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  • @vaportrail said:

    Seniority =/= Merit

    Having worked in both the Air Force and the VA, this is a major problem for all aspects of the federal government. The Secret Service has a no-failure mission. She failed. 

    I am not sure why you are so hung up on this. 

    Because I think the immediate desperate lunging to make this a DEI issue is stupid. I think all of the right's attempts at wedge issues, to scare their base with issues that don't exist, only serve to distract us from solving actual problems. This situation is only the latest attempt. 

    She could have failed. It could have not been her fault at all but she's at the top and ultimately in charge. Whatever. That doesn't mean we have any of the "DEI" issues every conservative is falling over themselves to scream about (great distraction from guns too). 

    @mld-woody said:

    Because I think the immediate desperate lunging to make this a DEI issue is stupid. I think all of the right's attempts at wedge issues, to scare their base with issues that don't exist, only serve to distract us from solving actual problems. This situation is only the latest attempt. 

    She could have failed. It could have not been her fault at all but she's at the top and ultimately in charge. Whatever. That doesn't mean we have any of the "DEI" issues every conservative is falling over themselves to scream about (great distraction from guns too). 

    Damn, now I want her to pick Buttigieg just for maximum crying from the cult. But PA governor may be the "smart" pick.

  • @mld-woody said:

    Or, you know, her working for the secret service for 25 years before that point, including as deputy assistant director. 

    Seniority =/= Merit

    Having worked in both the Air Force and the VA, this is a major problem for all aspects of the federal government. The Secret Service has a no-failure mission. She failed. 

    I am not sure why you are so hung up on this. 

    @vaportrail said:

    Seniority =/= Merit

    Amen to that!

  • @mld-woody said:

    Because I think the immediate desperate lunging to make this a DEI issue is stupid. I think all of the right's attempts at wedge issues, to scare their base with issues that don't exist, only serve to distract us from solving actual problems. This situation is only the latest attempt. 

    She could have failed. It could have not been her fault at all but she's at the top and ultimately in charge. Whatever. That doesn't mean we have any of the "DEI" issues every conservative is falling over themselves to scream about (great distraction from guns too). 

    Damn, now I want her to pick Buttigieg just for maximum crying from the cult. But PA governor may be the "smart" pick.

    @cccjwh said:

    Damn, now I want her to pick Buttigieg just for maximum crying from the cult. But PA governor may be the "smart" pick.

    She can pick whomever she wants, she will lose big.

  • New reports this morning
    Gov Whitmer has said she won't be leaving Michigan in response to questions about being potential VP for Harris
    Pelosi has endorsed Harris
    Sen. Manchin has ruled out running for the Dem nomination

    @vaportrail said:

    New reports this morning
    Gov Whitmer has said she won't be leaving Michigan in response to questions about being potential VP for Harris
    Pelosi has endorsed Harris
    Sen. Manchin has ruled out running for the Dem nomination

    Just stopping by to say hi.  🙂  Biden finally realized the obvious- "image is everything", and knew the shouts of he's too old and looks senile sunk him deeper than the Titanic after a horrendous debate non-performance.  

    Too bad about Whitmer, I'd pick her over Harris in a heartbeat...  But as has been said around here- she has her eyes on 2028. and her poll numbers currently as a presidential candidate are in single digits. Newsom isn't interested either. 

    So who?  Names out there...   Andy Beshear?  Roy Cooper?  Josh Shapiro? Mark Kelly?  Forget about Peety Buttigieg , America isn't ready for an openly gay candidate. Or making the ticket "too black" Picking a guy like Raphael Warnock. My choice is Kelly, followed closely by Shapiro.  

    Yes, right now DJT's in the lead, but a LOT can change in three months. MHO? Our current endless election cycle has gotten beyond ridiculous. Votes have hardly been counted, and political parties are already gearing up for the next election. Plenty of other countries run their elections in a few months- or even weeks.  

  • @vaportrail said:

    New reports this morning
    Gov Whitmer has said she won't be leaving Michigan in response to questions about being potential VP for Harris
    Pelosi has endorsed Harris
    Sen. Manchin has ruled out running for the Dem nomination

    Just stopping by to say hi.  🙂  Biden finally realized the obvious- "image is everything", and knew the shouts of he's too old and looks senile sunk him deeper than the Titanic after a horrendous debate non-performance.  

    Too bad about Whitmer, I'd pick her over Harris in a heartbeat...  But as has been said around here- she has her eyes on 2028. and her poll numbers currently as a presidential candidate are in single digits. Newsom isn't interested either. 

    So who?  Names out there...   Andy Beshear?  Roy Cooper?  Josh Shapiro? Mark Kelly?  Forget about Peety Buttigieg , America isn't ready for an openly gay candidate. Or making the ticket "too black" Picking a guy like Raphael Warnock. My choice is Kelly, followed closely by Shapiro.  

