07-15-2024, 02:29 PM
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#16281
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
They did storm the Capitol less than four years ago and kill four or five cops…
If Donald Trump were actually gunned down… I shudder to think.
At the very least I think you’re looking at riots on the scale of Ferguson et al, but across the country.
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Hhmm?? Pretty sure no cops were killed
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07-15-2024, 02:32 PM
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#16282
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Had an idea!
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Too bad the Democrats couldn't rally behind Dean Phillips when they had the chance.
Power hungry fools at this point.
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07-15-2024, 02:35 PM
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#16283
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Originally Posted by Bonded
My hope is that this forces Biden out.
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The bizarre thing is Biden leaving or his condition isn't even a part of the news cycle right now.
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07-15-2024, 02:35 PM
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#16284
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
The bizarre thing is Biden leaving or his condition isn't even a part of the news cycle right now.
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It’s why it’s a perfect time to do it.
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07-15-2024, 02:37 PM
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#16285
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Isn't JD Vance relatively sane?
Relatively. Like, compared to the people Trump typically surrounds himself with. Like, less crazy than Giuliani, Powell, Palin, etc.
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07-15-2024, 02:45 PM
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#16286
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Hhmm?? Pretty sure no cops were killed
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People make it seek like that day was on par with world tragedies.
A bunch of nerds stormed a building and accomplishes nothing. That's all it was.
Last edited by Zary's-Mustache; 07-15-2024 at 03:23 PM.
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07-15-2024, 02:47 PM
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#16287
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Isn't JD Vance relatively sane?
Relatively. Like, compared to the people Trump typically surrounds himself with. Like, less crazy than Giuliani, Powell, Palin, etc.
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He'll be just another sycophant
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07-15-2024, 02:51 PM
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#16288
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Hhmm?? Pretty sure no cops were killed
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You’re correct, apparently there was only one Capitol police who was beaten. My recollection was at least one officer was killed.
Though several Capitol officers committed suicide following the riots, so clearly they didn’t think it was nothing.
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07-15-2024, 02:56 PM
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#16289
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Biden is selfish. This is what happens when people come into power they don't want to give it up.
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Uh, didn't Trump lead an insurrection on some January 6th date?
Biden ain't got nothin' on Cheeto Benito there
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07-15-2024, 02:57 PM
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#16290
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Biden is selfish. This is what happens when people come into power they don't want to give it up.
You can't talk about protecting America and stumbling around like a drunk uncle.
He is also screwing his own legacy, he will be remembered for not stepping away and getting clobbered by Donald Trump.
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You would think that one’s legacy would be more important to Biden then his pursuit for a second term. He could go down as a lifelong politician who achieved his ultimate dream of being President. Sure, he’s made mistakes and unpopular decisions (who hasn’t in political life), but his resume is pretty outstanding.
Unfortunately, his selfish desire for power will in fact define his record as he will be the guy who failed to stop the second rising of Trump and the guy who made Americans call for age restrictions to the office of the president.
This will how his legacy will be defined should he fail to leave the race. He’s already done a ton of damage to his character from that horrendous debate and the way he awkwardly stumbles around.
Democrats need to force the issue and unite in an attempt to make him step down. Although, at this point it seems like a lost cause as Trump’s polling numbers look strong and will most likely get the post convention bump on top of the assassination attempt.
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07-15-2024, 03:00 PM
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#16291
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Azure
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Tin foil hate time.
Maybe they were trying to Franz Ferdinand him.
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07-15-2024, 03:10 PM
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#16292
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Isn't JD Vance relatively sane?
Relatively. Like, compared to the people Trump typically surrounds himself with. Like, less crazy than Giuliani, Powell, Palin, etc.
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The JD Vance who was hawking Hillbilly Elegy in the media 8 years ago was relatively sane. But the whiff of power seems to have turned him into something else entirely.
https://www.vox.com/politics/360283/...-authoritarian
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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07-15-2024, 03:16 PM
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#16293
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Truculent!
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
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We are so ####ed.
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07-15-2024, 03:22 PM
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#16294
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Tin foil hate time.
Maybe they were trying to Franz Ferdinand him.
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It's not impossible, but you'd think they'd find someone more competent than a guy who got laughed out of a tryout for his high school rifle team for being so bad at shooting.
While I think any political motive will probably be incoherent, gun culture and easy access to powerful guns is what ultimately creates this risk. When in the course of a few hours a kid like than can just grab a semi-automatic rifle from his dad's cache of 20+ firearms, go buy 50 rounds of ammunition from a gun store, and then go to a Presidential candidate's rally, I'm honestly surprised this doesn't happen more often.
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07-15-2024, 03:23 PM
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#16295
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache
People make it seek like that day was on par with world tragedies.
A bunch of needs stormed a building and accomplishes nothing. That's all it was.
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It's neither the scale nor the category of something like 9/11, but IMO it's probably the craziest thing I've seen happen since then.
What would compare? Sandy Hook? George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter stuff? Charlottesville might be the most comparable.
I wouldn't say they accomplished nothing, but they certainly didn't accomplish what they intended. Of course that wasn't due to a lack of trying.
Regular American citizens broke into the Capitol Building with enough aggression to assault law enforcement and require the use of deadly force. Anyone can shrug their shoulders as much as they want about what did or didn't happen, but it was objectively bonkers. And like 9/11, America simply will never be the same now that it has happened.
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07-15-2024, 03:27 PM
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#16296
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
We are so ####ed.
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Yeah, Burgum was the Pence pick that might have moderated some of the crazy. Vance will be pushing Trump into it and could be president by the end of Trump’s term. Ugly stuff
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07-15-2024, 03:30 PM
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Uh... OK.
Well, ####.
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07-15-2024, 03:30 PM
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#16298
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
You’re correct, apparently there was only one Capitol police who was beaten. My recollection was at least one officer was killed.
Though several Capitol officers committed suicide following the riots, so clearly they didn’t think it was nothing.
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The stat comes from the guy who beaten with a fire extinguisher dying from a stroke the day after and four suicides shortly after Jan 6th
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07-15-2024, 03:32 PM
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#16299
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Originally Posted by Yamer
It's neither the scale nor the category of something like 9/11, but IMO it's probably the craziest thing I've seen happen since then.
What would compare? Sandy Hook? George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter stuff? Charlottesville might be the most comparable.
I wouldn't say they accomplished nothing, but they certainly didn't accomplish what they intended. Of course that wasn't due to a lack of trying.
Regular American citizens broke into the Capitol Building with enough aggression to assault law enforcement and require the use of deadly force. Anyone can shrug their shoulders as much as they want about what did or didn't happen, but it was objectively bonkers. And like 9/11, America simply will never be the same now that it has happened.
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What would have happened had the events of that day continued for another couple of hours? What if they had got to Pelosi or other members of congress? They were scared ####less.
To downplay the storming of the Capitol is idiotic.
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07-15-2024, 03:33 PM
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#16300
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Originally Posted by opendoor
It's not impossible, but you'd think they'd find someone more competent than a guy who got laughed out of a tryout for his high school rifle team for being so bad at shooting.
While I think any political motive will probably be incoherent, gun culture and easy access to powerful guns is what ultimately creates this risk. When in the course of a few hours a kid like than can just grab a semi-automatic rifle from his dad's cache of 20+ firearms, go buy 50 rounds of ammunition from a gun store, and then go to a Presidential candidate's rally, I'm honestly surprised this doesn't happen more often.
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Yeah. If this was organized he would have had a powerful enough rifle to kill Trump through his bullet proof vest and would have just shot center mass
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