If you were Bill Clinton, Barak Obama, or Donald Trump....you were typically in the middle, and normally on the second row.
It's almost like he showed up....got into the photo by accident, and then left.
In history, we have those occasions when historians note people, as 'the greater', or 'the lesser'. I think in this case....it's appropriate to note President Biden on the 'lesser' side.
1. The less I watch/hear of national news (like CNN, NPR, BBC)....the less I read on social media (I'm not in F-Book or Twitter anymore)....the more normal things seem to be.
2. My skeptical ratio (if there was such a thing) has probably tripled in intensity. Even if you had some Bible-lecture chatting over Moses....there's probably a dozen things you could bring up and I'd shake my head over the story told.
3. I've kinda reached the point where I notice people talking a lot (maybe five minutes straight)....but they aren't really saying anything.
4. When someone says 'trust the science'.....I generally just start laughing and looking for the mute-button.
5. There are some politicians now....that I regard with such juvenile behavior....that I would support sending back to the 6th grade.
6. My definition of the word 'RARE' is probably not going to match 90-percent of CNN journalists.
7. The various Doctor Doom's that appear on TV (not just in the US).....are starting to remind me of used-car dealers.
8. I'm getting pretty close to identifying 'woke-people' as paranoid schizophrenics.
9. We are reaching the stage where a fact-checker probably has the same level of competence as your local meth/dope dealer, or some mule-trader.
10. The minute you equate politicians into the Jesus/Satan categories....democracy is finished/over. You might as well bring David Hasselhoff in and let him run the Presidency for four years. Maybe Kitt could advise him, and just do the logical stuff (they'd have to get a better voice though for Kitt).
Well....things were checked out, and the five were identified....as 'hired-hands'.
What's now said is that 'Bob', 'Marty', 'Rufus', 'Charlie', and 'Karl' were all hired by a political group, and they took 'orders' from the Democratic candidate (or his handlers).....McAuliffe.
First, the five were paid something (no one says how much). Just a humble guess, I'm thinking somewhere around $300 to $500. Most of us (myself included) if approached to put a white shirt, ballcap, and hold a Tiki-torch by a bus for eight minutes....would have easily been bought for around $200 (Alabama rate). Maybe in California...the rate would have been a bag of cannabis and $100. Virginia rate? Maybe a bottle of Jim Beam and $300.
Second, no one has said who paid who. This middle-guy (company) didn't do this for free. They got paid something (anyone's guess....it might have even been $20,000) to arrange all of this. But the question is....did McAuliffe's campaign pay for it, or did some special PAC pay for it?
Third, once you admit this happened....what else has been faked up?
Fourth, the tiki-torch industry needs some advertising.....could we get the five guys to come on TV and stand by various politicians (Democrat and Republican)?
It's just a funny way of trying to assemble propaganda, and convince people of some fake agenda. White shirt, ballcap, and Tiki-torches? Yeah.
The funny thing.....various news organizations around Virginia picked up the original story and tried to run with it. Regular people looked over the comedy involved, and the news people suggesting a big deal....look like juvenile reporters now.
