US Politics Thread

[stawns]

9 hours ago, Outsiders said:

 

 

It's a complete embarrassment she's even running. Can people not see she's had 3.5 years at the helm (as anyone in their right mind knows Biden wasn't steering the ship) She has done absolutely nothing but run the USA into the ground.  Its so crazy to me that people just dislike Trump so much that they have the blinders on to just how bad they are being screwed. So sad. They believe everything they read through the media who has a left wing agenda. It's pathetic but the most pathetic thing of all is they are the most undemocratic party despite them believing they are "saving democracy" I mean FFS they wont even run a primary to allow their constituents to vote for who they want to run for office. 

 

I challenge the left in here to actually tell me what policies they are voting for.  It seems most are just motivated by emotion to hate the man on the other side and vote left only out of spite
 

 

[bishopshodan]

9 hours ago, Outsiders said:

 

 

It's a complete embarrassment she's even running. Can people not see she's had 3.5 years at the helm (as anyone in their right mind knows Biden wasn't steering the ship) She has done absolutely nothing but run the USA into the ground.  Its so crazy to me that people just dislike Trump so much that they have the blinders on to just how bad they are being screwed. So sad. They believe everything they read through the media who has a left wing agenda. It's pathetic but the most pathetic thing of all is they are the most undemocratic party despite them believing they are "saving democracy" I mean FFS they wont even run a primary to allow their constituents to vote for who they want to run for office. 

 

I challenge the left in here to actually tell me what policies they are voting for.  It seems most are just motivated by emotion to hate the man on the other side and vote left only out of spite
 

 

- I judge Trump on the words that come out of his mouth. Stopped really paying attention after I realised how he treats half the world's population. Women. 

 

- There's not many 'left' in here that can vote in the US election. This is a Canadian Hockey site. 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

12 minutes ago, stawns said:

 

 

(Abbott leaves out the part that it was money from the Biden Administration Infrastructure bill - but good old Dotard built "the wall" that Mexico paid for & supplied an alternative to Obamacare while HerrVonSh*tHisPants had control of the three main branches of government - Executive, Congress & Senate ).

[NewbieCanuckFan]

Just now, bishopshodan said:

 

- There's not many 'left' in here that can vote in the US election. This is a Canadian Hockey site. 

I hear this Canadian born guy visits this site:

 

 

[Warhippy]

And in other news.

 

Here is again how Fox talks about harris.  But hey, let's remember Trumps feelings got hurt and that's important

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-hosts-gang-up-on-jesse-watters-after-unsavory-harris-comment

 

Fox News host Jesse Watters was forced to defend a poorly worded criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris during Monday’s edition of The Five.

His colleagues, including Jeanine Pirro, immediately called him out for saying that if Harris is elected president, generals in the Situation Room will “have their way with her.”

Watters, who once raised the prospect that Harris was having a “typical female problem” one year into her role as vice president, insisted that he was trying to suggest that Harris lacks foreign policy credentials.

[Satchmo]

8 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:

Seems like he had permission from the families…

 

 

Don't the rules, regulations, and traditions of one of America's most honoured places trump what these two families might say?

 

Besides that, why do you so often defend this guy?

[Sabrefan1]

54 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

 

Do families have the authority to invite media?

 

 

Why would you need "authority" to invite other people anywhere?

 

I can call a press conference and invite the press after I stub my toe on a piece of furniture if I want to.  It's up to the media to decide whether my stubbed toe press conference is worth showing up to.

[stawns]

7 minutes ago, Warhippy said:

And in other news.

 

Here is again how Fox talks about harris.  But hey, let's remember Trumps feelings got hurt and that's important

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-hosts-gang-up-on-jesse-watters-after-unsavory-harris-comment

 

Fox News host Jesse Watters was forced to defend a poorly worded criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris during Monday’s edition of The Five.

His colleagues, including Jeanine Pirro, immediately called him out for saying that if Harris is elected president, generals in the Situation Room will “have their way with her.”

