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I still can't believe America voted for this.
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May 3, 2025, 10:12 AM
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I mean our other option was a dinosaur with dementia, and a ditz, or Hillary.......We deserve so much better, and yet we break worse and worse at every turn.
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1918502592335724809
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Ring of Honor [21619]
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Re: I still can't believe America voted for this.
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May 3, 2025, 10:57 AM
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We're like that idiot woman that went back to her abusive husband. The first time is on him. The second time, it's all on her.
Mind, the Dems decided to run a guy who had literally tipped over into late-stage dementia with a staff trying to hide it by walking him around and posing him like a cardboard cutout, and then replaced him in the 11th hour with a woman with no plan, no substance, and no charisma mostly because she was next in line and the time for primaries had come and gone. So...thanks, Joe! Not only did you fail to contain Donald Trump legally despite having four years to do it, you also went and blew the next election for us too and put him right back in power! Awesome job!
You would think the Dems would have learned their lesson with Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Nope. Hold our beer, they said, we'll show you what some real political self-immolation looks like. We're going to blow a whole presidential election by not insisting upon actual leadership despite the fact that the shambolic octogenerian in question was dragging a 40% popularity rating. Math has never been the Dems' strong suit.
So I guess when your choices are Bad and Worse, Worse sometimes gets the nod.
You'd think people would have figured out by now our abomination of a two-party system is 95% of the whole problem. But again...also nope. (Deep breath. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change....)
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Heck, I voted for Trump in 2016 over Hillary.
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May 3, 2025, 11:08 AM
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Fool me once, shame on you. Since then I have not voted for ANY President, as I see none I'd want leading the country. Fool me twice, shame on me.
I'm done holding my nose and voting for bad over worse. I'm done with that game. It all leads to the same place anyway.
I don't see our two party system as the problem. We've always had a 2 party system. I see Congress as the problem, not only with our finances, but also with the parties. If turnover in Congress is not forced, or coerced, then we will fail, and may already have.
This is why the President is so important now, they DYNAMICS of the Presidency, being limited to two terms, allows far more ideological/political movement in the office than you ever see in Congress. You can elect a President who will cut spending (even beyond the Constitution), but you will never elect a Congress to do the same.
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Re: Heck, I voted for Trump in 2016 over Hillary.
May 3, 2025, 11:29 AM
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Well, Senators used to be appointed by their states' legislatures, not elected. Getting back to that would be a good first step. They used to be the adults in the room and a firewall against stupid. Now we have Tommy Tuberville and Chuck Schumer.
But I'd still argue that given the level of capture moneyed interests can achieve when there's just two parties, having two parties giving us hacks (and worse, populists) is not a good thing. I've thought for awhile that we'd see one of the parties sort of disintegrate like the Whigs did but I haven't seen any sign of it yet and I've been watching hopefully for awhile now.
I almost wonder if the next evolution we see is actually no party. The biggest thing a political party gives you is organizational and financial backing, but in our influencer-driven society it's now entirely possible to self-platform and reach far more people than a conventional party politician does if you play the social media game well enough. And it's not like either of the parties are setting a high bar. All it takes is one win and somebody who proves it can be done, and the rush is on.
Of course, that would also mean instead of politicians, we would then be electing influencers. So...Senator Andrew Tate? And you think we're bad off now....
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [108205]
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The entire efficacy of lobbying, shadow money, bribes
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May 3, 2025, 1:03 PM
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the corruption, the insider trading, the perks of seniority, all of that nastiness that makes Congress useless, gridlocked, and incapable of making tough choices and passing meaningful legislation, all of that flies out the window with term limits. Gone is the oligarchy, the seniority perks, the insider trading, the lobbying would have to constantly adjust, never being able to keep a politician in their pocket for more than 2 terms. It would be an incredibly GOOD thing for America.
Also, force them to balance budgets. Another big reform. Get those two things done, America survives for a VERY long time, and we eventually fix most of our biggest problems. Don't reform Congress, it's game over. A when thing, not an if thing.
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Re: The entire efficacy of lobbying, shadow money, bribes
May 5, 2025, 2:00 PM
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How, then, do you justify dismissing Trump’s efforts to expose government fraud, waste, and outright theft (via DOGE, which has the strength of generating previously unimaginable publicity via use of E.Musk)?
Weren’t you one of the several TNet advocates for fiscal responsible government who touted zero based budgeting? The tariff negotiations are a form of zero based budgeting, albeit moreso in principle than in process.
Principle of zero based budgeting: Justify every single expense item before the expense item gets funded.
Principle of Trump tariff negotiations: instead of using the pre-2024 situation as the baseline, go with huge tariffs threats to motivate fast, intense justification for the trade practices which had been in place. Without the threat of a trade Armageddon, our foreign trading partners would have run out the clock tickling around trivial stuff. To create a quasi zero based budgeting approach, the existing tariff agreements were (threatened) to be wiped out. What we’re getting is meaningful tariff / fair trade reform. Bumps there are; bu,ps there will be. However, after our recession is over (it will come, and will probably persist through end of 2025), America will emerge as a fundamentally much stronger country.
Yet, the so-called reasonable/ non-partisans get worked up over Trump’s trolling antics.
SMH.
