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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 12:02:46 GMT
It will be overturned. Election Campaign Fraud can only be prosecuted at the Federal level. He was actually found guilty of actions that could/maybe/possibly lead to election fraud. One of the major reasons it will be overturned. Denial is lovely isn't it. That may well be the basis for an appeal. But the fact remains he was found guilty in a court of law by a jury of his peers, 34 times. As it stands he is a convicted felon, was found guilty of defamation in another case he lost and was found guilty of fraudulent representation of his finances in New York. Lovely chap😂😂😂 Did you follow the case at all? If so, you'll understand that the jury were instructed to find him guilty of all 34 counts if they found him guilty of the first two. Another reason it will be overturned. Remind us again, what was he found guilty of? Try not to reply with a stock answer from those who shout the loudest.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 11:59:30 GMT
Oh dear "A Reform UK candidate claimed the country would be "far better" if it had "taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality" instead of fighting the Nazis in World War Two." BBC News - Reform candidate said UK should have been neutral against Hitler www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjmmrwexv4koThat's the people Reform and it's leader attracts Oh dear. You cannot label a whole party on the deeds and words of one of them. Pretty sure you'd find some horrific ideas from some Labour and Tory candidates if you look. It's a pretty childish argument to be honest Oldie.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 11:55:05 GMT
Correct. It was not illegal to pay her. The case was based around how he paid her, and the conviction was someone turned into possible election fraud. Not, possible. The case will be thrown out by the Supreme Court for a host of reasons. We all know that. and the 'former lawyer' Michael Cohen, is a convicted perjurer. Come on Nobby He was convicted of fraud under campaign finance laws. The Supreme Court may well overturn the conviction, who knows. At the moment he remains a convicted felon, found guilty by his peers on the jury. And, a personal opinion, he is a fraud and an utter moron. As is Nigel Farage who I fear is worse. Trump does it for money and his ego, I am fearful that Farage actually believes what he says. " I am fearful that Farage actually believes what he says." - I'd rather have someone who actually believes what they say rather than the liars who lead the other parties. You're prepare to vote to someone who is lying to you? The main thing we need in our politics is honesty. We are not getting that from either Labour or the Tories.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 11:52:38 GMT
Correct. It was not illegal to pay her. The case was based around how he paid her, and the conviction was someone turned into possible election fraud. Not, possible. The case will be thrown out by the Supreme Court for a host of reasons. We all know that. and the 'former lawyer' Michael Cohen, is a convicted perjurer. Come on Nobby He was convicted of fraud under campaign finance laws. The Supreme Court may well overturn the conviction, who knows. At the moment he remains a convicted felon, found guilty by his peers on the jury. And, a personal opinion, he is a fraud and an utter moron. As is Nigel Farage who I fear is worse. Trump does it for money and his ego, I am fearful that Farage actually believes what he says. It will be overturned. Election Campaign Fraud can only be prosecuted at the Federal level. He was actually found guilty of actions that could/maybe/possibly lead to election fraud. One of the major reasons it will be overturned.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 10:28:42 GMT
Just to cut the length of posts, I won't quote you. But your statement is misleading. To confirm what you claim and then to confirm what the jury found him guilty of "Providing so-called hush-money is not illegal. Instead, this case was more technical and centred on how Trump's former lawyer, who paid Ms Daniels, had his reimbursement recorded in Trump's accounts. The former president was found guilty of falsifying his business records by saying the payment was for legal fees. Jurors listened to weeks of testimony and found him guilty under all 34 counts of fraud under campaign finance laws." There you are Correct. It was not illegal to pay her. The case was based around how he paid her, and the conviction was someone turned into possible election fraud. Not, possible. The case will be thrown out by the Supreme Court for a host of reasons. We all know that. and the 'former lawyer' Michael Cohen, is a convicted perjurer.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 10:25:06 GMT
No not much to celebrate, however, to ignore the results is akin to sticking your fingers in your ears and shouting, "la la lá la la". Is it really the right thing to do to just accept the status quo and continue as things are? That seems to be your reasoning. "that's the way it is so just accept it" seems to be what you are saying. No, please don't put words in my mouth. I am more than frustrated with the current sclerotic politics and the state of our national institution. But what I am not tempted by is the pathetic proposition put forward Farage and Reform. Sadly I have no viable alternatives to suggest so I will vote for the least worse option. What has Farage and Reform got to with with the EU elections?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 9:58:23 GMT
