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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
    wrote on last edited by
    #89

    Something I'd like to know...Who were the FBI informants and did they participate in helping create the riot?

    “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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    • 89th8 Offline
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      89th
      wrote on last edited by
      #90

      Link to video

      Worth watching at least the first half if not the full. Seems quite candid and I'd share his frustration with the implications.

      BTW here is the video (at the 2 min mark) they are referring to. Pretty dumb to try and connect these dots.

      Link to video

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      • JollyJ Jolly

        Something I'd like to know...Who were the FBI informants and did they participate in helping create the riot?

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        wrote on last edited by
        #91

        @Jolly said in The hearings broadcast:

        Something I'd like to know...Who were the FBI informants and did they participate in helping create the riot?

        Again, watch for this one. I don't think you're going to see it.

        There are some legitimate questions out there regarding FBI agents and/or their informants, and their role in possibly egging on the demonstrators, not to mention their actions during the riot itself.

        “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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        • 89th8 89th

          Link to video

          Worth watching at least the first half if not the full. Seems quite candid and I'd share his frustration with the implications.

          BTW here is the video (at the 2 min mark) they are referring to. Pretty dumb to try and connect these dots.

          Link to video

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          Horace
          wrote on last edited by Horace
          #92

          @89th said in The hearings broadcast:

          Link to video

          Worth watching at least the first half if not the full. Seems quite candid and I'd share his frustration with the implications.

          BTW here is the video (at the 2 min mark) they are referring to. Pretty dumb to try and connect these dots.

          Link to video

          They told us we would devolve into kangaroo courts if Trump was elected, and they were right.

          Education is extremely important.

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          • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

            @LuFins-Dad said in The hearings broadcast:

            From their POV, they weren’t trying to illegally disrupt the electoral process.

            I was with you until you said this. You make it sound like they were taking a group stroll, looked up after awhile and noticed they happened to be standing in Pelosi's office. Like, instead of the Mall. Because they made a wrong turn.

            For what it's worth, my position is that:

            1. These people are fucking cretins for what they did
            2. No, it wasn't premeditated for a whole lot of 'em
            3. These "hearings" are a joke for the reasons already mentioned
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            Catseye3
            wrote on last edited by
            #93

            @Aqua-Letifer said in The hearings broadcast:

            For what it's worth, my position is that:

            These people are fucking cretins for what they did
            No, it wasn't premeditated for a whole lot of 'em
            These "hearings" are a joke for the reasons already mentioned.

            1. The Trump encouragement didn't start the week before or because of the "stolen" election; what most seem to be missing (or ignoring) is that it began in the very beginning, even while he was campaigning. It may even have been unconscious on his part. But the seeds for Jan 6 (or as it is now sexily being dubbed, J6, eyeroll) were planted and watered in the wayback -- as one barstooler after another nodded his head and firmed his jaw at Trump's every utterance.

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            • 89th8 89th

              @Horace said in The hearings broadcast:

              @89th said in The hearings broadcast:

              @Jolly said in The hearings broadcast:

              And he also told them to go home.
              But you're not going to see that.

              Besides, you've already made up your mind, so let's not confuse you with facts.

              I would hope the hearings (or historical record of events that day) included when Trump eventually posted a video message telling the protestors to go home.

              I guess you'll never believe me that I am objective regarding this event. Political parties don't have an impact on my opinion of what happened.

              Just looked at a timeline:

              • 1:10pm - Trump tells protestors to fight like hell
              • 1:45pm - Protestors break through Capitol police line
              • 2:24pm - Trump tweets about Pence not having the courage to do what was needed
              • 2:24pm - Pence evacuated as the building is flooded with protestors and rioters
              • 3:13pm - Trump tweets asking folks to remain peaceful
              • 4:17pm - Trump releases video asking folks to go home, and repeats that the election was stolen, the government is taking away their votes, and that he loves the protestors

              Trump riled up a mob by convincing them the election was stolen, based on weak or non-existent evidence, the mob broke the law and trespassed into the Capitol, and Trump tsk tsked them upon hearing they broke the law, and told them to go home and stop breaking the law. Historically, this will be considered an insurrection, and we all have to decide where we come down on that framing. Whether we want to side with those pushing that framing, knowing full well the political intentions of that messaging - to shame, in the future, anybody siding politically with the right. You can feel objective all you want, but you might want to consider whose hand you're playing into while you bask in the objectivity.

