Much less run again. I’ve started avoiding his press conferences but whenever I do tune in, he fumbles. I think he was attacked for his age prematurely by some right wing media outlets but it’s definitely showing the last couple months. 
I don’t know if he will be fit enough to serve out his term. Trump wasn’t fit because he was nuts; Biden is approaching too old.

(01-19-2022, 09:14 PM)username Wrote: Much less run again. I’ve started avoiding his press conferences but whenever I do tune in, he fumbles. I think he was attacked for his age prematurely by some right wing media outlets but it’s definitely showing the last couple months. 
I don’t know if he will be fit enough to serve out his term. Trump wasn’t fit because he was nuts; Biden is approaching too old.

C'mon!  Age has nothing to do with his inability to be coherent.  Look at Betty White . . .

Basement Brandon isn't displaying anything new that hadn't been noticed during his campaign.

Okay . . . his overt racism is more visible.

If Biden decides to bail on whatever excuse, Kamala will appoint Hillary VP, dump all of the shit passed on to her from Brandon and then decide NOT to run in 2024.

Cankles will be the Democrat nominee and lose . . . even if her opponent is a litter box full of moist cat poop.

Biden is a train wreck . . . and his presser today confirmed he is a confused, disingenuous and lying idiot.

If Max Headroom can do it why can't he?

GUILLOTINE in 2024!!!

Thats not neccesary Rothschild.

(01-20-2022, 04:03 PM)MirahM Wrote: Thats not neccesary Rothschild.

I think guillotines are both necessary and appropriate at this point in time.

(01-20-2022, 04:17 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:03 PM)MirahM Wrote: Thats not neccesary Rothschild.

I think guillotines are both necessary and appropriate at this point in time.

Not unless we turned into wine swilling, cheese eating surrender monkeys(aka the French).

Jesus H. Christ, my days are numbered now; I will be seeing everyone in the afterlife. I actually agreed with Clang; I am doomed. Goodbye cruel world....

Wait! Send me a picture first!

If Donald was not such a narcissistic nitwit, limelight grabbing whore, constantly seeking attention zealot, Joey very likely wound not have become POTUS!

It's hard to believe the Donkey team could not have come up with a better candidate.
(yeah they got him elected, now we are all stuck with his ineptness)

(01-20-2022, 07:26 PM)pyropappy Wrote: Jesus H. Christ, my days are numbered now; I will be seeing everyone in the afterlife. I actually agreed with Clang; I am doomed. Goodbye cruel world....

There's only 3 things corrupt politicians understand: money, fear, and violence.

(01-20-2022, 06:09 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:17 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:03 PM)MirahM Wrote: Thats not neccesary Rothschild.

I think guillotines are both necessary and appropriate at this point in time.

Not unless we turned into wine swilling, cheese eating surrender monkeys(aka the French).

That moniker was the result of France allowing Hitler to remilitarize the Rhineland in spite of having the most powerful military in Europe, and building the Maginot Line in spite of de Gaulle -- a military genius -- correctly predicting that WWII would mark the advent of mobile warfare. He wrote a book on the subject, which ironically enough, the Nazis took the time to read. The French high command probably shat themselves when they realized German tanks had gone through the Ardennes, which they'd foolishly thought were impassable.

All that money pissed away on static defenses, when they could have trounced Germany at the Rhineland with no losses to speak of, and saved tens of millions of lives in the process. No greater example of national ignominy that I'm aware of, and probably never will be.

So yeah, the French Revolution had nothing whatsoever to do with the French being "surrender monkeys".

(01-20-2022, 09:25 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 06:09 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:17 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:03 PM)MirahM Wrote: Thats not neccesary Rothschild.

I think guillotines are both necessary and appropriate at this point in time.

Not unless we turned into wine swilling, cheese eating surrender monkeys(aka the French).

That moniker was the result of France allowing Hitler to remilitarize the Rhineland in spite of having the most powerful military in Europe, and building the Maginot Line in spite of de Gaulle -- a military genius -- correctly predicting that WWII would mark the advent of mobile warfare. He wrote a book on the subject, which ironically enough, the Nazis took the time to read. The French high command probably shat themselves when they realized German tanks had gone through the Ardennes, which they'd foolishly thought were impassable.

All that money pissed away on static defenses, when they could have trounced Germany at the Rhineland with no losses to speak of, and saved tens of millions of lives in the process. No greater example of national ignominy that I'm aware of, and probably never will be.

