19 thoughts on “News/Politics 8-16-24

  1. Oh well that doesn’t seem suspicious at all…

    https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1824269803206611183?t=ktHFtIEQxEgZ_qPFtRupSA&s=19

    “REPORT: The FBI secretly released would be Trump assas*in Thomas Crooks’ body to be cremated before Rep. Clay Higgins could examine it.

    According to a preliminary investigative report from Higgins, the FBI cremated Crooks’ body without telling anyone 10 days after the PA rally tragedy.

    “My effort to examine Crooks’ body on Monday, August 5, caused quite a stir and revealed a disturbing fact… the FBI released the body for cremation 10 days after J13,” the report reveals.

    “On J23, Crooks was gone. Nobody knew this until Monday, August 5, including the County Coroner, law enforcement, Sheriff, etc.”

    “Yes, Butler County Coroner technically had legal authority over the body, but I spoke with the Coroner, and he would have never released Crooks’ body to the family for cremation or burial without specific permission from the FBI.”

    “The coroner’s report and autopsy report are both “late.” As of Monday, August 5, they were a week late. The problem with me not being able to examine the actual body is that I won’t know 100% if the coroner’s report and the autopsy report are accurate. We will actually never know.””

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  2. Constant lies and misrepresentations from the Harris/Walz campaign. But no interviews or press confrences.

    https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1824197742312427632?t=_5ALLMMUsVyclBr3tXsNnQ&s=19

    “JUST IN: Radio station threatens legal action against the Harris campaign after her campaign used their article to make it look like they had backed her candidacy.

    The radio station is blasting Harris after she used their website to trick online users.

    “They lied to every single person who saw that ad,” said Steve Hallstrom, president of Fieldstone Consulting Group.

    “We have reached out to the Harris campaign and demanded they terminate this ad immediately and we are considering all options here including legal action,” he said.

    “This is not right and they should not be allowed to get away with this and tarnish our reputation — whether it’s a family-owned North Dakota company like us or a major national news organization.

    “The development comes after Axios revealed the Harris campaign was using Google ads to trick online users into thinking reputable news sites were giving her favorable reporting.

    CNN apparently has no problem with it. (video below)”

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  3. She is the woman who introduced Kamala to her husband.

    She’ll totally not be biased in any way though, right?

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    “CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The host of next month’s presidential debate is a close personal friend of Kamala Harris and her husband. She’s also a Biden appointee and has been a major, long-term donor to Kamala for years.”

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  4. It’s the Marxist way of running an economy.

    https://x.com/DavidBahnsen/status/1824409967627014272?t=4rtu-s-E8_UrZ-L-5S88Bw&s=19

    “Giving people $25,000 to buy a home does not make a home price cheaper. It makes a home cost, well, about $25,000 more. With all due respect to Vice President Harris, does everyone else at least understand this? Is this Ph.D economics stuff? That when you subsidize something, costs go up?

    We have a problem of housing affordability. It is on the supply-side. Feeding more demand with increased deficit spending is the OPPOSITE of what this situation calls for.

    It is economic duncery and I look forward to a reporter grilling her on it when she next talks to a reporter. Okay, that’s just me being funny.”

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  5. I’m sure he’s just overreacting, right?

    https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1824431699297702027?t=OHAsXx0-K57Ad-y5TxWYCA&s=19

    “Illegal Migrants Are Taking Over Apartment Complexes and ROBBING GUN STORES “They have robbed 10 gun shops in Denver in the past month”

    Colorado Resident who never talks about politics speaks out about their Democrat Governor & Illegal Migrants“

    Governor Jared Polis in Colorado, he is not doing anything about the apartment complexes that has been taken over by Venezuelan gang members that have come over illegally. They have robbed 10 gun shops in Denver in the past month. They are strapping up and this is just the first step. They’re seeing what they can get away with. And so far, they’ve been in this apartment complex for almost a month. The police can’t do anything about it, we haven’t brought in reinforcements, and they’re just living in this apartment complex they overtook and no one’s doing anything. What do you think they’re gonna do next They’re going to start overtaking more apartment complexes, more buildings, more facilities.”

