Shot fired at Trump?

Hard to exaggerate? Yes, it certainly is.

But convicted felon DonOld Trump was up to the challenge, he parlayed a 2cm cut on his ear into a "bullet hole that pierced his ear". slapped an oversized bandage on it for maximum sympathy during the Republican convention (except when playing golf, of course) and immediately after the RNC convention was over, voilà! (or 'walla' in chobham-speak) the ear magically healed itself. Praise Jesus!

By now, even the most faithful acolytes of convicted felon DonOld Trump now realize what actually happened: The former president milked the equivalent of a paper cut on his ear for almost two weeks in a crass attempt to garner sympathy for both himself and his toxic political positions.


Dam, an attempted assassination being called an attempted assassination really gets your goat.

Or perhaps he wasn't "injured enough" for you?
 
Dam, an attempted assassination being called an attempted assassination really gets your goat.

Or perhaps he wasn't "injured enough" for you?
I was sitting in a doctor's waiting room for entirely too long this morning (I'm fine, thanks for caring) and read the print version of Time magazine (cover date: August 6, 2024) for the first time in forever.

It proved to me how fast the political cycles move in the era of 24/7/365 internet news cycle.

The feature story was the "assassination attempt" on convicted felon DonOld Trump. The defiant fist in the air with the bloody ear was of course the cover story, which was, of course superseded by current events.

The first story was about President Joe Biden not seeking re-election and the events that led up to it. It was absolute journalistic perfection, all sort of "insider baseball" stuff with who-knew-what-and-when and how they seemlessly transitioned from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris as standard bearer in 24 hours.

The main story, however, was a now-dated piece on convicted felon DonOld J Trump and how this "assassination attempt" changes EVERYTHING. He's expected to be the clear front runner now, he's changing his tone and asking for unity, he's humbled and bewildered a bit by people (including President Joe Biden) calling and wishing him a speedy recovery. His advisors were saying off the record how "Bad Trump" had been put on the shelf for a while, and "Good Trump" (doing things his professional handlers WANT him to do) is reaping increased goodwill.

The piece hasn't aged well, and it'll still be on newsstands for another week.

There was an inciteful piece on the Indian Prime Minister Modi, who lost his majority and has to shift to a coalition government. Modi made a state visit to America earlier this year but visited Russia last week. I didn't know India gets virtually all of its oil and most of its military hardware from Russia, and pays in hard currency that Putin needs to maintain his war. Modi promised India would remain "strictly neutral" in the Ukranian-Russia conflict, because China has been saber-rattling with India over disputed areas in Nepal.

The rest of Time was devoted to 20 places around the world you gotta visit sometime in your life and 20 songs you gotta hear this summer. 10 pages of fluff
 
I was sitting in a doctor's waiting room for entirely too long this morning (I'm fine, thanks for caring) and read the print version of Time magazine (cover date: August 6, 2024) for the first time in forever.

It proved to me how fast the political cycles move in the era of 24/7/365 internet news cycle.

The feature story was the "assassination attempt" on convicted felon DonOld Trump. The defiant fist in the air with the bloody ear was of course the cover story, which was, of course superseded by current events.

The first story was about President Joe Biden not seeking re-election and the events that led up to it. It was absolute journalistic perfection, all sort of "insider baseball" stuff with who-knew-what-and-when and how they seemlessly transitioned from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris as standard bearer in 24 hours.

The main story, however, was a now-dated piece on convicted felon DonOld J Trump and how this "assassination attempt" changes EVERYTHING. He's expected to be the clear front runner now, he's changing his tone and asking for unity, he's humbled and bewildered a bit by people (including President Joe Biden) calling and wishing him a speedy recovery. His advisors were saying off the record how "Bad Trump" had been put on the shelf for a while, and "Good Trump" (doing things his professional handlers WANT him to do) is reaping increased goodwill.

The piece hasn't aged well, and it'll still be on newsstands for another week.

