(07-19-2024, 12:12 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: Trumps speech was meh, and the rnc was cringe. He's still better than any choice we have, but I do worry about his narcissism getting the better of him as it pertains to the establishment.

It was cringe. Hated the Hogan thing in particular. Just stop. Stop. Very bread and circuses of them. I don't think we'll get more than half of what Trump's promising. At this point, I'll just hope the economy improves, inflation dips, bills and groceries are affordable and material costs are down for a little while. 

I don't expect the wall. I don't expect mass deportation and I don't expect a major change in geopolitics outside of the obvious one, Ukraine and Russia more than likely coming to an end. I could see a conflict with Iran arising, and, if they're able to pin this assassination attempt on them somehow?

It gives this administration some freedom to address it as they see fit with probably little friction or interference from Russia and/or China feeling the need to get involved. For Middle Eastern expansion while drawing back and away from Putin's eastern border. 

That's about as good as it will probably get over the next four years Geopolitically.

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(07-19-2024, 12:09 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(07-19-2024, 09:27 AM)Caldrac Wrote: https://twitter.com/ChuckCallesto/status...dotnA&s=19

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I don't like Whoopi's politics, but she didn't "attack" or "go after" Trump's granddaughter in the clip.  Callesto isn't the only tweet on X I've seen saying this and I just don't see it.  She merely said it was an attempt to humanize him which is the exact thought that crossed my mind when Kai was speaking and which also happens to be good political strategy for any and every politician.  Nothing wrong with it, but also nothing wrong with Whoopi pointing it out as such (and I realize she's said some dumb [BLEEP] in her time).  Let's not turn into the party of faux outrage.

I agree with you. The tweet was clickbait. You would have thought Whoopi called her a little wicked witch of the golden trump tower or a bimbo barbie in the making with that headline.

If anything though, and, unsurprising, she seems out of touch with her views. "I don't know any man or woman that likes the way he talks in particular" and "I have faith in the American citizen". Wrong on both counts. Otherwise, you wouldn't have the platform you have now and you wouldn't bring it up to begin with.

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