              Objectively, your first half is pretty accurate. Whether I personally see this as <dramatic music> an insurrection </dramatic music>, based on the evidence I would say overall it wasn't.

              It was, in order: A) a protest of thousands on the Mall (per the President's instructions), and of that B) most people protesting moved to protest at the Capitol (per the President's instructions), and of that C) about 10-20% ignored the President's instructions to protest peacefully and followed the President's instructions to fight literally and participated in an insurrection who fought their way inside the Capitol where D) only a few dozen had seemingly violent intentions to confront [or worse] those trying to execute their Constitutional electoral duty.

              That being said, I have zero problem if the history books overall classify the events as an insurrection. No President should ever do what Trump did again after a landslide loss. If it were me, I would classify it as a protest over false claims of election fraud, of which there was a minority element that participated in a failed insurrection inspired by false claims.

              LarryL Offline
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              Larry
              wrote on last edited by
              #94

              @89th said in The hearings broadcast:

              @Horace said in The hearings broadcast:

              @89th said in The hearings broadcast:

              @Jolly said in The hearings broadcast:

              And he also told them to go home.
              But you're not going to see that.

              Besides, you've already made up your mind, so let's not confuse you with facts.

              I would hope the hearings (or historical record of events that day) included when Trump eventually posted a video message telling the protestors to go home.

              I guess you'll never believe me that I am objective regarding this event. Political parties don't have an impact on my opinion of what happened.

              Just looked at a timeline:

              • 1:10pm - Trump tells protestors to fight like hell
              • 1:45pm - Protestors break through Capitol police line
              • 2:24pm - Trump tweets about Pence not having the courage to do what was needed
              • 2:24pm - Pence evacuated as the building is flooded with protestors and rioters
              • 3:13pm - Trump tweets asking folks to remain peaceful
              • 4:17pm - Trump releases video asking folks to go home, and repeats that the election was stolen, the government is taking away their votes, and that he loves the protestors

              Trump riled up a mob by convincing them the election was stolen, based on weak or non-existent evidence, the mob broke the law and trespassed into the Capitol, and Trump tsk tsked them upon hearing they broke the law, and told them to go home and stop breaking the law. Historically, this will be considered an insurrection, and we all have to decide where we come down on that framing. Whether we want to side with those pushing that framing, knowing full well the political intentions of that messaging - to shame, in the future, anybody siding politically with the right. You can feel objective all you want, but you might want to consider whose hand you're playing into while you bask in the objectivity.

              Objectively, your first half is pretty accurate. Whether I personally see this as <dramatic music> an insurrection </dramatic music>, based on the evidence I would say overall it wasn't.

              It was, in order: A) a protest of thousands on the Mall (per the President's instructions), and of that B) most people protesting moved to protest at the Capitol (per the President's instructions), and of that C) about 10-20% ignored the President's instructions to protest peacefully and followed the President's instructions to fight literally and participated in an insurrection who fought their way inside the Capitol where D) only a few dozen had seemingly violent intentions to confront [or worse] those trying to execute their Constitutional electoral duty.

              That being said, I have zero problem if the history books overall classify the events as an insurrection. No President should ever do what Trump did again after a landslide loss. If it were me, I would classify it as a protest over false claims of election fraud, of which there was a minority element that participated in a failed insurrection inspired by false claims.

              Are you aware that not a single one of the "protesters" was at the Trump rally? Not a one.

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              • LarryL Larry

                @89th said in The hearings broadcast:

                @Horace said in The hearings broadcast:

                @89th said in The hearings broadcast:

                @Jolly said in The hearings broadcast:

                And he also told them to go home.
                But you're not going to see that.

                Besides, you've already made up your mind, so let's not confuse you with facts.

                I would hope the hearings (or historical record of events that day) included when Trump eventually posted a video message telling the protestors to go home.

                I guess you'll never believe me that I am objective regarding this event. Political parties don't have an impact on my opinion of what happened.