    Yes, right now DJT's in the lead, but a LOT can change in three months. MHO? Our current endless election cycle has gotten beyond ridiculous. Votes have hardly been counted, and political parties are already gearing up for the next election. Plenty of other countries run their elections in a few months- or even weeks.  

    @hoorta said:

     MHO? Our current endless election cycle has gotten beyond ridiculous. Votes have hardly been counted, and political parties are already gearing up for the next election. Plenty of other countries run their elections in a few months- or even weeks.  

    On that, we'll agree

  • And a final thought about GOP political hypocrisy.  

    Anyone notice how fast Trump's buddy Mike Johnson changed his tune Sunday?  Sunday morning... "Biden should stay in the race"..   Sunday afternoon "Biden should resign immediately"...   Sure Mike, did you think that one through- that if Joe did resign- you'd be talking to President Harris six months early? Of course, that would suddenly make you next in line for the presidency.  (You'd probably like that a lot) 

  • @vaportrail said:

    New reports this morning
    Gov Whitmer has said she won't be leaving Michigan in response to questions about being potential VP for Harris
    Pelosi has endorsed Harris
    Sen. Manchin has ruled out running for the Dem nomination

    Just stopping by to say hi.  🙂  Biden finally realized the obvious- "image is everything", and knew the shouts of he's too old and looks senile sunk him deeper than the Titanic after a horrendous debate non-performance.  

    Too bad about Whitmer, I'd pick her over Harris in a heartbeat...  But as has been said around here- she has her eyes on 2028. and her poll numbers currently as a presidential candidate are in single digits. Newsom isn't interested either. 

    So who?  Names out there...   Andy Beshear?  Roy Cooper?  Josh Shapiro? Mark Kelly?  Forget about Peety Buttigieg , America isn't ready for an openly gay candidate. Or making the ticket "too black" Picking a guy like Raphael Warnock. My choice is Kelly, followed closely by Shapiro.  

    Yes, right now DJT's in the lead, but a LOT can change in three months. MHO? Our current endless election cycle has gotten beyond ridiculous. Votes have hardly been counted, and political parties are already gearing up for the next election. Plenty of other countries run their elections in a few months- or even weeks.  

    @hoorta said:

    Biden finally realized the obvious

    Did he though? His campaign made statements that morning saying he wasn't dropping out and then they found out by tweet. You would expect a public appearance for an announcement of that magnitude. All we have is a post from his twitter account. 

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    I'm taking bets on when his next public appearance will be. When do you think? How long does it take for the conspiracy theory rabbit hole to open up?

  • @mld-woody said:

    Letting Harris run us basically just a punt. If she pulls it off, cool. If not, nothing really changes. 

    But running a top choice for 2028, just for them to lose and tarnish their rep, it wouldn't make sense. 

    And Harris is basically just a c u n t.

    And whose reputation are you saying gets tarnished? I didn't quite follow you there.

    @fy56 said:

    And Harris is basically just a c u n t.

    Can't Understand Normal Thinking?

  • @westside-steve said:

    The post assassination bump is it like going to last a short while. Americans have a d h d.

    But the idea of running a woman is so you guys can squeal mycology any time anybody says anything about her.

    WSS

    I believe Trump will have to choose his words wisely (which he rarely does) if he debates Kamaltoe.

    If he says the wrong thing, he will quickly be labeled a “racist”, “misogynist”, “sexist”, or whatever the Libtards can come up with.

    I don’t think Trump winning this is a slam dunk, I think if he pulls back the name calling he can win this.

    The election is his to lose.

    @canton-dawg said:

    I believe Trump will have to choose his words wisely (which he rarely does) if he debates Kamaltoe.

    If he says the wrong thing, he will quickly be labeled a “racist”, “misogynist”, “sexist”, or whatever the Libtards can come up with.

    I don’t think Trump winning this is a slam dunk, I think if he pulls back the name calling he can win this.

    The election is his to lose.

    How is that different than what they already call him? Trump should try throwing them for a loop and being...not bombastic for a change. 

  • @mld-woody said:

    Because I think the immediate desperate lunging to make this a DEI issue is stupid. I think all of the right's attempts at wedge issues, to scare their base with issues that don't exist, only serve to distract us from solving actual problems. This situation is only the latest attempt. 

    She could have failed. It could have not been her fault at all but she's at the top and ultimately in charge. Whatever. That doesn't mean we have any of the "DEI" issues every conservative is falling over themselves to scream about (great distraction from guns too). 

    This is not a made-up issue. She went on national news and bragged about making a USSS quota of 30% female agents years ago. Fast forward to this month and the female agents assigned to Trump were unable to physically shield his head. That is a failure directly tied to DEI. Once again, by saying that this issue doesn't exist, you are gaslighting. 

