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The strange case of Ryan Routh

  

Category:  Op/Ed

By:  vic-eldred  •  2 weeks ago  •  91 comments

The strange case of Ryan Routh
"We allege that the defendant made repeated, heinous threats to murder and torture Supreme Court justices and their families to retaliate against them for decisions he disagreed with," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.


The more we look into Ryan Routh's history, the stranger it gets. Routh hailed from a good family. He was the son of a Chemist and is the brother of a banker and a lawyer. Routh was once named the citizen of the year by the local police department where he grew up, after he saved a woman from a rapist. How did he become involved in so many crimes? So how did he come to be flagged to the FBI?


He couldn't pay child support and only had $68 in his bank account, yet he was flying all over the world. The other house he stayed at in Hawaii is believed to be owned by his girlfriend. The girlfriend the FBI can't seem to locate. Routh once spent two weeks in Taiwan. He went to Turkey, Poland and then Ukraine. He spent 8 months there. Who did he meet with there? Supposedly he was recruiting fighters for Ukraine from Afghanistan and Iraq and Syria.

Then he flies back to America and tries to kill the former President.

Very strange. Fear not. The FBI is on it.

There is another strange case out there. You may not have heard about it but an Alaska man was arrested for allegedly threatening to injure and kill six Supreme Court Justices and some of their family members in retaliation for decisions he disagreed with. They won't tell us who the 6 Justices are, but I think we can all guess. After all we have an ideological divide on the Court with 6 on one side and 3 always on the other.


In the news:

Startling numbers of people on the terror watch list may be in the country according to testimony before a House Committee yesterday.

The Israeli offensive in Lebanon has intensified as IDF forces struck 100 Hezbollah targets immediately after the leader of Hezbollah said that the group would retaliate for the pager sabotage.

In posts on an online porn forum more than a decade ago, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican nominee for governor, described himself as "a black Nazi." It is mainly all the media is focused on now. Robinson denied the posts were his. Some aides to Donald Trump had hoped Robinson would withdraw, but Robinson has refused.

Stocks reached new highs after the Fed cut interest rates and made it easier for investors to borrow on the cheap and get decent returns.

Lawmakers are discussing increasing the Secret Service’s budget after two assassination attempts against Trump.

The sheriff of a rural Kentucky county walked into a courthouse and fatally shot a district judge after an argument.


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Vic Eldred
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1  author  Vic Eldred    2 weeks ago

Good morning.

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Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey. Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Oprah Winfrey hosted a livestream forum for Kamala Harris. Guests included the family of a woman who died as a consequence of Georgia’s abortion ban. There were no questions concerning any of Harris Marxist ideas on price controls or electric car mandates. As Mark Penn said on a nightly news show: "The Trump voter seems to be voting on policies, while the Harris voter seems to be voting on likeability."

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    2 weeks ago

Georgia's abortion ban is not connected to a policy?   If not, then why did they do it? 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1    2 weeks ago

What does that mean?

Who cares what the people of Georgia decide to do on abortion.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    2 weeks ago

lol.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.3  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.2    2 weeks ago

Kamala did repeat her idea of helping small business with more money:

 "Part of my plan is to give startup small businesses a $50,000 tax deduction. Right now, it's $5,000. Nobody can start a small business with $5,000"

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.4  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.3    2 weeks ago

KAMALA: "In terms of both rightly having the right to have aspirations and dreams and ambitions for your family and working hard and finding that the American Dream is, for this generation & so many recently, far more elusive than it's been, and we need to deal with that."

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.5  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.4    2 weeks ago

Oprah Winfrey: "This is the moment for all decent people. All caring people. Who want the best for yourself and you want the best for other people.. People who are exhausted by the craziness and the made up stories and the conspiracies."

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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1.1.6  Sean Treacy  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.5    2 weeks ago
People who are exhausted by the craziness and the made up stories and the conspiracies."

so she's endorsing Trump? 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.1.7  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Sean Treacy @1.1.6    2 weeks ago

Good point. Unfortunately, Trump is white.

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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1.1.8  Greg Jones  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.5    2 weeks ago

Worst word salad ever !

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.1.9  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Greg Jones @1.1.8    2 weeks ago

There were those moments when Oprah looked like she wished she was somewhere else.

I wonder why Oprah is backing her?

