Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 4 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: How the hell do those muppets get air time???? Well apparently they have an audience of people who tune in everyday ! Scary huh??? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 39 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Well apparently they have an audience of people who tune in everyday ! Scary huh??? We have this fun 'Lefties Losing It' down here 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 17 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: We have this fun 'Lefties Losing It' down here This lady is great!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 That was a great news cast, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 The best speculation I heard is that the White House and DNC powerbrokers have known that Biden has mentally declined to a point that he can't do the job. Biden has refused to accept this and step aside. Waiting for a September debate would have been catastrophic. So, Biden's staff agreed to the terms of the debate; June debate, no audience, no notes, no consulting with advisors during commercials, 90 minutes, live television etc. They sent Biden to the slaughter, in hopes of driving a nail in his candidacy. The very next day, all the Democrats are calling for Biden to step aside. I don't know who they have in the wings but they wanted time, June-November, to get a campaign going. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Long ago I would hear people say, "Now the crazy people are running the asylum.". Good example. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Was surprised at Cuomo's comments. Can't get over the support sniffy still has regardless of anyone's political beliefs. And the VP is about as worthless as you know on a bull! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 18 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: If Kamela steps in that would be great! She’d lose in November for sure! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 The vice presidential debate should be a real comedic disaster! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 12 hours ago, DeaconKC said: Even the Communist Women of the View are saying it's time for Joe to go! WOW 9 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: How the hell do those muppets get air time???? HEY! Let's not be insulting the Muppets! 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 On 6/29/2024 at 4:17 AM, Buckshot Bear said: We have this fun 'Lefties Losing It' down here I follow that on YouTube. GREAT FUN! Especially since it isn't just a short clip she shows, but enough of it to give context to the "gotcha" moment. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 A view from the Mother Country. And please, spare us all the "Well, I don't care a bulls balls in a wringer about what any other nation thinks of us! I stopped caring in 1776!" male bovine excrement. One, you weren't around then. Two, like it or not, most of our most valued traditions, customs, and freedoms derive from English traditions, customs, freedoms, and laws. Three, what happens in the rest of the world just happens to be important to the United States, at lest to some degree. We can't be an island nation cut off from the rest of the world. Heck, how many of you have firearms built by foreign companies? That out of the way, I'll note that The Times, as usual for Big Corporate Press, is backing Biden for economic reasons. And, I'll agree that there needs to be a strong European Union, or European/American Union to keeps Hillary's Pimp in check. BUT, it should not lean on the United States as the primary source of funding, manpower, and materials for military power. I'm not sure how it was negotiated, or what all went into the calculations for how much each member nation should be contributing, but the US providing 2/3 of the funding* is unacceptable in my opinion. From:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/breaking-down-1-3t-in-nato-defense-spending/ Breaking Down $1.3T in NATO Defense Spending See this Breaking down $1.3T in NATO Defense Spending This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance comprising 31 countries. Its primary purpose is to facilitate cooperation among member nations, ensuring mutual defense and security. This graphic breaks down the expected defense expenditures of NATO members in 2023, using data from NATO and based on current prices and exchange rates. U.S. Dominance of NATO’s Defense Spending NATO defines defense expenditure as payments made by a national government, excluding regional, local, and municipal authorities, specifically to fulfill the requirements of its armed forces. It requires members to spend at least 2% of its GDP on defense. A major component of defense expenditure includes payments for active armed forces personnel as well as retired pensioners. Expenditures for stockpiling war reserves of military equipment or supplies are also included. Additionally, it encompasses expenditures for peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, as well as the destruction of weapons. The U.S. is by far the largest contributor to NATO’s budget. In 2023, the country accounted for $860 billion spent by the organization, representing 68% of the total expenditure. This amount is over 10 times more than that of the second-placed country, Germany. Country 2023 Defense Spending (USD, Millions)* United States $860,000 Germany $68,080 United Kingdom $65,763 France $56,649 Italy $31,585 Poland $29,105 Canada $28,950 Spain $19,179 Netherlands $16,741 Türkiye $15,842 *Expected spending in 2023, based on July 2023 data from NATO. U.S. defense spending, within the context of NATO, aims to support European allies, deter adversaries like Russia, and gain access to additional military resources, among other objectives. In 2018, then-President Trump sent letters to NATO allies demanding that they spend more on defense to meet the 2% minimum target. In recent years, however, the U.S. has increased its spending, experiencing a 6% jump compared to 2021. The Future of NATO After two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO has mostly maintained its unity against Moscow. The alliance has expanded with Finland’s membership in 2023 and will likely include Sweden soon. From:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-meet-natos-spending-target/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 SDJ, As far as military expenses go, let's not forget the $86 B in military equipment left in Afghanistan by this administration. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 18 minutes ago, Dantankerous said: SDJ, As far as military expenses go, let's not forget the $86 B in military equipment left in Afghanistan by this administration. I don't. But I was addressing the editorial from The Times. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 1 hour ago, Dantankerous said: SDJ, As far as military expenses go, let's not forget the $86 B in military equipment left in Afghanistan by this administration. You mean the aiding and abetting of a terrorist organization that now controls a country that hasn't been defeated in conquest for the last 1,000 years? Nope, I haven't forgotten about that at all. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 4 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: You mean the aiding and abetting of a terrorist organization that now controls a country that hasn't been defeated in conquest for the last 1,000 years? Nope, I haven't forgotten about that at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 3 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Britain certainly invaded Afghanistan numerous times while they ruled British India, but they never tried to take the country over permanently. The British Indian Army won far more of the engagements than they lost to the various Afghan tribes. What Britain wanted from Afghanistan in exchange for money (bribes) was the following: Access to observe the north/south passes, like the Khyber Pass, to make the Russians were not moving south A stop to the cross border raids from Afghanistan into what is now Pakistan* A Resident in Kabul https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan–United_Kingdom_relations *Apparently Pakistan is having the many of the same problems with the Afghan tribes as British India did. The various Afghan tribes refuse to recognize the the line on the map marking the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan because historically their tribal lands lay on both sides of the border. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Possible replacement for JB...? Governor of Maryland, Wes Moore...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Interesting the latest polling results in France. When the Right loses elections, they just move on. When the Left loses elections, they destroy and burn everything. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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