• Trump Rallygoers Go Blind

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Fri Sep 20 18:25:08 2024
    Well, not exactly.

    SOURCE: Daily Beast via Yahoo News

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/several-trump-rallygoers-experiencing-mysterious-040 236505.html

    Trump Rallygoers Say They Are Experiencing Mysterious Eye Injuries

    "Six people who sat behind former President Donald Trump at a rally in Tuscon, Arizona last week
    were left with strange eye injuries, including one who says she was nearly blind the day after,
    according to a report from local station News 4 Tucson.

    "One of the victims, anti-abortion activist Mayra Rodriguez, told the station her eyes began hurting
    after leaving the rally last Thursday.

    "'The emergency room staff, from the triage nurse to the PA [Physicians Assistant] asked are you
    sure you didn't get sprayed with something your symptoms look like you got sprayed with
    something,' she told N4T.

    "When the news station followed up with her the day after the rally, she reported being nearly blind
    and said that it 'hurts a lot to open my eyes.' Doctors were ultimately unable to determine the
    cause, but she slowly improved over the following days.

    "The Trump campaign told the victims and News4 it was investigating the incident. The Secret
    Service said it was not made aware of the reported injuries but that there was no known threat to
    the former president at the rally."

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Sun Sep 22 14:52:34 2024
    Some additional details.

    SOURCE: KVOA-TV

    https://youtu.be/Clx1GYyu10g?si=j-QNKkHWnoY4S8TH

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Tue Sep 24 07:56:14 2024
    SOURCE: KVOA-TV

    https://youtu.be/Clx1GYyu10g?si=j-QNKkHWnoY4S8TH

    I skimmed through the video, but there's only 1 victim. Just that Myra gal. (Maybe she is suffering from hypochondria.)

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wed Sep 25 09:42:00 2024
    SOURCE: KVOA-TV

    https://youtu.be/Clx1GYyu10g?si=j-QNKkHWnoY4S8TH

    I skimmed through the video, but there's only 1 victim. Just that Myra gal. (Maybe she is suffering from hypochondria.)

    That is the only one they interviewed here. If you go back to the article
    in my first post, there were others. This video also mentions how many
    others and where they were all seated.

    The idea of it being an issue with the lights used to illuminate that part
    of the stage seems to make sense.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Wed Sep 25 15:12:58 2024
    I skimmed through the video, but there's only 1 victim. Just that Myra g (Maybe she is suffering from hypochondria.)

    That is the only one they interviewed here. If you go back to the
    article in my first post, there were others. This video also mentions
    how many others and where they were all seated.

    The idea of it being an issue with the lights used to illuminate that
    part of the stage seems to make sense.

    Some of the venues are more modern than others. The venue in Indiana, PA is a brand new building, but the pa system is junk, and I had difficulty hearing Trump (and others) speak. This leads me to believe that other venues could easily have awful lighting systems that are horrible for human eyes.

    The media's obsession with it though, would have people believing that they should stay away from Trump rallies.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Thu Sep 26 07:12:34 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    The media's obsession with it though, would have people believing that they should stay away from Trump rallies.

    Because too many Ignorant Elitists who go to Trump rallies become MAGA supporters afterwards.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Thu Sep 26 07:22:04 2024
    The media's obsession with it though, would have people believing tha they should stay away from Trump rallies.

    Because too many Ignorant Elitists who go to Trump rallies become MAGA supporters afterwards.

    Is that really happening? Or is it just their paranoia?

    I wouldn't be surprised if attending a Trump rally changes people.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Thu Sep 26 08:56:00 2024
    The idea of it being an issue with the lights used to illuminate that part of the stage seems to make sense.

    Some of the venues are more modern than others. The venue in Indiana, PA is a brand new building, but the pa system is junk, and I had difficulty hearing Trump (and others) speak. This leads me to believe that other venues could easily have awful lighting systems that are horrible for human eyes.

    In this case, and maybe I misunderstood it, it sounded like a company may
    have added some additional, temporary lighting so as to illuminate the
    people seated on the stage behind Trump. It also sounded like the company
    in question had done lighting at this venue before.

    The media's obsession with it though, would have people believing that they should stay away from Trump rallies.

    I would think the likelihood of possibly being shot at would weigh more
    heavily on people's minds than this.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Thu Sep 26 10:01:00 2024
    The media's obsession with it though, would have people believing tha >RL>AT> they should stay away from Trump rallies.

    Because too many Ignorant Elitists who go to Trump rallies become MAGA supporters afterwards.

    Is that really happening? Or is it just their paranoia?

    I wouldn't be surprised if attending a Trump rally changes people.

    There are a lot of people who seem to be looking for "something" in a
    President and they either are not finding it at all, or they temporarily do before becoming disgruntled.

    I have run into a few Trump voters who were very passionate about him and,
    come to find out, they eventually reveal that they were also very
    passionate about Obama *at least* before his first term, and maybe even
    voted for him twice. One was old enough to have been a Clinton voter in
    the 1990s.

