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7 hours ago, LaurieAG said:

That's funny, I always got the impression that those 'deplorables' who vote for Trump thought the media stole the election through its biased poll 'figures'.

As deplorable as they might be, I believe they know that someone does not win an election by getting the most votes in a poll.

3 hours ago, iNow said:

I have family who feels Fox is too liberal and shown insufficient fealty to Trump

I'll bet Thanksgiving with your family is fun!

14 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

But building glorified sheds in forests... Not Too Swiftie or what?  

Flip a coin. Will a fire burn near your house in California, or will an earthquake hit.

1 hour ago, StringJunky said:

Your houses look very combustible relative to UK and much of Europe.

Your houses look like they'll fall apart with the least bit shaking. 😁

46 minutes ago, Externet said:

In USA, houses made with paper and sticks use flimsy recessed box to connect clotheswasher hoses.  How is it done 'surface-mount' on stone/block/brick walls ?   Looking for such and cannot find in US

Where have you found houses made of "paper and sticks"?

9 hours ago, PeterBushMan said:

I think there are two, SK (South Korea) and japan.

Others against the West,  or they do NOT support the West, or they say they do NOT want to take sides.

 

 

Why don't you just open a thread telling us about all the things and people you don't like and get it over with? If you do this one thread at a time it will take forever.

31 minutes ago, TheVat said:

Though I've defended Biden in several threads here, his confusion of leaders of Egypt and Mexico the other day (a verbal gaffe I'm pretty sure, rather than a deeper confusion) seems to reflect a continuing decline that is worrisome. 

Is there a connection between the type of verbal gaffe you mentioned and one's inability to do the job of Presidency?

From my rather limited view I don't think I've known a mother (mine included) who didn't regularly call their children by the wrong name.

16 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

Just her presence in the political limelight  is diverting attention and money off him. She's an asset to her opposition.

And I suspect she figures that if he does end up in jail then she will be next in line for the nomination.

17 hours ago, PeterBushMan said:

Jimmy Carter said, a powerful China is good for the USA.

Jimmy Carter also said that, China is NOT a threat to the USA.

Jimmy Carter also said that, he believe that if a person looks at his eyes, then the person is NOT going to lie to him.

So I believe he is a very stupid man.

 

 

Fucking troll.

The trick to moving to another planet does not lie with finding a new propulsion system, but with finding a way to sustain life indefinitely in the craft making the trip. If no one who starts the trip is going to finish the trip then it really doesn't matter much how long it takes to get there.

3 hours ago, TheVat said:

Would you prefer a long sensual embrace and kiss from Margot Robbie or having Ebola vomited into your face by the reanimated corpse of Joseph Stalin?

Har! 🤣

43 minutes ago, J.C.MacSwell said:

but I think it's a reach to assume he can be fully competent as POTUS for the next 5 years.

That is kind of what I am getting at. What type of symptoms (if that's the right word) is he showing that would indicate he cannot be fully competent as POTUS? Is it more than memory lapses? I ask because as I said, I'm not sure that memory lapses indicate a lack of competence.

4 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

The actual subjects are 81 and 77 years old; Biden and Trump. 

The actual subjects are anyone running for President. That is what prompted this branch of the conversation; the suggestion that a candidate for President must be less than 65 years old.

31 minutes ago, J.C.MacSwell said:

An optimum between mental sharpness and experience surely exists, with both Trump and Biden well past it.

What has been obvious to me with Biden is his memory issues, as opposed to, say, critical thinking skills. I don't find memory issues to be much of a problem as long as when corrected they recognize their mistake. I myself will on occasion use an incorrect name, but it in no way reflects my memory of who I was actually speaking of; it is more like a slip of the tongue.

Is Biden showing 'mental decline' (which I suppose is an inability to properly function in society) or are we primarily seeing memory lapses? I'm curious because they seem two very different things to me.

7 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

The oldies are on the warpath.  We are talking about octagenarian level here.

Are we?

12 hours ago, MigL said:

You should be under 65 to run for President.

12 hours ago, StringJunky said:

Oui.

4 hours ago, StringJunky said:

It should be noted that those protected characteristics cannot affect ones ability to do a job, but advancing age can and does.

But until it does affect ones ability to do a job it is irrelevant. Thus to eliminate someone from consideration for a job simply due to age is bigotry. People can show mental decline well before age 65.

Why should we allow people under 65 with mental decline to hold office while those over 65 without mental decline are denied that right? You should address the heart of the matter. If mental decline is the problem you want to eliminate, then you should ban those with mental decline. Don't pick a different category to ban just because that category has a higher likelihood of mental decline. That method seems to trade off effectiveness for expediency.

1 hour ago, MigL said:

You should be under 65 to run for President.

42 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

Oui.

I guess ageism is alive and well. Nothing magic happens between the ages of 64 and 65. We don't advocate prejudging people around here based on skin color, sex or religion. Why should we give up the right to be judged as individuals when it comes to age?

1 hour ago, StringJunky said:

There's physical competencies as well. Slow is slow and that could impact on response times if the pres needs to be elsewhere in short order for a critical situation.

Like Franklin D. Roosevelt.

William Taft reportedly weighed 330 poumds.

8 minutes ago, MigL said:

Well, she does support congressional term limits and "mandatory mental competence tests for politicians over 75 years old,"

I wonder how many of those doddering old fools would pass such tests.

Convenient for Nikki that she set an age limit that doesn't impact her. Plenty of people under 75 will not pass mental competency tests. If you are going to test one, test all.

South America is not a country.

What app is on your phone?

16 minutes ago, wp43545 said:

Has anyone noticed the 2 large asteroid/meteor strikes north and south of South America?

You'll have to be a bit more specific. "North and South of South America" covers a pretty large area.

9 hours ago, AIkonoklazt said:

(Really; I want to know which definition people are using because at this point, I don't know.)

 

Don't be obtuse. @swansont explained it to you weeks ago. It's your overall behavior lumped under the heading of "trolling". But go ahead and break out the red herring again and argue with me about whether or not a straw can actually break a camel's back.

On 1/20/2024 at 6:39 PM, swansont said:

It was not just one post; this was merely the straw that broke the camel’s back. Your previous responses in the thread were flippant. You answered yes to a question and when you were asked for a citation you simply posted a picture of a magic 8-ball showing ‘yes’

 

1 hour ago, Photon Guy said:

So if Jurassic Park was real I wonder just how it would work out, if it would be a disaster like it was in the movies or if they would be able to make it work and just how successful it would be at producing funds. 

I often wonder things like that myself. But then the buzz wears off and I go looking for some snacks...

You need some serious smelling salts and a heater to dig up something this old.

3 minutes ago, AIkonoklazt said:

I didn't try to piss people off

You also didn't try to avoid doing so.