emnsk All American 2263 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah. At first I thought the guys they were interviewing had come around or were from the more 'normal' GOP crowd. They were articulate and respectful for the most part and describing the situation and then you heard their views and it hits you. The writers chose their congressmen very well, especially with the dynamic of that Republican.
Having the guys who 'invaded' and the congressmen who hid in the building being interviewed in the same setting and switching from scene to scene like that was surreal. You best described the documentary in being "unvarnished".
I enjoy this format much more over the ones which have their own analysts and commentary. Although I suppose that those have their own place. 9/10/2023 8:15:27 AM |
emnsk All American 2263 Posts user info edit post |
I hate the internet so much. Searched up Jan 6th cause of this conversation and the documentary.
And now I'm getting ads from the Epoch Times on "what Jan 6th really was".
it's all commercial now, or well has been for years, but is worse
[Edited on September 10, 2023 at 9:54 PM. Reason : -] 9/10/2023 9:53:49 PM |
moron All American 33717 Posts user info edit post |
Bad sign for democracy
Quote : | "Breaking news: Sen. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 and the only member of his party to twice vote to convict former president Donald Trump in politically charged impeachment trials, announced Wednesday that he will not seek a second term in the Senate representing Utah, saying in an interview that it is time for a new generation to “step up” and “shape the world they’re going to live in.”" |
9/13/2023 6:01:22 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
I'm undecided if that's a bad sign for democracy. Could be an older person setting a responsible end date on his elected service, which could be a good sign in some ways.
Although I'm sure I share your extreme cynicism that the eventual replacement will be any kind of upgrade in responsible leadership. 9/13/2023 6:27:35 PM |
moron All American 33717 Posts user info edit post |
^ he’s only 4 years younger than Biden, honestly thought he was younger than that
Probably a good move to step down then
[Edited on September 13, 2023 at 6:32 PM. Reason : H] 9/13/2023 6:32:27 PM |
moron All American 33717 Posts user info edit post |
Trump people really hate pence, kinda hilarious If this also wasn’t a sign of serious issues with the gop
https://www.threads.net/@podsaveamerica/post/CxJOpqJJm6j/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== 9/13/2023 6:48:18 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
LOL! Good response by Pence on that one. 9/13/2023 7:05:33 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I hate the internet so much. Searched up Jan 6th cause of this conversation and the documentary.
And now I'm getting ads from the Epoch Times on "what Jan 6th really was".
it's all commercial now, or well has been for years, but is worse" |
Overhaul your browser security settings. Auto clear cookies and caches at every closure.9/13/2023 7:07:57 PM |
moron All American 33717 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/16/ken-paxton-texas-verdict-update
Paxton acquitted in state senate vote
There was not any doubt of his culpability the republicans just chose to ignore crimes 9/16/2023 4:25:17 PM |
emnsk All American 2263 Posts user info edit post |
^^ I have a special browser setup like that on my phone.
Have been looking to overhaul my laptop settings for and beyond that but I always end up messing up some functionality when I go deep enough. 9/16/2023 4:49:35 PM |
moron All American 33717 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.threads.net/@axios/post/CxYJtWNrZ5g/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Trump teachers the underlings how to commit major crimes and get Away with it, and it creates a bunch of mini trumps everywhere causing chaos. 9/19/2023 12:09:58 PM |
synapse play so hard 60908 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "“He’s a grandpa, spouting off on Facebook, frankly mimicking the bellicose language that was being used by the most powerful man in the world,” said Elizabeth Mullin, a federal public defender." |
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article280608459.html
It's ok guys he's just a grandpa on Facebook 10/20/2023 2:00:43 PM |
Bullet All American 27866 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-johnson-jan-6-footage_n_656f46cce4b09331c7f2219e
Quote : | " House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Republicans are blurring faces in security footage from inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to protect rioters from prosecution.