    It's clearly a component of the failure. But for you to say it's completely unrelated is no different than someone saying "oh she failed because she's a woman," or "guns have nothing to do with it."

    @vaportrail said:

    This is not a made-up issue. She went on national news and bragged about making a USSS quota of 30% female agents years ago. Fast forward to this month and the female agents assigned to Trump were unable to physically shield his head. That is a failure directly tied to DEI. Once again, by saying that this issue doesn't exist, you are gaslighting. 

    It's clearly a component of the failure. But for you to say it's completely unrelated is no different than someone saying "oh she failed because she's a woman," or "guns have nothing to do with it."

    What?  Someone in charge of something patting themselves on the back for meeting a goal they set or was set for them?   Say it ain't so.

    There was 1 female agent on the stage and all photos show her in the position of shielding Trumps body.  Or are we saying she was responsible for keeping Trump from rising up, showing his head, and raising his fist.

    Look, there was likely either outright failures with the entire setup or woulda/coulda/shoulda lessons learned out of it.  But I'll bet money anyone's sexual orientation or hiring because of sexual orientation has nothing to do with it.

    And no, I am not in favor of DEI or quotas in general.  I also realize these type of things end up having to become mandates by governments or shareholders because there are still to many racist/sexist/general d-bags in positions of power/decision making position who F up for everyone.  If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

  • @vaportrail said:

    This is not a made-up issue. She went on national news and bragged about making a USSS quota of 30% female agents years ago. Fast forward to this month and the female agents assigned to Trump were unable to physically shield his head. That is a failure directly tied to DEI. Once again, by saying that this issue doesn't exist, you are gaslighting. 

    It's clearly a component of the failure. But for you to say it's completely unrelated is no different than someone saying "oh she failed because she's a woman," or "guns have nothing to do with it."

    What?  Someone in charge of something patting themselves on the back for meeting a goal they set or was set for them?   Say it ain't so.

    There was 1 female agent on the stage and all photos show her in the position of shielding Trumps body.  Or are we saying she was responsible for keeping Trump from rising up, showing his head, and raising his fist.

    Look, there was likely either outright failures with the entire setup or woulda/coulda/shoulda lessons learned out of it.  But I'll bet money anyone's sexual orientation or hiring because of sexual orientation has nothing to do with it.

    And no, I am not in favor of DEI or quotas in general.  I also realize these type of things end up having to become mandates by governments or shareholders because there are still to many racist/sexist/general d-bags in positions of power/decision making position who F up for everyone.  If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

    @reality said:

    What?  Someone in charge of something patting themselves on the back for meeting a goal they set or was set for them?   Say it ain't so.

    There was 1 female agent on the stage and all photos show her in the position of shielding Trumps body.  Or are we saying she was responsible for keeping Trump from rising up, showing his head, and raising his fist.

    Look, there was likely either outright failures with the entire setup or woulda/coulda/shoulda lessons learned out of it.  But I'll bet money anyone's sexual orientation or hiring because of sexual orientation has nothing to do with it.

    And no, I am not in favor of DEI or quotas in general.  I also realize these type of things end up having to become mandates by governments or shareholders because there are still to many racist/sexist/general d-bags in positions of power/decision making position who F up for everyone.  If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

    There were three females, and one was about 4 ft tall.

  • @vaportrail said:

    This is not a made-up issue. She went on national news and bragged about making a USSS quota of 30% female agents years ago. Fast forward to this month and the female agents assigned to Trump were unable to physically shield his head. That is a failure directly tied to DEI. Once again, by saying that this issue doesn't exist, you are gaslighting. 

    It's clearly a component of the failure. But for you to say it's completely unrelated is no different than someone saying "oh she failed because she's a woman," or "guns have nothing to do with it."

    What?  Someone in charge of something patting themselves on the back for meeting a goal they set or was set for them?   Say it ain't so.

    There was 1 female agent on the stage and all photos show her in the position of shielding Trumps body.  Or are we saying she was responsible for keeping Trump from rising up, showing his head, and raising his fist.

    Look, there was likely either outright failures with the entire setup or woulda/coulda/shoulda lessons learned out of it.  But I'll bet money anyone's sexual orientation or hiring because of sexual orientation has nothing to do with it.

    And no, I am not in favor of DEI or quotas in general.  I also realize these type of things end up having to become mandates by governments or shareholders because there are still to many racist/sexist/general d-bags in positions of power/decision making position who F up for everyone.  If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

    @reality said:

    If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

    You're fucking tripping.

  • @reality said:

    If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

    You're fucking tripping.

    @diehardbrownsfan1 said:

    You're fucking tripping.

    Bruh this is a troll account. Don't get sucked into it. 

  • @reality said:

    What?  Someone in charge of something patting themselves on the back for meeting a goal they set or was set for them?   Say it ain't so.

