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Yes, he is such a nice poster, never denigrates anyone on the boards and is always cordial. mspart Actually, I did not call you names. Actually I referenced the video of Biden saying he chose her because of the color of her skin and the lack of male genitalia. I did not infer that from the internet. He said it. If you don't like that he said it, too bad. He said it and you have no defense of it because it is the truth, and he said it. You don't argue with Biden about it. All you can do is call me names here and try to disparage me or others that point it out. It is weak and not very interesting. You need to try harder to abide by your credo of positive posting. As for your hypocritical posting here, I suggest you look in the mirror as you are seriously projecting here. mspart

No need to censor here. That is why we have these boards. I think personal attacks and bad language are all that should be considered. Personal attacks does not include jokes about BobDole being dead or floating around or being six feet under or speaking with other deceased individuals. By the way, how is Amelia Earhart doing? Had any conversations with her lately? Has George Washington looked you up since you were a one time candidate for President, compadres you know? mspart

I'll answer for RV. If an R - Yes, relevant and get all the dirt you can. If a D - Not relevant as Ds change their minds so often they don't know if they are coming or going. What they said x years ago means nothing. It is what they are saying now that means anything at all and is all that is relevant. mspart

Yes TPT, we know you want men to compete against women in women's sports. Yes, we know you want the state to waste money supplying school boys feminine products that they can't use. It's not being terrified. It was called common sense not too long ago. But we are now enlightened to the fact that men should be able to compete against women and use their lavatory and locker room facilities without question. Something most women are not comfortable with. Again, a situation laughable not too long ago, even by you. mspart

No one says Walz was wrong to serve his country. His service is admirable. 24 years is a long time. Walz was wrong to say he retired at a rank he did not retire at. Walz is wrong when he said he carried arms in war. Those two things are what Trump and Vance are critical of. They have never said Walz should not have served or that his service was bad. mspart

Getting rid of Biden was a coup per the #2 definition. It was not unconstitutional as the Constitution does not define how candidates for the Presidency are nominated. The different parties have those rules. Were the nomination rules of the D party broken by the change in the nomination process? Yes. Biden was the clear winner of the Primaries yet was pushed out because of fear he would lose and cause other D candidates to lose. He has said so himself. Harris has not even given a press conference since at least 3 weeks ago. She cannot logically defend what has happened and will not do any interviews or press conferences. The D party runs primaries in all of the states and the overall winner of those primaries is the nominee. That is Biden by the voice of the people. Harris has been nominated, not by the voice of the people, but of the party delegates and leaders. In effect, the D party has produced an undemocratically chosen candidate if they go with anyone but Biden. Democracy isn't safe unless the Ds win is a lie. Democracy is already not safe because of the Ds. Examples: 1. Trying to keep Trump off of the ballot and not allowing the voters the right to vote (CO and ME). 2. Trying to keep RFK Jr off the state ballots (happening here in WA as well as other states) 3. Ds kicking the choice of the people off the ticket (Biden) and giving that mantle to Harris (not one person voted for her to be nominated). The voice of the people means nothing. 4. As another example, a couple of liberal orgs sued the WA sec of state for not counting signatures properly for 4 citizen initiatives. The initiatives were legally processed. This was a case of trying to keep them from being voted on by the people. Interestingly, these orgs and their leaders all are donors to the current WA AG and current Governor candidate Bob Ferguson. Ferguson, nor anyone else, told the organizers of this effort. Ferguson was obligated to argue for the initiatives but was personally opposed to them AND has accepted money from those that brought the lawsuit. Rather than recuse himself, he kept it under wraps. A reporter found out just before the WA Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the plaintiffs. The reporter asked for comment from the initiative backer. He had no comment as this was the first he had heard of it. This happened last Friday. This was an attempted coup of the initiatives on the sly and not allowing the main org that moved them forward to have a say in the defense. This was an attempt at voter suppression. This was not saving democracy for all of us, but attempting to shut down dissent before the Initiatives could be voted on by the people. https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2024/08/10/initiatives-240810/ Democracy certainly is at stake with those in power exercising such control over the processes. Democracy is certainly at stake when those in power deny due process and make obvious censorship efforts. That ladies and gentlemen is what the D party has provided. What happened to Biden was a coup per the second definition. mspart

In 2024, 3 gold medallists were born in Russia. 4 Bronze medallists were born in Russia. It seems to happen a lot. mspart