 
 
 
JBB
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1.1.10  JBB  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.9    2 weeks ago

Because like most Americans Oprah's networth has doubled since 2020?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.1.11  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JBB @1.1.10    2 weeks ago
most Americans Oprah's networth has doubled since 2020?

Link please

 
 
 
JBB
Professor Principal
1.1.12  JBB  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.11    2 weeks ago

original

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
1.1.13  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    2 weeks ago

The people of Georgia? The women of Georgia?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.1.14  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JBB @1.1.12    2 weeks ago

The S&P index is supposed to prove that individuals net worth has doubled since 2020?

Lol, I don't think so.

Is that all you have?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.1.15  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @1.1.13    2 weeks ago
The women of Georgia?

What about them?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
1.1.16  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.5    2 weeks ago

Indeed.

Many are exhausted with the hate and lies made up and amplified and repeated regarding Springfield and Aurora.

And now the former 'president' said he's going to visit there in the next two weeks

Two cities rocked by false Trump claims prepare for him to visit

Story by Avery Lotz
  18h  3 min read

The mayors of Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio, have offered differing responses to the prospect of a visit to their cities from former President Trump."

Why it matters: Both mayors are grappling with high tensions and safety concerns after Trump and other GOP lawmakers spread false or exaggerated claims about their cities.

  • Republicans had already echoed misinformation that members of a Venezuelan prison gang had taken over apartments in Aurora.
  • Trump and his running-mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) have tripled down on conspiracy claims about Haitians over the past week, even as the city has been rocked by threats.
  • Trump vowed Friday to conduct the "largest deportation" of undocumented immigrants in the country's history, starting in Springfield and Aurora.

Driving the news: At a Wednesday night rally, Trump said he planned to make stops in both cities within the next two weeks.

  • "You may never see me again, but that's OK," Trump said to the crowd at his New York rally.
  • He continued: "I got to do what I got to do. Whatever happened to Trump? Well, he never got out of Springfield."

State of play: Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, a Republican, told Axios Thursday that city officials are waiting for confirmation from the campaign that Trump is coming.

  • "I'm very excited that the former president wants to visit our city to see for himself that the narrative that we are being overrun by TdA gang members is false," Coffman said in a statement shared with Axios, referring to Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan prison gang.
  • Coffman had previously said apartment complexes had "fallen" to gangs, but later said he agreed with police that gangs weren't in control.
  • He added that he was eager for Aurora's police chief to "have the opportunity to brief the former president on our successful efforts to identify and arrest TdA gang members."

However, the Republican mayor of Springfield, Rob Rue, said at a news conference Tuesday that a visit from Trump would put "an extreme strain" on the city's resources, following reports the former president was planning a trip there.

  • "So it'd be fine with me if they decided not to make that visit," Rue added.

Zoom out: Despite calls from members of their party to stop circulating the rumors and consistent reports that the claims were false, the GOP ticket doubled down and has since repeatedly shirked blame for the threats to Springfield that have ensued.

  • The Wall Street Journal reported that on Sept. 9 — the day Vance first amplified claims about migrants in Springfield — the city manager of Springfield told Vance's office that the rumors weren't true.
  • The VP nominee said at a Tuesday rally that "every single one of those bomb threats was a hoax," and argued that all of the threats came from overseas.
  • But Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, told PBS Newshour some threats came from inside the U.S., emphasizing the unfounded claims "need to stop."

Go deeper: Vance pushes debunked pet-eating claims yet agai

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.17  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @1.1.16    2 weeks ago

Are we still talking about eating dogs?

Is that all the media wants to talk about?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
1.1.18  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.17    2 weeks ago

You asked the question.  You just don't like my factual answers.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.19  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @1.1.18    2 weeks ago

What did that piece have to do with Georgia voters or women?

 
 
 
Sparty On
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1.1.20  Sparty On  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    2 weeks ago

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Tessylo
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1.1.21  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.19    2 weeks ago

1.1.5 your comment which I responded to

Did you forget?

 
 
 
Sparty On
Professor Principal
1.1.22  Sparty On  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.3    2 weeks ago

Certainly not after her “Bidenomics” took hold ….

 
 
 
Sparty On
Professor Principal
1.1.23  Sparty On  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.9    2 weeks ago

Two reasons …. You can guess …..

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
1.1.24  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.15    2 weeks ago

Your comment that I was responding to.

'What does that mean?

Who cares what the people of Georgia decide to do on abortion.'

