We don't want unvetted immigration; we don't want post pubescent males on female sports teams (for many of us, that's a litmus test for honesty and sanity); we don't want lighter punishments for violent criminals; we don't want zero punishments for non violent criminals; we don't want our tax money going to unaccountable NGO's around the world; we don't want crazy jihadis disrupting our streets and terrorizing our Jewish neighbors (we've seen what's happened to Europe and we are determined that it will NOT happen here). If the Dems can't get on board with all of the above, they will continue to lose, especially at the state and national levels.
So Democrat Gendebien sounds like a 2025 Republican, or maybe even a 1985 Democrat. That may serve him well in a special House District election, but should Democrats realize a Blue Wave midterm election that already is giving some of them wet dreams, they will again flex their political intolerance of anyone failing their narrow political litmus test. And Gendebien will either be forced to become a Republican, an Independent or a very lonely and politically marginalized Democrat.
I think most Americans are sickened by these so-called 'town halls' and see them exactly for what they are - a bunch of activist screamers bussed in - not to have any kind of political or policy exchange but to simply to act like horses' behinds and disrupt. And to see our national Democrat LEADERS - not just liberal crazies - calling the United States president a traitor simply to make political points, regardless of how it harms our country, is dangerous. I wouldn't vote for a Democrat for ANY kind of office unless he/she denounces these tactics.
Honest question, and I come in peace: You don’t think Trump’s blatant pandering to Putin, that is a through line to 2016, and his other flattering of brutal dictators, that is also a through line to 2016, is traitorous? Especially the way he is handling this negotiation with the war with such favorable terms to Putin? The Dems say a lot of BS, but I think this “traitor” accusation is correct. Also, plenty of former GOP members, or are conservative or lean that way, are saying the same thing, lest you think it’s just the Dems.
The definition of 'traitor' is not 'I don't like the way you're negotiating the Ukraine v Russia conflict.' It's an offense punishable by death. Zelenskyy invited himself to the Oval Office under false pretenses - he had no intention of signing the mineral agreement, but wanted to embarrass Trump. Now if you want to continue spending billions (much of it unaccounted for) and if you want to put American soldiers on the ground, then make that argument. And if you want America's leaders to say they stand with a foreign country vs. U.S., then make that argument. But it's dangerous to imply the president should be put to death, because with the lunatics on the left that's definitely a real possibility.
Thanks for your reply. I don’t know where you’re getting traitor as “punishable by death,” in our modern context, but I think it’s safe to say Trump’s critics here are using that term in the colloquial sense, which, if you want to look up the first definition on Google, is synonymous with “betrayal.” I think that’s pretty accurate.
And I am honestly not sure where you get the interpretation that Zelensky is the one who has ulterior motives here. It is in his self-interest to be on Trump’s good side, and all was going smoothly until JD Vance interjected, and then it went downhill. To me, Zelensky isn’t going to be bullied by Vance, and I think in the moment he had the same sentiment toward Trump.
We aren’t even giving weapons to Ukraine anymore (we give our own old stockpile and then spend billions to replenish it rather than give most of the aid in the form of money, contrary to popular belief). So, if Trump can’t guarantee security to the Ukrainians in a deal, which is the main objection Zelensky had, then how could he agree to the deal’s terms? Putin has violated previous cease fires over 25 times. Honestly, if we aren’t going to help them by giving weaponry or guaranteeing we will have their back if Putin or one of his crony predecessors tries another invasion, I don’t see the point of U.S. involvement. So far, what Trump and his team are doing is counterproductive to Ukraine’s interests, so we might as well let Europe handle it. Then if Europe destabilizes in the future from our isolationism, we will regret it. And I think that is a real possibility.
Last point: If Joe Biden was giving such favorable terms and treatment to Putin, would that not be traitorous? Critics can simultaneously call a spade a spade and condemn violent rhetoric toward the President.
Literally, no you don't. This isn't the West Wing. There's nothing to be gained by Trump finger wagging and grandstanding against Putler just to emotionally gratify shitlibs, Cold War fossils, and the Euro-serfs.
No idea what you mean about that last paragraph, but I think it’s safe to say I know what my motives are, and I am seeking to have a respectful and rhetorically peaceful discussion on an important point and topic.
Indeed, good harbinger Nate. However this goes, I think Democrats should be terrified at the following numbers because in the long run, it's voter reg, voter reg, voter reg: In Maricopa CO., AZ,, the GOP margin has done nothing but grow since November. In 2020, it was R+3 as Trump barely lost. In November 2024 it was 6.3. Now it's 7.2! In deep blue Pima Co., Ds lead fell from 11 in 2020 to 8.9 last November to now just 8.2.
In PA, the D lead among active voters shrank again, and is now just 89,000. In 2016 when Trump won it was 1.1 MILLION.
In NC, Rs had another great month. Trump won the state in 2016 when Ds led by 175,000. Now that lead is 30,000. And Trump won 2x more since 2016.
