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Forum: USA Politics 3rd March 2022, 04:26 PM
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Posted By CapelDodger
A remarkable display of honesty from him. Not...

A remarkable display of honesty from him. Not something you see often.
Forum: USA Politics 8th December 2021, 02:01 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
Or spray them with novichok and deny it. :cool:

Or spray them with novichok and deny it. :cool:
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2021, 01:12 PM
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Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
I remember trying to get that across to my father...

I remember trying to get that across to my father in the 1970's : long story short, I failed. He paid off the mortgage in the 90's for what was by then chump-change, and still didn't get it. Parents,...
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2021, 01:06 PM
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Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
@Warp12 : Inevitably you miss the point....

@Warp12 :

Inevitably you miss the point. Harris's approval rating does not matter, and finding half-a-dozen hack journos splashing around in the shallow end with you won't change that fact. It...
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2021, 12:52 PM
Replies: 3,509
Views: 280,324
Posted By CapelDodger
I appreciate that, but it's not in me to let...

I appreciate that, but it's not in me to let such an opportunity pass. We've heard often enough that "You people call anybody you don't like a fascist", but in Mussolini's case it's open and shut....
Forum: USA Politics 22nd November 2021, 02:16 PM
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Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
Is Harris's popularity actually an issue at this...

Is Harris's popularity actually an issue at this point? It seems unlikely she'll do a Manchin in the Senate if she doen't get some favours done for her right now. Warp12 is just reaching desperately...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd November 2021, 02:07 PM
Replies: 3,509
Views: 280,324
Posted By CapelDodger
He was, literally, summarily executed by antifa. ...

He was, literally, summarily executed by antifa.

Moscow Mitch would be perfect for the Petacci role as leader's whore.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd November 2021, 01:58 PM
Replies: 3,509
Views: 280,324
Posted By CapelDodger
You apparently do not understand the verb...

You apparently do not understand the verb "advocate". If you don't wish to accentuate your ignorance and shallow mind I suggest you stick to a Trumpian vocabulary of short simple words, such as...
Forum: USA Politics 26th October 2021, 11:29 AM
Replies: 3,068
Views: 212,625
Posted By CapelDodger
Why would a blanket pardon encourage them to plan...

Why would a blanket pardon encourage them to plan legal protests? Put another way, why would its absence discourage them?
Forum: USA Politics 26th October 2021, 11:20 AM
Replies: 3,509
Views: 280,324
Posted By CapelDodger
Somebody died. Someone with loved ones. A piece...

Somebody died. Someone with loved ones. A piece of dirt mocks that to amuse his vile father, and you accept it. Is there no position you won't twist yourself into to excuse this monstrous breed...
Forum: USA Politics 25th October 2021, 11:08 AM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
"No reasonable person would think I was being...

"No reasonable person would think I was being serious ..." - haven't we heard that before somewhere?
Forum: USA Politics 22nd October 2021, 11:57 AM
Replies: 3,068
Views: 212,625
Posted By CapelDodger
My post was broad-brush stuff : there's a lot of...

My post was broad-brush stuff : there's a lot of detail, including the Tea Party, which the Koch brothers created when they gave up on the third-party (Libertarian) approach and turned to entryism....
Forum: USA Politics 22nd October 2021, 10:31 AM
Replies: 3,068
Views: 212,625
Posted By CapelDodger
At the root of it all, I think, is the spectre of...

At the root of it all, I think, is the spectre of Inexorable Demographic Decline which has been haunting the Republicans since the rock 'n' roll years. They couldn't seem to make progress in the...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd October 2021, 07:28 AM
Replies: 3,068
Views: 212,625
Posted By CapelDodger
Nixon's disgrace put a hold on it, which was...

Nixon's disgrace put a hold on it, which was rewarded with two Reagan terms and one of Bush the Elder. Bush's fall after one term took the Old School approach with it, and so began the ascendency of...
Forum: USA Politics 21st October 2021, 11:22 AM
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Posted By CapelDodger
Be careful what you wish for ... :cool:

Be careful what you wish for ... :cool:
Forum: USA Politics 10th October 2021, 11:59 AM
Replies: 3,509
Views: 280,324
Posted By CapelDodger
It's certainly credible that Trump has laundered...

