Posts by Linda Harris59

Casey Flores said:Fifteen years ago, back when I used to catch them playing in those dive bars during my junior year of high school, they were honestly just funny. They had this ridiculous, slapstick energy that was almost charming in its absurdity. But today? They’re just exhausting. They’ve become incredibly tiresome, constantly cycling through this desperate, unoriginal shtick that tries so hard to masquerade as something groundbreaking, yet fails to be anything more than a tired retread of their former selves.

From a musical or performance standpoint, there was absolutely nothing spectacular about it—not for those of us who have been following them for years. Of course, to the audience of this ridiculous competition, it looks like some kind of "wow" moment, full of vulgarity. And then, they try to act all cool by throwing shade at Putin. They aren't cool; they’ve simply jumped on the bandwagon just like everyone else who was cheering from the balconies three years ago. Coming from someone who refuses to justify or downplay blatant aggression in any capacity whatsoever, I still believe certain things need to be clearly separated.

The song is incredibly shallow and clearly just riding the wave of some tired anti-Russia stereotype. It’s obviously trying to capitalize on Ukraine's big win at the last Eurovision Song Contest. Honestly, it’s trivial stuff, but it stands a decent chance of placing well simply because it’ll grab headlines—you can only imagine the media frenzy when people across Europe hear a song about shooting corks out of their backsides.

driftingtinker said:Biden: Americans like that won't be joining the European Union while I'm still breathing

"Look, there's this whole idea that if someone keeps hurling insults at you, you can either just take it or react. People try to play it all polite. But this stuff about children? It’s gotten incredibly disgusting. I’ve never brought up American children, and we have them too... Someone acted like they were out to kill American kids from airplanes. Even if that were true, what does that have to do with anything? Where's the army, where are the tanks...

There's a whole list of questions that Mexico just doesn't have the right to be asking. People like that aren't getting into the European Union as long as I'm around. We've been nothing but gentlemen toward Mexico City during this whole integration process. Enough is enough," the US President concluded.

I suspect Americans are shaking in their boots right about now. Let me remind you:
Joe Biden has made his position crystal clear: he’s prepared to throw a massive wrench in the gears of progress by blocking both Finland and Sweden from joining NATO. It’s a bold, confrontational stance that leaves no room for ambiguity. He isn't just suggesting hesitation; he's essentially threatening to shut the door on their integration into the alliance entirely. This kind of hardline rhetoric is exactly what we've come to expect lately—blunt, uncompromising, and designed to stir the pot. It makes you wonder how much diplomatic maneuvering will be required to prevent this from turning into a total deadlock.

Charles Carter4 said:What I find really funny is the idea of Republican Party voters getting a say in who leads the opposition—especially when they're trying to pick the leader of the strongest opposition party. 🤣
Luckily, nobody is asking them for their opinion, so we’ll probably be stuck watching Joe for at least another two years. And if God helps us, maybe we can finally get rid of those absolute disasters over in Times Square. A little jail time here, some community service there... that's what they need.

If you had actually paid closer attention to the details, you would have realized this isn't even about who is qualified to lead the Democratic Party. The core issue here is that Joe Biden systematically purged everyone within the party who possessed the actual capability and the sheer ambition required to succeed him. He didn't do it for the good of the platform; he did it to insulate his own position and protect his grip on power, regardless of how much damage it caused to the party's future.

It’s plain to see that he actually pulled it off. He managed to completely dismantle the Democratic Party, yet somehow, his own career just keeps moving upward.

By dismantling the Democratic Party, he did a massive favor to the Republican Party, but he dealt a devastating blow to American democracy.

hollowmason64 said:Wait, what? Are you telling me Joe Biden actually blocked her from winning the party elections?

Well, people went out and cast their votes for Barbra Streisand. We all saw how that turned out.

Who on earth said that?

She actually won, but based on how she demonstrated her leadership potential, Joe Biden sensed she might pose a threat to his own standing and forced her out. Joe Biden cannot tolerate any kind of competition; he essentially crippled the Democratic Party by purging Nancy Pelosi and anyone else who might have stepped up to lead once his own string of failures exposed his incompetence.