    I suspect these people are drawn to charisma and are looking for a
    "leader." I would be concerned that they might be easy prey for someone running a cult. If it was simply being drawn to a political platform, I
    doubt they'd find much in common between Obama and Trump so it wasn't that.

    The "temporarily do before becoming disgruntled" crowd may also share this
    draw to charisma and looking for a "leader" with the folks mentioned above
    but, once they realize they haven't found what they are looking for, *or* get convinced that what they wanted is now "bad," they turn against (and maybe violently) whoever they've previously been following.

    If you want examples of this, look at both of the would-be Trump assassins.
    The one in PA was supposedly a former conservative Republican who decided
    it was time to start donating to "blue" causes, and then it was time to shoot Trump. The FL one was supposedly a former Trump supporter who became disillusioned, may have also started supporting "blue" causes, and then
    also decided it might be time to shoot Trump.

    The one thing Obama and Bill Clinton had going for them that Trump doesn't is that they didn't seem to attract the "crazies." Trump, OTOH per persons who previously worked for him, seems to like that he attracts the "crazies" and I think it is starting to come back to bite him.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Thu Sep 26 14:29:34 2024
    The media's obsession with it though, would have people believing that t should stay away from Trump rallies.

    I would think the likelihood of possibly being shot at would weigh more heavily on people's minds than this.

    That's only possible at the outdoor rallies though. I believe the Secret Service does a good job detecting metal at the indoor rallies. Good enough to detect bullets, hopefully.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Thu Sep 26 20:21:10 2024
    I have run into a few Trump voters who were very passionate about him
    and, come to find out, they eventually reveal that they were also very passionate about Obama *at least* before his first term, and maybe even voted for him twice. One was old enough to have been a Clinton voter in the 1990s.

    I wanted to vote for Obama in 2012 because I really thought he was going to give me affordable health care in return. Since he lied, that's a reason right there for me to become disgruntled with Democrats, but by now it's got very little to do with it at this point.

    I suspect these people are drawn to charisma and are looking for a "leader." I would be concerned that they might be easy prey for someone running a cult. If it was simply being drawn to a political platform, I doubt they'd find much in common between Obama and Trump so it wasn't that.

    You're probably right, and I realize that you've been awakened since longer ago than I have been, and it's natural that you've noticed these consistencies.

    Personally, I like the charisma factor because it helps them win. Trump has the charisma to win. But if charisma wasn't needed for a win, then I would care less and they could be as monotone or as boring as they want, as long as they can get the job done.

    The "temporarily do before becoming disgruntled" crowd may also share
    this draw to charisma and looking for a "leader" with the folks
    mentioned above but, once they realize they haven't found what they are looking for, *or* get convinced that what they wanted is now "bad," they turn against (and maybe violently) whoever they've previously been following.

    That's nutty, but it could happen. I think it makes logical sense for recently awakened people to strongly reject the left, even in a vicious way.

    If you want examples of this, look at both of the would-be Trump assassins. The one in PA was supposedly a former conservative Republican who decided it was time to start donating to "blue" causes, and then it was time to shoot Trump. The FL one was supposedly a former Trump supporter who became disillusioned, may have also started supporting "blue" causes, and then also decided it might be time to shoot Trump.

    When looking at it that way, it seems like a pattern that disgruntled followers are following, but that sounds too convenient to me. The media and the government want us to see that pattern so that they can convince us that they're not the ones trying to kill Trump.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Fri Sep 27 07:29:57 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    Because too many Ignorant Elitists who go to Trump rallies become MAGA supporters afterwards.

    Is that really happening? Or is it just their paranoia?

    There have been more than a few high profile Lefties who went to a Trump only to see the difference in "energy". Think Trump Rally = big football game and Democrat Rally = funeral.

    So I would say that the "rank and file" are being changed as well.

    I wouldn't be surprised if attending a Trump rally changes people.

    Probably mostly because they get red pilled almost immediately and can see how many lies the Elitists push.

    There was a neat video that went viral where a reporter (an actual one, not a propagandist) invited a black guy to the "Trump side". He was fearful that they wouldn't accept him. Instead, he was accepted with open arms and everyone was laughing and having fun.

    Then the reporter had the black guy take her over to the "Left side" and she was met with hatred and screaming and yelling. The look on the guy's face when he realized who the evil people actually were.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Fri Sep 27 06:32:32 2024
    I wouldn't be surprised if attending a Trump rally changes people.

    Probably mostly because they get red pilled almost immediately and can
    see how many lies the Elitists push.

    There was a neat video that went viral where a reporter (an actual one, not a propagandist) invited a black guy to the "Trump side". He was fearful that they wouldn't accept him. Instead, he was accepted with
    open arms and everyone was laughing and having fun.

    Then the reporter had the black guy take her over to the "Left side" and she was met with hatred and screaming and yelling. The look on the
    guy's face when he realized who the evil people actually were.

