My favorite quote from the entire Republican National Convention:

[Alien]

"Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate." - President Donald J. Trump

[Rams]

"Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate." - President Donald J. Trump

Taken by itself, that is a confusing statement.   Kind of depends on the context.   I didn't watch it so, it doesn't mean anything to me.

Rams

[Tx Bohemian]

Great positive quote.
Make sense to me.

But I don't have TDS!

[Serk]

My favorite part was when hundreds of peaceful BLM/Antifa/Democrat/Communist protesters mobbed Senator Rand Paul while leaving the event and tried to kill him while yelling "SAY HER NAME - BREAONNA TAYLOR!" while being oblivious to the fact that Senator Rand Paul is literally the author  of the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act, which would end the overuse of no-knock raids, that lead to the death of Breonna Taylor.

https://youtu.be/OFDx5qTlGjU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Breonna_Taylor#Legislative_proposals

[Robert]

When talking about the coronavirus pandemic, which has left at least 180,000 Americans dead, Trump was supposed to say, "Thanks to advances we have pioneered, the fatality rate has been reduced by 80 percent since April." Instead, Trump said, "Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate."

 “The European Union’s case fatality rate is nearly three times higher than ours, but you don’t hear that. They don’t write about that. They don’t want to write about that. They don’t want you to know those things.

“All together, the nations of Europe have experienced a 30 per cent greater increase and excess mortality than the United States,” said the president.

[..]

"Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate." - President Donald J. Trump

Blah blah blah.

Is this a $5 or $10 argument? Again 

[Alien]

"Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate." - President Donald J. Trump

Blah blah blah.

Is this a $5 or $10 argument? Again 

It's not any kind of argument.  It's a direct quote. Notice that I did not post any opinion at all, just the quote itself.

[Robert]

You have once again gone from seeking information and discussion to a political hit job. Why dont you go to your own board and do this instead of coming here?

[Alien]

You have once again gone from seeking information and discussion to a political hit job. Why dont you go to your own board and do this instead of coming here?

Ive been on this board for 10 years and had plenty of abuse heaped on me for my political and social views.  I endured all of the hatred here during the Obama years.  I've been called all sorts of names here.  For 10 years. 

Now I have something to say so...suck it up and take a much less disrespectful version of what you've been dishing out to me for a decade.

Ride Safe,

Alien

[GiG]

"Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate." - President Donald J. Trump

Blah blah blah.

Is this a $5 or $10 argument? Again  

It's not any kind of argument.  It's a direct quote. Notice that I did not post any opinion at all, just the quote itself.

OPINION: "My favorite quote from the entire Republican National Convention"  


Dude is confuzed, unable to discern fact from fiction, splains a LOT......  

[..]

"Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate." - President Donald J. Trump

Blah blah blah.

Is this a $5 or $10 argument? Again  

It's not any kind of argument.  It's a direct quote. Notice that I did not post any opinion at all, just the quote itself.

OPINION: "My favorite quote from the entire Republican National Convention"  


Dude is confuzed, don't know fact from fiction....  

It's a funny old world aint it.

[Chrisj CMA]

You guys can foam at the mouth and take your shots. It didn’t do me any good during the Obama years and it won’t do you any good for the rest of Trumps eight years. Just go for a ride and be thankful you are still free to do so.

[Alien]

You guys can foam at the mouth and take your shots. It didn’t do me any good during the Obama years and it won’t do you any good for the rest of Trumps eight years. Just go for a ride and be thankful you are still free to do so.

Well, I can certainly get behind that.

[Willow]

Ive been on this board for 10 years and had plenty of abuse heaped on me for my political and social views.  I endured all of the hatred here during the Obama years.  I've been called all sorts of names here.  For 10 years. 

Now I have something to say so...suck it up and take a much less disrespectful version of what you've been dishing out to me for a decade.

Alien has been here for nine years.  He's posted 862 times ( a large portion of which were on the Tech board)  which is less than 100 times per year.  The "Obama years" to which he refers corresponded to his VRCC time for a little less than five years.  Not once did he report to the administrators that he had been subjected to disrespect or called names.

Once more, what is said by the Alien must be considered as coming from well outside the realm of reason as we understand it on our own planet.  

[Alien]

Ive been on this board for 10 years and had plenty of abuse heaped on me for my political and social views.  I endured all of the hatred here during the Obama years.  I've been called all sorts of names here.  For 10 years. 

Now I have something to say so...suck it up and take a much less disrespectful version of what you've been dishing out to me for a decade.

Alien has been here for nine years.  He's posted 862 times ( a large portion of which were on the Tech board)  which is less than 100 times per year.  The "Obama years" to which he refers corresponded to his VRCC time for a little less than five years.  Not once did he report to the administrators that he had been subjected to disrespect or called names.

