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by bmw
Fri May 17, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Biden pulls a Trump
Replies: 6
Views: 90

Re: Biden pulls a Trump

You're raising a bunch of red herrings. All the WSJ is saying is that if there is a legitimate reason for Biden to withhold the recordings, executive privilege isn't one of them.
by bmw
Fri May 17, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Biden pulls a Trump
Replies: 6
Views: 90

Re: Biden pulls a Trump

From a purely legal standpoint, the WSJ is correct. Waived privileges can't be reclaimed. That is well-established, and I can think of no reason that the principles at play would be any different when dealing specifically with executive privilege (other than maybe Biden could assert that he is so ol...
by bmw
Fri May 17, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: The Stadium
Topic: Scottie Scheffler arrested for reckless driving and assaulting an officer
Replies: 5
Views: 92

Scottie Scheffler arrested for reckless driving and assaulting an officer

Whoops. https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/40162983/scottie-scheffler-detained-police-prior-start-pga-championship World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested by Louisville Metro Police on Friday morning after trying to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week's P...
by bmw
Fri May 17, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump
Replies: 139
Views: 7154

Re: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump

Matt - sounds to me like your tune has changed a bit. Just a few months ago you said that Trump had literally no chance of winning. I'm curious what has changed your opinion? RT - Here's the problem with your argument - the polling in 2020 ended up being correct. The polling average never put Trump ...
by bmw
Thu May 16, 2024 11:21 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump
Replies: 139
Views: 7154

Re: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump

You must have missed where I said her testimony is mostly irrelevant to this case and that she was put on the stand for no reason other than to drag Trump through the mud. Also, Prosecutors told Merchan they have no other witnesses to call after Cohen is off the stand, and the defense said it plans ...
by bmw
Thu May 16, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump
Replies: 139
Views: 7154

Re: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump

Gotta tell ya BMW, your read on this trial is from a Trump loving perspective. For every story that makes it look good for Trump, there are stories that suggest he is in trouble. No. My read on this trial is from the perspective of the principle that the state has a heavy burden in proving its case...
by bmw
Thu May 16, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump
Replies: 139
Views: 7154

Re: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump

Not an unbiased source, but interesting commentary: https://twitter.com/BarbMcQuade/status/1791140571710418963?t=CEIq0uSew5k0Uw2qGvDLgw&s=19 I'd trust McQuade over the view or Ms. Cooper. ...Prosecution spent the entire case preparing for this moment by pre-corroborating his testimony with document...
by bmw
Thu May 16, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump
Replies: 139
Views: 7154

Re: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump

I've been super busy today so haven't been following the news, but the 2 minutes I heard on the radio coming home sounded to me like the prosecution's case is blowing up in its face. Anderson Cooper said Cohen appears to be "making it up as he goes along" and one of the ladies on the View today said...
by bmw
Tue May 14, 2024 1:57 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: 2024 Presidential Primary Polling Thread
Replies: 715
Views: 60738

Re: 2024 Presidential Primary Polling Thread

I mist-stated that. What I meant to say was that I don't think he'll win by that large of a margin, but that he'll still win. Speaking of the blue wall in the midwest, I see Biden just instituted a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles. This is one of Trump's big issues at his rallies, and I susp...
by bmw
Tue May 14, 2024 11:22 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: 2024 Presidential Primary Polling Thread
Replies: 715
Views: 60738

Re: 2024 Presidential Primary Polling Thread

Trump +13 in Nevada. Election almost certainly won't be that close in that state, but I do think Nevada is the most likely pickup for Trump with Georgia being a very close second. That would put him at 254 compared to 2020, then it comes down to 4 states - MI, WI, PA, and AZ. He would need MI alone,...
by bmw
Mon May 13, 2024 9:00 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump
Replies: 139
Views: 7154

Re: Let's talk about the merits of the NY case against Trump

While I think his suggested outcome is wishful thinking (that the Judge may grant a motion made by the defense after the prosecution rests seeking a direct verdict by the judge on the basis that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction), Jonathan Turley's assessment of the case against T...
by bmw
Sun May 12, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Netanyahu jeopardizes US relationship
Replies: 45
Views: 1146

Re: Netanyahu jeopardizes US relationship

(Before anyone pipes up about any moral, ethnic or religious implications, I'm using this example as disproportional response . Nothing more, nothing less. Thanks for your disclaimer explaining to us that when it comes to military operations, you don't understand what the principles of proportional...
by bmw
Sun May 12, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Netanyahu jeopardizes US relationship
Replies: 45
Views: 1146

Re: Netanyahu jeopardizes US relationship

TC Talks wrote:
Sun May 12, 2024 7:46 pm
I'm sure there are people as psychopathic as you in most countries, but not more than those who are protesting for Netanyahu's removal. BTW, it's not just protesters, it's MP's too.
...says the person who expressed support for Hamas paratroopers and supports Iran funding Hamas.
by bmw
Sat May 11, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Tucker Carlson as Trump's VP?
Replies: 32
Views: 824

Re: Tucker Carlson as Trump's VP?

Oh, that's right. Iran's only a state sponsor of terrorism. I'm sure that they're spending every penny ethically.