2020 US Election (Part Two)

[adcarrymaokai]

Since we are talking about looks, I find Trump's sons exceptionally ugly.

 

[Takhisis]

American territories count for the purposes of "natural born", so Goldwater has jus soli, however, since Goldwater was never elected POTUS, no legal challenge was even necessary.

And yet some American territories in the Pacific only give people the right to be US nationals but not US citizens.

 

[Patine]

And yet some American territories in the Pacific only give people the right to be US nationals but not US citizens.

Apparently, to be fair, the British did that to vast majority of inhabitants in their Empire, when they had one. The amount of tutelage by the United States from their former colonial master about running affairs as a global superpower in so many different ways, tactics, and tricks, is a lot more entrenched than most in the U.S. or UK today would like to admit.

 

[tuckerkao]

And yet some American territories in the Pacific only give people the right to be US nationals but not US citizens.

People can always move and register their residency in the continental states.

 

[Patine]

People can always move and register their residency in the continental states.

Moving and getting a new residency and a new job and all the travel, etc. is just so simple for everyone to the point that it's often constantly quoted as a simple, no-brainer solution that's not a problem for anyone... :S

 

[Farm Boy]

What is unattractive about her?

Iono. She's at least as attractive as that Assclown-lite New York representative people seem to call attractive. Timbre is better, if we're caring about that.

 

[tuckerkao]

CNN polls have always been too favorable to the Democrat side. They put Pennsylvania as leaning Democratic, no, it's still a toss-up state. I understand how President Trump lay his roadmap and strategy out, Pennsylvania is a must-win state for both sides.

 

[Gori the Grey]

They put Pennsylvania as leaning Democratic, no, it's still a toss-up state

On the chart you've posted here, they put it as a "battleground" state, not leaning either way.

 

[Sommerswerd]

On the chart you've posted here, they put it as a "battleground" state, not leaning either way.

Shhh... you're interfering with the "lamestream liberal media persecutes Republicans" narrative.

 

[Gori the Grey]

By the way "lamestream" is really a lame insult: 1) it's a slant-rhyme rather than a perfect rhyme and 2) their being "lame" isn't conservatives beef with them. And 3) "lame" is dated as an insult word; there was a stretch in the eighties when one called things "lame." And 4) it's a mixed metaphor; streams can't be lame. And 5) the "m" sound in "lame" closes one's lips down (linguists have words for such stuff), then one has to reform to make the "st" of stream, so one can't say the word fluidly.

 

[amadeus]

CNN polls have always been too favorable to the Democrat side.

I spent about ten minutes trying to find evidence of this, but was unable to find clear data close to either the 2016 Presidential or 2018 midterm elections.

Do you have any figures to substantiate this claim?

 

[Farm Boy]

A stream can be lazy and fetid, which is close enough to lame.

I'm not following on the pronunciation difficulty. What regional accent would it be hard in?

I mean I get that the term has windowlicker written all over it, but I don't think I get the specific beefs. Seems to fit right in with ammosexual, repuglican, Obummer, and w/e.

 

[amadeus]

Since we are talking about looks, I find Trump's sons exceptionally ugly.

I’m not going to go in any direction on the personal physical attributes of them or anyone, just the things they can change. (I’m not including plastic surgery because I don’t recommend it at all.)

Don Jr. definitely has the better haircut. Eric kind of gives me a Dollar Tree Gordon Gecko vibe, and I don’t think the beard works on him. Don Jr’s beard is less offensive, but I think he looks better cleanshaven with how he does his hairstyle which I think works.

There was a brief time when President Trump had slicked back his hair for an appearance, which I think was definitely a good look compared to the Donald J. Trump Brand Haircut. But now it looks like he’s coloring it less, and with that distinctive hairstyle, it doesn’t quite work as well for me. He’s got to keep it consistent if he wants to maintain that image.

As far as dress goes, President Trump needs suits that make him look a little slimmer. He’s just a little too big. The sons, I don’t have much to say about them... kind of bland.

Favorite Presidents for suits? I’d put Johnson and Reagan towards the top. Trump, G.W. Bush not so much. Clinton was also kind of bland. Jimmy Carter had too much a Mr. Rogers look. H.W. Bush, I kind of forgot but very nice glasses. Ford was like his Presidency, probably not that eventful.

 

[Edmund Ironside]

On the chart you've posted here, they put it as a "'battleground" state, not leaning either way.

Perhaps they meant to say Michigan?

I don't like CNN's use use of the term 'battleground' on that map as states can be leaning one way or the other and still be a battleground. The term 'tossup' would be better.
If we are being picky about the map then all the states that have been classified as 'lean' would also likely be considered battlegrounds. Especially Michigan, New Hampshire, Nebraska (2nd district), and Texas.

 

[Edmund Ironside]

the "m" sound in "lame" closes one's lips down (linguists have words for such stuff)

The 'm' is a 'voiced bilabial nasal' which temporarily stops oral airflow to produce. I don't know if that was what you were referring to.

 

[Farm Boy]

Favorite Presidents for suits?

Ike. Just belonged in one.

Hard to argue with Reagan's camera face.

 

[amadeus]

Ike. Just belonged in one.

Hard to argue with Reagan's camera face.

No doubt about it. I wasn’t going that far back but Eisenhower indeed had a very good look as President. Ike jackets are good too, but I don’t like having those breast pockets on the front, which I don’t see much on them anymore anyway.

 

[Velegon]

On the chart you've posted here, they put it as a "battleground" state, not leaning either way.

Actually - CNN's actual current projection map has both Nevada and Pennsylvania as leaning Democratic - giving Biden a projected 268-170 advantage.

Tuckerkao has modified the map using the reset map function to make Nevada and Pennsylvania battleground states - lowering Biden to 242 and keeping Trump at 170.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Ah, I see. Even though he was talking about their map, he wasn't posting their map, but what he thinks their map should be.

The 'm' is a 'voiced bilabial nasal' which temporarily stops oral airflow to produce.

That's the kind of thing I was talking about. And the "n" in "mainstream" isn't that, so that word does flow.

 

[Commodore]

And yet some American territories in the Pacific only give people the right to be US nationals but not US citizens.

Yeah that was a hangup that got this one soldier I knew kicked out of the military. She was from Guam and enlisted to be a HUMINT collector like me. She was granted an interim security clearance for the training, but was eventually denied the necessary security clearance for the job because she wasn't a citizen. Normally the Army would just reclass you into another MOS, but the only one available at the time was infantry and this was back when women were still prohibited from serving in the infantry. So the Army discharged her. They still gave her an honorable discharge and access to all her VA benefits though.