The 2020 Election Mega Thread

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  1. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    Why can't I just get more bourbon?
     
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  2. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
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    It was interesting to watch the NeverBidens on my timeline go back and delete all their tweets once the Putin connection was brought up.
     
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  3. argentine soccer fan

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    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
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    CA Boca Juniors
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    Not being Trump would be the best argument for just about any candidate who was running this year. And the second best argument would be that he/she is not Sanders.
     
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  4. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    Timon says that's a lie. A complete fabrication.
     
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  5. Timon19

    Timon19 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Akron, OH
    ???
     
  6. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    United States
    1. It's in the National Review.
    2. I have not forgotten how Cuomo screwed the Democrats for years by supporting the group that allowed the GOPs, who were in the minority, control of the state senate.

    His brand of leadership is highly likely to include a bunch of Republican daddies, which will just brandish the Republican brand, so they can ******** up again in 20 years. Hard, hard, hard pass.
    I'm 90% with you, Knave, but the 10% is that our culture has changed on this front.

    EDIT: I wrote that last part before finding out she's a Russian asset.
     
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  7. Deadtigers

    Deadtigers Member+

    Jul 23, 2015
    Independent Republic of the Bronx, NY
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    Remember how he shut down that commission he created to investigate corruption after it started looking at people that hung around him.
     
  8. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    This is becoming the boy who cried wolf.
     
  9. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    That could be. I can't find any credible source linking Reade to Russia. I also can't find any credible source discussing her latest allegations. I don't put much credence in any of it.
     
  10. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
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    Columbus Crew
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    It's just become too easy to label someone a "Russian asset" to discredit them if you don't like what they are saying.

    I have no idea if this woman is lying or not or any of the specifics of her allegation and I'm with you on not being able to find any credible sources for any of it, so I'm going to call out Superdave for just treating it like it's a fact.
     
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  11. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    Birmingham City FC
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    United States
    Also, if she wasn't a Russian asset, does that make her argument any more valid?
     
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  12. Boandlkramer

    Boandlkramer Member+

    Apr 9, 2009
    Samma Weltmeister!
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    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    People should call it what it is and stop pussyfooting around it.

    “We don’t care about allegations”


    Masks off
     
  13. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    The Democratic Party that ejected Al Franken doesn't care about allegations? Well damn. It's a good thing we have Republicans who take such things seriously.

    Pshaw.

    Now, in fairness,, after being completely and utterly played by both the right and left with the Al Franken debacle, Democrats are indeed wary of such allegations. That much is true.
     
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  14. Boandlkramer

    Boandlkramer Member+

    Apr 9, 2009
    Samma Weltmeister!
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    FC Bayern München
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    Germany
    Right and there are several people here that openly regret it


    Plus the whole “cry wolf” narrative above.


    Just be honest with yourself
     
  15. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    Oh, I am being honest.

    1) The number of people who cared about Hillary Clinton's emails being a national security risk: Zero.

    2) The number of people who cared what country Obama was born in, except as a political attack: Zero.

    3) The number of Republicans who care about sexual assault allegations, except as a political attack: Zero.

    Ain't playing that game no more.
     
  16. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    DC United
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    United States
    Wait...I thought in this particular case, she wrote social media posts in Russian.
     
  17. rich loc

    rich loc Member+

    Jun 17, 2007
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    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Bernie beat out like 20 other candidates, consistently polled better than them among dems, against Trump in general polls, If that was such a great argument they wouldn't have done so poorly against Bernie.
     
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  18. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    United States
    That is not what ASF meant and I wish to God I was sure you knew that.
     
  19. rich loc

    rich loc Member+

    Jun 17, 2007
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    Mexico
    BidenBros: "our alleged rapist is slightly less rapey than yours."
     
  20. Chris M.

    Chris M. Member+

    Jan 18, 2002
    Chicago
    Yes. There was one lane with two people in it, and one lane with 23 people in it. Good comparison.
     
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  21. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
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    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
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    FC Dallas
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    Yeah, let's pump up a New York pol based simply on his showing a little bit of competent leadership during a crisis and let's complete ignore all of his previous ********ery. What could go wrong?

    [​IMG]
     
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  22. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
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    When was Bill Cosby elected to the Senate or as Vice President?

    If there is substance to this then it should be investigated and probably was investigated previously.
     
  23. Chris M.

    Chris M. Member+

    Jan 18, 2002
    Chicago
    Those can be fake too. The one thing we should have all learned by now is to take a deep breath and to demand facts and evidence. As I said with Al Franken (and Roy Moore, although I am not drawing an equivalency), is just wait for it. If an allegation is credible, there is never just one.

    I have no reason to think that the screenshots linking her to Putin are not real, but we have all been burned before confirmation. Just two days ago, I posted the story about the Italian priest giving up his ventilator to a younger patient, and that was not true. I am content to give this all some time to play out. I am troubled by the Bros so quickly jumping in and almost gleefully accepting that it is true. Overall, I am more and more convinced that we are screwed as a country, so let the soap opera unfold.
     
  24. rich loc

    rich loc Member+

    Jun 17, 2007
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    Club América
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    Mexico
    Well, you've convinced me, Brett Kavanaugh did nothing wrong.
     
  25. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What are the allegations?
     

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