Politics & The CIC/Prez

[Gene Steinberg]

And now even the Donald's namesake son wants an intervention. It's gotten that bad:

“Don Jr. Thinks Trump Is Acting Crazy”: The President’s COVID Joyride Has the Family Divided

The president’s recklessness at Walter Reed has Don Jr. pushing for an intervention, but Ivanka and Jared “keep telling Trump how great he’s doing,” a source says.

www.vanityfair.com

 

[Gene Steinberg]

And notice how, after he took off his mask before entering the White House after returning from the hospital, he is clearly gasping for air:

Trump Returns To The White House Gasping For Air

Watch him carefully. His breathing is terribly labored.

crooksandliars.com

 

[Gene Steinberg]

And from the "you can't believe it but it's all true" category:

 

[Randall]

And from the "you can't believe it but it's all true" category:

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[Randall]

Apparently it's even worse than above
Admitting there are aliens would be tame by comparison

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Yes, the next four years will be very boring in Washington:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/24/bidens-win-brings-new-hope-peace-deals-with-denmark-canada/

 

[Randall]

Yes, the next four years will be very boring in Washington:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/24/bidens-win-brings-new-hope-peace-deals-with-denmark-canada/

Joe Biden is a man of faith. That could help him win over some White evangelicals. | CNN Politics

Joe Biden sat with his wife, Jill, in the first pew of an AME church here the Sunday after Valentine's Day, ahead of the state's primary. The former vice president clapped on beat, rose on cue and laughed when the moment called for laughter. The message that Sunday: "Don't stop singing."

www.cnn.com

"But some of Biden's political positions have put him at odds with the Catholic Church. He has received criticism in the past from clergy for his progressive stances on abortion and LGBTQ rights. Biden, who got ahead of former President Barack Obama in affirming his support for same-sex marriage, officiated a same-sex wedding ceremony in 2016. Shortly after, while not calling him out by name, three prominent bishops spoke out to make clear that such actions do not fall in line with the Catholic Church. As vice president, he also received heat for his position on contraceptives."​

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[Gene Steinberg]

So why does Biden have to totally agree with the Catholic Church? The suggestion is outrageous.

 

[Randall]

So why does Biden have to totally agree with the Catholic Church? The suggestion is outrageous.

I'm not saying Biden should have to agree with the Catholic Church ( or any church ). It's just an article that I thought might be of interest to some people. If anything, that Biden is a person of faith ( any religious faith ) is problematic for me ( personally ). It just happens that he's a self proclaimed Catholic.

Arguably, not all ethical considerations based on religious affiliation are necessarily bad. However, Biden is deep enough into his belief that he carries a rosary and believes in God ( you know, the one with a beard floating in a throne in the clouds ... but is of course invisible so that you can't see him. ) And I imagine that his personal version of Catholicism ignores the abuses that the Catholic Church has perpetrated in the past.

But even if that's the case, how can any rational person separate the Catholic church from their belief in that institution? That is why so many have left the Catholic church. It's an institution that seems to me to be morally and rationally indefensible. But then again, who ever claimed that religious people are always moral or rational? About all that can be said for them is that at least most of them try ( even if they fail ), to be better people.

How Joe Biden's Faith Shapes His Politics

How Joe Biden's Faith Shapes His Politics

Joe Biden's Catholic faith, friends and staffers say, is central to how he views the world.

www.npr.org

 

[Gene Steinberg]

He becomes the second Catholic President. Now I wonder if an Atheist or an Agnostic could make it through to the White House. Probably not in any way in the foreseeable future.

 

[Randall]

He becomes the second Catholic President. Now I wonder if an Atheist or an Agnostic could make it through to the White House. Probably not in any way in the foreseeable future.

I think you have a point there. But then again, how many past Presidents claimed to have some religious affiliation just for the sake of appearances? I don't know the answer, but I would say it's a safe bet that behind closed doors there has been more than one.

‘I prefer non-religious’: why so few US politicians come out as atheists

Non-believers remain few and far between in US politics, with atheism bringing ‘the notion of being anti-religion’, the California representative Jared Huffman explains

www.theguardian.com

Has the United States ever had a non-Christian President?

If Bernie Sanders won the 2020 election, he would be the first Jewish POTUS in American history, regardless of how 'cultural' his Judaism may be. Given this, would his being the first Jewish POTUS ...

history.stackexchange.com

 

[Gene Steinberg]

No argument there. Politics is politics.

 

[ALPHA ROMEO UNIFORM]

No matter whose in office the machine keeps ticking over! On another subject why have high speed net for deep space back in 1980s ? Was A.I. activated and already in use? 350 G Devices in 2006. Also was high speed links station on the Moon in the 1980s maybe it was for Political debates.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

A fascinating article from talk show host Thom Hartmann about political grifters. You'll recognize some of the names:

When Will America Break Free from the Clutches of the Grifters?

Perhaps the 2022 election will bring Democrats a large enough progressive majority that they can work around their own grifters -- or maybe it’ll signal the death knell of the republic

hartmannreport.com

And Hartmann was actually a guest on The Paracast during our early days.

November 5, 2006 -- Linda Zimmerman and Thom Hartmann — The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio

www.theparacast.com

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Long and short: The claim that right-wing posts are being censored excessively on Facebook is one unmitigated lie. Facebook has been allowing whatever generates ad clicks whether right or left, true or not. So-called fact-checking is reduced to the minimum:

Whistleblower To Testify Facebook Puts 'Profits Before People'

The ex-manager will urge Congress to regulate the firm, coming forward despite the tech giant having “infinite resources, which it could use to destroy me.”

www.huffpost.com

 

[Randall]

I guess FOIA documents are fake news too
Especially if Fauci's rep might be called into question

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Kelly, the person who helped and promote the fake "New Black Panthers" scheme on Fox News, and expressed her support for blackface and that Santa Claus must always be white.

You can take F.O.I.A. or anything out of context. The usual Fox News scam to make people believe in things that aren't true that way. I can give you a bunch of examples. Kelly lost her NBC gig because she never learned.

Nobody assumes that Fauci is perfect, but he's been right more than he's been wrong. And the efforts to discredit him with out-of-context claims and falsehoods are just foolish.

Fake news? I've given you loads of examples. You can find any crazy opinion on YouTube or Facebook or Twitter, but you need to think of the consequences of the garbage that's being peddled.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

And if you spent 10 seconds fact-checking as I did, you'd find this:

Viral Posts, Pundits Distort Fauci Emails - FactCheck.org

Thousands of pages of redacted emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci are now publicly available, thanks to journalists' Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of those messages have been distorted in viral posts, particularly about face masks, the origins of the coronavirus and the...

www.factcheck.org

Please, stop quoting garbage and check the stuff you post, OK?

 

[Walking Short]

[Irrelevant trolling about COVID-19 deleted because we are sick and tired of this nonsense. — GS]

 

[Gene Steinberg]

And if this thread spills into more COVID-19 misinformation, it'll be closed too.