Watters, who once raised the prospect that Harris was having a “typical female problem” one year into her role as vice president, insisted that he was trying to suggest that Harris lacks foreign policy credentials.

 

To be fair, I watched that clip and I don't think that's the way he meant it, but it's certainly a poor choice of words.  And I think there's fewer people more lecherous than Jesse Waters 

[stawns]

1 minute ago, Sabrefan1 said:

 

 

Why would you need "authority" to invite other people anywhere?

 

I can call a press conference and invite the press after I stub my toe on a piece of furniture if I want to.  It's up to the media to decide whether my stubbed toe press conference is worth showing up to.

 

Not at Arlington national crmetary

[Warhippy]

 

 

[Warhippy]

[Warhippy]

Project 2025 is just an off brand project 1980?

 

Before Project 2025 there was Project 1980, the Heritage Foundation master plan to destroy the American middle class and give trillions in tax breaks to the wealthiest .01%.

Ronald Reagan implemented 60% of Heritage's Project 1980, and over the subsequent four decades, the middle class was mostly evaporated. Reminder that the decision you make in November will have consequences for the remainder of the century.

 

 

[Sabrefan1]

Remember when I said Acosta and the rest of CNN were taking shots at Harris because they couldn't get access to her campaign?

 

The squeaky wheel is getting the grease...

 

 

Harris will sit down with CNN for her first interview since launching presidential bid

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-will-sit-down-with-cnn-for-her-first-interview-since-launching-presidential-bid/ar-AA1pxnWl?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=66dd5d23ae6241269cb7b7636bb03ac8&ei=63

[Sabrefan1]

2 minutes ago, stawns said:

 

Not at Arlington national crmetary

 

Sure you can.  If the cemetery disagrees with it, they can trespass you off of the property.

[Gurn]

4 minutes ago, Sabrefan1 said:

Why would you need "authority" to invite other people anywhere?

I'd think that if I was to invite the media into your house-I'd need your permission first, wouldn't I?

[stawns]

2 minutes ago, Sabrefan1 said:

 

Sure you can.  If the cemetery disagrees with it, they can trespass you off of the property.

 

https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Media/Media-Policy#:~:text=Photography is permitted within the,at 703-614-0024.

 

 

"Photography is permitted within the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. Photographers who are members of news organizations need to make arrangements for a media escort by contacting the ANC Public Affairs Office at 703-614-0024"

 

You can't just hold any kind of media event at Arlington, it has to go through the cemetary

 

 

That said, I'm not sure if they had permission or not

 

Edited August 28 by stawns

[Sabrefan1]

4 minutes ago, Gurn said:

I'd think that if I was to invite the media into your house-I'd need your permission first, wouldn't I?

 

That depends on how much risk that you're willing to take in doing it.  I could be fine with it or more than likely I'd give you a trespass warning and then call the police to remove you and the press.

 

If I worked for a cemetery, I'd have called the police immediately out of respect to the mourners.

[Sabrefan1]

4 minutes ago, stawns said:

 

https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Media/Media-Policy#:~:text=Photography is permitted within the,at 703-614-0024.

 

 

"Photography is permitted within the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. Photographers who are members of news organizations need to make arrangements for a media escort by contacting the ANC Public Affairs Office at 703-614-0024"

 

You can't just hold any kind of media event at Arlington, it has to go through the cemetary

 

 

That said, I'm not sure if they had permission or not

 

 

You can still do it, you just take on the risk of trespassing charges.  If I worked at a cemetery, I'd have given them a trespass warning and called the police immediately if they didn't move.

 

Cemeteries aren't for political photo ops and stunts.  Cemeteries are for survivors to mourn the dead.

[Bob Long]

14 minutes ago, Sabrefan1 said:

 

 

Why would you need "authority" to invite other people anywhere?

 

I can call a press conference and invite the press after I stub my toe on a piece of furniture if I want to.  It's up to the media to decide whether my stubbed toe press conference is worth showing up to.

