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Post by aghast on Aug 6, 2024 22:31:39 GMT
Watching Kamala Harris's campaign rally speech just now.
What a contrast to the other guy. Full of hope, optimism and a wish to make a better world.
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Post by Nobbygas on Aug 6, 2024 22:54:59 GMT
Then why are you so unwilling to wait until Parliament gets back, we see the plans and budgets and then analyse them. Deriding and knocking them after 4/5 weeks really doesn't seem like giving them a chance. How do we know they are going to be the same as previous Governments or as corrupt and under external influence as the previous Government? How do we know they aren't going to change the ways Parliament operates? It's a narrative Cheshire This from a guy that thought austerity was a great idea because we had no choice...then freely admits..despite working on a leading stock exchange...was unaware of a leading USA economic indicator. Sadly the narrative in it's ignorance is relatively uniform across a multitude of topics. Sad really Tsk Oldie. You still cannot admit you were wrong about your claim that the US economy was booming under Biden. Global markets this week have proven you to be wrong. Facts dear boy, facts. Be a man and admit just once, that you were wrong. Why the personal attack? If there is a narrative here, it's you and the fact that you just cannot help yourself. Myself and Terry were talking about this current government, but you have to come back with degenerative comments about me. Why do you keep doing this? At the time, yes, austerity was needed. We are now seeing Labour implement austerity policies, but you cannot see it. This backs up my claim that both Labour and Tories are incompetent. Same old parties, same old policies, same old outcome, whichever of them you choose.
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Post by bluetornados on Aug 6, 2024 23:06:52 GMT
Tim Walz giving first speech since being picked as Harris's VP..by Emily McGarvey and Caitlin Wilsonichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/efb3/live/ca367d60-5445-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpgWalz now takes the mic after Harris introduces him as "the next vice president of the United States". He is met with a rapturous applause from the crowd. "Thank you Philadelphia," he says. "Thank you madame vice-president for putting your trust in me. But maybe more so, thank you for bringing back the joy." He adds that he is thrilled to be part of this "incredible journey". Walz also praises Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro as a "visionary leader". Walz says he "couldn't be prouder" to be Harris's running mate. "Vice-President Harris has fought on the side of the American people," he says, from her first day as a prosecutor up to now. "She took on predators and fraudsters, took down transnational gangs, stood up against powerful corporate interests, she’s never hesitated to reach across the aisle if it meant improving people’s lives," Walz says. "She does it all with a sense of joy," he adds. Walz tells supporters that he spent his early years living in Butte, Nebraska - a small town of 400 people "where community was a way of life". "Growing up, I spent summers working on the family farm. My mom and dad taught us to show generosity toward your neighbours and to work for the common good," he says. He also speaks about his dad serving in the Korean War, as well as his own service in the National Guard. "For 24 years, I proudly wore the uniform of this nation," Walz says. In his speech, Walz takes a jab at the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying that "he sees the world differently". "He doesn’t know the first thing about service - because he’s too busy serving himself," he says. Walz says he wants the US to be "a place where we settle our political differences not through violence but with our votes". What direction will this country go in? he asks, adding that "Donald Trump will for sure take us backwards". He tells supporters not to believe Trump when he downplays Project 2025, adding that his opponent knows exactly what it entails. He says Trump "won't fight for your family," and that he "will ban abortion". Walz also mentions Trump's running mate JD Vance, saying "I can't wait to debate the guy". Walz hits out Republicans over women's healthcare and in vitro fertilization (IVF), saying when the party discusses freedom, "they mean freedom to invade your doctor's office". He says he was raised to respect a person's healthcare choices, as it's a private matter. He notes the lengths it took for him and his wife to start their family and the fertility treatments they endured. He says they waited and waited for good news and when they welcomed their daughter into the world, they named her Hope. "When the vice president and I talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make your own healthcare decisions." Walz finishes by saying that over the next 91 days on the campaign trail, he will "have vice-president Harris's back." "And we will have yours," he tells the crowd. His wife, Gwen, and Harris's husband Doug Emhoff then join the two on stage before they walk off together.
