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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 2, 2024 at 2:44 pm
Here are some of the lies Trump told in the debate.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 8, 2024 at 12:04 pm
Biden is past needing to appear merely competent. He has lost the narrative. He has failed to publicize his administration's achievements, deep moral compass, sense of duty and instead has only shown contrast in his outward appearance. Biden's policies fell victim to the his appearance as a husk of a human being, confused and disjointed. It may have been just a poor performance but he has dug himself a pit of despair.
He still passes the "he's not Trump" test, and maybe that is enough. But with a race decided by a few thousand votes in a handful of states he can't afford to lose anyone leaning his way. The disaffected need a reason not to throw their vote at a 3rd party as a protest. I'm not seeing that reason shining from the Biden camp.
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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 8, 2024 at 1:00 pm
He's got a war chest of around 100 million, saving it for the last three or four months before the election isn't the worst strategy. Everything blows over, Trump is the most blatant example of that rule, there's not much point in pushing your narrative so early that the public has forgotten about it on election day. And we can't discount a potential October Surprise from either side.
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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 8, 2024 at 5:53 pm
Speaking of October Surprises, am I being way too paranoid if I suspect Putin might withdraw from Ukraine and give Trump credit for persuading him to try to throw the presidential election to Trump? He can always go right back in after the election.
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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 8, 2024 at 6:02 pm
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 8, 2024 at 8:06 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 8, 2024 at 9:00 pm
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
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RE: The Presidential Debate of June 27th
July 8, 2024 at 9:09 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"