One-Eyed Richmond Forum

General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stalin on October 26, 2015, 01:29:30 PM

Title: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 26, 2015, 01:29:30 PM
Speaking in South Carolina today, Jeb Bush said (via CNN’s Jake Tapper), “If this election is about how we’re going to fight to get nothing done, then I don’t want anything, I don’t want any part of it. I don’t want to be elected president to sit around and see gridlock just become so dominant that people literally are in decline in their lives. That is not my motivation. I’ve got a lot of really cool things I cold do other than sit around, being miserable, listening to people demonize me and feeling compelled to demonize them. That is a joke. Elect Trump if you want that.”

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/10/24/jeb-bush-america-lot-cool-demonized.html


(http://images1.miaminewtimes.com/imager/u/580x328/7999704/jeb_bush_in_his_rimless_glasses_looking_slightly_perturbed.jpg)

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 28, 2015, 02:32:47 PM
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151027/1029174270/refugees-returning-to-syria-thanks-russia.html

http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/10/26/putin-us-using-terrorists-as-battering-ram-to-overthrow-regimes-they-dont-like/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 02, 2015, 05:09:02 AM
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/11/01/bush_i_love_my_dad_id_kill_for_him_id_go_to_prison_for_him.html  :whistle
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 02, 2015, 03:58:39 PM
https://i.4cdn.org/pol/1446404233481.png  :-\
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 04, 2015, 02:20:32 PM
'Banking with Hitler'

Is a good doco


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_for_International_Settlements

I guess you can't complain about what you get then can you.

The 'nazi' bank of international settlements runs the world, or at least a pretty big part or it (sounds strange, but look into it's it's sadly fair dinkum ...)

And here we are left bickering over two puppets that are essentially the same thing ...
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 07, 2015, 09:54:11 AM
Organisers of the 5 November Million Mask March predicted the "largest global protest" in history.
Thousands wearing Guy Fawkes masks gathered in London and Washington DC, joined by similar protests across the globe - from Canada to Guatemala to the Netherlands. Marchers carried placards with sayings such as "One solution, revolution" and "A for anarchy". Most were peaceful - some were not.
What is the Million Mask March?
Promoted by Anonymous, an international group of hacking activists, the march is a protest against corruption in power. It coincides with Bonfire Night in the UK, which commemorates the date Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-34744710

(http://static1.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/8900-8/photos/1446776101-million-mask-march-london_8983728.jpg)

(http://images.unian.net/photos/2015_11/1446770909-2216.jpg)

(http://news2share-media.s3.amazonaws.com/start/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_6159-750x420.jpg)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 16, 2015, 02:50:22 PM
http://i.imgur.com/zK0Eonb.png
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 17, 2015, 11:45:52 AM
http://imgur.com/hm8Gtjs
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 19, 2015, 07:04:45 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUF8aPjWoAA7B_4.png:large)

 :cheers
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 20, 2015, 06:13:52 PM
oh no? hopefully the navy blew it up  :pray



the video clinton wants deleted from the net; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n083eytJe5g



"She hasn't had a period since the 20th century!"


 :clapping
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 25, 2015, 01:02:55 AM
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/11/23/report-more-than-1-in-4-americans-believe-government-is-the-enemy/

WASHINGTON (CBSDC)– More than 1 in 4 Americans believe that the government is the enemy, according to a new poll.

Pew Research Center found that 27 percent of registered voters say they think of government as an enemy, up 8 points since 1996. The latest poll looked at general public opinion regarding the federal government.


 :clapping
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Penelope on November 25, 2015, 03:32:18 PM
probably due to the president being black
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on November 27, 2015, 11:43:47 PM
France Moves to Make ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Illegal by Government Decree

http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/03/19/france-moves-to-make-conspiracy-theories-illegal-by-government-decree/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 02, 2015, 02:26:08 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/young-people-who-question-government-policy-or-the-media-may-be-extremists-officials-tell-parents-a6756086.html

 :sleep
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on December 02, 2015, 06:53:19 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/young-people-who-question-government-policy-or-the-media-may-be-extremists-officials-tell-parents-a6756086.html

 :sleep

Welcome to the so called free world.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 08, 2015, 07:10:50 AM
In the news

Obama: 'the internet erases the distance between countries' and helps terrorists 'poison minds'
The Verge‎ - 18 hours ago
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 15, 2015, 11:45:22 PM
 Göring: Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.
Gilbert: There is one difference. In a democracy, the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare wars.
Göring: Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 19, 2015, 03:11:08 PM
Seppos 'lose' 4th amendment rights
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 23, 2015, 07:21:04 AM

News    > World
Clinton Tops List of Arms Company Donations
 
Hillary Clinton has a close relationship with the world's top arms companies. | Photo: Reuters
Previous
Next
Published 14 December 2015
Compartir Facebook WhatsApp Twitter Google+
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was also a favorite of the arms producing giants during her 2006 senate campaign.
Hillary Clinton has received more money from arms and military service companies than any other candidate during the 2016 presidential campaign, data from Open Secrets shows.

All but one of the world’s 10 biggest arms producers have contributed to Clinton’s previous campaigns, giving her — along with the top Republican receiver Ted Cruz — a significant margin over the other candidates

This content was originally published by teleSUR at the following address:
 "http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Clinton-Tops-List-of-Arms-Company-Donations-20151214-0002.html". If you intend to use it, please cite the source and provide a link to the original article. www.teleSURtv.net/english
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 29, 2015, 11:38:40 PM
https://youtu.be/XdXIYLTI-IM?t=708
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on December 29, 2015, 11:52:57 PM
You secretly want Trump to win....will give you at least four years of endless material... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 30, 2015, 12:25:05 AM
Shillery already got it

Powers that be have deemed it so.  She Is the better puppet
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on December 30, 2015, 08:14:18 AM
This guy could actually change the world....
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 30, 2015, 04:38:25 PM
Indeed... Hence they will rig it or shoot him

Or just continue to screw him over via te media ala Ron Paul
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on December 31, 2015, 09:25:10 AM
http://observer.com/2015/03/the-jeffrey-epstein-affair-imperils-hillary-clintons-presidential-prospects/




....Exactly how tight is the friendship between former President and potential future first gentleman Bill Clinton and Mr. Epstein, who owns a private island in Florida and is now accused of having sex with girls as young as 12 and procuring young girls for sex with other friends of his? What was Bill Clinton doing on the island with Mr. Epstein on multiple occasions and why did he fly overseas on Mr. Epstein’s plane at least 10 times?

What hardball PR and legal tactics will Hillary Clinton’s campaign use to try to make this potential problem—which could potentially derail her planned presidential bid—disappear? Will those tactics work, or is Ms. Clinton’s campaign already dead, even if the exact time of the funeral is not yet known?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on January 22, 2016, 06:15:27 PM
Bernie Sanders closing the gap on Hillary

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/01/time-to-get-serious-about-bernie-sanders.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: dwaino on January 22, 2016, 07:17:13 PM
From the outside looking in Trump is a caricature and no hope. But when you're actually in the US he is a legitimate chance  :help
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on January 22, 2016, 08:15:02 PM
From the outside looking in Trump is a caricature and no hope. But when you're actually in the US he is a legitimate chance  :help

Scary stuff. When did you get back Dwainski?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: dwaino on January 22, 2016, 08:55:36 PM
From the outside looking in Trump is a caricature and no hope. But when you're actually in the US he is a legitimate chance  :help

Scary stuff. When did you get back Dwainski?

A couple of weeks ago on the 7th  :cheers
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on January 26, 2016, 10:16:09 AM
(https://liverpoolclassaction.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/31.jpg)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 03, 2016, 07:18:17 PM
He's got screwed...
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on February 03, 2016, 08:44:39 PM
The wetback will beat the dyke... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 04, 2016, 10:48:00 AM
Bernie Sanders calls for release of raw Iowa vote count
Feb. 02, 2016 - 5:07 - Iowa Democratic Party pushes back against campaign's claim of lost votes


http://video.foxnews.com/v/4734770794001/bernie-sanders-calls-for-release-of-raw-iowa-vote-count/?#sp=show-clips


Microsoft rigged it the bastards
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on February 10, 2016, 07:13:33 PM
NH landslide  :clapping

Cmon Bernie,  build it up! Build it up!!!

Beat those right wing money hogging table tilting selfish pooholes
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 10, 2016, 07:57:47 PM
He will have a 'heart attack' any day now
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 11, 2016, 02:57:54 PM
NH landslide  :clapping

Cmon Bernie,  build it up! Build it up!!!

Beat those right wing money hogging table tilting selfish pooholes

Don't forget how many votes the billionaires get

http://www.npr.org/2015/11/13/455812702//clinton-has-45-to-1-superdelegate-advantage-over-sanders

It's ain't very democratic. Shillary is Sposed to win
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on February 21, 2016, 05:25:50 PM
Bernie narrowly looses to Hillary in Nevada 52-48.

Hardly a convincing win to madam butterfly, and a sufficient result for Sanders to keep building momentum.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 21, 2016, 09:09:32 PM
Bernie narrowly looses to Hillary in Nevada 52-48.

Hardly a convincing win to madam butterfly, and a sufficient result for Sanders to keep building momentum.

Quote
PHONEBANK FOR SOUTH CAROLINA | berniesanders.com/south-carolina/[M] [score hidden] 3 hours ago stickied comment
Nevada showed us again that all of our hard work is paying off. We closed a 25 point gap to just a few percentage points in just a few weeks. Nevada was supposed to be in the bag for Hillary and we proved otherwise. Every single one of us needs to be proud of our hard work. Time and again, we are noticing that our efforts are making a difference.
Now is the time we must remind ourselves that we need every single person to be involved. We must keep moving forward. There are dozens of states approaching in the next few weeks. We have the enthusiasm and the momentum, it is up to us to channel it constructively.
Every phone call matters. Every door we knock on matters. Every flyer we hand out matters. Every article we share on social media matters. Every conversation we have about Bernie matters.
We need you to be participating and sharing with others what you're doing. We are strongly encouraging everyone to create submissions reflecting their activism. This may include what is happening on-the-ground in South Carolina, Super Tuesday states, or in your state. We need to hear more stories about your recent phonebanking, pictures from voter registration drives, and brief journal entries about your canvassing. Through our own form of show-and-tell, we will motivate one another while creating our own support network to help with q&a for first timers.
As Bernie relentlessly reminds us -- when we stand together, there is nothing nothing that will stop us.

That said, here are ways for you to have an impact!
SOUTH CAROLINA
Can you vote?

If you are in South Carolina and are eligible to vote, see https://vote.berniesanders.com/sc
Register to Vote

Find registration information about your state at http://vote.berniesanders.com
Can you volunteer?

If you can volunteer in South Carolina, see www.berniesanders.com/South-Carolina/
If you are in a Super Tuesday state, visit your campaign office asap.

You can find a list of official campaign offices with phone numbers and addresses here http://map.berniesanders.com. If you're traveling into the state to volunteer, reach out to an office and let them know you're coming. They'll plug you in right away.
Can you carpool?

If you're traveling into South Carolina or a Super Tuesday state and want to find or offer a carpool, post here https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/create
Can you provide volunteer housing?

If you're a resident in South Carolina or a Super Tuesday state and want to extend housing to incoming volunteers, please post your listing at www.BernieBnB.com. Clearly, for those coming to the state, give the site a visit for a place to stay.
For the rest of us, PHONEBANK.

Phonebanking feeds in the data which volunteers rely on to know who is strongly supporting Bernie and who is leaning Bernie so that we can mobilize them on election night. This is a crucial part of our process and we need as many people phonebanking or texting for Bernie as possible. It's very easy and you can even do it in your down time at home. More information on how you can phonebank from home here https://go.berniesanders.com/page/content/phonebank
If you're nervous about phonebanking, see these posts. I promise you it is a piece of cake. Everything is provided for you -- even the scripts from which you can read.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/46fw9a/phonebanking_misinformation_please_read/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/46dv2i/you_do_not_have_to_persuade_people_on_the_phone/

https://www.reddit.com/user/tfwgradstudent



 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 23, 2016, 07:52:29 PM
Carpenter
Jewish
Socialist
Fighting the Banks
Checks out.


Bernie = Geez
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 24, 2016, 11:14:02 AM
Bernie shafted by main stream media cartel pricks:

https://theintercept.com/2016/02/22/msnbc-cuts-away-from-bernie-sanders-as-he-condemns-trans-pacific-partnership/

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on February 25, 2016, 01:17:11 AM
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-as-president-i-would-prosecute-clinton/article/2583925
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on March 02, 2016, 08:33:11 PM
Super Tuesday has left Clinton and Trump in very favourable positions.

Maybe Sanders hanging by a thread...but hmmmph. 

Looks like Clinton vs Trump

Who will win in November and why?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Petey on March 02, 2016, 08:43:11 PM
clinton wins but will be closer than people think.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on March 02, 2016, 08:57:00 PM
It's a facade

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on March 02, 2016, 09:09:03 PM
Wouldnt be surprised if Bernie ends up as Hil's running mate
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on March 02, 2016, 09:40:42 PM
Wouldnt be surprised if Bernie ends up as Hil's running mate

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1thcO_olHas&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on March 02, 2016, 10:47:58 PM
Would like to see trump triumph for the theatre, but Hilary wins as we all know you get selected over there not elected

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Penelope on March 03, 2016, 12:56:49 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on March 09, 2016, 08:21:20 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/BorUiLp.jpg)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on March 09, 2016, 08:26:31 AM
Can we move this general discussion cheers mod squad
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on March 15, 2016, 10:09:12 AM
Trump's campaign turning more and more into the Jerry Springer show every day. As they say, only in America!
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on March 15, 2016, 11:31:19 AM
Trump's campaign turning more and more into the Jerry Springer show every day. As they say, only in America!

THe anti trump campaign has really kicked into overdrive

The powers that be a bit worried by him
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Dougeytherichmondfan on March 15, 2016, 12:43:32 PM
Wouldnt be surprised if Bernie ends up as Hil's running mate

I'd doubt it. Clinton stands as a conservative democrat. If she ran with Bernie on her ticket, it might motivate conservative fence sitters to vote Republican, whereas she might still get the vote with someone else. Its the same reason why Labor and the Greens publicly never align themselves.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on March 23, 2016, 12:41:10 AM
http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/helicopter-money-global-central-banks-consider-distributing-money-directly-people/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on April 04, 2016, 10:53:48 AM
Big ups to te anti facist groups
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on April 07, 2016, 07:44:20 AM
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/donald-trump-loses-wisconsin-brands-rival-ted-cruz-a-trojan-horse/news-story/e839410cd7516b063bc47f669d6ce1a1

What a bunch of clowns

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on April 10, 2016, 02:02:18 AM



So what is the solution.


Not to vote?


 :cheers

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/07/panama-papers-taxes-universal-basic-income-public-services

pitchforks  :whistle
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on April 16, 2016, 02:30:12 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LrMXyovf9e8
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on April 20, 2016, 02:23:50 PM

Another great contribution  ::). "unethical invasions"? please, spare me your conspiracy theories.   

... hang on, what?

To quote president Trump:

Quote
You do whatever you want.
You call it whatever you want.
I want to tell you.
 They lied.
 They said there were weapons of mass destruction
, there were none.
 And they knew there were none.
There were no weapons of mass destruction.

 conspiracy theories eh...  :snidegrin

by the military-industrial complex or me, old bean?  :whistle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Intelligence_Committee_report_on_CIA_torture
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on April 20, 2016, 03:51:02 PM
To quote president Trump:


And don't you mean Donald "I'm a New Yorker and I was there at 7/11" Trump?

Can't even talk about 9/11 without stuffing up

God help us all if ends up as President

he is a buffoon
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on April 21, 2016, 10:42:34 AM
To quote president Trump:


And don't you mean Donald "I'm a New Yorker and I was there at 7/11" Trump?

Can't even talk about 9/11 without stuffing up

God help us all if ends up as President

he is a buffoon

Ah yes, Hillary will steer human kind in the right direction ...

Was, the primary reason for the Middle East invasion WMD? According to official channels. Would you agree there was none outside of Israeli? The mainstream media does agree (now)...

I know it's fun to type conspiracy theory yet perhaps you are using the term incorrectly in this Instance?

The 9/11 blokes were apparently Saudis. Funny we didn't invade them but continue to suck them off like the dirty dog we are


That said I agree with majority of your above thoughts. You bleedin heart leftie  ;)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on April 26, 2016, 06:20:10 PM
To quote president Trump:


And don't you mean Donald "I'm a New Yorker and I was there at 7/11" Trump?

Can't even talk about 9/11 without stuffing up

God help us all if ends up as President

he is a buffoon

Ah yes, Hillary will steer human kind in the right direction ...

Was, the primary reason for the Middle East invasion WMD? According to official channels. Would you agree there was none outside of Israeli? The mainstream media does agree (now)...

I know it's fun to type conspiracy theory yet perhaps you are using the term incorrectly in this Instance?

The 9/11 blokes were apparently Saudis. Funny we didn't invade them but continue to suck them off like the dirty dog we are


That said I agree with majority of your above thoughts. You bleedin heart leftie  ;)

Where does Hillary get her campaign funding from? Pharmaceuticals?

GW2 - Oil war. Contracts. Politicians with vested interests/sitting on boards.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on April 26, 2016, 08:32:08 PM
To quote president Trump:


And don't you mean Donald "I'm a New Yorker and I was there at 7/11" Trump?

Can't even talk about 9/11 without stuffing up

God help us all if ends up as President

he is a buffoon

Ah yes, Hillary will steer human kind in the right direction ...

Was, the primary reason for the Middle East invasion WMD? According to official channels. Would you agree there was none outside of Israeli? The mainstream media does agree (now)...

I know it's fun to type conspiracy theory yet perhaps you are using the term incorrectly in this Instance?

The 9/11 blokes were apparently Saudis. Funny we didn't invade them but continue to suck them off like the dirty dog we are


That said I agree with majority of your above thoughts. You bleedin heart leftie  ;)

Where does Hillary get her campaign funding from? Pharmaceuticals?

GW2 - Oil war. Contracts. Politicians with vested interests/sitting on boards.

Steals it from charities   http://freebeacon.com/politics/half-of-clintons-charitable-giving-in-2014-went-to-their-own-foundation/

Military industrial complex http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/hillary-is-the-candidate_b_9168938.html

Wall st / Goldman sac. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-earn-more-than-25-million-in-speaking-fees-since-january-2014/2015/05/15/52605fbe-fb4d-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html?tid=a_inl


It's funny comparin the lobby groups donatin bernie vs Hilary


https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00000019&cycle=Career
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 03, 2016, 02:07:51 PM
To quote president Trump:


And don't you mean Donald "I'm a New Yorker and I was there at 7/11" Trump?

Can't even talk about 9/11 without stuffing up

God help us all if ends up as President

he is a buffoon

How bout te CIA director ?

GEOPOLITICS
CIA director says secret 9/11 report pages full of hearsay, inaccurate info
Published May 02, 2016
FoxNews.com


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/02/cia-director-says-secret-911-report-pages-full-hearsay-inaccurate-info.html?intcmp=hpbt1

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 04, 2016, 08:09:07 AM
http://www.australiandebtclock.com.au


 :whistle
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 09, 2016, 12:58:11 PM
http://imgur.com/gallery/xIIVQ6W
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 16, 2016, 08:52:08 PM
With a heavy dose of their typical bluntness, the German government created a website dedicated to teaching the influx of Middle Eastern immigrants the ins and outs of sex — literally and figuratively — in German culture.

In some places, the site offers advice on how to interact with, and be respectful of, gays and lesbians and members of the opposite sex. In other places, the site is a de facto instruction manual for how to have sex in different ways and in different positions.


---

http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/05/15/german-government-creates-online-sex-manual-for-immigrants/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 17, 2016, 12:42:29 AM
 Sheldon Adelson: The warmongering Zionist Master of the Republican Party gave trump 100m dollars
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 17, 2016, 10:56:07 PM
Rothschild holds $100,000 a plate dinner for a Hillary Clinton fundraiser

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/05/13/hillary-clinton-hosts-100000-a-head-fundraisers/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 18, 2016, 10:50:24 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cia-mistakenly-destroys-copy-of-6700-page-us-torture-report-feinstein-a7034096.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 19, 2016, 10:41:07 AM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3108141/bill-clinton-allegedly-flew-on-pedophile-jeffrey-epsteins-sex-jet-with-trafficked-girls-26-times/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on May 20, 2016, 02:41:43 PM
Donald Trump used the word rape to describe former President Bill Clinton's extramarital sexual proclivities in an interview with Sean Hannity that aired Wednesday night on the FOX News Channel.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 08, 2016, 11:56:59 AM
Feck off nick omalley  shillflog

The age p16

Worst than the times reporter that asked bernie if he's sexists for running againast Shillary

https://m.imgur.com/a/Chlvm
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 08, 2016, 01:14:41 PM
nick who
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 08, 2016, 01:16:02 PM
i dunno some nobody

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-bernie-sanders-must-end-his-campaign-now-while-hes-still-a-force-for-good-20160607-gpdexl.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Dougeytherichmondfan on June 08, 2016, 01:53:56 PM
Such a shame. Sanders v Trump would have been something special.

