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Post by azucena on Jul 25, 2024 11:19:23 GMT -5
I found this call scheduled for tonight if anyone else is interested. Also just finished listening to We Can Do Hard Things podcast episode on Harris which was very insightful. www.answerthecall2024.com/why-kamala
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 11:22:31 GMT -5
No, just no. Women should know better than to critique other women's clothes. Let's not help the right along that petty avenue. Don't forget that Kamala needs to look happier and smile more too if she wants to win! We don't want a mean bitchy president who might push the button during her period do we? i knew you were being sarcastic, even without the barfing emoji. however, i have noted that Kamala smiles a LOT. Joe does, too. it is a good trait. that will contrast nicely with old sourpuss, who seems to perennially be suffering from an undigested portion of hamberder.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 11:26:24 GMT -5
Yep, Trump made it about age and was so comfortable about winning he picked an extreme MAGA who is up to his neck in Project 2025. Can't deny knowing about it, surely they vetted Vance. Did President Biden just pull off one of the best campaign strategies in US history? I wondered this myself. i have always felt from Obama forward that Democrats have had a really good bead on national politics. i think that Clinton's hubris got her, but other than that, they have pretty much run the table.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 11:27:44 GMT -5
I am not sure why Obama wasn't impeached at least ten times by the Democratic party held House and Senate for wearing a tan business suit. What the fuck was Obama thinking! You forgot about his wife daring to wear a dress without sleeves. The horror! even though Melania does it all the time, without comment. #racism
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 25, 2024 11:28:03 GMT -5
He had a bad debate. Lord knows, Trump had even worse but no one jumped on the bandwagon that he’s a dottering old fool (and I have yet to hear a coherent sentence come out of his mouth recently). I read an article that said the media bought into this, and swayed the public. At that point, it started feeding on itself and the media was liking the clicks that this was getting for them. He had one bad debate. Thank God I didn’t get put out to pasture at 42, when I gave an absolutely crappy talk at a research meeting and got raked over the coals. I guess it mattered that I had presented flawlessly 15 years prior…..or 15 years after. In the worst case scenario, had Biden needed to step down, there would have been someone perfectly competent to take his place seamlessly. Now we are dealing with all this shit. My take on this is that if the Dems in power had age related concerns, they could have brought this to Biden a year ago when noises started about getting him reelected. They did not. Why? M6 best guess was that until he had the debate, he WAS perfectly competent to run the country and all of this hinges off a bad night. This never should have happened. Shoulda/woulda/coulda. If your "absolutely crappy talk" had been at a job interview instead of a research meeting, probably would have seriously impacted your chances of getting the job. Presidential debates are job interviews. Biden blew it in the eyes of most (including you since you state above he had a bad debate). You gave him a pass. Others on the hiring committee, i.e. the voters, weren't giving him one. So he was removed from the list of potential hires. Happens all the time, just rarely at this level. He had the job. This was not an interview so your comment is not relevant at all. Trump at the debate was even more incoherent….and he WAS interviewing for the job. I disagree with what you say about the public, especially since the debate (where he was sick) he had since knocked it out of the park with NATO and other talks. The media turned on the frenzy, the public bit, hook line and sinker. Unfortunately, the media did it for clicks, not what was best for the US. Many, including you, are too shortsighted to see how media plays into this. IMNSHO, the fact that the public doesn’t see this is scarier than a bad debate. The media is telling you what you should think, rather than letting you make up your own mind. Riddle me this, Batman. Why were Trump’s totally unhinged comments about batteries, sharks and being electrocuted by big batteries glossed over by the media? I saw the freaking clips, and this was up there with the press conference he gave during his presidency about injecting bleach to kill Covid. Granted, that got a bit more air time than sharks.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 11:31:12 GMT -5