    A nice thing about a Trump rally is that you're surrounded by nothing but Trump supporters. When I went to the Indiana, PA, my son said "Dad I think I saw someone wearing a Kamala Harris shirt," and I told him "No, there are nothing but Trump supporters all around us and nothing but Trump supporters for miles and miles."

    Trump supporters value each other because we're all working together to break the chains that Kamala Harris has bound us with. And we'll take all the help we can get. Democrats think they can afford to alienate white people, but Trump supporters are smart enough to realize that we can't afford to alienate anybody.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Fri Sep 27 09:10:00 2024
    I have run into a few Trump voters who were very passionate about him and, come to find out, they eventually reveal that they were also very passionate about Obama *at least* before his first term, and maybe even voted for him twice. One was old enough to have been a Clinton voter in the 1990s.

    I wanted to vote for Obama in 2012 because I really thought he was going to give me affordable health care in return. Since he lied, that's a reason right
    there for me to become disgruntled with Democrats, but by now it's got very little to do with it at this point.

    That could be another factor for others, too. I am probably a little
    cynical my thinking that, platformwise, Obama would have little to offer a potential Trump voter, and vise-versa. There are issues that could be very important and draw a voter to someone they might not otherwise consider.

    I suspect these people are drawn to charisma and are looking for a "leader." I would be concerned that they might be easy prey for someone running a cult. If it was simply being drawn to a political platform, I doubt they'd find much in common between Obama and Trump so it wasn't that.

    You're probably right, and I realize that you've been awakened since longer ag
    than I have been, and it's natural that you've noticed these consistencies.

    I am going to take "awakened" here to mean "born" and not "WOKE!" :D

    Personally, I like the charisma factor because it helps them win. Trump has th
    charisma to win. But if charisma wasn't needed for a win, then I would care less and they could be as monotone or as boring as they want, as long as they can get the job done.

    While boring people are not likely to win (never have been), when I
    mentioned charisma I was thinking in terms of above and beyond the level
    that other politicians have. Someone who is seen not only as a potential leader of the country, but as a potential cultural and moral leader also.

    That's nutty, but it could happen. I think it makes logical sense for recently
    awakened people to strongly reject the left, even in a vicious way.

    I think it is nutty, too, which luckily means that neither of us are likely
    to get so swept up by a politician that we wind up in that mental state.

    If you want examples of this, look at both of the would-be Trump assassins. The one in PA was supposedly a former conservative Republican who decided it was time to start donating to "blue" causes, and then it was time to shoot Trump. The FL one was supposedly a former Trump supporter who became disillusioned, may have also started supporting "blue" causes, and then also decided it might be time to shoot Trump.

    When looking at it that way, it seems like a pattern that disgruntled follower
    are following, but that sounds too convenient to me. The media and the government want us to see that pattern so that they can convince us that they're not the ones trying to kill Trump.

    I don't think they are trying to kill Trump. That said, I also don't think they are doing much to discourage anyone who might be motivated to do so from doing so. The press seemed to very briefly realize and acknowledge a
    necessity to tone down the rhetoric right after the first attempt but that
    does not seem to have continued, especially once Biden dropped out.

    Tulsi Gabbard cited a poll where supposedly 1/4 of Democrats surveyed
    stated that they hoped, or would not care, if Trump was assassinated.
    While I am not sure of her source, it is a little concerning that people
    might hope that. People who do must not realize, or don't care about, the potential chaos that event could cause.

    There have been many politicians over the years that I have not liked, including some I may have even hated, but I never found myself wishing that
    on any of them. Murder is wrong, yes, but I also see where whatever
    happens next could be even worse than whatever supposed bad that politician
    was causing.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RON L. on Fri Sep 27 09:11:00 2024
    I wanted to vote for Obama in 2012 because I really thought he was
    going to give me affordable health care in return.

    "Affordable health care" actually meant "gov't controlled, taxpayer funded health care". And, ya, their ponzi scheme didn't really work.


    Correct. They usually don't.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Fri Sep 27 14:12:54 2024
    That could be another factor for others, too. I am probably a little cynical my thinking that, platformwise, Obama would have little to offer
    a potential Trump voter, and vise-versa. There are issues that could be very important and draw a voter to someone they might not otherwise consider.

    But the media won't ask the right questions, the ones that could
    potentially unite us, and they always let the media handle the debates. It's not fair.

    I am going to take "awakened" here to mean "born" and not "WOKE!" :D

    When the media says "woke" it makes me want to play on their word by saying "I'm not woke, but I've awaken."

    That could be another factor for others, too. I am probably a little cynical my thinking that, platformwise, Obama would have little to offer
    a potential Trump voter, and vise-versa. There are issues that could be very important and draw a voter to someone they might not otherwise consider.

    It would be helpful to know who the delegates are and to know what appeases them.

    While boring people are not likely to win (never have been), when I mentioned charisma I was thinking in terms of above and beyond the level that other politicians have. Someone who is seen not only as a potential leader of the country, but as a potential cultural and moral leader also.