Clinton will poo it in, despite what the polls say (just like Turnbull will win (albeit with a much reduced majority)).
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 08, 2016, 01:55:47 PM

Not over yet.

 :thumbsup
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Dougeytherichmondfan on June 08, 2016, 01:57:08 PM

Not over yet.

 :thumbsup

Which election are you referring to?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 08, 2016, 02:20:09 PM

Not over yet.

 :thumbsup

tell that to the MSM  :whistle

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/06/the-ap-announcing-clintons-victory-was-an-embarras.html

Quote
Clinton colluded with the media to have the race called BEFORE California. WHY? Because she knows that Cali voters have the power to turn this race on its head and she was panicking.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-clinton-money-email-uses-images-labeled-1465266744-htmlstory.html

btw the 'superdelegates' (lol) can change votes till end of the month...


Not over yet.



 :thumbsup

Which election are you referring to?

zionist-military industrial complex vs bernie  :whistle
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 08, 2016, 02:26:16 PM
Such a shame. Sanders v Trump would have been something special.

Clinton will poo it in, despite what the polls say (just like Turnbull will win (albeit with a much reduced majority)).

many of their supporters agree on several issues ...

(much of) this left v right stuff is bollocks ...

more importantly why are so many americans supporting trump or bernie? so the MSM brands nutters ...

This guy could actually change the world....

everything is good

but do we need a transgender toilet ???

You secretly want Trump to win....will give you at least four years of endless material... :shh

if trump (or shillary) gets up you might not get four more years. the jesuits/christiansnutters/zionists have a grand plan

read the last bit of the bible
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 08, 2016, 03:11:13 PM
https://www.periscope.tv/Brigida__Santos/1lDxLqnaYrwKm



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_superdelegates,_2016

 ---> Bill Clinton   NY   DPL   Clinton[a][74]

 :lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 09, 2016, 10:04:15 AM

Election Justice USA –  ‏@Elect_Justice

Huge, well-controlled exit poll of early voting in CA, praised by NYT's @Nate_Cohn, nails other races, off by 16% for B vs HRC #ExitPollGate
9:45 PM - 7 Jun 2016
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Dougeytherichmondfan on June 09, 2016, 12:30:10 PM

Election Justice USA –  ‏@Elect_Justice

Huge, well-controlled exit poll of early voting in CA, praised by NYT's @Nate_Cohn, nails other races, off by 16% for B vs HRC #ExitPollGate
9:45 PM - 7 Jun 2016

So who wins? Hillary surely takes CA
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 09, 2016, 01:19:37 PM
Obviously she wins. She the favoured puppet
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 09, 2016, 02:00:22 PM

Not over yet.

 :thumbsup

tell that to the MSM  :whistle

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/06/the-ap-announcing-clintons-victory-was-an-embarras.html

Quote
Clinton colluded with the media to have the race called BEFORE California. WHY? Because she knows that Cali voters have the power to turn this race on its head and she was panicking.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-clinton-money-email-uses-images-labeled-1465266744-htmlstory.html

btw the 'superdelegates' (lol) can change votes till end of the month...


Not over yet.



 :thumbsup

Which election are you referring to?

zionist-military industrial complex vs bernie  :whistle

Jews v Jews
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 11, 2016, 01:52:59 PM
http://yournewswire.com/lawsuit-filed-as-bernie-sanders-wins-california-by-landslide/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 20, 2016, 08:17:03 PM
http://www.anonews.co/russian-hackers-bernie/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 23, 2016, 07:13:11 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3653442/Paranoid-little-Mark-Zuckerberg-covers-Macbook-s-camera-audio-jack-pieces-tape.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 27, 2016, 10:27:10 AM
http://nypost.com/2016/06/25/clinton-white-house-was-a-den-of-cocaine-and-mistresses-ex-secret-service-officer/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 27, 2016, 01:01:30 PM
Hardly a scoop there Bents....
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on June 27, 2016, 01:22:57 PM
News to many folks
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 05, 2016, 10:25:45 AM
Why?

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/27/1543012/-Shocking-new-report-Bombing-people-causes-people-to-hate-you
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 07, 2016, 11:14:01 AM
https://www.iraqbodycount.org
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 12, 2016, 02:40:20 PM
(https://i.sli.mg/ejXYfz.jpg)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 13, 2016, 08:45:49 PM
http://www.newsbbc.net/2016/07/executive-order-obama-signs-allowing.html?m=1

EXECUTIVE ORDER : OBAMA SIGNS ALLOWING MILITARY TO FIGHT US CITIZENS

 :clapping
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on July 16, 2016, 12:03:26 PM
It seems a number of parts of the world that were for a long time stable are no longer so at the minute. The latest is Turkey's failed military coup.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: tony_montana on July 16, 2016, 12:44:22 PM
Has the military coup failed in turkey?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 17, 2016, 05:25:44 PM
 :thumbsdown
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on July 18, 2016, 04:02:49 AM
Has the military coup failed in turkey?
Yep. The pro-Government forces have rounded up 6000 coup leaders and followers.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 18, 2016, 11:13:29 AM
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0ZX0Q9

Why didn't they shoot?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: tony_montana on July 18, 2016, 12:33:42 PM
seems staged to me. I guess the proof will be in the aftermath and whether erdogan tries to change the constitution to give himself more power. Within 24hours of the "failed coup" hundreds of judges and thousands of soldiers have been arrested, now he is talking about reinstating the death penalty. Convenient to get rid of his opponents once and for all?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 20, 2016, 12:10:44 PM
seems staged to me. I guess the proof will be in the aftermath and whether erdogan tries to change the constitution to give himself more power. Within 24hours of the "failed coup" hundreds of judges and thousands of soldiers have been arrested, now he is talking about reinstating the death penalty. Convenient to get rid of his opponents once and for all?

Nothing to worry about

They only hae 70-80 nuclear weapons aimed at moscow what could go wrong

It's getting spicy-



The prime minister said that Turkey will send the evidence though he recalled that the United States did not need evidence to prosecute the terrorists who attacked the Twin Towers in 9/11, nor did it seek evidence before detaining suspects in Guantanamo Bay.

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2416823&CategoryId=12395
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on July 24, 2016, 08:15:35 AM
Always suspicious when only one news outlet runs with what seems like a big story.


But for what it's worth...


http://www.theage.com.au/world/us-election/wikileaks-trove-plunges-democrats-into-crisis-on-eve-of-convetion-20160723-gqcamq.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 27, 2016, 11:45:48 AM
Lock
Her
Up


Lock
Her
Up
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on July 27, 2016, 12:41:15 PM
Even the Bernie Boosters are chanting it now....
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on July 27, 2016, 01:01:16 PM
I thought they invented it

The naivety of these people to think she's not above the law is astounding 
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on July 27, 2016, 01:17:43 PM
Ahhhhhh the razor thin veneer of democracy.....
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on August 01, 2016, 08:46:23 PM
Isis declare jihad on Russia  ::)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on August 07, 2016, 02:21:24 PM
https://www.corbettreport.com/relax-everyone-al-qaeda-are-the-good-guys-again/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CorbettReportRSS+%28The+Corbett+Report%29



CNN aired a 3 minute segment earlier this week that can only be described as jaw-dropping. Watch it for yourself. Go on, watch it.

It’s almost too unbelievable to take in what you’re watching. CNN is giving air time to an Al Qaeda spokesman to talk about how they’ve changed their name so it’s now perfectly good and logical for the West to be supporting them in Syria now.

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on August 08, 2016, 08:38:35 PM
https://dublinsmickdotcom.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/hillary-clinton-email-mentions-sacrifice-to-moloch-the-illuminati-idol-of-the-bohemian-grove/

 :(
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on August 15, 2016, 10:13:15 AM
Just a community service reminded Nazis are pretty influential in the seppo gov.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip

These fine people started working on mins control in early 50s...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra

I wonder what they got going these days - 70 years and who know how many of billions of black ops budgets later.

Some funky Shyte no doubt
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on August 29, 2016, 10:59:19 PM
Apparently, when the Arabic word "داعش” (Daesh) was typed into Bing Translate, the words "Saudi Arabia” would appear as the English translation, according to Khaberni.

The so-called technical error caused an uproar in Saudi Arabia, where many Saudi social media users called for a boycott of Bing and Microsoft.

The Microsoft Corporation has formally issued an apology to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, calling the error "unintentional”.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on August 29, 2016, 11:19:07 PM
https://memoryholeblog.com/2016/08/28/hillary-clinton-promises-to-shut-down-conspiracy-theory-websites/


Fascist lizard 
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on August 29, 2016, 11:24:42 PM
You'll have nothing to do all day.....
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on August 29, 2016, 11:33:52 PM
Can prepare to invade Poland
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 03, 2016, 10:14:08 AM
https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-documents-in-hillary-clinton-e-mail-investigation

'I can't recall' more than george pell
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 06, 2016, 12:24:41 PM
Lizard muppet Shillary almost coughs to death on TV Cleveland

Then good a few hours later Illinois

Would not be surprised if he's spins exorcists style at inagu-speech before pressin red commit button 
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 08, 2016, 04:20:34 PM
http://fortune.com/2016/09/06/donald-trump-federal-reserve-has-false-economy/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: tony_montana on September 12, 2016, 07:44:17 PM
Clinton collapsed  - rumours abound for months about her ailing health - took a fall a while back and conspiracy theorists have been onto it questioning her suitability for office. Didnt look good today and now its been revealed she is suffering from pneumonia.

More than that? Some sort of lizard infection perhaps?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on September 12, 2016, 11:44:30 PM
She's been dead for years... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 13, 2016, 10:08:51 AM
Clinton collapsed  - rumours abound for months about her ailing health - took a fall a while back and conspiracy theorists have been onto it questioning her suitability for office. Didnt look good today and now its been revealed she is suffering from pneumonia.

More than that? Some sort of lizard infection perhaps?

Remember that episode of simpsons - tree house  horrors

With Kang and Kodos Johnson ...

Based on real events
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Ruanaidh on September 15, 2016, 01:15:18 PM
Seriously considering visiting the US at election time in order to celebrate the political death of this psychopathic witch. If not I'll settle for a function held locally.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: (•))(©™ on September 15, 2016, 01:38:51 PM
She's such an evil cow.

My mrs thinks she's fine.

I'm peeing her off.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 15, 2016, 02:03:07 PM
She's proper evil.

Whore-puppet of the military industrial complex
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Ruanaidh on September 16, 2016, 11:17:19 AM
She's proper evil.

Whore-puppet of the military industrial complex
I just hope that Ghaddafi is cracking his knuckles somewhere, waiting to greet her with a never ending anal destruction karma....whilst Milosovic warms the fire pit for Bill the rapist.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 16, 2016, 11:37:18 AM
Do u think Libyans are more happy -then or now ? 

How bout the Middle East we invaded?

 Take the blinkers off
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Harry on September 16, 2016, 11:44:39 AM
The Iraqis have been liberated.  We won their hearts and minds.

The chilcott report found Bush Blair and Howard guilty of war crimes.  When are the trials happening?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 16, 2016, 11:58:27 AM
Same time Cotchin and Mitchell get the Charlie's
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 19, 2016, 08:30:00 AM
Colin Powell leaked emails: Israel has '200 nukes all pointed at Iran', former US secretary of state says
Times of India
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 19, 2016, 08:55:18 AM
Brave Vladimir Putin has banned Jacob Rothschild and his New World Order banking cartel family from entering Russian territory “under any circumstances.


 
Putin recently reminded his cabinet that he paid off the Rothschild’s debt and “grabbed them by the scruff of the neck and kicked them out Russia’s back door.”


http://noscomunicamos.com/index.php/2016/09/05/putin-bans-rothschilds-russia/


http://m.imgur.com/reLdwNx?r[/img]
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Harry on September 19, 2016, 10:26:13 AM
Who does this Putin think he is?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 19, 2016, 10:34:28 AM
Someone blew up his favourite chauffeur last week ...

Putin was not happy
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 27, 2016, 01:14:47 PM
daily-politics.com/breaking-hillary-clinton-caught-cheating-kentucky-primary-4000-voters-scratched/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on September 27, 2016, 01:51:40 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/15/donald-trump-the-federal-reserve-is-rigged.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 01, 2016, 09:09:53 AM
 Duterte  is a boss

 :bow
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 05, 2016, 10:19:06 AM


https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/clinton-foundation/


Bailouts was apparently 700 billion bananas ...
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 05, 2016, 10:20:51 AM
[]http://ALWAYS TRUMP! ‏@Always_Trump
#Guccifer2 Leaks summed up: During the 08' crash, Democrats got rich through "donations", & allocated #TARP money accordingly. OUR money.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_2008

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubled_Asset_Relief_Program
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: tony_montana on October 05, 2016, 09:29:53 PM
now we're talking  :clapping
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 06, 2016, 11:38:32 AM
Mark J. Green coined the exact phrase in a 1974 article discussing the utility company, Con Ed.[7][8]

The sentiment was earlier expressed in the adage "Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor", which was in use by the 1960s, and the notion of privatizing profits and socializing losses dates at least to 1834 and Andrew Jackson's closing of the Second Bank of the United States.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_socialism
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 09, 2016, 11:09:31 AM
now we're talking  :clapping

Controlled opposition trump reckons his daughter is a bit of all right , never mind the money

#imwithher

Never mind too Shillary decades of attacking women that have been raped by old bill
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 09, 2016, 07:13:38 PM
http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2016/10/russia-suspending-and-withdrawing-from.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/advancednano+(nextbigfuture)&m=1

http://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2016/10/russia-moves-nuclear-capable-missiles-nato-doorstep-161009050219704.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Damo on October 09, 2016, 08:25:23 PM
Duterte  is a boss

 :bow

He's a disgrace

Do you have any idea what is happening over there?

Before you start, make sure it's researched, I'm married to a Filo and spent 5 years there, so follow it closely .


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on October 10, 2016, 07:50:28 AM

Have to laugh at the Americans getting upset at the prospect of having a misogynistic womanizing President.

:lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 10, 2016, 08:03:47 AM

Have to laugh at the Americans getting upset at the prospect of having a misogynistic womanizing President.

:lol

Woman Who Accused Bill Clinton of Rape Calls Him A Sexual ...
m.townhall.com › tipsheet › 2016/09/28
Sep 28, 2016 - I say again "I was 35 when Bill Clinton Raped me and Hillary tried to silence me.


Duterte  is a boss

 :bow

He's a disgrace

Do you have any idea what is happening over there?

Before you start, make sure it's researched, I'm married to a Filo and spent 5 years there, so follow it closely .

Na mate don't know much about it

I just find it refreshing as opposed to western leader that lie continuously
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 10, 2016, 08:22:12 PM
(https://i.reddituploads.com/d0e2c64dbafc4ec489fc8af5a23fbfe5?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=7bb7d7fa1510c2cfbba8c5b868e4b484)

Why are those women I raped at the debate?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Harry on October 12, 2016, 12:28:03 PM
(https://i.reddituploads.com/d0e2c64dbafc4ec489fc8af5a23fbfe5?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=7bb7d7fa1510c2cfbba8c5b868e4b484)

Why are those women I raped at the debate?

lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Stalin on October 12, 2016, 12:51:20 PM
The wide shot is better

 'Daddy' , why are those girls you raped at the debate?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Ruanaidh on November 02, 2016, 01:52:37 PM
The wide shot is better

 'Daddy' , why are those girls you raped at the debate?
Thats not her dad.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on November 04, 2016, 06:25:35 AM
Clinton was 1.05 last week now 1.50

Trump has firmed. Batten down the hatches if he gets in. I think equity markets will tumble mainly out of fear that the old fool wil really stuff things up
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 05, 2016, 03:55:31 PM
Clinton was 1.05 last week now 1.50

Trump has firmed. Batten down the hatches if he gets in. I think equity markets will tumble mainly out of fear that the old fool wil really stuff things up
Trump would have a better chance if the presidency was decided on a straight majority of voters. The Electoral college system helps Clinton. Trump would need to win all the swing states and pinch one or two states that have voted Democrat since at least 2000.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on May 29, 2018, 03:33:07 AM
A PM with no political experience who faked his academic record lasts just 5 days. Only in Italian politics  :lol.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/academic-survives-credentials-storm-to-get-nod-as-italian-pm/9794336
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/27/italys-pm-designate-giuseppe-conte-fails-to-form-populist-government
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/28/why-is-italy-facing-new-political-crisis-sergio-mattarella-m5s-lega
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 07, 2018, 12:49:03 PM
Early counting in the US midterms

House of Reps:  R 40 - D 35  ... Democrats have gained three seats so far.
                                              (there's 435 seats all up and the Dems would need to gain 23+ seats
                                                to gain control the House).

Senate:  R 42 - D 31 ....... no change in seats so far
                                      (100 seats all up. Polls pointed to Republicans holding the Senate).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/nov/06/us-midterms-elections-2018-latest-live-polls-news-updates-donald-trump-republicans-democrats



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 07, 2018, 02:55:32 PM
House of Reps:  R 139 - D 131  ... Democrats have gained 14 seats (need 23+).
                                                  Fox News projecting the Dems to win the House.

Senate:  R 50 - D 38 ...... Republicans have gained two seats.
                                      So they'll easily keep their Senate majority.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/nov/06/us-midterms-elections-2018-latest-live-polls-news-updates-donald-trump-republicans-democrats

The interesting thing is the further polarisation of the US vote. According to US media reports, moderates on both sides are apparently not doing well.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 07, 2018, 03:35:26 PM
Multiple US networks now projecting the Democrats to win the House. Republicans hold onto the Senate.

House of Reps:  R 155 - D 153  ... Democrats have gained 18 seats (need 23+).
                                                 
Senate:  R 50 - D 42 ...... Republicans have gained two seats. Already have the majority.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/nov/06/us-midterms-elections-2018-latest-live-polls-news-updates-donald-trump-republicans-democrats

Trump has tweeted it's a success.
                           
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 🏅Dooks on November 09, 2018, 11:03:20 AM
imagine losing to a dead candidate. and a brothel owning, god fearing one at that. by a landslide.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-08/dead-pimp-dennis-hof-wins-seat-in-nevadas-state-parliament/10475946

Only in america
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on November 09, 2018, 05:35:46 PM
would be so funny if big man trump wins a second term.

The leftys wont know where to turn. I suppose he has already been impeached 2 years ago i their eyes



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 11, 2018, 05:57:34 PM
The American system is very different to ours and the presidential vote is two years away so no one even knows who his Democrat opponent will be. So, of course Trump can still realistically win a second term. They also have voluntary voting so any result depends on how many supporters of either side are motivated to turn up to vote and their electoral college system means a presidential vote can be won without needing to win the popular vote. He won't care if more and more Californians and New Yorkers vote against him as they are already Democrat states. If Trump holds onto Florida, Ohio and Iowa in 2020 then he'll win again. Based on the midterm results that's a possibly in those states. Trump won't then care after that as long as the Republicans hold majority in the US Senate so he can't be impeached.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 11, 2018, 04:50:56 PM
What a mess Britain has got itself in over Brexit.

Mind you we can't really get up on our high horse and point the finger at other countries when it comes to self-inflicted dysfunctional governments.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on December 11, 2018, 06:28:48 PM
What a mess Britain has got itself in over Brexit.

Mind you we can't really get up on our high horse and point the finger at other countries when it comes to self-inflicted dysfunctional governments.

 :clapping  :lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on December 11, 2018, 09:35:50 PM
Still hilariously ironic seeing the left so staunchly defending  the EU....that most capitalist, neo-conservative of creations that was designed to keep the wages of the working classes down..... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 12, 2018, 03:07:46 AM
Yet the neo-conservative right hates the EU and want to break it up just as they hate the UN. If the left are viewed as globalists and the right as nationalists then each other's stance fits with these respective views.