Yep, Trump made it about age and was so comfortable about winning he picked an extreme MAGA who is up to his neck in Project 2025. Can't deny knowing about it, surely they vetted Vance. Did President Biden just pull off one of the best campaign strategies in US history? I think this might be what Biden is remembered for in history, while Trump will be remembered for wrecking a political party. i think he will be remembered for 1/6/21. by "both sides", as he is fond of saying. he will be a hero for a LONG TIME to the fascist right in this country, and he will be a detestable thug to the rest of us for a LONG TIME. when the feelings are all gone, there will still be the actual history. and it will have a great many terrible things to say about Trump. i still contend that his greatest FAILURE (not getting into his actual destructiveness) was COVID. i will be pleased if i see that historians get that right sometime long after he dies, and i am still alive and reading.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 25, 2024 11:38:49 GMT -5
I think this might be what Biden is remembered for in history, while Trump will be remembered for wrecking a political party. i think he will be remembered for 1/6/21. by "both sides", as he is fond of saying. he will be a hero for a LONG TIME to the fascist right in this country, and he will be a detestable thug to the rest of us for a LONG TIME. when the feelings are all gone, there will still be the actual history. and it will have a great many terrible things to say about Trump. i still contend that his greatest FAILURE (not getting into his actual destructiveness) was COVID. i will be pleased if i see that historians get that right sometime long after he dies, and i am still alive and reading.I hope you are correct. COVID didn't have to be as bad as it was for the US. What’s even more bothersome was that there was a playbook as to what issues that were going to be encountered….and were….yet the playbook set on the shelf, dusty.
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Post by billisonboard on Jul 25, 2024 11:42:19 GMT -5
Shoulda/woulda/coulda. If your "absolutely crappy talk" had been at a job interview instead of a research meeting, probably would have seriously impacted your chances of getting the job. Presidential debates are job interviews. Biden blew it in the eyes of most (including you since you state above he had a bad debate). You gave him a pass. Others on the hiring committee, i.e. the voters, weren't giving him one. So he was removed from the list of potential hires. Happens all the time, just rarely at this level. He had the job. This was not an interview so your comment is not relevant at all. Trump at the debate was even more incoherent….and he WAS interviewing for the job. I disagree with what you say about the public, especially since the debate (where he was sick) he had since knocked it out of the park with NATO and other talks. The media turned on the frenzy, the public bit, hook line and sinker. Unfortunately, the media did it for clicks, not what was best for the US. Many, including you, are too shortsighted to see how media plays into this. IMNSHO, the fact that the public doesn’t see this is scarier than a bad debate. He doesn't have the job of serving the next term. They were both interviewing for that job. The general public does not focus consistently on politics. A presidential debate draws the attention of more people. The fact that he did better in following situations does not counter what happened when major focus was on him. The media had a hand in this. But the bottom line is that Biden had the opportunity to present an answer to any doubts of his mental state on screen to the public during the debate. He failed to quiet those doubts.
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Post by pooks on Jul 25, 2024 11:48:08 GMT -5
I feel the first debate was held early, before the convention because the D's were worried that Biden was not up to running for president again. If it had gone well, then it would have settled the issue of his age and acuity. I didn't go well, so they had some time to rethink things.
