I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!

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  • illinoislady
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  • cardplayer
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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Ah, yes. That GD escalator.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Here are three key facts that explain why No Labels is not a centrist party, why no third party can win the White House, and who's really behind these efforts.

    First, the group's basic premise doesn't comport with reality. They claim that Trump and Biden represent equally extreme ends of the political spectrum, ignoring the fact that Trump openly sought the end of American democracy and is now promising his base "retribution" over the election he falsely claims was stolen. An equivalent extreme simply does not exist on the American left.

    Second, the Electoral College makes a third party victory virtually impossible. In 1912, 1992, 2000, and 2016, third party candidates siphoned enough votes to tip the scales in favor of one of the major party candidates.

    And in 2024, Trump’s core base will support him no matter what — a third party candidate would only serve to siphon traditionally conservative voters concerned with the state of our democracy away from President Biden.

    Third, No Labels is a dark money group financed by far-right donors. Although they've repeatedly refused to disclose their major donors, Politico, Mother Jones, and the Lincoln Project have reported that they include:

    • Harlan Crow, the right-wing billionaire who has lavished Justice Clarence Thomas with gifts and free vacations.
    • Michael Smith, a fossil fuel billionaire who has backed a Mitch McConnell super PAC and Virginia’s Republican governor Glenn Youngkin.
    • Allan Keen, a Florida real estate mogul and longtime Republican donor who spent at least $135,000 to elect Trump in 2020.

    These donors and others have spent huge sums to launder their talking points through a purportedly “centrist” organization, but a little digging reveals exactly what No Labels really is: just another cog in the right-wing disinformation machine.

  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Couldn't help it —- I'm a cat lover.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Grifters don't win.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    No S**t.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Oh Lord — where to start:

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,307

    Ignoramus on parade between the lack of historical understanding, poor spelling and the disgusting dress code. If that was a female, they would be arrested for the "nip slip" but it is acceptable if it is a fat male.

    Love the memes especially the one about the blow job.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
    edited August 2023
    Trump Meltdown Continues to Accelerate

    Story by Ben Meiselas •1h

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    We have come to expect that on a daily basis, Donald Trump will take to his social media account to:

    1. Whine and complain about being a victim.
    2. Post QAnon death cult memes.
    3. Harass or attack someone who is usually a judge, prosecutor, witness, President Biden, or anyone who doesn’t pledge full obedience to MAGA, or…
    4. A combination of all the above. Usually it’s a combination of all the above dozens of times a day.

    While legacy media ignores this behavior as “Trump being Trump,” we here at the MeidasTouch Network believe Trump’s behavior is disqualifying and repulsive to our democracy and country and must be called out. Every single day.

    This is especially the case where Trump’s behavior, as reflected in his posts, are getting even more deranged and are now fully consistent with someone who should be involuntarily institutionalized under a 5150 psychiatric hold.

    Take a look at some examples from today in posts made by Trump, which reflect a complete detachment from reality and sociopathic behavior at the most dangerous measurable levels.

    Exhibit A

    Donald Trump began the day by posting “Crooked Joe Biden…is telling everyone to Indict Trump, take him off the campaign trail, and let him spend his money on legal fees rather than ads saying that Biden is the WORST and MOST CORRUPT President in the history…” (emphasis in original) Here is the full post:

     Provided by MeidasTouch Network

    Exhibit B

    Donald Trump posts an imaginary conversation he believes that President Biden is having about him mixed with impulsive expressions of grandeur. Here is the full post.

     Provided by MeidasTouch Network

    Exhibit C

    Donald Trump praises an extremist freshman MAGA Republican State Senator from Georgia who demanded Georgia Governor Brian Kemp hold an “emergency session” of the legislature to stop the prosecution by the Fulton County District Attorney. The State Senator referenced in Trump’s posts also went on a media tour falsely stating that the Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was seeking the death penalty by lethal injection against Donald Trump.

    Exhibit D

    Donald Trump falsely posts that he “easily won” the state of Georgia in 2020 because he won the nearby states of Alabama and South Carolina. These false statements reflect a continued proclivity to maliciously make false statements in furtherance of the criminal conspiracy he has been charged with in state and federal court. Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp has stated he is willing to be a witness against Donald Trump during the criminal trial and to testify that the election in Georgia was safe and secure.

