And let's be completely clear here on why Trump lies like he does and why he abhors moderators fact checking him on the spot.

He is a master at the Gish Gallop fallacy technique, where one tells so many lies or mistruths in a back-and-forth debate that the other person will spend all of their time responding to what he said, instead of getting their own points and viewpoints across to the audience. It puts Trump's opponent at a disadvantage and him in the dominant position of basically controlling what's being addressed.

Again, this is why fact checking Trump is the equivalent of shining natural sunlight on a vampire. As you saw if you watched the debate, he immolated on live tv.

#86

Just happened upon this:

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Is it possible that Robson is not actually an American and doesn't understand American history?

And it's certainly impossible that he voted twice for Obama as he claims. Obama hasn't changed and the Democratic Party at its head hasn't changed. If what he sees from Obama's Vice President is so outrageous, then how did he view Obama? There is nothing Robson believes in that Obama promised to do, NOTHING. He appears to lament that Obama wasn't progressive enough and now Robson espouses xenophobia, racism, sexism and a complete mistelling and misunderstanding of US history preferring to support ultra-nationalism and authoritarianism, not to mention hostile bigotry?

He's not unintelligent, but I can't understand it because it makes no sense.

From the start of the commenting on Ms Clark's rise I had mentioned that the WNBA did not appreciate what she was bringing to the table for the WNBA.

You couldn't be more right, they've woefully underestimated the barrels of revenue she's helping to generate league-wide, as all the stars are getting publicity and hype like never before as they all play against CC.

The media deal they just signed was pathetic when balanced against the NBA's. Someone argued it's impossible to compare the leagues attractiveness to media outlets because so few watched the W - until now. And that was my point. Hell, the league could sell a package of nothing but CC games and make a fortune. The overseas rights would be ridiculous.

And Lamp, my son just sent me an article saying that your Connecticut Sun playoff team finished their practice recently with only 1 halfcourt available. Seems they have to share a local community center floor. WTF? Mohegan has owned the team for 25 years and they haven't even built the women a practice gym? The ownership deserves to lose their franchise. These are multi-million dollar players, not powder puff girls.

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I stand corrected in regards to Kamala and her support of Roe.

Visitor was indeed lying, as usual.

There were restrictions under Roe v Wade.

I think this is getting confusing. Visitor stated that the Minnesota law does not contain any restrictions up to the point of birth. I believe that is correct. This law is post-Roe's overturning.

But candidly, I don't know whether the restrictions under Roe are also a part of the MN law. I've read that the "no restrictions up to birth" language was based on not restricting doctors, nurses, and service providers from doing any and all things necessary to protect and save the woman's life if threatened by the pregnancy, no matter at what point.

I hope that makes more sense. I've continued to say no one is advocating selective abortions up to the point of natural birth, only procedures doctors deem necessary to protect the mother's life, health and future fertility, if possible.

Well here's hoping that women start attending their games.

It's not just women, it's every demographic - which is why she'll be more marketable than most athletes. Grandmas and Grandpas love CC, little boys and girls love CC, anyone anywhere can love the way she plays basketball even if they root against the Fever and for their own local favorite team.

And she just plays: With intensity, passion, and otherworldly talent - "on loan from God" as Rushbo used to say. I keep repeating it, but she truly is the W's Pied Piper and Golden Goose rolled into one.

IAMRUNT, how do you like the Sky's playoff chances? Lol

That prognostication aged like spoiled milk, didn't it? Thanks for reminding me, I'd forgotten what he said.

I also remember someone challenging me on my assertion that the W's rights should have been at least $2B annually instead of $200M. CC is pulling viewership numbers on obscure channels equal to or exceeding those the NBA draws on major networks and audiences are only going to get bigger, not smaller.

I also predicted that CC will become the first female sports billionaire within the next decade. Hell, with inflation like it's been, it could happen within 5 years if her shoes sell like I think they will globally.

I only hope people enjoy her transcendent skills and entertaining game as much as I have over this summer. Basketball is Indiana and Indiana is basketball. It's simply wonderful to have one of the best ever to play the game living and playing here instead of Chicago, New York, or LA.

Related:

Hey Gracie, even though I bust your chops sometimes - and we couldn't be more politically opposite if we tried - I'd never wish you anything but the best, and I mean that from my heart.

I was in your city in late February. My son got married at a vineyard in Callahan and we stayed in J-Ville for 3 nights. As with most people here, if we actually met - and recovered from the shock of seeing the living person doesn't have fire shooting from their eyes - we'd all probably like each other's company.

The reason I started blogging here 20 years ago was to have my ideas and notioned challenged by others with different perspectives. It took months before I'd interact with Tadowe, but I felt I usually held my own. Those days were a lot different than now after social media took off.

Anyway, I used to watch Antenna TV quite a lot years ago when I didn't have Directv Stream, but not so much today. I do watch Grit TV all the time lately which reminds me of my late adoptive father and his love of Westerns as I was growing up.