After the debate, Biden was going to lose. It would be close because we are so polarized, but the D's were headed for defeat. They may still lose with Harris, but at least there is a shot. I am impressed with the Harris roll out so far and the unity of the Democrats. They look like they are fighting for democracy and taking the threat of Trump seriously.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 11:51:14 GMT -5
We heard it, so people tuned into the debate to see for themselves. And what they witnessed was "a bad night" that supported what they had been hearing. Was it an anomaly? Perhaps. Is it worth taking the risk and reelecting him? Polling was suggesting enough people thinking not. Could he have turned it around? Enough people in power positions were thinking not. So pressure was applied to create a change in nominee. I think it was a necessary move. Definitely agree it creates the issue stated for Trump. He had a bad debate. Lord knows, Trump had even worse but no one jumped on the bandwagon that he’s a dottering old fool (and I have yet to hear a coherent sentence come out of his mouth recently). I read an article that said the media bought into this, and swayed the public. At that point, it started feeding on itself and the media was liking the clicks that this was getting for them. He had one bad debate. Thank God I didn’t get put out to pasture at 42, when I gave an absolutely crappy talk at a research meeting and got raked over the coals. I guess it mattered that I had presented flawlessly 15 years prior…..or 15 years after. In the worst case scenario, had Biden needed to step down, there would have been someone perfectly competent to take his place seamlessly. Now we are dealing with all this shit. My take on this is that if the Dems in power had age related concerns, they could have brought this to Biden a year ago when noises started about getting him reelected. They did not. Why? My best guess was that until he had the debate, he WAS perfectly competent to run the country and all of this hinges off a bad night. This never should have happened. i totally agree with Mich. here is how i bottled it when this subject came up elsewhere: there are HUNDRED things that are MORE disqualifying for Trump than a bad debate. i won't bother naming them for sake of expediency. for BIDEN to drop out first says that he is MORE disqualified than Trump. the press should have insisted that Trump drop out from the first day he said he was running, and continued doing so loudly and strongly as long as he stays in. their failure to do so is a mark of shame. and our inability to prioritize EVERYTHING ELSE above that poor debate performance is a mark of shame on the rest of us. if Kamala loses, we will have the rest of our lives to reflect on how easily swayed we were by something as small as a failure to "debate" well when there was so much more at stake in this election.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 11:54:25 GMT -5
i think he will be remembered for 1/6/21. by "both sides", as he is fond of saying. he will be a hero for a LONG TIME to the fascist right in this country, and he will be a detestable thug to the rest of us for a LONG TIME. when the feelings are all gone, there will still be the actual history. and it will have a great many terrible things to say about Trump. i still contend that his greatest FAILURE (not getting into his actual destructiveness) was COVID. i will be pleased if i see that historians get that right sometime long after he dies, and i am still alive and reading.I hope you are correct. COVID didn't have to be as bad as it was for the US. What’s even more bothersome was that there was a playbook as to what issues that were going to be encountered….and were….yet the playbook set on the shelf, dusty. it was actually thrown in the trash MONTHS before the outbreak: www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/obama-team-left-pandemic-playbook-for-trump-administration-officials-confirmfor those of you without much time this morning, i would encourage you to read the last few paragraphs, which should take under a minute.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 11:58:56 GMT -5
Shoulda/woulda/coulda. If your "absolutely crappy talk" had been at a job interview instead of a research meeting, probably would have seriously impacted your chances of getting the job. Presidential debates are job interviews. Biden blew it in the eyes of most (including you since you state above he had a bad debate). You gave him a pass. Others on the hiring committee, i.e. the voters, weren't giving him one. So he was removed from the list of potential hires. Happens all the time, just rarely at this level. Doesn't always work that way. The worst job interview performance in history landed Brett Kavanaugh a Supreme Court position. agree. he utterly disqualified himself. he is temperamentally unfit for the job, as well as being so biased that it makes him incapable of judging impartially (my complaint about justices dating back to Reagan, if i am being honest).
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 25, 2024 12:03:49 GMT -5
So who is the real JD Vance? The only thing missing from all of Vance's last names is a drag performer name like George Santos's drag name Kitara Ravache.