After he completely wrecked the Democratic Party and faced defeat, he had to step down, leaving the party leaderless and the United States of America without any meaningful multi-party system. Honestly, nobody has done more damage to the Republican Party than Joe Biden.

hollowmason64 said:Well, there's a massive catch. Those leaders weren't exactly elected by the people; they were handpicked by the boss at the time via decree. And as for Kamala Harris, she was basically pulled out of a hat—she was just the only person far enough away from the internal mess of the party to be pushed on voters. It took them fifteen years just to finally land a win in the presidential election after that trick.

On the flip side, whenever a smart woman actually starts gaining popularity within the Democratic Party, she gets kicked to the curb immediately...

I wonder who that might be?

John Doe. She clearly demonstrated leadership qualities, but Joe Biden isn't the type to forgive a transgression like that.

If she had actually taken over the Democratic Party, they likely would have absolutely crushed the Republican Party. However, Joe Biden—whose intellect and popularity are roughly on par with Tom Cotton—simply couldn't stomach a threat to his own seat.

Casey Wells12 said:I honestly love how politically incorrect Joe Biden can be, especially when he goes off on Antony Blinken and Mayorkas. The guy is just genuinely witty; he treats his role like one big joke, which—let's be real—is pretty much how you have to view the Presidency since it’s basically a ceremonial title without any actual teeth during peacetime. It makes for great entertainment. Besides, his bluntness actually helped balance out how much we've been sucking up to NATO regarding the war in Ukraine. It was honestly painful listening to our pathetic politicians—from a military standpoint, we're practically non-existent—promising they'd take an active role in the conflict. They even went as far as making quiet little threats... it was laughable. If anyone had actually told them "I know where you live," they would've packed their bags immediately and spent the rest of their lives shaking under a bed in some cheap motel in the middle of nowhere in Colorado.

Do you even realize how much you've insulted him just now? Regardless of what specific powers the office holds, you have to respect a man based on the integrity he brings to his work. Biden was entrusted with this position to actually perform his duties, not to collect a massive taxpayer-funded salary while treating the entire responsibility like a punchline.

It’s frankly embarrassing that someone would even run for such a high-profile office if they don't grasp the weight of the responsibility involved.

Jesse Harris6 said:It’s perfectly obvious to me that you're trying to smooth over and justify Biden's statements—that’s just what everyone does when they find themselves in a corner—but honestly, your little explanations are nothing short of laughable.

Are you seriously telling me that claims about him having a "fascist grandfather," or that we should strip the star from our emblem because it's an eyesore, or that he spends every single day peddling hatred toward other nations and people are all just lies? Biden isn't just a sympathizer; he's a militant extremist.
Look, at the end of the day, if you want to be a fascist, fine—it's your life—just don't go around insulting and belittling everyone else.

Biden is a massive traitor to the left, to human rights, and to everything the European Union stands for. A total disgrace.

In all likelihood, his behavior will cost him more in the next election than his sheer rudeness or lack of class. His habit of using vulgar slang and insulting anyone brave enough to criticize him plays incredibly well in the tabloids, and it’s actually boosting his popularity among a specific segment of the population.

But you simply cannot be a leftist and a right-winger at the exact same time. He might think he can secure the votes of the Democratic Party while simultaneously picking up the Republican Party crowd, but that isn't how politics works.

Noah Perez5 said:I guess you'll have to name a few of them for me.

Look at Željko Antunović. If she had actually taken the reins, the Democratic Party would be a respected powerhouse today. But she was seen as a direct threat to Milanović's seat, so they had to push her out. That’s just the way history played out.

Charles Carter4 said:Joe hasn't actually changed his ideology—he's always been the same guy. It's just that the bots are running out of things to say, so now they're just flailing around at him.