The EU (and the EEC that preceded it) was born out of the idea of preventing another devastating European war based on nationalism. It also was seen as a means to unite Western Europe as a stronger economic block and in the NATO alliance with the USA against (Soviet) Russia and its satellite states behind the iron curtain. The old iron curtain is gone but Russia is still seen as a threat especially under Putin (eg: occupation of Crimea & its incursions into Ukraine).


As for Brexit: Of course it'll never happen but the re-unification of Ireland would solve the main sticking point of the NI border issue  :whistle  :outtahere.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on December 12, 2018, 04:17:59 AM
If you think neo-cons are in any way, shape or form "nationalists"......then you're as gullible as you are ignorant & misinformed... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on December 12, 2018, 12:54:37 PM
:shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 12, 2018, 03:18:56 PM
If you think neo-cons are in any way, shape or form "nationalists"......then you're as gullible as you are ignorant & misinformed... :shh
Not traditional pro-big business free trade neo-cons of the 80s/90s but the "populist" alt-right ones of today who oppose and want to leave or break up any supernational/global treaty or organisation (which they ridiculously call socialism). Laughable to deny Farage and Tory Brexiteers, Le Pen, Trump & especially his supporters, Putin, etc are not nationalists. 

Anyway, no deflection hides Britain being in a mess thanks to Brexit.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on December 12, 2018, 03:56:30 PM
The "right" isn't just one homogeneous mass with a a single set of beliefs....there's no "alt-right" or "populist" neo-cons.....they're nothing to do with the alt-right and are generally as opposed to them as the left are.....all the NeverTrump Republicans like McCain were/are neo-cons....hell Globalist anti-Nationalist poster boy Macron's a classic centre-right neo-con .....in fact the left are as often the unwitting shills and useful idiots of neo-cons as they are anyone... :shh


...and Britain is not a mess thanks to Brexit, the Conservative Party is...Britain will soon be a mess if that delusional Marxist halfwit Corbyn and his comrades and cohorts of dopey eternal undergraduates win the next election.. :shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on December 12, 2018, 06:57:58 PM
Words
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 13, 2018, 07:58:37 AM
The "right" isn't just one homogeneous mass with a a single set of beliefs....there's no "alt-right" or "populist" neo-cons.....they're nothing to do with the alt-right and are generally as opposed to them as the left are.....all the NeverTrump Republicans like McCain were/are neo-cons....hell Globalist anti-Nationalist poster boy Macron's a classic centre-right neo-con .....in fact the left are as often the unwitting shills and useful idiots of neo-cons as they are anyone... :shh
Of course, both the "left" and the "right" aren't homogeneous and what defines each branch varies from country to country. In Asia, both the left and right were/are nationalist as both 'sides' in the 19-20th centuries opposed foreign influence (Japan, China) and colonial rule (Vietnam, India).   

Macron is centre-right but he isn't a neo-con. A neo-con rejects the post-1960s social revolution and is socially conservative. Technically, neo-conservatism applies to American politics. Neo-con is used more as a pejorative term elsewhere just like "the use of the word "left". As 65 said it's "words".

...and Britain is not a mess thanks to Brexit, the Conservative Party is...Britain will soon be a mess if that delusional Marxist halfwit Corbyn and his comrades and cohorts of dopey eternal undergraduates win the next election.. :shh :shh
Britain is in limbo thanks to Brexit as no one (eg: business) can plan beyond March 29 and the main problems with this current Brexit deal won't be resolved by then (hence this "backstop" idea over the Northern Ireland border). It was an undefined referendum and now the Brits are paying for it. It will also cost another PM her job (even if May wins this leadership spill) so the uncertainty will only continue for longer. It's an utter shambles and it's all self-inflicted!

As an Aussie, I couldn't care less who wins the next UK election. It's not as though Britain is a world power anymore. It's not my homeland either, thank god ;D. The underlying issues over there won't go away whatever happens. The economic centre of the world is moving to the Asia-Pacific region and away from the Atlantic. Great for us; not good for them.   

ps. Got to laugh at the "stability" and "leadership" that their useless monarchy provides too :lol. More concerned about making the celebrity pages these days :sleep.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 13, 2018, 08:45:02 AM
Well apparently, May has survived the leadership spill 200-117. Angela Merkel won't need her "who ist das neu PM?" notes  ;D.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 19, 2018, 07:35:17 PM
UK Government now warning and preparing the Brits for a hard no-deal Brexit. Apparently, they can't legally have a 2nd referendum either to bail out of it. It's going so well  :wallywink.


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 30, 2019, 07:39:25 PM
If the EU holds it position and doesn't now cave in on the Irish border backstop then Britain will remain in Brexit no man's land until March 29.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/crunch-vote-will-sink-or-save-may-as-key-vote-determines-next-brexit-phase/news-story/5bdcac04a6285a1ae58c47adebefae68
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on February 28, 2019, 03:01:24 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQKPSMIVHbQ

 (https://imgfast.net/users/3115/50/25/04/smiles/1801413164.gif) :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on March 13, 2019, 12:19:15 PM
The neverending circus that is Brexit continues :rollin. Hard to see a solution to this even if a general election was called as neither British major party is united enough to command authority to gain a mandate, control their parliament and bring any certainty either way. What an utter shambles it is over there.

The only positive is if the pound keeps diving then it'll become a cheap time for us Aussies to go holiday in the UK.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on April 18, 2019, 09:14:55 PM
Probably only dwaino would get this....

(https://i.imgflip.com/2yref4.jpg)

 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: YellowandBlackBlood on April 21, 2019, 09:34:26 PM
Probably only dwaino would get this....

(https://i.imgflip.com/2yref4.jpg)

 :shh
Black metal artist, murderer and arsonist Varg Vikernes - found guilty of burning down churches in Norway obviously.....with Notre Dame (another church) burning in the background.... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on April 21, 2019, 10:36:23 PM
Congratulations on knowing how to google... :shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: YellowandBlackBlood on April 21, 2019, 11:18:05 PM
Congratulations on knowing how to google... :shh :shh
Knowledge comes in all sorts of ways....  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on April 22, 2019, 03:45:37 PM
Congratulations on knowing how to google... :shh :shh
Knowledge comes in all sorts of ways....  :shh
Like the Notre Dame fire was sadly caused simply by an electrical short-circuit.

Though, it didn't stop loopy paranoid reactionaries like Bolt and co. using it to again attack all those they love to blame and hate and exclaiming the end of western civilisation for the 1043828298 time  :wallywink :shh.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on April 22, 2019, 03:50:08 PM
(http://wariscrime.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/morlocksphinx.jpg)

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on April 22, 2019, 04:30:10 PM
(http://wariscrime.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/morlocksphinx.jpg)
Well, well, HG Wells. A fan of time travel, Dio? 

You can't travel back in time but you can travel forward  :shh.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on April 22, 2019, 04:43:33 PM
A lot of leftists seem to think we can travel back to 1917...#noreallyitwilllworkthistime...  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on August 15, 2019, 01:33:16 AM
https://twitter.com/Yo_Ed_is_Dead/status/1160655065096413184

 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on August 20, 2019, 12:40:41 PM
Well, well, well looky here:

https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/is-katherine-keating-the-mystery-brunette-in-the-epstein-video-20190819-p52ilv.html

..curiouser and curiouser... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on September 05, 2019, 12:56:09 AM
New PM = same old Brexit mess  :wallywink.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on December 13, 2019, 08:51:02 PM
The great Boris has delivered.  :thumbsup

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 14, 2019, 09:32:52 PM
The great Boris has delivered.  :thumbsup
Scottish independence and different trade rules for Northern Ireland compared to the rest of the UK :shh.

While Brexit will happen which will please most over there as they were/are sick to death of it, it is still only a idealistic concept. The negotiations to fill in the details still needs to occur. Brexit (or no Brexit for that matter) won't bring back the large-scale manufacturing and coal mining jobs of the industrial revolution nor the old Empire. Got to love Farage already putting out caveats (he wanted a no deal Brexit). Takes credit for this election result delivering Brexit but watch him turn on Boris if the latter's deal with the EU doesn't live up to expectations or worst turns pear shape economically.

Good news for Australian exporters though if an open free trade agreement is signed. The pommie farmers won't have anymore EU protections and subsidies to rely on. Oh well, they voted for it.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on December 19, 2019, 02:33:33 PM
Trump has been officially impeached.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EMHlGtWWoAIjtrq?format=jpg&name=900x900)
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 08, 2020, 02:31:48 PM
Just what the world needs. More instability and the potential for another war in the Middle East  ::).
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 05, 2020, 05:40:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcIG28lb8rA

Hilarious. The faces of these sore losers and the bloke with the thumbs up. Classic

How can anyone argue against his numbers?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on February 05, 2020, 11:12:11 PM
Trump is a legend. Just needs to decimate China econonically and hell be an all time great president.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 05, 2020, 11:37:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcIG28lb8rA

Hilarious. The faces of these sore losers and the bloke with the thumbs up. Classic

How can anyone argue against his numbers?

Which numbers would they be?

the numbers he Trumpets (eg tax cuts) and then are proven by media like USA Today, the NY Times and Boston Globe prove are false??

Trump is a legend. Just needs to decimate China econonically and hell be an all time great president.


Trump is a dangerous lose cannon who has damaged the office of President

the only reason he will be found not guilty at his impeachment is because the Republicans control the House. Just like other presidents before who have been impeached he will get off ONLY because of the controlling numbers.

Funny how the Republicans are not applying their high moral code on this impeachment like they did against Clinton

Sad thing is even one of his own party members addressed the trail and said he should be found guilty and witnesses should be called but the majority of GOP members have voted to not allow witnesses which beggars belief. But like here, everyone is focusing on saving their jobs rather dong what is right
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 05, 2020, 11:46:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcIG28lb8rA

Hilarious. The faces of these sore losers and the bloke with the thumbs up. Classic

How can anyone argue against his numbers?

Which numbers would they be?

the numbers he Trumpets (eg tax cuts) and then are proven by media like USA Today, the NY Times and Boston Globe prove are false??

Trump is a legend. Just needs to decimate China econonically and hell be an all time great president.


Trump is a dangerous lose cannon who has damaged the office of President

the only reason he will be found not guilty at his impeachment is because the Republicans control the House. Just like other presidents before who have been impeached he will get off ONLY because of the controlling numbers.

Funny how the Republicans are not applying their high moral code on this impeachment like they did against Clinton

Sad thing is even one of his own party members addressed the trail and said he should be found guilty and witnesses should be called but the majority of GOP members have voted to not allow witnesses which beggars belief. But like here, everyone is focusing on saving their jobs rather dong what is right

how is the economy going? Must be going pretty crap since he has no idea what he is doing, approval rating is on the up and is dangerous. :lol :lol :lol :lol

economy
wages
unemployment down to record lows.

pretty good signs for a dangerous president that was supposed to kill us all, and the honourable hillary was to have us all live in prosperity.






Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on February 06, 2020, 12:43:13 AM
WP must be right - after all such bastions of impartial journalism like the New York Times told him... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 06, 2020, 04:09:27 PM
how is the economy going? Must be going pretty crap since he has no idea what he is doing, approval rating is on the up and is dangerous. :lol :lol :lol :lol

economy
wages
unemployment down to record lows
Take it you enjoyed his SOTU address, then?

Reckon their economy as about out as good as ours and ours is pretty sick.

Wages and unemployment are not a records lows, Trump may be trumpeting that but agencies that would know are saying thst is another of his lies

WP must be right - after all such bastions of impartial journalism like the New York Times told him... :shh


I posted 3 newspapers not just one. Can list some more if you like. Even ones who have supported him. Except for Murdoch media, they don't count as they wouldn't knpw impartial if it bit them on the backside
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on February 06, 2020, 04:29:25 PM
You cant discount the Murdoch Media. Theyve been a media basrion worldwide for years. You dont have to like them or agree but Murdoch has run media to make money and he did it beautifully. Even selling at the top of the market. The bloke is and was a genius.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on February 06, 2020, 05:16:31 PM
You're on the wrong side of hisory here WP
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 06, 2020, 11:01:49 PM
how is the economy going? Must be going pretty crap since he has no idea what he is doing, approval rating is on the up and is dangerous. :lol :lol :lol :lol

economy
wages
unemployment down to record lows
Take it you enjoyed his SOTU address, then?

Reckon their economy as about out as good as ours and ours is pretty sick.

Wages and unemployment are not a records lows, Trump may be trumpeting that but agencies that would know are saying thst is another of his lies

WP must be right - after all such bastions of impartial journalism like the New York Times told him... :shh


I posted 3 newspapers not just one. Can list some more if you like. Even ones who have supported him. Except for Murdoch media, they don't count as they wouldn't knpw impartial if it bit them on the backside

1. yes i enjoyed his address. I enjoyed the teary aftermath by a bunch of losers who are not gracious in defeat and are very unprofessional.

2. Regarding your response to unemployment.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/unemployment-rate-falls-lowest-level-nearly-50-years-u-s-economy-adds-263000-new-jobs-april/

I think your hatred of Don's is clouding your ability to see he isnt doing a bad job with their the economy. Rising support suggests people are happy with the man.

Unfortunately i think you need to suck it up and appreciate the work of the man.

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 10, 2020, 06:48:34 PM

2. Regarding your response to unemployment.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/unemployment-rate-falls-lowest-level-nearly-50-years-u-s-economy-adds-263000-new-jobs-april/


Nice of you to link to Whitehouse Data.

Suggest you search the USA Bureau of Labor Statistics which clearly shows annual job growth under Trump has declined versus the those under Obama.

And just to balance it out job growth in the USA in the last 12 months under Trump has decreased by over 3 million.

Stellar numbers clealry Donald must have missed that memo
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 10, 2020, 10:04:50 PM
Obama please. Surprised you didnt compare him to Lincoln.

Suggest you take your hatred goggles off and admit the don isnt doing too bad. You are right unemployment is not at record lows. Last time it was this low was in 1960 or 70 :lol :lol

They might not be the best but even a blind man can see he is doing okay when the likes of you and many others thought he would fail.

He runs the country like a business, not a charity case.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 10, 2020, 10:14:03 PM
Obama please. Surprised you didnt compare him to Lincoln.

Suggest you take your hatred goggles off and admit the don isnt doing too bad. You are right unemployment is not at record lows. Last time it was this low was in 1960 or 70 :lol :lol

They might not be the best but even a blind man can see he is doing okay when the likes of you and many others thought he would fail.

He runs the country like a business, not a charity case.

Hold a minute.. my Google's... you should try it

You quoted Donald and the ever unbiased Murdoch media  :lol

You really need to read what people write. I never posted about unemployemnt being a record lows. (Though dopey Donnie did in his SOTU speech)

I posted about job growth, totally different to unemployment but whatever float your boat

When respected journalists say he isn't doing a good job and lament what their country's become then their opinion carries more weight than some ego maniac who abuses power for the fun of it
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on February 10, 2020, 10:41:07 PM
respected journalists

 :biglaugh :biglaugh :biglaugh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on February 10, 2020, 11:06:03 PM
Gee WP really doesn't have much of a clue here.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 11, 2020, 12:09:55 AM
Obama please. Surprised you didnt compare him to Lincoln.

Suggest you take your hatred goggles off and admit the don isnt doing too bad. You are right unemployment is not at record lows. Last time it was this low was in 1960 or 70 :lol :lol

They might not be the best but even a blind man can see he is doing okay when the likes of you and many others thought he would fail.

He runs the country like a business, not a charity case.

Hold a minute.. my Google's... you should try it

You quoted Donald and the ever unbiased Murdoch media  :lol

You really need to read what people write. I never posted about unemployemnt being a record lows. (Though dopey Donnie did in his SOTU speech)

I posted about job growth, totally different to unemployment but whatever float your boat

When respected journalists say he isn't doing a good job and lament what their country's become then their opinion carries more weight than some ego maniac who abuses power for the fun of it

you did post about unemployment numbers. Go back 2 posts. :banghead

Wages and unemployment are not a records lows, Trump may be trumpeting that but agencies that would know are saying thst is another of his lies

tell me which agency has the unemployment numbers wrong? is it the WP Agency?

to "balance it out for you WP" Here is a link to your lovely NY times.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/fact-check-state-of-the-union-02-04

How can any of this be true, when a lot of folk said he was a loser, who is dangerous, and will eventually kill us all?? :lol :lol

Time to face facts WP the don has so far delivered.

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 11, 2020, 12:18:33 AM
Gee WP really doesn't have much of a clue here.

Amazing. We need a sour grapes emoji.

When one does a good job, a fair person would acknowledge that.

Others may have done a better job in some areas, but the Don has delivered in many others, notably against ISIS, which was at its prime under Obama, and some say was created on behalf of his actions. Who the stuff talks about those clowns anymore?





Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 11, 2020, 06:52:22 AM
respected journalists

 :biglaugh :biglaugh :biglaugh

Have you heard of Dan Rather?

 :wallywink
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 11, 2020, 07:00:44 AM
Gee WP really doesn't have much of a clue here.

Amazing. We need a sour grapes emoji.

When one does a good job, a fair person would acknowledge that.

Others may have done a better job in some areas, but the Don has delivered in many others, notably against ISIS, which was at its prime under Obama, and some say was created on behalf of his actions. Who the stuff talks about those clowns anymore?

So are you now saying he lied in his SOTU address?

You quoted him, now you are saying others may have done better than Trump but that's OK he's done good on other areas.

Make up your mind Frankie? You either back what he says; Which you did originally (actually you basically quoted it as gospel) or you don't?

He has done one great thing in his 3 short years and that is he has divided a country. He's managed to do something no other President has managed in a such short time samewith than less than 45% of the vote.  So we'll done Donnie.

Scary thing is and you will love this is come Novemeber he is likely to be re-elected, not because he is great President but because outside of his fear mongering the Democrats are a basket case and their leading candidate at the minute Sanders, is a bigger look that Donald
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on February 11, 2020, 12:55:57 PM
Funny that you call Sanders a loon. The one guy on the left that actually stays true to himself and what he's about. Hey, he's far too social for me but I respect the guy in some ways.

Perhaps if your girl Hillary had the same backbone she woudn't have been destroyed by the great Don. Perhaps if your girl Hillary and the DNC didn't rig the primaries against Sanders prior to the last election...they may have performed better! And they're trying to do the same to Sanders AGAIN. Totally corrupt

Let's be honest, you dislike Don because he said "grab em by the pussy"
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Dougeytherichmondfan on February 11, 2020, 01:22:29 PM
Democrats are a basket case
Strongly agree

and their leading candidate at the minute Sanders, is a bigger look that Donald
Strongly disagree

His biggest platform is an all-payer health care system, which is what we already have in Australia. He is cast as a far left politician because of it. Its complete rubbish.

With the same views in Australia, he'd be a slightly left leaning member of the Labor party, but he has the freedom to agree and disagree with mainstream policy as he's a "rogue" Democrat. In a slightly left leaning Democracy (Sweden, Finland et al) he would be considered barely left leaning.

American politics in general sit far further right than over here.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on February 11, 2020, 01:50:00 PM
Bernie "Gulag" Sanders is an avowed socialist - source -himself repeatedly on public record....universal health care aside -which would be unworkable in a country of 320 million with a deeply entrenched free market mentality and ways of doing things and would likely bankrupt it -many of his policies can indeed reasonably be described as far-left and at least on par with or similar to those of our Greens who are pretty much a far-left extremist party these days .....  :shh

respected journalists

 :biglaugh :biglaugh :biglaugh

Have you heard of Dan Rather?

 :wallywink

Have you head of the Kilian documents?

 :shh :shh :shh



Let's be honest, you dislike Don because he said "grab em by the pussy"

All the Hillary supporters offended by that- while her own husband has been the subject of literally dozens of sexual assault & sexual harassment allegations and who actually did grab a young girl who was not his wife by the pussy while he was president...in the oval office...and all while she stood by him and publicly slagged off his accusers... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 13, 2020, 10:52:18 PM
Gee WP really doesn't have much of a clue here.

Amazing. We need a sour grapes emoji.

When one does a good job, a fair person would acknowledge that.

Others may have done a better job in some areas, but the Don has delivered in many others, notably against ISIS, which was at its prime under Obama, and some say was created on behalf of his actions. Who the stuff talks about those clowns anymore?

So are you now saying he lied in his SOTU address?

You quoted him, now you are saying others may have done better than Trump but that's OK he's done good on other areas.

