Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Go Back   Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community > Main Forums > The Off Topic Forum
Register Forum Rules FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 07-30-2020, 11:50 AM   #1701
Senator Clay Davis
Franchise Player
 
Senator Clay Davis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
Exp:
Default

The Bush revisionism is another reminder what an evil genius Dick Cheney really is. He has been able to basically fade into the background, despite being the brains of the operation. McConnell is kind of the same with Trump, but on a far less destructive scale. Even now with the "Bush wasn't so bad" takes, you basically never hear Cheney's name.
__________________
"Think I'm gonna be the scapegoat for the whole damn machine? Sheeee......."
Senator Clay Davis is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to Senator Clay Davis For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 11:57 AM   #1702
HockeyIlliterate
Powerplay Quarterback
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wastedyouth View Post
Lol, so true.
Because it really does seem like every Republican president is worse than the previous one.
HockeyIlliterate is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 12:17 PM   #1703
Swift
Not Taylor
 
Swift's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Calgary SW
Exp:
Default

Someone on another message board I visit linked to r/Conservative to show how Trump's delaying the election tweet went over like a lead balloon with the right - https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservativ...0_us_election/


I don't know what they're like normally, but it's somewhat... heartening, I guess, to see some well-reasoned responses to this kind of dictatorial overreach.
Swift is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 12:17 PM   #1704
Senator Clay Davis
Franchise Player
 
Senator Clay Davis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
Exp:
Default

Here's the Republican nominee who is trying to win John Lewis's seat. She seems nice...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1288847468533350402
__________________
"Think I'm gonna be the scapegoat for the whole damn machine? Sheeee......."
Senator Clay Davis is offline  
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Senator Clay Davis For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 12:26 PM   #1705
ernie
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Exp:
Default

Trumps tweet was timed to minimize impact of:

-the Lewis service (because he’s racist and Obama is going to get good press)

-a member of his campaign dying from the Hoax virus

-the increase in unemployment filings

-the historical contraction of the economy...a number that is likely to look really bad vs countries that did a proper lockdown. Those countries won’t have worse numbers and they don’t have the out of control virus right now.

That’s the intent but it’s such a bat #### crazy thing to say that it might actually do more harm than those other things.

Last edited by ernie; 07-30-2020 at 12:30 PM.
ernie is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 12:29 PM   #1706
KelVarnsen
Franchise Player
 
KelVarnsen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Apartment 5A
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis View Post
Here's the Republican nominee who is trying to win John Lewis's seat. She seems nice...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1288847468533350402
I read some of her other tweets. Now I hate life.
KelVarnsen is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 12:50 PM   #1707
activeStick
Franchise Player
 
activeStick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Exp:
Default

So basically, Pompeo is saying it's Barr's call whether or not the election should be delayed in the name of having a fair election.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1288847087950495749
activeStick is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to activeStick For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 01:01 PM   #1708
PsYcNeT
Franchise Player
 
PsYcNeT's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
Exp:
Default

President Chuck Grassley on Jan 20th
__________________

Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm View Post
Settle down there, Temple Grandin.
PsYcNeT is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 01:11 PM   #1709
rubecube
Franchise Player
 
rubecube's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
Exp:
Default

Lol, this is pretty great.

https://www.settleforbiden.org/
rubecube is offline  
The Following 11 Users Say Thank You to rubecube For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 01:29 PM   #1710
FlamesAddiction
Franchise Player
 
FlamesAddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Regarding Bush vs. Trump

I think Bush was just an idiot, but he legitimately thought he was was doing right. That didn't make him less dangerous necessarily.

Trump is also an idiot, but he is also full of ill intent.

The Bush doctrine really caused a lot of suffering upfront, but Trumpism may be worse in the long run. We likely won't know the full extent of how his presidency will affect the world for a few generations. I also wouldn't put it past him to start a war before the election to give him a boost.
__________________
"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
FlamesAddiction is online now  
Old 07-30-2020, 02:39 PM   #1711
Itse
Franchise Player
 
Itse's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rubecube View Post
People revere Reagan too. Apparently being a complete lying psychopath and a war criminal is fine as long as you're folksy and don't say the quiet parts loud.
Bush was no lying psychopath.