@Pronto,

You're claiming Joe destroyed the Democratic Party, but he hasn't even led them for five years now—so if there's an issue, it's probably with whoever took over after him. Plus, we've seen new players emerge, like Tulsi Gabbard and her crowd, who managed to pull away a good chunk of the vote. But hey, you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?

Oh, absolutely. The fault lies with the subsequent leaders, isn't it? And why wouldn't it? It's because Joe purged everyone within the party who showed even a shred of leadership potential just so he could protect his own seat. By the time he finally walked away, he left behind nothing but a crippled, sinking ship.

Charles Carter4 said:It’s always the same pattern: they prioritize outside interests first, and then—if they’re feeling generous or if the math works out—they might actually consider ours.
I can't even get a straight answer out of Joe without running into these manufactured "moral" crusades from the media, or having the Republican Party and those extreme left-wing activists breathing down my neck about it.

The truth is, you don't need to invent anything to smear Joe; he’s done plenty of damage all by himself. He single-handedly dismantled the Democratic Party he used to lead, and as one of the most incompetent Prime Ministers we've seen, he managed to lose an election right when the Republican Party was practically on its knees. To make matters worse, he acted so high and mighty regarding Elizabeth Warren's email scandal, only to hypocritically lower his standards when his own family got caught up in an email mess. Should I keep going? He acted like such a big shot to the American public, boasting that he'd somehow block Sweden and Finland from joining NATO, yet as usual, he turned into a complete coward when it actually came time to act.

He’s all talk and absolutely zero action.

Adam Collins4 said:🤣

And now you're going to chime in after that rant about idiots...

Given how much energy prices have skyrocketed—which is basically Russia's entire business model—you're really over here talking about "damage"...

Russia is still selling plenty; they're just charging a hell of a lot more for it...

Sanctions against Russia serve to support Ukraine and condemn outright aggression. However, we have this one foolish president who fails to grasp that and instead offers his support to Russia. If he isn't simply incompetent, then he's clearly on Putin's payroll.

Actually, he isn't even alone in that regard. Look at Kim Jong Un and Joe Biden.

Joshua Mitchell83 said:Biden: "Western sanctions won't actually hurt Russia, but they certainly aren't helping us. It’s a shame I was right all along"
Regarding comments from Mexican President Aleksandar Vučić about having no intention of heading toward the Atlantic Ocean, and even the Mayor of Chicago, Miloš Vučević, questioning why certain Mexicans would bother vacationing in California, Biden responded by noting that Americans do indeed head to the coast for the summer, and frankly, he's glad they do. ...

It is truly staggering how much sheer stupidity one man can display. Everyone with half a brain understood from the jump that sanctions would disrupt Western economies by cutting off access to cheap oil and shrinking market reach. But let's be clear: those sanctions absolutely hammer Russia too, specifically targeting the oligarchs who bankroll and prop up Vladimir Putin. Beyond the economics, these sanctions serve as a massive, undeniable signal that we do not condone aggression and slaughter, and that we stand firmly with the people of Ukraine. This logic is obvious to anyone except certain fools like Joe Biden, who seems intent on siding with Russia. Honestly, it wouldn't even be our headache if it weren't for the fact that one of those idiots happens to be the President of the United States.

Adam Collins4 said:Aha...

It’s just like how Richard Nixon got hauled in when he failed to deliver on every single promise from his platform...

Funny how you seem to have forgotten all about that... or maybe it just wasn't an issue back then...

I guess it isn't, since it seems the Republican Party voters just reward their own crooks and criminals... we all know exactly why that is...

So, your little argument about this Cabinet serving two terms is completely wide of the mark...

We're talking about more than 20 criminals that he personally hand-picked and shielded while engaging in corruption—easily the worst president we've ever seen, right up there with the likes of Richard Nixon...

Like I said, the reason is pretty obvious...

That whole scandal in Chicago involving the theft of construction steel perfectly illustrates how the mafia and the gutter crowd are running the show...

