U.S. Presidential Election

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, crazyfool1 said:

Did we ever discover why it was held there ? 

 

Theory is that they tried to book the Four Seasons Hotel initially and were turned down but Trump had already tweeted it and so booked the landscaping place to save face, or that they booked the landscaping place not realising that it wasn’t the hotel.

Both scenarios are very funny, made all the better that Biden was announced as the winner immediately before it began and so a lot of reporters left before even hearing Giuliani speak.

[FloorFiller]

5 minutes ago, zahidf said:

 

I’m sure most of his people are telling this to him now, and god does it feel good knowing how furious and resistant he is to it.

I can’t wait for the inauguration to see if he turns up or not. Either instance will be hilarious.

Edited November 8, 2020 by FloorFiller

[Crazyfool01]

4 minutes ago, zahidf said:

 

Just checked the time and it’s 4am in Washington .... trump isn’t gonna be doing it at 4am I wouldn’t think ? And I don’t know if he’s even more of a grumpy kid with lack of sleep ? 

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Theory is that they tried to book the Four Seasons Hotel initially and were turned down but Trump had already tweeted it and so booked the landscaping place to save face, or that they booked the landscaping place not realising that it wasn’t the hotel.

Both scenarios are very funny, made all the better that Biden was announced as the winner immediately before it began and so a lot of reporters left before even hearing Giuliani speak.

Was the whitehouse not available ?  

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Was the whitehouse not available ?  

Not in Philadelphia

[Suprefan]

2 hours ago, Gregfc15 said:

Of course, but RW only managed 32% albeit in an open contest. JO is the winnable race. 

And to think nobody thought Biden could flip Georgia, so tell me again what isnt winnable here. We Need both and then Mcconnel is not a factor anymore in the senate which is enough of a motivating thought for everyone to put all their energy i to both candidates equally to get em over the top. I doubt Stacey Abrams took a break except to party today and get back to making sure both seats are blue in January. The gop is in such a state of shock that they might not be able to motivate voters and set them up for another disappointment in 2 months. 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Not in Philadelphia

Duh   

[FloorFiller]

6 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Just checked the time and it’s 4am in Washington .... trump isn’t gonna be doing it at 4am I wouldn’t think ? And I don’t know if he’s even more of a grumpy kid with lack of sleep ? 

That tweet will’ve been at around 11pm their time so seems reasonable. Plus I’m sure ol’ orange face will be up most of the night banging out lines of adderall.

[Suprefan]

So now are all of you gonna hate Chris Martin performing at the inauguration after reading this or does he get one pass.

 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplays-sky-full-of-stars-soundtracks-joe-bidens-victory-fireworks-2811367

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, Suprefan said:

So now are all of you gonna hate Chris Martin performing at the inauguration after reading this or does he get one pass.

 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplays-sky-full-of-stars-soundtracks-joe-bidens-victory-fireworks-2811367

Beat me too it ... it was for his son ... I think he’s excused 

[jparx]

6 hours ago, Suprefan said:

And the best one for the wrestling fans 

Not sure Ultimate Warrior is the best choice 😂

Just watched his speech. I thought it was pretty incredible tbh. It was up there with one of the best speeches I’ve seen from a leader. To say he’s often seen as a bit dull, he smashed it there. He struck the perfect tone and it was really emotional to hear a US president again talk about racial justice and climate change as if they are REAL things.

We all want a more progressive leader, but honestly (and unfortunately) after what we’ve had for the last four years, Biden IS progress, huge progress. Doesn’t mean we don’t stop wanting more, but it’s still a moment to celebrate.

Seeing the new cut to all the different cities reminds me of the remastered RotJ where it cuts to all the different planets and their mass celebrations at the end.

[zahidf]

 

[Pipine]

Thanks for all the election info.. been lurking on this thread all week .. SO happy for America (and the world), feels great to get rid of Trumps toxic influence in all our lives.  I saw someone tweet that the celebrations were as it if was the end of a regime rather than a presidency and I totally get that.. it’s not been a normal 4 years at all.   
 

Can’t quite get my head around the four seasons landscaping press conference... are they really that disorganised?  I guess they are?! Hilarious 😂

[Matt42]

[oneeye]

[Zoo Music Girl]

Fascinated to see what Trump does or says next. It doesn't matter of course, but it is very entertaining so far.

[steviewevie]

43 minutes ago, zahidf said:

 

Good luck getting all that through congress.

[zahidf]

4 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Good luck getting all that through congress.

The White House can do a lot of that without Congress being involved. Rejoining the Paris accord won't need the other houses.

Edited November 8, 2020 by zahidf

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, zahidf said:

The White House can do a lot of that without Congress being involved. Rejoining the Paris accord won't need the other houses.

No, but spending $2Trillion on green energy etc will.

[jparx]

Waking up and watching the news, with coverage of the election and also the money for school meals, things suddenly feel much more optimistic than they did even yesterday. 

Incredibly long way to go still, but it feels like we’ve turned a bit of a corner.

[steviewevie]

4 minutes ago, jparx said:

Waking up and watching the news, with coverage of the election and also the money for school meals, things suddenly feel much more optimistic than they did even yesterday. 

Incredibly long way to go still, but it feels like we’ve turned a bit of a corner.

Yeah, was really important in so many ways that Trump didn't win a 2nd term.

Shame that he didn't get walloped though...as Trumpism will live on, and his base will always think this election result was illegitimate.

[stuartbert two hats]

6 minutes ago, jparx said:

Waking up and watching the news, with coverage of the election and also the money for school meals, things suddenly feel much more optimistic than they did even yesterday. 

Incredibly long way to go still, but it feels like we’ve turned a bit of a corner.

This has been a good weekend. Let's not get complacent, but we should allow ourselves to enjoy this brief moment.

[steviewevie]

Big challenge is keeping the Democrat party united, already progressive wing and centrist wing are bickering about what went wrong.

[steviewevie]

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