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#31
Quote from: dec on March 07, 2024, 03:42:03 PM
Quote from: LeoMc on March 07, 2024, 12:29:24 PMThe key will be the 2 VP nominees. It will be those 2 finishing out the term in the hot seat.

Is Harris a shoe in for the Dem VP or do Presidents often change VP nominees ahead of 2nd term?
Changing VP has happened occasionally in the past, but not recently. There is no chance Biden will drop Harris.


And in terms of viability, it doesn't matter at all who Trump selects. Despite Trump's enormous personality and charisma, Pence did matter in 2016, because Trump was trying to shore up the christian right vote and needed Pence's perceived piety to offset his own coarse vulgarity. Now they worship him more than Jesus. I'd say his VP pick will be among the most inconsequential ever!
#32
Quote from: befair on March 06, 2024, 03:40:31 PMIn Ireland we've experience of a populist making people scared, then selling fear. But it was more understandable; Paisley was handsome, articulate, informed.
Trump, in contrast, looks ridiculous (fake hair/tan), is vulgar, inarticulate, uninformed. His appeal is bewildering.
Netanyahu has really screwed everyone, exploiting Gaza as an excuse to stay in power; his 'Falklands moment.' Biden may lose the young vote, and the Arab-American vote, which may be enough in the swing states

His appeal isn't that bewildering though when you see the diet of fantastical, paranoid nonsense that the right wing media feeds it's audience. Trump is exactly like Paisley and meets the worldview nurtured by the right wing media, preaching apocalypse and doom and victimhood. You better rely on him, or else you'll be sold down the river in your own, rapidly changing country by the treacherous forces of evil.

I've said this before here, probably on this thread, but I've a cousin who lives in Florida and who is a mild Trumper. They came to NYC last year for Paddy's Day, but they were telling me that their friends were pleading with them not to go. The friends were genuinely terrified that my cousin wouldn't make it out of NYC alive, such was the barrage of nonsense circulating through the right wing media about the safety of NYC and other large "Democratic" cities. Never mind that crime rates are historically low, that NYC is among the safest large cities in the US, and that millions of New Yorkers go about their daily lives without incident. All lies and bullshit to those who consume right wing media and political discourse.

However, like much populist demagoguing throughout history, it is very effective. Trump is the nominee, and there is a very real chance, given the small number of deciding states and the inbuilt advantage of the electoral college for Republicans in the current political system, that he will win the general election. He is successfully dragging out the court cases and will probably not be held accountable before the election, and even if he is, his supporters either won't hear about it or they won't care (he's been convicted, by a jury, of sexual assault, in case you don't know). It's all a liberal conspiracy to them. Nor do they care that Trump ordered the GOP to kill the legislation last month that would have given them almost everything they ever asked for in terms of border security (Trump wanted the preserve the border concerns as a political football rather than actually address the problem).

All that said, those bigoted, braindead die-hards do not constitute a large enough segment of the voters to put him back in office. Which is where you come to Biden. The man is simply seen by most people, unfairly or not, as too old for the job, even among those who think he has done a really good job on the whole. His obstinate insistence on running again is one of the primary reasons Trump could easily win this. Had he said "f**k it, I did my part" and handed it over for a real Dem primary, we could be looking at a fresh middle-aged nominee coming out of tough contest, someone who would have real advantages over the also-old, widely despised and feared, probable future felon Trump. Life isn't always fair, but Biden should be doing the right thing here. If not, he could go down in infamy as the man who facilitated the return of the orange travesty and all that means for the US and the world.
#33
General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations
March 06, 2024, 02:20:06 PM
Quote from: trileacman on February 27, 2024, 11:08:17 PMMasters of the air is absolute dogshit.

I'm enjoying it. Especially the in-flight scenes.
#34
General discussion / Re: Podcasts
March 05, 2024, 05:26:50 PM
Becoming more and more impressed with Niblock and Oisin's podcast, especially the midweek one. Listening to the one with Donal McAnallen and Kevin McCloy at the moment, following closely on from the Frank McGuigan one a week or two ago and some of the ones last year. He's a superb interviewer, Niblock, and gets all these prominent GAA personalities to really open up about their opinions and real lives.

Can't-miss listening for me.
#35
Miss You is an interesting one.

I remember back in the 90s, it was looked back on in the music press as almost as an embarrassment, like "what the hell were they thinking?" dabbling in a short term trend like disco.

Then at some point in recent years it became cool again.

I always liked it, especially when I sing it to annoy my kids!
#36
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 03, 2024, 04:09:00 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 02, 2024, 05:10:01 PMCity will drops point's tomorrow

Just saying

Long way to go yet (as Haaland misses an open goal!)

But don't worry, if they do manage to hang on and take something from the game, there'll be some United fans crying because the ref gave them some decision that cost City. ;D
#37
Quote from: Armagh18 on March 03, 2024, 09:07:56 AM
Quote from: trailer on March 03, 2024, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on March 03, 2024, 04:31:53 AMhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

Not really. 7% of the prison population identify as travellers. Only 0.7% of overall population identify as travellers.


Near as bad as a certain demographic in America. But sure we're all racists if we mention either.

Sure why not have the courage of your convictions and lay out whatever case you feel needs to be made?


The fact that blacks constitute a disproportionate segment of the US prison population is a universally acknowledged fact.
#38
And not a word about the flying Cantona-style kick on Konate in the drop-ball incident. It should have been a free at the very least.
#39
Quote from: gawa316 on March 03, 2024, 01:42:05 AM
Quote from: markl121 on March 02, 2024, 11:31:53 PM
Quote from: maldini on March 02, 2024, 10:14:49 PMGet Klopp the title on his swansong seems to be the message from PGMOL last few weeks
why didn't he give us a penalty a few minutes before then? as opposed to gambling on a 99th min winner

It was blatantly obvious we would score 2 odd mins later after giving Kelleher the ball...even after Forest won the ball back twice, gave away a throw and a corner...blatantly obvious!

Indeed. Even on the corner itself, two Forest players had easy chances to put their laces through the ball and probably end the game. It's hilarious listening to the hysterical, illogical rantings in certain quarters when it comes to Liverpool.
#40
Quote from: maldini on March 02, 2024, 10:14:49 PMGet Klopp the title on his swansong seems to be the message from PGMOL last few weeks

Dry your eyes.

Liverpool have been fucked over plenty this season.
#42
Under the circumstances, that'll do nicely!

 8)  ;D 
#43
It's all very uplifting, but let's face it, Liverpool need some of those injuries to clear up pretty sharpish. They've got a tough schedule coming up, starting with Forest away. You can't be expecting young teenagers to be carrying the team against a Premier league team fighting for it's life, never mind City next weekend (don't really give a f**k about Prague - he can play 11 kids then for all I care!).

So hopefully at least Salah, Nunez and Szobozlai make it back in the coming days.
#44
General discussion / Re: Death Notices
February 28, 2024, 11:20:09 PM
Very sad. He's been featuring in the new season of Curb too.
#45
Quote from: RedHand88 on February 28, 2024, 10:37:05 PMDanns is a future star.

About an hour of senior football and he has a league cup medal and two goals in front of the Kop! Nice finish for the first and good awareness of the line.