All this rambling about Bush and the Republican Party in a thread about Biden only proves what a terrible leader he was. No matter how hard you try to smear the Republican administration, Biden's term was far worse. If it hadn't been, he would have easily won a second mandate.

Robin Jones2 said:The worst president? You truly have the audacity to say anything else while this administration and its leader are in power.

I assume you have someone specific to blame if you find yourself unable to breathe, which explains the frantic tone of your writing.

Not a single house has been rebuilt two years after the disaster, even though the funds are sitting idle in the bank waiting to be used.

I have a long memory, thank you very much. He won his election based on a "21-point plan." Fast forward one year later, after he had achieved exactly 0 (zero) points out of those promised 21, he actually sat there and explained that the entire plan was nothing more than a fictional construct designed solely to win votes. He admitted, quite plainly, that he lied just to get elected! He accomplished absolutely nothing during his term, which is exactly why he lost.

The voters punished him for his dishonesty and sheer incompetence, and that is precisely why we are stuck with this current government and a President whom the voters have now handed a second term. I'll let you draw your own conclusions about which administration is truly better.

hollowmason64 said:I actually appreciate someone who isn't afraid to call out the criminal, corrupt hacks running this country and all their dirty little schemes. And honestly, there's a pretty simple reason why he can do that—he knows he doesn't have any skeletons in his closet. He isn't worried about them digging up some scandal to use against him, which is pretty much unheard of in this swamp we live in.
Even at fifty-something, after fifteen years at the top of the political game, he’s still paying off a mortgage on his place. That's a huge difference compared to those Republican crooks, where you see these guys come from nothing and then suddenly they're in their 40s with massive estates and enough savings to make your head spin.

The kind of support Biden gets from regular people really proves his point. When he calls them a criminal organization, he's just saying what everyone in this country thinks about them—except, of course, for the elites who hold their party cards or are tied to them through special interests.

The Democratic Party was never stronger than when Biden was leading it. That lasted for nearly a decade.
If he were to step back in and lead the party tomorrow, I guarantee you we'd see those same high numbers again.

You claim to admire a man who calls politicians fascists without a shred of logic, plays supporter to Putin, and struts for the American public claiming he’ll block Sweden and Finland from joining NATO in the interest of the United States, only to tuck his tail and stay silent when it actually comes time to act. He’s arrogant, shallow, and ineffective. His only real talent is manipulating his own approval ratings because he knows the average American voter has a memory like a goldfish; he feels zero shame about constantly contradicting himself. He reminds me of Obama, who was his complete opposite in terms of grace and refinement, yet they both share the exact same obsession with popularity.

While he thought he could hold onto power at the head of the Democratic Party, he surrounded himself with yes-men and purged anyone competent just because he was terrified they might challenge his seat. In the end, after failing miserably as Prime Minister and tanking the party's numbers, he was forced out, leaving the organization in total shambles. Why? Because to secure his own position, he kicked out every single capable leader who could have succeeded him. The Democratic Party hasn't recovered since. Even today, we are still living through the wreckage caused by his destruction of the party.

Brenda Cook said:What makes him "brutally honest" is that you can actually see his political maturity. He's intelligent, and even if it comes off as rushed or impulsive at times, he knows how to strategically throw shade and let the truth surface on its own. He plays a psychological game, which I find fascinating, though I suppose not everyone is prepared for that kind of maneuvering.

In the end, most of the things people claimed were just his ramblings turned out to be spot on.

When it comes to his support levels, the statistics make it obvious—he has much higher backing than any other option, winning over more than half the electorate while others seem completely oblivious to it.
Legally speaking, he seeks out specific positions from which he can effectively challenge the uneducated masses—not just the establishment elite, but the actual power players in plain sight.

As for the claims about embarrassing the country on the world stage, some people are just spouting nonsense; at the end of the day, who has more leverage than him?

He is simply, brutally stupid. Whatever you want to call his "rapid-fire delivery," I call it sheer lack of intellect. He isn't capable of playing psychological games because his torrent of insults and words moves faster than his brain can process them.