“We have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DOJ,” Johnson said at a press conference. .... " |
12/5/2023 2:45:09 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
Why are we doing that? Blurring the faces to protect the terrorists? 12/5/2023 3:34:58 PM |
HaLo All American 14087 Posts user info edit post |
^^lol 12/5/2023 5:46:09 PM |
moron All American 33717 Posts user info edit post |
Trump said he would be a dictator on day 1 with hannity 12/5/2023 11:19:05 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
But after that, not! 12/6/2023 2:32:42 AM |
Bullet All American 27866 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.wral.com/story/nc-couple-arrested-in-connection-to-jan-6-insurrection/21190706/
12/11/2023 4:15:30 PM |
TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 147592 Posts user info edit post |
Were they spotted due to all the footage being made public recently, or before that? Says they were arrested December 8th so maybe so. 12/11/2023 4:26:03 PM |
StTexan Suggestions??? 6051 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " Were they spotted due to all the footage being made public recently" |
Not that there’s anything wrong with that12/11/2023 6:01:50 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
Why aren't their faces blurred to protect the guilty? This is letting the anti-terrorists win! 12/11/2023 6:57:29 PM |
Bullet All American 27866 Posts user info edit post |
wth?
https://www.wral.com/story/supreme-court-will-hear-a-case-that-could-undo-capitol-riot-charge-against-hundreds-including-trump/21193999/ 12/13/2023 4:43:35 PM |
UJustWait84 All American 25798 Posts user info edit post |
elections having consequences will be huge in 2024! 12/14/2023 3:18:36 PM |
JT3bucky All American 23142 Posts user info edit post |
Over 200 fbi affiliates involved in entrapment? Wow
Big set up 1/7/2024 5:33:46 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
Aren't you going to even post a link to the conspiracy theory website de jour? 1/7/2024 6:56:04 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 38924 Posts user info edit post |
it’s been pretty funny to see the goobers from Peak TWW age into Online Cranks 1/7/2024 9:19:28 PM |
Bullet All American 27866 Posts user info edit post |
Dude's got Asperger's, right? 1/8/2024 10:14:36 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
^^^DU jour, dang it!
I think the term "cranks" is somewhat dismissive of the severity of mental illness or willful ignorance required to actually buy into this stuff. I'm hopeful it's just trolling.] 1/8/2024 10:22:03 AM |
thegoodlife3 All American 38924 Posts user info edit post |
willful ignorance is not in the same boat as severe mental illness
that’s pretty dismissive of legitimate severe mental illness 1/8/2024 10:51:14 AM |
Pupils DiL8t All American 4907 Posts user info edit post |
^^^^^^ This post isn't sarcasm? 1/8/2024 10:52:04 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
^^Both are defects enabling belief in the outlandish. I don't mean to insinuate they are somehow clinically equivalent. 1/8/2024 3:55:00 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 38924 Posts user info edit post |
I mean, a crank is a crank. that has nothing to do with mental illness. 1/8/2024 5:57:19 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
I wasn't trying to start a debate. On first read, I felt like crank let them off too easy. A common definition for this usage is "an annoyingly eccentric person". Because I find the views espoused by these individuals dangerous, to me it goes beyond eccentric (which you could eventually brush off as charming once you get used to it). 1/8/2024 7:56:20 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 38924 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Crank&page=3
Quote : | " Crank (Noun) Typically an older conservative person who’s usually retired and spends a lot of time on their recliner watching Fox News and finding frivolous things to complain about. Prone to Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) outrage, they have a hot temper and very willing to get messy. Some of the most entitled people you’ll ever meet, ready to throw fits to get what they want, and often do. Often associated but not limited to the Baby Boomer generation. Did you hear about those local cranks opposing that new sports field?
Shut up you old crank by HBDGRIMACE July 19, 2023" |
[Edited on January 8, 2024 at 8:20 PM. Reason : .]1/8/2024 8:19:38 PM |
emnsk All American 2263 Posts user info edit post |
peak internet moment
But now that Urban Dictionary has been cited (and for some reason, going all the way to page three LOL), I must say, if someone is "right here", it'd be The Coz.
Whatever Urban Dictionary may say, the general definition of a "Crank" is someone who is obsessively and openly interested in a topic to the point where it is strange and off putting to a general audience.
Either way, I think that there is a clear agreement on the situation at hand.
Good day now, 1/8/2024 8:57:50 PM |
Bullet All American 27866 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1236998675/arizona-fake-elector-charges
Quote : | "Eleven people who submitted documentation falsely claiming Trump, not President Biden, won the state's popular vote in 2020 are named in the indictment. Seven others were indicted but had their names redacted.
Those seven include former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman." |
4/25/2024 9:20:46 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24440 Posts user info edit post |
Get 'em! 4/25/2024 1:06:49 PM |