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Based Florida Man's avatar

The big announcement by Trump that was just some $99 digital superhero cards was REALLY bad. It's a major debacle.

Just seems out of touch and myopic when we've been screwed on 2020 and 2022 and the covid mandates... and he's doing this. If his march toward 2024 gets derailed, it's possible this event precipitates it.

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Donna in MO's avatar

Yes, it's like Jeff has said multiple times on this blog. We do NOT need a superhero. The only thing that will save us is US. Our only true Savior is Jesus Christ. And too few people are believing that.

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John Bugni's avatar

And believe it or not, belief in Jesus is the foundation of the "17th letter" movement. Trump was His choice to be the "point man" just as Cyrus sas God's chouce

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Trump's a fool and I voted for him. The bigger problem is that regardless of how they try to spin the midterm results the GOP is a train wreck. I'd love for DeSantis to run for president but the best place for him is as governor of Florida where he remains a bulwark against federal encroachment on state and individual rights. President DeSantis becomes another swamp creature by default.

The problem then becomes the lack of viable Trump alternatives in 2024. There are none. Meanwhile, the DNC will continue to mock and to laugh at us by teasing Joe Redux as their candidate.

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Jon Stephenson's avatar

Desantis is term limited, he'd only be in office two years past 2024. He needs to be developing a successor to keep the ball rolling in FL, even if he doesn't run.

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Jon Stephenson's avatar

Would Ladapo run for office?

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refusenick's avatar

I think we might do better to make wanting office disqualifying!

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Willing Spirit's avatar

You poor thing, having to suffer through President Trump’s administration. You must have been so relieved when the Globalists took him out. They had to destroy the last semblance of Justice in America to do it, but, oh, well……

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

The Trump moment has passed. He served his purpose in 2016 and now it's time to move on.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

It's gonna be hard to replace a self-funded guy like him.

And no one wants DeSantis to short change his governor term.

Who's going to step up?

Biden 2.0 SHOULD be easy to beat.

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

That's the crux of the problem. Trump IS the default candidate because there are no viable alternatives beyond Ron DeSantis. It concerns me because I know a few people who consider themselves to be "former democrats" but who will never vote for Trump.

One person in my former home state of Michigan actually voted for Whitmer because she viewed Tudor Dixon as a Trump acolyte despite my numerous reminders of Whitmer's disastrous authoritarianism. Among other things, she doesn't understand (refuses, to be more accurate) what Dobbs actually means and still believes the "1/6 Insurrection" nonsense. It's deeply troubling and probably describes a lot of people.

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NAB's avatar

This, sadly, is true.

And Trump's favorability ratings are in the toilet - even when compared to pudding-head Biden.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

Ah…no.

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Harold Saive's avatar

Could the election be rigged again?

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Politico Phil's avatar

Well, that is the question, isn't it? HELL YES the election will be rigged - again. Geez, all this argument about a candidate is completely useless if we don't have a free election. The Bosheviks will never again allow a legitimate election. Why am I wrong?????

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goodnightrose's avatar

The Trump moment as a whole reminds me of what Lysander Spooner said about the Constitution:

"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist."

Trump was either entirely clueless as to what his own DoD was up to or he knew it and facilitated it.

However you slice it, both explain his actions and inactions in 2020 and both disqualify.

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NAB's avatar

This is a bitter pill to swallow, but I think it's more right than wrong.

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goodnightrose's avatar

I voted for Trump in 2020 on the off chance there was something to his part as the superhero component of the Q (psyop) 🥴

Truth and discomfort are a package deal.

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John Bugni's avatar

I still think there is something to that. He's not the super hero. He's the point man. And it's not his PLAN , it's "the 17th letter"'s PLAN and has been in the works since Kennedy's assasination. I'm not giving up.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

Oh, wise one….you run for President, please! Such wisdom and foreknowledge….

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Hmm, personal attacks. Shouldn't you be doing this on Twitter? ;)

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Willing Spirit's avatar

If I thought I should I would.

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Bitesandpieces's avatar

Well, I wouldn’t call him a “fool” - frankly, I refrain from calling anyone a fool. Trump is a showman and always has been. In fact, some of us liked that he was different from all the other zeroes on the stage in 2015. They were dull and boring; watching them speak was like watching grass grow. I always thought his approach was genius - he put them off guard for a ready retort. Little Marco, Sleepy Joe, Low energy Jeb. They gasped and stuttered and couldn’t gather their thoughts. It was amusing to watch. AND, He loves poking the fake news bear. The announcement about censorship was old news to those of us who’ve been part of the great awakening. His ultimate purpose is to reach the normies who have been propagandized by networks that editorialize everything including the real news. It’s a hard and arduous task. Some were rescued and it showed in the midterms. The people ARE waking up and beginning to realize that it’s the results that are most important.

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John Bugni's avatar

I agree. I think Trump is smarter than most people realize. He's the master of misdirection and isn't afraid to look stupid to be effective at it. Remember, it has been pointed out he does seemingly random and stupid things to expose who his enemies are. I think he is going to have the last word. He is playing 3-D chess and the rest are playing, at best, regular chess and at worst, most people, checkers.

