Davkaus Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 25 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Surely its time for our US correspondent to come and point at Biden. It is depressing he's our only hope though, isn't it? Hoping creepy old man "No Baloney" Biden survives until the election. Is there nobody qualified that won't be an Octogenarian by the end of their term?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, il_serpente said: This is another way Biden has benefitted from Covid. Everyone sees Trump's gaffes everyday and Biden doesn't have an opportunity to make any, let alone have anyone see them. His handlers are perfectly happy for him to sit in his basement and have this election be a referendum on Trump. Like Boris being kept off telly. It works, damage limitation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2020 It's been evident for years that Trump is clearly not well. His speech is absolutely appalling. He can't even talk properly, crunching through simple pronunciation like the gearbox on a learners first drive, but the garbled nature of it... He loses track of things mid sentence, bouncing between snatches of thoughts and phrases and plastered over with bluster. But it never matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I can’t find it now but yesterday he replied to one of his own tweets agreeing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 14, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Hoping creepy old man "No Baloney" Biden survives until the election. Genuine question, what happens if he doesn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, bickster said: Genuine question, what happens if he doesn't? A time for Hillary to shine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 22 minutes ago, bickster said: Genuine question, what happens if he doesn't? Don't they have secondary candidates? Like a vice candidate with every primary candidate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 14, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 minute ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Don't they have secondary candidates? Like a vice candidate with every primary candidate? I genuinely don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, KenjiOgiwara said: Don't they have secondary candidates? Like a vice candidate with every primary candidate? It will end up being Stone Cold V The Rock in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 27 minutes ago, Brumerican said: It will end up being Stone Cold V The Rock in November. The Rock's schedule is a bit full so they might need to black up Vin Diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Chindie said: It's been evident for years that Trump is clearly not well. His speech is absolutely appalling. He can't even talk properly, crunching through simple pronunciation like the gearbox on a learners first drive, but the garbled nature of it... He loses track of things mid sentence, bouncing between snatches of thoughts and phrases and plastered over with bluster. But it never matters. He's impaired after years of amphetamine use 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 34 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Don't they have secondary candidates? Like a vice candidate with every primary candidate? If Biden kicks the bucket the delegates would shift to Sanders who would then be the nominee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 14, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, maqroll said: If Biden kicks the bucket the delegates would shift to Sanders who would then be the nominee. What is the process for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Rayshard Brooks a black man from Atlanta was apparently killed by police while sleeping in his car, and it's all kicking off again. Cops have been fired, no charges as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Rayshard Brooks a black man from Atlanta was apparently killed by police while sleeping in his car, and it's all kicking off again. Cops have been fired, no charges as of yet. Quote The Atlanta PD has released body cam video showing the interaction between Rayshard Brooks and cops in a Wendy's parking lot moments before Brooks was shot and killed. The conversation between Brooks and Officer Garrett Rolfe starts out cordial. Rolfe suspects Brooks had been drinking and driving, although when cops came on scene Brooks was not driving ... he had fallen asleep in his car. Rolfe is trying to get Brooks to admit he had been drinking and driving, pressing him to take a field sobriety test. Brooks says he had a few drinks during his daughter's birthday party, but that was it. Brooks makes it clear ... he doesn't want trouble and agreed to leave his car behind and walk home. Rolfe clearly views that comment as a confession Brooks is unable to drive. Eventually, Brooks takes the test and the officer tries to handcuff him, and that's when a struggle ensues. Again, Brooks was able to grab one of the officer's tasers and run, so the officers knew a man accused of a non-violent misdemeanor was running away from them with a NON-LETHAL weapon, yet Brooks was shot 3 times. https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/14/rayshard-brooks-cops-wendys-atlanta-police-shooting-taser/ There is a video from the cop cam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Rayshard Brooks a black man from Atlanta was apparently killed by police while sleeping in his car, and it's all kicking off again. Cops have been fired, no charges as of yet. From what I read he first had a physical confrontation with the police, then stole a tazer off them, then fired the tazer on them. I don't think shooting a man in the back or anything is acceptable. Quite the opposite in fact. But you have to be very very careful about these discussions. Stealing a non lethal weapon and shooting it at law enforcement is not ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, KenjiOgiwara said: From what I read he first had a physical confrontation with the police, then stole a tazer off them, then fired the tazer on them. I don't think shooting a man in the back or anything is acceptable. Quite the opposite in fact. But you have to be very very careful about these discussions. Stealing a non lethal weapon and shooting it at law enforcement is not ok. So many conflicting reports I don't even know what's true anymore. Most say he took the taser and ran and was shot in the back. Even if he tased the cop in the face, I don't think the response is shooting him 3 times with a gun. From the video @sne posted (disturbing warning) he was clearly shot while running away. So unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, Keyblade said: So many conflicting reports I don't even know what's true anymore. Most say he took the taser and ran and was shot in the back. Even if he tased the cop in the face, I don't think the response is shooting him 3 times with a gun. From the video @sne posted (disturbing warning) he was clearly shot while running away. So unnecessary. Apparently the cops waited for more than 2 minutes before the checked his vitals after they shot him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, bickster said: What is the process for that? The vote at the Democratic Convention in August. Biden is well clear in pledged delegates but Bernie is obviously the only alternative candidate with meaningful support. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_National_Convention#Pre-convention_delegate_count 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Hypothetically, if a candidate was to fall seriously ill or become too utterly compromised *before* the convention, I think you could get many of their delegates to support someone else. I know there are a lot of 'pledged' delegates who can't change their votes, but if it turned out the candidate was a murderer or something I'm sure they'd just change the rules. What you'd do if something went wrong with the candidate *after* the convention, I have no idea. I seem to recall we nearly had to find out four years ago when Hillary fainted, but I guess she turned that around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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