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Not rude at all.  I honestly don't care.  I don't read every thread or every post in every thread.  And there are specific posts I try and avoid because they are stupid, I feel dumber after reading them, and I need to conserve what little brain power I have.


Same here!
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Politics and Political Issues Board / Re: Supporters...
« Last post by Primemuscle on Today at 12:14:08 PM »
..are MIA.

I thought "all hell will break loose" if he was indicted.  Then the same claim was uttered if he was at trial.   ???    Oh...   you can't expect your supporters to have money to travel to the courthouses after they have bought your tacky shoes, your silly hat, failing stock, wacky Bible, NFTs, Melania's jewelry, and sent money due to your grifting emails.

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Donald Trump's supporters aren't flocking to his hush money trial.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Donald+Trump%27s+supporters+aren%27t+flocking+to+his+hush+money+trial.+

Trump looks for mass protests that still don’t exist
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Trump+looks+for+mass+protests+that+still+don%E2%80%99t+exist

A few days before the jury-selection process began in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, the former president’s political operation sent out a message that appeared designed to generate some excitement — and some possible campaign contributions. The headline read, “72 hours until all hell breaks loose.”

Three days later, all hell did not break loose.
As the proceedings got underway, there was a “smattering“ of people who showed up to express their support for the Republican, but overall, the protest was a dud.

Of course, it was at least possible that the jury-selection process wasn’t a compelling hook for the suspected felon’s die-hard fans. Maybe this week, as the trial begins in earnest, Trump’s followers would show up in large numbers? The defendant certainly seemed eager to raise that possibility: In a message he published to his social media platform yesterday morning, the presumptive GOP nominee wrote, “GO OUT AND PEACEFULLY PROTEST. RALLY BEHIND MAGA. SAVE OUR COUNTRY!”

The New York Times reported that Trump was “evidently not happy” when few followed his directive, ignoring the fact that “he wanted a circus to accompany his trial.”


The article added that there were some Trump supporters gathered in the park across from the courthouse, but they were “outnumbered by Trump detractors.”

To the chagrin of the former president, this keeps happening.

Circling back to our recent coverage, as Trump’s post-defeat legal woes intensified, his rhetoric about his supporters taking to the streets grew louder. In January 2022, for example, amidst speculation about possible indictments, the Republican said at a rally that if he were to face charges, “I hope we are going to have in this country the biggest protests we have ever had.”

In September 2022, Trump delivered a related ominous message, saying that if he were indicted, the United States would face “problems ... the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen.”

The vague predictions turned into directives last year. In March 2023, as the former president prepared for an indictment in New York, he turned to his social media platform, writing, “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” In case that was too subtle, Trump added a few hours later, “IT’S TIME!!! ... WE JUST CAN’T ALLOW THIS ANYMORE. ... WE MUST SAVE AMERICA! PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!”

Around the same time, the Republican derided talk of “peaceful” demonstrations, while suggesting that if he were indicted in New York, it might cause “potential death [and] destruction” that “could be catastrophic for our Country.”

Though it seemed as if Trump envisioned mass groups of red-capped followers taking to the streets, those calls were largely ignored. Some supporters turned out in Manhattan around the time of his first arrest, but the gatherings were, by any fair measure, underwhelming duds.

After his classified documents scandal led to his second indictment, the former president again called on his followers to rally behind him — Trump wrote, “SEE YOU IN MIAMI ON TUESDAY!!!” on his social media platform — but the numbers were again small.

Local law enforcement was prepared for crowds of up to 50,000 people. The actual crowd was closer to 500.

Two months later, at a Trump arraignment in Washington, D.C., a “handful” of his supporters showed up to register their dissatisfaction.

Yesterday, the turnout was, once again, largely a joke. So much for “PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!”

As for why, exactly, these demonstrations have failed to materialize, there are plenty of competing explanations, starting with the fact that the Justice Department’s extensive prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters have not gone unnoticed among the former president’s most ardent backers.

But I’m also reminded of an analysis my MSNBC colleague Zeeshan Aleem wrote last year.

“It may have to do with post-Jan. 6 wariness of getting in trouble if a pro-Trump protest spirals out of control,” Aleem wrote. “Perhaps conspiracy theories about the government laying traps for peaceful protesters scared them out of showing up. Maybe Trump finally has exhausted his base with his constant hysteria. ... Whatever the reasons may be, Trump is looking weak.”
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Makes me think of one of Aesop's fables, The Boy Who Cried Wolf.  ;)
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Gossip & Opinions / Re: Ass but BB related - glute training
« Last post by herne on Today at 12:13:46 PM »
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Gossip & Opinions / Re: 22 yo clean vs Bhank at 46 yo decades of drugs.
« Last post by bhank on Today at 12:12:16 PM »
You ignored everything I posted - it had nothing to do with who won.  Nobody gives a shit who won at this point, and I can guarantee nobody's jealous of anything.

You had fun, didn't diet hard, didn't practice posing, and that's what the majority of the pics show.  What are you arguing at this point?

I care who won. I trained for a year. I came back from a Hernia. I think I looked great. Obviously every picture isn't going to be great that's not my issue. In real life I looked great and I won. Next time I will bring my own photographer but again I can take a pic right now and I look awesome but you guys will say it doesnt count. So if pics I take dont count why would pics someone else take count? Do medals count because I won the damn medal. Are we trying to get pics or wins?
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Gossip & Opinions / Re: Ass but BB related - glute training
« Last post by herne on Today at 12:11:08 PM »
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Gossip & Opinions / Re: Random pics
« Last post by herne on Today at 12:06:30 PM »
She's not really pulling these pics off.... looks like somebody's mom that lost a bet.
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Gossip & Opinions / Re: 2024 Charlotte Cup April 7th
« Last post by Soul Crusher on Today at 12:03:05 PM »
Cold blooded cartel killer….

Bhank look like he had no problem finding knee sleeves back then so long ago.   Odd.   
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Gossip & Opinions / Re: Cmon Man You Know The Thing???
« Last post by MajorDomo on Today at 11:59:30 AM »
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Gossip & Opinions / Re: 2024 Charlotte Cup April 7th
« Last post by Walter Sobchak on Today at 11:58:52 AM »
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