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Post by bluetornados on Aug 7, 2024 18:42:04 GMT
Harris and Walz whisk through swing states as campaign hits new phase..by Brandon Livesay and Caitlin Wilsonichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/8883/live/f3d851c0-54c7-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpgA day after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was announced as Kamala Harris's running mate, the duo will tour Wisconsin and Michigan - two swing states that will be key in November's presidential election Donald Trump's own running mate, JD Vance, is mirroring his opponents' movements as he holds events in the same states Now that the Democratic and Republican parties have finalised their candidates, the US presidential election is entering a new phase of campaigning Meanwhile, Trump was interviewed on US morning television's Fox & Friends earlier on Wednesday and said he expects to debate Harris in "the near future" The plan for a presidential debate is in limbo, with Trump and Harris split over which TV network should moderate their face-off
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Post by bluetornados on Aug 8, 2024 20:22:06 GMT
Trump and Harris agree to debate on 10th September, ABC says..by Emily McGarvey, Caitlin Wilson and Brandon Livesayichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/f9e8/live/20a7d0e0-55c2-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.pngDonald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a 10th September debate on ABC, the network says, setting up the first showdown between the candidates Earlier, former US President Donald Trump held a rare news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida Trump said he wants to debate Harris multiple times, and he had agreed to three dates in September He also said he was "pretty much recovered" from the wound to his ear after an assassination attempt on his life last month
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Post by oldie on Aug 8, 2024 22:54:24 GMT
It's a narrative Cheshire This from a guy that thought austerity was a great idea because we had no choice...then freely admits..despite working on a leading stock exchange...was unaware of a leading USA economic indicator. Sadly the narrative in it's ignorance is relatively uniform across a multitude of topics. Sad really Tsk Oldie. You still cannot admit you were wrong about your claim that the US economy was booming under Biden. Global markets this week have proven you to be wrong. Facts dear boy, facts. Be a man and admit just once, that you were wrong. Why the personal attack? If there is a narrative here, it's you and the fact that you just cannot help yourself. Myself and Terry were talking about this current government, but you have to come back with degenerative comments about me. Why do you keep doing this? At the time, yes, austerity was needed. We are now seeing Labour implement austerity policies, but you cannot see it. This backs up my claim that both Labour and Tories are incompetent. Same old parties, same old policies, same old outcome, whichever of them you choose. "Tsk Oldie. You still cannot admit you were wrong about your claim that the US economy was booming under Biden. Global markets this week have proven you to be wrong. Facts dear boy, facts. Be a man and admit just once, that you were wrong." So, The labour market in the US was/is as resilient as the figures I quoted earlier suggested. Now the markets have got past their mini correction the confidence seems to have returned. www.reuters.com/markets/us/futures-waver-anxiety-ahead-jobs-data-2024-08-08/
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Post by oldie on Aug 8, 2024 23:10:03 GMT
This, the evening brief from Bloomberg for Thursday Aug 8
"Even before markets closed on Monday, some on Wall Street were already saying the market bloodbath was an overreaction to slowing US job growth. On Tuesday, a small bounce lent some credence to that thesis while yesterday’s market retreat did not. But on Thursday, shiny new employment data appeared, giving a clear sign that investors everywhere basically had a temper tantrum for no good reason. Initial applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week by the most in almost a year, helped by fewer applications in states such as Michigan, Missouri and Texas. The decline apparently helped reassure flustered markets that the US workforce isn’t disintegrating so much as reverting to its pre-pandemic trend, which—for everyone playing at home—is what the Federal Reserve has been shooting for in achieving a soft landing. "
There you go....
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Post by oldie on Aug 9, 2024 6:49:57 GMT
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Post by lostinspace on Aug 9, 2024 7:40:23 GMT
ive seen people with more damage to their ears after an ballsed up ear piecing than this guy who has been shot at ...talk about drama queen!!
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Post by oldie on Aug 9, 2024 8:38:34 GMT
ive seen people with more damage to their ears after an ballsed up ear piecing than this guy who has been shot at ...talk about drama queen!! You mean the one that said "I am not debating her on the ABC network, only on Fox?" And when nobody took any notice said "I challenge her to a debate on ABC" That one?
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Post by pop up pirate on Aug 9, 2024 8:51:05 GMT
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Post by Cheshiregas on Aug 9, 2024 9:15:24 GMT
I think the Republicans pushing the age agenda on Biden will come back to bite them with Trump.
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Post by lostinspace on Aug 9, 2024 9:23:44 GMT
find it odd now that he has become the "elder statesman" in this contest, and has become [it seems] a bit more subdued.... age is a wonderful thing!![unless your old that is ]
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Post by oldie on Aug 9, 2024 10:02:59 GMT
find it odd now that he has become the "elder statesman" in this contest, and has become [it seems] a bit more subdued.... age is a wonderful thing!![unless your old that is ] The great thing about my personal experience of aging is that when I was younger I was a dick, now I am older I am an old dick. 😂
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Post by Nobbygas on Aug 9, 2024 10:38:17 GMT
ive seen people with more damage to their ears after an ballsed up ear piecing than this guy who has been shot at ...talk about drama queen!! Have you ever been shot at? If so, you wouldn't be calling him a drama queen !
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Post by oldie on Aug 9, 2024 10:54:51 GMT
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Post by oldie on Aug 9, 2024 12:07:54 GMT
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Post by trymer on Aug 9, 2024 17:29:40 GMT
I was listening to Jeremy Bowen on Radio 4 this morning,he mentioned that harris seems to have been kept away from interviews and that her rapturous reception by the Democrats was a lot of relief that Biden wasnt going to 'fall off of the stage' at their congress.
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Post by Cheshiregas on Aug 9, 2024 17:37:30 GMT
ive seen people with more damage to their ears after an ballsed up ear piecing than this guy who has been shot at ...talk about drama queen!! Have you ever been shot at? If so, you wouldn't be calling him a drama queen ! As someone who has been shot at, not sure if you have been injured Nobby, but do you think the wound which has healed amazingly quickly was consistent with that of a bullet hitting his ear?
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Post by trymer on Aug 9, 2024 17:49:47 GMT
I said after the shooting that I could imagine Trump on the floor spreading the blood all over himself.
I doubt that you would find anyone who has been shot who would say that it isnt a dramatic event.
Although Trumps actual injury is (thankfully) minor,the shock of the event will have been very dramatic for him,he has probably spoken to a counsellor ...I would imagine after a few sessions with Trump the counsellor will need some counselling too.
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