarial interview, it was a discussion. That’s what Rogan does. He did push on a few things, particularly on Trump’s assertion that he was robbed of the 2020 election.

If Harris agreed to go with Rogan, I would expect him to treat her just the same.

I just don’t think she could do it.

She is not a capable candidate.

Originally Posted by Pierre

As you have no intention of listening to it, you have nothing to add to the conversation on that interview, especially the comments of a nobody I’ve ever heard of.

Oh, I have plenty to add, as and when I find snippets worth sharing. If that makes you cross … well, tough.

Please don’t forget that elections are decided by lots of nobodies making their minds up about the candidates and voting accordingly. The nobody I quoted has more influence over this election than either of us.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Well Trump has just done a 3hr session with Joe Rogan, that I am going to listen to later. There aren’t many places to hide in a 3hr interview/discussion.

You can guarantee it’s not scripted or that he won’t have been given any questions beforehand, so his mental agility will there for all to see and hear.

Which bit did you like best, when he admitted losing the last election and Rogan laughing in his face?

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Originally Posted by Damien

Well, they're both poor candidates hence the close race. The Democrats probably should have a full primary but after Biden dropped out - who was certain to lose after that debate - she was the easiest replacement. Still the right one after she won her debate whereas Biden would probably have lost again.

It had to be her iirc or else they wouldn't have been able to use the campaign funds the two of them had already raised, someone new would start from zero, iirc

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Which bit did you like best, when he admitted losing the last election and Rogan laughing in his face?

No, when he said I don’t know why people always pick up on what I say.

And Rogan laughs at him and says because you say some wild shit!

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

It had to be her iirc or else they wouldn't have been able to use the campaign funds the two of them had already raised, someone new would start from zero, iirc

It didn’t have to be her, they should have held a primary in which she could have gone up against anyone that fancied it.

There will always be very rich people willing to bankroll a candidate.

There will always be very rich people willing to bankroll a candidate.

So true…

https://wapo.st/3YHylII

Timothy Mellon
REPUBLICAN
Railroad magnate and heir
Total large donations: $197M

Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein
REPUBLICAN
Shipping magnates
Total large donations: $139M

Miriam Adelson
REPUBLICAN
Physician and widow of businessman Sheldon Adelson
Total large donations: $136M

Elon Musk
REPUBLICAN
Billionaire technology executive
Total large donations: $132.2M

Kenneth Griffin
REPUBLICAN
Hedge fund manager
Total large donations: $103.7M

Jeff & Janine Yass
REPUBLICAN
Financier and education advocate
Total large donations: $96.2M

Paul Singer
REPUBLICAN
Hedge fund manager and activist investor
Total large donations: $63.4M

Michael Bloomberg
DEMOCRAT
Former mayor of New York City
Total large donations: $47.4M

Stephen & Christine Schwarzman
REPUBLICAN
Investor and philanthropist
Total large donations: $40M

Dustin Moskovitz
DEMOCRAT
Facebook co-founder
Total large donations: $38.9M

Arnie has terminated all MAGA hopes of a Trump endorsement …. The former Republican governor of California has endorsed Harris in a lengthy tweet this afternoon. He’s hardly enthusiastic about it but says it’s less bad than the alternative. Ouch.

https://x.com/schwarzenegger/status/...56-Kgau3lzowJw

Originally Posted by Chris

Arnie has terminated all MAGA hopes of a Trump endorsement …. The former Republican governor of California has endorsed Harris in a lengthy tweet this afternoon. He’s hardly enthusiastic about it but says it’s less bad than the alternative. Ouch.

https://x.com/schwarzenegger/status/...56-Kgau3lzowJw

How the Mail Online & Daily Mail reported it…

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Chris

Arnie has terminated all MAGA hopes of a Trump endorsement …. The former Republican governor of California has endorsed Harris in a lengthy tweet this afternoon. He’s hardly enthusiastic about it but says it’s less bad than the alternative. Ouch.

https://x.com/schwarzenegger/status/...56-Kgau3lzowJw

Who cares about Arnie,


The real story of the last 24hrs has been Biden calling trump supporters …….approx 50% of the country………Garbage.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...sult-115288185

The Dems, and the Democratic propagandist main stream media, have been in full damage limitation mode all day.

It’s her “basket of deplorables” moment.

Harris was in DC about 5 mins away from the White House and the sitting president wasn’t even invited to support her…………..

Instead, he threw her under the bus, as his comment overtook any and all headlines from her event.

Not the first time either, as she was deriding DeSantis for not engaging with her (why would he) regarding hurricane relief. Biden went on record saying he and DeSantis were in constant contact and working together.

I think Biden would happily see Harris perish, after submitting to her coup.

Schwarzenegger was never going to endorse Trump anyway, he hates him.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Who cares about Arnie,


The real story of the last 24hrs has been Biden calling trump supporters …….approx 50% of the country………Garbage.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...sult-115288185

The Dems, and the Democratic propagandist main stream media, have been in full damage limitation mode all day.

It’s her “basket of deplorables” moment.

Harris was in DC about 5 mins away from the White House and the sitting president wasn’t even invited to support her…………..

Instead, he threw her under the bus, as his comment overtook any and all headlines from her event.

Not the first time either, as she was deriding DeSantis for not engaging with her (why would he) regarding hurricane relief. Biden went on record saying he and DeSantis were in constant contact and working together.

I think Biden would happily see Harris perish, after submitting to her coup.

Yes his comment was in retaliation for the 'joke' calling Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. Hardly a big deal really.

As for rest of what you said