|
Welcome to the International Skeptics Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider registering so you can gain full use of the forum features and interact with other Members. Registration is simple, fast and free! Click here to register today. |
![]() |
#281 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwet
Posts: 19,995
|
I bet Trump will go on having these rallies for the rest of his life. He gets off on it too much to stop. If he loses in '20, they'll be all about fraud and millions of illegals voting. If he wins, he'll make the same claims anyway.
|
__________________
Cum catapultae proscribeantur tum soli proscripti catapultas habeant. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#282 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,602
|
Well, his campaign does this - and I wouldn't be shocked if others did as well (and I honestly don't care if they pay the people to stand behind them in particular, since those are very carefully crafted). For several reasons, (he'd likely be enraged by it, he has no concern for detail or day-to-day management), I doubt he knows.
The idea of him seeing Grassley say it and then spewing it on Twitter strikes me as much more reasonable. He does that a lot, and his bigotry is more towards Stupid Don Draper than Richard Spencer. He loves Jewish lawyers, thinks Mexicans and Blacks should be servants, and thinks Native Americans are extinct. |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#283 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 31,632
|
I don't think Trump should have won it, but in establishing the prize, Alfred Nobel said it should go to someone who has "done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses."
By that criteria, I'd say that the President of South Korea probably deserves it, for his steadfast efforts at rapprochement with the North Korean regime, in the face of their longstanding intransigence. If the short list of candidates consisted entirely of people who have contributed to the ongoing effort to keep peace on the Korean peninsula, the prize could be awarded fairly and meaningfully every year. |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#284 |
Lackey
Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: South East, UK
Posts: 84,730
|
|
__________________
I wish I knew how to quit you |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#285 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 17,691
|
I was watching a show about Hitler on one of the HitlerIMeanHistory Channels, and it was talking about his behavior toward the end of the war, where he went secluded at his villa, and instead of actually doing anything, he spent his time boasting about his unlikely rise to power, and how impressive that was.
|
__________________
"As your friend, I have to be honest with you: I don't care about you or your problems" - Gidget, Secret Life of Pets |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#286 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 31,632
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#287 |
Illuminator
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 4,960
|
|
__________________
"At the Supreme Court level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections." Justice William O. Douglas "Humans aren't rational creatures but rationalizing creatures." Author Unknown |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#288 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,602
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#289 |
Fiend God
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: In the details
Posts: 78,323
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#290 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 8,167
|
|
__________________
In choosing to support humanitarian organizations, it's best to choose those that do not have "militant wings" (Mycroft, 2013) |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#291 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 31,632
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#292 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: NY
Posts: 9,769
|
People who voted for Obama and then Trump (and many of them still feel positively towards Obama) did it because they wanted "change." These voters have been fairly consistent in the change they wanted. An end to the rich-get-richer-and-the-poor-get poorer reality of the past thirty years. People know their wages have stagnated; that raises do not keep up with inflation. They know their buying power and their standard-of-living have not increased. Here's some comments from the mayor of a (very) small town in North Carolina, a Democrat, who voted for Trump.
Quote:
Quote:
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#293 | |||
Critical Thinker
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Land of the Frozen Chosen
Posts: 350
|
So it turns out there is gawd afterall.... and she likes to hit the smite button every now and then.
![]() |
|||
__________________
"Some mornings it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps." ~ Emo Phillips |
||||
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#294 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 31,632
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#295 | |||
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Puget Sound
Posts: 12,487
|
I dedicate this song to Donald Trump and you.
Boozoo Chavis, recorded 1954. Lyrics. |
|||
__________________
To survive election season on a skeptics forum, one must understand Hymie-the-Robot.
|
||||
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#296 |
Critical Thinker
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Land of the Frozen Chosen
Posts: 350
|
And I can't imagine what it must be like needing to formulate an assumption about someone else's thought processes in order to justify and rationalize one's own inability to see beyond their cult worship because they've been programmed to believe any humour aimed at their messiah is considered heresy and should be spoken out against at every single turn. |
__________________
"Some mornings it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps." ~ Emo Phillips |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#297 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 31,632
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#298 |
Critical Thinker
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Land of the Frozen Chosen
Posts: 350
|
|
__________________
"Some mornings it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps." ~ Emo Phillips |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#299 |
Master Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Just outside Raleigh, NC
Posts: 2,905
|
Kinda sorta OT...