He gave billions to help stop AIDS in Africa, helping save a lot of lives, and there's IMO no question his No Child Left Behind project, his one big personal domestic agenda, was created with the best intentions.

Bush might not have been a good president overall, but there's no comparison between him and Trump.

The only reason Trump hasn't created as much destruction is because he's too incompetent, plus his puppet master in Moscow probably doesn't want the US flexing its might.
Itse is offline  
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Itse For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 02:48 PM   #1712
Barnet Flame
Franchise Player
 
Barnet Flame's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports View Post
This is true. Bush ran on 2000 being the non-washington guy, draining the swamp. Then he got really caught up in 9/11 and terrorism and went too far. I mean his popularity when he threw that ball at Yankee Stadium was 90% and he threw it all away by warmongering around the middle east.


People are just fascinated by Trump and I'm not sure why. Trump's been in Washington 3 years, while other politicians (cough Biden) have been there 45 years.

I would have like to have seen how Trump would have reacted to 9/11 as President. It's intriguing and scary at the same time.

One thing we know for sure.

Donald wouldn’t have been reading a book when it happened.
Barnet Flame is offline  
The Following 8 Users Say Thank You to Barnet Flame For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 03:45 PM   #1713
Senator Clay Davis
Franchise Player
 
Senator Clay Davis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
Exp:
Default

I would say Trump actually, finally went too far for some conservatives today, and they'll say things like this, but we all know who they are voting for in November, despite the "outcry"

https://twitter.com/user/status/1288939208669671424
__________________
"Think I'm gonna be the scapegoat for the whole damn machine? Sheeee......."
Senator Clay Davis is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to Senator Clay Davis For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 03:50 PM   #1714
CroFlames
Franchise Player
 
CroFlames's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis View Post
I would say Trump actually, finally went too far for some conservatives today, and they'll say things like this, but we all know who they are voting for in November, despite the "outcry"

https://twitter.com/user/status/1288939208669671424
Trumps response to that tweet:

Spoiler!
CroFlames is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to CroFlames For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 03:53 PM   #1715
ResAlien
Lifetime In Suspension
 
ResAlien's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Exp:
Default

Every pearl clutching this is a bridge too far Republican enabler can SMDFTB. They’re useless cowards and their hollow words mean less than nothing.
ResAlien is offline  
The Following 13 Users Say Thank You to ResAlien For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 04:22 PM   #1716
Fuzz
Franchise Player
 
Fuzz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ResAlien View Post
Every pearl clutching this is a bridge too far Republican enabler can SMDFTB. They’re useless cowards and their hollow words mean less than nothing.
I am unfamiliar with that acronym. Is it Suck My Dig Fat Thick Bick?
Fuzz is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 04:29 PM   #1717
troutman
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
 
troutman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
I am unfamiliar with that acronym. Is it Suck My Dig Fat Thick Bick?
I had to look it up myself, and now I have an afterimage.
troutman is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 04:43 PM   #1718
Scroopy Noopers
Pent-up
 
Scroopy Noopers's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
I am unfamiliar with that acronym. Is it Suck My Dig Fat Thick Bick?
I have no idea, but whatever it is I agree.
Scroopy Noopers is offline  
Old 07-30-2020, 04:50 PM   #1719
PepsiFree
Participant
Participant
 
PepsiFree's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Exp:
Default

You guys don't know SMDFTB? You gotta expand your horizons.
PepsiFree is offline  
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to PepsiFree For This Useful Post:
Old 07-30-2020, 04:53 PM   #1720
SportsJunky
Uncle Chester
 
SportsJunky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Exp:
Default

I just looked it up, paused and then laughed out loud. What a visual.
SportsJunky is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to SportsJunky For This Useful Post:
Closed Thread


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:17 PM.

Calgary Flames
2024-25




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Calgarypuck 2021 | See Our Privacy Policy