Thread: A Hero Comes Along (Finally!)

Mauve? People generally either don't know what it is or don't like it if they do.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Mauve? People generally either don't know what it is or don't like it if they do.

...I was thinking about black...or maybe a pixel that can be divided into black and blue...

Originally Posted by tomcat

...I was thinking about black...

That would piss off our more racist posters

Originally Posted by panama hat

That would piss off our more racist posters

...yes, that's the point...

. . . a point well made.

Originally Posted by beachbound

In my defense, I didn’t send you a red for racist comments.
I sent you a red because, much like the Dragonturd, you go out of your way to try to be provocative, and more often than not, fall way short.

In other words, you’re an asshole.

speaks about being butthurt, frigging snowflakes

An awful lot of non Americans posting on this. The American public have the president they deserve, because the voted for him using a system that is not fit for purpose.
If you elect a blistering nincompoop, that’s what you deserve.
Only Americans can change that, so outsiders, banging on about how useless Trump is, will have zero effect, no matter how dumb he is.
It will come as no surprise that Trump is re-elected, because the system is broken.

Originally Posted by Switch

An awful lot of non Americans posting on this. The American public have the president they deserve, because the voted for him using a system that is not fit for purpose.
If you elect a blistering nincompoop, that’s what you deserve.
Only Americans can change that, so outsiders, banging on about how useless Trump is, will have zero effect, no matter how dumb he is.
It will come as no surprise that Trump is re-elected, because the system is broken.

...*sigh*...agree, except that it's not the system that's broken, it's a significant part of the population...re-education camps may be required...

Absolutely.

It isn't the system. Keeping it as neutral as possible...

There were enough votes for Trump to become president, whatever the system.

Even now, three or four of the dozen or so US posters who regularly post about US politics would vote Trump.

And that's a bunch of people scattered around the world.

Originally Posted by Switch

If you elect a blistering nincompoop, that’s what you deserve.

Originally Posted by tomcat

...*sigh*...agree, except that it's not the system that's broken, it's a significant part of the population...re-education camps may be required...

Re-educated in what manner?




Actually, both the system and society/culture are well beyond broken.
.....and those that don't have the ability to recognize as such.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Re-educated in what manner?




Actually, both the system and society/culture are well beyond broken.
.....and those that don't have the ability to recognize as such.

...so, that just leaves...you and me...have another drink.

or a doobie, in Jeff's case.

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

or a doobie, in Jeff's case.

...ephemeral reasoning doubted...

Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic during a speech on Saturday.


The comments are a rare rebuke of a sitting president from one of his predecessors, and come in the midst of a pandemic that has had devastating and disproportionate effects on communities of color in the United States.


“Let’s be honest, a disease like this just spotlights the underlying inequalities and extra burdens that black communities have historically had to deal with in this country,” said Obama, during an online commencement address to graduates of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). “We see it in the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on our communities.”


As he continued, Obama criticized federal response efforts to the coronavirus crisis: “More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing. A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge,” he said.


The former president’s comments come amid dual crises – one a pandemic disproportionately sickening people of color in the US, and another born by the economic impacts of attempts to contain the virus through lockdowns. So far, there have been 1.4 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the US, and 88,000 people have died from the virus.


Those crises, as well as the high-profile killings of black people by police, loomed large in the virtual event, itself necessitated by the shutdown of large gatherings to stem the spread of the disease.


“These aren’t normal times. You’re being asked to find your way in a world in the middle of a devastating pandemic and a terrible recession,” said Obama.


He added that the injustices faced by African Americans are not new, and described the recent high-profile killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black jogger who was shot and killed after being pursued in broad daylight by a white former police officer and his son through a neighborhood in Georgia.


“We see it when a black man goes for a jog and some folks feel like they can stop and question and shoot him, if he doesn’t submit to their questioning,” said Obama.


He went on to use the circumstances of the online graduation as a rallying cry for new graduates: “If the world’s going to get better, it’s going to be up to you.”


Although Obama has largely avoided criticizing Trump’s performance in office, in a call leaked last week the former president described the US government’s coronavirus response as, “an absolute chaotic disaster,” and questioned whether the justice department’s decision to drop charges against former national security advisor Michael Flynn could endanger the “rule of law” in the United States.


The remarks prompted the US Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, to tell the former president to “keep his mouth shut”.


Barack Obama attacks Trump administration's response to coronavirus pandemic | US news | The Guardian

Originally Posted by cyrille

The remarks prompted the US Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, to tell the former president to “keep his mouth shut”.

. . . like a good black boy should! . . . says the turtle from Kentucky, gaining admiration from several TD members

Yup, just the TD cadre show it's not 'the system' that's the problem.

If only!

soon Obama will be blaming Trump because COVID killed more black people than white people, and Trump didn't do enough to protect black people

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

or a dobbie, in Jeff's case.

FTFY.

Originally Posted by Cujo

FTFY.

eh?


How do you spell Doobie?

Correct spelling for the English word "doobie" is [dˈuːbi], [dˈuːbi], [d_ˈuː_b_i]] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

eh?


How do you spell Doobie?

...j-o-i-n-t...the doobie part is silent...

When in doubt:

Dobbie Brothers

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by panama hat

. . . like a good black boy should! . . . says the turtle from Kentucky, gaining admiration from several TD members

Is it okay for the Caucasian side of him to speak.

Originally Posted by RPETER65

Is it okay for the Caucasian side of him to speak.

It's even better when turtlehead has to grovel an apology for lying about him leaving a Pandemic response manual.

Originally Posted by RPETER65

Is it okay for the Caucasian side of him to speak.

Umm . . . you're saying . . . what?