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Old Oct 8, 2020 | 03:38 PM
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I have been stewing about how I am going to answer your question. I have typed many things but none of them came out right. So I will lay it out here.

I like our current President and Vice President very much as they have done great things for the country. That being said. I think the POTUS sometimes acts like a child. I would not want him for a boss, or a friend necessarily.

I know there is value in the POTUS's knowledge and wish that he could play more of a roll as an advisor to the president than the leader of the greatest country of the world. Wouldn't it be great to have a president that was poised, structured, and had great finesse. The Presidential debate was like watching two sisters fighting over the same man on a Jerry Springer show. All I am saying is that it would have been awesome to have someone up there that had confidence, and spoke well, and could be looked up to.

BUT.. let me be very clear... Joe Biden is pure evil. IMHO..
 
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 12:33 PM
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Curtis, on what basis do you consider Biden pure evil compared to Trump? This is not a criticism, just curious.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 02:29 PM
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I will jump in to this. We are a Republic. Much like the Roman's. The Roman Republic collapsed economically because the Roman Senator's keep trying to buy votes with policy's. Much like what is going on in America now. Take a look at our debt clock. The Dem's are tax and spender guys. The Pubs are a some also but slightly less. Our country was founded with one of the principles that a free and impartial press is necessary. The thing is the press is not impartial. So the Dems seem to get a free pass doing thing the Pubs are attacked for. I think the Pubs should be attacked for many of these things but the Dems should be also. The big money guys are are running much of this and they will win no matter what happens. The only difference to me is how fast the collapse will happen. The Dems have that in the bases of the progressives and want a revolution and socialism. Look at the Dems support of Bernie and that he beat Hilliary in the primary in KS 4 years ago. The right has a smaller group that wants to over throw the liberal government and these are bad folks and considered terrorist. And Biden ask Trump to condemn theese folks and he did as he should. But what the far right radicals have done pails to the billons of dollars of damage the far left has done with riots and burning down parts of cities all over the US. Trump asked Biden about this and his response was that the group behind a large portion was an idea not a group and would not denounce them. As bad as the Pubs are I think the Dems are much worse. We will collapse economically. To use a Star Trek reference, the pubs will get us there under impulse power and the Dems will get us there at warp speed. So while I do not nor have I ever liked Trump I am forced to vote for him. At least if he is voted into office again his feet will be held to the fire for his actions by the media. Biden will not be by our liberal media and we will move much faster to socialism. This is not a problem just in the US but in much of Europe. So if youd like the idea of socialism as it seems a large portion of America does then Biden is an ok guy. But for those who oppose socialism he is pure evil.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 03:12 PM
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I have a hard time describing either of them as pure evil. Either might do some evil things. Trump is inept and a hateful bully. Due to his narcissism he ends up being his own and often our worst enemy. Biden has is not an evil man but has the millstone of having been part of the DC establishment for many years. Biden won’t bring on a socialist government. Will there be more social programs or expansion of some? Probably.

Now when AOC becomes President or Don Jr. then we are in trouble! 😄
 
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 04:48 PM
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Sure Biden wants socialism. And he wants to be the one in charge of it. Will he be able to do it in the next 4 years if elected president? I don't know and I hope not. But one thing you can take to the bank is if he is elected president in the next 4 years this country will be more socialist and much closer to finacial collapse .
 
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Old Oct 10, 2020 | 08:45 AM
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i wonder if people didn't watch so much reality tv ie; msm there wouldn't be so much angst.
no way to know the % of people in the U.S. believe that 98% of the news is fake, but will believe 99% of the
negative nonsense they hear about the candidate they don't like.
over the years i have suggested to friends and family to look up and read and understand the definition of POLITICIAN, it will explain
everything you need to know. but... they, friends and family still take the bait from the smooth forked tongue politician... interesting..
currently we don't have a politician in the wh and because he's not a "polished politician" many times is called a &@)$ buffoon. in his defense
it makes it difficult for msm to spin something he tweets although they're quite good at it.

humans... we're a funny animal
hope y'all have a wonderful day
 
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Old Oct 10, 2020 | 10:14 AM
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The idea that we had, or should have, an impartial press is relatively recent.

It has never been the case, going way back when. They would print the most scandalous things. (One thing they did do different in those days, was the concept of dueling, which tended to put a damper on some of it.)

So in that sense the modern press or "news" is just returning to form. There is no pretense of objectivity or fairness. I don't know how some of you can watch it. It's constant gaslighting 24/7.

I would agree that the President is an imperfect vessel, but it's worth noting that there isn't a nickle's worth of difference between the two major parties in many people's eyes.

He managed to actually win against ... well just about everybody, including and not limited to lots of hostile republicans, a weaponized FBIIRSNSACIADHS and foreign intelligence services, the entire industrial news media complex, numerous foreign media outlets, and the popular entertainment industry, and many others. Politics ain't bean bag boys and girls. Being "nice" has brought the country to its knees.

The guy never held public office before. Pay attention, because you're not likely to see someone like him again. Easily the biggest political upset in American history, and they still haven't conceded if you stop and think about it. The "pandemic" and nationwide riots are also exploited to cause maximum damage. If you're not part of the "club" they will destroy you, if they can.

If you want to understand the leftists keep in mind the concept of projection, generally everything they falsely accuse you of is what they are already doing. It's their hallmark. That, and an inability to link cause and effect. These are not nice people, and "Republicans" are either feckless or complicit in many cases.

If you're looking for fiscal restraint from Republicans you're smoking your socks. That ship sailed a long, long time ago. Pay attention to what they do, not what they say.

Democrats vote for every stupid foreign war and Republicans vote for every stupid spending bill. Watch how all the "antiwar" politicians or leftists screech like wounded eagles at the suggestion of bringing troops home from countries they can't even find on a map. Congress hasn't declared war since 19 and 41.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2020 | 10:23 AM
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^ profound..
however many will disagree... there is a blindness.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2020 | 12:01 PM
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the latest brouhaha is about the competency of the POTUS , as a citizen of this great nation, i propose a competence test
on all of our so called leaders and the ones running in our future elections. we put our trust in the hands these imbeciles
and now with current crop look where we've ended up. sometimes i honestly feel the mental hospitals closed down and we move the patients
into our government. and the most damaged ones are in charge.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2020 | 07:39 AM
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The fact that most become millionaires while in office on a 400k salary a year with multi million dollar homes makes me pretty sure they are all corrupt. Well I guess Pres Trump had the money to begin with---- I am sad at the way society is evolving-- and myself included-- (I was turning a corner with a trailer the other day- I was taking up both lanes because it was a narrow corner and there was some guy rearranging vehicles in the street-- I waited a bit and had 2 cars get in behind me-- One of them followed me to the campground (3 blocks away) and I thought here we go KAREN is going to start yelling--- and a guy got out of his truck and says:-- WOW that is a amazing truck I needed a closer look!-- So because of the way people have been lately I got all riled up and was ready to "throw Down" over nothing-- I was ashamed-- (although I did have an incident with a KAREN recently)
 
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