Make up your mind Frankie? You either back what he says; Which you did originally (actually you basically quoted it as gospel) or you don't?

He has done one great thing in his 3 short years and that is he has divided a country. He's managed to do something no other President has managed in a such short time samewith than less than 45% of the vote.  So we'll done Donnie.

Scary thing is and you will love this is come Novemeber he is likely to be re-elected, not because he is great President but because outside of his fear mongering the Democrats are a basket case and their leading candidate at the minute Sanders, is a bigger look that Donald

FFS WP. of course others may have done better, How many of the 50 presidents do you actually know? How do i know if the bloke in charge in 1960 was any good. Some of his numbers have not been seen since 1960/70 so maybe they were better. He has done a great job amidst these hurdles that have been thrown at him. Imagine if he was adam goodes.  The world would be in uproar.

So you asked if i liked his address. I replied that i did. Was everything he said right. Probably not so you are right, but a lot is.

I pointed out things that he said which have now been proven factually correct and you have failed yet again to prove don wrong. Can you please tell us if he HIS economy has done anything right in HIS  time as president??

so now your saying he will probably win because BS is crap. Did you think the same when that cow hilary was the opponent?








Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on February 25, 2020, 09:24:51 PM
When one does a good job, a fair person would acknowledge that.
Problem is Trump and his supporters don't do that. Obama inherited an economy from GW in dire straits and undergoing the worst recession (GFC) since the great depression. Obama had halved US unemployment by the time he left office. Yet Trump acts like he was the one who inherited an economic mess rather than unemployment figures continuing to trend down further. 

History says Trump will win the election btw. The only presidents to not win a second term in the last 100 years were ones where the US was in an economic downturn (Hoover, Carter, Bush snr). Let's see though where the US economy is by 2024. US debt levels are still rising while growth has begun to slow. Trump has a history of sugar hits that start off looking good before turning sour.

Others may have done a better job in some areas, but the Don has delivered in many others, notably against ISIS, which was at its prime under Obama, and some say was created on behalf of his actions. Who the stuff talks about those clowns anymore?
Nothing in the Middle East is that simple. The Iraqis that drove ISIS out of Iraq are Shia majority (like Iran) and its parliament late last year voted for the removal of foreign (American) troops. In Syria, the Americans initially wanted to oust Assad (backed by Iran & Russia) from power by backing the opposition forces in Syria's still-ongoing Civil War. However, ISIS filled the vacuum in eastern Syria and so the Americans focused on them as a greater regional threat by supporting the Kurds as well (with air coverage). Now that the IS caliphate has collapsed (IS are still around including in other parts of the world), the Americans pretty much have abandoned their local Syrian allies and are only interested in not ticking off NATO member Turkey (enemy of the Kurds) as well as protecting certain oil supplies with a small remaining force (Trump had wanted a complete withdrawal). Assad backed by Russia and Iran (along with Turkey blocking refugees from escaping) is winning the Civil War. The growing influence of Iran (and Russia and even China) in the region is still a foreign policy problem for the US. It's why the US supports the Saudi regime (enemies of Iran) despite it also being a theocratic dictatorship. Yemen is yet another battleground between the two 'sides'. The various warring names may come and go but peace in the Middle East is sadly just wishful thinking.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on March 11, 2020, 01:45:38 PM
Looks like the US presidential election will be Trump vs Biden.

Bernie had to beat Biden in Michigan today to still have any realistic chance of getting the Democratic nomination yet Biden has won. Bernie won Michigan 4 years ago against Hillary (who then lost it to Trump) so it's a major step backwards for his chances.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on March 14, 2020, 09:24:41 AM
The don has delivered again. Pulls the trigger on a federal emergency package  :clapping

some have predicted the floor has already been reached on wall street. Time will tell, but one thing i do believe is this will be all over in a few months and the economy will start the long way back to prosperity.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on March 14, 2020, 10:02:31 AM
The don has delivered again. Pulls the trigger on a federal emergency package  :clapping

some have predicted the floor has already been reached on wall street. Time will tell, but one thing i do believe is this will be all over in a few months and the economy will start the long way back to prosperity.

The same "don" who a fortnight ago called coronavirus more fake news?

In desperate times desperate leaders do things to try and salvage their jobs.

 ;)

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on March 14, 2020, 10:12:06 AM
keep hiding under the doona like the rest of the stress heads, and you will miss out on the great work this guy is doing.

you would prefer an italy approach then and wait till its spread before acting? :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on March 14, 2020, 02:03:38 PM
keep hiding under the doona like the rest of the stress heads, and you will miss out on the great work this guy is doing.

you would prefer an italy approach then and wait till its spread before acting? :shh

Italy is in the mess it is in; in part because the health system is crap.

You missed the point.

A fortnight your mate "don" called the coronavirus more fake news?

Last night he actually did something because suddenly it is no longer fake news. Why is that you reckon?

Under the direction your mate "don" the USA's CDA are rolling out testing at a rate of 11,000 a week compared to South Korea doing 20,000 tests a day.

Yep he's doing a stellar job a fortnight after he babbled on about it being fake news

And BTW I'm not stressed, just very disappointed to see how people are carrying in Aust with the panic buying etc.... thought we'd be better than that :-X


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on March 18, 2020, 06:08:44 PM
Talk of A$1.4 trillion (US$850 billion) stimulus package in the States including (potentially up to $1000) cash payments to each American adult.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/donald-trump-announces-massive-coronavirus-package/news-story/6c7a5e33fb842d9c05d1601e6427a564

:whistle


Both Trump and Boris have changed their tunes because the number of corona cases (since the 100th reported case) was exponentially growing on par where Italy and Iran was two weeks ago. The UK chief med said <20,000 deaths would be a 'good' outcome.

(https://news.images.itv.com/image/file/2155053/stream_2.51652488.jpg)
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-17/coronvirus-71-people-have-died-in-the-uk-and-around-55-000-have-covid-19/


(https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wy13Ib2mIoAT_pbDMe2OcrtmoVc=/0x0:920x646/1320x0/filters:focal(0x0:920x646):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19811576/march_15.jpg)
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/3/12/21172040/coronavirus-covid-19-virus-charts
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on March 18, 2020, 06:37:13 PM
Yes no doubt the "open borders" brigade of the left would've handled it all so much better.....as evidenced by their totally non-partisan & measured reaction to the initial quarantining of people on Christmas Island.... :shh


Quote from: WilliamPowell
A fortnight your mate "don" called the coronavirus more fake news?

No he didn't, he called the Democrats criticism of his response to the crisis "their new hoax", not that the DNC propaganda wing that masquerades as the MSM in the US these days would ever clarify that for all the gullible fools who blindly consume their constant shytestream of hysterical agenda-driven bollocks... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on April 09, 2020, 02:03:19 PM
Sanders has dropped out of the presidential race.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on April 23, 2020, 11:49:45 AM



Shows what a bit of enforced isolation can do for the creative juices.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkU1ob_lHCw

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on April 23, 2020, 06:35:14 PM
Much prefer this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DKYML2MRs

 :shh




Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on April 24, 2020, 08:16:37 AM
Much prefer this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DKYML2MRs

 :shh

Another example of Trump lies. The footage is spliced together to give  a wrong impression of what she actually said.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Damo on April 25, 2020, 10:38:51 AM
Thoughts on Ardern banning fiction books?

If anyone can defend that I’ll be astounded

The most overrated politician of the modern era
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on April 25, 2020, 11:42:31 AM
Thoughts on Ardern banning fiction books?

If anyone can defend that I’ll be astounded

The most overrated politician of the modern era


Not actually a ban on fiction books but a ban on online delivery.


But why spoil a good story with the truth.


Are you a Trump lover?



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on April 25, 2020, 01:10:45 PM
Don't dare question the infallible St. Jacinda Equinas the Virtue Signaler, High Priestess of the New Church of the Equalitarians... :shh

Much prefer this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7DKYML2MRs

 :shh

Another example of Trump lies. The footage is spliced together to give  a wrong impression of what she actually said.

LMAO - the ad was bang on and you know it...nailed the elitist out-of-touch hypocrite Pelosi perfectly....Democrats caught dead to rights betraying the working class yet again....#4moreyears  :shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Damo on April 25, 2020, 11:12:20 PM
Thoughts on Ardern banning fiction books?

If anyone can defend that I’ll be astounded

The most overrated politician of the modern era


Not actually a ban on fiction books but a ban on online delivery.


But why spoil a good story with the truth.


Are you a Trump lover?

You knew EXACTLY what I was referring to.

1- banning of fiction book DELIVERIES is absurd .. stuffing ridiculous
2- I think Trump is a tool , but that is completely irrelevant
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on April 26, 2020, 08:00:26 AM

You knew EXACTLY what I was referring to.

1- banning of fiction book DELIVERIES is absurd .. stuffing ridiculous
2- I think Trump is a tool , but that is completely irrelevant


Once again you are being misleading.


It is a ban on all non-essential home deliveries not just fiction books.


Cheers
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on April 26, 2020, 09:52:26 AM
Another lefty nonsense banning book deliveries lol. Why does labor politics produce this level of stupidity. UK labour is the same. Labor is a disaster no wonder people used to hide gold and money in mattresses. The commies always chase the hard earned of ordinary people. They cant be trusted. They are always for taking away peoples liberties.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on April 26, 2020, 03:11:57 PM
Words
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on May 14, 2020, 01:57:34 AM
(https://babylonbee.com/img/articles/article-6048-art5ea876e3be9c6.jpg)

 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on May 14, 2020, 11:58:58 AM
and yet still countries like france, uk, spain, brazil, ireland, italy and sweden, netherlands, are faring worse than the USA on a per capita basis which isnt great no matter the number. :shh

take out NYC which is the size of the mornington pensinsula with 8.5 million people, and they have done an even better job that i originally gave them credit for.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on May 14, 2020, 01:26:07 PM
The left have always struggled to grasp the concept of "per capita"....particularly when it doesn't fit in with their sacred narratives.... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on May 29, 2020, 01:06:43 PM
https://twitter.com/RTErdogan/status/1266125721128316931

The Armenians, Kurds, Greeks, Jews & Shi'ites all say hello you hypocitical Islamo-Fascist piece of shyte... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on June 02, 2020, 10:39:48 AM
Erdogan and Turkey are a danger to thr world. He is a war monger and engages in illegal international manouvers. Just recently sent thousands of bangladeshis and pakistanis to the greek border. Most of them had covid 19. Just despicable international behaviour by a disgraceful regime.in turkey.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 05, 2020, 02:17:02 PM
Gotta say it really warms my heart to see these protests in the US starting to unite blacks & whites for a common cause......utter contempt for white leftists.... :clapping :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 06, 2020, 05:22:25 PM
Gotta say it really warms my heart to see these protests in the US starting to unite blacks & whites for a common cause......utter contempt for white leftists.... :clapping :shh

And the President

His "effort" today is numbing even by his scary standards
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 06, 2020, 06:12:04 PM
Who do reckon all the black business owners, black employees and blacks who rely on those businesses are going to hate more after this? Trump who tried to stop the looters or the Dems & leftists who allowed it, encouraged & cheered it on, even took part in it and undermined his efforts at every turn? :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 06, 2020, 08:39:57 PM
Who do reckon all the black business owners, black employees and blacks who rely on those businesses are going to hate more after this? Trump who tried to stop the looters or the Dems & leftists who allowed it, encouraged & cheered it on, even took part in it and undermined his efforts at every turn? :shh

Did you hear his disgraceful comments today?

The "George Floyd would be looking down hopefully thinking this is a great thing?" comments?

He was talking about  employment numbers if you didn't know
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 06, 2020, 09:42:26 PM
Far less disgraceful than Biden's "If you don't vote for me, you ain't black" comment which comes on top of his long history of racial comments & support for anti-black legislation...all long  before he had the excuse of alzheimer's ... :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 07, 2020, 08:47:26 AM
Far less disgraceful than Biden's "If you don't vote for me, you ain't black" comment which comes on top of his long history of racial comments & support for anti-black legislation...all long  before he had the excuse of alzheimer's ... :shh

Yep Biden's comments were crap as well...... but when you consider what the USA has become is it really that surprising?

But sorry IMHO dragging a dead man into a presser to boast about unemployment figures is the lowest of the low.

The Orange Man won the African American vote in 2016, can't see it happening this time

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 07, 2020, 08:59:45 AM
Far less disgraceful than Biden's "If you don't vote for me, you ain't black" comment which comes on top of his long history of racial comments & support for anti-black legislation...all long  before he had the excuse of alzheimer's ... :shh

Yep Biden's comments were crap as well...... but when you consider what the USA has become is it really that surprising?

But sorry IMHO dragging a dead man into a presser to boast about unemployment figures is the lowest of the low.

The Orange Man won the African American vote in 2016, can't see it happening this time

Here is the actual clip and reference to Floyd unless there was another one? :shh

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nnk0hCgmamQ
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 07, 2020, 09:13:59 AM
Who do reckon all the black business owners, black employees and blacks who rely on those businesses are going to hate more after this? Trump who tried to stop the looters or the Dems & leftists who allowed it, encouraged & cheered it on, even took part in it and undermined his efforts at every turn? :shh

Did you hear his disgraceful comments today?

The "George Floyd would be looking down hopefully thinking this is a great thing?" comments?

He was talking about  employment numbers if you didn't know

Was he??? Just talking about unemployment numbers was he? Nothing else the other day?

#fake news just editing things to suit an agenda and you are falling for it WP

I eagerly await your response. Here is the remark that I saw

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nnk0hCgmamQ
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 07, 2020, 03:16:44 PM


The Orange Man won the African American vote in 2016, can't see it happening this time


He only got 8% of the black vote in 2016:

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37922587

:shh







Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 07, 2020, 07:56:20 PM
Just saw the footage of the Trump press conference - his comments about George Floyd weren't said in relation to the employment figures at all.....someone needs to stop exclusively watching the ALPBC & and only reading "woke" agitprop pamphlets like the NYTpicker &the Red Guard-ian methinks...... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 07, 2020, 09:56:11 PM
Just saw the footage of the Trump press conference - his comments about George Floyd weren't said in relation to the employment figures at all.....someone needs to stop exclusively watching the ALPBC & and only reading "woke" agitprop pamphlets like the NYTpicker &the Red Guard-ian methinks......and the pathetic abc :shh

efa

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/donald-trump-says-strong-new-jobs-data-marks-a-great-day-for-george-floyd

thought wp was better than the fake news, but clearly we have more work to do there.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 08, 2020, 10:19:31 AM
Just saw the footage of the Trump press conference - his comments about George Floyd weren't said in relation to the employment figures at all.....someone needs to stop exclusively watching the ALPBC & and only reading "woke" agitprop pamphlets like the NYTpicker &the Red Guard-ian methinks......and the pathetic abc :shh

efa

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/donald-trump-says-strong-new-jobs-data-marks-a-great-day-for-george-floyd

thought wp was better than the fake news, but clearly we have more work to do there.

Forgive me Frankie, that wasn't at home at all yesterday as we were cleaning out my late father in law house. So this forum wasn't a priority for me and it won't be today either. It is a crap time for my family right at the minute on so many fronts

So you want to whack or subtly bait me for not replying earlier go ahead

I actually took the news report from what I watched on line from a European news service. Clearly they were wrong

Fake news?   The only fake in the USA is the Orange Man and his family filled administration

But..... what ever the reason dragging the name of a bloke who was murdered less than a week earlier into any announcement and saying it is "a great day" is disgusting. You don't think so, well fine. But the bloke is dead so I doubt very much his family think it was a great day... but whatever

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 08, 2020, 12:12:59 PM
(https://i.imgflip.com/2kmqeu.jpg)

 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 08, 2020, 04:39:13 PM
Just saw the footage of the Trump press conference - his comments about George Floyd weren't said in relation to the employment figures at all.....someone needs to stop exclusively watching the ALPBC & and only reading "woke" agitprop pamphlets like the NYTpicker &the Red Guard-ian methinks......and the pathetic abc :shh

efa

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/donald-trump-says-strong-new-jobs-data-marks-a-great-day-for-george-floyd

thought wp was better than the fake news, but clearly we have more work to do there.

Forgive me Frankie, that wasn't at home at all yesterday as we were cleaning out my late father in law house. So this forum wasn't a priority for me and it won't be today either. It is a crap time for my family right at the minute on so many fronts

So you want to whack or subtly bait me for not replying earlier go ahead

I actually took the news report from what I watched on line from a European news service. Clearly they were wrong

Fake news?   The only fake in the USA is the Orange Man and his family filled administration

But..... what ever the reason dragging the name of a bloke who was murdered less than a week earlier into any announcement and saying it is "a great day" is disgusting. You don't think so, well fine. But the bloke is dead so I doubt very much his family think it was a great day... but whatever

thank you for highlighting the fake news. You have been found to be spreading fake news yourself on this occasion which makes you just as bad as them. It wasnt really that hard to actually listen to the audio. :banghead

nice racist remark too. You are sounding very hypocritical if you call someone racist, yet do it yourself.

I guess different rules......i will sure highlight that remark when it comes up again with goodes or someone.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 08, 2020, 05:30:33 PM
Thoughts on Ardern banning fiction books?

If anyone can defend that I’ll be astounded

The most overrated politician of the modern era

New Zealand has just announced the lifting of all domestic restrictions. Anybody still think the NZ PM is overrated?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 08, 2020, 07:03:24 PM
Thoughts on Ardern banning fiction books?

If anyone can defend that I’ll be astounded

The most overrated politician of the modern era

New Zealand has just announced the lifting of all domestic restrictions. Anybody still think the NZ PM is overrated?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on June 08, 2020, 07:05:57 PM
thank you for highlighting the fake news. You have been found to be spreading fake news yourself on this occasion which makes you just as bad as them. It wasnt really that hard to actually listen to the audio. :banghead
Trump's quote wasn't fake  ::).

“Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this a great thing that’s happening for our country,” he said. “There’s a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody. It’s a great day for everybody. There’s a great, great day in terms of equality.”

Yeah, I'm sure George thinks it's great he was murdered, his wife no longer has a husband and his young daughter will have to now grow up without a father  ::).

nice racist remark too. You are sounding very hypocritical if you call someone racist, yet do it yourself.

I guess different rules......i will sure highlight that remark when it comes up again with goodes or someone.
Calling someone with a fake tan "orange" is racist now is it? :lol

And then trying to compare it to Adam Goodes who naturally has dark skin :rollin.

Talk about being desperate to defend that indefensible comment by Trump no matter what the context  :thumbsdown.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 08, 2020, 07:55:53 PM
No-one was arguing he didn't say the words...the point was WP claimed he said it in relation to the economy, which he never did......


What Trump actually said:

Quote
    “Equal justice under the law must mean that every American receives equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement, regardless of race, color, gender, or creed. They have to receive fair treatment from law enforcement. They have to receive it. We all saw what happened last week. We can’t let that happen. Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying, “This is a great thing that’s happening for our country.” This is a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of equality. It’s really what our Constitution requires and it’s what our country is all about.”

https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-trump-say-he-hoped-george-floyd


Thanks for playing....:shh


..
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on June 08, 2020, 08:32:24 PM
No-one was arguing he didn't say the words...the point was WP claimed he said it in relation to the economy, which he never did......


What Trump actually said:

Quote
    “Equal justice under the law must mean that every American receives equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement, regardless of race, color, gender, or creed. They have to receive fair treatment from law enforcement. They have to receive it. We all saw what happened last week. We can’t let that happen. Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying, “This is a great thing that’s happening for our country.” This is a great day for him. It’s a great day for everybody. This is a great day for everybody. This is a great, great day in terms of equality. It’s really what our Constitution requires and it’s what our country is all about.”

https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-trump-say-he-hoped-george-floyd


Thanks for playing....:shh


..
LOL. Crying "fake news" was a 'gotcha' tactic to deflect from Trump's comments specifically about George Floyd. Who cares what the context was. Yeah, it's a great day that George Floyd was a victim of a murder from law enforcement authorities that are meant to protect not kill and his family including his young daughter are left to pick up the pieces. Yeah, it's great, Donald ::). What an fricking idiot!

But Trump fanbois can never say he is wrong about anything :shh.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 08, 2020, 10:06:11 PM
Oh dear...comprehension not really your strong suit is it?   :shh


..and yes what's a little lying about the context between comrades? Pravda would be proud... :shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on June 08, 2020, 11:17:41 PM
https://youtu.be/JtPfoEvNJ74

Very intelligent bright young woman. Excellent points.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 09, 2020, 07:13:53 AM
Very interesting opinion piece by former Defence Minister Christoper Pyne in yesterday's HUN (a former ScoMo minister)

Can't post a link because I read it in the hardcopy paper and I haven't got time to look for it

But it is balanced, reasoned, honest and sums up what the issues are with President Trump.

