Mar 28, 2022Liked by Chris J. Karr, David Thornton
That's a clever play on "truth telling". Of the two examples, Joe Biden probably meant it the way he said it. I saw Dan Hoffman on Fox News say the President and his administration should not walk it back.
You also said in your trademark paragraph degrading MAGA and Mr. Trump that President Biden had to go. Was that subconscious truth telling or simply a brain fart?
Oops. That was a product of writing while enjoying a few cocktails and not taking enough time when proofreading. Thanks for pointing it out. It’s been corrected.
Well, Biden's comment was unwise but truthful. Who doesn't think that but not everyone is Everyman and Biden is the leader of the West. As Fearless Leader you don't get to say what you think so it was a stupid thing to say. Biden being Biden. One shudders to think what Trump might have said because no one loves a microphone like Trump.
The Georgia Trump hoopla was interesting. I live in a blue state. Even in a reddish state Trump still has to go to rural areas. Telling. How many of those in attendance were from Georgia? He has a Grateful Dead following so they coming from all over.
My personal fav of that rally is that they chanted "lock him up" like those golden oldies that used to pass for cool but now sound like "fab" and "groovy" .
The dude is history but he doesn't know it and probably will never know it because he's this gigantic victim because he never loses and is always the winner.
PS The least you Georgians could do for the US is defeat the embarrassing, ignorant, Greene. Jeesh. I never thought their could be a more repugnant congress person than Waters but turns out there is.
So Biden makes a typical Old Man Biden gaffe that draws us much nearer to WWIII and it is OK? You have really bought into the whole DNC/Media illusion.
I'm not sure your premise is correct. Gaffe or not, I don't see that this brings us closer to WWIII. Appeasing Putin and not standing up to him makes broader war more likely IMO.
Mar 28, 2022Liked by Chris J. Karr, David Thornton
That was not a gaffe. That was a heartfelt outburst that stemmed from the emotions brought up by talking to Ukrainian refugees. Maybe not the best time for him to have said it, but it didn't "draw us much nearer to WWIII." Ousting Putin may be the only way to prevent WWIII.
So you think we are on a course to WWIII. Have not heard many that have agreed with your position. I sure hope you are wrong as the BCF has little chance and no right to remove Putin from his role in Russia. Our meddling in the government of other countries is likely the most contributory reason that Putin invaded Ukraine to start with.
I said we MAY be headed that way if Putin stays in power. In my opinion Putin wants the Soviet Union back. Ukraine is just the beginning if he's successful. I also didn't say that Putin should be removed by outside sources. I don't think it's a stretch to say that there are a lot of people in Russia, including some powerful ones, who are thinking about doing it themselves.
Putin just wants to hold onto power, and having a functioning Slavic democracy next door provides an unwanted contrast - especially when said democracy is literally family in many cases.
Russia has been using the Wagner group mercenaries for years, and they're neo-Nazis. The most you have for Ukraine is about 2k soldiers that would not be part of the Ukrainian Army if not for Russia's actions since 2014.
This is not a fight against Nazis for Russia: it's a fight against a viable democracy, which provides a counter to Putin and the Russian system as a whole.
You're embracing evil just to take an opposing stance to those you hate - Democrats. It's sad.
At this point you are disagreeing with me just to disagree, I think. IMO it was pretty obvious that I don't believe we're 100% on a path to WWIII. I don't like the scenarios I can see unfolding if Putin stays, but as yet we're far from that and Biden's statement didn't get us closer.
No, I am disagreeing with you because what you said was inaccurate. I think Putin is a war criminal and if the United Nations was worth a damn, they would do something about it. Putin has legitimate complaints about what has been going on in Ukraine since the Obama days. Biden's ineptitude and fecklessness provided the opportunity to act out his aggression. Biden is not the one to get us out of this mess, he was Putin's greatest facilitator.
You may be right about it being true and heartfelt, he has been deeply involved in regime changes in multiple countries over the last 40 years and when you get as old as him, it is hard to see the future without referencing the past. But certainly, it was far more than impolitic to threaten a world stage Bully like Putin. He has certainly upped the ante with his comment.
That you wrote this after Biden's press conference where he stated that was his personal moral outrage and not official policy speaks volumes. You will find that most people will agree with the sentiment, and those that bother to think beyond partisanship will state that it was not a useful statement.
And: Putin already was under the assumption that the US was seeking regime change back in 2017. This really changes nothing when it comes to Russia and what they are going to do.
Considering you like to talk about age: do you think Biden is too old to be president, and do you know Trump will be the same age in 2024 that Biden is now? Does that disqualify Trump from getting your vote because he'll be too old? Or is this yet another partisan point with no principle behind it?
Just the fact that Biden and his team of handlers have spent the last 3 days walking this back says all that has to be said. I did not bring up Trump so I am going to leave that one alone. You know, whataboutism and all that.
Biden sounds old, acts old and behaves like he is suffering early stage dementia. I did not see any of that in the Georgia rally this weekend from President Trump.
Biden screamed no at the press today when he was asked if he wanted regime change in Russia. I believe that along with comments from his handlers throughout the last 3 days shows plenty of evidence that he was walking it back and trying to minimize the damage his Poland speech comments had done.
That's a clever play on "truth telling". Of the two examples, Joe Biden probably meant it the way he said it. I saw Dan Hoffman on Fox News say the President and his administration should not walk it back.
You also said in your trademark paragraph degrading MAGA and Mr. Trump that President Biden had to go. Was that subconscious truth telling or simply a brain fart?
