Republican Party - General Discussion

Jason Fisher59 said:So, who are these supposed "geniuses" who are going to lead us onto the right path?

Hold on. They haven't even been born yet.

Miranda absolutely shredded the Brussels chatter

DEMOCRATS BLAST PLENKOVIĆ’S PLAN TO RECRUIT EXPATRIATES: ‘They’re insulting the workers and everyone still living in America!’

While the Prime Minister is busy bragging about offering financial incentives to entice emigrants back home, he isn't doing a single thing to provide actual incentives for the local workforce to stay put in the country!

So, his big plan is to hand out subsidies to get people to move back—but honestly, what are they supposed to actually live on once they arrive? Where are the jobs? Where are the factories? It just doesn't add up.

Honestly, it’d be way cheaper and a whole lot more effective if we just bought the Republican Party crew one-way tickets to some remote island in the middle of nowhere.

I'm watching N1. Man, this Kovacs guy is just insufferable.

Lisa Perez50 said:I'm watching N1. Man, this Kovacs guy is just insufferable.

I missed it. Was I being "too humble" or speaking in the third person again?

Lisa Perez50 said:I'm watching N1. Man, this Kovacs guy is just insufferable.

Did he seriously just shout "let's go, let's go!" right at the camera? 😂

What a total loser.

Kevin Brooks said:I missed it. Was I being "too humble" or speaking in the third person again?

All of that, but three times over. That guy is way too full of himself, even by the most basic standards.

driftingtinker said:All of that, but three times over. That guy is way too full of himself, even by the most basic standards.

...the worst part is he doesn't even realize it. If you watch him on news networks later, his criteria seem pretty damn lenient. I would be embarrassed. But then again, what does "shame" mean to a Republican politician?

A perfect 45 seconds of footage right here: watch how Miro Kovač dodges the question regarding a potential coalition with Milan Bandić.
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When Kovacs first started strutting around like he owned the place, my initial thought was that someone must have pushed him toward the candidacy on Plenković's orders. Now? I’m pretty sure that's exactly what happened. 😁

Lisa Perez50 said:I'm watching N1. Man, this Kovacs guy is just insufferable.

I was watching him too. He has absolutely zero clue how to talk to the press. But yeah, he’s just as stuck-up as Plenković, just way more unrefined...

And Kovacs isn't the only idiot in the Republican Party. Looking at these VP candidates, they're all useless—Penava, Brkić, Medved, Krstičević... it's all the same garbage.
Good grief, I can't wait for these elections to be over. I am so sick of seeing these Republicans popping up on my TV and news feeds every five seconds. If it weren't for COVID...😁

Honestly, whoever wins, it doesn't matter for us. It'll be the same old story.

The Mayor of El Paso told Prime Minister Plenković straight up: since the days of America, all we've been left with is a memorial cemetery and some Cyrillic plaques. Where are the jobs? Where’s the GDP growth?
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Isn't driving local economic development actually the mayor's job?

According to an ABC poll, about 70% of Republicans are backing Plenković.

Jeremy Sanchez4 said:I was watching him too. He has absolutely zero clue how to talk to the press. But yeah, he’s just as stuck-up as Plenković, just way more unrefined...

And Kovacs isn't the only idiot in the Republican Party. Looking at these VP candidates, they're all useless—Penava, Brkić, Medved, Krstičević... it's all the same garbage.
Good grief, I can't wait for these elections to be over. I am so sick of seeing these Republicans popping up on my TV and news feeds every five seconds. If it weren't for COVID...😁

Honestly, whoever wins, it doesn't matter for us. It'll be the same old story.

He’s terrible. Even Plenković looks like a saint compared to him. The way he answers questions... honestly, I was embarrassed for him. I kept waiting for him to snap and just walk out of the studio. And how many times did he mispronounce the host's last name? 🙏

gentlemoose57 said:

Well, hold on now—take medicine, for instance; it has already made it possible for women to conceive using donor gametes (both sperm and eggs).

And that applies to straight couples.

It’s a perfectly standard, common practice these days.

That very same medical science has also opened the door to surrogacy—whether it's for straight couples where the woman can't carry a pregnancy, or even for MM couples, and so on. Of course, you won't find that happening here in the States...🤦
Well, hold on now—take medicine, for instance; it has already made it possible for women to conceive using donor gametes (both sperm and eggs).

And that applies to straight couples.

It’s a perfectly standard, common practice these days.

That very same medical science has also opened the door to surrogacy—whether it's for straight couples where the woman can't carry a pregnancy, or even for MM couples, and so on. Of course, you won't find that happening here in the States...🤦
No, that’s thanks to the law... not medicine...😉

Because let's be real—two men cannot have a biological child together... unless you think all of modern medicine is going to suddenly flip upside down and find a way to make that happen...

Unless you change the legal framework... so, honestly, you've drawn the wrong conclusion from your own premise...

hollowmason64 said:Just a little bit of trivia for you—the biggest economic boom in our history actually happened under the Ivica Račan administration.
I know this isn't exactly your cup of tea, and you probably don't have the bandwidth to dive into it right now, but... those old-school Democrats were actually quite successful at what they did. 😁

Not exactly...

Growth was pretty much steady during the George W. Bush era too...

Lisa Perez50 said:He’s terrible. Even Plenković looks like a saint compared to him. The way he answers questions... honestly, I was embarrassed for him. I kept waiting for him to snap and just walk out of the studio. And how many times did he mispronounce the host's last name? 🙏

Man, the best part is when he snaps back at a question and just ends it with: "Thanks." 😁
Like, yeah, he said his piece and that's that...

I seriously thought he was gonna stand up and shut the whole interview down. 🤣

Adam Collins4 said:Not exactly...

Growth was pretty much steady during the George W. Bush era too...

Back under Bill Clinton, we were still managing to keep pace with Eastern and Central Europe.

By the time George W. Bush took over, we were falling behind at an alarming rate; within his two terms, everyone had overtaken us, with the exception of Romania and Bulgaria.

Both he and The Administration were far too preoccupied with lining their own pockets while the rest of the world surged ahead.

hollowcanyon15 said:When Kovacs first started strutting around like he owned the place, my initial thought was that someone must have pushed him toward the candidacy on Plenković's orders. Now? I’m pretty sure that's exactly what happened. 😁

It’s pretty plausible.
Before Plenković came along, Smith was easily the most slippery "party man" you could find in such a cutthroat environment.
We really ought to look back at how he handled things during the migrant crisis—that tells you everything you need to know.

Is it actually standard practice nowadays for major networks to broadcast a debate featuring candidates from just one single party?

According to the campaign team for Miriti Kovač, they have officially confirmed their appearance on FOX this Saturday, March 14th, as well as on PBS a couple of days prior.

However, according to ABC World News Tonight, it looks like we might end up with just one big debate where all the major networks are invited to attend.