You don't pay hush money unless someone has some dirt against you and threaten to expose it. eg I'll give you some money to ensure your silence. No money, no silence.
Ask the Clinton's, they're fairly experienced in this field.

@puff Regurgitating Tuckums?

@barjoe No, just a bit of common dog fuck. Don't suffer from TDS

@puff TDS? Watch FuxNoose much? Trump is just another fascist political leader like Vladimir Putin, Victor Orban, Giorgia Meloni, Narendra Modi and a bunch of other jerkoff leaders on this planet. Anyone who admires Donald Fuckity-Fuck Trump is the one who's deranged.

@barjoe Not someone I admire or want to emulate. I'm just being pragmatic and recognise the hysteria some display in their hatred of Trump and desire to see him go down. Subverting legal norms is not the way to go imo and many others, including Democrats.
Putin is authoritarian but I would not call him fascist. Meloni is very nationalistic which could morph into fascism but think most of the bad press is she pisses off the EU. Modi? Worked in India and Hindu's are just fucked in the head. Orban had to look up, Hungary. Seems to me he just wants to stay out of the fight, don't know much about him admittedly. I dare say authoritarian and nationalist also.
Fascism is thrown around a lot but I always refer to the 14 indicators of fascism. Which country best fits the description do you think? Not what they say, what they do.
NB It's all arse about face now. I am quite anti war which lables me as right wing now. Growing up, those calling for peace were always lefties.
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@puff Hindus are fucked up in the head? Hindus like Mahatma Ghandi or Hindus like Narendra Modi? The ultra right in the USA were against the US entering WWII. America First, a movement in late 1930s til 1942. Supporters like Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh called themselves pacifists. They were not. Would you have opposed the US entering WWII in 1940?

@barjoe I thought you entered in '41 after Pearl Harbour?. An old saying in Australia, probably comes from England, is Americans are "Johnny comes lately". You were late to the party both world wars. Don't forget the Bush family either as for they were supporting the Nazi war machine.
The caste system is totally fucked up, based on race eg I can tell if you are high caste or not from the shape of your cheekbones/ chin. An Einstein could be born in India but if born low caste, would not get ahead in life. By far the most racist society I have ever experienced..........against each other. When Australian Indians in Australia complain of racism, which is regularly, I have very little time for them mostly. Low castes can't migrate here, only those of privilege who expect all to bow to their needs, like they are used to back home.
No we Australians are very glad you were there in 1940, whatever the exact time was. But it is no longer a friendly relationship, it is a subservient one. Our fault, not yours. Our illustrious leaders over the years allowed it to happen. Culturally, we are and always will be I think very close.

@puff No president had ever sought a 3rd term. At that time it was constitutional but George Washington, 1st president refused a third term, feeling "president for life" was undemocratic. He stepped aside and no president since had dared but in 1940 FDR ran 3rd term. Republicans campaigned against Roosevelt saying he was going to lead US into war and pledged "America First". He feared losing the election. He won fairly easily. USA should've entered the war sooner. There are people who say US wanted an incident to justify US involvement. Some even say they let Pearl Harbor happen. America aren't "Johnny Come Latelys" Some Republican in 1930s and 1940s supported Hitler and didn't want the USA to be involved. They were Nazis. Senator Prescott Bush, father of 1st George Bush and grandfather to GWB. Averill Harriman, Allen Dulles and many other Republicans. Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh... Nazis every one of them. Well they are back in the US.

@barjoe Interesting discussion. Thanks

Pelosi is copping a bit by saying up to Trump to prove innocence. Wrong Nancy, innocent until proven guilty, that's the way the law works.

@puff not when you have TDS - Trump Derangement Syndrome.

@FrayedBear @puff You guys ought to get married.

@puff another with TDS &-or P\RDS.