There was an inciteful piece on the Indian Prime Minister Modi, who lost his majority and has to shift to a coalition government. Modi made a state visit to America earlier this year but visited Russia last week. I didn't know India gets virtually all of its oil and most of its military hardware from Russia, and pays in hard currency that Putin needs to maintain his war. Modi promised India would remain "strictly neutral" in the Ukranian-Russia conflict, because China has been saber-rattling with India over disputed areas in Nepal.

The rest of Time was devoted to 20 places around the world you gotta visit sometime in your life and 20 songs you gotta hear this summer. 10 pages of fluff


Nice to hear you went to the doc. I'd have been more caring if you'd mentioned it BEFORE you decided that no one gave a shit.

Which illustrates once again that it's a YOU problem, not a me problem.
 
Nice to hear you went to the doc. I'd have been more caring if you'd mentioned it BEFORE you decided that no one gave a shit.

Which illustrates once again that it's a YOU problem, not a me problem.
Look at you, posting all Alpha as fuck today! 💪
For the record, I don't have any problems.
Can you make the same claim, "Doctor"?
 
Look at you, posting all Alpha as fuck today! 💪
For the record, I don't have any problems.
Can you make the same claim, "Doctor"?


It's Esquire, not "doctor."

Good to hear you're in good health. May you live long and prosper.
 
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The main story, however, was a now-dated piece on convicted felon DonOld J Trump and how this "assassination attempt" changes EVERYTHING. He's expected to be the clear front runner now, he's changing his tone and asking for unity, he's humbled and bewildered a bit by people (including President Joe Biden) calling and wishing him a speedy recovery. His advisors were saying off the record how "Bad Trump" had been put on the shelf for a while, and "Good Trump" (doing things his professional handlers WANT him to do) is reaping increased goodwill.

The piece hasn't aged well, and it'll still be on newsstands for another week.

<snip>
Not a big proponent of quoting myself, but this is too good to pass up

Rejecting ‘unity,’ Trump says ‘maybe I’ve gotten worse’ after shooting

Has Donald Trump changed in the wake of the recent assassination attempt? “Maybe I’ve gotten worse,” the Republican conceded.
 
Both sides?

Bill O’Reilly and John Stewart are political polar opposites but they still manage to have civil discussions. They have spoken many times on each other’s shows about a wide variety of topics.

Here they’re talking briefly and honestly about fanatics, presidential assassinations, and economics.



We should all get a clue and figure out how to talk with each other without all of the toxic vitriol.

Watching the video.

A couple of things. Their cordiality is a function of their personal relationship/bond.

I think we should ask Dr Tiller's family about how fanatical O'Reilly can be and can incite others to be.
 
Derpy doth derp. I already posted information. Feel free to argue with the folks over at WaPo.

The pics are what they are.

Thanks for the pleasant as always exchange, clown. 🤡
The folks over at WaPo are ignorant, hate mongering bigots. They have zero credibility.
 
Hard to exaggerate an assassination. Think about it, the assassin either makes his shot or he misses, there's no 3rd option. Trying to say an assassin killed you while you're standing there proclaiming that bit of news is kinda obvious that it's not true.

On the other hand, trying to say that an assassin "missed" when there's blood and evidence that he didn't, is also kind of obviously a lie.

Which is basically where the Left is on this. Worse, now they're trying to claim there wasn't even an assassination attempt let alone that Trump was injured in it.
Wouldn’t a third option be if your gun jammed?
 
You claimed just yesterday you had a "doctorate". Are you not entitled to be called "doctor"?

Arpy should have elaborated a little on his explanation, Rob. He cannot be called a 'doctor' in the normal sense of the term. A juris degree or 'juris doctorate' is not required to have the same level of training/testing. Still, it is deemed as a 'doctorate' in legal terminology. [Lawyer's defined that you know! Wonder why? LOL]

"A JD is not equivalent to a doctorate degree: a PhD
. PhDs require research, independent study, and thesis components that JDs do not. While PhD holders are considered doctors, JD holders are not."

If an individual passes a state bar exam, s/he can practice law right away. The master's candidate going through a PhD program has added classes and the research etc noted already.