So yeah, the French Revolution had nothing whatsoever to do with the French being "surrender monkeys".

I know. I got my BA in History. If not for crippling anxiety and fear of public speaking I was well on my way to becoming a History teacher. Or social studies if you want to get fancy. I just love calling the French wine swilling, cheese eating, surrender monkeys.

(01-20-2022, 07:26 PM)pyropappy Wrote: Jesus H. Christ, my days are numbered now; I will be seeing everyone in the afterlife. I actually agreed with Clang; I am doomed. Goodbye cruel world....

(01-20-2022, 10:48 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 09:25 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 06:09 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:17 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:03 PM)MirahM Wrote: Thats not neccesary Rothschild.

I think guillotines are both necessary and appropriate at this point in time.

Not unless we turned into wine swilling, cheese eating surrender monkeys(aka the French).

That moniker was the result of France allowing Hitler to remilitarize the Rhineland in spite of having the most powerful military in Europe, and building the Maginot Line in spite of de Gaulle -- a military genius -- correctly predicting that WWII would mark the advent of mobile warfare. He wrote a book on the subject, which ironically enough, the Nazis took the time to read. The French high command probably shat themselves when they realized German tanks had gone through the Ardennes, which they'd foolishly thought were impassable.

All that money pissed away on static defenses, when they could have trounced Germany at the Rhineland with no losses to speak of, and saved tens of millions of lives in the process. No greater example of national ignominy that I'm aware of, and probably never will be.

So yeah, the French Revolution had nothing whatsoever to do with the French being "surrender monkeys".

I know. I got my BA in History. If not for crippling anxiety and fear of public speaking I was well on my way to becoming a History teacher. Or social studies if you want to get fancy. I just love calling the French wine swilling, cheese eating, surrender monkeys.

Nothing to feel bad about, Clang. As Mencken astutely noted: those who can, do; those who can't, teach.

(01-20-2022, 09:00 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 07:26 PM)pyropappy Wrote: Jesus H. Christ, my days are numbered now; I will be seeing everyone in the afterlife. I actually agreed with Clang; I am doomed. Goodbye cruel world....

There's only 3 things corrupt politicians understand: money, fear, and violence.

I agree 100%, but our founders understood that as well. They foresaw this day and provided the solution in Article V of the Constitution. Violence may well be coming, but I feel we should try the non-violent solution first. History is on my side, James Madison called for an Article V convention prior to the Civil War; unfortunately, his efforts failed. As then, this country is fractured, and violence may well be the result.

(01-20-2022, 10:52 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 07:26 PM)pyropappy Wrote: Jesus H. Christ, my days are numbered now; I will be seeing everyone in the afterlife. I actually agreed with Clang; I am doomed. Goodbye cruel world....

ffs, quit rubbing it in...

(01-21-2022, 08:24 AM)pyropappy Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 10:52 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 07:26 PM)pyropappy Wrote: Jesus H. Christ, my days are numbered now; I will be seeing everyone in the afterlife. I actually agreed with Clang; I am doomed. Goodbye cruel world....

ffs, quit rubbing it in...

The Vicks Vapo-rub? Ok. just don't die on us o ancient one.

(01-20-2022, 09:25 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 06:09 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:17 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:03 PM)MirahM Wrote: Thats not neccesary Rothschild.

I think guillotines are both necessary and appropriate at this point in time.

Not unless we turned into wine swilling, cheese eating surrender monkeys(aka the French).

That moniker was the result of France allowing Hitler to remilitarize the Rhineland in spite of having the most powerful military in Europe, and building the Maginot Line in spite of de Gaulle -- a military genius -- correctly predicting that WWII would mark the advent of mobile warfare. He wrote a book on the subject, which ironically enough, the Nazis took the time to read. The French high command probably shat themselves when they realized German tanks had gone through the Ardennes, which they'd foolishly thought were impassable.

All that money pissed away on static defenses, when they could have trounced Germany at the Rhineland with no losses to speak of, and saved tens of millions of lives in the process. No greater example of national ignominy that I'm aware of, and probably never will be.

So yeah, the French Revolution had nothing whatsoever to do with the French being "surrender monkeys".

Your points are correct, but history also teaches us another important lesson. There are huge differences between the American and French Revolutions. In my opinion, the differences can be boiled down to 1 word. The American Revolution was about freedom, the rights of man. The French Revolution was about freedom as well, but it referred to the rights of men: liberty, fraternity and equality. Again, in my opinion this concept was in Europe's DNA because the "collective" was needed to gain some freedom from the ruling class and the church. The Magna Carta is the root of communism in my opinion.