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Post by billisonboard on Jul 25, 2024 12:03:57 GMT -5
He had a bad debate. Lord knows, Trump had even worse but no one jumped on the bandwagon that he’s a dottering old fool (and I have yet to hear a coherent sentence come out of his mouth recently). I read an article that said the media bought into this, and swayed the public. At that point, it started feeding on itself and the media was liking the clicks that this was getting for them. He had one bad debate. Thank God I didn’t get put out to pasture at 42, when I gave an absolutely crappy talk at a research meeting and got raked over the coals. I guess it mattered that I had presented flawlessly 15 years prior…..or 15 years after. In the worst case scenario, had Biden needed to step down, there would have been someone perfectly competent to take his place seamlessly. Now we are dealing with all this shit. My take on this is that if the Dems in power had age related concerns, they could have brought this to Biden a year ago when noises started about getting him reelected. They did not. Why? My best guess was that until he had the debate, he WAS perfectly competent to run the country and all of this hinges off a bad night. This never should have happened. i totally agree with Mich. here is how i bottled it when this subject came up elsewhere: there are HUNDRED things that are MORE disqualifying for Trump than a bad debate. i won't bother naming them for sake of expediency. for BIDEN to drop out first says that he is LESS disqualified than Trump. the press should have insisted that Trump drop out from the first day he said he was running, and continued doing so loudly and strongly as long as he stays in. their failure to do so is a mark of shame. and our inability to prioritize EVERYTHING ELSE above that poor debate performance is a mark of shame on the rest of us. if Kamala loses, we will have the rest of our lives to reflect on how easily swayed we were by something as small as a failure to "debate" well when there was so much more at stake in this election. I consistently can find articles in the editorial press calling for Trump to withdraw from the race. Yes, we could certainly do better as the citizenry of a democracy.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 25, 2024 12:05:40 GMT -5
I feel the first debate was held early, before the convention because the D's were worried that Biden was not up to running for president again. If it had gone well, then it would have settled the issue of his age and acuity. I didn't go well, so they had some time to rethink things. After the debate, Biden was going to lose. It would be close because we are so polarized, but the D's were headed for defeat. They may still lose with Harris, but at least there is a shot. I am impressed with the Harris roll out so far and the unity of the Democrats. They look like they are fighting for democracy and taking the threat of Trump seriously. i don't think that was a foregone conclusion. but i DO THINK THIS: the press had latched onto ageism like one of those very poorly trained lapdogs of old ladies that bites everyone withing arms length. they would have picked on EVERY WORD he fucked up from now until November. and they would have foretold of his brain rot and Parkinsons like some sort of mainstream version of Alex Jones. so, as a STRATEGIC DECISION, this might have been the right move. Biden has NEVER BEEN perfect. he has ALWAYS been good. and the press was going to accept nothing less than perfect. the reason i think that this would not necessarily have lost him the job is that there are things going on other than the press. and those things might still have added up to victory for Biden. but i do think that his chances of surviving 3 more months of this nonsense were increasingly slim. again, i think that the American public and the press were being very shortsighted here. they were looking at the superficial aspects of the job rather than the deeper implications of it. and that is just so typical of us, isn't it? it is one of the things other countries hate about us. and if it we had any sense of shame and introspection, it is something we would hate about ourselves.
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Post by Opti on Jul 25, 2024 12:09:21 GMT -5
So who is the real JD Vance? The only thing missing from all of Vance's last names is a drag performer name like George Santos's drag name Kitara Ravache. FWIW, his mother remarried several times much like Obama's mother. So, Bowman is probably his birth dad's last name. Hamel is the last name of one of the men JD's mom married.
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Post by Opti on Jul 25, 2024 12:16:32 GMT -5
I feel the first debate was held early, before the convention because the D's were worried that Biden was not up to running for president again. If it had gone well, then it would have settled the issue of his age and acuity. I didn't go well, so they had some time to rethink things. After the debate, Biden was going to lose. It would be close because we are so polarized, but the D's were headed for defeat. They may still lose with Harris, but at least there is a shot. I am impressed with the Harris roll out so far and the unity of the Democrats. They look like they are fighting for democracy and taking the threat of Trump seriously. The convention dates were set years ago after Biden/Harris won. The debates and dates are a negotiation between Trump/RNC and Biden/Harris/DNC. Totally and still utterly disagree with the bolded. This is the perception that was pushed forward by many. It is a lie. A big one. Trump did horribly in many of his debates the only time he has won the Presidency, but it really did not matter because the voting public already had many assumptions about him based on The Apprentice the TV Show, and the book The Art of the Deal which captured many people's imaginations back in the day. The guy who has predicted all the Presidential winners with his keys predicted a Biden win based on the keys that were won. His keys predicted Trump's win in 2016 because of people's unhappiness with the status quo. Biden surely is a known quantity for anyone but the newest youngest voters. He has served in the WH itself for twelve years total.