A Medical Doctor, or MD, requires rigorous and advanced training as part of their professional qualification. It is proper to call them Doctor or Dr. before their names or use the MD after their names in titles:
  • Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D., [Doctor of Education]
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci, MD [Medical Doctor]
  • Doctor Piddy Combs may be used when speaking to him or Sean Combs, HDR in writing. The "HDR" would be the abbreviation of "Honorary Doctorate."
  • Mr. His Arpy, Esq. [Esquire derived from an understudy of a Knight; like Don Quijote and Sancho Panza.]
For HisArphy his normal address would be Mr. His Arphy. In writing, you could scribble: His Arpy Esq. That would signify he has a law degree somewhere and is in good standing in some state(s). On Lit threads, he is often referred to as Derpy as a familial term of endearment.

Note Rudy Giuliani can no longer use the appended Esq. as he is barred from practicing over some serious stuff, as a stupid lawyer said, and he knew better. Lawyers are like that. Note: On Lit, unfortunately, one cannot disbar a lawyer from practicing badly. ;)
 
Arpy should have elaborated a little on his explanation, Rob. He cannot be called a 'doctor' in the normal sense of the term. A juris degree or 'juris doctorate' is not required to have the same level of training/testing. Still, it is deemed as a 'doctorate' in legal terminology. [Lawyer's defined that you know! Wonder why? LOL]

"A JD is not equivalent to a doctorate degree: a PhD
. PhDs require research, independent study, and thesis components that JDs do not. While PhD holders are considered doctors, JD holders are not."

If an individual passes a state bar exam, s/he can practice law right away. The master's candidate going through a PhD program has added classes and the research etc noted already.

A Medical Doctor, or MD, requires rigorous and advanced training as part of their professional qualification. It is proper to call them Doctor or Dr. before their names or use the MD after their names in titles:
  • Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D., [Doctor of Education]
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci, MD [Medical Doctor]
  • Doctor Piddy Combs may be used when speaking to him or Sean Combs, HDR in writing. The "HDR" would be the abbreviation of "Honorary Doctorate."
  • Mr. His Arpy, Esq. [Esquire derived from an understudy of a Knight; like Don Quijote and Sancho Panza.]
For HisArphy his normal address would be Mr. His Arphy. In writing, you could scribble: His Arpy Esq. That would signify he has a law degree somewhere and is in good standing in some state(s). On Lit threads, he is often referred to as Derpy as a familial term of endearment.

Note Rudy Giuliani can no longer use the appended Esq. as he is barred from practicing over some serious stuff, as a stupid lawyer said, and he knew better. Lawyers are like that. Note: On Lit, unfortunately, one cannot disbar a lawyer from practicing badly. ;)
What about Dr. Dre and Dr. J?
 
What about Dr. Dre and Dr. J?
"Dre's "Dr." title is privileged, and he doesn't have a practitioner training. He got a privileged doctorate from the College of Southern California for his commitments to music."

He started out wearing a surgeon type mask in his music world and gave himself the title Dr. Dre. Later the college gave him the honory title like Combs.

You can search for Dr. J, yourself you know? Type 'Does Dr. J had a degree?' in the search window. That's how I do it.

Next time you ask, it will cost you a cup of coffee, black with no sugar.
 
"Dre's "Dr." title is privileged, and he doesn't have a practitioner training. He got a privileged doctorate from the College of Southern California for his commitments to music."

You can search for Dr. J, yourself you know? Type 'Does Dr. J had a degree?' in the search window. That's how I do it.

Next time you ask, it will cost you a cup of coffee, black with no sugar.
We know that Dr. Phil is a phony and I bet we would find that Sleepy Ben Carson and Candyman Ronnie Jackson are phonies as well.
 
We know that Dr. Phil is a phony and I bet we would find that Sleepy Ben Carson and Candyman Ronnie Jackson are phonies as well.
Your point would be if they were not? And actually, they are doctors, just not good ones, it seems.
 
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