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69. He is in DC right now.

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #58)

Fri Jan 1, 2021, 02:36 PM

Jan 2021

So, I expect he will be there on January 6, too.

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Doomsday Scenarios about January 20 and January 6 Are a Waste of Time [View all] MineralMan Jan 2021 OP

Agreed. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #1

Yes, I agree. He is most likely to resign to keep himself from MineralMan Jan 2021 #4

Yes, it is a waste of time. Still, many of us have plenty of time to waste. Towlie Jan 2021 #48

Well if he will be gone. We can't let an opportunity pass without having at least someone LiberalFighter Jan 2021 #77

January 6 will be theater, not substance, and will end with Biden confirmed, agreed Maeve Jan 2021 #2

I think the turnout of Proud Boys and other idiots in DC MineralMan Jan 2021 #8

If past is prologue BlueIdaho Jan 2021 #38

What you said... MineralMan Jan 2021 #43

its driven BY ALL MEDIA outlets, hyping the hype beachbumbob Jan 2021 #3

We should all be able to ignore such hype, it seems to me. MineralMan Jan 2021 #6

I'm planning a personal E.C. news blackout from now to through Jan.6th BlueIdaho Jan 2021 #33

I just shake my head slowly from side to side. MineralMan Jan 2021 #34

The important date is January 5th jimlup Jan 2021 #5

Yes. That is important, although I'm not sure most of us MineralMan Jan 2021 #7

Trump will run a shadow government via tweet and press release; birtherism for an ex-president bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #9

No, he won't. He'll just pretend to. MineralMan Jan 2021 #11

I feel that he has faded away already. Saw him on TV yesterday and thought that he was.... EarnestPutz Jan 2021 #16

Yup, I agree with all of this obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #47

Not going to fade away. Not in his financial interest to fade away. Loans coming due & blocked. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #60

This OP Needs to be Pinned on The Front Page until 1/20/2021 Tommymac Jan 2021 #10

Thanks, but it won't be. MineralMan Jan 2021 #12

nothing that the fascists do will stop Biden from becoming president but those that try must be yaesu Jan 2021 #13

Not unless they break some law or another. MineralMan Jan 2021 #14

Exactly StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #30

I agree that Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #93

Agree! If anything they object full well knowing it will fail Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #15

Yes. It's a publicity stunt for them, to gain support from MineralMan Jan 2021 #21

Trump's term expires at noon on January 20, 2021 dlk Jan 2021 #17

Exactly. That won't stop the nonsense, though, MineralMan Jan 2021 #23

They are like spoiled children who won't take "no" for an answer dlk Jan 2021 #73

The answer is for all of us to work to defeat Republicans MineralMan Jan 2021 #75

Thank you MineralMan bdamomma Jan 2021 #18

Thanks to you, too! MineralMan Jan 2021 #24

Great Traildogbob Jan 2021 #19

I like the way you talk, too. MineralMan Jan 2021 #25

Being taken out of the WH is the perfect "reality" TV moment for Trump... mudstump Jan 2021 #20

No, actually, it's not. He doesn't handle humiliation well at all. MineralMan Jan 2021 #26

We appreciate your sense of calm and reason. Time will tell. Firestorm49 Jan 2021 #22

Time always tells. MineralMan Jan 2021 #27

Thank you StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #28

Tiresome, but inevitable, I suppose. MineralMan Jan 2021 #29

Yep StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #32

It's not the wasted time I'm worried about skip fox Jan 2021 #31

The rules in Congress do not allow for that. MineralMan Jan 2021 #39

Your anxiety has no basis in reality- what are the actual steps to force a contingent election? Fiendish Thingy Jan 2021 #46

You ahve been coming uo with non-reality based doomsday scenarios since before the election obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #49

somewhere in his twisted sick little mind he knows housecat Jan 2021 #35

Trump Impotent? MineralMan Jan 2021 #40

Trump's tale signifies nothing .. DemoTex Jan 2021 #36

Indeed! MineralMan Jan 2021 #41

Thank you and bookmarking. GoneOffShore Jan 2021 #37

My pleasure. MineralMan Jan 2021 #42

Thank you for the calming words. PatrickforO Jan 2021 #44

All after Inauguration Day. Our New President Can Take a Different Path. MineralMan Jan 2021 #45

