Ok, not football at all, but it matters, eventually.

[WTF11]

Trump seemed to do okay last time and at least seems from what has been reported to have actual ideas compared to the vacuum.

Always found it amusing that the so called liberals can’t see how illiberal and out of tune with their core values it seems to be to attack and insult their opponents.

Given your previous sentiments expressed regarding some health matters, this should please you?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/oth...6f2e0e8&ei=142

Given the known impacts of vaccine deniers on young people and their susceptibility to shingles (adult measles) and many others, it scares the sh1t out of me and it should do the same for any person with grey matter between their ears.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Not sure where you are going with this but seems somewhat randomly off topic so thing will just stick to the US election before some new bars comes my way.

[WTF11]

Not sure where you are going with this but seems somewhat randomly off topic so thing will just stick to the US election before some new bars comes my way.

"Off topic"??? The possibility that (God forbid) should Trimp (I like that mistook of yours by the way!) win the election he might give Kennedy a role of any sort relating to health in his new administration.......off topic?????? Kennedy shouldn't be allowed to tie his own shoe laces for fear he would get things confused and trip himself up (maybe on second thoughts that not such a bad idea), never mind have ANY kind of role in a government department for ANY country never mind one of the most influential in the world.

[Orgoner]

Not strictly relevant, but I thoroughly enjoyed the supernatural series "Preacher" that was on the idiot box here a few years ago so I'm tempted to wear my "Nixon: Now more than ever" t-shirt when I (presumably) toddle along to vote tomorrow.

Unlikely to be received well by the polling staff though.

I wonder how Tricky Dicky would've done these days?!

FWIW, I may have come across as a selfish knob earller (wouldn't be the first time, eh?). I don't fundamentally object to taxes as long as they are spent wisely and not just collected to be frittered away on random nonsense that doesn't help the community at large.

(Hides a wad of Benjamins under his mattress)

[WTF11]

Not strictly relevant, but I thoroughly enjoyed the supernatural series "Preacher" that was on the idiot box here a few years ago so I'm tempted to wear my "Nixon: Now more than ever" t-shirt when I (presumably) toddle along to vote tomorrow.

Unlikely to be received well by the polling staff though.

I wonder how Tricky Dicky would've done these days?!

FWIW, I may have come across as a selfish knob earller (wouldn't be the first time, eh?). I don't fundamentally object to taxes as long as they are spent wisely and not just collected to be frittered away on random nonsense that doesn't help the community at large.

(Hides a wad of Benjamins under his mattress)

I suspect Trump thinks he's some kind of modern day equivalent to Nixon. Thing is, he doesn't have anywhere near Nixons smarts. If Dicky was around today, with all the tools of the media and so forth at his disposal, he'd walk all over anyone, from any party, and he'd have Trump for breakfast. Not saying I'd approve, just my opinion of "capability".

[Orgoner]

Maybe I should go the LeedsMad electoral college route?

Put down whichever presidential candidate you prefer and I shall vote according to the will of the people.

[Orgoner]

Orgs/Spaldy

What do you make of JD Vance as he seems quite an interesting character with a real ad hoc mix of views and experiences?

Both of the VP picks make complete sense based on the candidates they are supporting and the voters they’re trying to attract or consolidate.

Trump’s choice of Pence was also a logical choice at the time.

On Vance specifically? As Spaldy has already mentioned, he is a lot smarter than his opponents seem to think and, aside from one or two historical comments (the recent cat lady one was amusing), he isn’t carrying much in the way of excess unwanted baggage.

I watched “Hillbilly elegy” (an autobiographical take on his early life) and he’s certainly come an interesting route.

I don’t dislike the VP candidates anywhere near as much as their bosses.

[Orgoner]

Maybe I should go the LeedsMad electoral college route?

Put down whichever presidential candidate you prefer and I shall vote according to the will of the people.

I can probably be “bought” for half a bag of Frazzles.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Mmmmm bacon

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

He is NOT a "successful developer of anything apart from his own ego!

Trump received around $500 million from his father in gifts and other wealth transfers (in 2024 dollars). Had he invested that money passively in Manhattan real estate, it would have been worth over $80 billion by 2017 instead of the $2.5 billion that Forbes estimate.

"Relate to the common man"?????????? He knows how to MANIPULATE the common man by exploiting an understandable (and totally avoidable) suspicion of politicians (I refer you to Spaldys post relating to Truman) on the part of said common man. HE has about as much time for (and real understanding of) the common man as I have of complex brain surgery.

Just look at GB & I - he redeveloped Turnberry and by all accounts it is possibly the best links resort in the world, he developed Trump Aberdeen (from nothing to a highly rated course and resort) and has two hotel golf developments in Ireland. All of which are successful.

He has a sting of hotels and golf course he developed in the US and elsewhere - how is he not a developer.

Sounds like you have just lapped up the media diatribe against him rather than look at the facts (how unique for you). I don’t necessary agree with what he says but a lot of what is said about him is just patently untrue.