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This is a telling quote from Kamala: "When Tim fell for it and started nodding and smiling at J.D.’s fake bipartisanship, I moaned to Doug, ‘What is happening?" Harris wrote, explaining how she believed Walz was duped by Vance’s "mild-mannered aw-shucks" attitude." (during the 2024 debate)

Acording to Kamala in her new book.

I know why Kamala is writing her book -- $$ -- but it does expose some of her and the Dems dirty underwear.

The Republicans could do better on bipartisanship except Kamala, Schumer and Jeffries are the type of persons who are calculating, non bi-partisans. Kamala's book is just another example.

 

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Is this Kamala Harris moment the time that Democrats finally realize they are the party that discriminates based on race, gender, and sexual orientation?
I doubt they will realize anything other than must get Trump and lying to America 24/7. Their identity politics has to eventually run its course, because “progressing” forward ends up as “regressing backwards” eventually.
 

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This is a telling quote from Kamala: "When Tim fell for it and started nodding and smiling at J.D.’s fake bipartisanship, I moaned to Doug, ‘What is happening?" Harris wrote, explaining how she believed Walz was duped by Vance’s "mild-mannered aw-shucks" attitude." (during the 2024 debate)

Acording to Kamala in her new book.

I know why Kamala is writing her book -- $$ -- but it does expose some of her and the Dems dirty underwear.

The Republicans could do better on bipartisanship except Kamala, Schumer and Jeffries are the type of persons who are calculating, non bi-partisans. Kamala's book is just another example.

That’s a book that didn’t need to be published, let alone written.
 

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Imagine that. The Biden WH was telling social media to suppress free speech. I don't remember Jeff complaining about that as he incorrectly blamed Trump for ABC affiliates boycotting Kimmel. Maybe he needs to find some new sources?
He has turned himself into being considerably less informed than he was a year or so ago.
 

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The left have become violent children and that includes the lefties at the UN



They should be found and charged with trying to assassinate the president. Intentional sudden stopping of a moving contraption is an intent to harm.

The escalator stops the second he gets on, the prompter malfunctions, and the speaker sound level is reduced just in time for Trump. F the UN.
 

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They should be found and charged with trying to assassinate the president. Intentional sudden stopping of a moving contraption is an intent to harm.

The escalator stops the second he gets on, the prompter malfunctions, and the speaker sound level is reduced just in time for Trump. F the UN.
Trump pointed out how useless the UN has been. Current US funding that could be in trouble after these antics:

Exact 2025 figures depend on final appropriations and global events, but projections based on current budgets and historical trends estimate $12–14 billion in total U.S. contributions. This includes ~$2.15 billion in assessed dues and the remainder in voluntary support. For context, the UN system's total revenue was $67.6 billion in 2023, with the U.S. covering about 20–25%—far more than any other country (e.g., China at ~6–7%).
 

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Only honest question for you all is what was more embarrassing and humiliating to the U.S. A President that doesn't know how to pronounce acetimin, acetomin, acetimon acetaminophen TYLENOL, it causes autism, vaccines are bad, all contrary to real medical science. Or the crazy angry rants and lies he told at the U.N.?
Are you Jeet?

 

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Kimmel still has what is going on in the world completely wrong and didn’t truly admit he was wrong. It isn’t difficult for an intelligent, compassionate human being to say 2 words “I’m sorry”, but at least he recognized Erika Kirk.

foxarticle said:
"There was a moment over the weekend, a very beautiful moment. I don’t know if you saw this. On Sunday, Erika Kirk forgave the man who shot her husband. She forgave him. That is an example we should follow. If you believe in the teachings of Jesus, as I do, there it was. That’s it. A selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow. It touched me deeply, and I hope it touches many, and if there’s anything we should take from this tragedy to carry forward, I hope it can be that," Kimmel said.

He also mentioned violence is never a solution, which is correct. He is either willfully aloof of what his side is doing or he flat out is an empty hat. We will see what Sinclair and Nexstar do, but I they have to serve their markets.

 
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Option 3: Delusional liberals like you who hate the USA

The other option was a discriminatory Kamala, who cared about nothing more than identity politics and would have spent endless $ on non-Americans while letting more and more Americans struggle on the streets.

