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Of Course, but will they? Prolly not. mspart

Yah, that's pretty funny! Babylon Bee strikes again! mspart

STW would never stoop that low. mspart

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/opinion/trump-policy-maga-republican.html Obviously in the opinion section of the NYT, which arguably is all opinion. Yep, wrong rally. mspart

Hey Trip, If you want to see the uninterrupted unedited version of Kamala's interview on Fox, go here: mspart

I have to say I am a bit nervous for DT. He has been here before so maybe he can handle it, but these are new people he has never faced. But on the other hand, I think Sads is not as strong as we remember. He has Yaz beaten so maybe he can do the same to Gas. I think that this will be an awesome weight class to watch no doubt. mspart

She did answer at least one. "What would you do differently than Joe? I can't think of anything I would change". That actually was an answer, just not the right answer if she is the agent of change. With Baier, she did say that she would be different than Biden and Trump, emphasizing that her turning the page was aimed at Trump, not Biden. mspart

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She did not answer it. She blanked then spun a word salad that she is known for. https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4938609-kamala-harriss-fox-news-interview-disaster-shows-how-the-media-set-her-up-to-fail/ Though there were many head-scratchers and uncomfortable fumbles in the Baier interview, the critical moment came when Harris rope-a-doped herself with the claim that former President Donald Trump is “unfit” and too “unstable” to be president. This led to obvious follow-up questions regarding the White House’s and her own earlier efforts to dismiss concerns surrounding Biden’s mental and physical fitness. “You told many interviewers that Joe Biden was on his game,” Baier said, “that he ran around circles on his staff. When did you first notice that President Biden’s mental faculties appeared diminished?” Harris blanked. Then, after she had had a moment to recollect herself, she simply dodged the question. “Joe Biden — I have watched from the Oval Office to the Situation Room, and he has the judgment and the experience to do exactly what he has done in making very important decisions on behalf of the American people,” Harris said in her trademark word salad format. Baier pressed, “There were no concerns raised?” “Bret, Joe Biden is not on the ballot,” said Harris, “and Donald Trump is.” Yes, but why isn’t Biden on the ballot? This is the question, is it not? As it turns out, Harris knows something about it, even though she went along and played the fool until Biden was forced from his own ticket.. “You met with [Biden] at least once a week for three-and-a-half years,” Baier pressed on Wednesday evening. “You didn’t have any concerns?” “I think the American people have a concern about Donald Trump,” the vice president deflected, “which is why the people who know him best, including leaders of our national security community have all spoken out, even people who worked for him in the Oval Office, worked with him in the Situation Room and have said he is unfit and dangerous and should never be President of the United States again, including his former vice president, which is why the job was open for him to choose another running mate. So that is a fact. That is a fact.” It was an unmitigated disaster. mspart

I can't wait! Will be awesome. mspart

IDF has confirmed Sinwar is dead. Hamas military is headless now. mspart

We are planning on making chili with smoked brisket. I will smoke the brisket, and then we will put that along with everything else in a dutch oven and put that in the smoker and smoke that. Gonna be incredible!!! mspart

It was really a fiasco. I watched it on youtube. Her answer to 90% of what was asked was Trump is bad. She spent maybe 10% of the time on her "policy" proposals. And she wasn't convincing on that. Just a disaster of an interview for her, mostly because of her absolute refusal to answer any questions in a straightforward manner. mspart

But we are to trust our government institutions. With this kind of crap - WHY? Jobs numbers are great, oh shoot, they were 800k lower than we said. Darn. We're lucky they acknowledged this it appears. When they consistently hide the truth from us, what are we supposed to trust. Not one thing they say. The whole FBI and Mueller Russia hoax thing comes to mind. It is a fact they lied about this being real they knew it at the time and said nothing. Even went so far as to have Mueller spend outrageous sums of money only to say it didn't happen. House needs to be cleaned. Who will do that I wonder? mspart

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4931278-trump-claims-venezuelan-gangs-aurora/ Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) and ABC News’s Martha Raddatz argued Sunday over former President Trump’s claims of Venezuelan gangs in a Colorado city. Raddatz asked Vance when he joined “This Week” if he supports Trump’s remarks about the gangs’ presence in Aurora, even after the Republican mayor said they were “grossly exaggerated” claims that have hurt the city. “Well, Martha, you just said the mayor said they were exaggerated. That means there’s gotta be some element of truth here,” Vance said. “What we’re hearing, of course, Martha, is that people are terrified by what has happened with some of these Venezuelan gangs,” Vance said Sunday. Raddatz interrupted Vance. “I’m going to stop you,” she repeated. “The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes, and the mayor said our dedicated police officers have acted on those concerns. A handful of problems.” “Martha, do you hear yourself?” Vance questioned. “Only a handful of apartment complexes in America were taken over by Venezuelan gangs and Donald Trump is the problem? And not Kamala Harris’s open border?” Vance continued, noting that Americans are “so fed up with what’s going on, and they have every right to be.” So Raddatz is saying that if only a handful of apartment complexes are taken over by illegal immigrant gangs, that this is not a problem. Let's see what she says when armed gangs of illegal aliens takes over her domicile. She probably won't be quite so understanding. Vance hit the nail on the head with this one. He eviscerated both Raddatz and Harris in one blow. One other observation, why is it that media folks think they have to argue with candidates. They are there to ask questions their readers or listeners want to hear answers to. But they have taken on the mantle of arguing with these guys. There is something wrong with that. mspart

