USA Election

[furnessvale]

Does anyone seek to escape the USA and enter Mexico, other than criminals ?

I didn't realise my comment could be read that way!

I was of course referring to Mexicans deported by Obama, re-entering the USA and now facing deportation again by Trump.

 

[Butts]

I didn't realise my comment could be read that way!

I was of course referring to Mexicans deported by Obama, re-entering the USA and now facing deportation again by Trump.

No problems I was just trying to establish if Mexico also had a problem with Americans desparate to leave the USA and illegally migrate to Mexico.

 

[me123]

Oh FFS, can someone tell Monsieur Farage that he's not going to be the ambassador to the US.

 

[Busaholic]

Oh FFS, can someone tell Monsieur Farage that he's not going to be the ambassador to the US.

To Farage/Trump Ferraro Rocher would be 'class' because of the gold wrappings. Why doesn't he just emigrate to the States and leave us alone?

 

[Groningen]

So Nigel Farage has an income from the European Parlement and from Donald Trump. Or is he doing the second job for free. Yes; the picture is not photoshopped and the event took place in the down to earth place of The Ritz in London. A place where also normal people come!

 

[Butts]

So Nigel Farage has an income from the European Parlement and from Donald Trump. Or is he doing the second job for free. Yes; the picture is not photoshopped and the event took place in the down to earth place of The Ritz in London. A place where also normal people come!

Lot's of normal people go to The Ritz for the famed Afternoon Tea as a special treat.

 

[Domh245]

Lot's of normal people go to The Ritz for the famed Afternoon Tea as a special treat.

At £52 per person, define normal people. I expect that only a certain type of people will think that having Afternoon tea at the Ritz is a good idea, let alone one worth paying that much for...

 

[me123]

It's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and plenty of normal people would do it for a very special occasion (think Mum's 60th Birthday, Golden Wedding Anniversary, etc). Ordinary people do have the ability to save for a very special event. They have five sittings a day (including one bizarrely at 7:30pm) and they're fully booked for the foreseeable future, so it must be popular.

I don't often spend £600 on dinner, but when my parents retired I took the family out for a top class family meal to celebrate that cost close to £600. Not something I'm likely to do again, but absolutely worth it for such a special occasion.

That said, throwing a party at The Ritz (like Monsieur Farage did) is certainly out of most people's price range.

 

[Butts]

At £52 per person, define normal people. I expect that only a certain type of people will think that having Afternoon tea at the Ritz is a good idea, let alone one worth paying that much for...

Well my ex-wife is a Teacher, my Son a Postman and my Daughter a Student at the time they went to celebrate her 50th Birthday.

I turn the question around - do you define normal as equating to poor ?

 

[EM2]

That said, throwing a party at The Ritz (like Monsieur Farage did) is certainly out of most people's price range.

Especially when the guests include the likes of the Barclay brothers, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Richard Desmond. That's really sticking it to the establishment.

 

[Groningen]

The Ritz is also the place where Margaret Thatcher died. But Ferraro Rocher?! Is that British?

 

[dgl]

It would make a good headline

Farage In Foreign Fancies Fiasco!

Farage, the supposed man for Britain has shocked supporters after he was seen serving foreign confectionary rather than supporting British families and jobs by serving UK made chocolates from UK companies.

 

[miami]

His first choice was American, as he's abandoning the UK (having accomplished his task of sinking it, he's first in the lifeboat). However their 'chocolate' is inedible.
Second choice was Toblerone (as it's a non-EU country), but there wasn't enough to go around since the brexit vote

 

[dgl]

He could have just served Cadburys Dairy Milk, made in Britain but owned by Americans. Tobelorones wouldn't have worked, not because of size but because they are a fairly liberal country that hates cars.

 

[Butts]

He could have just served Cadburys Dairy Milk, made in Britain but owned by Americans. Tobelorones wouldn't have worked, not because of size but because they are a fairly liberal country that hates cars.

They also (The Swiss)have a reputation for hating immigrants - anyone remember the poster with the white sheep kicking the black one out of the pen ?

 

[Groningen]

Hey people! Donald Trump has built a wall around his golfcourse in Scotland and thinks that the neighbo(u)rs are paying the bill. Ha, ha, ha!

 

[backontrack]

Hey people! Donald Trump has built a wall around his golfcourse in Scotland and thinks that the neighbo(u)rs are paying the bill. Ha, ha, ha!

Not really that funny.

 

[zuriblue]

Book of Revelations, 8:1-2 : "The world will end with trumpets"

God: "No! I said the world will end with Trump/Pence"

 

[Busaholic]

Book of Revelations, 8:1-2 : "The world will end with trumpets"

God: "No! I said the world will end with Trump/Pence"

Good one

 

[overthewater]

I think that Jill woman just silly old moo, she made clear she pick on these three state because of such close margins. Guess what New Hampshire was only won by the Democrats by 3000 but hey lets not look at that.

 

[anme]

Interesting long article from the Guardian on political correctness: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...the-right-invented-phantom-enemy-donald-trump

It would be off topic to discuss it here, but I will quote one paragraph which is very relevant, and I ask Trump and Brexit supporters to comment on it:

Trump has also continued to cry PC in response to criticism. When an interviewer from Politico asked a Trump transition team member why Trump was appointing so many lobbyists and political insiders, despite having pledged to “drain the swamp” of them, the source said that “one of the most refreshing parts of … the whole Trump style is that he does not care about political correctness.” Apparently it would have been politically correct to hold him to his campaign promises.

Are you disappointed that Trump is already breaking his promises? How does it affect your view of "political correctness"?

 

[AlterEgo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38155141

Trump says he will 'leave business' to focus on presidency

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he is leaving "business in total" to focus on presidency and avoid perceived conflicts of interest.

Mr Trump said he would be expanding on his plans at a press conference with his children next month.

He previously dismissed concerns over potential conflicts between his businesses and the presidency.