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[Coach]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

It is…interesting…how the media latched on like a dog with a bone reporting Biden’s supposed mental decline and we hear nary a word about Trump’s clear verbal and mental miscues. These are seemingly very comparable situations. Combined with the polar opposite treatment of how document leaks were reported in 2016 versus the outright refusal to speak on them now it makes one wonder. Not saying that anything nefarious is going on but why the double standard? Is the benefit of the great website traffic driver that great?

It’s possible I’m seeing it through a different lens but it’s weird. How it’s being treated in the media is just weird. I don’t get it.

It's because what he actually says is more newsworthy, and all there was to talk about with Biden was his decline. He's not out there spouting insane lies so they didn't talk about it.

Trump's been incoherent for years. Try to actually read outloud anything he says on a transcript. It's pure nonsense. But when he does put words together that form full sentences it's full of insane things like being confused about how someone can have two different ethnicities, so that's what gets talked about. And I do think they are doing what they can to not appear to "pile on" because fools like FireItUp just cry about bias when it's DJT himself the one spouting trash and blaming the media for broadcasting it or something. "They twist my words by playing the video of what I said, its nasty nasty stuff."

[Monahammer]

Man, this Fired Up guy is pretty damn weird.

[FireItUp]

Originally Posted by ignite09

Pretty sure FireItUp is just a troll account set up by Bingo to keep site traffic up during the off season

I am swear this is not Bingo, nor do I play it. I'm just here to debate the lefties.
Is all fun, nothing personal, and no hate or ill will towards anyone...even my haters.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by FireItUp

It's quite disturbing if you think that this, is similar to two consenting adults. Such a weak rebuttal.

But how is it different? He think she's of a lesser race yet felt attracted to her sexually? Can you not see that it could be the same situation with Trump?

Anyone who doesn't like me replying to or quoting FIU can report me if you like. We've seen what happens when we ignore him. He just trolls anyway. It won't change until he gets banned. Let me have my fun intil then.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

It is…interesting…how the media latched on like a dog with a bone reporting Biden’s supposed mental decline and we hear nary a word about Trump’s clear verbal and mental miscues. These are seemingly very comparable situations. Combined with the polar opposite treatment of how document leaks were reported in 2016 versus the outright refusal to speak on them now it makes one wonder. Not saying that anything nefarious is going on but why the double standard? Is the benefit of the great website traffic driver that great?

It’s possible I’m seeing it through a different lens but it’s weird. How it’s being treated in the media is just weird. I don’t get it.

I have been saying that Trump suffers from just as much from dementia etc as Biden does but he is more of the angry variety that sometimes says funny stuff so he gets more of a pass.



Who knows why the media doesn't call him out as much but O'Donnell had a good rant.

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1821732742029099206

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by FireItUp

I am swear this is not Bingo, nor do I play it. I'm just here to debate the lefties.
Is all fun, nothing personal, and no hate or ill will towards anyone...even my haters.

No one hates you. We think you're deliberately trolling to... whatever, or you're hopelessly deluded into thinking Trump is not everything a rational person knows he is.

About that rally lie? Pathetic, right?

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

It is…interesting…how the media latched on like a dog with a bone reporting Biden’s supposed mental decline and we hear nary a word about Trump’s clear verbal and mental miscues. These are seemingly very comparable situations. Combined with the polar opposite treatment of how document leaks were reported in 2016 versus the outright refusal to speak on them now it makes one wonder. Not saying that anything nefarious is going on but why the double standard? Is the benefit of the great website traffic driver that great?

It’s possible I’m seeing it through a different lens but it’s weird. How it’s being treated in the media is just weird. I don’t get it.

I think news reports are certainly dancing around the subject now - being led by Harris' press releases about his rallies/interviews etc.

[BigThief]

Originally Posted by FireItUp

It's quite disturbing if you think that this, is similar to two consenting adults. Such a weak rebuttal.