Once more, what is said by the Alien must be considered as coming from well outside the realm of reason as we understand it on our own planet.  

Right you are Willow.  My mistake.  It's been 9 years.  You are also correct in stating that I didn't report anything to a moderator.  I didn't need to as a moderator was present in al of those threads and quite a aware of what was being said.  Also, I'm not inclined to go run and tell on someone for saying something that I don't like.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Ive been on this board for 10 years and had plenty of abuse heaped on me for my political and social views.  I endured all of the hatred here during the Obama years.  I've been called all sorts of names here.  For 10 years. 

Now I have something to say so...suck it up and take a much less disrespectful version of what you've been dishing out to me for a decade.

Alien has been here for nine years.  He's posted 862 times ( a large portion of which were on the Tech board)  which is less than 100 times per year.  The "Obama years" to which he refers corresponded to his VRCC time for a little less than five years.  Not once did he report to the administrators that he had been subjected to disrespect or called names.

Once more, what is said by the Alien must be considered as coming from well outside the realm of reason as we understand it on our own planet.  

Why is it important for you to have someone report abuses towards them ? I believe you read all (or close to it) of the posts here.

[Robert]

So was the reason you were watching the Republican convention was that the Democrat's convention sucked?

[Alien]

I watched them both, as I always do.

[Alpha Dog]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

[Rams]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

Thanks for providing the complete statement.   It's amazing how things taken out of context can be used to change the flavor or meaning of a statement...…….. 

Rams

[The emperor has no clothes]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

Thanks for providing the complete statement.   It's amazing how things taken out of context can be used to change the flavor or meaning of a statement...…….. 

Rams

I didn't watch it. But that sentence makes no sense. Now Trump is taking credit for work the doctors have done ?

[Robert]

The fireworks tell it all

https://twitter.com/i/status/1299196993894572033

[Willow]

Why is it important for you to have someone report abuses towards them ? I believe you read all (or close to it) of the posts here.

"I believe"?  If something violates the rules you you must say so.  If you don't you've no basis to complain about it later.  

I do try to read over everything on the General board.  Some posts I simply skim because I really don't care to read what some posters have to say.  Some insults pass between friends.  I have no real way of knowing whether the insult was light hearted or hurtful.

The statement that Alien didn't report any on the name calling was to say it didn't really happen.

If you don't report a violation of the Rules you have no ground on which to stand to complain about it later.

[Willow]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

Thanks for providing the complete statement.   It's amazing how things taken out of context can be used to change the flavor or meaning of a statement...…….. 

Rams

I didn't watch it. But that sentence makes no sense. Now Trump is taking credit for work the doctors have done ?

The President used the first person plural pronoun.  That would indicate he is talking about all those of the administration or the United States people who participated.

Do you get tired of this constant need to attack the President of the United States? 

[Alpha Dog]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

We as in all people involved in Operation Warp Speed of which surely Trump is a part, as is VP Mike Pence as the head of the program involved in mobilizing a myriad of fantastic people in the Medical and industrial field to bring about equipment,  therapeutics, and a vaccine at record speed to put the China virus behind us.

Thanks for providing the complete statement.   It's amazing how things taken out of context can be used to change the flavor or meaning of a statement...…….. 

Rams

I didn't watch it. But that sentence makes no sense. Now Trump is taking credit for work the doctors have done ?

[Alien]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

I do not see how a quote is an attack.  I did not say anything negative about the President or his administration or...anyone.

Thanks for providing the complete statement.   It's amazing how things taken out of context can be used to change the flavor or meaning of a statement...……..  

Rams

I didn't watch it. But that sentence makes no sense. Now Trump is taking credit for work the doctors have done ?

The President used the first person plural pronoun.  That would indicate he is talking about all those of the administration or the United States people who participated.

Do you get tired of this constant need to attack the President of the United States?  

A quote is not an attack.  I said nothing negative about the President.

[The emperor has no clothes]

If you don't report a violation of the Rules you have no ground on which to stand to complain about it later.

That is some strange logic. If someone calls Alien a liberal and nothing is done about it, he has no grounds to bring it up in the future ?  

[The emperor has no clothes]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

I do not see how a quote is an attack.  I did not say anything negative about the President or his administration or...anyone.

Thanks for providing the complete statement.   It's amazing how things taken out of context can be used to change the flavor or meaning of a statement...……..  

Rams

I didn't watch it. But that sentence makes no sense. Now Trump is taking credit for work the doctors have done ?

The President used the first person plural pronoun.  That would indicate he is talking about all those of the administration or the United States people who participated.

Do you get tired of this constant need to attack the President of the United States?  

