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    My point is valid snub, and you know it. Why should I shut up about it? I have seen it so often- a valid movement with valid grievances and valid points hijacked by the scumbags. And thus only ending up strengthening the hand of those they oppose. Quite a lot of trump votes were assured on the "law and order" thing. By the actions of those who, in the main, do not even take the time to vote themselves.

    But hey, party on dude. I'm happy about the election outcome too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    They ain't seen nothing yet. What for the big farewell party.
    I think the farewell party , or actually the don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out party, has started already LOL

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    President elect Joe Biden will speak in 11 minutes.

    *Edit* two more hours. Opps
    Last edited by bsnub; 08-11-2020 at 06:03 AM.

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    Biden to announce COVID-19 task force Monday

    As of 8 am, the United States had suffered 236,099 deaths from COVID-19: Biden announcing COVID task force on Monday - Axios

    Where the fvck is/was trump?




    Trump returns to White House after golfing to chants of "Loser!": Trump returns to White House after golfing to chants of "Loser!"
    Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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    Congratulations to president Biden in the election of the third most powerful nation to make benefit the glorious nation of Amurica.

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    President Joe Biden-full-exp-jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by YourDaddy View Post
    Congratulations to president Biden in the election of the third most powerful nation to make benefit the glorious nation of Amurica.

    nicely done, did you write that or borrow it?

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    Biden should have romped it in with Covid etc etc but he didnt. 70 million votes went to Trump which would suggest a lot of what should be dem heartland voted for Trump. There were probably many who voted for Joe purely because at least he wasn't Trump. The Dems need to look at why they didnt romp home. It would appear many of the American working class do not see the Dems as representing them.
    I wonder if it is similar to Australia where some view the left side of politics as the "chardonnay sipping socialists" full of lawyers and University educated socialists who work in the upper echelons of the trade union offices. Certainly Australia is over represented in politics with law degree graduates, even in the labor party.
    I see an even more divided America. Can Joe bridge the gap? Time will tell. Getting a hand on Covid will be his first challenge. He will need to make very unpopular decisions to do so and does he have the ticker for it? So far all he has had to prove to get elected is he is not Trump. He will tread a careful path knowing there he is not that popular. How much of an asset will Harris be is another question, other than not a white male? I will be interested in the first 100 day report. I would expect him to at least be more presidential and more diplomatic and measured in his comments which at least may garner a little more respect from world leaders. I will be most interested to see how he handles Vlad and Xi.

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    HC, Biden won, the first small step in attempting to rebuild the USA. Thats all we need to know for now. Hate and divisiveness will be vanquished. Its a freaking start. What a great feeling after 4 years of utter crap.

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    Think she would be nice to work with.

    'We did it, Joe!': Kamala Harris calls president-elect Biden to celebrate election victory


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    Biden about give his victory speech.

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    So wonderful to see that. Just compare to Pence and all of Trumps dinosaurs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    the Democrats face a sober reality- and it is not just a bitterly divided country. Or a pox ridden one.
    Other than the Presidency, they lost the election. They have lost ground in the lower house, and the Repubs have cemented control of the Senate.
    So US politics will, most likely, still be stuck in a morass, with little that is substantive able to be accomplished.
    just fuck off, sabang.

    fuck off.

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    now then....

    this is a great day for america and americans.... including muslim americans, black americans, hispanic americas, etc...

    of course there is work to be done.....and a lot of it will be difficult work (particularly repair our image and relationships abroad)...but i'm confident things are about to change for the better.


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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post
    nicely done, did you write that or borrow it?
    Put it an a Google and see. You are a copy paste Master of this forum.

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    just fuck off, sabang.

    fuck off.
    Why does that hurt you so much ray? We know why, of course. It's the Truth- the outcome of the elections, besides the Presidency, was a considerable disappointment for the dems. It has been admitted, by the sort of people that don't throw childish tantrums at the unpleasant truth. The real challenge is, what to do about it going forward.

    Anyway, enjoy your celebs. You know what I think of trump too. I wish the dems had done better in the 'other' elections too as it happens. But that changes nothing, if one has the temerity to deal with Reality.