Did you forget?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.1.26  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Sparty On @1.1.20    2 weeks ago

You mean price controls and an electric car.

I got to admit, I don't think I could take another 4 years of it.

 
 
 
Sparty On
Professor Principal
1.1.27  Sparty On  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.26    2 weeks ago

You are not alone.    Far from it.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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1.2  Sean Treacy  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    2 weeks ago
Guests included the family of a woman who died as a consequence of Georgia’s abortion ban.

Lol. What a hoax that was. 

She died because she took an abortion pill. The abortion pill killed her. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2  JohnRussell    2 weeks ago

What would the political right be without endless conspiracy theories to lean on?  Sociologists and historians will be mulling over this for generations. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
2.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2    2 weeks ago

What theory are you talking about?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1    2 weeks ago
Ruth once spent two weeks in Taiwan. He went to Turkey, Poland and then Ukraine. He spent 8 months there. Who did he meet with there? Supposedly he was recruiting fighters for Ukraine from Afghanistan and Iraq and Syria.

Then he flies back to America and tries to kill the former President.

Very strange. 

Evidently you dont read your own words. 

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2.1.2  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.1    2 weeks ago

That is more fact than theory............

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.3  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.1    2 weeks ago

Those are FACTS John.

I asked what the FACTS amounted to.

It sounds like you don't like questions being asked.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
2.1.4  JohnRussell  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2.1.2    2 weeks ago

The article implies , quite clearly, that Routh's overseas trip included a "meeting" where the assassination of Trump was discussed by some sinister forces, no doubt connected in the conspiracy mind to Biden and Harris. 

It never ends with you people. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
2.1.5  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.4    2 weeks ago

It doesn't imply that, although one can wonder about it since Iran wants Trump dead and has hacked his campaign and given the information to the Harris campaign.

FACTS are important.

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2.1.6  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.4    2 weeks ago

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JohnRussell
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2.1.7  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1.3    2 weeks ago

Vic, if I say what I would like to it would be deleted. 

Who did he meet with there?

You said that and then connected the thought to his coming back and trying to kill Trump. Asking who he met with is not a fact, it is a conspiracy theory. 

This endless bs coming from the far right is beyond tiresome. 

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
2.1.8  JohnRussell  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2.1.6    2 weeks ago

Well then ask your friend Vic what the implication of his "question" was.  I'm tired of explaining basic reality to you guys. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
2.1.9  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.7    2 weeks ago
Vic, if I say what I would like to it would be deleted. 

Be my guest. I haven't flagged anyone all week.


Asking who he met with is definitely a question. Not a conspiracy theory.

Let me ask you this question: Do you think we will ever know who he met with over there?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
2.1.10  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1.9    2 weeks ago
Do you think we will ever know who he met with over there?

The only people who care are those with the conspiracy theory.   You cant get out of your own way. 

Is he supposed be a figure from The Manchurian Candidate or something? 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.11  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.10    2 weeks ago
The only people who care are those with the conspiracy theory. 

People don't care about the motive?

Really?

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2.1.12  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.8    2 weeks ago

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Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.1.13  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2.1.2    2 weeks ago

Look how many things the left called "conspiracy theories" turned out to be fact.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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2.1.14  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Jeremy Retired in NC @2.1.13    2 weeks ago

And how many of their alleged "facts" turned out to be hoaxes.

 
 
 
Jeremy Retired in NC
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2.1.15  Jeremy Retired in NC  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1.4    2 weeks ago

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Tessylo
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2.1.16  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @2.1.5    2 weeks ago

Still waiting

 
 
 
George
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3  George    2 weeks ago
Startling numbers of people on the terror watch list may be in the country according to testimony before a House Committee yesterday.

Like Tulsi Gabbard?

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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3.1  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  George @3    2 weeks ago

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Vic Eldred
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3.2  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  George @3    2 weeks ago

Yes, they put her on the terror watch list. A veteran, whom they don't like.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4  author  Vic Eldred    2 weeks ago

They say that Taylor Swift's well-timed endorsement of Kamala Harris had little effect on the election.

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Maybe if the voting age included 12-year-olds it might have helped.

 
 
 
George
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4.1  George  replied to  Vic Eldred @4    2 weeks ago

Or maybe the endorsement of someone who hasn't made a career singing about their bad decisions?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4.1.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  George @4.1    2 weeks ago
made a career singing about their bad decisions?

It's a wonder that I'm not a fan of hers.

