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When the Man Meets the Moment

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    Horace
    wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 13:42 last edited by
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    Anybody care to speculate what the difference in US response would be if Trump were president?

    Education is extremely important.

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      Mik
      wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 13:44 last edited by
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      I suspect it would be more chaotic. Not a criticism, just an observation of his style.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • M Mik
        27 Feb 2022, 13:39

        Trump's, et al, statements were as tone deaf as one could be. There's no way to defend them.

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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 13:46 last edited by
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        @Mik said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

        Trump's, et al, statements were as tone deaf as one could be. There's no way to defend them.

        I was actually surprised by how tasteless he went. Innocent people are dying and that stupid asshole is complementing the guy who's killing them.

        My apologies if anybody is offending by this virtue signaling.

        I was only joking

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          George K
          wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 13:53 last edited by
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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • G George K
            27 Feb 2022, 13:20

            @jon-nyc I saw a story that said when he took office, he discontinued the policy that staffers have a picture of the president in their offices. He wanted staff in government offices to hang pictures of their family instead.

            "When you make a decision, think of them, not of me."

            No idea if it's true, but it's a nice story nonetheless.

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            George K
            wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 14:33 last edited by
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            @George-K said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

            @jon-nyc I saw a story that said when he took office, he discontinued the policy that staffers have a picture of the president ...

            His inaugural address:

            This is why I really do not want my pictures in your offices, for the President is not an icon, an idol or a portrait. Hang your kids’ photos instead, and look at them each time you are making a decision.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • J jon-nyc
              27 Feb 2022, 13:24

              @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

              I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

              Or Trump.

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              Jolly
              wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 14:35 last edited by
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              @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

              @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

              I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

              Or Trump.

              E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

              I'm not sure it would have happened with Trump.

              Can you predict exactly what Trump would do in this situation? Nope?

              Neither could Putin...

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • J Jolly
                27 Feb 2022, 14:35

                @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                Or Trump.

                E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

                I'm not sure it would have happened with Trump.

                Can you predict exactly what Trump would do in this situation? Nope?

                Neither could Putin...

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                Aqua Letifer
                wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 14:40 last edited by
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                @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                Or Trump.

                E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

                I'm not sure it would have happened with Trump.

                Can you predict exactly what Trump would do in this situation? Nope?

                Neither could Putin...

                And if it did it most definitely would have been somebody else's fault.

                Please love yourself.

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                • J jon-nyc
                  27 Feb 2022, 13:24

                  @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                  I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                  Or Trump.

                  E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

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                  Larry
                  wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 14:50 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                  @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                  I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                  Or Trump.

                  E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

                  Based on this it is clear you aren't even aware of what the moment is. Trump is not only the only president since Reagan that DID meet the moment, he did so while being bombarded by democrat lies designed to subvert the e ill of the people. And in spite of the lie your picture tries to imply, is the only president in recent history to not only NOT get us into a war, but to get us out of the ones we were already in.

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                  • A Aqua Letifer
                    27 Feb 2022, 14:40

                    @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                    @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                    @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                    I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                    Or Trump.

                    E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

                    I'm not sure it would have happened with Trump.

                    Can you predict exactly what Trump would do in this situation? Nope?

                    Neither could Putin...

                    And if it did it most definitely would have been somebody else's fault.

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 17:47 last edited by
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                    @Aqua-Letifer said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                    @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                    @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                    @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                    I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                    Or Trump.

                    E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

                    I'm not sure it would have happened with Trump.

                    Can you predict exactly what Trump would do in this situation? Nope?

                    Neither could Putin...

                    And if it did it most definitely would have been somebody else's fault.

                    You know, it doesn't matter. All the hot air, second guessing, bat-wing busting, bravado bullshit doesn't matter.

                    What matters is what Putin thinks.

                    Now, Dr. Evil, if you were intent on taking over a sovereign country, who would you rather have opposing you...Pick one: A) Biden B)Trump.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • J Jolly
                      27 Feb 2022, 17:47

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                      Or Trump.

                      E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

                      I'm not sure it would have happened with Trump.

                      Can you predict exactly what Trump would do in this situation? Nope?

                      Neither could Putin...

                      And if it did it most definitely would have been somebody else's fault.

                      You know, it doesn't matter. All the hot air, second guessing, bat-wing busting, bravado bullshit doesn't matter.

                      What matters is what Putin thinks.

                      Now, Dr. Evil, if you were intent on taking over a sovereign country, who would you rather have opposing you...Pick one: A) Biden B)Trump.

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                      Aqua Letifer
                      wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 18:00 last edited by
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                      @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      @jon-nyc said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                      I knew it wasn't going to be about Biden...

                      Or Trump.

                      E0DFAACC-FF78-4B06-B596-FC2506EA354B.jpeg

                      I'm not sure it would have happened with Trump.

                      Can you predict exactly what Trump would do in this situation? Nope?

                      Neither could Putin...

                      And if it did it most definitely would have been somebody else's fault.

