"I will not attend"
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wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 19:39 last edited by Copper 1 Aug 2021, 19:40
I thought his twitter account was shut down
I remember I was happy that Mr. Nixon was not in attendance at Mr. Ford's swearing-in
With Mr. Trump not in attendance, wouldn't it be a nice gesture, and a nod toward precedent, if Mr. Biden were to reach out to Trump supporters with an opening line like Mr. Ford's?
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers.
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@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
If you want to up the chances of having the transfer of power be a shitshow, by all means, have this embarrassment attend. If you want to up the chances of having a peaceful transfer of power, the embarrassment should keep his ass in a bunker from now until it's over.
wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 20:35 last edited by Catseye3 1 Aug 2021, 20:36@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
If you want to up the chances of having the transfer of power be a shitshow, by all means, have this embarrassment attend. If you want to up the chances of having a peaceful transfer of power, the embarrassment should keep his ass in a bunker from now until it's over.
Maybe leave him with a supply of cats to kick. I'm sure they wouldn't mind. You know how patriotic cats are.
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I thought his twitter account was shut down
I remember I was happy that Mr. Nixon was not in attendance at Mr. Ford's swearing-in
With Mr. Trump not in attendance, wouldn't it be a nice gesture, and a nod toward precedent, if Mr. Biden were to reach out to Trump supporters with an opening line like Mr. Ford's?
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers.
wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 20:59 last edited by@copper said in "I will not attend":
I thought his twitter account was shut down
I remember I was happy that Mr. Nixon was not in attendance at Mr. Ford's swearing-in
With Mr. Trump not in attendance, wouldn't it be a nice gesture, and a nod toward precedent, if Mr. Biden were to reach out to Trump supporters with an opening line like Mr. Ford's?
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers.
Yes, and I agree, this is exactly what is needed.
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wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 21:02 last edited by
@89th said in "I will not attend":
Maybe his tweet was cut off. His reason for not attending is he'll be in jail?
Don't make me go clean my AR.
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@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 21:03 last edited by@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
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@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 21:10 last edited by@jolly said in "I will not attend":
@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
But Kennedy was there for Johnson, in body if not in spirit.
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wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 21:27 last edited by
At this point he shouldn’t attend. It’s a very wise choice. Period.
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wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 22:52 last edited by
Does he deserve the honor of attending?
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@loki I agree. There is nothing more annoying and disagreeable than a pouty faced past president.
wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 22:58 last edited by@renauda said in "I will not attend":
There is nothing more annoying and disagreeable than a pouty faced past president.
He may also keep muttering something about Biden’s inauguration crowd size compared to his.
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@renauda said in "I will not attend":
There is nothing more annoying and disagreeable than a pouty faced past president.
He may also keep muttering something about Biden’s inauguration crowd size compared to his.
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wrote on 8 Jan 2021, 23:31 last edited by
What did he tweet? He seems to be banned?
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@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
wrote on 9 Jan 2021, 04:18 last edited by@jolly said in "I will not attend":
@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
I think it's only happened 3 times. Johnson was the latest (150 years ago?) and the other two times were when Beethoven could still hear.
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wrote on 9 Jan 2021, 04:54 last edited by
It is not surprising but still very sad, and just another mark against President Trump.
As @Jolly said quite correctly, you should respect the office of President, even if you do not agree completely with the person having it. (Maybe not exact words, but I think that is what you meant)
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wrote on 9 Jan 2021, 08:58 last edited by Catseye3 1 Sept 2021, 13:49
His election loss was a tremendous blow to him psychologically. He's been reeling. He's had defeats in the past, but has always been able to convince himself that none of it was his fault: self-exoneration. But this time, no matter what he did, the message kept coming back from every institution, every quarter: You lost, you lost, you lost -- repeatedly, unavoidably, inevitably.
He has no foresight. You and I, we would think something like, "I might lost this contest; if I do, I'll do X." We would be prepared. I think Trump doesn't possess that mechanism. "I always find a way to win."
So it's kind of anybody's guess what he will do from now on. I kind of think he'll sulk in his tent, but I make no predictions.
We'll see a lot less bloviating, probably.
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His election loss was a tremendous blow to him psychologically. He's been reeling. He's had defeats in the past, but has always been able to convince himself that none of it was his fault: self-exoneration. But this time, no matter what he did, the message kept coming back from every institution, every quarter: You lost, you lost, you lost -- repeatedly, unavoidably, inevitably.
He has no foresight. You and I, we would think something like, "I might lost this contest; if I do, I'll do X." We would be prepared. I think Trump doesn't possess that mechanism. "I always find a way to win."
So it's kind of anybody's guess what he will do from now on. I kind of think he'll sulk in his tent, but I make no predictions.
We'll see a lot less bloviating, probably.
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His election loss was a tremendous blow to him psychologically. He's been reeling. He's had defeats in the past, but has always been able to convince himself that none of it was his fault: self-exoneration. But this time, no matter what he did, the message kept coming back from every institution, every quarter: You lost, you lost, you lost -- repeatedly, unavoidably, inevitably.
He has no foresight. You and I, we would think something like, "I might lost this contest; if I do, I'll do X." We would be prepared. I think Trump doesn't possess that mechanism. "I always find a way to win."
So it's kind of anybody's guess what he will do from now on. I kind of think he'll sulk in his tent, but I make no predictions.
We'll see a lot less bloviating, probably.
wrote on 9 Jan 2021, 12:54 last edited by@catseye3 said in "I will not attend":
He's had defeats in the past, but has always been able to convince himself that none of it was his fault. But this time, no matter what he did, the message kept coming back: You lost, you lost, you lost.
He has no foresight. You and I, we would think something like, "I might lost this contest; if I do, I'll do X." We would be prepared. I think Trump doesn't possess that mechanism. "I always find a way to win."Good comment.
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@jolly said in "I will not attend":
@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
I think it's only happened 3 times. Johnson was the latest (150 years ago?) and the other two times were when Beethoven could still hear.
wrote on 9 Jan 2021, 13:22 last edited by@89th said in "I will not attend":
@jolly said in "I will not attend":
@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
I think it's only happened 3 times. Johnson was the latest (150 years ago?) and the other two times were when Beethoven could still hear.
Nixon
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@89th said in "I will not attend":
@jolly said in "I will not attend":
@xenon said in "I will not attend":
@aqua-letifer said in "I will not attend":
Is there any sane argument behind believing this isn't a good idea?
If he deserves to be President today, he should be there during the transfer of power.
Johnson was not there for Grant. It's not required.
I think it's only happened 3 times. Johnson was the latest (150 years ago?) and the other two times were when Beethoven could still hear.
Nixon
Kennedywrote on 9 Jan 2021, 13:32 last edited by bachophile 1 Sept 2021, 13:34@copper Nixon attended Kennedy’s Inaugural
Unfortunately Kennedy did not make it to Nixon’s.
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wrote on 10 Jan 2021, 12:12 last edited by
Pence will attend, btw.