     Provided by MeidasTouch Network

    Exhibit E

    A few hours have now passed. Donald Trump again posts that “Crooked Joe Biden…MUST BE STOPPED!” (emphasis in original) Trump then calls the Department of Justice the “Department of Injustice” and complains about the expense of the cases against him, even though Trump has used more than $40 million from money donated to his Political Action Committee in the last 6 months alone to pay for legal bills including the legal bills of witnesses.

     Provided by MeidasTouch Network

    Exhibit F

    Donald Trump, who is known for having tiny hands and low stamina, posts a video made by Laura Ingraham from Fox who interviews a guest who compliment’s Trump’s large ‘lunchbox’ size hands and Trump’s ‘stamina for days.’ This is equally humiliating for Trump to post as it is for Fox to degrade itself daily with such sycophantic filth.

     Provided by MeidasTouch Network

    Exhibit G

    Once again Trump makes a post complaining that the prosecutions against him are not “fair.” Here is the post:

     Provided by MeidasTouch Network

    Exhibit H

    Donald Trump, known for cheating in golf like all things he does, and who spent more than a year of his time disgracing the White House playing golf, posts a video of himself hitting a golf ball.

     Provided by MeidasTouch Network

    There are many other posts Donald Trump has made in the past 24 hours in addition to those highlighted by Exhibits A-H above. However, a fraction of any of the words uttered by Trump in the exhibits above would be disqualifying, and frankly be unfathomable, from any other candidate. 

    Donald Trump does not need to be treated like a baby and get special favors by the media. He should be treated like anyone else and be held accountable. 

    Period. Full stop.

    Off the wall nuts.

  • miriandra
    miriandra Member Posts: 2,211
    edited August 2023
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    MSNBC and possibly some others generally have stopped putting the Loon's Truth Social and other rants on their programs. Most are re-runs and the same worthless whiny materials. So, I thought about not putting all of this in here.

    The reason I did is that the Loon does sound like he is starting to fall apart. He is truly upset with Pres. Biden who whupped him fair and square aside from the fact he chose never to accept it. That is the Loon though. I know, he actually knows in some small corner that he lost but he never loses, and he is never wrong and he will not let anything interfere in any way with those things. Obviously, he is also making big targets of anyone who is even remotely in his eyes either disloyal or actually asking him to ANSWER up now.

    So, I still worry that he will end up in a chair somewhere with ugly drool exiting his mouth un-aware. I want him to lose all his money (which is also his kingly symbol) and I want him to be able to understand that he is now suffering just as much as anyone he has made suffer. When I hear and read things like the above, I begin to wonder and worry all over again. It has in fact been my biggest fear. I've always thought we would get some justice although that too seemed so excruciatingly slow to find its way to us. So, I've always been concerned that his mind will go before he finally feels the hammer of Thor beating the living daylights out of him.

  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 5,294

    miriandra,

    Have you seen Stone’s back? This is actually real and Stone is proud of it.


  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 47,698

    That explains a lot....

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,307

    Yes, 2 brain dead crook assholes occupying just one spot.

  • cardplayer
    cardplayer Member Posts: 2,051
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    If you send out goodness from yourself, or if you share that which is happy or good within you, it will all come back to you multiplied ten thousand times. In the kingdom of love there is no competition; there is no possessiveness or control. The more love you give away, the more love you will have. -John O'Donohue

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    OMG.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    THIS PERSON has a huge and enormous point and they are completely right.

    I'm burnt out on the whole Trump this and Trump that thing. I could post positive stuff but that never and I mean never gets the same response by people. It would get completely ignored so I just don't even bother wasting my time. I'm extremely annoyed Donald Trump is continuing to get special treatment. Everyone should be treated the same. No exceptions. No negotiations. No second chances. A former president should get the exact same treatment as the street corner crackhead. There shouldn't be any difference from a to z in the process. If 99.99% of criminal defendants get locked up prior to their arraignment, then Trump should get locked up. Why is that asking for the world? Why aren't you annoyed by all the special treatment? If you or I threatened a judge, prosecutor, or witness, they would not turn a blind eye. They would lock us up immediately. End of story. This whole "we can't do that to a former president" mentality has to end. He is a private citizen. He holds no title. He is a criminal defendant. Treat him accordingly.–mk

  • illinoislady
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