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by Waratah
Fri Jun 16, 2023 1:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819101

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

Ted. wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 11:07 pm Well there's a sight for sore eyes.

Hope you are in good fettle, Tah?
Could barely be finer, young Ted! Hope you're the same.
by Waratah
Thu Jun 15, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819101

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

There's little doubt he's stone cold guilty. Kinda wish Mr. Mike was posting at the moment to give us some professional insight as to how likely they are to actually stick and in what form. No reason Smith doesn't go 37 for 37 on these indictments, given Trump has no defense to any of them and has ...
by Waratah
Thu Jun 15, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819101

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

Flockwitt wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:58 pm I see he did plead not guilty - no surprises there.

(good to see you posting again Waratah :thumbup: )
:thumbup: Thanks!
by Waratah
Thu Jun 15, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819101

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

there's a reason why the majority of Americans want neither to ruin again. Basically both parties have done nothing but provide shite candidates for 3 straight elections, assuming Trump and Boden go again. The republicans not since Bush Senior. To put it mildly, this is abject nonsense. On the GOP ...
by Waratah
Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819101

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

There's little doubt he's stone cold guilty. Kinda wish Mr. Mike was posting at the moment to give us some professional insight as to how likely they are to actually stick and in what form. It's all bullshit with the book getting chucked at Trump but never with the current idiot and the ones before...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Re: Attn PR Sleuths

Holy sh*t. The indictments have just been unsealed. Stop what you're doing and take a look. It's over. Trump is done. Hard to describe how bad this is.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... -documents
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
Replies: 29271
Views: 2041617

Re: The Australian Politics Thread

Does it matter how much was paid? Do you not see something principally wrong with 2 x commonwealth employees getting on the drink, rocking up to parliament at 2am in the morning (both of them I will remind you made the choice to do that) and then after an alleged rape occurs and the incumbent minis...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
Replies: 29271
Views: 2041617

Re: The Australian Politics Thread

The case was not 'thrown out', nor was it Higgins' choice not to pursue it further. The trial had to be abandoned when a juror brought his own research during deliberations. The lead prosecutor later said he felt the same juror was the only one he doubted would convict. That's no proof of anything ...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
Replies: 29271
Views: 2041617

Re: The Australian Politics Thread

And regardless of Lehrmann's guilt or innocence (notwithstanding two further charges of rape brought by another woman), the guy's a low life. It's not in dispute that he offered to share a Uber & drop her home after a group night out where she had 11 drinks. It's not in dispute that he instead took ...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Re: Attn PR Sleuths

:lol: :lol: Stick around you cranky, old bastard. I'll pop in from time to time. Sorry I missed you at the Brisvegas test last year mate. Virgin cancelled my my flight at a day's notice, the cnuts. My wife’s grandmother decided to have a stroke so I also missed it. World Cup 2023? 😀 :thumbup: Yeah ...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Re: Attn PR Sleuths

Yearly bump. Fantastic bet to be fair - and we are on the clock at this stage. Cheers, Duff. Hope you're keeping well. Spoke to Sen a month or so ago & he was still confident. He's been on the wagon for several years so suggested I pick out a non-alcoholic variety. Today's indictments might give hi...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
Replies: 29271
Views: 2041617

Re: The Australian Politics Thread

She sought compensation for a personal injury claim after the case was thrown out.. regardless of whether or not she was raped, why did she not continue to pursue Lehrmann when it was widely reported she had further legal means too? The case was not 'thrown out', nor was it Higgins' choice not to p...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Re: Attn PR Sleuths

towny wrote: Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:58 am :lol: :lol:

Stick around you cranky, old bastard.
I'll pop in from time to time. Sorry I missed you at the Brisvegas test last year mate. Virgin cancelled my my flight at a day's notice, the cnuts.
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...
Replies: 82
Views: 2363

Re: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...

Hey Tah did you get that boat on the water? G'day Grievous, and yes, my charter business celebrated its 5yr anniversary in April. Softie & his two girls stayed aboard for a few days & nights a couple of years back on a visit. Pat the Exmat has been at the helm and Snapper & Donger have also been ou...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...
Replies: 82
Views: 2363

Re: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...

Hey Tah did you get that boat on the water? G'day Grievous, and yes, my charter business celebrated its 5yr anniversary in April. Softie & his two girls stayed aboard for a few days & nights a couple of years back on a visit. Pat the Exmat has been at the helm and Snapper & Donger have also been ou...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Re: Attn PR Sleuths

Yearly bump. Fantastic bet to be fair - and we are on the clock at this stage. Cheers, Duff. Hope you're keeping well. Spoke to Sen a month or so ago & he was still confident. He's been on the wagon for several years so suggested I pick out a non-alcoholic variety. Today's indictments might give hi...
by Waratah
Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...
Replies: 82
Views: 2363

Re: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...

Candles rather than hotdogs. I won best costume but wouldn't do it again. Got some very strange looks on the bus. Do my old eyes deceive me? Great to see you back infesting the bored. 8) Yes I've been a regular pest around here, cheers Wambers. Hope you're well.
by Waratah
Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...
Replies: 82
Views: 2363

Re: Dominic Pairoft*ts goooOOIIIINNgg...