No Oldie. It's the EU institutions that are 'undemocratic'. We all know that the EU Parliament is just a voting shop to rubber stamp proposals from the EU Commission. The actual EU Parliament has no powers. The EU Commission is undemocratic. Nobody is elected to be on the EU Commission. Even the leader of the EU despite being the only person on the ballot, was elected by just seven votes! What the current EU election votes are showing is that the people are not happy with the way they are being governed, both Nationally and EU wide. The sad truth is that despite the way the people are voting it will not make any real changes within the EU as the EU Parliament has no power. It can only say Yes or No to the EU Commissions proposals. In many way you can compare the EU Parliament to our House of Lord's. So nothing to celebrate then, whatever one's views. Either way going down that rabbit hole again is pointless No not much to celebrate, however, to ignore the results is akin to sticking your fingers in your ears and shouting, "la la lá la la". Is it really the right thing to do to just accept the status quo and continue as things are? That seems to be your reasoning. "that's the way it is so just accept it" seems to be what you are saying.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 9:52:27 GMT
In the other hand "Bobulinski's broader testimony about President Biden's alleged role in his son's financial endeavors conflicts with what other businessmen have told the House panel. Walker, for example, said the president "was never involved" in their business dealings." "While working on the prospective Chinese joint venture, Bobulinski was on an email chain in which business associate James Gilliar proposed a 10% cut for the "the big guy," a reference he said referred to Joe Biden, which Republicans have cited as evidence of the president's involvement in his son's overseas work. Others who were involved in those dealings have derided Gilliar's proposition as "wishful" thinking, "ridiculous," and not serious, with Rob Walker, who was also on the email chain, testifying that nobody responded to Gilliar's proposition after he sent it. While the email chain continued, it appears there was no further discussion of the "big guy" reference." "Bobulinski first came forward in October 2020 with allegations that the Biden family had lied to the public about the nature of then-candidate Joe Biden's involvement in his son's proposed overseas business ventures -- a claim promoted at the time by then-President Donald Trump and his allies." We should remember that Biden junior is being investigated for buying a gun whilst having issues with drugs and alcohol. Not for paying women to keep quiet Not for filing misleading documents in business deal with fabricated net worth. Not for taking an artic lorry of government documents from the government buildings to his private home Not for supporting a violent insurrection (Trump contests his involvement) So, who was the "big guy" who they were proposing to give a 10% cut? It is not illegal to pay someone to keep quiet. Not very nice for his wife, but these things go on. He did not support a 'violent insurrection'. Can you point out the conviction for this? Government documents? Every ex-President does this. Invariably they go into a 'library'. Even Biden has done it...... "A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that U.S. President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted. The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation that had shadowed Biden's presidency for the last year. But its bitingly critical assessment of his handling of sensitive government materials and unflattering characterizations of his memory will spark fresh questions about his competency and age that cut at voters' most deep-seated concerns about his candidacy for re-election. Beyond that, the harsh findings will likely blunt his ability to forcefully condemn Donald Trump, Biden's likely opponent in November's presidential election, over a criminal indictment charging the former president with illegally hoarding classified records at his Florida estate. Despite abundant differences between the cases, Trump immediately seized on the special counsel report to portray himself as a victim of a "two-tiered system of justice." Yet even as Hur found evidence that Biden willfully held on to and shared with a ghostwriter highly classified information, the special counsel devoted much of his report to explaining why he did not believe the evidence met the standard for criminal charges, including a high probability that the U.S. Justice Department would not be able to prove Biden's intent beyond a reasonable doubt, citing among other things an advanced age that they said made him forgetful and the possibility of "innocent explanations" for the records that they could not refute."
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 9:40:47 GMT
No Oldie. It's the EU institutions that are 'undemocratic'. We all know that the EU Parliament is just a voting shop to rubber stamp proposals from the EU Commission. The actual EU Parliament has no powers. The EU Commission is undemocratic. Nobody is elected to be on the EU Commission. Even the leader of the EU despite being the only person on the ballot, was elected by just seven votes!