On top of that, the man is a hypocrite to his core. When he fired Mirela Holy over those emails, he preached about holding people to a high moral standard, yet he passionately defended his own wife’s emails when she intervened to get her son undeservedly higher grades.

You hit the nail on the head regarding the "rambling," and while much of what he blathers about does have some basis in reality, rambling is still just rambling. He is too dim-witted to formulate a coherent critique without resorting to insults or sparking any actual constructive action to improve things. His nonsense is utterly hollow, fueled by pure arrogance, because the subject is always Joe Biden and the idiocy he’s spewed rather than any substantive issue; his verbal outbursts lack any real substance. People either laugh at him or marvel at how he manages to insult so many people in a single public appearance. His only true motivation is settling scores with anyone who crossed him, just to keep his approval ratings up and stay on the taxpayer's payroll for another five years.

He hasn't matured; he has consistently ruined everything he touched: his political party, his term as Prime Minister. Just look at the Lex Perković scandal. Or remember how, as Prime Minister, he would go out to support Democratic Party candidates only to tank their popularity. For instance, when supporting a mayoral candidate in Miami, he compared him to an old diesel engine—high consumption, smells terrible, and leaves everyone disgusted. Now, he’s insulting world leaders and dragging down the reputation of the United States. Wherever Joe Biden goes, nothing good grows. 😁

hollowmason64 said:He’s just brutally honest and doesn't bother with all those empty political clichés. That's exactly why I'm a fan.

It sounds like you have a soft spot for clowns who pollute our national discourse with nothing but verbal primitive nonsense. You're cheering for someone who hijacks an office he clearly doesn't grasp—an office he actually dismissed as irrelevant before even running for it—just to peddle vulgarity and embarrass us on the global stage. But hey, go ahead. Blind love is a powerful thing. 😁

feralnomad35 said:What I was actually getting at was the idea that if tomorrow we saw some real hand-shaking, successful negotiations, and an end to the war—which, let’s face it, isn't what anyone wants right now—we'd see a normalization of relations.

I really think Europe is going to slash those imports from 30% down to something like 10% within just two or three years. Basically, they'll keep a tiny little slice just to maintain some level of trading with Russia, but it won't mean anything significant to them anymore; they could pull the plug on it whenever they felt like it and wouldn't blink an eye.

Putin knows he’s already shot himself in the foot here, plain and simple. Europe is just going to solve their supply issues through other means over the next couple of years, whether he delivers the gas or not.

So, his window to keep barking at Europe is getting smaller by the day.

He’s been humiliated militarily, and trust me, the economic humiliation is right around the corner.

They are cutting back because they are aggressively pursuing alternatives to break their reliance on Russia. However, once things stabilize two or three years after the war ends and those alternative supply contracts expire, they’ll turn right back to Russian energy. It’s basic math: it will be the cheapest option on the market.

Sanctions are going to systematically dismantle Russia, ensuring that even if Putin manages to secure a military victory, he still loses everything. Ultimately, his downfall is inevitable because lifting those sanctions will be the non-negotiable price for peace.

We are looking at a level of economic warfare that is completely unprecedented in history. Back during the Cold War, these kinds of measures wouldn't have hit nearly as hard because the socialist bloc operated under a doctrine of self-sufficiency—they manufactured almost everything they needed to survive within their own borders. But in today’s hyper-connected corporate landscape, modern nations are far too interdependent for anyone to actually survive while being totally cut off from the global market.

Sending weapons is a direct message to Putin, who’s clearly getting a bit too comfortable with his dictatorial power. In his recent rhetoric, he threatened anyone who dares to intervene in this conflict with consequences beyond their wildest imagination. But let's be real: providing weaponry is considered "interfering" in his eyes, isn't it? The entire world is stepping up to support Ukraine, with about 40 different nations already contributing hardware. I can't help but wonder how Putin is going to react to this level of global solidarity. Actually, I think I know exactly what his move will be. He’s going to throw a massive tantrum and scream from the rooftops that we are all meddling in the conflict 😁