    — “What did our country think was gonna happen when their time was up in the hotels we provided to them? I had a feeling they were gonna start overtaking things, and that’s what’s starting to happen. Takes a lot to scare me. I’ve been to third world countries, never really been freaked out or nervous. Never thought that I would have to buy a gun to feel safe. And even when I get my gun in a couple days, I don’t even know if I’ll still feel safe, but at least I’ll have a weapon”

    — “If you don’t live in a sanctioned city, I really, really encourage you to do some research and see what’s happening to our country. I understand if you’re a Democrat and you have your reasons, right. Abortion, you’re pro-abortion and same-sex marriage. I’m fine with that. I understand we all have our own opinions and our beliefs and that’s important to a lot of you. But I hope you understand that although those are important topics when it comes to voting, if Trump or someone else is not in office other than Kamala we will not have a country like we have now or have had.

    So it’s not gonna matter if abortion is legal or not. It’s not gonna matter if same sex marriage is legal or not because we’re not gonna have America anymore. It’s not going to be the land of the free. It’s not going to be what we have known our whole lives. We’re living in a very scary time right now and a lot of you just don’t realize it. Mainly because you’re not in a sanctuary city”

    — “You see the people on the streets tweaking out from drugs. That stuff doesn’t freak me out. What freaks me out is these Venezuelan gang members that are overtaking the city of Denver.”

    — “I mean it’s getting to the point where the people in Denver are going to all leave and then it’s going to be these Venezuelan people, these immigrants running these cities and then eventually states.””

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  6. Idiocy.

    https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1824507198568894879?t=HlsuOzgIRe0ToxcBugl-0w&s=19

    “Libs of TikTok has obtained insider training material from @AdvanceAuto detailing a complete DEI takeover of company policy & culture.

    It includes race-based hiring practices discriminating against White people and encouraging employees to snitch on fellow workers who don’t follow the DEI policies.

    Another company has fallen to the woke mind virus.”

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  7. Watching Kamala’s economic plan.

    Long on buzz words and empty platitudes, short on details and actual policy initiatives….

    She has no idea what she’s talking about.

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  8. I agree, Anon. People have to be pretty ignorant about economics to be applauding so many of those ideas. It amazes me, too, how she just rewrites history. Difficult to believe so many people are that easily forgetful.

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  9. And I wish we had a Republican candidate equipped to go toe-to-toe and effectively debate Harris on some of those serious issues like the economy and history.

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  10. I’ve grown tired of trying to clarify my position since you aren’t hearing it anyway or granting me the grace to make my own decision without your harassing me endlessly for it. My vote is my vote and I don’t know why you are so very concerned about that. ? Let it go already.

    • dj

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  11. You took yet another shot at the man. Have you taken the time to even listen to his speeches or press conferences?

    He clearly articulates his, the conservative position and policy. He did this during the Biden debate as well. There’s no reason to believe he wouldn’t be able to do so against Kamala as well. Your comment was snide and not accurate. Grace for you, but none for him?

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  12. I’ve listened to Trump at length for years, have watched some of the rallies.

    I get how folks like my neighbors like him and what he says. They were lifelong, blue-collar Democrats — who don’t follow politics closely — and liked what they heard. I get that.

    What I don’t get is the almost cult-like movement where folks become believers in Trump at any and all cost and defend the man to the end, can see him doing no wrong. They’ve lost perspective at that point and yes, that concerns me (and it would about any politician who somehow has garnered that kind of loyalty, left or right). Those more emotional followers have lost perspective, they will believe “in” the man no matter what. I think that kind of skewed and angry ‘populism’ is potentially dangerous for the nation.

    And I am not alone in that view.

    It wasn’t a snide statement I made, it was a wish that we had a much stronger, capable and intellectually equipped candidate on the Republican side.

    Elections bring out differences of opinion and that needs to be understood and tolerated (better) here.

    I’ve always tried to keep my comments fair and dispassionate. I will continue to strive for that. If I miss the mark on occasion, I am sorry. I don’t think I have in this case, though. It was a simple statement of what I wish were the case in light of the Harris surge.

    • dj

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  13. AJ, I’m glad to see you being newly aware of the need for grace on this thread, but I am hoping it gets applied much more universally going forward. Most of the posts here feature regular beat-downs of just about anyone who isn’t Trump. Where’s the grace there?

    Grace is something we all should strive for (and will fall short of at times), even when discussing politics. I don’t believe my comment last night was lacking in grace.

    I wish Trump (as a person made in God’s image) well as a person and pray for a genuine change in character and behavior that we someday all will see in him. I cannot support his bid to lead the nation. It comes down to what is known of his character to date.

    • dj

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