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By the time the primary hit SC, we only had three candidates on the ballot
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May 3, 2025, 11:29 AM
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Trump, Haley, and DeSantis. In keeping with my LIFELONG tradition of voting for the loser in EVERY GOP primary, I voted for Haley.
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Unfortunately for him you have to be Christian
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May 3, 2025, 10:25 AM
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to become the pope.
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Usually Popes know how to hold a Bible
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May 3, 2025, 10:32 AM
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and can quote at least one passage that they like.
Just another self-indulgent image to make all his followers derp a little harder.
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Servus servorum Dei?
May 3, 2025, 10:36 AM
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Call me skeptical
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Almost makes me wonder if his staffers are playing games
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May 3, 2025, 11:12 AM
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"Sir, you would look great wearing a pope's hat. Let's post this on social media. Americans will love it."... "Do you really think it will improve my poll numbers?".... "Oh yeah this will make you very popular."
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Amazing what AI can do.***
May 3, 2025, 11:15 AM
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Re: Amazing what AI can do.***
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May 3, 2025, 11:37 AM
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I imagine by his 5th term, Generative AI Trump will continue to rule us. It will randomly execute executive orders based on cruelty, and occasionally shut down until the software engineers flatter it for a few hours, then start working again.
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Re: Amazing what AI can do.***
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May 3, 2025, 11:56 AM
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You mean we could actually shut down Generative AI Trump just by not flattering it?
If only.
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God help him***
May 3, 2025, 12:22 PM
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lol. Retweeted (or whatever) by the official White House account.
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May 3, 2025, 1:11 PM
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Like I said…this administration simply doesn’t take this role seriously. It is a joke to them.
What can be said at this stage. You can’t convince an ardent Trump supporter that anything he does is wrong. And I guess I get it. In this world of political score-keeping, it doesn’t pay to expose any ###### in the armor of support for one’s “side”. Plus there is just an amazing defiance in the most zealous Trump supporters. YOU will never convince them. We can only hope that we keep shining a light on such behavior and pray it chips away at the edges enough to have an effect.
But yes, a childish embarrassment to the country. Add it to the pile.
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Re: Hoo, boy
May 3, 2025, 3:23 PM
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has the vatican popped smoke yet?
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The comforting thing is:
May 3, 2025, 4:32 PM
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unlike the Pope, DJT has access to the nuclear codes. The Conclave should do the right thing and choose Trump as the next Pope.He would be far less dangerous.
Someone needs to ask JD Vance, a Catholic, what he thinks of such a knee slapping joke.
It's obvious Trump hasn't serviced Melania in a long while as the old boy can't help but keep stepping on his unit.
This would have been even better if Trump had done this in black face. The man is just a riot.
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Re: The comforting thing is:
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May 4, 2025, 7:48 AM
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It was dumb to do it. It’s not funny at all. But let’s be honest. The Pope is a man. Nothing more and nothing less. I still don’t like the disrespect though.
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Re: The comforting thing is:
May 4, 2025, 10:26 AM
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It's just so very stupid and uncalled for, for an almost 79 yr old man who happens to be President of the U.S., to think this was amusing and a wise move.
If Donald is feeling really funny, perhaps he will next trash the Prophet Muhammad. That could have some really sporty consequences.
It's just disconcerting that our President goes out of his way to be a tool. How he expects respect when he seemingly respects nothing or anyone is interesting.
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Re: The comforting thing is:
May 4, 2025, 2:15 PM
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Agree on this one.
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Re: Hoo, boy
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May 4, 2025, 8:49 AM
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orange smoke coming from the vatican
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I wish I can find it
May 5, 2025, 10:04 AM
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but I saw a meme of his son (can't remember the young one's name - chief autist) behind him, saying something like, post the image of the pope father
had me in stitches
complete ########, we're in over here
like this, lol
https://x.com/AutismCapital/status/1919209779886469440
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Doing this right after the Pope passed away....
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May 5, 2025, 11:09 AM
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is basically spitting on the Pope's grave & an insult to all Catholics.
I don't expect Trump to be a choir boy. There is a time and place for jokes about certain religions or groups. This is not that time.
And he's showing himself to be a social media influencer moreso than a President. It's beneath the dignity of the office to do stuff like this.
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Re: Doing this right after the Pope passed away....
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May 5, 2025, 11:50 AM
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I agree it was in bad taste. No call for that. Not keeping score but what Gretchen Whitmer did mocking the Eucharist was worse. Both should be ashamed.
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I don't like Whitmer mocking the Eucharist either....
May 5, 2025, 12:37 PM
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She should know better than to be purposefully offensive...
They're both doing something wrong. I think the difference for me is the timing of the joke, and also that the POTUS is held to a higher standard than the governor of a state. The President sets the tone for the entire nation, and the world is watching.
I wish there was someone in Trump's orbit that could help tame his worst impulses, both when he's trolling on social media or when he's writing an unlawful executive order. But right now, there seems to be little to none of that.
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Re: I don't like Whitmer mocking the Eucharist either....
May 5, 2025, 12:46 PM
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I don’t disagree that the timing is awful and the President Carrie’s a big responsibility. The difference for me aside from the timing is Trump mocked a man and a position of man. Yes, bad!! Whitmer mocked a ceremony commemorating the blood and body of Christ. Far worse as far as the act itself. But yes, I also wish someone could talk Trump out of nonsense stuff like that.
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