    That's so Trump! He's all of that to a lot of people. Where do we find more candidates like him?

    I don't think they are trying to kill Trump. That said, I also don't think they are doing much to discourage anyone who might be motivated to do so from doing so. The press seemed to very briefly realize and

    It's very clear what the Democrats want, because they've been saying it all along by trying to remove, cancel, censor, and/or erase Trump. This is another avenue to get rid of him.

    Tulsi Gabbard cited a poll where supposedly 1/4 of Democrats surveyed stated that they hoped, or would not care, if Trump was assassinated. While I am not sure of her source, it is a little concerning that people might hope that. People who do must not realize, or don't care about,
    the potential chaos that event could cause.

    What kind of chaos would it cause? The left would have what they want, then they can pay some guy like Romney to be our Republican president.

    There have been many politicians over the years that I have not liked, including some I may have even hated, but I never found myself wishing that on any of them. Murder is wrong, yes, but I also see where whatever happens next could be even worse than whatever supposed bad that politician was causing.

    Yea I don't wish death or violence on anybody either, but people who depend on the squandering of billions of US taxpayer dollars will resort to it if they have to.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sat Sep 28 09:47:00 2024
    That could be another factor for others, too. I am probably a little cynical my thinking that, platformwise, Obama would have little to offer a potential Trump voter, and vise-versa. There are issues that could be very important and draw a voter to someone they might not otherwise consider.

    But the media won't ask the right questions, the ones that could
    potentially unite us, and they always let the media handle the debates. It's not fair.

    They've tried televising town halls in the past but it turns out that
    someone feeds the attendees the questions beforehand so it is all fake, too.

    What questions do you think they should ask candidates that would "unite
    us" while not pandering to one candidate or the other that they are not
    asking?

    Both sides have some "dirty laundry" that needs addressing, so not every question can be soft ball questions that get you in the feels.

    That could be another factor for others, too. I am probably a little cynical my thinking that, platformwise, Obama would have little to offer a potential Trump voter, and vise-versa. There are issues that could be very important and draw a voter to someone they might not otherwise consider.

    It would be helpful to know who the delegates are and to know what appeases them.

    The delegates are supposed to vote based on the outcome of the election in their state. It has been a long while since there have been any rogue delegates in large numbers who actually were able to cast votes that counted.

    While boring people are not likely to win (never have been), when I mentioned charisma I was thinking in terms of above and beyond the level that other politicians have. Someone who is seen not only as a potential
    leader of the country, but as a potential cultural and moral leader also.

    That's so Trump! He's all of that to a lot of people. Where do we find more candidates like him?

    That is a problem to me, IMHO. The President isn't supposed to be the
    cultural and moral leader of the country. That is how Obama got elected.
    We need to elect candidates who will set a strong fiscal agenda for the country, not to be our surrogate parents/ministers and not to lead us down
    some path into whatever their "Brave New World" (or "1984") vision is, consequences be damned.

    If you are trading personal freedom for a perceived, government-provided
    sense of security, you are doing it wrong.

    Tulsi Gabbard cited a poll where supposedly 1/4 of Democrats surveyed stated that they hoped, or would not care, if Trump was assassinated. While I am not sure of her source, it is a little concerning that people might hope that. People who do must not realize, or don't care about, the potential chaos that event could cause.

    What kind of chaos would it cause? The left would have what they want, then they can pay some guy like Romney to be our Republican president.

    So you think that someone can just shoot a President, or candidate, and
    nothing bad happens? There are posters in this very echo that have
    mentioned the violence they expect should Trump be killed. That is chaos.

    Yea I don't wish death or violence on anybody either, but people who depend on
    the squandering of billions of US taxpayer dollars will resort to it if they have to.

    But the people should never be buying into that. Sounds like a percentage
    of out population now has.


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Sep 28 18:05:06 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    Then the reporter had the black guy take her over to the "Left side"
    and
    she was met with hatred and screaming and yelling. The look on the
    guy's face when he realized who the evil people actually were.

    A nice thing about a Trump rally is that you're surrounded by nothing but Trump supporters. When I went to the Indiana, PA, my son said "Dad I think I saw someone wearing a Kamala Harris shirt," and I told him "No, there are
    nothing but Trump supporters all around us and nothing but Trump supporters
    for miles and miles."

    I hate to bust your bubble, but he lied.
    I know.
    An elderly lady needed a ride to one of his rallies.
    And she really gave me no choice in the matter.
    So I had to do it.
    Not only that, but I had to also buy her a hat.
    You know, one of those silly red hats.
    Problem was, they ran out of those red hats and she was left out.
    She was so disappointed. Sorely disappointed.
    So I had to buy her a giant red banner - with Trump's name on it.
    And put it on display inside her house.
    She loved that red banner - Trump: No More Bullshit

    Then came Election Day.
    And we all know what happened.
    Trump lost.
    Big time.
    And what did she say about it?
    "I can't believe he lost."

