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The Trump Presidency (Act V - The One Where Everybody Dies)

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NoahFence said:
He is doing nothing to preserve, protect, or defend the constitution. That's his oath, and not only is he breaking that oath, he is actively going against it

He is fighting for RUSSIA for **** sake.
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That is all dependent on intent, because the exact action taken Monday could be by either a Russian supporter or someone who actually thinks the proposed sanctions are best for America. You would need to divine intent.
 
BobTheCoward said:
That is all dependent on intent, because the exact action taken Monday could be by either a Russian supporter or someone who actually thinks the proposed sanctions are best for America. You would need to divine intent.
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Oh, I'm confident I have intent covered.

You on the other hand, see a red car and for reasons known only to you, proudly proclaim it blue. Just to be
contrarian.

Grump is working directly for Putin. Period.
 
NoahFence said:
Oh, I'm confident I have intent covered.

You on the other hand, see a red car and for reasons known only to you, proudly proclaim it blue. Just to be
contrarian.

Grump is working directly for Putin. Period.
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Actually,I don't claim it is blue.

I make no claim one way or the other about Trump's Russian relationship. I have not been convinced by the the evidence presented so far by either side.
 
NoahFence said:
You on the other hand, see a red car and for reasons known only to you, proudly proclaim it blue. Just to be
contrarian.
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Let's be fair, no he doesn't. He just claims it isn't red, and it takes three pages of back and forth to extract that by "red" he means the Platonic Red, a red so red that any red in the real world isn't red enough, and that this car is as close to red as it is possible to be without being such a red, rendering the entire conversation a reddish-but-not-quite-red herring.
 
BobTheCoward said:
You on the other hand, see a red car and for reasons known only to you, proudly proclaim it blue. Just to be contrarian.
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Actually,I don't claim it is blue.

I make no claim one way or the other about Trump's Russian relationship. I have not been convinced by the the evidence presented so far by either side.
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There has been a substantial amount of evidence that there has been direct or indirect cooperation between at least the Trump campaign (if not Trump himself) and Russian operatives. (Meetings where Trump Jr. praised the potential of getting campaign info from Russia and then failing to mention it when required; Claims from the Trump family that Trump gets all the money he needs to fund his businesses from Russian sources; Multiple intelligence agencies stating that Russians did indeed interfere with the election.)

Being a skeptic does not necessarily mean you have to automatically discount everything you see... it means that you follow the evidence, and in this case the preponderance of evidence is that yes, the Trump campaign benefited from Russian influence. For you to hind behind the claim that "I'm not supporting Trump in these allegations, I'm really unbiased" is seen by many as extremely disingenuous.

To use the 'car' analogy, it would be like the red car being directly in your line of sight for an extended length of time, in broad daylight, with no obstructions, and then claiming "I can't say that the car is red". You may not be claiming the car is blue, but I think people would be right to question your motivation for denying the car is red.
 
Segnosaur said:
Multiple intelligence agencies stating that Russians did indeed interfere with the election.)
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A lot of the separation between us can be examined through this piece here.

They are simply not credible for the purposes of a skeptic. Knowledge, when possible, requires open presentation of all evidence. There are no exigent circumstances that requires you or I to reach an opinion on what the Trump campaign did or did not. So, there is no reason to not adopt the full disclosure process.

The partial reports and leaks are like a scientific study that says what their conclusions are without presenting the evidence..not credible. If you gave me half the results of an experiment, and asked me to form an opinion, that would be risible.

And I wouldn't agree the car is red. Before we can answer that question, we need to agree and adhere to the methodology for determining that.
 
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Doesn't it say anything that essentially the entirety of congress, both houses, agreed that Russia interfered and that sanctions should be put in place mean anything?

These are people who can't agree on what day of the week it is.

Or are you more super-skeptical than the entirety of Congress, and if so why don't you run?
 
NoahFence said:
Doesn't it say anything that essentially the entirety of congress, both houses, agreed that Russia interfered and that sanctions should be put in place mean anything?

These are people who can't agree on what day of the week it is.

Or are you more super-skeptical than the entirety of Congress, and if so why don't you run?
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I haven't taken a position on whether it is necessary congress be skeptical or not.


As for if it matters to me, no it doesn't. Ostensibly, they are basing their decision on privileged information. As their evidence is not open for peer review, and I have no pressing need to form an opinion, I don't have one.
 
Sometimes the jokes write themselves:

‘Get out of the country!’: Navajo lawmaker harassed by Arizona Trump supporters accusing him of being here ‘illegally’
 
Train carrying garbage hits truck carrying garbage.

First report says Ryan and his fellow traitors are unhurt. Hope the truck driver and train crew are OK.
 
BobTheCoward said:
A lot of the separation between us can be examined through this piece here.

They are simply not credible for the purposes of a skeptic. Knowledge, when possible, requires open presentation of all evidence. There are no exigent circumstances that requires you or I to reach an opinion on what the Trump campaign did or did not. So, there is no reason to not adopt the full disclosure process.
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You use the term 'skeptic'. I do not think you know the meaning of that word.

To be a skeptic does not mean that you always have to see each and every piece of evidence. It means you can also examine the source of claims and judge their value based on things like competency, possibility of bias, and supporting claims, even if you do not have access to original evidence (for situations where evidence is classified, for example).

Most people here probably recognize that you're a Trump fan-boy, who is only trying to appear as unbiased by wrapping yourself in a thin veneer and incorrectly slapping the label "skeptic" on it. It is unconvincing.
 
Segnosaur said:
You use the term 'skeptic'. I do not think you know the meaning of that word.

To be a skeptic does not mean that you always have to see each and every piece of evidence. It means you can also examine the source of claims and judge their value based on things like competency, possibility of bias, and supporting claims, even if you do not have access to original evidence (for situations where evidence is classified, for example).

Most people here probably recognize that you're a Trump fan-boy, who is only trying to appear as unbiased by wrapping yourself in a thin veneer and incorrectly slapping the label "skeptic" on it. It is unconvincing.
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What are my trump positions? Oh, it must be my support for complete open borders. Or my disgust with criminal justice and the police. Or my dislike of military spending. Or my love of free trade and how I pointed out how stupid tariffs are.

I'm hard pressed to come up with one of his policies he has supported that I supported.
 
Good afternoon sts60.
sts60 said:
Train carrying garbage hits truck carrying garbage.

First report says Ryan and his fellow traitors are unhurt. Hope the truck driver and train crew are OK.
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One fatality on the truck and another from the truck in critical condition. One report says that CPR was administered to a member of the train staff. Engineer or conductor.
Everything should be ok because The White House has sent out "Thoughts and Prayers". That usually makes things right as rain.
 
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