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Reply #2130 –
Quote from: cookie2 on
Baggers really, Joe inspiring? Now who's in la la land??

That's not like you to take a comment so totally out of context, Cookie. My comment pretty clearly related to a health issue and nothing to do with anything else. I was speaking of his early battle with a debilitating stutter and how he committed himself to overcoming such an debilitating ailment - which was inspiring. It's an ailment that many in our community struggle with.

I was attempting to explain from a medical standpoint why he behaves at certain times as he does and how that is not an indicator of dementia. Very disappointed you sought to resort to a put down (la la land) Cookie when I was simply explaining a medical fact which had nothing to do with politics. In fact, you shocked me.
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Reply #2131 –
Quote from: flyboy77 on
What tripe.

Even today he came out with (another) a 'I'm running for the Senate' line...

Anyone who says his cognitive decline is anything to do with his 'stutter' is kidding themselves. And some.

If the Dems were to win, Harris will be in the #1 spot by mid next year.

And she's more left than Sanders.

Er, dude, I think you should read my post properly. I made no connection between alleged cognitive decline and speech impediments. As for being left of Bernie, I'm not sure about that.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53770654

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Reply #2132 –
If she’s further left than Bernie ... Good Heavens ... that would mean she’s like Paul Keating or Bob Hawke! How appalling!

Next thing you know, she’ll bring in a single payer system like Medicare as those Commos did (with a hat tip to Gough’s Medibank).

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Reply #2133 –
No question Sanders is far left, way more so than Biden.  Sanders just scares the hell outta me.
 

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Reply #2134 –
I can accept that knee-jerk reaction from an American but not an Australian. Malcolm Fraser would have been far too left-wing for the US. And there’s no way a Trade Unionist would have been considered for the top job. And Jacinta Ardern would be as radioactive as Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.

It’s totally bizarre for an Australian to be having nightmares about the possibility of a single-payer healthcare system ...

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Reply #2135 –
Quote from: Mav on
I can accept that knee-jerk reaction from an American but not an Australian. Malcolm Fraser would have been far too left-wing for the US. And there’s no way a Trade Unionist would have been considered for the top job. And Jacinta Ardern would be as radioactive as Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.

It’s totally bizarre for an Australian to be having nightmares about the possibility of a single-payer healthcare system ...

Not that you know or care, but I have an opinion.

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Reply #2136 –
What did Dirty Harry say about opinions?

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Reply #2137 –
Quote from: flyboy77 on
What tripe.

Even today he came out with (another) a 'I'm running for the Senate' line...

Anyone who says his cognitive decline is anything to do with his 'stutter' is kidding themselves. And some.

If the Dems were to win, Harris will be in the #1 spot by mid next year.

And she's more left than Sanders.

Well, that's cause for hope!
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

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Reply #2138 –
Quote from: Baggers on
That's not like you to take a comment so totally out of context, Cookie. My comment pretty clearly related to a health issue and nothing to do with anything else. I was speaking of his early battle with a debilitating stutter and how he committed himself to overcoming such an debilitating ailment - which was inspiring. It's an ailment that many in our community struggle with.

I was attempting to explain from a medical standpoint why he behaves at certain times as he does and how that is not an indicator of dementia. Very disappointed you sought to resort to a put down (la la land) Cookie when I was simply explaining a medical fact which had nothing to do with politics. In fact, you shocked me.

Hey Baggers,  apologies if you are personally offended but I did not intend to do that. I think la la land was an expression you yourself used so I didn't dream you would take it as a put down, which it was not meant as. The main purpose of my post was to make it clear that I don't agree with any moral preening of Joe despite his past speech issues and his struggle to overcome them, which I acknowledge. I simply don't rate or respect the man.
Reality always wins in the end.

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Reply #2139 –
Given my disillusionment with state and fed politics here, I don't follow US politics at all (other than the rubbish images splattered over the news services every night). I don't even follow US sport as I find it abhorrently stupid and boring. So correct me if I am wrong, but is the general consensus essentially that there are two candidates running for President of the US that basically you wouldn't feed?
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time

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Reply #2140 –
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Given my disillusionment with state and fed politics here, I don't follow US politics at all (other than the rubbish images splattered over the news services every night). I don't even follow US sport as I find it abhorrently stupid and boring. So correct me if I am wrong, but is the general consensus essentially that there are two candidates running for President of the US that basically you wouldn't feed?

Let's put it this way. Compared to Trump and Biden... Morrison and Albanese are Lincoln and Kennedy.. No-one should complain about the standard of our politicians compared to the US.

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Reply #2141 –
Don't think so GTC.  It's a battle on disparate ideological grounds running far deeper than the two personalities.  The parties genuinely despise each other, far more so than in any other election period I can recall.  One of them will end up presiding over a very fractured society.

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Reply #2142 –
Quote from: capcom on
Don't think so GTC.  It's a battle on disparate ideological grounds running far deeper than the two personalities.............................

Most scholarship I've read and seen positions them as two adjoining shades of grey in a paint catalogue. There's just enough difference to notice a difference, but the overall chromatic values are basically the same. Sounds a little like Red Peril fear mongering to me.

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Reply #2143 –
Quote from: PaulP on
Most scholarship I've read and seen positions them as two adjoining shades of grey in a paint catalogue. There's just enough difference to notice a difference, but the overall chromatic values are basically the same. Sounds a little like Red Peril fear mongering to me.

That’s my understanding too Paul; there’s an awful lot of common ground in the middle and elected representatives often vote across party lines.  Of course, the emergence of the Tea Party this century has created a more extreme far right element in the Republican movement.

However, there is an element of long-standing animosity and reference to mid-19th century policies and actions is part of the political discourse.

Just to illustrate the point about blurred party lines, I understand that there is a “Republicans for Biden” group.  Of course, an anti-Trump movement within the Republican Party has been in existence since he put his hand up.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

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Reply #2144 –
Quote from: Lods on

Let's put it this way. Compared to Trump and Biden... Morrison and Albanese are Lincoln and Kennedy.. No-one should complain about the standard of our politicians compared to the US.

Better than crap can still be crap is all ill say.

To make my point hit home.

Darcy Lang was better for us than Billie Smedts was.

I still dont want another player from Geelong.  They have given us nothing but grief since Hickmott.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson