Republican Party - General Discussion

Kovač is fighting tooth and nail for America on the world stage!!! 🤦

Kevin Brooks said:God, this little guy is just so slimy and gross. Especially when he looks right into the camera and gives that little smirk. Yuck.

It’s kinda wild, though... that split second where he thinks he’s had some brilliant idea (in his own mind) and then gives that specific look straight at the lens.🙂

Did they actually shake hands?

That’s wonderful! Truly impressive work. Bravo!

It’s a damn shame they didn't let them stay for another hour

Good grief, what a total train wreck! 🤦

Kovač seems pretty clueless, honestly.

And Plenković? Man, he’s acting like a total bootlicker.

Planky is just all jittery and arrogant, honestly kind of rude too.

To him, Zoki is basically just a little lapdog...

I’d love nothing more than to go toe-to-toe with him.
When he says, "I reject such remarks," I swear I’d lose my mind.
At this point, nobody should even bring it up anymore because that's it—he rejected it. No analysis, no discussion, no nothing, just because His Excellency decided to brush the criticism aside.
If he actually had the nerve to claim he was going to stop Kovač, I would have looked him dead in the eye and demanded an answer: how exactly are you planning to stop me?

gentlesailor17 said:Planky is just all jittery and arrogant, honestly kind of rude too.

To him, Zoki is basically just a little lapdog...

If you think Plenković is being rude, just look at what Kovač is pulling.

Jonathan Phillips4 said:I’d love nothing more than to go toe-to-toe with him.
When he says, "I reject such remarks," I swear I’d lose my mind.
At this point, nobody should even bring it up anymore because that's it—he rejected it. No analysis, no discussion, no nothing, just because His Excellency decided to brush the criticism aside.
If he actually had the nerve to claim he was going to stop Kovač, I would have looked him dead in the eye and demanded an answer: how exactly are you planning to stop me?

Face him or just call him out? 😁

Carol Newman2 said:If you think Plenković is being rude, just look at what Kovač is pulling.

Well, that’s a different story entirely; he tends to act in such an isolated, single-minded way that people just seem to excuse his behavior...

Amy Nelson4 said:Face him or just call him out? 😁

I’m so verbally aggressive and quick with my tongue that he’d probably wish we were just in a fistfight instead.

I don't even know where to start with this one... honestly. Just staring at the screen thinking about how much everything changes. Anyway, here goes nothing.

Carol Newman2 said:If you think Plenković is being rude, just look at what Kovač is pulling.

Honestly, Plenković definitely takes the win on this one. And yeah, he’s right—for some reason, it seemed like he was getting an extra few dozen seconds of leeway long after the clock should've run out. Anemicni really proved today that his vitals are solid, though... I mean, even the Duracells look like they're running out of juice standing next to him.

It turns out things are even messier than when people were calling out Milanović back in 2016. Honestly, it’s looking way worse than anyone predicted back then.
Honestly, Plenković is just way more sneaky about it. He’s got this way of twisting his words so everything sounds perfectly fine, even when it's clearly not. It's all just clever wordplay to make things look smooth.

The constant grinning and staring right into the lens just gave him away.

gentlesailor17 said:I don't even know where to start with this one... honestly. Just staring at the screen thinking about how much everything changes. Anyway, here goes nothing.

Honestly, Plenković definitely takes the win on this one. And yeah, he’s right—for some reason, it seemed like he was getting an extra few dozen seconds of leeway long after the clock should've run out. Anemicni really proved today that his vitals are solid, though... I mean, even the Duracells look like they're running out of juice standing next to him.

It turns out things are even messier than when people were calling out Milanović back in 2016. Honestly, it’s looking way worse than anyone predicted back then.
Honestly, Plenković is just way more sneaky about it. He’s got this way of twisting his words so everything sounds perfectly fine, even when it's clearly not. It's all just clever wordplay to make things look smooth.

Spot on. I couldn't agree more.

Still, when you look at the party primaries, it’s a massive upgrade over someone like Kovač.

Jonathan Phillips4 said:I’m so verbally aggressive and quick with my tongue that he’d probably wish we were just in a fistfight instead.

