Republican Party - General Discussion

Carol Newman2 said:What kind of actual value do Josip Đakić or Stevo Culej bring to the Republican Party?

Culej basically just slid into U.S. Congress. As for Đakić—he’s pretty much a non-entity (aside from running things over in Virovitica)—who barely scraped by with 1,500 votes in 2016 and 2,500 back in 2015. He's the head of Hvidra, so I guess that's why the Republicans think he actually matters.

Scott Hall5 said:I’m writing this specifically for those citizens out there who are feeling conflicted about whether to vote for the Republican Party or look for some other alternative because you're just plain disappointed.
That criminal organization has been tangled up in a web of corruption from the very beginning, leading to massive scandals over the years—things like "the fifth partner," "grupo," "fimi-media," "Hypo," "Kraft Heinz," "SPICE," "kamen-ingrad," "ExxonMobil," and the list goes on and on...
Back in the early nineties, names like Ivić Pašalić, Luka Rajić, Vlado Kolak, and Miroslav Kutle seemingly appeared out of thin air, amassing sudden fortunes while being linked to multiple scandals all at once. There are plenty of others involved too, including Neven Barač, Damir Polančec, Vinko Grubišić, Ninoslav Pavić, Marko Marčinko, Petar Luburić, Juraj Hrvačić, Vinko Brnadić, Milan Lucić, Vladimir Zagorac, Miomir Žužul, and Davorin Mlakar. In the end, the only one actually convicted was the party leader—a thief and a traitor. Honestly, his name isn't even worth typing out in capital letters...
If you aren't aware of these specific scandals, all you need to do is "Google" them. There are thousands of pages dedicated to this history, including actual court reports, verdicts, and legal explanations...
For those of you who are young, you really ought to educate yourselves on these matters, and for the older generation, it might be time for a serious reminder...

So what if they stole—they're our people! 😁

Scott Hall5 said:I’m writing this specifically for those citizens out there who are feeling conflicted about whether to vote for the Republican Party or look for some other alternative because you're just plain disappointed.
That criminal organization has been tangled up in a web of corruption from the very beginning, leading to massive scandals over the years—things like "the fifth partner," "grupo," "fimi-media," "Hypo," "Kraft Heinz," "SPICE," "kamen-ingrad," "ExxonMobil," and the list goes on and on...
Back in the early nineties, names like Ivić Pašalić, Luka Rajić, Vlado Kolak, and Miroslav Kutle seemingly appeared out of thin air, amassing sudden fortunes while being linked to multiple scandals all at once. There are plenty of others involved too, including Neven Barač, Damir Polančec, Vinko Grubišić, Ninoslav Pavić, Marko Marčinko, Petar Luburić, Juraj Hrvačić, Vinko Brnadić, Milan Lucić, Vladimir Zagorac, Miomir Žužul, and Davorin Mlakar. In the end, the only one actually convicted was the party leader—a thief and a traitor. Honestly, his name isn't even worth typing out in capital letters...
If you aren't aware of these specific scandals, all you need to do is "Google" them. There are thousands of pages dedicated to this history, including actual court reports, verdicts, and legal explanations...
For those of you who are young, you really ought to educate yourselves on these matters, and for the older generation, it might be time for a serious reminder...

Total nonsense. Should I stop voting for Plenki just because some Republican from the nineties swiped something? It makes more sense to focus on the current mess—the Istanbul scandal, the Marrakech situation, that whole prostitution stunt involving the Democratic Party and the rigged tokens, and so on.

Amanda Kim2 said:So what if they stole—they're our people! 😁

Maybe they're yours, but they definitely aren't mine!

The moment I clicked on the article, I realized it was about the other Djakicev son—not the one everyone already knows for his public meltdowns.

Good grief... 🤦

Carol Newman2 said:BEYOND REPAIR
The son of Josip Đakić is back in custody after threatening police officers right outside a legendary restaurant in downtown Los Angeles
The son of a Republican Party congressman was also put through a breathalyzer, which clocked him at a staggering 0.15% BAC

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His dad is currently sitting pretty on the Republican Party’s shortlist for the 4th congressional district.

The whole mess just goes to show you what's actually happening within the Republican Party out in the Midwest.

Kid's still young and already making death threats against cops.

It's a shame we aren't the United States.

Mark Hughes36 said:The moment I clicked on the article, I realized it was about the other Djakicev son—not the one everyone already knows for his public meltdowns.

Good grief... 🤦

A second son? 😲

He’s got some fine kids there. If his dad isn't going to teach them some manners, I would've stepped in and handled it myself.

Just imagine how her mother feels...

Christian Myers said:Total nonsense. Should I stop voting for Plenki just because some Republican from the nineties swiped something? It makes more sense to focus on the current mess—the Istanbul scandal, the Marrakech situation, that whole prostitution stunt involving the Democratic Party and the rigged tokens, and so on.

They’ve cycled through 15 different cabinet members because Andrej Plenković clearly lacks any sense when it comes to picking his team.
Just take a quick look at the news; you’ll find two separate scandals involving the Republican Party every single week, and since Andrej Plenković is essentially the face of the Republican Party,
it's hard to ignore.

And honestly, you could look at it from the other side too. We've seen fifteen different ministers cycled through the cabinet because when it comes to Andrej Plenković, there’s just zero backbone—no real grit or willingness to take a stand. He talks a big game about having a zero-tolerance policy on corruption, but it feels more like empty rhetoric than actual action 😁

The virus is among us. It’s the virus of cheap lamb and those disgusting mayo sandwiches.

I guess I want the Republican Party to have as many sandwiches as possible.