A quote is not an attack.  I said nothing negative about the President.

I think that was directed at me. (But, according to Willow, he is above using sarcasm)

[Willow]

If you don't report a violation of the Rules you have no ground on which to stand to complain about it later.

That is some strange logic. If someone calls Alien a liberal and nothing is done about it, he has no grounds to bring it up in the future ?  

It's excellent logic.  If one doesn't report a violation then either one is not bothered by it or has the misconception that I am somehow responsible to read every word of every post just to be sure someone might not possibly be offended.   

To put it more clearly if you see a violation of the Rules it is your responsibility to point it out to me.  If you don't you've no one to blame but yourself.   

[shadowsoftime]

This thread was started with only one thing in mind, to start a piss fight and eventually a thread lock. Hope your happy, OP.

[G-Man]

My favorite Obama quote: "You didn't build that!"

[Jess from VA]

Continued trolling merits some ignoring. 

[f6john]

I believe our Trump haters are beginning to feel uneasy. The one thing about Trump haters you can count on is they have nothing to say positive about their positions or their alternative candidates, it’s just TDS all day long. What they seem to overlook is their actions just keep pushing more people into the Trump camp.

Independents and undecideds all over the country are watching the Democratic response to the rioting and unrest and will ultimately move them to Trumps side. Keep it up boys, you’re doing a great job.

[Warlock]

See all the name calling blaming this one or that one. Dudes we all know this whole post is Trumps fault
David
PS TRUMP 4 MORE YEARS

[Bret SD]

 
[/quote]

A quote is not an attack.  I said nothing negative about the President.
[/quote]
C'mon man! What are we here, 6th graders?  

[Moonshot_1]

"Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate." - President Donald J. Trump

Blah blah blah.

Is this a $5 or $10 argument? Again 

It's not any kind of argument.  It's a direct quote. Notice that I did not post any opinion at all, just the quote itself.

But it is not the complete quote on the subject is it? In fact, your action of taking a partial quote on the subject is misleading and, when put in proper context, an out right lie.

The fact you posted this in this manner is, in fact, an opinion. Chalk up another lie.

[Willow]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

I do not see how a quote is an attack.  I did not say anything negative about the President or his administration or...anyone.

Thanks for providing the complete statement.   It's amazing how things taken out of context can be used to change the flavor or meaning of a statement...……..  

Rams

I didn't watch it. But that sentence makes no sense. Now Trump is taking credit for work the doctors have done ?

The President used the first person plural pronoun.  That would indicate he is talking about all those of the administration or the United States people who participated.

Do you get tired of this constant need to attack the President of the United States?  

A quote is not an attack.  I said nothing negative about the President.

If you had bothered to read the quotes you would see that was a reply to meathead, not to you.

[Willow]

What Trump said and I listened to his speech.

Thanks to advancements we have pioneered, the fatality rates, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80 percent since April - 80 percent.

Amazing how it sounds when the full sentence is used instead of part of the sentence taken out of context.

I didn't watch it. But that sentence makes no sense. Now Trump is taking credit for work the doctors have done ?

The President used the first person plural pronoun.  That would indicate he is talking about all those of the administration or the United States people who participated.

Do you get tired of this constant need to attack the President of the United States?  

A quote is not an attack.  I said nothing negative about the President.

I think that was directed at me. (But, according to Willow, he is above using sarcasm)

Yes, it was directed to you, meathead.  Please be careful not to distort what I've said.  I certainly didn't say that I was above sarcasm but that I use sarcasm for humor and not to make a point in a discussion of disagreement.

You may want to revisit your high school English text book.  There is no sarcasm in my post.    

[3fan4life]

My favorite part was when hundreds of peaceful BLM/Antifa/Democrat/Communist protesters mobbed Senator Rand Paul while leaving the event and tried to kill him while yelling "SAY HER NAME - BREAONNA TAYLOR!" while being oblivious to the fact that Senator Rand Paul is literally the author  of the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act, which would end the overuse of no-knock raids, that lead to the death of Breonna Taylor.

https://youtu.be/OFDx5qTlGjU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Breonna_Taylor#Legislative_proposals

These Antifa idiots are Fascists, Racists and Stupid. 

[f6gal]

The all important comma.  The comma is a critical grammatical tool the English language.  Commas are used to splice a sentence, providing context and unity.  Commas allow the reader to understand the proper connotation of a writer's words.  A misplaced comma can change the entire meaning of one's words.

The misplaced comma (and period, btw): "Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate."

The correct commas: "Thanks to advances we have pioneered, the fatality rate, and you look at it, and you look at the numbers, it has been reduced by 80% since April.  80%."

Both Trump supporters and Trump haters can surely recognize that the first sentence was not the intended meaning of his words.