 

Because it's a military cemetery? Maybe it has rules.

[Sabrefan1]

Just now, Bob Long said:

 

Because it's a military cemetery? Maybe it has rules.

 

 

It has a million rules.  They broke plenty of them.

Edited August 28 by Sabrefan1

[StrayDog]

11 minutes ago, Sabrefan1 said:

 

 

Why would you need "authority" to invite other people anywhere?

 

I can call a press conference and invite the press after I stub my toe on a piece of furniture if I want to.  It's up to the media to decide whether my stubbed toe press conference is worth showing up to.

For the same reason you don't have the authority to have a band playing behind you at the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 

If you cannot follow the rules of decorum as listed by Arlington National Cemetery, then you should be called out on it.

 

[Warhippy]

Arlington representatives are universally ex army/military.

 

Arlington statements flat out do not allow for photographs of any kind in Section 60, the designated resting place for those lost in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

Federal law prohibits any and all campaign related activities in arlington national cemetery period. PERIOD.

 

Smiling and throwing a thumbs up in front of the graves of dead soldiers is fucking gross, especially when it is for a blatant campaign photo op when he refused to attend at all last year and has refused to visit graves of the fallen in the past including on remembrance day and veterans day

 

Seems to me if Trumps people CLAIM they have video evidence to prove their case they'll show it right?  Guys?  Anyone?

 

Officials at Arlington national cemetery have filed a report over the behavior of members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff who reportedly shoved and verbally abused an employee during a “crass” photo opportunity for the Republican presidential candidate.

The officials confirmed that a confrontation took place at the Virginia cemetery on Monday after the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony for 13 US servicemen and -women killed in a 2021 suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.

 

In a statement, Arlington acknowledged one of its representatives became involved in the altercation with two Trump staffers, telling them that only cemetery representatives were allowed to take video and photographs in Section 60, an area where recent US casualties mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

 

“Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate’s campaign,” the statement said, adding that “a report was filed” over the incident.

 

 

 

A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60.

 

When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source.

[Sabrefan1]

55 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

I hear this Canadian born guy visits this site:

 

 

 

You sent both this guy and Bieber.  Bieber finally grew up but this guy is still a giant d-bag.

[Sabrefan1]

Just now, Warhippy said:

Arlington representatives are universally ex army/military.

 

Arlington statements flat out do not allow for photographs of any kind in Section 60, the designated resting place for those lost in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

Federal law prohibits any and all campaign related activities in arlington national cemetery period. PERIOD.

 

Smiling and throwing a thumbs up in front of the graves of dead soldiers is fucking gross, especially when it is for a blatant campaign photo op when he refused to attend at all last year and has refused to visit graves of the fallen in the past including on remembrance day and veterans day

 

Seems to me if Trumps people CLAIM they have video evidence to prove their case they'll show it right?  Guys?  Anyone?

 

Officials at Arlington national cemetery have filed a report over the behavior of members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff who reportedly shoved and verbally abused an employee during a “crass” photo opportunity for the Republican presidential candidate.

The officials confirmed that a confrontation took place at the Virginia cemetery on Monday after the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony for 13 US servicemen and -women killed in a 2021 suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.

 

In a statement, Arlington acknowledged one of its representatives became involved in the altercation with two Trump staffers, telling them that only cemetery representatives were allowed to take video and photographs in Section 60, an area where recent US casualties mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

 

“Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate’s campaign,” the statement said, adding that “a report was filed” over the incident.

 

 

 

A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60.

 

When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source.

 

 

 

Absolutely.  Like I said, if it were me, I'd have trespassed all of them immediately and called the police if they didn't get going.  They broke plenty of rules.

[Sabrefan1]

4 minutes ago, StrayDog said:

For the same reason you don't have the authority to have a band playing behind you at the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 

If you cannot follow the rules of decorum as listed by Arlington National Cemetery, then you should be called out on it.

 

 

 

You should be expeditiously removed with alacrity.