Then you have one of the most respected figures in the USA, a staunch republican, former Sec of State in Colon Powell also going whack.... They can't all be wrong and spreading fake news can they?





Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 09, 2020, 09:45:29 AM




"Another high profile military leader in the United States has come out against President Donald Trump over his handling of the protests against racial discrimination and police brutality across the country.

Retired four-star army general Colin Powell, a registered Republican, served as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, then as secretary of state under president George W. Bush.

Speaking to CNN today, Gen Powell added his voice to the growing chorus of criticism against Mr Trump from high profile generals and admirals.

That long list of military brass now includes Mr Trump’s former secretary of defence, General James Mattis; the President’s former White House chief of staff, General John Kelly; the former commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General John Allen; the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Admiral Mike Mullen; another former chairman, General Richard Myers; the former boss of US Special Operations Command, Admiral William McRaven; former CIA director General Mike Hayden; and the former supreme allied commander of NATO, Admiral James Stavridis."


https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/us-protests-colin-powell-other-military-leaders-speak-out-in-unprecedented-numbers-against-donald-trump/news-story/8425a6485619b9fc8749adff4f0af1f1 (https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/us-protests-colin-powell-other-military-leaders-speak-out-in-unprecedented-numbers-against-donald-trump/news-story/8425a6485619b9fc8749adff4f0af1f1)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 09, 2020, 02:10:14 PM
Who do reckon all the black business owners, black employees and blacks who rely on those businesses are going to hate more after this? Trump who tried to stop the looters or the Dems & leftists who allowed it, encouraged & cheered it on, even took part in it and undermined his efforts at every turn? :shh

Did you hear his disgraceful comments today?

The "George Floyd would be looking down hopefully thinking this is a great thing?" comments?

He was talking about  employment numbers if you didn't know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WsNIJwJcj0&feature=youtu.be

i think my work is done here. Cheers
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 09, 2020, 08:45:53 PM
Very interesting opinion piece by former Defence Minister Christoper Pyne in yesterday's HUN (a former ScoMo minister)

Can't post a link because I read it in the hardcopy paper and I haven't got time to look for it

But it is balanced, reasoned, honest and sums up what the issues are with President Trump.

Then you have one of the most respected figures in the USA, a staunch republican, former Sec of State in Colin Powell also going whack.... They can't all be wrong and spreading fake news can they?

Unfortunately said article is behind a paywall

While Trump tweets, his country burns

Donald Trump is unfit to be the US President, writes Christopher Pyne.

Having spent four years creating division, he’s now simply making things worse.....

Paywall link: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=AAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelaidenow.com.au%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fdonald-trump-is-unfit-to-be-us-president-writes-christopher-pyne%2Fnews-story%2Fc173c97b05bc1b582ef39a31bf92da6b&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium

And the comments from Powell (I've taken the Aust ABC article but you can find the same under CNN, New York Times, USA today, Reuters etc)

Leading Republican Colin Powell endorses Democrat Joe Biden over Donald Trump in US presidential election

Colin Powell said Mr Trump has lied and has "drifted away" from the US Constitution.

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, joining a growing chorus of Republicans and military leaders criticising Republican President Donald Trump amid nationwide protests.

Key points:

Several groups of Republicans oppose Mr Trump's bid for a second term as president

More Republicans could come out against Mr Trump as momentum against his leadership picks up inside the party

Mr Powell's comments are seen as a rare move given his background in the Republican party and the military

Mr Powell — a Republican who led the US military during the 1991 Gulf War in Iraq and later headed the State Department — said Mr Trump "lies all the time", has "drifted away" from the US constitution and poses a danger to American democracy.

"I cannot in any way support President Trump this year," Mr Powell, who did not vote for the Republican president in 2016, told CNN.
Mr Trump responded by calling Mr Powell a "real stiff" on Twitter.

The criticism comes as the nation faces a trio of crises: widespread protests over police violence against African American men, the coronavirus pandemic and a sharp economic downturn.

It is rare for Republicans to criticise Mr Trump directly, and more so for members of the military establishment, who typically stay out of politics.

Mr Trump's former defence secretary, retired General James Mattis, last week denounced what he called Mr Trump's "deliberate" efforts to divide the country.

James Mattis recently criticised Mr Trump's response to nationwide demonstrations triggered by the killing of George Floyd.

Former joint chiefs of staff chairmen Michael Mullen and Martin Dempsey have also criticised Mr Trump's handling of the unrest.

Republican senator Lisa Murkowski said last week that she was "struggling" with whether to support Mr Trump's re-election, while Republican senator Mitt Romney praised Mr Mattis's words.

The New York Times reported on Saturday that George W Bush would not vote for Mr Trump, citing sources close to the only living Republican former president.

Many of the Republicans now criticising Mr Trump also did not vote for him in 2016.

Tim Murtaugh, a Trump campaign spokesman, said Mr Trump has record support within the Republican Party.

"However, the adoration of the liberal beltway media is alluring and powerfully attractive to some [Washington] DC insiders," he said.

Since winning the White House, Mr Trump has demanded fierce Republican loyalty.

Public denunciations from senior figures like Mr Powell could turn more people against Mr Trump.

"That doesn't do a whole lot for me. If you're not willing to say it, you may as well put on the red hat," Mr Miller said, referring to the Trump campaign's "Make America Great Again" caps.

Mr Powell said he would vote for Mr Biden, going a step further than some other Republicans who have said they do not support Mr Trump but have not backed his Democratic rival.

"I haven't voted for him, so I'm not going to start now, but that's a different question from actively supporting Biden," said Mark Sanford, the former Republican South Carolina governor who mounted a brief primary challenge to the president last year.

Full article:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-08/colin-powell-endorses-joe-biden-democrat-republican-donald-trump/12332746
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 09, 2020, 08:50:17 PM
Who do reckon all the black business owners, black employees and blacks who rely on those businesses are going to hate more after this? Trump who tried to stop the looters or the Dems & leftists who allowed it, encouraged & cheered it on, even took part in it and undermined his efforts at every turn? :shh

Did you hear his disgraceful comments today?

The "George Floyd would be looking down hopefully thinking this is a great thing?" comments?

He was talking about  employment numbers if you didn't know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WsNIJwJcj0&feature=youtu.be

i think my work is done here. Cheers

And in case you missed it I admitted I got it wrong.... very wrong on the employment numbers, he wasn't talking about that

OK have I made it clear enough for you?

Want me to repeat again?

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on June 10, 2020, 01:34:29 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on June 10, 2020, 02:20:50 PM
Oh dear...comprehension not really your strong suit is it?   :shh


..and yes what's a little lying about the context between comrades? Pravda would be proud... :shh :shh
Keep telling "it's a great thing" to the young girl now without a father  ::).

Thanks for proving my point btw :shh.

But Trump fanbois can never say he is wrong about anything :shh.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 10, 2020, 03:19:28 PM
Oh dear...comprehension not really your strong suit is it?   :shh

Quote
Thanks for proving my point btw :shh.

 :shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on June 10, 2020, 03:38:44 PM
Oh dear...comprehension not really your strong suit is it?   :shh

Quote
Thanks for proving my point btw :shh.

 :shh :shh
Always know you no longer have an argument when you go the man :shh.

As I said go tell what Trump said to the young girl now left without a father.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 10, 2020, 04:09:34 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/l2Je5Oz7LZ6Up9Dl6/giphy.gif)

 
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 10, 2020, 04:18:35 PM
MT give up. You are fighting with yourself now.  :banghead :banghead

Its extremely sad for the girl, but lets be clear he was a known criminal. The way some people carry on he was some sort of martyr or something. Like David Dunjay who sexually assaulted someone. Lets ask those girls how they are feeling just for consistency?

Not condoning the deaths, and the killers should spend years in jail, though they werent exactly good citizens were they. Wonder if the comments would be the same if it was say Georgey Pell who suffered the same fate  in custody.  :shh






Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 10, 2020, 04:25:53 PM
Bloke's been compared to J.esus and sent off with more pageantry than Tutankhamen... wonder what the pregnant woman whose stomach George Floyd once a held a gun to during a home invasion thinks of his canonisation?  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 10, 2020, 05:53:25 PM
Who do reckon all the black business owners, black employees and blacks who rely on those businesses are going to hate more after this? Trump who tried to stop the looters or the Dems & leftists who allowed it, encouraged & cheered it on, even took part in it and undermined his efforts at every turn? :shh

Did you hear his disgraceful comments today?

The "George Floyd would be looking down hopefully thinking this is a great thing?" comments?

He was talking about  employment numbers if you didn't know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WsNIJwJcj0&feature=youtu.be

i think my work is done here. Cheers

And in case you missed it I admitted I got it wrong.... very wrong on the employment numbers, he wasn't talking about that

OK have I made it clear enough for you?

Want me to repeat again?

thank you, good to hear.

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 10, 2020, 06:07:27 PM
Bloke's been compared to J.esus and sent off with more pageantry than Tutankhamen... wonder what the pregnant woman whose stomach George Floyd once a held a gun to during a home invasion thinks of his canonisation?  :shh

George Floyd is a victim here and shouldnt have been killed, and he is also no more important than the the pregnant lady whose life may be ruined. A fact largely ignored in the middle of MT's commemtd where he only refers to the martyr himself, without mentioning any of his victims.

You dont get 5 years for being a good citizen.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 10, 2020, 06:36:08 PM
 :banghead :banghead SNIP  :banghead  :banghead

Absolute final warning

1/ enough with the insults and the pot shots from the cheap seats
2/ let the mods do the moderating. Which means...
3/ posters are not to use site rules to try and get other posters suspended (read the 3 strike policy if need be). This includes the ever popular "different rules" argument
4/ clear enough? If it isn't have a re-read of these

http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=3581.0
And
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=17325.0

One final thing, politics is always emotive but if there is another need to edit this thread because people cannot respect opposing views and debate respectfully or without baiting and insults then the posters of the removed threads will receive a strike.


And NO I am not interested in who started what, who did what... debate the issues only


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on June 10, 2020, 09:30:59 PM
MT give up. You are fighting with yourself now.  :banghead :banghead

Its extremely sad for the girl, but lets be clear he was a known criminal. The way some people carry on he was some sort of martyr or something. Like David Dunjay who sexually assaulted someone. Lets ask those girls how they are feeling just for consistency?

Not condoning the deaths, and the killers should spend years in jail, though they werent exactly good citizens were they. Wonder if the comments would be the same if it was say Georgey Pell who suffered the same fate  in custody.  :shh
Trump wasn't treating Floyd either as a known crim in his stupid comment about Floyd looking down and thinking it's all great. You would have to believe Floyd was a good guy to be up in heaven looking down  :shh.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Yes there were victims of Floyd's criminality but Floyd's criminal history wasn't an excuse for law enforcement to choke him to death. As I said it's the court's role to determine guilt or innocence based on the evidence available and if the defendant is found guilty apply the punishment within the range related to the crime committed as specified by the law. That Victorian judge the other week that lambasted those to two jail inmates for laughing in court at their actions didn't hold back just because they stabbed an organised crime figure in Tony Mokbel that society has contempt for. Habaes corpus is a key pillar of a democratic Western society and exists for all of us. It prevents abuse of power and corruption from authority.

Pell's case was an example of habaes corpus at work. Just because many people blame and despise him for his failure as a senior member of the clergy to protect kids from sexual abuse by pedophile priests over decades, doesn't mean he should be killed on the spot let alone jailed for life without being allowed his legal right to obtain legal representation and go through the whole court and appeal system especially for the different charge of being accused of being a pedophile himself to which he was ultimately cleared by our court system.

The current debate isn't just about George Floyd either. His death was the final spark. It's about the systemic attitude and treament towards minorities especially in lower socio-economic areas from certain parts of society and especially authority. Everything from racial profiling when walking down the street or going into a shop, to arrests for minor offences such as being drunk when they are not applied to everyone, to the disproportinational deaths in custody, to street killings such as the shooting of jogger Ahmaud Arbery and dodgy local authorities in Georgia initially refusing to arrest the culprits. Those on the receiving end of this stick have had enough. We've also seen an elderly 'white' bloke get pushed backwards by US cops and left on the footpath with blood pouring out of his ear. None of us should accept this kind of behaviour from anyone let alone from the police and authorities which must set the highest of standards. We need those high standards to have trust and respect between the public and police/authority. When that trust and respect is lost society crumbles and decays. It's why those cops in the US who have taken a 'knee' in support have done a lot to restore that respect :clappin. It provides hope for institutional reform and a better future society for all.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 10, 2020, 11:43:32 PM
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/gone-with-the-wind-gone-from-the-hbo-stream-after-hollywood-outcry-20200610-p551fm.html


Frankly I don't give a damn about this boring & overrated old movie but 2020 is starting to look a lot more like "Year Zero"....  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on June 11, 2020, 07:10:45 AM
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/gone-with-the-wind-gone-from-the-hbo-stream-after-hollywood-outcry-20200610-p551fm.html


Frankly I don't give a damn about this boring & overrated old movie but 2020 is starting to look a lot more like "Year Zero"....  :shh

I'm not a fan of the movie either but this is certainly political correctness gone completely mad.

I've just read that one of the streaming services has pulled Chris Lillie's TV shows because of there are certain ethnic characters that are being deemed offensive and racist. I'd pull the show simply because he isn't funny but...

I wonder what Al Jolson would make of this or more to the point how he'd get treated today? Back when he was at his peak he was praised and loved, today he'd be.... well let's not go there
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 11, 2020, 04:30:48 PM
Mighty Boosh, Little Britain & League of Gentlemen all pulled from Netflix as well...Mao would be proud... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on June 12, 2020, 11:20:07 AM
Fawlty Towers episode the Germans pulled.

Stuff me how far will this PC poo go, was one of the funniest episodes ever
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 12, 2020, 02:40:02 PM
Don't mention the war...or anything else that doesn't strictly adhere to leftist ideological purity...#clockstrikesthirteen :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on June 13, 2020, 08:08:01 AM
Fawlty Towers episode the Germans pulled.

Stuff me how far will this PC poo go, was one of the funniest episodes ever

Agree
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 13, 2020, 07:30:39 PM
Great article written by a rare Anti-Trump leftist who's not completely insane:

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media-is-destroying-itself






Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 14, 2020, 12:41:25 PM



More fake news from the right wing FOX news.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-14/fox-news-removes-altered-images-of-seattle-protest-zone-chaz/12353582 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-14/fox-news-removes-altered-images-of-seattle-protest-zone-chaz/12353582)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 16, 2020, 11:41:20 AM
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/9/cbo-trump-team-should-get-lot-credit-fast-coronavi/

 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 16, 2020, 01:29:16 PM
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/9/cbo-trump-team-should-get-lot-credit-fast-coronavi/

 :shh

But at what cost? How many have died so far.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 16, 2020, 03:16:24 PM
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/9/cbo-trump-team-should-get-lot-credit-fast-coronavi/

 :shh

But at what cost? How many have died so far.

i think you need to have a look at some facts buddy.

Fact 1. Firstly 1 death is too many. Out of those deaths how many were solely caused by COVID?

Fact 2. NYC has 25,000 deaths. 7 million people residing in an area the size of Mornington Pensinsula.

Fact 3. America has 350 billion and on a per capita basis is not even the worst performed country during COVID. Worst than the USA are UK, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands and Ireland.

Fact 4. How many have died not as a result of COVID, and being locked up?

But lets not distort the facts and lay blame on one man's performance hey. Or if you are going to do it then others need to be held to account also or is that not relevant in international politics, just over in australia? :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on June 16, 2020, 03:37:46 PM
Isnt New York run by the democrats
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 16, 2020, 04:02:18 PM
doesnt count ramps, its all dons fault for the lot. Fires, racism, mass killings. The Clintos and many before had a backyard cleaner than my butt.

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 16, 2020, 04:05:01 PM
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/9/cbo-trump-team-should-get-lot-credit-fast-coronavi/ (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/9/cbo-trump-team-should-get-lot-credit-fast-coronavi/)



But at what cost? How many have died so far.

i think you need to have a look at some facts buddy.

Fact 1. Firstly 1 death is too many. Out of those deaths how many were solely caused by COVID?

Fact 2. NYC has 25,000 deaths. 7 million people residing in an area the size of Mornington Pensinsula.

Fact 3. America has 350 billion and on a per capita basis is not even the worst performed country during COVID. Worst than the USA are UK, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands and Ireland.

Fact 4. How many have died not as a result of COVID, and being locked up?

But lets not distort the facts and lay blame on one man's performance hey. Or if you are going to do it then others need to be held to account also or is that not relevant in international politics, just over in australia?


Talk about a blinkered opinion. Trump is a dead set nutcase. End of story.


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 16, 2020, 05:24:40 PM
Trump's a narcissistic buffoon & a blowhard....yet he remains a picture of stability compared to the completely deranged Democrats... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on June 16, 2020, 05:43:29 PM
Trump's a narcissistic buffoon & a blowhard....yet he remains a picture of stability compared to the completely deranged Democrats... :shh

https://thedcpatriot.com/holy-sht-60-minutes-exposes-how-pelosi-makes-bank-using-sneaky-stock-market-manipulation-video/

speaking of which, wonder how their backyard is going the old dems?

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 17, 2020, 05:39:54 PM
Trump's a narcissistic buffoon & a blowhard....yet he remains a picture of stability compared to the completely deranged Democrats...

https://thedcpatriot.com/holy-sht-60-minutes-exposes-how-pelosi-makes-bank-using-sneaky-stock-market-manipulation-video/ (https://thedcpatriot.com/holy-sht-60-minutes-exposes-how-pelosi-makes-bank-using-sneaky-stock-market-manipulation-video/)

speaking of which, wonder how their backyard is going the old dems?


Trump is a dead man walking.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on June 21, 2020, 04:21:58 PM

How anybody can think this man is in any competent I will never know


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-21/donald-trump-says-ordered-slowdown-coronavirus-testing/12377556 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-21/donald-trump-says-ordered-slowdown-coronavirus-testing/12377556)
Donald Trump says he ordered slowdown in coronavirus testing in speech to rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma


US President Donald Trump says he ordered authorities to slow down the rate of coronavirus testing because it was adding to the number of COVID-19 infections being recorded.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Damo on June 22, 2020, 11:23:05 PM
Just watched an awesome documentary on SBS on Demand called “The Clinton Affair”

Thank goodness Donald beat Hillary

And no, I’m not a pro Donald nut
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 24, 2020, 10:25:47 PM
Trump is nothing more than controlled opposition at this point. Democrats and those who back them are a danger to the US and the world....... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on June 25, 2020, 11:17:03 PM
The world is on the brink of ww3. Erdogan is a terrorist and his actions in europe will bring about a global war.
Turkey needs to be put back in its box. The greeks, the armenians, the french, the egyptians and others are getting ready to take on turkey and erdogan. The prophecies say this will happen and it ends badly fir the world but the greeks get constantinople back so thats
A good thing.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on June 26, 2020, 12:31:36 AM
(https://sd.keepcalms.com/i-w600/keep-calm-and-take-back-constantinople.jpg)

 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on July 02, 2020, 11:40:09 PM
Even though I’m a conservative I’m not a huge Trump fan as I find him very egotistical but I’ve got to ask is Joe Biden all there?
He seems like he may showing symptoms of Alzheimer's.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on July 03, 2020, 04:02:13 PM
Well, well, well looky here:

https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/is-katherine-keating-the-mystery-brunette-in-the-epstein-video-20190819-p52ilv.html

..curiouser and curiouser... :shh

been handed in to the FBI old Maxine.

How many months do you give her DIO? Imagine what she knows

there would be some very worried people out there, and i think we know who 2 are right off the bat  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on July 03, 2020, 04:29:01 PM
Well, well, well looky here:

https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/is-katherine-keating-the-mystery-brunette-in-the-epstein-video-20190819-p52ilv.html

..curiouser and curiouser... :shh

been handed in to the FBI old Maxine.

How many months do you give her DIO? Imagine what she knows

there would be some very worried people out there, and i think we know who 2 are right off the bat  :shh

Let's hope the FBI are open to a plea bargain.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on July 03, 2020, 06:54:43 PM
Well, well, well looky here:

https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/is-katherine-keating-the-mystery-brunette-in-the-epstein-video-20190819-p52ilv.html

..curiouser and curiouser... :shh

been handed in to the FBI old Maxine.