The results of those two events are light years apart. 

The founders established as the basic tenant of our system of government, a Constitutional Republic, was the right of the individual. The worlds GDP exploded, and this country became the most powerful nation on the planet.

The French established Democracy (a government flatly rejected by our founders) as their tenant: that lead to mob rule and eventually to the guillotine. Once the mob killed off the nobles their blood lust made them look for new candidates. They chose to behead any one brave enough to oppose their form of despotism. The French just traded ruling classes; that is why they are in the mess they are in. Our founders tried to warn them, but they didn't listen. Had it not been for Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, the mob would have beheaded Thomas Paine who went to help them establish their new government.

We are in this mess today because communists have been slowly over the past 125 years been nudging us toward democracy. Our founders were brilliant men who understood human nature, they gave us the tools we need to save ourselves. We better use them because the next civil war just might lead us to mob rule; remember the adage - be careful what you wish for.

As a history major, I am astonished you would advocate for violence over a peaceful resolution. The American Revolution is the exception to the rule; violence rarely works as a solution.

(01-21-2022, 09:08 AM)pyropappy Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 09:25 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 06:09 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(01-20-2022, 04:17 PM)rothschild Wrote: I think guillotines are both necessary and appropriate at this point in time.

Not unless we turned into wine swilling, cheese eating surrender monkeys(aka the French).

That moniker was the result of France allowing Hitler to remilitarize the Rhineland in spite of having the most powerful military in Europe, and building the Maginot Line in spite of de Gaulle -- a military genius -- correctly predicting that WWII would mark the advent of mobile warfare. He wrote a book on the subject, which ironically enough, the Nazis took the time to read. The French high command probably shat themselves when they realized German tanks had gone through the Ardennes, which they'd foolishly thought were impassable.

All that money pissed away on static defenses, when they could have trounced Germany at the Rhineland with no losses to speak of, and saved tens of millions of lives in the process. No greater example of national ignominy that I'm aware of, and probably never will be.

So yeah, the French Revolution had nothing whatsoever to do with the French being "surrender monkeys".

Your points are correct, but history also teaches us another important lesson. There are huge differences between the American and French Revolutions. In my opinion, the differences can be boiled down to 1 word. The American Revolution was about freedom, the rights of man. The French Revolution was about freedom as well, but it referred to the rights of men: liberty, fraternity and equality. Again, in my opinion this concept was in Europe's DNA because the "collective" was needed to gain some freedom from the ruling class and the church. The Magna Carta is the root of communism in my opinion.

The results of those two events are light years apart. 

The founders established as the basic tenant of our system of government, a Constitutional Republic, was the right of the individual. The worlds GDP exploded, and this country became the most powerful nation on the planet.

The French established Democracy (a government flatly rejected by our founders) as their tenant: that lead to mob rule and eventually to the guillotine. Once the mob killed off the nobles their blood lust made them look for new candidates. They chose to behead any one brave enough to oppose their form of despotism. The French just traded ruling classes; that is why they are in the mess they are in. Our founders tried to warn them, but they didn't listen. Had it not been for Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, the mob would have beheaded Thomas Paine who went to help them establish their new government.

We are in this mess today because communists have been slowly over the past 125 years been nudging us toward democracy. Our founders were brilliant men who understood human nature, they gave us the tools we need to save ourselves. We better use them because the next civil war just might lead us to mob rule; remember the adage - be careful what you wish for.

As a history major, I am astonished you would advocate for violence over a peaceful resolution. The American Revolution is the exception to the rule; violence rarely works as a solution.

The French aristocracy got what they richly deserved, but I otherwise agree with your characterization of the French Revolution, which wasn't a revolution at all. I do disagree with your take on the American Revolution, which I think was ultimately lost: we won some important battles, but never drove the stake through the heart of the Bank of England, which led to the Civil War, the assassination of Lincoln, and passage of the Federal Reserve Act, which quickly led to the death of our constitutional republic. It was over long before Obama showed up. "progressivism" has been around for a long time, Pappy. Even the quintessential American progressive, John Dewey, called out FDR for his New Deal, in an essay titled On Land Rent: it was welfare for the rich and powerful, primarily, and was followed by his gold confiscation.

Do you know where that gold went, Pappy? The Bank of England.