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“What can I add that has not already been said?” Kelly said, when asked if he wanted to weigh in on his former boss in light of recent comments made by other former Trump officials. “A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all ‘suckers’ because ‘there is nothing in it for them.’ A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because ‘it doesn’t look good for me.’ A person who demonstrated open contempt for a Gold Star family – for all Gold Star families – on TV during the 2016 campaign, and rants that our most precious heroes who gave their lives in America’s defense are ‘losers’ and wouldn’t visit their graves in France.

“A person who is not truthful regarding his position on the protection of unborn life, on women, on minorities, on evangelical Christians, on Jews, on working men and women,” Kelly continued. “A person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about. A person who cavalierly suggests that a selfless warrior who has served his country for 40 years in peacetime and war should lose his life for treason – in expectation that someone will take action. A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law.

“There is nothing more that can be said,” Kelly concluded. “God help us.”

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Kind of like how Democrats refuse to accept Joe's infirmity.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:

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Kind of like how Democrats refuse to accept Joe's infirmity.

I think that's a bad false equivalence. There's two parts - "refuse to accept" and "Joe's infirmity".

Take the last one first. Infirmity is defined as mental weakness. One can be old and slow and still strong, and sane, and benevolent. After all, Joe has years of experience. He can run on autopilot.

Then there's mental malevolency, deranged, not-so-sane, which you are comparing Joe to. The only real experience Donald has is a lifetime of beating the system, and fucking others.

Second - "refuse to accept" - The best I can say is accept what?

A comatose Joe is far better than a deranged Donald.

Let's just hope that Joe chooses a good VP.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:

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Kind of like how Democrats refuse to accept Joe's infirmity.

I think that's a bad false equivalence. There's two parts - "refuse to accept" and "Joe's infirmity".

Take the last one first. Infirmity is defined as mental weakness. One can be old and slow and still strong, and sane, and benevolent. After all, Joe has years of experience. He can run on autopilot.

Then there's mental malevolency, deranged, not-so-sane, which you are comparing Joe to. The only real experience Donald has is a lifetime of beating the system, and fucking others.

Second - "refuse to accept" - The best I can say is accept what?

A comatose Joe is far better than a deranged Donald.

Let's just hope that Joe chooses a good VP.

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and then Biden's speech -- anyone of them, you pick -

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Originally posted by crbutler:
It seems the parties both seem to be unable to see what is obvious to the rest of us…

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Originally posted by crbutler:
It seems the parties both seem to be unable to see what is obvious to the rest of us…

Neither of the two current putative candidates is a good choice.

Trump is narcissistic, old, malignant and unable to restrain his base impulses.

Biden is narcissistic, demented, and old and unable to restrain his impulses.

Both are unable to acknowledge inconvenient problems.

Is this all the better our political system can offer?

To my GOP friends, isn’t there someone who can do the job without Trump’s baggage and issues? Is the biggest reason you stick up for him that you want to ram it down the democrats throats?

To my democrat friends, isn’t the only real reason you support Joe because you are afraid that without him the GOP will force you to give up abortion rights and let all the evils of power be unleashed on you and Joe is the only one who can stop it?

We should be arguing specific policies and not the figurehead’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Biden is narcissistic, demented, and old and unable to restrain his impulses.

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Originally posted by wymple:
inflation is down

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Originally posted by straightshooter:
Only a piece of sh!t would still support Trump and his disgusting behavior who supports Hezbollah and Putin.

He needs to go away and let this country recover from his hatred.

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by wymple:
inflation is down

As compared to WHAT and When?

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Originally posted by wymple:
And an even higher number voted AGAINST trump. Square that with your logic.

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by straightshooter:
Only a piece of sh!t would still support Trump and his disgusting behavior who supports Hezbollah and Putin.

He needs to go away and let this country recover from his hatred.

so, 4.75 out of every 10 people you will ever meet likely voted for trump - frankly, people like YOU with YOUR attitude are the reason the country is so divided. you won't reflect on that, but anyone with an IQ above room temp would.

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Originally posted by wymple:
And an even higher number voted AGAINST trump. Square that with your logic.

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Originally posted by wymple:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by wymple:
inflation is down

As compared to WHAT and When?

https://www.usinflationcalcula...ent-inflation-rates/

So, you want to blame the 2021 inflation spike on Biden, barely in office and a pandemic left him by trump ongoing. And it's now down by over 1/2 to 3.2. And it went UP from Obamas's numbers during the trump years.

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Biden, barely in office and a pandemic left him by trump ongoing

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by wymple:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by wymple:
inflation is down

As compared to WHAT and When?

https://www.usinflationcalcula...ent-inflation-rates/

So, you want to blame the 2021 inflation spike on Biden, barely in office and a pandemic left him by trump ongoing. And it's now down by over 1/2 to 3.2. And it went UP from Obamas's numbers during the trump years.

so, Biden's best year to date is 1.5 times trump's worst - and biden's average is roughly 3x

i am beginning to believe numbers aren't your thing. pity

this might be the DUMBEST thing you've ever said, even though it has a grain of truth

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Biden, barely in office and a pandemic left him by trump ongoing

In most cases, when a candidate fights for office, they are fighting for all the office - i could even squint really hard and agree when obama said "this mess we inherited", as the office HAD to be filled by another party -

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Originally posted by wymple:
trump waltzed into the good deal Obama left, and rode it to the ground. Biden, like other dems such as Obama, had to come in & clean up the sewage left by a republican on his way out.

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Dissociative Amnesia and DSM-IV-TR Cluster C Personality Traits
Dissociative amnesia is a disorder characterized by retrospectively reported memory gaps. These gaps involve an inability to recall personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature. Dissociative amnesia most commonly occurs in the presence of other psychiatric conditions, particularly personality disorders. In the literature and in clinical practice, it is often associated with DSM-IV-TR Cluster B personality disorders. However, there is evidence to suggest that dissociative amnesia may be more likely to occur among individuals with Cluster C personality disorders. Presented here is a discussion of the types of memory loss, two cases of dissociative amnesia occurring in patients with Cluster C psychopathology, and a focused literature review.

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Originally posted by wymple:
When you fail in your argument, insult the opposition. It's your MO

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Originally posted by wymple:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
So, it's a simple thing - if you want to have a discussion of budgets and deficits, we should agree on terms, roles and responsibilities, and parameters - I guess that's too much to ask, and therefore you aren't actually interested in have said conversation.

Well, ma, I tried

Don't pretend to teach me anything.