Even in NY, Rs shaved a net of 72,000 off the D lead. Admittedly, a huge margin, but that ain't hay.
Earlier NV flipped red.
When taken with the voter roll purge in VA, the removal of illegal aliens in every single district, and the outflow of fed employees in Washington, VA is pretty much now a tossup. The Social Security purge, which found just in FL 600,000 dead or missing people or duplicates will spread.
It will not surprise me if, by 2028, Democrats nationally are down THREE MILLION from 2020 levels.
I looked up this district earlier today. Bigger than Vermont. One congressional district. Ought to be out west where we have real beef cows that some call steers.
Tough district. I notice the Dem is a dairy farmer, and dairy employes a huge number of illegal workers. But then of course like anywhere the actual number of farmers is usually pretty small as a percent of the overall population, many of whom might be very wage and employment motivated.
The problem for the Trump administration is that the money flowing from government to the NGOs and media is still in their accounts and has not been stopped yet by DOGE, so the media is still a propaganda arm of the Democrats and has been in full on Trump-opposition mode gaslighting the electorate. I have friends that don't have the time to seek the real story from independent media just absorb the constant chatter of the mainstream media and thus pick up the narratives and memes of the mainstream media that are 99% anti-Trump.
This did not work in 2024 because the alternative to Trump sucked rancid pond water. But the Democrat today have the benefit of not having their terribleness leaking out from the candidates that are forced to have to talk, and thus identifying the rancid pond water.
What Trump needs to do... work with congress to stop the money flowing to the Democrat media propaganda machine.
I just listened to a Taibbi/Kirn podcast, Matt has the receipts for $$ going to social influencers to promote leftest b.s. Doubt if U.S. taxpayers have a clue this is going on.
Anger can not be over the top though. Senators, present as old out of touch wackos don’t help. A lot of what we see is what we saw from the Dems pre 11/5. It was a loser then and remains so. Nothing is more pathetic than Schumer hunched over reading his outrage from a script. It appears the Dems have reaped the whirlwind.
They are getting more and more hysterical. Claiming the White House is an arm of the Kremlin, that Trump is a traitor and Putin puppet, mobs swarming Tesla dealerships, female senator calling Elon a dick and female congresswoman telling Elon to go back to South Africa. This is going to win elections??
The irony of the left going after Starlink is that company gives a lot of communication hardware where disasters strike. To hurt Starlink is to hurt those most in need.
We don't want unvetted immigration; we don't want post pubescent males on female sports teams (for many of us, that's a litmus test for honesty and sanity); we don't want lighter punishments for violent criminals; we don't want zero punishments for non violent criminals; we don't want our tax money going to unaccountable NGO's around the world; we don't want crazy jihadis disrupting our streets and terrorizing our Jewish neighbors (we've seen what's happened to Europe and we are determined that it will NOT happen here). If the Dems can't get on board with all of the above, they will continue to lose, especially at the state and national levels.
So Democrat Gendebien sounds like a 2025 Republican, or maybe even a 1985 Democrat. That may serve him well in a special House District election, but should Democrats realize a Blue Wave midterm election that already is giving some of them wet dreams, they will again flex their political intolerance of anyone failing their narrow political litmus test. And Gendebien will either be forced to become a Republican, an Independent or a very lonely and politically marginalized Democrat.
I think most Americans are sickened by these so-called 'town halls' and see them exactly for what they are - a bunch of activist screamers bussed in - not to have any kind of political or policy exchange but to simply to act like horses' behinds and disrupt. And to see our national Democrat LEADERS - not just liberal crazies - calling the United States president a traitor simply to make political points, regardless of how it harms our country, is dangerous. I wouldn't vote for a Democrat for ANY kind of office unless he/she denounces these tactics.
Honest question, and I come in peace: You don’t think Trump’s blatant pandering to Putin, that is a through line to 2016, and his other flattering of brutal dictators, that is also a through line to 2016, is traitorous? Especially the way he is handling this negotiation with the war with such favorable terms to Putin? The Dems say a lot of BS, but I think this “traitor” accusation is correct. Also, plenty of former GOP members, or are conservative or lean that way, are saying the same thing, lest you think it’s just the Dems.
The definition of 'traitor' is not 'I don't like the way you're negotiating the Ukraine v Russia conflict.' It's an offense punishable by death. Zelenskyy invited himself to the Oval Office under false pretenses - he had no intention of signing the mineral agreement, but wanted to embarrass Trump. Now if you want to continue spending billions (much of it unaccounted for) and if you want to put American soldiers on the ground, then make that argument. And if you want America's leaders to say they stand with a foreign country vs. U.S., then make that argument. But it's dangerous to imply the president should be put to death, because with the lunatics on the left that's definitely a real possibility.
Thanks for your reply. I don’t know where you’re getting traitor as “punishable by death,” in our modern context, but I think it’s safe to say Trump’s critics here are using that term in the colloquial sense, which, if you want to look up the first definition on Google, is synonymous with “betrayal.” I think that’s pretty accurate.