                Just looked at a timeline:

                • 1:10pm - Trump tells protestors to fight like hell
                • 1:45pm - Protestors break through Capitol police line
                • 2:24pm - Trump tweets about Pence not having the courage to do what was needed
                • 2:24pm - Pence evacuated as the building is flooded with protestors and rioters
                • 3:13pm - Trump tweets asking folks to remain peaceful
                • 4:17pm - Trump releases video asking folks to go home, and repeats that the election was stolen, the government is taking away their votes, and that he loves the protestors

                Trump riled up a mob by convincing them the election was stolen, based on weak or non-existent evidence, the mob broke the law and trespassed into the Capitol, and Trump tsk tsked them upon hearing they broke the law, and told them to go home and stop breaking the law. Historically, this will be considered an insurrection, and we all have to decide where we come down on that framing. Whether we want to side with those pushing that framing, knowing full well the political intentions of that messaging - to shame, in the future, anybody siding politically with the right. You can feel objective all you want, but you might want to consider whose hand you're playing into while you bask in the objectivity.

                Objectively, your first half is pretty accurate. Whether I personally see this as <dramatic music> an insurrection </dramatic music>, based on the evidence I would say overall it wasn't.

                It was, in order: A) a protest of thousands on the Mall (per the President's instructions), and of that B) most people protesting moved to protest at the Capitol (per the President's instructions), and of that C) about 10-20% ignored the President's instructions to protest peacefully and followed the President's instructions to fight literally and participated in an insurrection who fought their way inside the Capitol where D) only a few dozen had seemingly violent intentions to confront [or worse] those trying to execute their Constitutional electoral duty.

                That being said, I have zero problem if the history books overall classify the events as an insurrection. No President should ever do what Trump did again after a landslide loss. If it were me, I would classify it as a protest over false claims of election fraud, of which there was a minority element that participated in a failed insurrection inspired by false claims.

                Are you aware that not a single one of the "protesters" was at the Trump rally? Not a one.

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                89th
                wrote on last edited by
                #95

                @Larry LOL ok

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                • 89th8 89th

                  @Larry LOL ok

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                  Jolly
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #96

                  @89th said in The hearings broadcast:

                  @Larry LOL ok

                  I don't know about not one, but there were a very large contingent at the Capitol that were not at the rally.

                  Now, ask yourself, why?

                  “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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                  • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                    taiwan_girl
                    wrote on last edited by taiwan_girl
                    #97

                    I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                    The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                    Mike Pence - Vice President
                    Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                    Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                    John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                    James Mattis - Secretary of War
                    John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                    Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                    Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                    Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                    Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                    HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                    Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                    Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                    Am I missing anyone?

                    Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                    The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

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                    • JollyJ Offline
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                      Jolly
                      wrote on last edited by Jolly
                      #98

                      Gas prices, low inflation, tax cuts, low interest rates, booming economy, rebuilt military, rise in real wages, constitutional judges, securing the borders.

                      If that's incompetent, for God's sake, let's do it again.

                      “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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                      • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                        I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                        The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                        Mike Pence - Vice President
                        Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                        Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                        John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                        James Mattis - Secretary of War
                        John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                        Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                        Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                        Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                        Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                        HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                        Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                        Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                        Am I missing anyone?

                        Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                        The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                        HoraceH Offline
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                        Horace
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #99

                        @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                        I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                        The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                        Mike Pence - Vice President
                        Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                        Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                        John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                        James Mattis - Secretary of War
                        John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                        Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                        Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                        Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                        Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                        HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                        Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                        Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                        Am I missing anyone?

                        Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                        The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                        You like to talk about this notion of millions of people being slavishly devoted to Donald Trump, but the much more powerful and meaningful cultural force was always the blind hatred of the man from the mainstream left.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • MikM Offline
                          MikM Offline
                          Mik
                          wrote on last edited by Mik
                          #100

                          I might take that list a little more seriously if they got the titles anywhere near correct. There hasn’t been a secretary of war for at least 50 years and we’ve never had ministers of anything.

                          Now take all the people who wrote books off that list.

                          “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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                            xenon
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #101

                            I haven’t watched any of it, but I found Barr’s testimony to be most compelling. He called bullshit pretty hard on Trump’s election fraud stuff.

                            He’s a lot more credible than Trump.

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                            • HoraceH Horace

                              @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                              I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                              The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                              Mike Pence - Vice President
                              Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                              Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                              John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                              James Mattis - Secretary of War
                              John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                              Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                              Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                              Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                              Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                              HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                              Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                              Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                              Am I missing anyone?

                              Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                              The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                              You like to talk about this notion of millions of people being slavishly devoted to Donald Trump, but the much more powerful and meaningful cultural force was always the blind hatred of the man from the mainstream left.