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Post by pooks on Jul 25, 2024 12:28:32 GMT -5
I feel the first debate was held early, before the convention because the D's were worried that Biden was not up to running for president again. If it had gone well, then it would have settled the issue of his age and acuity. I didn't go well, so they had some time to rethink things. After the debate, Biden was going to lose. It would be close because we are so polarized, but the D's were headed for defeat. They may still lose with Harris, but at least there is a shot. I am impressed with the Harris roll out so far and the unity of the Democrats. They look like they are fighting for democracy and taking the threat of Trump seriously. The convention dates were set years ago after Biden/Harris won. The debates and dates are a negotiation between Trump/RNC and Biden/Harris/DNC. Totally and still utterly disagree with the bolded. This is the perception that was pushed forward by many. It is a lie. A big one. Trump did horribly in many of his debates the only time he has won the Presidency, but it really did not matter because the voting public already had many assumptions about him based on The Apprentice the TV Show, and the book The Art of the Deal which captured many people's imaginations back in the day. The guy who has predicted all the Presidential winners with his keys predicted a Biden win based on the keys that were won. His keys predicted Trump's win in 2016 because of people's unhappiness with the status quo. Biden surely is a known quantity for anyone but the newest youngest voters. He has served in the WH itself for twelve years total. My point was that the debate was crazy early. I looked back to 1976 and the earliest first presidential debate is in September. Odd that this one occurred in June, unless it was a test.
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Post by Opti on Jul 25, 2024 12:31:40 GMT -5
The convention dates were set years ago after Biden/Harris won. The debates and dates are a negotiation between Trump/RNC and Biden/Harris/DNC. Totally and still utterly disagree with the bolded. This is the perception that was pushed forward by many. It is a lie. A big one. Trump did horribly in many of his debates the only time he has won the Presidency, but it really did not matter because the voting public already had many assumptions about him based on The Apprentice the TV Show, and the book The Art of the Deal which captured many people's imaginations back in the day. The guy who has predicted all the Presidential winners with his keys predicted a Biden win based on the keys that were won. His keys predicted Trump's win in 2016 because of people's unhappiness with the status quo. Biden surely is a known quantity for anyone but the newest youngest voters. He has served in the WH itself for twelve years total. My point was that the debate was crazy early. I looked back to 1976 and the earliest first presidential debate is in September. Odd that this one occurred in June, unless it was a test. Odd yes. So who drove that decision? Trump and Company or Biden and the DNC? My gut says Trump and company, but perhaps you or someone can research that for the board.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns That Harris's Husband Has Access to Space LaserWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Thursday that Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has access to a powerful space laser that he will use to steal the election. Greene said that Emhoff’s “interstellar laser craft” is currently surveilling swing-state voting sites, “preparing to identify ballots cast for President Trump in order to burn them to a crisp.” Another cause for concern, the Georgia congresswoman warned, is that Emhoff and Harris are “extremely close.” “Kamala Harris talks to Doug Emhoff every day,” she alleged. “You would never see President Trump do that with Melania.” Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns That Harris's Husband Has Access to Space Laser
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Post by Opti on Jul 25, 2024 12:36:21 GMT -5
How do ratings compare to past debate viewership? The much-anticipated debate on Thursday night between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump drew an estimated 51.27 million viewers to the CNN presentation, Nielsen and CNN reported on Friday. While the network's biggest TV audience of the year, the count of those who watched Thursday night's debate on TV marks a 30% decline from 2020, when more than 73 million people watched the first debate between Biden and Trump across all TV networks. In 2016, a record 84 million people watched the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Trump. www.cbsnews.com/news/first-debate-ratings-2024/