Charles Carter4 said:And honestly, you could look at it from the other side too. We've seen fifteen different ministers cycled through the cabinet because when it comes to Andrej Plenković, there’s just zero backbone—no real grit or willingness to take a stand. He talks a big game about having a zero-tolerance policy on corruption, but it feels more like empty rhetoric than actual action 😁

🤣 🎉 🤣

it isn't April Fools' Day

Carol Newman2 said:What kind of actual value do Josip Đakić or Stevo Culej bring to the Republican Party?

In the MLS, there is a massive scramble for second place right now—it’s intense. When Atlanta United and San Francisco face off, we aren't just talking about a three-point swing; effectively, six points are on the line.

It’s the exact same logic when you look at Culej’s preferred voters—they essentially count twice. If he weren't on this specific ballot, those people would likely pivot straight to The Wall Street Journal's list instead, picking up votes there. Even if we are only talking about ten thousand of those votes, in terms of the total margin, that creates a twenty thousand vote difference.

Carol Newman2 said:What kind of actual value do Josip Đakić or Stevo Culej bring to the Republican Party?

Just enough to burn down the house and throw rocks at the windows.
That's exactly the kind of crowd that pulls in the votes.

Mark Hughes36 said:Just imagine how her mother feels...

Yeah, I bet she's just bursting with family pride.

Scott Hall5 said:I’m writing this specifically for those citizens out there who are feeling conflicted about whether to vote for the Republican Party or look for some other alternative because you're just plain disappointed.
That criminal organization has been tangled up in a web of corruption from the very beginning, leading to massive scandals over the years—things like "the fifth partner," "grupo," "fimi-media," "Hypo," "Kraft Heinz," "SPICE," "kamen-ingrad," "ExxonMobil," and the list goes on and on...
Back in the early nineties, names like Ivić Pašalić, Luka Rajić, Vlado Kolak, and Miroslav Kutle seemingly appeared out of thin air, amassing sudden fortunes while being linked to multiple scandals all at once. There are plenty of others involved too, including Neven Barač, Damir Polančec, Vinko Grubišić, Ninoslav Pavić, Marko Marčinko, Petar Luburić, Juraj Hrvačić, Vinko Brnadić, Milan Lucić, Vladimir Zagorac, Miomir Žužul, and Davorin Mlakar. In the end, the only one actually convicted was the party leader—a thief and a traitor. Honestly, his name isn't even worth typing out in capital letters...
If you aren't aware of these specific scandals, all you need to do is "Google" them. There are thousands of pages dedicated to this history, including actual court reports, verdicts, and legal explanations...
For those of you who are young, you really ought to educate yourselves on these matters, and for the older generation, it might be time for a serious reminder...

Don't be like that! Even for Luke Skywalker, his own mom used to say he started saving money when he was just a kid. You know, "little strokes fell great oaks."

Man, now that you've brought up those huge scandals, it hit me. "Good grief, I'm getting old." It all feels like such ancient history that it's no wonder people forget. I mean, a good chunk of today's voters weren't even born yet back then, or they were probably still playing in a sandbox.

Mark Hughes36 said:The moment I clicked on the article, I realized it was about the other Djakicev son—not the one everyone already knows for his public meltdowns.

Good grief... 🤦

I’m sitting here listening to Deur on CNN right now, and he won't say a single word about Đakić or his sons because apparently, we have to be "careful" there. He's being incredibly cautious regarding him and even Škoro, walking on eggshells, really. But when it comes to identifying the primary enemy of the nation—which, let's face it, isn't exactly a stable place—he goes straight for Joe Biden... The guy is so narrow-minded, he can only see things in black and white.

Charles Carter4 said:And honestly, you could look at it from the other side too. We've seen fifteen different ministers cycled through the cabinet because when it comes to Andrej Plenković, there’s just zero backbone—no real grit or willingness to take a stand. He talks a big game about having a zero-tolerance policy on corruption, but it feels more like empty rhetoric than actual action 😁

That would actually mean something if he hadn't defended them tooth and nail until the very end—only firing them once the public outcry got too loud. Otherwise, he never would've let them go!

Charles Carter4 said:And honestly, you could look at it from the other side too. We've seen fifteen different ministers cycled through the cabinet because when it comes to Andrej Plenković, there’s just zero backbone—no real grit or willingness to take a stand. He talks a big game about having a zero-tolerance policy on corruption, but it feels more like empty rhetoric than actual action 😁

Honestly, though, if you look at those fifteen ministerial shake-ups, isn't it actually a win for the third-party movements? Their rise—especially that huge turning point where those outsiders finally grabbed a slice of power from the old guard—is what really changed things.

Once the USA started seeing ministers' proposals getting vetoed, non-partisan leaders stepping up, and even early elections... well, that basically snapped the spine of the political elite's "untouchable" status, didn't it?

The whole bar for political accountability has been raised, and now, ministers are under way more heat from the public, falling like flies over stuff that wouldn't have even cost them their jobs back in 2015.

granitetinker6 said:Honestly, though, if you look at those fifteen ministerial shake-ups, isn't it actually a win for the third-party movements? Their rise—especially that huge turning point where those outsiders finally grabbed a slice of power from the old guard—is what really changed things.

Once the USA started seeing ministers' proposals getting vetoed, non-partisan leaders stepping up, and even early elections... well, that basically snapped the spine of the political elite's "untouchable" status, didn't it?

The whole bar for political accountability has been raised, and now, ministers are under way more heat from the public, falling like flies over stuff that wouldn't have even cost them their jobs back in 2015.

Actually, I’d argue that those fifteen ministerial departures are primarily the fault of the media.

Not a single minister or CEO of a state agency has ever been convicted of corruption or abuse of power. That’s just how our justice system works—it’s the same broken machine where the DNC picks the heads of the judicial council based on whatever the majority party wants. 😁