Kennedy Center Changes

[michael hagerty]

Jail them too, if they break the law. The crimes of this administration are not something that can just be swept under the rug and forgotten. And we will need to fortify the Constitution to prevent them from ever happening again. The Founding Fathers thought moral people would follow certain norms without needing to write them into law. They never anticipated immoral people being elected into positions of power.

Exactly. The only reason those people are a concern is not enough of them were tried, convicted and sentenced for January 6th and those that were got pardons from (*checks notes*) a guy who should have faced real consequences for his 34 felony convictions and should have been tried in the election interference and stolen documents case.

The lesson from Trump is that laws and guardrails only exist if you're willing to enforce them. You can beat a cop with a flagpole---crush another in a doorway, gas how many others with bear spray. And if there's a guy who has the power and likes that you did that, you can get a pardon and maybe even a piece of a 1.776 billion dollar "settlement".

 

[wadio]

I can hardly wait until 1/20/29, but I feel some concern because what if he tries for an illegal third term, as he's often hinted at?

You can't be serious. That wasn't a hint, it was a JOKE! And there's no way he could bypass our system of checks and balances.

 

[michael hagerty]

You can't be serious. That wasn't a hint, it was a JOKE!

Funny as a rubber crutch.

And there's no way he could bypass our system of checks and balances.

Yeah---the guardrails have held up spectacularly well so far.

[/sarcasm]

Look, the Constitution specifies that elections must be held, and gives dates for terms of office. And there probably isn't time to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which limits a president to two elected terms. But at best, this is in the column of "he hasn't tested it yet."

 

[kevtronics]

Look, the Constitution specifies that elections must be held, and gives dates for terms of office. And there probably isn't time to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which limits a president to two elected terms. But at best, this is in the column of "he hasn't tested it yet."

And considering that he's 80 years old, regularly falls asleep during televised meetings, can barely walk or stand anymore, has recently had a bevy of hours-long medical appointments, and keeps bragging about taking cognitive tests that only people with signs of dementia are given, we're all assuming he'll still be in any kind of physical or mental shape to serve as President two years from now.

 

[wadio]

And considering that he's 80 years old, regularly falls asleep during televised meetings, can barely walk or stand anymore, has recently had a bevy of hours-long medical appointments, and keeps bragging about taking cognitive tests that only people with signs of dementia are given, we're all assuming he'll still be in any kind of physical or mental shape to serve as President two years from now.

That's a rewind to the last administration, right??

 

[michael hagerty]

That's a rewind to the last administration, right??

You sure you wanna do this in public? I mean, you know what I’m about to do you in front of people, right?

Biden appeared to fall asleep a couple of times in four years. Other alleged instances were debunked, including one instance of a deceptively edited video:

Fact Check: Did Joe Biden fall asleep while meeting Israel's president?

President Joe Biden was said to have drifted off during a talk with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

www.newsweek.com

In the case of Trump, it’s recent and frequent:

Six times Donald Trump 'fell asleep' in public, including in front of the Queen

US President Donald Trump has been filmed apparently falling asleep on several occasions in public, including during White House meetings, solemn military ceremonies, and even while meeting the Queen

www.irishstar.com

Joe Biden’s annual doctor visits were annual, not every four months, he has never bragged about a cognitive test, and as for standing, walking and talking, this was filmed nine weeks ago:

 

[fybush]

Fair warning: we're drifting far away from anything even vaguely broadcast related here. There are lots of other places to just argue politics.

 

[michael hagerty]

Fair warning: we're drifting far away from anything even vaguely broadcast related here. There are lots of other places to just argue politics.

I reserve my right to fact-check.

 

[TheBigA]

The Associated Press reports that the tarp that workers erected in front of the Kennedy Center is still up after 5 days

Though the Kennedy Center says Trump’s name is no longer affixed to the building, onlookers haven’t been able to see it for themselves as a huge tarp has stood in front of the building for days, leaving just a few letters from the center’s original name peeking out.
The tarp is still up as of Wednesday morning, according to pictures captured by the Associated Press.

Reporters have found gaps in the tarp, and they say the president's name has in fact been removed. It just can't be seen.

Despite the tarp, photographers and some reporters found small gaps or peered through openings and observed letters coming off by hand or confirmed the absence of the Trump letters behind the covering, offering corroboration of the center’s claims even though the tarps blocked a full visual confirmation for most observers