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Cake day: March 14th, 2023
  • Rentlar@lemmy.catoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•it's a big deal jack
    9·
    3 hours ago

    Yes, he is smart, and showed great intelligence, but in this instance severely underperformed in his ability to communicate clearly, like someone having a panic attack at a presentation. If you read a transcript of the debate it would be clear who is a leader and who is a clown. The raspy cold voice compounded things but those are all superficial elements, not on the substance (which Trump had nothing but lies and snide remarks).

    I agree this isn’t what any Democrat including Biden wanted in the debate and AOC, Sanders would be way better orators. I’m saying regardless of tonight, Americans have picked before a charismatic comic in Reagan over a tepid, but smart, compassionate leader like Carter.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.catopolitics @lemmy.world•First Presidential Debate Megapost!
    4·
    4 hours ago

    Yeah, from a Canadian looking south, there’s no two ways about it. Not Biden’s best night, he brought a solid platform but the debate did not go in the way he wanted it to be.

    Trump brought nothing of substance to the debate, lying his ass off as usual and pandering to his base. Also expressing Putin’s dreams and stuff. Yet, Biden’s presentation tonight could hardly beat a pet rock at a debate…

    I’d fantasize about Bernie Sanders, AOC or anyone spry and progressive take the Democratic presidential candidate role for 2024, C$50 to charity if they do, but most are expected to know that even if Biden’s not perfect it’s his team that actually got things done unlike Trump whose entire presidency was about himself.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.catoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•it's a big deal jack
    723·
    5 hours ago

    You had one person trying to listen, keep track and respond earnestly to each point of a serial liar, and struggling to do it.

    The serial liar would make one statement making light of the last thing that was said and then confidently go off on whatever they wanted.

    We’ve seen before that Americans want a confident but evil self-serving idiot over a tepid but smart, compassionate leader.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.catoNews@lemmy.world•Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors
    10·
    1 day ago

    Can’t figure out through what warped interpretation that the ex-mayor’s conduct doesn’t meet the criteria of the statute, especially a1B. Help me out here:

    18 US Code Sec 666

    statute text

    (a) Whoever, if the circumstance described in subsection (b) of this section exists—

    (1) being an agent of an organization, or of a State, local, or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof—

    (A) embezzles, steals, obtains by fraud, or otherwise without authority knowingly converts to the use of any person other than the rightful owner or intentionally misapplies, property that—

    (i) is valued at $5,000 or more, and

    (ii) is owned by, or is under the care, custody, or control of such organization, government, or agency; or

    (B) corruptly solicits or demands for the benefit of any person, or accepts or agrees to accept, anything of value from any person, intending to be influenced or rewarded in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such organization, government, or agency involving any thing of value of $5,000 or more; or

    (2) corruptly gives, offers, or agrees to give anything of value to any person, with intent to influence or reward an agent of an organization or of a State, local or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof, in connection with any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such organization, government, or agency involving anything of value of $5,000 or more;

    shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

    (b) The circumstance referred to in subsection (a) of this section is that the organization, government, or agency receives, in any one year period, benefits in excess of $10,000 under a Federal program involving a grant, contract, subsidy, loan, guarantee, insurance, or other form of Federal assistance.

    © This section does not apply to bona fide salary, wages, fees, or other compensation paid, or expenses paid or reimbursed, in the usual course of business.

    definitions

    (d) As used in this section—

    (1) the term “agent” means a person authorized to act on behalf of another person or a government and, in the case of an organization or government, includes a servant or employee, and a partner, director, officer, manager, and representative;

    (2) the term “government agency” means a subdivision of the executive, legislative, judicial, or other branch of government, including a department, independent establishment, commission, administration, authority, board, and bureau, and a corporation or other legal entity established, and subject to control, by a government or governments for the execution of a governmental or intergovernmental program;

    (3) the term “local” means of or pertaining to a political subdivision within a State;

    (4) the term “State” includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and

    (5) the term “in any one-year period” means a continuous period that commences no earlier than twelve months before the commission of the offense or that ends no later than twelve months after the commission of the offense. Such period may include time both before and after the commission of the offense.