Trump was 100% correct in his debate with NBC. No one will report that but he was in fact 100% correct. mspart

Doing town halls and other appearances. Yep, he is hiding all right. mspart

It isn't hard. DOJ survey says crime is up., FBI says crime is down with major crime centers not reporting. Apparently it takes a rocket scientist to figure out the crime is up. mspart

What is the purpose of committing to a college or university if you can easily sign with someone else? It sounds to me like committing is not the final decision, signing is. If committing actually meant something, then going after such a person would be unethical in my opinion. Also unethical is committing and then backing out in my opinion. But since it does happen and is fairly common, everyone is still in play. mspart

There was a guy in Hawaii that was found way out in a small craft like a kayak. He was lucky to be found. Yes, glad to hear all is well with WR. mspart

WR - Not sure what you are saying here. Are you complaining that FEMA is not around? I had not heard that. How is the recovery in general going? mspart

Thank goodness we only have 3 weeks left. Then all the craziness will end hopefully. mspart

You are grabbing at straws now. For your first paragraph, all cited illegalities against Trump were misdemeanors that had run the statute of limitations. But by combining them with "another crime", that made the total package of accusations felonies. Please stipulate the "another crime" Trump was charged with. Still waiting. Here are the first three allegations against Trump: https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf THE GRAND JURY OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, by this indictment, accuses the defendant of the crime of FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of Penal Law §175.10, committed as follows: The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization. SECOND COUNT: AND THE GRAND JURY AFORESAID, by this indictment, further accuses the defendant of the crime of FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of Penal Law §175.10, committed as follows: The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, bearing voucher number 842457, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization. THIRD COUNT: AND THE GRAND JURY AFORESAID, by this indictment, further accuses the defendant of the crime of FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of Penal Law §175.10, committed as follows: The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, bearing voucher number 842460, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization. All the allegations read similarly. Have you ever considered such a vague allegation going to court? No one has. So again, review with me the allegation. What is the "another crime" specified in the indictment? Please specify? The Judge's instructions: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c033m2qdm0no He told the jury that prosecutors do not need to prove these secondary crimes, nor do jurors need to be in agreement on which specific one Mr Trump committed. They must reach a unanimous verdict on each of the 34 counts, however. This on it's face is ludicrous. Of course the prosecutors need to prove the secondary crimes, they are what make the accusations felonies. And obviously, there was no specific secondary crime because the jury could pick and choose. Jonathan Turley described this as follows: https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4691715-a-manhattan-canned-hunt-the-trump-jury-is-out-but-is-the-case-in-the-bag/ Consider just a few highlights from the curious aspects of these deliberations. First, the judge has ruled that the jury does not have to agree on what actually occurred in the case. Merchan ruled that the government had vaguely referenced three possible crimes that constitute the “unlawful means” used to influence the election: a federal election violation, the falsification of business records, and a tax violation. The jurors were told that they could split on what occurred, with four jurors accepting each of the three possible crimes in a 4-4-4 split. The court would still consider that a unanimous verdict so long as they agree that it was in furtherance of some crime. Second, the judge said that he would instruct the jury on the law but then omitted the key elements that established there was no federal campaign violation. Indeed, the blocked legal expert, Ben Smith, the former chair of the Federal Election Commission, was going to testify that this could not have been a federal election violation. Moreover, even if Trump’s legal settlement money could be viewed as a federal campaign contribution, it could not have been part of a conspiracy to influence the election since any reporting of a contribution would have had to occur after the election. Third, not only can the jury disagree as to what occurred, but one of the three crimes is so circular as to produce vertigo in the jury room. The prosecutors zapped a dead misdemeanor back into life by claiming a violation under New York’s election law 17-152. The argument is that the crime was committed to further another crime as an unlawful means to influence the election. However, that other crime can be the falsification of business records. So the jury (or some jurors, at least) could find that some documents were falsified as an unlawful means of falsifying other documents. This case will be dismissed by the appellate court. mspart

Just cut the program or don't cut the program. None of these games. what a feckless admin. mspart

Nope, he's not. mspart