    That is the same thought that most others around here had.
    Nobody could believe Trump really lost.

    Then came Insurrection Day.
    You know what I am talking about.
    January 6, 2021.
    The day Trump gave a pep talk to his goon squad.

    And the whole nation watched, in real time, what they did.
    And what Trump said, egging them on, to continue the fight.

    But he eventually left the scene, knowing his cause was lost.
    His vice president also managed to leave the scene, escaping the
    maddening crowd that had wanted to hang him for his crimes.

    What will happen next is anybody's guess. But one thing is
    for sure. After losing to Harris, he will continue his Big Lie
    as if he had never left.

    Trump supporters value each other because we're all working together

    Tell that to the lawyer who snitched on Trump, thus making him
    a convicted felon.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sat Sep 28 12:58:34 2024
    But the media won't ask the right questions, the ones that could potentially unite us, and they always let the media handle the debates. not fair.

    They've tried televising town halls in the past but it turns out that someone feeds the attendees the questions beforehand so it is all fake, too.

    What questions do you think they should ask candidates that would "unite us" while not pandering to one candidate or the other that they are not asking?

    The media could start asking the real questions at hand, to unite us. Everyone wants to know what's with all the migrants, what's with all the money wasting, what's up with the corrupt Republican committees? What's up with the US military exit from Afghanistan? Why doesn't the house of reps do anything about any of our problems? What's our status with nuclear safety? Is our military being forced to do unsafe things for the sake of being woke? Is the USA still colluding in the intentional mutation of SARS viruses?
    How safely is China storing the GX_P2V virus?

    Those questions being answered by the media, would unite a lot of us I bet.

    The delegates are supposed to vote based on the outcome of the election
    in their state. It has been a long while since there have been any rogue delegates in large numbers who actually were able to cast votes that counted.

    Are you sure? The delegate is required to vote for the winner of the popular vote?

    We need to elect candidates who will set a strong fiscal agenda for the country, not to be our surrogate parents/ministers and not to lead us
    down some path into whatever their "Brave New World" (or "1984") vision is, consequences be damned.

    I don't know what you mean by this?

    What kind of chaos would it cause? The left would have what they want, t they can pay some guy like Romney to be our Republican president.

    So you think that someone can just shoot a President, or candidate, and nothing bad happens? There are posters in this very echo that have mentioned the violence they expect should Trump be killed. That is
    chaos.

    What violence are they talking about though? How do they know that?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Sat Sep 28 19:01:24 2024
    A nice thing about a Trump rally is that you're surrounded by nothing Trump supporters. When I went to the Indiana, PA, my son said "Dad I I saw someone wearing a Kamala Harris shirt," and I told him "No, the are
    nothing but Trump supporters all around us and nothing but Trump supporters
    for miles and miles."

    I hate to bust your bubble, but he lied.

    Who lied?

    An elderly lady needed a ride to one of his rallies.
    And she really gave me no choice in the matter.
    So I had to do it.
    Not only that, but I had to also buy her a hat.
    You know, one of those silly red hats.
    Problem was, they ran out of those red hats and she was left out.
    She was so disappointed. Sorely disappointed.
    So I had to buy her a giant red banner - with Trump's name on it.

    Will you buy me a banner? I'm old too.

    That's funny that you drove to a Trump rally! I wish you would have joined the lady at the rally. You would have had fun!

    Then came Insurrection Day.
    You know what I am talking about.
    January 6, 2021.
    The day Trump gave a pep talk to his goon squad.

    The real insurrection day is the day that The NIAID unleashed COVID-19 on President Trump.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sun Sep 29 11:01:00 2024
    What questions do you think they should ask candidates that would "unite us" while not pandering to one candidate or the other that they are not asking?

    The media could start asking the real questions at hand, to unite us. Everyone
    wants to know what's with all the migrants, what's with all the money wasting,
    what's up with the corrupt Republican committees? What's up with the US military exit from Afghanistan? Why doesn't the house of reps do anything abou
    any of our problems? What's our status with nuclear safety? Is our military being forced to do unsafe things for the sake of being woke? Is the USA still colluding in the intentional mutation of SARS viruses?
    How safely is China storing the GX_P2V virus?

    Many questions on many (but not all) of the above topics were asked during
    the debate. In most all cases, both candidates danced around or ignored
    them. You cannot blame the hosts if they ask the questions and the
    candidates refuse to give straight answers.

    Those questions being answered by the media, would unite a lot of us I bet.

    But how many people believe the media, especially on the Trump side? We
    have at least two posters here who have come right out and said they don't trust the media -- I think one has even said they don't watch the news at
    all. How would that unite us when at least one whole side either doesn't believe, or doesn't even pay attention, to anything the media says?

    The delegates are supposed to vote based on the outcome of the election in their state. It has been a long while since there have been any rogue
    delegates in large numbers who actually were able to cast votes that counted.

