Fez
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Post by Fez on Jul 17, 2020 1:34:57 GMT
I’m guessing you’re fishing but the All Blacks dress in all black - so it’s not confusing at all, is it? Although there is an alternate explanation concerning a printing error when they toured the British Isles in 1905-06: “after one of the team’s big victories a certain newspaper had intended to have as its headline ‘ALL BACKS’, intimating that the forwards were playing like backs; but a typographical error actually gave the headline as ‘ALL BLACKS’.” Fez - Now I have been made aware of what you meant by "fish /fishing" I can assure you I wasn't . Its a minefield for those of us in our dotage to understand much of the latest terminology and technology used on this board,hence our preference for the old site, so please have patience and not in the first instance be too cynical Also Im not good with understanding reversed or contrary comment , which Im not suggesteing you employed but is frequently used on this board . The role of coquettish ingenue doesn't suit you. : )
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Post by Fez on Jul 17, 2020 3:40:25 GMT
Dragging this back to the subject of the thread, I see the rude man in the White House is now shilling (from the Oval Office) the products of a foodstuff company (Goya) whose owner sung his praises and donates to the Republican Party. So is his idiot daughter. "Black Beans Matter", right? He's promoting, like a market stall barker, a company blowing smoke and money up his a$$ from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. A desk that nearly every president had used, since Rutherford B. Hayes was presented it by Queen Victoria in 1880, to sign off on weighty matters of national and international import. And ethics regulations prevent executive branch employees, which is both of them, from using their office for personal gain or to "endorse any product, service or enterprise for the private gain of friends or relatives." And the thumbs up and sh1t-eating grin put the tin hat on it for me. About the second time I've seen him smile since 2016. Don't want to see it again. Could he cheapen the office of President any further? Rhetorical question, Of course he can.
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Trump
Jul 17, 2020 8:58:49 GMT
Post by bigmartin on Jul 17, 2020 8:58:49 GMT
Dragging this back to the subject of the thread, I see the rude man in the White House is now shilling (from the Oval Office) the products of a foodstuff company (Goya) whose owner sung his praises and donates to the Republican Party. So is his idiot daughter. "Black Beans Matter", right? He's promoting, like a market stall barker, a company blowing smoke and money up his a$$ from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. A desk that nearly every president had used, since Rutherford B. Hayes was presented it by Queen Victoria in 1880, to sign off on weighty matters of national and international import. And ethics regulations prevent executive branch employees, which is both of them, from using their office for personal gain or to "endorse any product, service or enterprise for the private gain of friends or relatives." And the thumbs up and sh1t-eating grin put the tin hat on it for me. About the second time I've seen him smile since 2016. Don't want to see it again. Could he cheapen the office of President any further? Rhetorical question, Of course he can. He literally doesn't care anymore. He's unravelling. And I'm more and more convinced that he's not leaving that office without a Civil War. It would all be as sure a thing as anything in Politics ever has if the Democrats had a seriously credible candidate rather than Biden. Do you think he'll cancel the Election? Can he do that?
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Trump
Jul 17, 2020 11:53:40 GMT
Post by canterbury on Jul 17, 2020 11:53:40 GMT
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Trump
Jul 17, 2020 12:44:13 GMT
Post by HTC on Jul 17, 2020 12:44:13 GMT
Isn’t that just ‘normal’ US politics though?
One of the main Republican messages has been ‘less government interference’ for years, which has been a successful idea in the US, hence people like Bernie Sanders also claiming not to be part of the ‘Washington establishment’ despite being senators for years
It’s not really a strain of politics that works in the UK, beyond vague appeals to cut red tape / ‘health and safety gone mad’, but certainly not an unusual / extremist position in the American context as I understand things.
Must admit it seems odd to campaign on that basis right now when the rest of the world is showing that ‘more government’ seems the best way to deal with the pandemic
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Post by canterbury on Jul 17, 2020 13:15:42 GMT
Yeah it is, it's the stunt that raised an eyebrow not the policy.
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Post by Henry Pratt on Jul 17, 2020 14:05:30 GMT
Isn’t that just ‘normal’ US politics though? One of the main Republican messages has been ‘less government interference’ for years, which has been a successful idea in the US, hence people like Bernie Sanders also claiming not to be part of the ‘Washington establishment’ despite being senators for years It’s not really a strain of politics that works in the UK, beyond vague appeals to cut red tape / ‘health and safety gone mad’, but certainly not an unusual / extremist position in the American context as I understand things. Small government has always been one of the fundamental beliefs of the Tories. That's why the 2008 crash was their wet dream. Not only could they blame it on Labour (cf that note Cameron kept brandishing) with the help of their chums in the media, it meant that they could kid people that austerity was necessary (claiming the country was nearly bankrupt, despite that being literally impossible), and thus slash government spending, inflicting misery on millions (but - hey - low taxes!) It's gratifying that chickens are coming home to roost, and ridiculous concepts that take in the feeble minded - such as Labour needing a "magic money tree" or governments that literally print money going bankrupt -will hopefully have been killed off forever. It's just a pity it's taken a pandemic to achieve it.
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Post by timberwolf on Jul 18, 2020 8:51:18 GMT
It's gratifying that chickens are coming home to roost, and ridiculous concepts that take in the feeble minded - such as Labour needing a "magic money tree" or governments that literally print money going bankrupt -will hopefully have been killed off forever. It's just a pity it's taken a pandemic to achieve it. would love to see how johnson and the tories would be behaving now if they were in opposition.
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Post by bigmartin on Jul 18, 2020 9:48:53 GMT
It's gratifying that chickens are coming home to roost, and ridiculous concepts that take in the feeble minded - such as Labour needing a "magic money tree" or governments that literally print money going bankrupt -will hopefully have been killed off forever. It's just a pity it's taken a pandemic to achieve it. would love to see how johnson and the tories would be behaving now if they were in opposition. Ha. Johnson do opposition?? Too much hard work. He struggles with the concept of work even being in the top seat.
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Trump
Jul 19, 2020 15:32:25 GMT
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Post by Stranded Hatter on Jul 19, 2020 15:32:25 GMT
Dragging this back to the subject of the thread, I see the rude man in the White House is now shilling (from the Oval Office) the products of a foodstuff company (Goya) whose owner sung his praises and donates to the Republican Party. So is his idiot daughter. "Black Beans Matter", right? He's promoting, like a market stall barker, a company blowing smoke and money up his a$$ from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. A desk that nearly every president had used, since Rutherford B. Hayes was presented it by Queen Victoria in 1880, to sign off on weighty matters of national and international import. And ethics regulations prevent executive branch employees, which is both of them, from using their office for personal gain or to "endorse any product, service or enterprise for the private gain of friends or relatives." And the thumbs up and sh1t-eating grin put the tin hat on it for me. About the second time I've seen him smile since 2016. Don't want to see it again. Could he cheapen the office of President any further? Rhetorical question, Of course he can. He literally doesn't care anymore. He's unravelling. And I'm more and more convinced that he's not leaving that office without a Civil War. It would all be as sure a thing as anything in Politics ever has if the Democrats had a seriously credible candidate rather than Biden. Do you think he'll cancel the Election? Can he do that? He can’t cancel the election but even if he could/did his term ends on the 20th of January regardless. Congress then picks someone if there’s no President or Vice President elect by then. The 20th amendment is quite clear.
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