 
 
 
George
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4.1.2  George  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.1    2 weeks ago

Or maybe it is because trumps poll numbers are better than hers? he has a higher favorability number than Swift does?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4.1.3  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  George @4.1.2    2 weeks ago

Her entire candidacy is a fraud perpetrated by our dishonest media. Fifty years ago, the media would’ve exposed her, and she wouldn't have a chance.

 
 
 
Tessylo
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4.1.4  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.1    2 weeks ago

She doesn't need any more fans.  Also, she's an actual billionaire and savvy businesswoman unlike the former 'president' convicted felon,

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4.1.5  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @4.1.4    2 weeks ago
savvy businesswoman

He certainly isn't a businesswoman, but he was President and back then inflation was below 2%.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.1.6  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.3    2 weeks ago

Fraud?  

Exposed her?

For what?

What the huh?

Fifty years ago?  What does fifty years ago have to do with now?

Did you forget that this is the 21st century?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.1.7  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.1.5    2 weeks ago

He's not a savvy business'man' either.

What does one have to do with the other?

You must be weaving.

lol

 
 
 
evilone
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4.2  evilone  replied to  Vic Eldred @4    2 weeks ago
Maybe if the voting age included 12-year-olds it might have helped.

One more time... the average age of Taylor Swift fans is 34. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.2.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  evilone @4.2    2 weeks ago

I don't think you got it. An adult is not swayed by an entertainer's endorsement, whether they are a fan or not.

I thought it was a good (non-sexual) joke!

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
4.2.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.1    2 weeks ago
An adult is not swayed by an entertainer's endorsement, whether they are a fan or not.

You've just crushed the spirit of Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.2.3  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @4.2.2    2 weeks ago

Who?

 
 
 
evilone
Professor Guide
4.2.4  evilone  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.1    2 weeks ago
An adult is not swayed by an entertainer's endorsement...

If it doesn't work than why did Hulk Hogan have a speaking spot at the RNC and why is stumping around swing states now for Trump?

Also at the RNC:
Amber Rose (model and rapper)
Lee Greenwood (singer songwriter)
Chris Janson (singer)
Russell Brand (comedian, actor, sexual predator)
Savannah Chrisley (reality tv star and daughter of convicted tax evaders) 
Dana White (CEO of UFC)
Jason Aldean (singer)
Kid Rock (singer and fake redneck)

Weird you think none of these people move the needle and they are just wasting their time.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.2.5  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  evilone @4.2.4    2 weeks ago
Weird you think none of these people move the needle and they are just wasting their time.

That is exactly what I think.

Do you know what moves needles?

The price of groceries. The price of rent. The price of gas.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.2.6  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.5    2 weeks ago

The former 'president' will do absolutely nothing to change that. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.2.7  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @4.2.6    2 weeks ago

You mean he won't do what he did during his first term?

Why on earth not?

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.2.8  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.1    2 weeks ago

There are many many many many many many women who are swifties - their average age is 34.

Hundreds of thousands went to register to vote after her endorsement.  No, it made no difference.  lol

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4.2.9  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Tessylo @4.2.8    2 weeks ago
Hundreds of thousands went to register to vote after her endorsement. 

Link please

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
Professor Principal
4.2.10  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.9    2 weeks ago

hahaha there is no indication that any of those clicks were those of age NOR US citizens. She supposedly has 284 million followers FFS

"Four hundred thousand people clicked-through from Taylor Swift’s Instagram account to a federal voting information site in 24 hours, but social media posts have misrepresented that number as a tally of new voter registrations.

The global pop star   announced   her support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in an Instagram post minutes after the presidential debate on Tuesday and encouraged her 284 million followers to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election. In a subsequent Instagram story, she shared a custom URL directing to vote.gov"
Seems some bought it hook line and sinker cuz they "saw it on the internet"
 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.2.11  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.9    2 weeks ago

Taylor Swift mobilizes 3X more voters than Biden with Harris endorsement

Story by Chloe Berger
  6h  3 min read

Miss Americana finally weighed in on the future of the nation, or at least who should hold the reigns.  

Last week, billionaire pop star Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris right after the debate. We're just now starting to see how much power the Swiftie voting block holds, as Swift’s impact solidifies.

Biden backed Harris just shy of 2 p.m. on July 1st with a memo posted to Twitter. While he didn’t have a unique URL, his endorsement’s weight can be measured (while perhaps casting a wider net) by looking at traffic from vote.gov that same 24-hour period. During that time frame, there was a total of 109,208 total users to said site, according to GSA. 