    Are you sure? The delegate is required to vote for the winner of the popular vote?

    They are supposed to vote for the winner in their state, yes. Each party chooses their slate of delegates who are supposed to be loyal to the part.
    When it is determined which party wins the popular vote in that state, the slate of state delegates that party chose are the ones that will represent
    that state.

    There have been some rogue individual delegates who do ultimately try to
    vote for someone else but their votes are not always counted.

    Some states were playing around with the idea of basically giving up
    their own voice and requiring their state delegates to vote for the winner of the *national* popular vote. It was mostly blue states and I don't know whether or not any state decided that.

    This pertains to the Presidential general election electoral votes. I have
    no idea how each state's Democrat and Republican parties select their delegates/superdelegates for the primaries and, obviously, they don't
    always vote for who the people in their state choose. Up until very recent times, IIRC the Democrats in particular were not at all required to
    necessarily pick whoever won the most state delegates. Their conventions
    were always "open."

    We need to elect candidates who will set a strong fiscal agenda for the country, not to be our surrogate parents/ministers and not to lead us down some path into whatever their "Brave New World" (or "1984") vision is, consequences be damned.

    I don't know what you mean by this?

    Short answer -- if you believe they are "chosen by God," then you are doing it wrong.

    So you think that someone can just shoot a President, or candidate, and nothing bad happens? There are posters in this very echo that have mentioned the violence they expect should Trump be killed. That is chaos.

    What violence are they talking about though? How do they know that?

    Do you honestly expect that nothing at all would happen if Trump was shot, someone that you and apparently many others believe is "Chosen by God"?
    Just look at 2020. A man who wasn't even known outside of his local area
    died and people rioted all over.

    I don't expect that the assassination of a candidate would have a very good affect on the stock market, either.


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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Sun Sep 29 12:21:35 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    A nice thing about a Trump rally is that you're surrounded by nothing
    but Trump supporters.

    Probably not 100%, but, ya, pretty close to it.

    Trump supporters value each other because we're all working together to break the chains that Kamala Harris has bound us with.

    And that why the Ignore Elitists won't show up at a Trump rally: Because they will be met with actual tolerance (not what the Left calls "tolerance"). While they would not extend the same courtesy to a Trump supporter.

    Democrats think they can afford to alienate
    white people, but Trump supporters are smart enough to realize that we can't afford to alienate anybody.

    The problem is that they tend to treat people, not as individuals, but as members of of a group of people who all think alike.

    "If you don't vote for me, then you ain't black."

    As an individual, I take offence when someone (especially someone in politics) assumes that I will think a certain way because of an immutable characterisic.

    They seem to not understand that even though you can take a group and make general statements about the group as a whole, but you can't an individual from the group and expect that individual to match all the general attributes of the group.

    But when you remember that these Elitists want to control everything, it becomes clear as to why they do this: Groups are easier to control than individuals.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sun Sep 29 15:59:44 2024
    Everyone
    wants to know what's with all the migrants, what's with all the money wasting,
    what's up with the corrupt Republican committees? What's up with the US military exit from Afghanistan? Why doesn't the house of reps do anythin abou
    any of our problems? What's our status with nuclear safety? Is our milit being forced to do unsafe things for the sake of being woke? Is the USA colluding in the intentional mutation of SARS viruses?
    How safely is China storing the GX_P2V virus?

    Many questions on many (but not all) of the above topics were asked
    during the debate. In most all cases, both candidates danced around or ignored them. You cannot blame the hosts if they ask the questions and the candidates refuse to give straight answers.

    I don't remember them asking ANY of these questions. I remember them asking about Project 2025, Trump tariffs, abortion, Haitian recipes, and that's about it.

    Those questions being answered by the media, would unite a lot of us I b

    But how many people believe the media, especially on the Trump side? We have at least two posters here who have come right out and said they
    don't trust the media -- I think one has even said they don't watch the news at all. How would that unite us when at least one whole side
    either doesn't believe, or doesn't even pay attention, to anything the media says?

    If the media asked questions that the middle class cared about, then I think a lot more of us (left/right) would be united. When they ask questions like "Isn't Project 2025 a cool thing?" they are obviously just trying to hurt Trump and to score points for Harris.

    There have been some rogue individual delegates who do ultimately try to vote for someone else but their votes are not always counted.

    I haven't payed much attention to the contrast between popular vote and electoral vote of the years, but I will pay close attention this time because this election is so important.

    Some states were playing around with the idea of basically giving up
    their own voice and requiring their state delegates to vote for the
    winner of the *national* popular vote. It was mostly blue states and I don't know whether or not any state decided that.

    So the states can individually make rules for the delegates? That's messed up. There's too many hands in the pot.

    This pertains to the Presidential general election electoral votes. I have no idea how each state's Democrat and Republican parties select
    their delegates/superdelegates for the primaries and, obviously, they don't always vote for who the people in their state choose. Up until
    very recent times, IIRC the Democrats in particular were not at all required to necessarily pick whoever won the most state delegates.
    Their conventions were always "open."