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on last edited by taiwan_girl
                              #102

                              @Horace said in The hearings broadcast:

                              @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                              I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                              The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                              Mike Pence - Vice President
                              Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                              Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                              John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                              James Mattis - Secretary of War
                              John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                              Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                              Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                              Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                              Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                              HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                              Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                              Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                              Am I missing anyone?

                              Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                              The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                              You like to talk about this notion of millions of people being slavishly devoted to Donald Trump, but the much more powerful and meaningful cultural force was always the blind hatred of the man from the mainstream left.

                              Hmmm, there are about 30-40% of the people on the left who super dislike President Trump. BUT, there are an equal % of people on the right who have fallen under the spell of personality and have the right side equivalent of TDS (Trump Deification Syndrome).

                              Those on the left say - "Who me? No I don't have TDS!" when it is obvious when looking from the outside.

                              Those on the right say - "Who me? No, I don't have TDS!" when it is obvious when looking from the outside.

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                              • MikM Mik

                                I might take that list a little more seriously if they got the titles anywhere near correct. There hasn’t been a secretary of war for at least 50 years and we’ve never had ministers of anything.

                                Now take all the people who wrote books off that list.

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #103

                                @Mik said in The hearings broadcast:

                                I might take that list a little more seriously if they got the titles anywhere near correct. There hasn’t been a secretary of war for at least 50 years and we’ve never had ministers of anything.

                                Now take all the people who wrote books off that list.

                                👋 It was me who put together the list! 555. I may have got the titles incorrect but I think you recognize the person I have listed. LOL

                                Doesn't matter if they wrote a book or not. It amazes me the number of high level people (most quite respected) who, after working closely with President Trump, have basically indicated that he not very competent to be President.

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                                • JollyJ Jolly

                                  Gas prices, low inflation, tax cuts, low interest rates, booming economy, rebuilt military, rise in real wages, constitutional judges, securing the borders.

                                  If that's incompetent, for God's sake, let's do it again.

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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on last edited by taiwan_girl
                                  #104

                                  @Jolly said in The hearings broadcast:

                                  Gas prices, low inflation, tax cuts, low interest rates, booming economy, rebuilt military, rise in real wages, constitutional judges, securing the borders.

                                  If that's incompetent, for God's sake, let's do it again.

                                  Sounds like you would have voted for President Obama if he could run for the third time. Seems to "check" most of the things you have listed, in a lot of cases with better numbers than President Trump. LOL

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #105

                                    Mr. Obama was 2/9 or 3/9 on those.

                                    “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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                                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                      @Horace said in The hearings broadcast:

                                      @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                                      I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                                      The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                                      Mike Pence - Vice President
                                      Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                                      Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                                      John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                                      James Mattis - Secretary of War
                                      John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                                      Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                                      Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                                      Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                                      Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                                      HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                                      Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                                      Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                                      Am I missing anyone?

                                      Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                                      The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                                      You like to talk about this notion of millions of people being slavishly devoted to Donald Trump, but the much more powerful and meaningful cultural force was always the blind hatred of the man from the mainstream left.

                                      Hmmm, there are about 30-40% of the people on the left who super dislike President Trump. BUT, there are an equal % of people on the right who have fallen under the spell of personality and have the right side equivalent of TDS (Trump Deification Syndrome).

                                      Those on the left say - "Who me? No I don't have TDS!" when it is obvious when looking from the outside.

                                      Those on the right say - "Who me? No, I don't have TDS!" when it is obvious when looking from the outside.

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                                      Horace
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #106

                                      @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                                      @Horace said in The hearings broadcast:

                                      @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                                      I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                                      The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                                      Mike Pence - Vice President
                                      Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                                      Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                                      John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                                      James Mattis - Secretary of War
                                      John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                                      Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                                      Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                                      Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                                      Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                                      HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                                      Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                                      Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                                      Am I missing anyone?

                                      Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                                      The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                                      You like to talk about this notion of millions of people being slavishly devoted to Donald Trump, but the much more powerful and meaningful cultural force was always the blind hatred of the man from the mainstream left.

                                      Hmmm, there are about 30-40% of the people on the left who super dislike President Trump. BUT, there are an equal % of people on the right who have fallen under the spell of personality and have the right side equivalent of TDS (Trump Deification Syndrome).