Yeah, sure, just like every other anonymous keyboard warrior out there

Honestly, I couldn't care less which one of them takes over the Republican Party. First off, the party is a lost cause, and second, I can't stand either of them... they both annoy me in their own special ways.
But I gotta say, going into that debate, I was expecting what everyone else was thinking—that Andrej Plenković would just absolutely crush Kovač. But it didn't happen like that at all. Kovač actually held his own, while Plenković looked totally rattled and visibly nervous. He just stuck to his usual routine, rattling off all those "achievements" from his administration, throwing out numbers and basically just blah blah blah... same old story. Meanwhile, Kovač actually got to the point. I'm not even talking about who's telling the truth here, just the vibe... Plenković seemed like he was dodging questions and trying to slide out of topics. Even though he had way more airtime, but hey, that’s just how the moderator ran things.
I just wanted to point out that Plenković didn't shine nearly as much as people expected. And yeah, he was definitely ruder than Kovač (starting from the beginning when he wouldn't even shake his hand), way more arrogant, and used a lot more insulting language. He acted more condescending than anyone I've seen, yet he was clearly low-key panicking. Kovač seemed way calmer, which actually surprised me. That’s just how I saw tonight's debate play out.

Kovač absolutely tore him apart. He kept throwing these pointed questions his way, but instead of just giving a straight answer, he just started dodging and playing word games—you know how it is. It was the same old story: that whole messy alliance with the Democratic Party, the deal with those leftovers from the old coalition, the ratification of that Istanbul treaty, even the fact that he didn't join the Republican Party until 2011. And don't even get me started on him writing those glowing tributes to Edvard Kardelj back in '89! He refuses to take any responsibility for losing the presidential and European elections—even though he keeps trying to convince himself and everyone else that the Republican Party actually won them. He just shifts the blame onto everyone else except himself, ignores his plummeting approval ratings, and laughs off how Bernardica outsmarted him in the last two election cycles. Then there’s the ridiculous move of putting total nobodies on the list for the European elections. And the kicker? When asked point-blank if he’s a Mason, he hesitated for like ten full seconds before answering. That’s suspicious! If you aren't, you say "No" immediately—you don't pause and hope the questioner will just let it slide... but no, he waited until Kovač practically forced the answer out of him. Too little, too late.

Look, Kovač had every single argument lined up perfectly, but honestly? It probably won't even matter tomorrow. The party machine will just spin its wheels and do its thing regardless.

To be fair, calling him a far-left extremist was actually pretty spot on. I mean, that's just who he is. Maybe "extremist" is a bit much—that might be an exaggeration—but he is definitely leaning hard into those left-wing views.

What’s everyone actually getting worked up about when it comes to Stalin? Like, what does "left" or "right" even mean in that context? It feels like we're arguing over semantics while missing the point.

And then there's Joe Biden—honestly, I don't think the guy has any real ideology at all. It feels more like he's just focused on carving out his own little corner within the European Union, doing whatever it takes to stay relevant in those halls.
Just your typical careerist climber, really. We see hundreds of these guys in American politics—people who care way more about their next promotion than actual principles.

Brenda Taylor13 said:Kovač absolutely tore him apart. He kept throwing these pointed questions his way, but instead of just giving a straight answer, he just started dodging and playing word games—you know how it is. It was the same old story: that whole messy alliance with the Democratic Party, the deal with those leftovers from the old coalition, the ratification of that Istanbul treaty, even the fact that he didn't join the Republican Party until 2011. And don't even get me started on him writing those glowing tributes to Edvard Kardelj back in '89! He refuses to take any responsibility for losing the presidential and European elections—even though he keeps trying to convince himself and everyone else that the Republican Party actually won them. He just shifts the blame onto everyone else except himself, ignores his plummeting approval ratings, and laughs off how Bernardica outsmarted him in the last two election cycles. Then there’s the ridiculous move of putting total nobodies on the list for the European elections. And the kicker? When asked point-blank if he’s a Mason, he hesitated for like ten full seconds before answering. That’s suspicious! If you aren't, you say "No" immediately—you don't pause and hope the questioner will just let it slide... but no, he waited until Kovač practically forced the answer out of him. Too little, too late.

Look, Kovač had every single argument lined up perfectly, but honestly? It probably won't even matter tomorrow. The party machine will just spin its wheels and do its thing regardless.

To be fair, calling him a far-left extremist was actually pretty spot on. I mean, that's just who he is. Maybe "extremist" is a bit much—that might be an exaggeration—but he is definitely leaning hard into those left-wing views.

He even brought up the Borg group, and the guy just stared at the floor and cleared his throat like a deer in headlights. Kovac broke him down to the basics. It was quite a show to watch.