What the current EU election votes are showing is that the people are not happy with the way they are being governed, both Nationally and EU wide. The sad truth is that despite the way the people are voting it will not make any real changes within the EU as the EU Parliament has no power. It can only say Yes or No to the EU Commissions proposals. In many way you can compare the EU Parliament to our House of Lord's.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 8:43:50 GMT
and this morning the Euro dropped quite significantly.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 8:40:45 GMT
Listening to the good news from around Europe this morning its interesting that the BBC are now referring to "the hard right" when talking about National Rally, AfD etc... Sky was referring to them as "populist parties".
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 8:39:34 GMT
Anyone been watching news from Hunter Bidens trial ? Old man Biden says that they are a close family,very close indeed it seems,Hunter was having sex with his dead brothers widow and got her addicted to crack !!!!! they really are the Biden crime family. I would like to see an investigation into how Biden became so wealthy,he seems to have done very well for a professional politician. It is quite obvious that in the e-mails surrounding Hunter Biden's dodgy business deals the person constantly referred to as "the big man" is Joe Biden.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 10, 2024 6:29:28 GMT
England look doomed. They have carried over their form from the One Day World Cup. They are in the position of tussling with Scotland with NRR being the deciding factor! After Scotland's huge win over Oman things are looking bleak!
Bairstow? His figures over the last two years just do not back him up. Time he was dropped. Mark Wood - Once again, his figures just don't add up. Reece Topley would be the better bet, plus Topley played in the recent IPL so would be "match fit". Livingston - Hasn't reached the heights he once promised. He doesn't bring much to the team, unless he's given a better role in the time. Put him up the order with order's to just attack every ball? Harry Brook - Seems to have 'disappeared'. What changed?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 9, 2024 22:12:31 GMT
Belgium PM resigns.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 7, 2024 11:38:08 GMT
You have to wonder just who are advising Sunak. Plus he himself should have had enough nous to realize that he just couldn't do that. Then again, as someone who has served, I fully understand that the politicians (of all colours) couldn't give a s**t about servicemen or women.
Starmer now wants the MoD to only buy British to help the British economy. Sorry, but anyone serving wants the best weapons/uniforms/vehicles or whatever. Their job is not to help British industry but to kill or destroy the enemies of the State. They want the best tools to enable to complete their mission and come home safe. They don't give a toss where their rifle comes from. Only that it suits their needs and does the job expected of it. No point keeping some blokes in work in a factory to produce weapons that are unreliable, unsafe and no good, with your friends dying around you because of this. If a Canadian weapon works better, then buy that. Just another useless soundbite by a politician.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 7, 2024 11:29:28 GMT
Imagine A diversity of opinion in a democracy, who would have thought it. Xenophobes, Nationalists and fascists have never liked it throughout history. You can add communists, dictators and religious groups to that list, for some balance.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 7, 2024 11:25:56 GMT
What else has Labour been doing in Wales? Well, they seem hellbent on inflicting policy and they don't care what people think. They always disguise things under the "consultation" blanket. Yes, nothing is implemented without "consultation" but it is always just a paper exercise. The 20 mph speed limit is a joke. It's causing far more pollution. Their farming policy, What a belter this is. They are introducing a policy where every farmer has to allocate 20% of his land to "wilding". They either have to plant trees on it or allow it to just become "wild". As you can imagine, farmer's are not that happy with this. Protests take place constantly in Cardiff, but it will be implemented after "consultation". So, the farming policy to help the environment while the 20mph policy works against the environment. The Labour government here has also put on a ban on any new infrastructure (ie new roads) or even improvements to existing roads. There is even talk of reintroducing tolls on the Severn Bridges. Apparently, this will reduce the amount of traffic in Wales and save the Polar Bears, and give the politicians more money to waste. I don't think this would do anything to help the Welsh economy. and of course, who could possibly forget this...... "The prime minister has attacked Welsh Labour for allowing some asylum seeker children to take part in Wales' basic income pilot. The £20m scheme offers £1,600 a month to 18-year-olds leaving care, including unaccompanied asylum seekers. Mr Sunak said it was unbelievable ministers wanted to pay "illegal migrants". The Welsh government has said it wanted to help young asylum seekers rebuild their lives. While it is not clear how many asylum seekers are claiming the cash, BBC Wales was told a small number of asylum seekers are taking part. The Welsh government denied that the young people involved are illegal migrants. Ministers launched the basic income scheme last year to see how the payments could help care leavers be better placed as they become more independent. From the start of the project, unaccompanied asylum seeker children (UASC) turning 18 have been able to apply for the money, which amounts to £1,280 a month after tax." I don't vote in Wales, I don't live there. But it's apparently the it's "blueprint" for Labour in the UK.