How many months do you give her DIO? Imagine what she knows

there would be some very worried people out there, and i think we know who 2 are right off the bat  :shh

Let's hope the FBI are open to a plea bargain.

 :pray

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on July 03, 2020, 10:31:03 PM
#ghislainedidnotkillherself  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on July 05, 2020, 08:30:20 AM
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-coronavirus-crisis-november.amp
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on July 17, 2020, 03:09:32 PM
https://twitter.com/realPowerTie/status/1283485669512249344?cxt=HHwWgICo2dHa7c8jAAAA

:shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Damo on July 17, 2020, 04:58:29 PM
Reckon the use of Jerry Sandusky for Biden is a disgrace .. zero humour in that
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on July 17, 2020, 06:11:48 PM
Reckon the use of Jerry Sandusky for Biden is a disgrace .. zero humour in that

Perfect casting for Hair Sniffer Joe..... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 11, 2020, 07:50:24 AM
If Don manages to grab another term then he can thank Kayleigh his press sec.

She has been a breath of fresh air. Way too smart and witty for those left wing but job reporters from
the NYtimes and Wash Post

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on August 11, 2020, 08:25:24 AM
If Don manages to grab another term then he can thank Kayleigh his press sec.

She has been a breath of fresh air. Way too smart and witty for those left wing but job reporters from
the NYtimes and Wash Post

Serious question, do you think he will?

As you know I am anti-Don so I don't think he has a chance.

Closer the election gets the more gaffs he seems to make. The interview last week with Jonathon Swan on COVID was embarrassing (watch all of it if you can before smashing me).

As was the interview where he went on about his cognitive test result. Granted, the clips of that in alot of cases has been edited to make it look worse but to go on about what a "smart guy" (his words) did him no favours

I don't rate Biden either but it really is Joe's election to lose.

(Agree with you about his new press secretary Kayleigh, been the best of the 3)

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 11, 2020, 08:40:09 AM
no chance for me WP, but i have friends who watch his briefings daily and follow it a lot more than me, and they are convinced he will succeed. I hope i am wrong as Biden is useless, but next to someone like clinton well he is streets ahead.

We will agree to disagree on him, as he isnt a politician and yet is asked to change a broken system that no one else has been able to, including the good old clintons who people actually believed was a better proposition than trump.

As a side note I have noticed that anti trump brigade down under has slowed down, especially in Victoria :shh





Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on August 11, 2020, 08:54:26 AM
no chance for me WP, but i have friends who watch his briefings daily and follow it a lot more than me, and they are convinced he will succeed. I hope i am wrong as Biden is useless, but next to someone like clinton well he is streets ahead.

We will agree to disagree on him, as he isnt a politician and yet is asked to change a broken system that no one else has been able to, including the good old clintons who people actually believed was a better proposition than trump.

As a side note I have noticed that anti trump brigade down under has slowed down, especially in Victoria :shh

 :thumbsup
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on August 11, 2020, 11:07:18 AM
Trump has to only do 1 thing and he wins. He hs to convince America that Biden doesnt have cognitive competence. If he does that its all over red rover.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on August 11, 2020, 12:31:24 PM
All he really needs to do is show the footage of the "peaceful protests" the MSM won't show in his campaign ads and all the radical Neo-Marxist rhetoric of various Democrats over the last 6 months.  :shh


BTW, still no guarantee Biden will actually be his opponent. :shh :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on August 12, 2020, 01:39:21 PM
https://babylonbee.com/news/party-of-the-poor-and-oppressed-nominates-old-rich-white-man-and-cop?utm_content=buffer467a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-selects-kamala-harris-as-nominee-for-president

https://babylonbee.com/news/reading-from-his-teleprompter-biden-accidentally-says-im-pleased-to-announced-my-vp-pick-is-insert-woman-of-color-here

:rollin  :clapping :shh


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 12, 2020, 09:56:16 PM
I see Biden has gone down the African route on his ticket, no doubt  in search for the BLM vote.

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on August 13, 2020, 05:37:08 AM
Bottom feeder move, but you can see why he's done it.

And it's guaranteed to work over there.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 14, 2020, 01:05:45 PM
I wonder if Don is going to get a Nobel Peace prize like our dear old BLM friend Obama did.  :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on August 14, 2020, 03:04:51 PM
Kamala Harris is perhaps the most sickening human on this planet. Anyone not familiar with her work, go watch how she treated Brett Kavanaugh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 14, 2020, 04:33:39 PM
AT, you think people actually gaf who replaces trump? In their eyes the world was a better place pre-trump, you know free from riots, racism, pedophillia and anything else, so once he is out of office order will be restored.





Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 28, 2020, 09:45:09 PM
more riots. Only difference is now its been used against the dems

He would be at long odds still, but anything is possible if these riots and protesting continues in the lead up to this anyonebuttrumpelection



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on August 28, 2020, 10:51:09 PM
This latest scumbag they're rioting over is a convicted pedo...as was one of the "anti-fascist heroes" that was killed in the riots the other night while the other one had a conviction for trying to strangle his girlfriend.......these people really need to start choosing better saints... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 28, 2020, 11:30:28 PM
 :lol :lol Would be so funny, if it werent so serious

same idiots who were upset that clinton, who has such high morals and values, lost the last election.

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 30, 2020, 01:32:02 PM
https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/trump-can-win-former-finance-minister-tells-investors-20200828-p55qdz

Trump can win, former finance minister tells investors

Federal Labor minister turned fintech investor Lindsay Tanner says Australian traders and investment professionals betting on a Joe Biden victory in the 2020 US election might want to think twice.

The former politician, who served as finance minister in the Rudd-Gillard Labor government, said US President Donald Trump had a strong prospect of winning a second term at the general election in November, despite polls showing he is behind his Democratic challenger by at least 4 percentage points in six top battleground states.

"It is a very, very even contest," former Labor finance minister Lindsay Tanner said of the 2020 US election.  Eddie Jim

“A lot of people are writing Trump off. I think that’s wrong, I think it's a very, very even contest. There is a very good chance he will win,” Mr Tanner told a virtual conference hosted by the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association on Friday.

For all his "madness", the US President, who was last week officially nominated as the Republican Party's presidential nominee, can reasonably claim to have honoured many of his 2016 election promises, the Labor luminary said.

“Record job creation, record unemployment, standing up to China, ending foreign entanglements, a wall of sorts, the list goes on,” he said.

Following his political career, Mr Tanner emerged as an influential figure in the financial services industry, serving as a non-executive director of Suncorp, a special adviser the Australian operations of global fund manager Lazard and investment committee member at robo-adviser Six Park.

In June, he was named chairman of Pacific Infrastructure Partners, the US-backed investment company that rose out of the ashes of collapsed fintech Sargon Capital, acquiring its superannuation trustee subsidiaries.

Turning to Australia's retail investors and their advisers, Mr Tanner said those looking to assess the impact of the US election on financial markets should tune out from hysterical reporting of the superpower's divided politics.

“For those facing big investment choices I would say look through the smoke to the fundamentals [of the US economy and sharemarket],” he said.

'Goldman Sachs guy'
The US had a good shot at being in the first stages of post-pandemic economic recovery by November, he added. It also enjoyed an "ongoing dynamism" in its business culture that has historically assisted it to bounce back from crises.

Both of these factors boded well for a Trump victory, Mr Tanner said, but the President would also be aided by a more demographic and ideological advantage due to having been embraced by working-class voters.

“The problem that politics faces is that even parties that were once the party of workers and lower income earners [are now the] domain of abstract thinking, university-educated people,” he said.

“Democrats, like the Labor Party, haven’t managed to straddle that divide,” he added, quipping that when he looked at his former parliamentary party colleagues, there was "not a TAFE graduate or school leaver among them".

Trump had been able to exploit voter cynicism that all politicians looked the same, went to the same universities and socialised in the same circles he said.

“They think no matter who wins some Goldman Sachs guy is going to get in anyway.”

Flawed president is not out of this race yet
Asked by stockbrokers and investment advisers in attendance – who are themselves subject to a contentious new mandatory professional standards regime – whether it had become too difficult for non-educated people to aspire to leadership positions, the former minister said it was a fair question.

"It has crept up on us. It is not a giant conspiracy, but it is a major problem," he said. "[We need to] take a good long hard look at ourselves."

Business had a role to play in "grappling with the demands of labour" and ensuring there were meaningful roles for non-university-educated Australians in the future economy, he said.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on September 01, 2020, 04:14:34 PM
https://babylonbee.com/news/large-turnout-for-memorial-for-hans-gruber-who-was-thrown-from-a-building-by-a-police-officer/?utm_content=bufferfab8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on September 05, 2020, 04:52:58 PM
Now I know Boris Johnson is a nutcase.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-05/tony-abbott-appointed-to-britains-board-of-trade/12632740?nw=0


Former prime minister Tony Abbott has been appointed as an adviser to Britain's Board of Trade after a flurry of criticism over previous statements.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on September 09, 2020, 08:33:05 AM
Why, because he appointed a man good @ trade negotiations...?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on September 09, 2020, 01:09:16 PM
Yeah but...but....but... the Gillard speech...or something.... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on September 09, 2020, 09:20:54 PM
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/donald-trump-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-after-israeluae-peace-accord/news-story/d078aca55000be24411fcdbf14a3e831

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on September 10, 2020, 12:24:03 PM
First President since Carter not to involve the US in a fresh war....clearly a fascist.. :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on October 02, 2020, 03:28:35 PM
Donald Trump & Melania have tested positive for covid-19.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on October 02, 2020, 03:55:17 PM
Donald Trump & Melania have tested positive for covid-19.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849

Thats the least of their problems
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on October 02, 2020, 04:50:51 PM
Donald Trump & Melania have been reported to have tested positive for covid-19.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849)


Edited for accuracy. (I don't trust him not to fake this)


So he either has the virus or he doesn't.


I'm wondering if there are any advantages for Trump in getting or faking his illness. A sympathy vote? An excuse he can point to if he loses the election? A reason to bow out of the election altogether?


I still think he will lose the election and seek asylum in Russia to avoid his debts.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Rampsation on October 02, 2020, 05:48:08 PM
I think trump will win the electoral college. Americans are fundamentally right wing rascists.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on October 02, 2020, 06:16:44 PM
I'm not sure he wants to win.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on October 02, 2020, 10:39:01 PM
He didn't really want to win the last one either.....:shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on October 03, 2020, 07:53:04 AM
Trump being transferred to Hospital.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on October 05, 2020, 03:48:30 PM

An American civil war about to happen? Maybe, maybe not but if it gets too willing watch China invade Taiwan.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/04/revealed-trump-linked-consultant-facebook-pages-warning-election-cause-civil-war



A militia-promoting father and son duo of fake news publishers and a Trump-connected social media consultant are linked to pages which promote the idea of an American civil war with material presented in a way that appears to be an effort to sidestep Facebook’s fact-checking system.


Comments on their Facebook pages and other materials obtained by the Guardian show that some rank and file Donald Trump supporters are enthusiastically receiving the message that they should prepare for violence against their perceived political enemies in November.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 04, 2020, 07:20:07 PM
Worst case scenario. A close non-result which may takes days and even weeks to sort out and will also be played out in the courts. Then add that the Congress will remain split. What a mess. Glad I'm not an American. 
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on November 04, 2020, 09:13:20 PM
Worst case scenario. A close non-result which may takes days and even weeks to sort out and will also be played out in the courts. Then add that the Congress will remain split. What a mess. Glad I'm not an American.

Both sides have said if it's close thry will go to court, the Supreme Court  :help

It is a mess because their constitution is a mess.

The things I've learnt about it during the last few weeks leading into this election is staggering. To think that the there are different rules in different states as how the electorate votes are allocated is bizarre. You'd think that for a national election it would uniformed?

It could end up being a tie ....just aboutto read what that means  ;D

Wonder if they would have to go back to the poles....oops I mean polls  :rollin

End of the day I don't care who wins ... either way it will remain a country divided
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 09, 2020, 05:34:37 PM
Trump is in trouble. He either gets a pardon or he will end up claiming asylum in Russia. He might try to pardon himself but that's legally a bit dodgy or he might resign and have Pence pardon him.
My bets on the Moscow option.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-election-2020-the-long-line-of-people-waiting-to-sue-donald-trump-when-hes-no-longer-president/cc15fc2d-e69c-4faf-bcf8-f144060d8bb0 (https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-election-2020-the-long-line-of-people-waiting-to-sue-donald-trump-when-hes-no-longer-president/cc15fc2d-e69c-4faf-bcf8-f144060d8bb0)

Outgoing US President Donald Trump could be facing a legal reckoning like no other when he packs up his bags and leaves the White House in January.
Ousted from the top job, Mr Trump will find himself without many of the legal protections his presidency afforded him.
Mr Trump is currently facing multiple investigations looking into possible fraud in his financial business dealings as a private citizen - both as an individual and through his company.
He also faces defamation lawsuits sparked by his denials of accusations made by women who have alleged he assaulted them, including E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who has accused him of rape.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on November 09, 2020, 07:49:22 PM
Elections are '65's Grand Finals... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 09, 2020, 08:30:57 PM
Elections are '65's Grand Finals...


Not quite but I do enjoy a good election.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on November 09, 2020, 10:31:18 PM
He'll be back in 2024. Can't keep a good man down
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on November 11, 2020, 02:05:56 PM
https://youtu.be/f9q0Xlnyl-A  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on November 14, 2020, 02:04:43 PM
(https://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2020/11/13/73ff088f-8ab1-41ae-8370-db880199f747/thumbnail/640x360/c6f7b46dff8cb997771276d5e13ee3de/cbsn-fusion-georgia-north-carolna-election-results-biden-trump-thumbnail-587679-640x360.jpg)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/presidential-election-results-2020-electoral-college-same-2016/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 15, 2020, 05:04:31 PM



RCEP sounds good but, as always, the devil will be in the detail.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/australia-joins-signing-of-worlds-largest-trade-deal/12885666
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 17, 2020, 01:51:10 PM
Must be up to 20 laughable "legal challenges" that have now failed or been thrown out before they even get to a court.
Wonder when this giant hissy fit will end?! Not sure what is worse: his total contempt for democracy and its fundamental institutions or the cowards and cult followers who still bow down to this insecure narcassistic clown and his deranged tantrums.

It won't surprise me though to see him eventually resign even without conceding before Jan 20 so Pence can pardon him (like Ford did for Nixon) to save his own neck.   
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 17, 2020, 04:14:40 PM
Must be up to 20 laughable "legal challenges" that have now failed or been thrown out before they even get to a court.
Wonder when this giant hissy fit will end?! Not sure what is worse: his total contempt for democracy and its fundamental institutions or the cowards and cult followers who still bow down to this insecure narcassistic clown and his deranged tantrums.

It won't surprise me though to see him eventually resign even without conceding before Jan 20 so Pence can pardon him (like Ford did for Nixon) to save his own neck.


He won't resign while he is still raising money for the fight against the injustice of losing the election.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on November 17, 2020, 04:17:14 PM
Pardon him for what?

Gotta love lefties bagging Trump right now when they spent his entire presidency sprouting fairytales of the last election being rigged, refusing to accept a democratically elected leader, rioting in the streets murdering people and destroying businesses.

Hey lefties, your side is just as stuffed as the goon bags on the right.

You're all idiots
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 17, 2020, 04:29:11 PM
Pardon him for what?

Gotta love lefties bagging Trump right now when they spent his entire presidency sprouting fairytales of the last election being rigged, refusing to accept a democratically elected leader, rioting in the streets murdering people and destroying businesses.

Hey lefties, your side is just as stuffed as the goon bags on the right.

We're all idiots


EFA
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 17, 2020, 04:34:37 PM
Pardon him for what?



A pardon will save him from Federal laws but not the state ones.


This from the ultra conservative AFR.


https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/citizen-trump-will-face-legal-woes-20201108-p56ch2



Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, who enforces New York state laws, has been conducting a criminal investigation into Trump and the Trump Organisation for more than two years.


The probe originally focused on hush money payments that Trump's former lawyer and self-described fixer Michael Cohen paid before the 2016 election to two women who said they had sexual encounters with Trump, which the president has denied.


Vance, a Democrat, has suggested in recent court filings that his probe is now broader and could focus on bank, tax and insurance fraud, as well as falsification of business records.





Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 18, 2020, 02:53:39 PM
Pardon him for what?

Gotta love lefties bagging Trump right now when they spent his entire presidency sprouting fairytales of the last election being rigged, refusing to accept a democratically elected leader, rioting in the streets murdering people and destroying businesses.

Hey lefties, your side is just as stuffed as the goon bags on the right.

You're all idiots
I'm not talking about far left or far right idiots on the streets.

The smooth transition of power is one of the most fundamental elements of democracy. In Australia, we have the caretaker period to allow for it. While in the USA, the president-elect should be allowed access to economic, security, health, etc briefings prior to the Jan 20 transfer. Trump is blocking these briefings. He is preventing this smooth transition of power which is a disgrace on its own. Add a 1-in-100 year pandemic which is out of control over there, an economic downturn, and with China and Russia deliberately infiltrating and targeting weaknesses in western countries - and it's sheer lunacy :facepalm.

Trump has a right to ask for vote recounts in close states (which he has mocked anyway because they are only verifying the original result) and even seek legal options provided he has actual independently verifiable evidence (which he has none!). He doesn't have to like the result and can sook on twitter all he likes, but to not concede when the election result is clear cut (306-232) and then block the transition of power is him showing total contempt for democracy and its fundamental institutions.

Are you seriously defending his behaviour?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on November 18, 2020, 05:09:34 PM
I'm not defending his behaviour, I'm calling out hypocritical behaviour
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 18, 2020, 07:32:56 PM
I'm not defending his behaviour, I'm calling out hypocritical behaviour
What hypocrisy? It's not as though what Trump is doing has happened before.

No other sitting president has denied a called election result nor refused the presidential-elect the briefings required for the smooth transition of power.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/11/no-modern-presidential-candidate-refused-to-concede-heres-why-that-matters/
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on November 18, 2020, 08:53:47 PM
Pardon him for what?

Gotta love lefties bagging Trump right now when they spent his entire presidency sprouting fairytales of the last election being rigged, refusing to accept a democratically elected leader, rioting in the streets murdering people and destroying businesses.

Hey lefties, your side is just as stuffed as the goon bags on the right.

You're all idiots
I'm not talking about far left or far right idiots on the streets.

The smooth transition of power is one of the most fundamental elements of democracy. In Australia, we have the caretaker period to allow for it. While in the USA, the president-elect should be allowed access to economic, security, health, etc briefings prior to the Jan 20 transfer. Trump is blocking these briefings. He is preventing this smooth transition of power which is a disgrace on its own. Add a 1-in-100 year pandemic which is out of control over there, an economic downturn, and with China and Russia deliberately infiltrating and targeting weaknesses in western countries - and it's sheer lunacy :facepalm.

Trump has a right to ask for vote recounts in close states (which he has mocked anyway because they are only verifying the original result) and even seek legal options provided he has actual independently verifiable evidence (which he has none!). He doesn't have to like the result and can sook on twitter all he likes, but to not concede when the election result is clear cut (306-232) and then block the transition of power is him showing total contempt for democracy and its fundamental institutions.

Are you seriously defending his behaviour?

 :clapping
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on November 18, 2020, 11:13:08 PM
Like to see the GOP propose the establishment of an independent electoral commission similar to what we have here....suspect the DNC's response would be most telling... :shh


 
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on November 18, 2020, 11:27:00 PM
I'm not defending his behaviour, I'm calling out hypocritical behaviour

ooh yes dont you love that word hypocritical and there are a few on here let me tell you, and especially on the australian politics site. :shh









Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on November 19, 2020, 07:02:24 AM
:shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on November 19, 2020, 07:11:15 AM
Like to see the GOP propose the establishment of an independent electoral commission similar to what we have here....suspect the DNC's response would be most telling... :shh

Not sure it is allowed under their constitution Dio???????

Actually pretty sure it isn't.

