Trump tries to prove that elections were rigged

[Audie]

Asian wimins....we know....we know.

Yep.
Hey, you being a canuk and all,
have you watched " kims convenience"?

 

[Revoltingest]

Yep.
Hey, you being a canuk and all,
have you watched " kims convenience"?

Mrs Revolt liked it briefly.
I sat thru it.
But I never did become Canuckistanian.
(Nixon cancelled the draft in the nick of time.)

 

[Mr Spinkles]

Worry not.
It was general commentary, but inspired by Audi's
being miffed at feeling misrepresented...& some
recent exchanges with some others.

Thanks. So, do I get to be miffed and feel misrepresented now? I jest - in the spirit of Isaac Newtonmas, we can move on.

 

[Audie]

Mrs Revolt liked it briefly.
I sat thru it.
But I never did become Canuckistanian.
(Nixon cancelled the draft in the nick of time.)

So you say.but the red beard and "eh"?
Why deny? Own it.

I might as well pretend I am Irish.

 

[Revoltingest]

So you say.but the red beard and "eh"?
Why deny? Own it.

I might as well pretend I am Irish.

Michiganistan is near Canuckistan.
Less than 50 miles from me, so I'm infected
with some of their shortcomings.

 

[QuestioningMind]

Wow! Its just like the Democrats over Russian collusion.

Amazing on how the two parties mirror each other perfectly.

ROFL... SOMEONE needs to read the Mueller Report. IF we'd had true Americans in the senate instead of a bunch of Republican traitors, Trump would have been ousted from the presidency about a year ago.

You DO tend to swallow that fake news hook line and sinker, don't you?

 

[Audie]

Michiganistan is near Canuckistan.
Less than 50 miles from me, so I'm infected
with some of their shortcomings.

Plain with butter burger. Fries and vinegar.
Park the car in the ga- rage.
Joining Mitchell and the Maple Leaves.
(Forever)

 

[Revoltingest]

Plain with butter burger. Fries and vinegar.
Park the car in the ga- rage.
Joining Mitchell and the Maple Leaves.
(Forever)

We even have poutine available here in Michiganistan.

 

[Mr Spinkles]

You said nobody failed to concede, so I said gore.
As in somebody.

But Gore did not fail to concede. Below are excerpts from Gore’s concession speech. Read these words and try to imagine Trump speaking them:

Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time. I offered to meet with him as soon as possible so that we can start to heal the divisions of the campaign and the contest through which we've just passed.​

Almost a century and a half ago, Senator Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presidency, "Partisan feeling must yield to patriotism. I'm with you, Mr. President, and God bless you." Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country. Neither he nor I anticipated this long and difficult road. Certainly neither of us wanted it to happen. Yet it came, and now it has ended, resolved, as it must be resolved, through the honored institutions of our democracy.
...
Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken. Let there be no doubt, while I strongly disagree with the court's decision, I accept it. I accept the finality of this outcome which will be ratified next Monday in the Electoral College. And tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession. I also accept my responsibility, which I will discharge unconditionally, to honor the new President-elect and do everything possible to help him bring Americans together in fulfillment of the great vision that our Declaration of Independence defines and that our Constitution affirms and defends.
...
Other disputes have dragged on for weeks before reaching resolution. And each time, both the victor and the vanquished have accepted the result peacefully and in a spirit of reconciliation.​

So let it be with us.​

I know that many of my supporters are disappointed. I am too. But our disappointment must be overcome by our love of country.​

And I say to our fellow members of the world community, let no one see this contest as a sign of American weakness. The strength of American democracy is shown most clearly through the difficulties it can overcome. Some have expressed concern that the unusual nature of this election might hamper the next president in the conduct of his office. I do not believe it need be so.​

President-elect Bush inherits a nation whose citizens will be ready to assist him in the conduct of his large responsibilities. I, personally, will be at his disposal, and I call on all Americans -- I particularly urge all who stood with us -- to unite behind our next president. This is America. Just as we fight hard when the stakes are high, we close ranks and come together when the contest is done. And while there will be time enough to debate our continuing differences, now is the time to recognize that that which unites us is greater than that which divides us. While we yet hold and do not yield our opposing beliefs, there is a higher duty than the one we owe to political party. This is America and we put country before party; we will stand together behind our new presidents.
​

As anyone can see by reading his concession speech, Gore conceded graciously once he lost in court. And his challenge in court, to begin with, was a legitimate one - a dispute about how a small number of votes were counted that decided the election. The courts ruled, Gore lost, Gore conceded.

Trump’s challenges in court, by contrast, are based on make-believe and trying to undermine confidence in our democracy, not achieving an accurate result. Trump’s own Attorney General, Bill Barr, and many other Trump allies, have admitted Trump’s claims of widespread fraud are without evidence or merit. And Republican and Trump-appointed judges, on reviewing the cases, have agreed. And after losing 50 or so court cases, including at the Supreme Court, unlike Gore, Trump still refuses to concede. Has he said anything remotely like Gore’s concession speech? No, quite the opposite. He keeps pressing the baseless narrative that he actually won after the courts decided and the electors voted and even Senate majority leader McConnell has acknowledged President-elect Biden. Yet no words of unity or peaceful transfer of power or putting country above party from Trump.

In fact, Trump now contemplates martial law.

These are just facts. I would like to know if you dispute any of these facts.

As I said: what Trump is doing is unprecedented in my lifetime.

I’m not exaggerating or stating falsehoods. It’s just a fact. Why not admit it?

Source: Online Speech Bank: Al Gore - 2000 Presidential Concession Speech

 

[Mr Spinkles]

Reference was to the excess of calimny toward Trump.
Esp from the media.
You said nobody failed to concede, so I said gore.
As in somebody. No two things are zactly the same.
Presumably the terrible t will, eventually.

History may find t worst at this, or that.
Plain worst, no way.
The ones who got you guys into wars are all
worse than one who did not.

As for mutual respect here, it beats
not. I like to jump up and down, but you
are not on my list of those I don't respect.

And: thank you for the kind words, I am glad the feelings of respect are mutual.