That’s all to say, Swift’s endorsement carried 3.7 times the weight of Biden’s.

Visitors to vote.gov vary too widely to provide a consistent daily visitor average. Vote.gov tends to receive more visitors during presidential election years, and around significant election events. During the eve and day of the debate, Vote.gov received around 726,000 visitors.

Swift spoke out against an AI post using her likeness in which she appeared to endorse Former President Donald Trump, as shared by Trump on his platform Truth Social.

“I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice,” she wrote, explaining she’s voting for Harris as a champion of causes she believes in and her running mate Tim Waltz as he supports “LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body.” She signed her letter  “Taylor Swift, childless cat lady,” as an apparent reference to Trump’s running mate JD Vance’s comments.

People are divided on Swift, as 44% of “likely voters” report feeling favorably for her and 34% unfavorably per a New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College poll conducted in September. 

But no matter what party you’re in, there’s no denying Swift’s apparent influence. In just six months, her Era’s Tour generated $5 billion in consumer spending according to estimates from Nomura. United Airlines says that Swift’s concerts sent travel demand up by 25%. With a cultish following that leads to fans traveling nationally to her concerts, Swift has fashioned herself into more of a corporation than a pop star.

 
 
 
evilone
Professor Guide
4.2.12  evilone  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.5    2 weeks ago
Do you know what moves needles? 
The price of groceries. The price of rent. The price of gas.

Do you know who's never had to worry about paying for groceries, rent or gas? This guy:

512

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.2.13  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.1    2 weeks ago

No.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.2.14  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  evilone @4.2.12    2 weeks ago

You mean the guy who kept them low?

In that case put him right back in the White House!

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.2.15  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.7    2 weeks ago

He didn't do dick during his first term except lower taxes for those who did not need to have their taxes lowered.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.2.16  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.14    2 weeks ago

He didn't keep them low.  Provide proof of your statement.

Link?

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
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4.2.17  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.9    2 weeks ago

Vic , I did read once she made her endorsement , she shared a link to vote.gov on her fan site . and that at the time i read the article , it had garnered over 330,000 hits  through that portal , problem is , no one knows exactly how those registrants will vote , they of course are free to assume anything .

So i will at least give her kudos for getting people to register at the least .

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.2.19  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  Mark in Wyoming @4.2.17    2 weeks ago
330,000 hits  through that portal , problem is , no one knows exactly how those registrants will vote

They are only hits.


So i will at least give her kudos for getting people to register at the least .

I don't give awards for her getting people to vote who weren't going to vote. There has to be a reason to vote for somebody.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.2.20  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.2.18    2 weeks ago

That didn't prove anything.

 
 
 
JBB
Professor Principal
4.3  JBB  replied to  Vic Eldred @4    2 weeks ago

Little effect because Harris is already winning!

Harris will end up winning by 20,000,000 votes.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
4.3.1  author  Vic Eldred  replied to  JBB @4.3    2 weeks ago
Harris will end up winning by 20,000,000 votes.

Ok. We shall see.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.3.2  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4.3.1    2 weeks ago

Yes, you will.

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
4.4  Tessylo  replied to  Vic Eldred @4    2 weeks ago

The average swiftie is aged 34.

It helped.

maga are so desperate

Love it!

 
 
 
Sparty On
Professor Principal
5  Sparty On    2 weeks ago

Looks like your typical soy boy to me.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
5.1  devangelical  replied to  Sparty On @5    2 weeks ago

if he is whatever that is, you seem to be the first one here to have noticed. good job.

 
 
 
Hallux
Professor Principal
6  Hallux    2 weeks ago

Onto the next article, this one reeks of a one-toy playgroup. 

 
 
 
Tessylo
Professor Principal
6.1  Tessylo  replied to  Hallux @6    2 weeks ago

True, some 'articles' are such a waste of time.

 
 
 
bugsy
Professor Participates
6.1.1  bugsy  replied to  Tessylo @6.1    2 weeks ago

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George
Junior Expert
7  George    2 weeks ago

How Much or what do you think Powell was offered to lower the prime by a half point this close to an election?

 
 
 
Hallux
Professor Principal
7.1  Hallux  replied to  George @7    2 weeks ago

As much as could be stuffed into Clarence Thomas's RV.

 
 

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