That's a fair comment, Trump enjoys non consentual as well. He's a rapist. Finds his daughter sexy too, wants to date her.

[Looch City]

So much racism came out of the wood work when Trump illegitimately became President in 2016.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I had no idea Eric Trump was such a huge Flames fan.

[Coach]

Fair shot. Jefferson is an old example. And really, I would guess the vast majority slave owners that owned women assaulted them at some point.

Here's a more modern and (as of today) consensual racist.

Speaking to his mixed-race girlfriend, Sterling said, “It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people.” And also, “I’m just saying, in your lousy f******* Instagrams, you don’t have to have yourself with, walking with black people.” And also, “You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games.”

https://www.vox.com/2014/4/29/18077046/donald-sterling

“The girl is black,” Sterling said on the tape. “I like her. I’m jealous that she’s with other black guys. I want her. So what the hell? Can’t I in private tell her, ‘I don’t want you to be with anybody’?”

https://nypost.com/2014/05/09/sterli...-sex-with-her/

[Cube Inmate]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

It's cognitive dissonance. You can have a prejudice towards a group while favouring certain members of that group. She's "one of the good ones" so he'll date her.

Nah, it's stupidity. For it to be cognitive dissonance there would have to be at least some understanding that racism is more than simple like/hate based on skin colour.

[Looch City]

Racist and too stupid to realize it. And not willing to realize it, so they're willfully ignorant too.

AKA

Deplorables.

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by Nufy

Leased...but will he pay for it...

Maybe ironically and the left will like it but the troglodytes won't care.

And no, he will not pay for it. He will stiff them like everyone else.

[Sultan]

Nevermind

[FireItUp]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

It isn't evidence. Answer my question. Were the slave owners who fell in love with their slaves racist?

It's cognitive dissonance. You can have a prejudice towards a group while favouring certain members of that group. She's "one of the good ones" so he'll date her.

Let's get some facts out about racism & slavery before we move forward.
First, no one is born racist. They become racist through racist parents, family, society, and so on.
Secondly, not every member of a family who owned slaves shared the same views as the owner.
Thirdly, contrary to popular belief, like whites, many blacks owned slaves themselves. Our history has had many dark periods but it's clearly gotten better overtime, and I believe it'll get even better in years to come.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/661/

It is difficult to digest, but numerous records indicate that thousands of free people of color in the antebellum South did in fact own slaves. Not only did they own slaves but, in some instances, they harshly disciplined and sold their slaves. In other instances, they treated them well and ultimately freed them.

Now, your question is "Were the slave owners who fell in love with their slaves racist?"
I think the right answer is, both. It's very possible that some were absolutely racist, and others weren't. It's no different than humans throughout history, some are hate-filled and other are loving and compassionate.

[FireItUp]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

No one hates you. We think you're deliberately trolling to... whatever, or you're hopelessly deluded into thinking Trump is not everything a rational person knows he is.

About that rally lie? Pathetic, right?

I agree. I'm not on board with his stance on the whole A.I. crowd thing. However, I find it odd that she keeps bringing in performers to her rallies.
Rallies are suppose to be about informing the people about your platform, policies, and why your better than your opponent.

[Mathgod]

Posting things out of genuine curiosity or concern, with honest intent to generate good-faith dialogue, is one thing.

Posting an endless stream of things you already know are nonsense, with the intention of provoking reactions and creating chaos (and refusal to show any humility when your nonsense is debunked) is quite another.

It's very clear which one applies to our little friend here.

My honest opinion is get on with the inevitable, he's going to get himself banned sooner or later, so why wait until he reaches some theoretical level of misbehaving before giving him a timeout?

[Wastedyouth]

I am all up for banning people who keep quoting those posts.

I don't even have FIU on ignore and the amount of people who are needlessly replying with the same response of "No YOU!" is just as annoying.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Take your garbage to Truth Social. Hear it will be bankrupt soon.