Oops. That was a product of writing while enjoying a few cocktails and not taking enough time when proofreading. Thanks for pointing it out. It’s been corrected.
The Freudian slip/error has not yet been corrected.
It looks like it updated on my version.
Well, Biden's comment was unwise but truthful. Who doesn't think that but not everyone is Everyman and Biden is the leader of the West. As Fearless Leader you don't get to say what you think so it was a stupid thing to say. Biden being Biden. One shudders to think what Trump might have said because no one loves a microphone like Trump.
The Georgia Trump hoopla was interesting. I live in a blue state. Even in a reddish state Trump still has to go to rural areas. Telling. How many of those in attendance were from Georgia? He has a Grateful Dead following so they coming from all over.
My personal fav of that rally is that they chanted "lock him up" like those golden oldies that used to pass for cool but now sound like "fab" and "groovy" .
The dude is history but he doesn't know it and probably will never know it because he's this gigantic victim because he never loses and is always the winner.
PS The least you Georgians could do for the US is defeat the embarrassing, ignorant, Greene. Jeesh. I never thought their could be a more repugnant congress person than Waters but turns out there is.
So Biden makes a typical Old Man Biden gaffe that draws us much nearer to WWIII and it is OK? You have really bought into the whole DNC/Media illusion.
I'm not sure your premise is correct. Gaffe or not, I don't see that this brings us closer to WWIII. Appeasing Putin and not standing up to him makes broader war more likely IMO.
That was not a gaffe. That was a heartfelt outburst that stemmed from the emotions brought up by talking to Ukrainian refugees. Maybe not the best time for him to have said it, but it didn't "draw us much nearer to WWIII." Ousting Putin may be the only way to prevent WWIII.
So you think we are on a course to WWIII. Have not heard many that have agreed with your position. I sure hope you are wrong as the BCF has little chance and no right to remove Putin from his role in Russia. Our meddling in the government of other countries is likely the most contributory reason that Putin invaded Ukraine to start with.
I said we MAY be headed that way if Putin stays in power. In my opinion Putin wants the Soviet Union back. Ukraine is just the beginning if he's successful. I also didn't say that Putin should be removed by outside sources. I don't think it's a stretch to say that there are a lot of people in Russia, including some powerful ones, who are thinking about doing it themselves.
Putin just wants to hold onto power, and having a functioning Slavic democracy next door provides an unwanted contrast - especially when said democracy is literally family in many cases.
You did not say that we may be headed to WWIII. You said that we were headed to WWIII and ousting Putin may be a way of stopping it.
The Russian government, at present, backs Putin and his fight against the Nazi's.
Russia has been using the Wagner group mercenaries for years, and they're neo-Nazis. The most you have for Ukraine is about 2k soldiers that would not be part of the Ukrainian Army if not for Russia's actions since 2014.
This is not a fight against Nazis for Russia: it's a fight against a viable democracy, which provides a counter to Putin and the Russian system as a whole.
You're embracing evil just to take an opposing stance to those you hate - Democrats. It's sad.
At this point you are disagreeing with me just to disagree, I think. IMO it was pretty obvious that I don't believe we're 100% on a path to WWIII. I don't like the scenarios I can see unfolding if Putin stays, but as yet we're far from that and Biden's statement didn't get us closer.
No, I am disagreeing with you because what you said was inaccurate. I think Putin is a war criminal and if the United Nations was worth a damn, they would do something about it. Putin has legitimate complaints about what has been going on in Ukraine since the Obama days. Biden's ineptitude and fecklessness provided the opportunity to act out his aggression. Biden is not the one to get us out of this mess, he was Putin's greatest facilitator.
I'd state it wasn't Old Man Biden - just classic Biden: saying something true and heartfelt, but impolitic.
"Don't be fooled by the votes that I got"
"I'm still, I'm still Joey from the block"
(With apologies to JLo.)
You may be right about it being true and heartfelt, he has been deeply involved in regime changes in multiple countries over the last 40 years and when you get as old as him, it is hard to see the future without referencing the past. But certainly, it was far more than impolitic to threaten a world stage Bully like Putin. He has certainly upped the ante with his comment.
That you wrote this after Biden's press conference where he stated that was his personal moral outrage and not official policy speaks volumes. You will find that most people will agree with the sentiment, and those that bother to think beyond partisanship will state that it was not a useful statement.
And: Putin already was under the assumption that the US was seeking regime change back in 2017. This really changes nothing when it comes to Russia and what they are going to do.
Considering you like to talk about age: do you think Biden is too old to be president, and do you know Trump will be the same age in 2024 that Biden is now? Does that disqualify Trump from getting your vote because he'll be too old? Or is this yet another partisan point with no principle behind it?
OK I'll say it: Biden is too old to be president. Trump is unqualified in every way.
Thank you for showing what consistency looks like.
Just the fact that Biden and his team of handlers have spent the last 3 days walking this back says all that has to be said. I did not bring up Trump so I am going to leave that one alone. You know, whataboutism and all that.
Show me Biden walking back anything: I'll wait.
Excepting you keep calling Biden old: so is he too old or not? You're not going to address is because if Biden is too old, then Trump is too.
Biden sounds old, acts old and behaves like he is suffering early stage dementia. I did not see any of that in the Georgia rally this weekend from President Trump.
Biden screamed no at the press today when he was asked if he wanted regime change in Russia. I believe that along with comments from his handlers throughout the last 3 days shows plenty of evidence that he was walking it back and trying to minimize the damage his Poland speech comments had done.