The Democrat party is completely broken. That’s what allowed Trump another turn in office. You guys keep mocking Trump but never take a look in the mirror.
 

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Imagine that. The Biden WH was telling social media to suppress free speech. I don't remember Jeff complaining about that as he incorrectly blamed Trump for ABC affiliates boycotting Kimmel. Maybe he needs to find some new sources?
Moderating social media is not suppression of free speech. Just because you can’t say anything you want on this board, doesn't mean your free speech is being suppressed. Social media can monitor the traffic on their sites however they want.
 

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Old Jeff like his lady Kammy won’t acknowledge the dominating win last November. Too big to steal.


She lost by 1.5% and Trump didn't even get 50% of the vote. Keep deluding yourself!

Biden won the popular vote by more than 5% and received 306 electoral votes. That was too big to steal yet the Trump cultists believe it was stolen. :rolleyes:.
 

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Moderating social media is not suppression of free speech. Just because you can’t say anything you want on this board, doesn't mean your free speech is being suppressed. Social media can monitor the traffic on their sites however they want.

They were pressured by the Biden admin to “monitor their sites”, and surprisingly only went after people they consider RW.

Somehow that never upset you guys.
 

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They were pressured by the Biden admin to “monitor their sites”, and surprisingly only went after people they consider RW.

Somehow that never upset you guys.
The Cato Institute reviewed data from 1975 through 2025. Excluding 9/11, right wing extremists committed 63% of politically motivated murders and left wing extremists committed 10% of politically motivated murders. So it makes sense to monitor speech from the fringe that is causing the most trouble.
 

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The Cato Institute reviewed data from 1975 through 2025. Excluding 9/11, right wing extremists committed 63% of politically motivated murders and left wing extremists committed 10% of politically motivated murders. So it makes sense to monitor speech from the fringe that is causing the most trouble.

Might want to check the article in The Atlantic from yesterday, that is changing.

Also, that data can be skewed pretty easily. Any time a Republican commits a crime it’s politically motivated. When Dems commit similar crimes, the media has a very tough time nailing down their motivation.

27% weren’t affiliated with either party? Guessing some of those belong in the 10% bucket. Many “experts” aren’t even recognizing the Kirk shooter as a LW extremist.

Assessing politically motivated extremism is incredibly subjective.
 
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We have had 2 school shootings committed by adults in the last few years. Adults hunting down children. Should we monitor all trans adults because they are the ones hunting down kids in schools? Or maybe just all LW wing people? RW adults haven’t targeted kids in school. LW adults have multiple times in recent years.

You guys are very selective when being OK with this stuff.
 
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The Cato Institute reviewed data from 1975 through 2025. Excluding 9/11, right wing extremists committed 63% of politically motivated murders and left wing extremists committed 10% of politically motivated murders. So it makes sense to monitor speech from the fringe that is causing the most trouble.
I am guessing we are back to zero days since leftwing violence, again.

 

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Moderating social media is not suppression of free speech. Just because you can’t say anything you want on this board, doesn't mean your free speech is being suppressed. Social media can monitor the traffic on their sites however they want.

FB, X (formerly known as Twitter), Youtube are the public square of today. All the leftist social media sites were more than happy to suppress information/ban accounts in conjunction with the Biden Admin requesting it (see Alex Berensen). They eliminated truths to push the nonsense that Hunter’s laptop was Russian disinformation and banned posters/blocked their speech. Zuckerberg in hindsight even said he shouldn’t have allowed the government do that. To compare this discussion forum with global platforms is truly something very special.
 

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Moderating social media is not suppression of free speech. Just because you can’t say anything you want on this board, doesn't mean your free speech is being suppressed. Social media can monitor the traffic on their sites however they want.
They said something so bad that they are being invited back to Youtube now the Biden administration is not making them limit the free speech of their political opponents.
 
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Why would anyone be against rate cuts? Young people are hopeless with the cost of everything. If a rate cut means homes will be more affordable, that’s a great thing.
Seniors who depend on interest to sustain themselves were in a great deal of trouble when interest rates were very low. You are just looking at it from the point of the borrower.

In addition, interest rate cuts are inflationary if not needed.

Mortgage rates are just below their historical averages. It is the cost of the houses themselves that are the major problem not interest rates.