    The stuff you're telling me is setting off multiple alarms in my head. Each state's party selects the delegates? That sounds like a very bad problem. The New York GOP is incredibly corrupt. And those villains have the power to select delegates for the presidential election? That's not good at all. I don't trust em! Nobody should ever trust their state's party officials. Not for a second.

    I was under the impression that the national GOP would select all the delegates.

    Do you honestly expect that nothing at all would happen if Trump was
    shot, someone that you and apparently many others believe is "Chosen by God"? Just look at 2020. A man who wasn't even known outside of his
    local area died and people rioted all over.

    I don't expect that the MAGA people would riot. It's just not what we do. We have jobs, we're not on a quest for free stuff, and we don't have time for jail. I assure you that I'm a major MAGA guy and I promise you that I'm not gonna protest if something doesn't go my way.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 00:06:39 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    A nice thing about a Trump rally is that you're surrounded by
    nothing
    Trump supporters. When I went to the Indiana, PA, my son said
    "Dad I
    I saw someone wearing a Kamala Harris shirt," and I told him
    "No, the
    are
    nothing but Trump supporters all around us and nothing but Trump
    supporters
    for miles and miles."

    I hate to bust your bubble, but he lied.

    Who lied?

    You lied to your son about "Trump supporters all around us and
    nothing but Trump supporters for miles and miles" - which means
    at least a few confederates of the opposition were present.

    An elderly lady needed a ride to one of his rallies.
    And she really gave me no choice in the matter.
    So I had to do it.
    Not only that, but I had to also buy her a hat.
    You know, one of those silly red hats.
    Problem was, they ran out of those red hats and she was left out.
    She was so disappointed. Sorely disappointed.
    So I had to buy her a giant red banner - with Trump's name on it.

    Will you buy me a banner? I'm old too.

    The "Trump No More Bullshit" banner was for the 2020 election.
    Since he lost that election, he has to come up with a new bullshit
    banner.

    That's funny that you drove to a Trump rally! I wish you would have joined the lady at the rally. You would have had fun!

    Just think.
    We could be chanting in Japanese.
    Tatakau! Tatakau! Tatakau!

    Then came Insurrection Day.
    You know what I am talking about.
    January 6, 2021.
    The day Trump gave a pep talk to his goon squad.

    The real insurrection day is the day that The NIAID unleashed COVID-19 on President Trump.

    So that explains his early onset dementia ...

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Sun Sep 29 16:14:52 2024
    They seem to not understand that even though you can take a group and
    make general statements about the group as a whole, but you can't an individual from the group and expect that individual to match all the general attributes of the group.

    But when you remember that these Elitists want to control everything, it becomes clear as to why they do this: Groups are easier to control than individuals.

    That's a good way to sum it up. They don't want anyone thinking outside of the box because the box is their ticket to our money.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Sun Sep 29 16:33:36 2024
    Who lied?

    You lied to your son about "Trump supporters all around us and
    nothing but Trump supporters for miles and miles" - which means
    at least a few confederates of the opposition were present.

    A couple media people, 6 or 7 protesters. That's about it. We can take em.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 07:40:09 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    That's a good way to sum it up. They don't want anyone thinking outside
    of the box because the box is their ticket to our money.

    Exactly. It's easier to herd a group toward their goal than convince a bunch of individuals.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Mon Sep 30 10:45:00 2024
    I don't remember them asking ANY of these questions. I remember them asking about Project 2025, Trump tariffs, abortion, Haitian recipes, and that's about
    it.

    Afghanistan did come up. Migrants certainly came up.

    If the media asked questions that the middle class cared about, then I think a
    lot more of us (left/right) would be united. When they ask questions like "Isn't Project 2025 a cool thing?" they are obviously just trying to hurt Trum
    and to score points for Harris.

    As some one who is in the middle class, I am a little concerned about
    Project 2025 and do want reassurance that both candidates see that overall
    it is not a good plan. Trump said it had some good things and some bad
    things, which is correct.

    There have been some rogue individual delegates who do ultimately try to vote for someone else but their votes are not always counted.

    I haven't payed much attention to the contrast between popular vote and electoral vote of the years, but I will pay close attention this time because this election is so important.

    Just remember, for most states, it is still supposed to be the popular vote
    *in that state* and not the whole country. So we could still have a
    situation like 2016 where one candidate wins the overall popular vote (HRC) while the other wins the most electoral college votes (Trump).

    Some states were playing around with the idea of basically giving up their own voice and requiring their state delegates to vote for the winner of the *national* popular vote. It was mostly blue states and I don't know whether or not any state decided that.

    So the states can individually make rules for the delegates? That's messed up.
    There's too many hands in the pot.

    Yes, they apparently can. Most all of them want their votes counted
    towards who won their own state popular vote because it benefits them as a state. Doing it any other way really would not.