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Bitesandpieces's avatar

OMIGOSH. Someone who gets it! Thank you.

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WendeAnne's avatar

I for one DO NOT want to lose DeSantis here in Florida, he’s really on a roll and we need to “ cement” all of his good works before he has to move on. We need to be sure that our next Governor is cut from the same cloth as DeSantis is. We can’t lose focus here. We are very Blessed.😇

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Fre'd Bennett, MAHA's avatar

I'm actually starting to be concerned about this as well: Ron DeSantis is the best we have, but he's just one man and the Swamp is very persuasive.

I've personally known many very good men who went to DC only to be totally corrupted. (Sen. James Inhofe, I'm thinking of you and half a dozen more "conservatives.")

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Jon Stephenson's avatar

He went to D.C. before, then came back and became the Gov. Desantis we know.

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Bitesandpieces's avatar

DeSantis running against Trump in 2024 will anger the MAGA army, maybe not so the wavering Conservative movement, but he won’t get the MAGA vote and that’s huge. DeSantis is a remarkable governor but he’s not ready for prime time. He’s not well-known in all of America YET but give him time. He will be brought into the main stream with a Republican House. He won’t be like Trump having billions of his own at his disposal. He will be taking donations and growing a payback list. Isn’t that what we liked about Trump’s not being beholden to donors? Take a breath and stick with the winner we have in Trump. We’ve all benefitted from Trump’s presidential actions in more ways than we know and he’s the ONLY one that can clean up the swamp. Stop whining about his theatrical antics (if that’s what you want to call them) and let him do his job. Jerez, it reminds me of how ppl hated his “mean tweets”.

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John Bugni's avatar

Agree. ( copy of my above post)

I agree. I think Trump is smarter than most people realize. He's the master of misdirection and isn't afraid to look stupid to be effective at it. Remember, it has been pointed out he does seemingly random and stupid things to expose who his enemies are. I think he is going to have the last word. He is playing 3-D chess and the rest are playing, at best, regular chess and at worst, most people, checkers.

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Surviving the Billionaire Wars's avatar

Yesterday someone suggested he was deliberately drawing fire away from DeSantis.

That is the only reasonable explanation I can think of for his "announcement."

Whether or not that is his intent, it sure is working. 🤷

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Based Florida Man's avatar

That would be some 3D chess if Ron and Don are working together. Finally something strategic from our side.

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Surviving the Billionaire Wars's avatar

It's hard to believe, but not impossible. It would enable Trump to get revenge without the hassle of being president again. He could continue to do what he does best from outside the white house, while DeSantis could benefit from what Trump discovered while he was inside the white house.

The 1st half of the announcement was so bad its hard to believe it was used at all. The 2nd half, as many pointed out yesterday, & Jeff this morning, is not any better albeit for different reasons.

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CMCM's avatar

Exactly! But one of my biggest criticisms/complaints about the Republican Party is that they just can't seem to join together and be cohesive when it counts. The Democrats band together like superglue and after some initial scuffling around, they eventually all get on the same page and operate as a singular unit. The Republicans just never manage to do this, the party always seems somewhat fragmented. Which is why they can't win more reliably.

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Politico Phil's avatar

The RINOs are fellow-travelers with the Bolsheviks.

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Politico Phil's avatar

And we should remember, they have to contend with the RINOs too.

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Oh Susanna's avatar

Donald Trump is way too egotistical for me to ever believe in a theory like that.

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Surviving the Billionaire Wars's avatar

It seems impossible, but I believe he also truly loves America.

He may not want to go through the ordeal being President again.

We don't know all that he saw from the oval office. He may not want to risk Barron's life.

He would still be jerking their chains, just by other means.

The bottom line is we just don't know what he's thinking. But the announcements are just too out of touch to be real. I can't believe he's that inept. Time will tell, I guess. 🤷

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NAB's avatar

This was going to be my response, too.

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WendeAnne's avatar

FFS with Pokémon cards! I’ve seen enough. Mask my eyes 👀

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Freebird's avatar

Yep. He just shot himself in the foot. The last thing anyone wants right now is a cartoon character.

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JW's avatar

If the ex VP did this it would have fit but for Trump...it seems to be a desperate stoop for fund raising.

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Jaye's avatar

Trump really needs to do his work in the background. Quietly. Maybe behind a wall

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

In a perfect world, I agree one hundred percent. However we're talking about Donald Trump here, a classic narcissist and the man still taking credit for the "beautiful vaccines" despite the chaos that's ensued. When he admits he was duped by Birx, Fauci, and the rest I'll rethink my assessment. Check out Michael Sanger's Birx article from a few months ago.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

Wow! You’ll be sorely missed I’m sure.

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CMCM's avatar

The fact that Trump has not spoken out for or supported the shameful treatment of the J6 prisoners is very disappointing. More than disappointing, in fact.

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