I needed to read this today essme Jan 2021 #50

It is also possible... jmowreader Jan 2021 #51

What concerns me is what happens down the road if we win a very close election.... groundloop Jan 2021 #52

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What I want, at precisely 12:00 1/20/21... The Animator Jan 2021 #53

So true. Just because media can't avert its eyes from the train wreck doesn't mean we can't, either. ancianita Jan 2021 #54

Exactly. Thank you. MineralMan Jan 2021 #64

K&R n/t Kitchari Jan 2021 #55

HOWEVER, if Republicans controlled the House & Senate they could steal the election. CaptainTruth Jan 2021 #56

The fact, however, is that they do not control both houses of Congress. MineralMan Jan 2021 #65

But they don't control the House and Senate. marie999 Jan 2021 #72

Pence sending vibes he does NOT want pardon tRump. Has Prez ambitions 2024. tRump unlikely to resign Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #57

Yes, I have heard that, but not from Pence. MineralMan Jan 2021 #67

Well, I don't know Pence's thoughts either. Hence "vibes". Nothing you can put your finger on Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #80

Pence will never be President. MineralMan Jan 2021 #82

I don't think Pence will ever be Pres either, but I don't know. I didn't think tRump would win 2016. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #85

Trump is a Populist. Pence is not. MineralMan Jan 2021 #88

Wonder if he'll even go back to DC at all if he's not back by the 6th. oldsoftie Jan 2021 #58

He is in DC right now. MineralMan Jan 2021 #69

Oh. Well shit. It would've been hilarious. oldsoftie Jan 2021 #89

Regarding Jan 6, my post may help calm some fears. As far as I can tell, is no way Rs can work it Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #59

Taking away all my fun of imagining Bettie Jan 2021 #61

Don't agree. BradBo Jan 2021 #66

OK. As I said, I think that will not occur. MineralMan Jan 2021 #71

I am not worried about Biden-Harris being prevented from taking office DFW Jan 2021 #68

The way to prevent such a thing from happening is to become politically active. MineralMan Jan 2021 #70

Right where I live. Great idea. I am not allowed to vote where I live. DFW Jan 2021 #79

Well, if you live outside of the USA, there's not a lot you can do directly. MineralMan Jan 2021 #81

German Rheinland DFW Jan 2021 #84

And at some point, the super volcano know as Yellowstone will blow and kill millions of people. marie999 Jan 2021 #74

The likelihood of it deliberately erupting a few times on a smaller basis as a trial run DFW Jan 2021 #83

But we need to keep piling humiliation on him over and over. LiberalFighter Jan 2021 #76

Not really. What we need to do is start working now MineralMan Jan 2021 #78

I believe you. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #86

Exactly. Our system will hold. MineralMan Jan 2021 #87

The system will continue to hold only if the people continue to make it hold StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #99

But if people can't fret about silly conspiracy theories, what will they do this weekend? brooklynite Jan 2021 #90

Have sex or something? MineralMan Jan 2021 #91

The first is on the list. The second, so far, is walk the dogs. retread Jan 2021 #94

do you understand it's not just about those dates Skittles Jan 2021 #92

This! hamsterjill Jan 2021 #96

Right now, it is about those dates. MineralMan Jan 2021 #98

NO IT ISN'T Skittles Jan 2021 #102

YES IT IS! MineralMan Jan 2021 #103

you think what is happening is a joke? Skittles Jan 2021 #104

Yes it is. He's a puppet, no real power. betsuni Jan 2021 #95

He's going to evaluate the quality of EndlessWire Jan 2021 #97

All he has to do is make enough of his supporters believe that he won the election... kentuck Jan 2021 #100

How many are "enough?" MineralMan Jan 2021 #101

Thank you for the voice of reason. crickets Jan 2021 #105

I keep trying. MineralMan Jan 2021 #106