    There was 1 female agent on the stage and all photos show her in the position of shielding Trumps body.  Or are we saying she was responsible for keeping Trump from rising up, showing his head, and raising his fist.

    Look, there was likely either outright failures with the entire setup or woulda/coulda/shoulda lessons learned out of it.  But I'll bet money anyone's sexual orientation or hiring because of sexual orientation has nothing to do with it.

    And no, I am not in favor of DEI or quotas in general.  I also realize these type of things end up having to become mandates by governments or shareholders because there are still to many racist/sexist/general d-bags in positions of power/decision making position who F up for everyone.  If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

    There were three females, and one was about 4 ft tall.

    @diehardbrownsfan1 said:

    There were three females, and one was about 4 ft tall.

    Every photo i have seen or can find shows one female agent on him when they are getting him up to move him.  Shall we ignore the video where no agent, male or female gets on the president until he ducks on his own after getting hit in the ear...

  • @reality said:

    If they weren't off doing the exact polar opposite of DEI types of initiatives (ie. hiring/promoting less qualified white males over more qualified any other race/sex) we wouldn't have the DEI/quota nonsense.   

    You're fucking tripping.

    @diehardbrownsfan1 said:

    You're fucking tripping.

    Do you know the sheer number of lawsuits won and settled out of court with payment over this type of discriminatory hiring practices?  That draws attention from the public and shareholders.  That results in over course correction (ie. DEI initiatives).

    Let's dumb it down.   This type of nonsense has to get enacted for the same reason a company's travel policy has to get tighted.  Some bad apples, typically in higher level positions ruin it for everyone else because of dumb ass behavior/decision making.  It's just at a larger scale.

  • @diehardbrownsfan1 said:

    You're fucking tripping.

    Bruh this is a troll account. Don't get sucked into it. 

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Bruh this is a troll account. Don't get sucked into it. 

    Not a troll account at all.  

  • @canton-dawg said:

    I believe Trump will have to choose his words wisely (which he rarely does) if he debates Kamaltoe.

    If he says the wrong thing, he will quickly be labeled a “racist”, “misogynist”, “sexist”, or whatever the Libtards can come up with.

    I don’t think Trump winning this is a slam dunk, I think if he pulls back the name calling he can win this.

    The election is his to lose.

    How is that different than what they already call him? Trump should try throwing them for a loop and being...not bombastic for a change. 

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    How is that different than what they already call him? Trump should try throwing them for a loop and being...not bombastic for a change. 

    I’m not defending anything that the Libtards or their Media lapdogs say about Trump.

    I agree I think he needs to tone it down a notch, the election is in the bag if he can do that.

  • @the-cysko-kid said:

    How is that different than what they already call him? Trump should try throwing them for a loop and being...not bombastic for a change. 

    I’m not defending anything that the Libtards or their Media lapdogs say about Trump.

    I agree I think he needs to tone it down a notch, the election is in the bag if he can do that.

    @canton-dawg said:

    I’m not defending anything that the Libtards or their Media lapdogs say about Trump.

    I agree I think he needs to tone it down a notch, the election is in the bag if he can do that.

    What Trump really needs to do is act like a f**cking adult for the next few months and not act like a name calling juvenile asshole against anyone he doesn't like.  (Kamala) 

    FWIW, Canton- that's the primary reason I actually voted for Donnie back then in 2016, I (mistakenly) thought he'd actually grow up and act like an adult. Well, he never did, and still hasn't.  

    Will the MSM start focusing more on Trump's OBVIOUS mental failings, now that Joe decided to sit the election out?  OMG, this video is too imbedded for this relative  computer incompetent to post, but the Midas Touch Network created a two minute video that if anyone short of a a Cult 45 supporter ever saw, they'd never in a million year vote for the guy. Yeah, I know the Cult is going to vote for him regardless.  ?  

  • @canton-dawg said:

    I’m not defending anything that the Libtards or their Media lapdogs say about Trump.

    I agree I think he needs to tone it down a notch, the election is in the bag if he can do that.

    What Trump really needs to do is act like a f**cking adult for the next few months and not act like a name calling juvenile asshole against anyone he doesn't like.  (Kamala) 

    FWIW, Canton- that's the primary reason I actually voted for Donnie back then in 2016, I (mistakenly) thought he'd actually grow up and act like an adult. Well, he never did, and still hasn't.  

    Will the MSM start focusing more on Trump's OBVIOUS mental failings, now that Joe decided to sit the election out?  OMG, this video is too imbedded for this relative  computer incompetent to post, but the Midas Touch Network created a two minute video that if anyone short of a a Cult 45 supporter ever saw, they'd never in a million year vote for the guy. Yeah, I know the Cult is going to vote for him regardless.  ?  

    @hoorta said:

    What Trump really needs to do is act like a f**cking adult for the next few months and not act like a name calling juvenile asshole against anyone he doesn't like.

    look into a mirror.