Remember that false missile warning in Hawai'i about...oh...9 months ago? Where the warning went out that an ICBM was on the way? And it happened just about 9 months ago? I wonder if there's going to be spike in births in the next two weeks. ![]() |
__________________
Eqinsu Ocha! Eqinsu Ocha! |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#300 |
Fiend God
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: In the details
Posts: 78,323
|
Didn't you already make that point yesterday?
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#301 |
post-pre-born
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 22,932
|
The latter can not be excluded. 35 YEARS of being sanctioned.
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#302 |
Nasty Woman
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 71,515
|
|
__________________
Restore checks and balances no matter your party affiliation. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#303 |
Skepticifimisticalationist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Gulf Coast
Posts: 22,806
|
|
__________________
"¿WHAT KIND OF BIRD? ¿A PARANORMAL BIRD?" --- Carlos S., 2002 |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#304 |
Nasty Woman
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 71,515
|
And Snopes confirms it.
Did President Trump Board Air Force One with Paper Stuck to His Shoe?
Quote:
|
__________________
Restore checks and balances no matter your party affiliation. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#305 |
NWO Litter Technician
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Looks like Finland. Smells like Finland. Quacks like Finland. Where the hell am I?
Posts: 13,015
|
|
__________________
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord, in his wisdom, doesn't work that way. I just stole one and asked Him to forgive me. - Emo Philips
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#306 |
Maledictorian
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 6,764
|
|
__________________
Opinion is divided on the subject. All the others say it is; I say it isn’t. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#307 |
Illuminator
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 4,960
|
|
__________________
"At the Supreme Court level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections." Justice William O. Douglas "Humans aren't rational creatures but rationalizing creatures." Author Unknown |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#308 |
Graduate Poster
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 1,743
|
Twitter Suspends James Woods. Woods Stands His Ground. "I’m gone a week and @LindseyGrahamSC actually IS Spartacus."Welcome back! |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#309 |
Illuminator
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,855
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#310 |
NWO Litter Technician
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Looks like Finland. Smells like Finland. Quacks like Finland. Where the hell am I?
Posts: 13,015
|
|
__________________
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord, in his wisdom, doesn't work that way. I just stole one and asked Him to forgive me. - Emo Philips
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#311 |
Misanthrope of the Mountains
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 23,701
|
|
__________________
"Because WE ARE IGNORANT OF 911 FACTS, WE DEMAND PROOF" -- Douglas Herman on Rense.com
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#312 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 23,118
|
|
__________________
I don't trust atoms. They make up everything. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#313 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Mineral Bluff, GA
Posts: 5,399
|
TP is more newsworthy.
![]() |
__________________
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that...I will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” - President Donald J. Trump, January 20, 2017. "And it's, frankly, disgusting the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write. And people should look into it." - President Donald J. Trump, October 11, 2017. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#314 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: NY
Posts: 9,769
|
It undoubtedly did resonate. Trump also campaigned on growing American jobs, raising wages, bringing back blue collar jobs from overseas, etc. These are some of the things he was Tweeting during the run-up to the campaign.
Quote:
The swing voters also did not know a whole lot about Donald Trump. I'm from New York, I've been exposed to him for thirty-five years. Trump has never been someone who holds up well in the long run. A New York City mayor once said, of all the people he'd had to deal with while in office, Trump was probably the greediest. He long ago gained a reputation in New York for being a self-aggrandizing phony. But many people around the rest of the country seemed unaware of some of the criticism The Don got over the years. They never heard of the United States Football League, the Trump Shuttle. They knew very little about Atlantic City and the questionable strategy he followed there. They were of the opinion -- I heard this a number of times -- that they admired the fact that he was a businessman who suffered some business failures, yet regrouped and became even more successful. I think the television show The Apprentice helped him immeasurably, in introducing Trump to the rest of the U.S. and doing it on his terms. |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#315 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 10,535
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#316 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Alexandria, VA Home to the Deep State.
Posts: 17,623
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#317 |
Maledictorian
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 6,764
|
|
__________________
Opinion is divided on the subject. All the others say it is; I say it isn’t. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#318 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 23,118
|
|
__________________
I don't trust atoms. They make up everything. |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#319 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 10,535
|
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#320 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Cardiff, South Wales
Posts: 24,105
|
|
__________________
It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward - Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing is so, or cease to hold that it is so - William of Conches, c1150 |
|
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
|
|