Sorry to go so off topic, but I needed to say a few things not out of spite, but simply out of human decency. In the immortal words of Dethspud, Be Well.

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It's called reading, sweetie. Something I relish doing. Phrase it however you like, but when you look at the Recently Flagged page as I do, you see who flagged.

And the reason I peruse that page is to see what others deem as both Funny and Newsworthy - as the page was designed for. Many times I don't read every single thread and miss something either quite Funny or very relevant to me as well.

Sorry that my habits trigger you so. You should have someone look into that, maybe a laxative might help you feel better.

You two bring amusing joy to this community.

Yeah, we know. We compete to see who can get the most Funny flags from you and Lefthandturds....

Both of you are so easily triggered most of the fun is long gone.

Now you're just tedious, but hey, I love you anyway.

your current alias

tonyroma

Joined 2005/05/24

You're not very bright, are you?

And stop stealing Lamplighter's schtick. Come up with something original, ie., something invented after the PC.

#46

You ARE my Legos dear, lol. Hit a nerve? You just stepped on one, didn't you?

As with everyone else, it's not gaslighting when it's the truth - documented by a source - not pulled out of a girdle.

#35

What you know about effective political strategy could be printed in full on one of the free tampons Minnesota gives away in schools for transgender biological men to use, Gracie.

If they could only invent one to stop the flow of idiocy memorialized from your wrinkled fingers, the world - and this blog - would be a far better place.

Harris's campaign raised $190 million in August, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday night, and she spent almost $174 million in August - ending the month with $235 million in cash on hand.

The Trump campaign's report showed that he raised $43 million in August and spent $61 million, with $135 million in cash to spend at the beginning of September.

One of the highest profile groups running ads criticizing Harris is Make America Great Again Inc., which has been funded in large part by Timothy Mellon, a reclusive heir to the Mellon family banking fortune. In mid-July, Mellon gave $50 million to Make America Great Again Inc. - bringing the total that he has donated to the group during the 2023-24 cycle to at least $115 million.

MAGA Inc. raised $25 million in August and spent $90 million. The group's top donors during the period included Wisconsin-based billionaire Diane Hendricks ($10 million), chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald Howard Lutnick ($5 million), hedge fund executive Paul Singer ($5 million) and Texas philanthropist Annette Caldwell Simmons ($2 million).

Future Forward, the largest Democratic-leaning super PAC, raised nearly $37 million in August. The group received $3 million from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and $1 million from Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. Major environmental groups were also major donors to the group, including the League of Conservation Voters victory fund ($9.2 million), Climate Power Action ($4.5 million) and EDF action votes ($3.9 million).

The Preserve America super PAC bankrolled by billionaire Miriam Adelson, which is also airing ads on Trump's behalf, is expected to raise as much as $100 million for that effort by Election Day, according to a person familiar with the group's plans, but their latest campaign finance reports will not be filed until next month. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Adelson and her late husband Sheldon gave more than $90 million to Preserve America, accounting for the vast majority of the money the group raised.

And Save America, the leadership PAC that has been tasked with paying many of Trump's personal legal bills, reported raising $2,138 but spending $1.9 million to pay lawyers. At the end of August, it owed various legal firms $3.6 million and had $4.8 million in cash on hand.

Despite Harris's cash advantage, her advisers are urging donors and bundlers to push ahead so they can fund what Harris-Walz Campaign Chair Jen O'Malley Dillon has described a "relentless battleground operation" that could determine the outcome in a razor-thin race.

The affidavits' author claims to have secret recordings of conversations that would prove the allegations, but those have not been released.

Just like the video the Trump campaign swore it would release proving that the female worker at Arlington National Cemetery was the one in the wrong, not the two Trump thugs who physically pushed past her as she was doing her job.

I stand corrected on Fox News not proposing another debate on their channel, they most certainly did.

But Trump wizzed in that punchbowl by handpicking the moderators he wanted and dismissing those chosen by Fox News itself, saying that he wouldn't participate if Baier and McCallum were the hosts.

IAMRUNT gets duped again.

Of course.

I don't live in a bubble, but I certainly don't frequent the sewers of lies and disinformation that you do. I'd never think to refer to something so stupid from one source on Xitter.

Are you really this disreputable? Stupid question, all anyone need do is read your unsubstantiated posts and they'd learn the simple answer.

The affidavit is evidence there was more than that.

What affidavit?

She wants no restrictions based on term. None.

And it's been explained to you over and over. Why keep implying the same wrong insinuation over and over without ever saying WHY they support no restrictions?

Again, no one supports selective abortions up to the moment of birth. Current anti-abortion laws make no distinctions, simply banning the procedure regardless of either the fetus' ex vitro viability or the lack of nor the mother's health.

Americans aren't as dumb as you Visitor. If they really thought the Democratic ticket was for selective abortion up to birth, no one would support them.

its peak incoherence.

Total cognitive dissonance.