    With presidency in reach, Democrats grapple with disappointment


    PoliticsNov 4, 2020 5:04 PM ESTWASHINGTON — Democrats went into Election Day hoping to reclaim the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress in a victory that would demonstrate an unmistakable repudiation of President Donald Trump and a Republican Party remade in his image.

    It didn’t work out that way.

    More than 12 hours after polls closed, Biden held a narrow lead in some key states with hundreds of thousands of votes yet to be counted, and he has a comfortable advantage in the national popular vote. But as of midday Wednesday, there was no clear Democratic wave.

    Republicans held key Senate seats that Democrats hoped to flip, and the GOP may ultimately shrink the Democrats’ House majority. And even if Trump were to ultimately lose, the closeness of the presidential contest raised the prospect that a Biden presidency would have difficulty enacting progressive priorities or quickly move past the divisive politics of the Trump era.

    Democrats will move forward “limping and bleeding with a huge warning about the voters they are repelling from the party,” Meghan McCain, a Republican who was critical of Trump, predicted on Twitter.


    With presidency in reach, Democrats grapple with disappointment | PBS NewsHour
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    There are hundreds of millions of people in the USA and around the world celebrating that hate and divisiveness are on the way out. Thats all I have to say.

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    Van Jones of CNN moved to tears as I was...

    So happy to hear this..

    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Absolutely. Even my 14-year old daughter and her friends were all over snapchat 'celebrating'. A more hated leader than Trump is hard to find

    https://edition.cnn.com/videos/polit...xnight-vpx.cnn

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    yeh, nasty bastard

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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    HC, Biden won, the first small step in attempting to rebuild the USA. Thats all we need to know for now. Hate and divisiveness will be vanquished. Its a freaking start. What a great feeling after 4 years of utter crap.
    Hopefully you are right AO and some of the wounds that have divided the nation will heal with the end of the Trump era. How Joe will bridge such a polarised gap is beyond me but hopefully he will. The world for good or bad needs a united democratic America. The only viable alternative to a rising authoritarian China.
    Australia is already feeling their "displeasure" over a wish to get to the bottom of this pandemic. China has announced to the world "This can happen to you if you disagree with us". Anyone who thinks the world can do without a strong united America is dreaming. The E.U. is not capable of taking up the power vacuum which would be left by a weakened USA. The E.U. Is like the U.S.A. with 27 presidents. No wonder they take years to get things done. At least not until there is a German Chancellor of the unites states of europe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Other than the Presidency, they lost the election. They have lost ground in the lower house, and the Repubs have cemented control of the Senate.
    let's just unpack this for a moment...

    1. "other than the presidency".

    2. dems still control the house. pelosi holds the gavel. end of.

    3. there are two runoffs in GA that if dems are successful will give them control of senate....while it won't be easy, to claim the republicans have it cemented is factually inaccurate.


    but yeah, good post.

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    Well lets see when the results are official- my sources were Huffpo & PBS. Hardly trumptard. Hope you are right actually, because I would love to see the US be able to enact some meaningful reform at federal level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raycarey View Post
    let's just unpack this for a moment...

    1. "other than the presidency".

    2. dems still control the house. pelosi holds the gavel. end of.

    3. there are two runoffs in GA that if dems are successful will give them control of senate....while it won't be easy, to claim the republicans have it cemented is factually inaccurate.


    but yeah, good post.
    The Dems were expecting a blue wave yet losts seats in both.

    Moderate House Democrats lashed out at their liberal colleagues Thursday, using a marathon caucus-wide conference call to bash progressives for advancing an agenda that, the centrists said, cost the party a number of seats in Tuesday’s elections.

    do disagree, Abigail, that it was a failure,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) interjected. “We won the House.”

    Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) delivered a similar condemnation, lamenting that the far left’s approach to several issues — including moving funds away from the police

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    I think he may be right actually, but lets wait for official results. As a foreigner, I'm mainly very glad that trump has been ousted.

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    He hasn't conceded yet.
    It aint over till the fat lady sings and there are court cases and the electoral college to go yet.

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