And I am honestly not sure where you get the interpretation that Zelensky is the one who has ulterior motives here. It is in his self-interest to be on Trump’s good side, and all was going smoothly until JD Vance interjected, and then it went downhill. To me, Zelensky isn’t going to be bullied by Vance, and I think in the moment he had the same sentiment toward Trump.
We aren’t even giving weapons to Ukraine anymore (we give our own old stockpile and then spend billions to replenish it rather than give most of the aid in the form of money, contrary to popular belief). So, if Trump can’t guarantee security to the Ukrainians in a deal, which is the main objection Zelensky had, then how could he agree to the deal’s terms? Putin has violated previous cease fires over 25 times. Honestly, if we aren’t going to help them by giving weaponry or guaranteeing we will have their back if Putin or one of his crony predecessors tries another invasion, I don’t see the point of U.S. involvement. So far, what Trump and his team are doing is counterproductive to Ukraine’s interests, so we might as well let Europe handle it. Then if Europe destabilizes in the future from our isolationism, we will regret it. And I think that is a real possibility.
Last point: If Joe Biden was giving such favorable terms and treatment to Putin, would that not be traitorous? Critics can simultaneously call a spade a spade and condemn violent rhetoric toward the President.
"I come in peace"
Literally, no you don't. This isn't the West Wing. There's nothing to be gained by Trump finger wagging and grandstanding against Putler just to emotionally gratify shitlibs, Cold War fossils, and the Euro-serfs.
No idea what you mean about that last paragraph, but I think it’s safe to say I know what my motives are, and I am seeking to have a respectful and rhetorically peaceful discussion on an important point and topic.
The woke democrats of identity based ideology are finished nationally! Good Riddance
Indeed, good harbinger Nate. However this goes, I think Democrats should be terrified at the following numbers because in the long run, it's voter reg, voter reg, voter reg: In Maricopa CO., AZ,, the GOP margin has done nothing but grow since November. In 2020, it was R+3 as Trump barely lost. In November 2024 it was 6.3. Now it's 7.2! In deep blue Pima Co., Ds lead fell from 11 in 2020 to 8.9 last November to now just 8.2.
In PA, the D lead among active voters shrank again, and is now just 89,000. In 2016 when Trump won it was 1.1 MILLION.
In NC, Rs had another great month. Trump won the state in 2016 when Ds led by 175,000. Now that lead is 30,000. And Trump won 2x more since 2016.
Even in NY, Rs shaved a net of 72,000 off the D lead. Admittedly, a huge margin, but that ain't hay.
Earlier NV flipped red.
When taken with the voter roll purge in VA, the removal of illegal aliens in every single district, and the outflow of fed employees in Washington, VA is pretty much now a tossup. The Social Security purge, which found just in FL 600,000 dead or missing people or duplicates will spread.
It will not surprise me if, by 2028, Democrats nationally are down THREE MILLION from 2020 levels.
I looked up this district earlier today. Bigger than Vermont. One congressional district. Ought to be out west where we have real beef cows that some call steers.
Tough district. I notice the Dem is a dairy farmer, and dairy employes a huge number of illegal workers. But then of course like anywhere the actual number of farmers is usually pretty small as a percent of the overall population, many of whom might be very wage and employment motivated.
There was an article in our local paper today about e-verify, one of the groups against it was the state dairy assn. Thanks for explaining why.
The problem for the Trump administration is that the money flowing from government to the NGOs and media is still in their accounts and has not been stopped yet by DOGE, so the media is still a propaganda arm of the Democrats and has been in full on Trump-opposition mode gaslighting the electorate. I have friends that don't have the time to seek the real story from independent media just absorb the constant chatter of the mainstream media and thus pick up the narratives and memes of the mainstream media that are 99% anti-Trump.
This did not work in 2024 because the alternative to Trump sucked rancid pond water. But the Democrat today have the benefit of not having their terribleness leaking out from the candidates that are forced to have to talk, and thus identifying the rancid pond water.
What Trump needs to do... work with congress to stop the money flowing to the Democrat media propaganda machine.
I just listened to a Taibbi/Kirn podcast, Matt has the receipts for $$ going to social influencers to promote leftest b.s. Doubt if U.S. taxpayers have a clue this is going on.
Anger can not be over the top though. Senators, present as old out of touch wackos don’t help. A lot of what we see is what we saw from the Dems pre 11/5. It was a loser then and remains so. Nothing is more pathetic than Schumer hunched over reading his outrage from a script. It appears the Dems have reaped the whirlwind.
They are getting more and more hysterical. Claiming the White House is an arm of the Kremlin, that Trump is a traitor and Putin puppet, mobs swarming Tesla dealerships, female senator calling Elon a dick and female congresswoman telling Elon to go back to South Africa. This is going to win elections??
The irony of the left going after Starlink is that company gives a lot of communication hardware where disasters strike. To hurt Starlink is to hurt those most in need.
Democrats and Republicans alike pander at election time and then behave differently when they get to Washington.