                      You know, it doesn't matter. All the hot air, second guessing, bat-wing busting, bravado bullshit doesn't matter.

                      What matters is what Putin thinks.

                      Now, Dr. Evil, if you were intent on taking over a sovereign country, who would you rather have opposing you...Pick one: A) Biden B)Trump.

                      Trump. But that doesn't mean I have to, like, kiss his ass.

                      Please love yourself.

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 27 Feb 2022, 19:03 last edited by
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                        You don't have to kiss his ass. You don't even have to like the man.

                        The most effective boss I ever worked for, was a 24kt, solid gold asshole.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          LuFins Dad
                          wrote on 28 Feb 2022, 22:56 last edited by
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                          What do you think the chances are that at the end of all this, Velensky drops a hugely incriminating file about Hunter and Burisma on the internet then says “Thanks for all the help, Joe…”

                          The Brad

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                            xenon
                            wrote on 28 Feb 2022, 23:00 last edited by
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                            The U.S. has a part to play - but it feels like it would have played out similarly whether Trump or Biden. It's not really about us.

                            Similar thing when China gobbled up Hong Kong, recently. That wasn't really about the U.S.

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                            • X xenon
                              28 Feb 2022, 23:00

                              The U.S. has a part to play - but it feels like it would have played out similarly whether Trump or Biden. It's not really about us.

                              Similar thing when China gobbled up Hong Kong, recently. That wasn't really about the U.S.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 28 Feb 2022, 23:03 last edited by
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                              @xenon yes.

                              This is, as I told D4 today, is what's remarkable. To have the (almost) entire international community rise up in its condemnation of Russian aggression, and, more importantly, take definitive action with a powerful weapon, money, is amazing.

                              At this point, there's little more that the US needs to do, or for that matter, should do. It's joining in international condemnation.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • L LuFins Dad
                                28 Feb 2022, 22:56

                                What do you think the chances are that at the end of all this, Velensky drops a hugely incriminating file about Hunter and Burisma on the internet then says “Thanks for all the help, Joe…”

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                                Jolly
                                wrote on 28 Feb 2022, 23:11 last edited by
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                                @LuFins-Dad said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                                What do you think the chances are that at the end of all this, Velensky drops a hugely incriminating file about Hunter and Burisma on the internet then says “Thanks for all the help, Joe…”

                                Wouldn't matter. The Slimes and the Compost would cover it up like a cat covering up shit.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 28 Feb 2022, 23:11 last edited by
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                                  Remember when they told us future wars would be fought economically? Well, here we are.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • G George K
                                    28 Feb 2022, 23:03

                                    @xenon yes.

                                    This is, as I told D4 today, is what's remarkable. To have the (almost) entire international community rise up in its condemnation of Russian aggression, and, more importantly, take definitive action with a powerful weapon, money, is amazing.

                                    At this point, there's little more that the US needs to do, or for that matter, should do. It's joining in international condemnation.

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                                    89th
                                    wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 11:38 last edited by
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                                    @George-K said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                                    @xenon yes.

                                    This is, as I told D4 today, is what's remarkable. To have the (almost) entire international community rise up in its condemnation of Russian aggression, and, more importantly, take definitive action with a powerful weapon, money, is amazing.

                                    At this point, there's little more that the US needs to do, or for that matter, should do. It's joining in international condemnation.

                                    Agreed. To answer @Horace 's question, I'd imagine if Trump was president, it would be a bit more chaotic/confusing with his tweets communicating each thought (for, against, for, against, etc) he had at 2am, and with each tweet we would have folks on both sides claiming he is in cahoots with Putin or not. Anyway, ultimately I think we'd end in the same spot of joining international condemnation with no real military involvement.

                                    @Mik good point, the economic pressures are the real chess pieces now, it seems/

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                                    • J Jolly
                                      28 Feb 2022, 23:11

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                                      What do you think the chances are that at the end of all this, Velensky drops a hugely incriminating file about Hunter and Burisma on the internet then says “Thanks for all the help, Joe…”

                                      Wouldn't matter. The Slimes and the Compost would cover it up like a cat covering up shit.

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                                      Improviso
                                      wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 11:49 last edited by
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                                      @Jolly said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                                      What do you think the chances are that at the end of all this, Velensky drops a hugely incriminating file about Hunter and Burisma on the internet then says “Thanks for all the help, Joe…”

                                      Wouldn't matter. The Slimes and the Compost would cover it up like a cat covering up shit.

                                      Not with a Republican Congress. It could turn into a BFD.

                                      We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                                      Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                                      • M Mik
                                        28 Feb 2022, 23:11

                                        Remember when they told us future wars would be fought economically? Well, here we are.

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 13:11 last edited by
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                                        @Mik said in When the Man Meets the Moment:

                                        Remember when they told us future wars would be fought economically? Well, here we are.

                                        "Prediction: China is carefully watching this and will work hard to insulate itself from similar actions in the future."

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          Jolly
                                          wrote on 1 Mar 2022, 13:19 last edited by
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                                          Oh, that's a lead pipe cinch...

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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