And despite everything going on over there at the moment I think it still holds true that their constitution is the thing Americans hold most dear. Hence, why they fight to to retain everything in it and won't allow it to be changed
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on November 20, 2020, 06:36:40 PM
Well they have the FEC but it only deals with issues of campaign finance.... :shh

...and if the Americans truly hold the constitution sacred, the Dems won't be getting a second term if people like this start influencing decisions: https://nypost.com/2020/11/13/joe-biden-transition-official-wrote-op-ed-against-free-speech/  :shh :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 21, 2020, 04:35:18 PM
(https://i.imgflip.com/4n2x5a.jpg)

 :lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on November 21, 2020, 05:35:49 PM
Like to see the GOP propose the establishment of an independent electoral commission similar to what we have here....suspect the DNC's response would be most telling... :shh

Not sure it is allowed under their constitution Dio???????

Actually pretty sure it isn't.

And despite everything going on over there at the moment I think it still holds true that their constitution is the thing Americans hold most dear. Hence, why they fight to to retain everything in it and won't allow it to be changed
Yep, the electoral college is outlined in the US constitution. It was meant to be a compromise between those who wanted a direct public vote and those who wanted a minimalist approach (parliamentarians deciding who is the president). By the way, that same argument over models was a significant reason for our 1999 republic referendum failing. 


The election of the president and the vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the fifty U.S. states or in Washington, D.C., cast ballots not directly for those offices, but instead for members of the Electoral College.

The Electoral College and its procedure are established in the U.S. Constitution by Article II, Section 1, Clauses 2 and 4; and the Twelfth Amendment (which replaced Clause 3 after its ratification in 1804).

Under Clause 2, each state casts as many electoral votes as the total number of its Senators and Representatives in Congress, while (per the Twenty-third Amendment, ratified in 1961) Washington, D.C., casts the same number of electoral votes as the least-represented state, which is three.

Also under Clause 2, the manner for choosing electors is determined by each state legislature, not directly by the federal government. Many state legislatures previously selected their electors directly, but over time all switched to using the popular vote to choose electors.

Once chosen, electors generally cast their electoral votes for the candidate who won the plurality in their state, but 18 states do not have provisions that specifically address this behavior; those who vote in opposition to the plurality are known as "faithless" or "unpledged" electors.

In modern times, faithless and unpledged electors have not affected the ultimate outcome of an election, so the results can generally be determined based on the state-by-state popular vote.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election

They should have an independent federal electoral commission like Australia rather than one administrated at state & county level. However, the hardcore Trump supporters of the GOP these days would see it as another federal institution that is part of the "swamp" and "socialist". It wouldn't have either stopped Trump still having this massive hissy fit after losing as he would've falsely accused this FEC of rigging the election.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on December 15, 2020, 10:41:29 AM
Biden has officially won the electoral college. 
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on December 16, 2020, 08:34:11 PM
Even the Republican Leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell acknowledge it today

As did Putin
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 04, 2021, 03:20:00 PM
‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html




(https://i.makeagif.com/media/7-24-2016/gz2xd3.gif)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 06, 2021, 07:59:14 PM
CBS News projects Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler, while the other Senate race remained too close to call.

If incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue can win the other race, Republicans will remain in control of the Senate. If Democrats win both seats, there will be a 50-50 tie with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the president of the Senate, as the tie-breaking vote.

As of 1:30 a.m. [ed. 5:30pm AEST], the votes left to be counted were scattered, with some in small rural counties that tend to vote for Republicans, as well as some in the much larger DeKalb county, which has heavy populations of Democratic voters.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/georgia-election-runoff-senate-2021-01-05/

Still too close to call but the giant hissy fit could hand the Democrats control of both houses of congress as well as the presidency.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on January 07, 2021, 07:06:52 AM
Amazing scenes in the USA as Trump supoorters storm the Congress building

 :gobdrop
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on January 07, 2021, 10:45:18 AM
Amazing scenes in the USA as Trump supoorters storm the Congress building

 :gobdrop

yep, though i wonder if you thought the same when the biden supported democrats rioted through the streets of nyc and other states.

might have to double check :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on January 07, 2021, 12:08:01 PM
:shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on January 07, 2021, 01:28:41 PM

yep, though i wonder if you thought the same when the biden supported democrats rioted through the streets of nyc and other states.

might have to double check :shh

Another bait i see  >:(

But i will save you the trouble

You don't have to double check anything as I haven't posted an opinion in this thread for quite some time

Never condoned or condemned,  never offered an opinion on the topic you are talking about

Last opinion i gave in this thread was back on November 4th as we watched the election and it was  about the US consitution.

All I mentioned to today was a commnet about the amazing scene in DC. Nothing more nothing less
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 08, 2021, 04:06:02 PM
Fascist and QAnon thugs committing insurrection thanks to the Big Hissy Fit's sedition and blatant lies  >:(. Now we've got the cowardly rats in the Republican Party trying to flee after 5 years of them enabling this psycho and his cult sheep to get to this point. Why Pence, McConnell and Cruz did you run away and need security from your own base?!  Mind you there was still 120 House and 6 senator Republicans doing the Big Hissy Fit's bidding even after the attack on the US Congress. Down in the bunker with their fuehrer until the bitter end it seems :facepalm.

Aside from handing complete control of the Presidency and Congress to the Dems, the most hilarious thing is the Big Hissy Fit concocted the lies and BS conspiracy theories and egged his gullible nutters on by telling them he'll be joining them at the Capitol, but instead Big Hissy fit went home and watched it on TV before coming out today and turning on them to once again try and avoid blame, self-responsibility and now the 25th amendment. Yeah right, he wants a "smooth transition" after causing this crap in the first place ::). Just like any loony cult, the leader is a deranged megalomaniac who doesn't give a stuff about his sheep followers and only uses these suckers for his own gain.

But of course some will still blame the so-called "Left" (far-right code for the mainstream living in the real world) for this  :lol.

Thankfully it's only 13 days to this dangerous deranged circus is over and the adults will be back in charge.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on January 09, 2021, 08:28:32 PM
Wow, a Joe Biden fan who actually think he's going to be a great president. I didn't know they existed for real
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 10, 2021, 07:10:38 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/who-was-ashli-babbitt.html

Hello Darwin Awards!
https://meaww.com/kevin-greeson-athens-alabama-man-dies-heart-attack-capitol-hill-protest-riots-donald-trump-twitter

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/09/rosanne-boyland-trump-supporter-who-died-followed-qanon-family/6608289002/

A common link - damaged and lost individuals living in a deranged fantasy world devoid of reality. They symbolise what a sick piece of scum the Big Hissy Fit is. Using and abusing his own followers for his own gain. Like a mobster everyone else is expendable to him and everyone else is to blame for his own destructive divisive rhetoric and failed actions. That woman in the last link who was ironically trampled on while holding a 'don't tread on me' flag was clearly a very troubled individual with a troubled past that was seduced and sucked into the conspiracy theory world online. Becoming a brainwashed cult follower of that psycho and his lies cost her her life. Now her family who watched her spiral into oblivion has to pick up the pieces while they receive death threats from the orange cretin's cult followers for daring to point the finger of blame at him.

Maybe one day the sheep will wake up to this con and learn not to do the bidding of this charlatan and the others who deliberately peddle this conspiracy crap. Might avoid ending up with a $1.3 million lawsuit too. I bet Big Hissy Fit isn't going to contribute a single cent towards it either.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/01/08/dominion-voting-sues-sidney-powell-for-defamation-over-election-conspiracy-theory/?sh=4c7eecfd20f2

Wow, a Joe Biden fan who actually think he's going to be a great president. I didn't know they existed for real
Wow, another strawman argument and deflection  :shh. So apparently expecting the next US president to act like an adult and not be an unhinged narcissistic megalomaniac, to not continually lie and make up BS conspiracy theories to undermine long standing democratic institutions, to not commit sedition, and to not incite an attack on the Congress to stop the democratic process, is now seen as claiming they will be a "great president" :lol.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on January 10, 2021, 01:25:28 PM
:lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 10, 2021, 08:16:47 PM
The planning for Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol happened largely in plain view, with chatters in far-right forums explicitly discussing how to storm the building, handcuff lawmakers with zip ties and disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s election — in what they portrayed as responding to orders from President Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/trump-twitter-protests/

They were even going after VP Pence because Trump turned on him when egging on his cult thugs.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/twitter-trending-hang-mike-pence

82 arrested so far by the FBI. Very apt as crims they are made to wear orange :yep.
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55578092
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 16, 2021, 03:14:55 PM
Another far-right QAnon fruitloop caught. No different to terrorists.
https://news.yahoo.com/qanon-believer-plotted-kill-nancy-213635359.html

And the Congress attack has backfired on Big Hissy Fit  :wallywink.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/since-the-capitol-attack-trumps-approval-rating-has-plummeted-at-a-record-rate/?ex_cid=trump-approval


Seems James Murdoch isn't happy with daddy and his brother's role in all this either. Blasts US media for unleashing ‘insidious forces’.
https://www.ft.com/content/9eab68e1-7afb-4282-95fa-3149bd091efa


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 19, 2021, 02:49:03 AM
Putin proving again he is nothing but a gangster thug who has returned Russia to a dictatorship.     
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 21, 2021, 05:18:19 AM
The inaugeration is done. Thankfully without incident.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 21, 2021, 11:32:44 AM
The world just got a little more civilized.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on January 21, 2021, 12:00:05 PM
LMAO looking forward to the rapid aging of that post... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on January 21, 2021, 12:23:44 PM
LMAO -the attack dogs of DemSoc's paramilitary wing are already biting the hand that fed them:

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1352041036474970112

...yep "civilised".... #unity #healing  :shh :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 21, 2021, 05:22:01 PM
LMAO -the attack dogs of DemSoc's paramilitary wing are already biting the hand that fed them:

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1352041036474970112 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1352041036474970112)

...yep "civilised".... #unity #healing


Alternative facts again?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on January 21, 2021, 07:20:42 PM
Does Get Up pay you per post or is it a fixed amount? :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on January 21, 2021, 11:51:08 PM
LMAO -the attack dogs of DemSoc's paramilitary wing are already biting the hand that fed them:

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1352041036474970112 (https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1352041036474970112)

...yep "civilised".... #unity #healing


Alternative facts again?

Actually you might be right seeing as this dodgy publication is now running with the story:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/portland-protest.html

:shh :shh


Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on January 22, 2021, 11:39:57 AM
:shh

I'm going to enjoy the next 4 years. I reckon by the end of it people would be willing to vote in Dana White over Harris in 2024
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 22, 2021, 03:00:04 PM
Biden could spend the next 4 years doing it Weekend at Bernie's style and he still wouldn't even get within cooee of the economic, social, political and health chaos and carnage caused by and left by the Big Hissy Fit.

Biden inherits a country that's an absolute mess. Aside from covid, a further 900k Americans lost their jobs in the past month while the Big Hissy Fit's narcissism, lies and sedition was all about himself and only himself.       
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on January 22, 2021, 03:23:36 PM
Trump is the most successful president in history, lol. NFI you blokes :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on January 22, 2021, 03:38:21 PM
Thanks for the laugh, AT :rollin
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on January 22, 2021, 03:47:37 PM
Amazing foreign policy,  saved America's relationship with a number of countries. Created jobs, lowest ever unemployment level for the black community, economy absolutely soaring. Stood up to China.

He was a great president. You may have found him offensive and that is your right...but at least admit he was brilliant for the USA and the world :thumbsup
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 22, 2021, 05:16:33 PM



Amazing Pandemic response.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on January 22, 2021, 05:59:05 PM
Finally you're speaking some truth
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on January 22, 2021, 11:00:42 PM
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/20210121_144606-jpg.1043970/)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 23, 2021, 06:36:59 AM



Trump's legacy as US President one of mistruths and polarisation - AM - ABC Radio (https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/trumps-legacy-as-us-president-one-of-mistruths-and-polarisation/13076954)



It was an administration like no other.


Donald Trump ripped up the presidential rulebook and steered the world's most dominant power into an uncertain new era.


He will most likely be remembered as a President who did too little to stop the pandemic, and too much to stoke the fires of hatred.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 23, 2021, 06:41:58 AM

MSNBC on Twitter: "“Donald Trump is not going to change the record. He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die,” presidential historian @BeschlossDC says about Pres. Trump’s legacy. https://t.co/0R3czYWwCz" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1343734878869856257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1343734878869856257%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftop-historian-trump-legacy-will-always-be-covid-19-deaths-2020-12)



Trump’s failures on the coronavirus pandemic will stain his legacy


“A historian has to always account for the possibility that 50 years later a president would look better in some ways than he did to his own generation. That having been said, Donald Trump is not going to change the record. He was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die.” — MSNBC presidential historian Michael Beschloss
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on January 23, 2021, 08:41:09 AM

yep, though i wonder if you thought the same when the biden supported democrats rioted through the streets of nyc and other states.

might have to double check :shh

Another bait i see  >:(

But i will save you the trouble

You don't have to double check anything as I haven't posted an opinion in this thread for quite some time

Never condoned or condemned,  never offered an opinion on the topic you are talking about

Last opinion i gave in this thread was back on November 4th as we watched the election and it was  about the US consitution.

All I mentioned to today was a commnet about the amazing scene in DC. Nothing more nothing less

It’s not a bait it’s a fact. You like many others pick and choose what topic you want to discuss.

Largely unseen in any of the antifa or whoever they are riots yet out of nowhere appear this time. Deaths in any form is not right, so where was the comments when those left lunatics were killing and destroying those businesses during the last 6 months. That said they are all lunatics and should be condemned by everyone not just when it suits.

As vocal as anyone in the first months of 2020, yet unseen in the middle part when someone else resulted in 800 deaths

You are not the only one, and at least you show up though a hypocrite on these matters nonetheless IMO.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on January 23, 2021, 08:47:52 AM
Amazing foreign policy,  saved America's relationship with a number of countries. Created jobs, lowest ever unemployment level for the black community, economy absolutely soaring. Stood up to China.

He was a great president. You may have found him offensive and that is your right...but at least admit he was brilliant for the USA and the world :thumbsup

His pandemic response still ranks better than Italian, Belgium , UK, Sweden and a few more  though you wouldn’t know it.  I guess COVID deaths only matter when it’s not in Victoria :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 23, 2021, 09:04:09 AM

As vocal as anyone in the first months of 2020, yet unseen in the middle part when someone else resulted in 800 deaths



You're  right, Morrison has a lot to answer for.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 23, 2021, 09:04:58 AM
His pandemic response still ranks better than Italian, Belgium , UK, Sweden and a few more  though you wouldn’t know it. 


You are joking. Right?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on January 23, 2021, 09:19:06 AM

As vocal as anyone in the first months of 2020, yet unseen in the middle part when someone else resulted in 800 deaths



You're  right, Morrison has a lot to answer for.

Not as per dans COVID enquiry findings or are you saying that was a waste of time?

 :lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on January 23, 2021, 09:27:35 AM
His pandemic response still ranks better than Italian, Belgium , UK, Sweden and a few more  though you wouldn’t know it. 


You are joking. Right?

I don’t joke during Australia Day celebrations.

If you delved deeper you would draw the same conclusion. I have some hope you still have it in you.

I’m not one of those drama queens who bought into the whole “we (Australia) could have ended up like NYC”  The don’s COVID response has been admirable to say the least .



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on January 23, 2021, 01:04:25 PM
65 still yet to explain to us why if it was the feds fault, there were no mass deaths in aged care homes outside of Victoria......:shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 23, 2021, 04:08:19 PM
65 still yet to explain to us why if it was the feds fault, there were no mass deaths in aged care homes outside of Victoria......


https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/16/aged-care-residents-found-to-be-at-greater-risk-in-for-profit-homes-than-government-run-ones (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/16/aged-care-residents-found-to-be-at-greater-risk-in-for-profit-homes-than-government-run-ones)


The study comes after coronavirus killed almost 700 residents of aged care homes, which the royal commission has already found had not been sufficiently prepared for the pandemic by the federal government, which is responsible for regulating the sector.


In Victoria, which was hardest hit by the outbreak, more than 40% of deaths occurred in 10 homes, none of which were run by the state government.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on January 23, 2021, 05:19:23 PM
So why no mass deaths in any of the other states? Is the Federal Government only responsible for the sector in Victoria? :shh

Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 24, 2021, 09:35:47 AM
So the Royal Commission not proof enough?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on January 26, 2021, 10:51:39 PM
65 still yet to explain to us why if it was the feds fault, there were no mass deaths in aged care homes outside of Victoria......:shh

you will be waiting a long time.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 30, 2021, 05:50:00 AM

I still think Trump will end up living in Russia.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book


Donald Trump was cultivated as a Russian asset over 40 years and proved so willing to parrot anti-western propaganda that there were celebrations in Moscow, a former KGB spy has told the Guardian.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on January 30, 2021, 10:34:27 AM
65 still yet to explain to us why if it was the feds fault, there were no mass deaths in aged care homes outside of Victoria......:shh

you will be waiting a long time.

Possibly because victoria took people from other states into quarantine when their own states wouldn't.

Outbreak happened in Vic!
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on January 30, 2021, 11:12:16 AM
65 still yet to explain to us why if it was the feds fault, there were no mass deaths in aged care homes outside of Victoria......


https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/16/aged-care-residents-found-to-be-at-greater-risk-in-for-profit-homes-than-government-run-ones (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/16/aged-care-residents-found-to-be-at-greater-risk-in-for-profit-homes-than-government-run-ones)


The study comes after coronavirus killed almost 700 residents of aged care homes, which the royal commission has already found had not been sufficiently prepared for the pandemic by the federal government, which is responsible for regulating the sector.


In Victoria, which was hardest hit by the outbreak, more than 40% of deaths occurred in 10 homes, none of which were run by the state government.


A Royal Commission (set up by the Feds no less)
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 08, 2021, 07:26:45 PM
Good to see covid deaths, if you can call it exactly that, slowing down now that trump is out of the picture :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 14, 2021, 10:48:13 AM
Trump has been acquitted at his 2nd impeachment trial

57 - 43

Under the constitution vote need to be 67 - 33 to impeach

So 7 Republicans did vote to impeach but not the remainder didn't

This means Trump can run for President again in 2024
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on February 14, 2021, 02:00:37 PM
Was always going to go that way.

Terrible president but the impeachment was ridiculous.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on March 26, 2021, 07:13:14 AM
Amazing foreign policy,  saved America's relationship with a number of countries. Created jobs, lowest ever unemployment level for the black community, economy absolutely soaring. Stood up to China.

He was a great president. You may have found him offensive and that is your right...but at least admit he was brilliant for the USA and the world :thumbsup
Thanks for reminding me in the other thread with your " :shh" about this laughable post.

Black unemployment in America was already falling significantly before Trump became president. When he left office though it was higher than when he started.
 
                                                                'Black' unemployment %
Start of Obama (Jan 2009)                              12.6
End of Obama/Start of Trump (Jan 2017)           7.7
End of Trump (Jan 2021)                                   9.2

https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/empsit.htm#2021


Yeah Trump really stood up to China  :lol. When we lost our barley export market in China thanks to Xi's 80% tariff attack, guess who stepped in to take advantage of it at our expense rather than stand by us  ::).

https://www.afr.com/world/asia/china-steps-up-warnings-buys-us-barley-russian-beef-20200515-p54tag

Trump peeed off most of America's allies such as ourselves. No ally could trust or rely on him. He was too busy giving Putin/Russia a free ride while trying to be best buddies with the West's enemies such as dictator Kim Jong Un (North Korea is also a buffer state for China btw).

Trump was/is nothing but a compulsive lying narcissistic and megalomaniac fraud. Always has been. Only suckers fall his deluded BS rhetoric. Atlantic City was a portent to his presidency. Short term sugar hit that ultimately fails disastrously in the long run except of course for himself who just walks away from the mess he created while being in denial and/or blaming others for it. "Great presidents" don't get voted out after only one term with their country in a mess :shh.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on March 27, 2021, 11:10:27 AM
:lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on April 21, 2021, 12:24:18 PM
When Kings rode into battle...

https://www.theage.com.au/world/africa/chad-s-president-killed-on-battlefield-after-30-years-in-power-20210420-p57kx3.html


#oldschool :clapping
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on August 16, 2021, 07:48:14 AM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/taliban-seize-presidential-palace-kabul-president-ghani-flees/100379184

Those that decided to go on the wild goose chase in Iraq based on a lie about WMDs at the expense of focussing on Afghanistan when the Taliban were in full retreat back then have a lot to answer for 20 years later.   
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on August 16, 2021, 08:01:22 AM
hahaha nice deflection

how is sleepy joe going?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/14/joe-biden-afghanistan-crisis-blame-game

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/taliban-take-afghanistan-joe-biden-accused-of-having-blood-on-his-hands/news-story/472247f6b24c310b0bb3fa464a3081a2
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on August 16, 2021, 08:42:05 AM
hahaha nice deflection

how is sleepy joe going?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/14/joe-biden-afghanistan-crisis-blame-game

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/taliban-take-afghanistan-joe-biden-accused-of-having-blood-on-his-hands/news-story/472247f6b24c310b0bb3fa464a3081a2
Deflection? You do realise withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan was Trump's policy. The US had been seeking a political solution hoping for a shared coalition government which included the Taliban for the past 5 years because the Americans had had enough of having their troops still being there 20 years on with no sign of an end. Biden continued that foreign policy. In the end, the western-trained Afghan government army just folded like a pack of cards without western support against a resurgent Taliban.   

