Well, it was abundantly clear just how deranged Trump is, after watching
the debate. Flawed that the 'debate' was. After both Trump and Harris
were not pushed on their responses. Trump, for instance, was not asked PRECISELY how he planned to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
That said, Harris is likely to gain the popular vote, but the
Republicans have severely compromised the Electoral College system, such
that a Trump victory is highly likely. I fear for Ukraine should the convicted criminal, Trump, be re-elected.
On 9/12/24 6:16 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, it was abundantly clear just how deranged Trump is, after
watching the debate. Flawed that the 'debate' was. After both Trump
and Harris were not pushed on their responses. Trump, for instance,
was not asked PRECISELY how he planned to end the Russian invasion of
Ukraine.
That said, Harris is likely to gain the popular vote, but the
Republicans have severely compromised the Electoral College system,
such that a Trump victory is highly likely. I fear for Ukraine should
the convicted criminal, Trump, be re-elected.
Never mind the stakes, here's the current Republican strategy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy
On 18/09/2024 12:25 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/12/24 6:16 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, it was abundantly clear just how deranged Trump is, after
watching the debate. Flawed that the 'debate' was. After both Trump
and Harris were not pushed on their responses. Trump, for instance,
was not asked PRECISELY how he planned to end the Russian invasion of
Ukraine.
That said, Harris is likely to gain the popular vote, but the
Republicans have severely compromised the Electoral College system,
such that a Trump victory is highly likely. I fear for Ukraine should
the convicted criminal, Trump, be re-elected.
Never mind the stakes, here's the current Republican strategy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy
**It would seem that immigrants eating pets fits that definition very
nicely.
Nonetheless, the corruption of the Electoral College continues unabated.
On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 18/09/2024 12:25 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/12/24 6:16 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, it was abundantly clear just how deranged Trump is, after
watching the debate. Flawed that the 'debate' was. After both Trump
and Harris were not pushed on their responses. Trump, for instance,
was not asked PRECISELY how he planned to end the Russian invasion
of Ukraine.
That said, Harris is likely to gain the popular vote, but the
Republicans have severely compromised the Electoral College system,
such that a Trump victory is highly likely. I fear for Ukraine
should the convicted criminal, Trump, be re-elected.
Never mind the stakes, here's the current Republican strategy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy
**It would seem that immigrants eating pets fits that definition very
nicely.
Nonetheless, the corruption of the Electoral College continues unabated.
Yes. the structural problems are ongoing. Both of the last two
presidential elections turned on small numbers of voters in swing states despite large popular vote leads.
Perhaps the population threshold for admission to the union could have
been higher in the past.
On 19/09/2024 12:35 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Nonetheless, the corruption of the Electoral College continues unabated.
Yes. the structural problems are ongoing. Both of the last two
presidential elections turned on small numbers of voters in swing
states despite large popular vote leads.
Perhaps the population threshold for admission to the union could have
been higher in the past.
**Well, it seems a better system could be devised. Ours seems to work
quite well. However, voting is compulsory over here. Which people really don't seem to mind too much. And, like the US, voting irregularities are virtually non-existent. That said, voting, in Australia, seems to be
rather different to the US system. The 'Democracy sausage' is a common
sight at most polling booths. Usually, the BBQ is operated by a
charitable group, such as Rotary or The Lions and a nice time is had by
most.
Is George still around? Everyone seems to have disappeared.
On 9/18/24 7:10 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 19/09/2024 12:35 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Nonetheless, the corruption of the Electoral College continues
unabated.
Yes. the structural problems are ongoing. Both of the last two
presidential elections turned on small numbers of voters in swing
states despite large popular vote leads.
Perhaps the population threshold for admission to the union could
have been higher in the past.
**Well, it seems a better system could be devised. Ours seems to work
quite well. However, voting is compulsory over here. Which people
really don't seem to mind too much. And, like the US, voting
irregularities are virtually non-existent. That said, voting, in
Australia, seems to be rather different to the US system. The
'Democracy sausage' is a common sight at most polling booths. Usually,
the BBQ is operated by a charitable group, such as Rotary or The Lions
and a nice time is had by most.
Is George still around? Everyone seems to have disappeared.
All the regulars are gone. Setting up a Usenet account was presumably a bridge too far for many.
On 23/09/2024 11:37 pm, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/18/24 7:10 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 19/09/2024 12:35 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Is George still around? Everyone seems to have disappeared.
All the regulars are gone. Setting up a Usenet account was presumably
a bridge too far for many.
**Well, that's a bit sad. I loved talking TV with George and I loved listening to Scotty's ever increasingly insane defence of Donald.
How are you doing?
On 9/23/24 4:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 23/09/2024 11:37 pm, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/18/24 7:10 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 19/09/2024 12:35 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Is George still around? Everyone seems to have disappeared.
All the regulars are gone. Setting up a Usenet account was presumably
a bridge too far for many.
**Well, that's a bit sad. I loved talking TV with George and I loved
listening to Scotty's ever increasingly insane defence of Donald.
How are you doing?
Things are thankfully uneventful. I second the tv recs from George. I'd
like to ask him about Slow Horses, Troppo, Professor T, etc.
Music-wise, I enjoy my wife's piano trio in live performance and for recordings, multichannel reissues from the seventies.
On 25/09/2024 1:45 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/23/24 4:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 23/09/2024 11:37 pm, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/18/24 7:10 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 19/09/2024 12:35 am, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/17/24 9:15 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Is George still around? Everyone seems to have disappeared.
All the regulars are gone. Setting up a Usenet account was
presumably a bridge too far for many.
**Well, that's a bit sad. I loved talking TV with George and I loved
listening to Scotty's ever increasingly insane defence of Donald.
How are you doing?
Things are thankfully uneventful. I second the tv recs from George.
I'd like to ask him about Slow Horses, Troppo, Professor T, etc.
**I finished the second season of Troppo some time ago. Unusual series. There's another new one, which is OK, but, for me, holds particular
interest, as it is filmed in one of my favourite places, about 30 mins
South of where I live.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Paradise_(2024_TV_series)
Music-wise, I enjoy my wife's piano trio in live performance and for
recordings, multichannel reissues from the seventies.
**Sadly, I don't have the opportunity to listen to much live classic
music. However, a couple of months back, I attended this concert:
https://www.aco.com.au/whats-on/2024/the-lark-ascending
It was fabulous. I was left of centre, three rows from the stage. It was wonderful to calibrate my ears with actual, live, unamplified music. And
yes, the sharp-eyed might have noticed the blonde woman at the front is carrying and plays a Stradivarius. I don't think I've ever heard a Strad played live before.
I am determined to listen to much more in the future.
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