Cleve Wootson Jr of WAPO asked KJP if the White House was going to censor the Musk and Trump interview on X? The exact question: https://www.foxnews.com/media/wapo-reporter-suggests-white-house-censor-misinformation-trump-musk-interview-press-briefing During Monday's press briefing, the Washington Post's Cleve Wootson Jr. invoked Musk's highly anticipated viral conversation with Trump that night, insisting misinformation is not a "campaign issue" but "an America issue" as well. "What role does the White House or the president have in sort of stopping that or stopping the spread of that or sort of intervening in that? Some of that was about campaign misinformation, but, you know, it’s a wider thing, right?" Wootson Jr. asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. This is a flagrant call for censorship of the Musk/Trump interview. Not based on anything real as this was before the interview took place. This was a call for pre-emptive censorship. Notice KJPs response: "It is incredibly important to call that out, as you’re doing. She is totally on board but unfortunately had to explain that X is a private company and they can't do much but it is important to call it out. We do not need anymore evidence of censorship being accepted by media and government. This is not the last time this will happen but we need nor more evidence this is an issue only the powerful hold. Does this make the media the enemy of the people by withholding important information? I believe this is evidence they are definitely on that track. It is eggregious that at one time it was "I may not agree with you but will defend your right to say it" to "I may not agree with you and I'll do what I can to make sure what you say will not be made available to the people for their consideration." It is an abdication of the role of media in our country. They are supposed to be the 4th estate, keeping the government honest. They are not supposed to be in cahoots with the government's effort to restrict information they do not like. Jonathan Turley wrote an entire article on this and cites his own book on freedom of speech. https://jonathanturley.org/2024/08/14/an-america-issue-washington-post-reporter-calls-on-white-house-to-censor-trump-for-america/#comments mspart

It seems like it. It seems like there are always last minute batches that come in from someone's trunk or just showed up or magically appeared. mspart

Yep, he said it there. She was picked for diversity. For those scoring at home, diversity is what the first letter represents in DEI. He did not pick her because she was the best to choose from, he did not pick her because she was intelligent. He picked her because she was diverse. He said it right there. mspart

https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-fact-checks-tim-walz-about-absolutely-false-claim-he-carried-weapons-war CNN correspondent Tom Foreman fact-checked claims about Walz’s military record that same day, recalling, "Walz did make a comment, speaking to a group — he’s done it a couple of times, where he has used language that suggested that he carried weapons in a fighting situation." Walz was seen in a video shared by the Harris campaign on Wednesday where he declared at a campaign event, "We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at." "There is a difference between being in a combat area, being involved in a time of war, and actually being in a position where people are shooting at you," he said, adding there "is no evidence that at any time Governor Walz was in the position of being shot at, and some of his language could easily be seen to suggest that he was. So that is absolutely false when he said that about gun rights out there." The correspondent also said the campaign had come forward to say that Walz would never want to purposely mislead people about this. Foreman noted such a response is "what campaigns tend to say." But if they say he didn't mean to purposefully mislead, there is a treasure trove of evidence to bury that "mea culpa". Walz has been doing this for a long time and finally got caught. Period. This will dog their campaign for a long time. mspart

Behind pay wall . mspart

I paid for Peacock and have to run through the commercials. In order to watch Hildebrandts match last night I had to go through a 4 hour broadcast. It doesn't tell me where the match is so I have to guess. Each time I guess I get to watch 2 minutes of commercials. I'm am irritated as heck. I spend 8 minutes trying to find a 6 minute match!! Amit's and Mijian's final were on a video all its own on Peacock. I thought that was how it was going to go. Nope. I'm canceling as soon as the Olys are over. mspart

I could probably do ok over there. Thanks for the tip! mspart

And if nobody is fact checking those that are fact checking the fact checkers, the presidential debates are a ridiculous scam that are unburdened by what has been. mspart

Looks like Trump has agreed to 3 debates with Kamala. One on ABC, one on Fox, and one on NBC. So much for being a coward. Now what will Kamala do? mspart

What the heck are you talking about TPT. Socialism is not neighborliness. Period. I have lots against socialism, not too much against neighborliness. How you somehow in your twisted reasoning came up with me being against neighborliness is probably the strangest case of purposefully misrepresenting what is being said that I have seen. By the way, helping a neighbor move on Saturday. I hate them of course as you obviously think but will endeavor to help them getting the heck out of the neighborhood. TPT - This is the worst example of you being you that we have had on these boards. What a life you must lead misrepresenting everything you see and hear. It must get lonely. mspart

Hear hear!!! mspart

Proably true. I am trying to retire and need the 401K to get to a certain point. I would rather that be in a year or two than 5-7 years from now. So a 6% drop gets me a bit excited. mspart

Thank you, So Helen goes for Bronze tomorrow. Too bad. Great news for Spencer!!' mspart

Helen? Spencer? results? mspart

Even CNN has called Walz's claim as false. CNN!! mspart

The fact remains that Walz said: "We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at." The fact remains that he carried no weapon in a war. Fact: He never went to war. Fact He said he went to war. Fact He didn't. Fact He lied about going to war. That is called stolen valor. mspart

This is awesome. Our women's team is great. Elor, Hildebrandt with Gold. Parrish made it to repechage. I think we are doing very well. mspart

Just had our WA primary today. Handed in ballots on Sunday. Hopefully they are counted. We'll see in about 7 weeks when the counting and "oh, what is this huge pile of ballots that we didn't see before doing here" forgeries are all done. mspart