It's certainly credible that Trump has laundered dirty Russian money in the past, given that the New York property market (like the London one) is a notorious playground for money-launderers. Given...
Forum: USA Politics 26th September 2021, 01:47 PM
Replies: 3,509
Views: 280,324
Posted By CapelDodger
A female Horst Wessel, how very woke. :cool:

A female Horst Wessel, how very woke. :cool:
Forum: USA Politics 21st September 2021, 02:25 PM
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Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
Once, when asked what the role of religious Jews...

Once, when asked what the role of religious Jews would be in his projected Jewish nation state, Herzl rather chillingly replied "We shall know how to keep them in their synagogues". And he said it in...
Forum: USA Politics 5th September 2021, 03:49 PM
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Views: 27,191
Posted By CapelDodger
I'm talking about you, not your damn' silly...

I'm talking about you, not your damn' silly question. If you want to defend your performance you'll make just as abject a job of it, I've no doubt, but I'd love to witness it.
Forum: USA Politics 5th September 2021, 03:24 PM
Replies: 622
Views: 27,191
Posted By CapelDodger
That really is all you've got, isn't it? It's not...

That really is all you've got, isn't it? It's not that you're taking along time to get warmed up, this is you at your best.

Would you be more comfortable talking about Benghazi? Each to their own...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 04:21 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By CapelDodger
When Trump says "They don't want me to say this,...

When Trump says "They don't want me to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway ..." the right calls it "Speaking Truth to Power".
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 04:15 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
I think the Taliban are aware that their best...

I think the Taliban are aware that their best prospects are as an ally against ISIS. Provoking the West is worse than pointless for them.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 04:11 PM
Replies: 3,509
Views: 280,324
Posted By CapelDodger
He's also vindictive, and has a beef with Native...

He's also vindictive, and has a beef with Native Americans because they're allowed reservations while legitimate white businessmen aren't.
Forum: USA Politics 1st September 2021, 12:10 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By CapelDodger
The Ottoman Empire was divided up into "nations"...

The Ottoman Empire was divided up into "nations" by the British and French Empires according to their own perceived interests at the time (a century ago). This had nothing to do with creating...
Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 02:05 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By CapelDodger
It's a feature. What strikes me is how indefinite...

It's a feature. What strikes me is how indefinite his fantasies are. "He ..." (Trump doesn't remember the name or register it when it's fed to him) "... said something really tough ...", oh ffs,...
Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 01:57 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By CapelDodger
Afghanistan has only existed since the late 18th...

Afghanistan has only existed since the late 18th Century, when it was created by the Russian and British Empires as a buffer. It has no history as a country prior to that. It is not in any sense a...
Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 01:27 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By CapelDodger
Does anyone here think any such conversation ever...

Does anyone here think any such conversation ever occurred? Trump probably does, but he thinks he saw Muslims celebrating 9/11 while he was down in the rubble helping out.
Forum: USA Politics 28th August 2021, 12:59 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
I'm more interested in the equivalence you drew...

I'm more interested in the equivalence you drew between that and the brain-farts about Hunter Biden. You may not believe that Trump has obligations to Russians but it's far from incredible. "We're...
Forum: USA Politics 28th August 2021, 12:34 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
What about the theory that Trump owed a lot of...

What about the theory that Trump owed a lot of money to Russians, that Putin is well aware of the fact, and so Trump was vulnerable to pressure by Putin? Nothing Trump ever did would disabuse one of...
Forum: USA Politics 28th August 2021, 12:15 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,595
Posted By CapelDodger
They do in the Pashtun districts in Pakistan....

They do in the Pashtun districts in Pakistan. Let's not forget that the border there is pretty arbitrary,
Forum: USA Politics 3rd August 2021, 01:19 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
"Reactionary" is in opposition to "Progressive"....