As far as my post, at the start of the Afghan War it was a rout. Kabul and the north of the country fell in just weeks to the non-Taliban coalition with just Western air support. The Taliban were fleeing southwards. The West going off to Iraq when the task in Afghanistan wasn't even half-completed allowed the Taliban to maintain their strongholds in the south, regroup and reorganise not just in Afghanistan but also in neighbouring Pakistan. There's a reason why the Afghan War went for 20 years and those that changed Western focus to Iraq and allowed the Taliban the chance to regroup back in 2003 have a lot to answer for it back then and now.   
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on February 24, 2022, 03:29:36 PM
Russia's attack on Ukraine has begun.

https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1496697038930849796

Russian troops landing in Odessa. Blasts heard in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.


Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador directly addressed his Russian counterpart at conclusion of U.N. Security Council meeting:
“There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell, Ambassador.”

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1496700890589368323
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on February 25, 2022, 09:29:38 AM
This is a really sad time for the world.

We all saw it coming and I am convinced it will just be Crimea again. Nobody will go to fight for Ukraine and Russia will just bully their way into new territory and annex whatever they want. The sanctions don't mean a damned thing to them.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Damo on February 25, 2022, 02:28:58 PM
Taiwan is next
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on February 25, 2022, 03:38:04 PM
Did anyone place sanctions on the US and others for invading iraq?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on February 25, 2022, 06:31:08 PM
Did anyone place sanctions on the US and others for invading iraq?
Difference is they lied to us about Iraq's WOMD.
AND THE STUPID LIBERAL SUPPORTERS BELIEVED THEM.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on February 25, 2022, 08:59:28 PM
Great leadership by John Howard that was. Really sucked up hard.

I suppose you could say we were already in bed with them after the BS in Afghanistan.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 26, 2022, 11:27:36 AM
Did anyone place sanctions on the US and others for invading iraq?

 :lol I would love for someone to pose that question to Biden that senile fool.

Saviour of the free 🌎  :lol :lol

This conflict is no different to any other.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on February 28, 2022, 04:54:56 PM
While Ukraine is heavily outgunned, this invasion hasn't gone the way Putin and the Russians wanted. Some of the tactics used have been odd as though they actually believed Putin's rhetoric of being welcomed as "liberators". Ukraine is putting up a fight that is lasting longer than expected, Russian losses are significant (not that Putin cares about using 20 y.o. conscripts as pawns), and even if Russia conquer Ukraine they are going to face years of an insurgency supplied by NATO. Putin has gone all in and is acting more desperate which is a concern. In an ideal world he is taken out by his own along with his puppet Lukashenko in Belarus.

Here's not a bad summary of why Russia is invading Ukraine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If61baWF4GE&t=1915s

Russia has had pretty much the same foreign policy for the past 400 years whether it was a monarchy, communist state or the current oligarchy of thugs under the wannabee tsar Putin. They never learn Eastern Europe isn't theirs and then wonder why neighbouring nations want to join NATO.

One of the little oligarchs had a hissy fit on Russian TV because the sanctions stop him travelling to his two luxury villas in Lake Como :nopity. Yeah, they love mother Russia and hate the West so much they cry and have a tantrum when they have to stay home and can't live in Italy  :lol. No surprise either they want their Putin-puppet Trump back in the White House either  :shh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fl2amtU_uM
https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/vladimir-putins-supporters-furious-over-sanctions-including-impact-on-italian-villas/news-story/9ff3df5259e0febaf14a4c56d129be6d
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on March 04, 2022, 02:55:23 PM
Snip! This thread is about international politics.


The Russian are shelling around the Zaphorizhizia nuclear power plant where a fire has broken out on the site.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-war-crisis-live-updates-latest-breaking-news-headlines-march-4-2022/0d8f5035-2fda-448e-9613-1c37876d11d9
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on October 21, 2022, 03:00:10 AM
Another Tory PM bites the dust in Britain. Liz Truss is now just a novelty for future trivia quizzes: Shortest serving British PM, last UK PM of QE2's reign and the first PM during KC3's.

What a mess Britain is in! Dysfunctional and fracturing. So much for the monarchist system providing stability :rollin.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on October 25, 2022, 04:40:35 AM
Rishi Sunak is the new British PM.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/rishi-sunak-poised-to-be-the-next-british-prime-minister/news-story/caf3376ecf6c8e6b26dfe4273a65b3a8
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 10, 2022, 07:39:59 AM
Well FMD there is hope for the nutcase country that is the United States.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/republican-election-deniers-trump-mastriano-karamo-finchem-marchant-midterms


US midterm voters reject election deniers who support Trump’s false claim
Several avid participants in efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest fell short in the midterm elections.

Voters have rejected some of the most visceral election deniers in the US, rejecting Republican supporters of Donald Trump’s stolen election lie in several key races though some critical results have yet to be called.



Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on November 12, 2022, 08:14:51 AM
Well FMD there is hope for the nutcase country that is the United States.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/republican-election-deniers-trump-mastriano-karamo-finchem-marchant-midterms


US midterm voters reject election deniers who support Trump’s false claim
Several avid participants in efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest fell short in the midterm elections.

Voters have rejected some of the most visceral election deniers in the US, rejecting Republican supporters of Donald Trump’s stolen election lie in several key races though some critical results have yet to be called.

Dons finished. Don’t need him when you have this bloke.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3sP7C15Vz4s
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: 1965 on November 12, 2022, 09:43:26 AM
Well FMD there is hope for the nutcase country that is the United States.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/republican-election-deniers-trump-mastriano-karamo-finchem-marchant-midterms


US midterm voters reject election deniers who support Trump’s false claim
Several avid participants in efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest fell short in the midterm elections.

Voters have rejected some of the most visceral election deniers in the US, rejecting Republican supporters of Donald Trump’s stolen election lie in several key races though some critical results have yet to be called.

Dons finished. Don’t need him when you have this bloke.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3sP7C15Vz4s

He runs the risk of splitting the party down the middle.

I will (as always) watch with interest.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on October 10, 2023, 12:53:12 PM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Might bump up petrol prices here as well.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on October 13, 2023, 06:57:33 AM
Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on October 26, 2023, 07:30:05 PM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

A long complex history of mutual ethnic hatred fed by made-up religious nonsense and age-old grievances. Taking sides and absolute one-sided positions like a footy team is what the religious extremists on both sides want and just continues the so-called justification of the butchery of the innocent on both sides to get back at the other. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye and we all go blind.

Meanwhile, no surprise both sides' imaginary friend in the sky is nowhere to be seen to stop the killing in "his" name in this so-called "holy land" ::).

Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Actually, they were albeit they were on a smaller scale & often linked to the anti-vax crowd.

https://twitter.com/runwifi1/status/1574308037778493440
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1627415505932849152
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on October 26, 2023, 08:43:01 PM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

A long complex history of mutual ethnic hatred fed by made-up religious nonsense and age-old grievances. Taking sides and absolute one-sided positions like a footy team is what the religious extremists on both sides want and just continues the so-called justification of the butchery of the innocent on both sides to get back at the other. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye and we all go blind.

Meanwhile, no surprise both sides' imaginary friend in the sky is nowhere to be seen to stop the killing in "his" name in this so-called "holy land" ::).

Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Actually, they were albeit they were on a smaller scale & often linked to the anti-vax crowd.

https://twitter.com/runwifi1/status/1574308037778493440
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1627415505932849152

My understanding is that the common Palestinian/Israeli don't hate each other so much and are happy to live together.

It's the extremists that are driving this.

I'm actually wondering if Israel let Hamas attack so they could bomb the crap out of them.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on October 26, 2023, 09:33:24 PM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

A long complex history of mutual ethnic hatred fed by made-up religious nonsense and age-old grievances. Taking sides and absolute one-sided positions like a footy team is what the religious extremists on both sides want and just continues the so-called justification of the butchery of the innocent on both sides to get back at the other. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye and we all go blind.

Meanwhile, no surprise both sides' imaginary friend in the sky is nowhere to be seen to stop the killing in "his" name in this so-called "holy land" ::).

Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Actually, they were albeit they were on a smaller scale & often linked to the anti-vax crowd.

https://twitter.com/runwifi1/status/1574308037778493440
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1627415505932849152

My understanding is that the common Palestinian/Israeli don't hate each other so much and are happy to live together.

It's the extremists that are driving this.

I'm actually wondering if Israel let Hamas attack so they could bomb the crap out of them.

Stupid last comment and very insensitive
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on October 26, 2023, 10:01:52 PM
Typical antisemitic crap you get from leftists these days. :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on October 26, 2023, 11:56:54 PM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

A long complex history of mutual ethnic hatred fed by made-up religious nonsense and age-old grievances. Taking sides and absolute one-sided positions like a footy team is what the religious extremists on both sides want and just continues the so-called justification of the butchery of the innocent on both sides to get back at the other. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye and we all go blind.

Meanwhile, no surprise both sides' imaginary friend in the sky is nowhere to be seen to stop the killing in "his" name in this so-called "holy land" ::).

Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Actually, they were albeit they were on a smaller scale & often linked to the anti-vax crowd.

https://twitter.com/runwifi1/status/1574308037778493440
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1627415505932849152

My understanding is that the common Palestinian/Israeli don't hate each other so much and are happy to live together.

It's the extremists that are driving this.

I'm actually wondering if Israel let Hamas attack so they could bomb the crap out of them.

Stupid last comment and very insensitive

Oh it's a bit tongue in cheek, I've always thought Mosad was top shelf so find it hard that this happened at all without them having any idea. Begs belief for me hence the thought.

Nothing insensitive about it nor antisemitic.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on October 27, 2023, 02:11:12 AM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

A long complex history of mutual ethnic hatred fed by made-up religious nonsense and age-old grievances. Taking sides and absolute one-sided positions like a footy team is what the religious extremists on both sides want and just continues the so-called justification of the butchery of the innocent on both sides to get back at the other. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye and we all go blind.

Meanwhile, no surprise both sides' imaginary friend in the sky is nowhere to be seen to stop the killing in "his" name in this so-called "holy land" ::).

Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Actually, they were albeit they were on a smaller scale & often linked to the anti-vax crowd.

https://twitter.com/runwifi1/status/1574308037778493440
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1627415505932849152

My understanding is that the common Palestinian/Israeli don't hate each other so much and are happy to live together.

It's the extremists that are driving this.

I'm actually wondering if Israel let Hamas attack so they could bomb the crap out of them.
There's no conspiracy. The Hamas terrorist attack occurred early morning on a Jewish holiday & caught Israel by surprise as it was far larger in number and scale, tactically different by targeting civilian homes as well as the youth festival, and unusually coordinated as barbaric and evil as it was (Israel has owned the Arabs in most battles past due to the latter's shambolic plans and tactics). Having said that, the religious extremists do use the other side's acts of violence and killing as justification for their own extremist desires. One tweet from a certain cooker here in Oz who had once fought with the IDF said that the Hamas terrorist attack meant "This is Israel’s chance to finally finish the job". On the other side at Palestinian protests in Sydney there were some chanting "Gas the Jews". It is all just pure evil ethnic hatred fueled by religion.

Ethnic cousins produce the worst lasting hatred. It's like Northern Ireland of the past and the Balkans put together and on steroids. The reaction of the extremists to the 1993 Oslo peace accord said it all. An Israeli religious extremist claiming he was acting on the "orders of God" assassinated PM Yitzhak Rabin for signing the deal, while Hamas pretty much began committing wholesale terrorist acts in opposition to the accord. Both set of extremists don't want peace. These psychos' sole goal is to eliminate the other side instead. The price paid is the lives of the innocent while nothing really changes. So much for there being a "god"  ::).   
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on October 27, 2023, 06:42:18 AM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

A long complex history of mutual ethnic hatred fed by made-up religious nonsense and age-old grievances. Taking sides and absolute one-sided positions like a footy team is what the religious extremists on both sides want and just continues the so-called justification of the butchery of the innocent on both sides to get back at the other. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye and we all go blind.

Meanwhile, no surprise both sides' imaginary friend in the sky is nowhere to be seen to stop the killing in "his" name in this so-called "holy land" ::).

Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Actually, they were albeit they were on a smaller scale & often linked to the anti-vax crowd.

https://twitter.com/runwifi1/status/1574308037778493440
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1627415505932849152

My understanding is that the common Palestinian/Israeli don't hate each other so much and are happy to live together.

It's the extremists that are driving this.

I'm actually wondering if Israel let Hamas attack so they could bomb the crap out of them.
There's no conspiracy. The Hamas terrorist attack occurred early morning on a Jewish holiday & caught Israel by surprise as it was far larger in number and scale, tactically different by targeting civilian homes as well as the youth festival, and unusually coordinated as barbaric and evil as it was (Israel has owned the Arabs in most battles past due to the latter's shambolic plans and tactics). Having said that, the religious extremists do use the other side's acts of violence and killing as justification for their own extremist desires. One tweet from a certain cooker here in Oz who had once fought with the IDF said that the Hamas terrorist attack meant "This is Israel’s chance to finally finish the job". On the other side at Palestinian protests in Sydney there were some chanting "Gas the Jews". It is all just pure evil ethnic hatred fueled by religion.

Ethnic cousins produce the worst lasting hatred. It's like Northern Ireland of the past and the Balkans put together and on steroids. The reaction of the extremists to the 1993 Oslo peace accord said it all. An Israeli religious extremist claiming he was acting on the "orders of God" assassinated PM Yitzhak Rabin for signing the deal, while Hamas pretty much began committing wholesale terrorist acts in opposition to the accord. Both set of extremists don't want peace. These psychos' sole goal is to eliminate the other side instead. The price paid is the lives of the innocent while nothing really changes. So much for there being a "god"  ::).   

Yep mixing theology with politics. Big no no.

Their chance to finish the job - what does that mean huh? Wiping out Hamas or all the Palestinians? So far it looks like an ethnic cleansing with 5000+ Palestinians dead and many are civilians.

A very sad place.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on October 27, 2023, 08:50:09 AM
Interesting and tragic events unfolding in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

A long complex history of mutual ethnic hatred fed by made-up religious nonsense and age-old grievances. Taking sides and absolute one-sided positions like a footy team is what the religious extremists on both sides want and just continues the so-called justification of the butchery of the innocent on both sides to get back at the other. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye and we all go blind.

Meanwhile, no surprise both sides' imaginary friend in the sky is nowhere to be seen to stop the killing in "his" name in this so-called "holy land" ::).

Yep. innocent kids and humans slaughtered.

All good  at least the loser in nsw allows you to protest  in support for Palestine (or against Israel)

Wonder if innocent Russians were allowed the same privilege :shh

Anyway War number 2 under old mate  Biden.  Number 3 not far away.
Actually, they were albeit they were on a smaller scale & often linked to the anti-vax crowd.

https://twitter.com/runwifi1/status/1574308037778493440
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1627415505932849152

My understanding is that the common Palestinian/Israeli don't hate each other so much and are happy to live together.

It's the extremists that are driving this.

I'm actually wondering if Israel let Hamas attack so they could bomb the crap out of them.

Stupid last comment and very insensitive

Oh it's a bit tongue in cheek, I've always thought Mosad was top shelf so find it hard that this happened at all without them having any idea. Begs belief for me hence the thought.

Nothing insensitive about it nor antisemitic.

I think if a Israeli was reading your comment they would say different.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: mightytiges on October 27, 2023, 03:37:10 PM
Yep mixing theology with politics. Big no no.
Yep. Speaking of which, the new House speaker in the US Mike Johnson says hi. Used the podium as a pulpit for his first speech as speaker :facepalm. So much for separation of Church & State.

Of course, we also got more useless "thoughts & prayers" after their latest mass shooting  ::).

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1717550191652348270

Mind you this moron believes mass shootings are due to "no-fault" divorces becoming legal, legalized abortion, and schools embracing the teaching of evolution. Conveniently, he ignores other western nations like Australia, which have a much higher non-religious population (almost a majority), don't have all these mass shootings.

https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1717633089466429749
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: one-eyed on October 30, 2023, 01:50:40 PM
Six former prime ministers of Australia have released a joint statement on the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison issued the statement. That’s every living former prime minister except for Paul Keating.

Read their statement in full below.

(https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/hub/media/tearout-excerpt/22371/Untitled-design-(56).jpg)

Full statement: https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/hub/media/tearout-excerpt/22371/Prime-Ministers'-statement.pdf

https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-conflict-live-updates-anti-israel-demonstrators-at-russian-airport-aid-arrives-in-gaza-death-tolls-continues-to-climb-20231030-p5efyr.html
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on November 24, 2023, 09:03:00 PM
Does anyone want to comment does the phrase/chant “from the river to the sea” relate to the destruction of Israel?
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on November 25, 2023, 01:37:35 AM
Does anyone want to comment does the phrase/chant “from the river to the sea” relate to the destruction of Israel?

No it doesn't, generally speaking, although you can't speak for all two million of them.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on November 25, 2023, 12:00:36 PM
Does anyone want to comment does the phrase/chant “from the river to the sea” relate to the destruction of Israel?

No it doesn't, generally speaking, although you can't speak for all two million of them.

It does actually -from the river Jordan to the Mediterranean sea - ie all of Isreal will be Palestine (which ironically for all the self-styled "anti-colonialists" who use it comes from a Roman name for the area.)
Interestingly the Likud Part of Israel (Netanyahu's) also has the phrase "The land is Israel from the river to the sea" enshrined  in it's constitution. :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on November 25, 2023, 01:21:21 PM
Does anyone want to comment does the phrase/chant “from the river to the sea” relate to the destruction of Israel?

No it doesn't, generally speaking, although you can't speak for all two million of them.

It does actually -from the river Jordan to the Mediterranean sea - ie all of Isreal will be Palestine (which ironically for all the self-styled "anti-colonialists" who use it comes from a Roman name for the area.)
Interestingly the Likud Part of Israel (Netanyahu's) also has the phrase "The land is Israel from the river to the sea" enshrined  in it's constitution. :shh

They just want no occupation IMO. There's a lot of radicals but personally I don't believe the majority of them are advocating for violence or anything overly antisemitic.

I think if you took the extremists out there would be a warm majority who are content with a peaceful two state solution but unfortunately Hamas is well in control.
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on December 21, 2023, 08:48:02 PM
Nice of Hamas to thank Australia for the support
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on December 21, 2023, 09:54:36 PM
Nice of Hamas to thank Australia for the support

Getting kudos from the CCP as well ...Albo regime really impressing all the right people.... :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Andyy on December 21, 2023, 09:56:50 PM
Nice of Hamas to thank Australia for the support

Ceasefire a bit different to supporting Hamas but OK
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Chuck17 on December 25, 2023, 12:22:30 PM
Getting sick of these pro Palestinian supporters, if they want to do something meaningful they should go over there and work in the aid envoys
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on December 26, 2023, 09:34:03 AM
Getting sick of these pro Palestinian supporters, if they want to do something meaningful they should go over there and work in the aid envoys

big time losers they are mate.

bring back trump. with him would this be occurring  :shh
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Francois Jackson on February 09, 2024, 03:54:45 PM
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/biden-wilfully-retained-classified-materials-but-no-criminal-charges-warranted-20240209-p5f3lt.html

Joe Biden has vigorously defended his ability to be president after a damning investigation found he mishandled classified documents and suggested he was too mentally impaired to face trial.

But in a hastily convened press conference held to convince the nation that “my memory is fine”, the US president mistakenly referred to Egypt’s leader Abdel Fattah el-Sissi as “the president of Mexico” while answering a question about the hostage negotiations in the Israel-Hamas war.

 :lol :lol
Title: Re: International Politics
Post by: Diocletian on February 09, 2024, 06:25:07 PM
Only current world leader worth a pinch of shyte is this bloke:

https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1755411561575817340

 :shh