                                      Those on the left say - "Who me? No I don't have TDS!" when it is obvious when looking from the outside.

                                      Those on the right say - "Who me? No, I don't have TDS!" when it is obvious when looking from the outside.

                                      Well you just say these things, but some of us actually live and breath with Americans. There’s nothing wrong with being religious, but a religion of both sides in all cultural conflicts always being equal, isn’t an actual argument, it is just citing your gospel.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                        I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                                        The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                                        Mike Pence - Vice President
                                        Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                                        Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                                        John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                                        James Mattis - Secretary of War
                                        John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                                        Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                                        Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                                        Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                                        Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                                        HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                                        Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                                        Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                                        Am I missing anyone?

                                        Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                                        The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

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                                        @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                                        I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                                        The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                                        Mike Pence - Vice President
                                        Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                                        Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                                        John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                                        James Mattis - Secretary of War
                                        John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                                        Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                                        Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                                        Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                                        Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                                        HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                                        Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                                        Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                                        Am I missing anyone?

                                        Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                                        The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                                        None of the people on your list has EVER said that Trump was incompetent. NONE OF THEM. Most of them disagreed with his position on voter fraud. I suggest you go see 2000 Mules to find out that it's highly likely that Trump was correct.

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                                        • LarryL Larry

                                          @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                                          I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                                          The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                                          Mike Pence - Vice President
                                          Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                                          Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                                          John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                                          James Mattis - Secretary of War
                                          John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                                          Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                                          Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                                          Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                                          Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                                          HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                                          Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                                          Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                                          Am I missing anyone?

                                          Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                                          The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                                          None of the people on your list has EVER said that Trump was incompetent. NONE OF THEM. Most of them disagreed with his position on voter fraud. I suggest you go see 2000 Mules to find out that it's highly likely that Trump was correct.

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                                          @Larry said in The hearings broadcast:

                                          @taiwan_girl said in The hearings broadcast:

                                          I have watched some of the information hearings, and the thing that stands out to me is that based on responses to the hearings, there is still a significant portion of the population who has a "slavish devotion" to President Trump.

                                          The number of high ranking people in his administration who have come out and said that President Trump is/was basically incompetent is quite high. If it were one person saying that, hmmm. some "skepticism". But, the sheer number of people unrelated to each other saying the same thing makes me think that there must be some truth to what they are saying. "Where there's smoke.........."

                                          Mike Pence - Vice President
                                          Bill Sepien - 2020 campaign manager
                                          Betsy Devos - Sec of Education
                                          John Bolton - National Security Advisor
                                          James Mattis - Secretary of War
                                          John Kelly - Chief of Staff
                                          Richard Spencer - Secretary of Navy
                                          Gary Cohn - Economics Council
                                          Tom Bossert - Homeland Security Advisor
                                          Stephanie Grisham - press secretary
                                          HR McMaster - National Security Advisor
                                          Rex Tilleson - Minister of Foreign Affairs
                                          Deborah Birx - Trump COVID Response Leader

                                          Am I missing anyone?

                                          Now, I certainly don't agree with a lot of the philosophies of the people listed above, but there are quite a few smart people in that group, and all of them worked very closely with President Trump. So, while I may not always agree with their philosophy, I respect their analysis in this case.

                                          The cult of personality that President Trump has developed baffles me (and scares me a little bit). The US can do so much better than him.

                                          None of the people on your list has EVER said that Trump was incompetent. NONE OF THEM. Most of them disagreed with his position on voter fraud. I suggest you go see 2000 Mules to find out that it's highly likely that Trump was correct.

                                          John Bolten - "President Trump was erratic" and "stunningly uninformed"

                                          James Mattis - "we are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership"

                                          Rex Tillerson - President Trump is a "fucking moron"

                                          John Kelly - stated that he agreed with James Mattis assessment of President Trump

                                          etc etc

                                          I agree that the world "incompetent" was not used, but I think the above are synonyms for it.

                                          Love (and hate) is somewhat blind. If you "love" President Trump, evidence to the contrary on his abilities will not change your mind.

                                          If you hate him same thing. He could develop a cure for cancer, institute a lasting world peace, and it wouldn't matter.

                                          I listen to true crime stuff and there is occasionally a case something like where a son is arrested for robbery (for example). Despite video evidence and 35 eyewitnesses, the mother will say - "There is no way my son did this. He is innocent! I know him."

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