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 7, 2024 10:11:58 GMT
What else has Labour been doing in Wales? Well, they seem hellbent on inflicting policy and they don't care what people think. They always disguise things under the "consultation" blanket. Yes, nothing is implemented without "consultation" but it is always just a paper exercise. The 20 mph speed limit is a joke. It's causing far more pollution. Their farming policy, What a belter this is. They are introducing a policy where every farmer has to allocate 20% of his land to "wilding". They either have to plant trees on it or allow it to just become "wild". As you can imagine, farmer's are not that happy with this. Protests take place constantly in Cardiff, but it will be implemented after "consultation". So, the farming policy to help the environment while the 20mph policy works against the environment. The Labour government here has also put on a ban on any new infrastructure (ie new roads) or even improvements to existing roads. There is even talk of reintroducing tolls on the Severn Bridges. Apparently, this will reduce the amount of traffic in Wales and save the Polar Bears, and give the politicians more money to waste. I don't think this would do anything to help the Welsh economy.
and of course, who could possibly forget this......
"The prime minister has attacked Welsh Labour for allowing some asylum seeker children to take part in Wales' basic income pilot. The £20m scheme offers £1,600 a month to 18-year-olds leaving care, including unaccompanied asylum seekers. Mr Sunak said it was unbelievable ministers wanted to pay "illegal migrants". The Welsh government has said it wanted to help young asylum seekers rebuild their lives. While it is not clear how many asylum seekers are claiming the cash, BBC Wales was told a small number of asylum seekers are taking part. The Welsh government denied that the young people involved are illegal migrants. Ministers launched the basic income scheme last year to see how the payments could help care leavers be better placed as they become more independent. From the start of the project, unaccompanied asylum seeker children (UASC) turning 18 have been able to apply for the money, which amounts to £1,280 a month after tax."
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 7, 2024 9:44:37 GMT
EU elections are being held across the EU on Sunday. It'll be interesting to see how it goes. The biggest issue in Germany? Well, colour me surprised, it's immigration ! Who would have thought it!
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 7, 2024 9:40:15 GMT
I got caught out last night because Question Time was on early (8PM) and was flicking channels so decided to watch it. I never bother normally because the odd occasion I do it appears to be just circus entertainment trying to goad politicians into saying something stupid. However I watched this long service nurse practitioner speak and she spoke with passion "NHS nurse clashes with Tory minister in heated Question Time debate: ‘You talk absolute rubbish’ An NHS nurse clashed with a Tory minister during a heated Question Time debate on Thursday (6 June) as she told him “You talk absolute rubbish”. The nurse, who had worked in the NHS for 37 years, addressed Mark Harper, telling him social care had been “decimated”. She said: “Patients are dying in corridors. If you sorted out social care and put your money where your mouth is, then all these issues would be sorted. “You are talking absolute rubbish because you are trying to decimate the NHS and we all know that. You don’t want it and you never have wanted it.” Boom But NHS spending has never been higher! You know and I know and practically any sane sensible person knows that the NHS, in it's current format, is not fit for purpose! It's needs a complete reform. Nobody is trying to to decimate the NHS, and quite frankly, it's a silly emotive thing to say. I didn't watch last night's, but being in Chester did they touch upon what is happening in Wales? The NHS here is a complete shambles with the longest waiting times in the UK. The Welsh, like the Scottish with the Barnett Formula, receive more funding from central government per head than the English. The NHS in Wales has been run by Labour since 1999. The solution of the Nurse you mentioned is "more money". That will not fix anything, and we all know it. People dying in corridors? It might help if the Doctor's were not continually on strike eh!
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