    The stuff you're telling me is setting off multiple alarms in my head. Each state's party selects the delegates? That sounds like a very bad problem. The New York GOP is incredibly corrupt. And those villains have the power to selec
    delegates for the presidential election? That's not good at all. I don't trust
    em! Nobody should ever trust their state's party officials. Not for a second.

    That is my understanding of how it works. Those delegates are sworn to
    cast the votes for their party should their party win the popular vote.

    I was under the impression that the national GOP would select all the delegates.

    The fewer times the national anything tells your state what to do, the
    better.

    I don't expect that the MAGA people would riot. It's just not what we do. We have jobs, we're not on a quest for free stuff, and we don't have time for jail. I assure you that I'm a major MAGA guy and I promise you that I'm not gonna protest if something doesn't go my way.

    This could be said with a straight face until January 6, 2021. No one can
    say that about their side any more.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 30 14:45:42 2024
    As some one who is in the middle class, I am a little concerned about Project 2025 and do want reassurance that both candidates see that
    overall it is not a good plan. Trump said it had some good things and some bad things, which is correct.

    Why are you concerned about it though?

    I was under the impression that the national GOP would select all the delegates.

    The fewer times the national anything tells your state what to do, the better.

    I don't trust any of the party, but I trust the RNC more than I trust the NY GOP. The RNC gave us Trump, while the NY GOP hands elections to Democrats every year. That's a big difference.

    I don't expect that the MAGA people would riot. It's just not what we do have jobs, we're not on a quest for free stuff, and we don't have time f jail. I assure you that I'm a major MAGA guy and I promise you that I'm gonna protest if something doesn't go my way.

    This could be said with a straight face until January 6, 2021. No one
    can say that about their side any more.

    I will do a lot for Trump but I won't protest for him. If the Democrats cheat, there's nothing I can do about it. They cheated before, they'll cheat again, I won't walk out my front door because of it.

    I'm critical of people who overreact to things and I try to not do it myself.

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 30 17:54:56 2024
    That is a problem to me, IMHO. The President isn't supposed to be the cultural and moral leader of the country. That is how Obama got elected. We need to elect candidates who will set a strong fiscal agenda for the country, not to be our surrogate parents/ministers and not to lead us
    down some path into whatever their "Brave New World" (or "1984") vision is, consequences be damned.

    This.

    It's more akin to a European prime minister role, perhaps? General fiscal policy, foreign relations, military command, and pushing legislative priorities.

    I abhor the amount of power that particular office has (and/or is perceived to have), and I'm frustrated that the general attitude continues to appear to want to elevate it.

    RS

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Oct 1 09:55:00 2024
    As some one who is in the middle class, I am a little concerned about Project 2025 and do want reassurance that both candidates see that overall it is not a good plan. Trump said it had some good things and some bad things, which is correct.

    Why are you concerned about it though?

    Supporters apparently wrote it. If those supporters are donors, you need
    to be concerned. Also, we know that Trump does not like to disappoint his
    most ardent supporters.

    I was under the impression that the national GOP would select all the delegates.

    The fewer times the national anything tells your state what to do, the better.

    I don't trust any of the party, but I trust the RNC more than I trust the NY GOP. The RNC gave us Trump, while the NY GOP hands elections to Democrats ever
    year. That's a big difference.

    I don't think the RNC "gave" us Trump. In 2016, he was sort of forced on
    them by the primary voters. In 2020, he was the incumbent. By 2024, Trump
    and his allies have pretty much taken the RNC over, much as Hillary took
    over the DNC in 2016.

    You don't remember how much the established Republicans initially didn't like Trump?

    I will do a lot for Trump but I won't protest for him. If the Democrats cheat, >there's nothing I can do about it. They cheated before, they'll cheat again, I >won't walk out my front door because of it.

    I'm critical of people who overreact to things and I try to not do it myself.

    That is good on you. I would not, either.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Tue Oct 1 10:15:00 2024
    That is a problem to me, IMHO. The President isn't supposed to be the cultural and moral leader of the country. That is how Obama got elected.
    We need to elect candidates who will set a strong fiscal agenda for the country, not to be our surrogate parents/ministers and not to lead us down some path into whatever their "Brave New World" (or "1984") vision is, consequences be damned.

    This.

    It's more akin to a European prime minister role, perhaps? General fiscal policy, foreign relations, military command, and pushing legislative priorities.

    That is how I was taught that it is.

    I abhor the amount of power that particular office has (and/or is perceived to
    have), and I'm frustrated that the general attitude continues to appear to wan
    to elevate it.

    I believe the problem is how much power some people perceive the office of President to have, and agree giving the office too much power is a very bad idea. It is most certainly not what the framers of our Constitution, who
    had just freed themselves from such an arrangement, had in mind when they
    set up the checks and balances for our new government.

    Now, can they set bad fiscal, foreign, or legislative policies/priorites that cause us problems? Yes they can but, in most cases, they cannot do it
    alone, and we don't want to cause a situation where they can.


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