"Reactionary" is in opposition to "Progressive". Either can be combined with "Conservative" or "Radical". Fascism is Reactionary and Radical. It's also Authoritarian (as opposed to Liberal). Trump,...
Forum: USA Politics 1st August 2021, 04:24 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
I'm sure you are, just not in the peculiar US...

I'm sure you are, just not in the peculiar US sense of the word (I speak as a Brit). "Liberal" stands in opposition to "authoritarian", and I doubt you're the latter. "Conservative" stands in...
Forum: USA Politics 1st August 2021, 03:19 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
You've always been allowed to call it a coup. Had...

You've always been allowed to call it a coup. Had it succeeded you wouldn't be.
Forum: USA Politics 18th July 2021, 01:14 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
My bad. The bald truth is that the...

My bad.


The bald truth is that the economic proportion of the plantation states in the proposed union was not reflected in their white populations. Hence Northerners would run (and win) on a...
Forum: USA Politics 18th July 2021, 01:03 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
Republicans never made reference to the...

Republicans never made reference to the Democratic Party platform.
Forum: USA Politics 18th July 2021, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
Reasons which no longer pertain, in a world that...

Reasons which no longer pertain, in a world that no longer exists. You just can't get away with "one black person is worth 2/3 of a white person" in this PC-dominated society.
Forum: USA Politics 18th July 2021, 12:51 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,117
Posted By CapelDodger
Given that the Republican Party ran without any...

Given that the Republican Party ran without any platform at all, are you actually promoting "no platform" as a policy?
Forum: USA Politics 18th June 2021, 10:45 AM
Replies: 1,441
Views: 132,142
Posted By CapelDodger
Emancication. Juneteenth sounds better already,...

Emancication. Juneteenth sounds better already, doesn't it?
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2021, 01:46 PM
Replies: 258
Views: 18,507
Posted By CapelDodger
"Aryan" being pretty toxic these days.

"Aryan" being pretty toxic these days.
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2021, 01:44 PM
Replies: 258
Views: 18,507
Posted By CapelDodger
I've had to bite my tongue to shreds reading it....

I've had to bite my tongue to shreds reading it. :cool:
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2021, 01:43 PM
Replies: 258
Views: 18,507
Posted By CapelDodger
Vixen does not have an average English...

Vixen does not have an average English vocabulary, and that was not an average English sentence.
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:23 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
Quite. It was his "almost a cleaning" that struck...

Quite. It was his "almost a cleaning" that struck me. I'm sure he pictures lungs as being like balloons which could easily be swilledout with disinfectant.
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:13 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
Is there anything you would have asked? (Just...

Is there anything you would have asked? (Just asking.)
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:11 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
Who told that Honduran mother that Biden would...

Who told that Honduran mother that Biden would let her son into the US? Not Biden. Trump did, of course, loudly and repeatedly, so this should be laid at his door.
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 01:58 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
Neither did Trump. On the occasion you're...

Neither did Trump. On the occasion you're referring to he said :

(a) Bleach kills covid19 on surfaces.
(b) Covid19 gets into the lungs and "does a number on them" (who knew?)
(c) He was going to...
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2021, 03:44 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
"Talk softly and have a big dog."

"Talk softly and have a big dog."
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2021, 02:04 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
I haven't read any Republicans saying that here,...

I haven't read any Republicans saying that here, but I've not been following closely. I find it surprising : I'd have expectd the Republican poisiton to be that the Democratic Party does care deeply...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2021, 05:37 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
Indeed : the bedrock of democracy is a...

Indeed : the bedrock of democracy is a well-informed electorate. Without that it's just bread and circuses.
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2021, 05:34 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
If the claims are garbage, they are whoever makes...

If the claims are garbage, they are whoever makes them. Could you provide an example of a garbage claim progressives and Republicans have in common?
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2021, 05:02 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By CapelDodger
Let's talk principle, not how people get their...

Let's talk principle, not how people get their jollies. If they have issues, should they not set them out? This is, after all, just a forum. It's not Congress, where one might maintain a tactical...
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