Have to remember this if you get into politics [/Bob] Some of you on here probably don't remember Waratah's antics at work fancy dress! :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: Osama Bin Laden with the pack of hotdogs suicide vest? :lol: :lol: :nod: :nod: Candles rather than hotdogs. I won best costume but wouldn...
by Waratah
Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Re: Attn PR Sleuths

paddyor wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:55 pm Got it I think

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=72244&p=5376627&hil ... d#p5376627
Perfect. Many thanks.
by Waratah
Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Re: Attn PR Sleuths

Floppykid wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:03 pm You still in contact with Seneca off board?
Yes, though not recently.
by Waratah
Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Attn PR Sleuths
Replies: 46
Views: 4028

Attn PR Sleuths

Evening all, long time no see. Used to know my way around the joint but my search skills are dusty. Some time early in Trump's Presidency I wagered a bottle of red he'd be in prison before he could finish a 2nd term (so by 2024). Seneca took this bet. I'm keen to establish the exact wording of the b...
by Waratah
Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

How do you prove that these are lies or misinformation? If someone genuinely believes them, is it misinformation? This push for censorship is futile and will only result in empowering someone that nobody will want empowered. Morning,Towns. Did you really just ask, 'If someone genuinely believes [so...
by Waratah
Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

I'm of the view "deplatforming" works largely. Particularly if it stops people who should be in positions of high power and consequence spewing misinfo unchallenged/unregulated. Calling bans from twitter, a glorified private forum, "censorship" is nonsense. Several years ago, perhaps more, a few ve...
by Waratah
Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

How do you prove that these are lies or misinformation? If someone genuinely believes them, is it misinformation? This push for censorship is futile and will only result in empowering someone that nobody will want empowered. Morning,Towns. Did you really just ask, 'If someone genuinely believes [so...
by Waratah
Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

From the Wapo. A tale of coup. The Constitution lets the electoral college choose the winner. They should choose Clinton. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-constitution-lets-the-electoral-college-choose-the-winner-they-should-choose-clinton/2016/11/24/0f431828-b0f7-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_...
by Waratah
Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

I realise that these things are always a matter of comparing apples with oranges. Only where the apples are locally & organically grown, seasonally ripened & freshly handpicked, while the oranges are segmented by Uyghurs in work camps, preserved in formaldehyde, packed into tins painted with lead a...
by Waratah
Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

In another first Trump is the first dictator to hand power to a successor opponent after an election having submitted to the rulings of an independent judiciary. This is a new phase of despotism. Looks like Donald Trump has now entered the Randy Quaid phase of his Presidency. I'm sure Randy will fi...
by Waratah
Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

In another first Trump is the first dictator to hand power to a successor opponent after an election having submitted to the rulings of an independent judiciary. This is a new phase of despotism. Looks like Donald Trump has now entered the Randy Quaid phase of his Presidency. I'm sure Randy will fi...
by Waratah
Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

BokJock wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:24 amThere is no shame in being duped fellas, even intelligent people get lured into cults.
Trump supporters cannot be shamed. It's a defining characteristic.
by Waratah
Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

In another first Trump is the first dictator to hand power to a successor opponent after an election having submitted to the rulings of an independent judiciary. This is a new phase of despotism. Or to put it another way, it's the desperate phase of a failed attempt at despotism by a wannabe dictat...
by Waratah
Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Interesting view on the shortcomings of the electoral college. The main problem with the Electoral College today is not, as both its supporters and detractors believe, the disproportionate power it gives smaller states. Those states do get a boost from their two Senate-based electoral votes, but th...
by Waratah
Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Our old friend is still at it
Replies: 289
Views: 33594

Re: Our old friend is still at it

There's an unstated suggestion of suicide in those FB tributes. Poor old Quent. RIP.
by Waratah
Tue Sep 01, 2020 3:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

This is slightly more interesting. Dem group warns of apparent Trump Election Day landslide. A top Democratic data and analytics firm told "Axios on HBO" it's highly likely that President Trump will appear to have won — potentially in a landslide — on election night, even if he ultimately loses when...
by Waratah
Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

How very, very interesting. President Trump’s support from likely black voters is nearly twice what campaign officials believe is needed to win reelection and 15 points under the level Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden needs, according to a new survey. The latest John Zogby Strategies/EMI R...
by Waratah
Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

One of the beautiful things about the SSIC report - again, endorsed by the GOP - is its contention that a problem in proving collusion (or conspiracy) is the extent of the stupidity & incompetence by the campaign, the degree to which they knew they were being manipulated by Russian intelligence (and...
by Waratah
Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Some fun stuff in the GOP-led Senate Intel Committee report. It finds the 2016 Trump campaign was aware of Russia's efforts to help, keen to receive it, but hampered in those efforts by their own incompetence. (Don Jr. is not specifically referred to but you know who they're talking about here.) Ne...
by Waratah
Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

I'd tend towards thinking he was doing a fairly decent job , if it wasn't for the fact that he's such a deeply unpleasant piece of shit. Excuse me? A fairly decent job? Of what? - Resetting the terms of trade for the US with its trading partners - Giving NATO, WHO and UN a bit of a touch up - Econo...
by Waratah
Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Some fun stuff in the GOP-led Senate Intel Committee report. It finds the 2016 Trump campaign was aware of Russia's efforts to help, keen to receive it, but hampered in those efforts by their own incompetence. (Don Jr. is not specifically referred to but you know who they're talking about here.) Nev...
by Waratah
Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 8977174

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

shanky wrote:I'd tend towards thinking he was doing a fairly decent job, if it wasn't for the fact that he's such a deeply unpleasant piece of shit.
Excuse me? A fairly decent job? Of what?
by Waratah
Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL 2020 Democratic presidential nominee thread
Replies: 5706
Views: 449025

Re: OFFICIAL 2020 Democratic presidential nominee thread

[quote="goeagles"][quote="Waratah"] That doesn't really alter what I said. It's overwhelmingly where the money is going, rather than additional information or 'forecasting', which affects the odds after the market is set. The odds set don't correspond to implied probability because bookmakers don't...