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Nation’s Cats Lash Out at J.D. Vance in Million Meow MarchWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Infuriated by J.D. Vance’s disparagement of childless cat owners, the nation’s cats are planning a mass protest at his next campaign appearance, the felines revealed on Wednesday. In a statement announcing what they are calling the Million Meow March, the cats wrote, “J.D. Vance apparently thinks he will reap political rewards by attacking cat owners. Instead, he has become the Kristi Noem of whisker world.” “He may think that cat owners suck,” the statement continued. “But you know what really sucks? ‘Hillbilly Elegy.’ We couldn’t get through the first ten minutes, and we cats can look at almost anything for hours.” The cat controversy was just the latest headache for Vance, who has also struggled to explain why he demonizes childlessness but opposes IVF. Nation’s Cats Lash Out at J.D. Vance in Million Meow March
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Post by tbop77 on Jul 25, 2024 13:31:21 GMT -5
i have always felt from Obama forward that Democrats have had a really good bead on national politics. i think that Clinton's hubris got her, but other than that, they have pretty much run the table. I remember thinking during the debate, how did Biden go from his fiery state of the union speech to this. With so much riding on this election and how close it is, maybe he threw the debate. They knew the press would latch onto the age issue which worked till Trump got shot. Icing on the cake is when Trump picked an extreme MAGA for VP. Biden retires leaving an old man and a MAGA extremist on the Republican party. An old man that runs his mouth with stupid stuff everyday and a MAGA extremist that wrote the foreword for Kevin Roberts book who is the head of Project 25. And that is what they have to run against everyday. Vance is one heartbeat away with his views to the old man.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns That Harris's Husband Has Access to Space LaserWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Thursday that Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has access to a powerful space laser that he will use to steal the election. Greene said that Emhoff’s “interstellar laser craft” is currently surveilling swing-state voting sites, “preparing to identify ballots cast for President Trump in order to burn them to a crisp.” Another cause for concern, the Georgia congresswoman warned, is that Emhoff and Harris are “extremely close.” “Kamala Harris talks to Doug Emhoff every day,” she alleged. “You would never see President Trump do that with Melania.” Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns That Harris's Husband Has Access to Space Laser As a side note, Vance was going to give a speech in Cincinnati but the venue found out MTG was going to be there and kicked him out. They had to move venues.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 25, 2024 14:01:33 GMT -5
i have always felt from Obama forward that Democrats have had a really good bead on national politics. i think that Clinton's hubris got her, but other than that, they have pretty much run the table. I remember thinking during the debate, how did Biden go from his fiery state of the union speech to this. With so much riding on this election and how close it is, maybe he threw the debate. They knew the press would latch onto the age issue which worked till Trump got shot. Icing on the cake is when Trump picked an extreme MAGA for VP. Biden retires leaving an old man and a MAGA extremist on the Republican party. An old man that runs his mouth with stupid stuff everyday and a MAGA extremist that wrote the foreword for Kevin Roberts book who is the head of Project 25. And that is what they have to run against everyday. Vance is one heartbeat away with his views to the old man. He was sick. A lousy cold can do this to you. Unfortunately, if he canceled he’d get called on it, and if he went ahead, he needed to muddle through….which is what he did and was called inept. A week later at the NATO meetings, he was back to his old self and sharp as ever. Fast forward to a little over a week ago where he tested positive for Covid. He chose to go home to Delaware to isolate. Next thing you know, the press has got him on hospice care since no one has seen him in a few days. Whatever he does, he can’t win.
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Post by Opti on Jul 25, 2024 14:08:39 GMT -5
I remember thinking during the debate, how did Biden go from his fiery state of the union speech to this. With so much riding on this election and how close it is, maybe he threw the debate. They knew the press would latch onto the age issue which worked till Trump got shot. Icing on the cake is when Trump picked an extreme MAGA for VP. Biden retires leaving an old man and a MAGA extremist on the Republican party. An old man that runs his mouth with stupid stuff everyday and a MAGA extremist that wrote the foreword for Kevin Roberts book who is the head of Project 25. And that is what they have to run against everyday. Vance is one heartbeat away with his views to the old man. He was sick. A lousy cold can do this to you. Unfortunately, if he canceled he’d get called on it, and if he went ahead, he needed to muddle through….which is what he did and was called inept. A week later at the NATO meetings, he was back to his old self and sharp as ever. Fast forward to a little over a week ago where he tested positive for Covid. He chose to go home to Delaware to isolate. Next thing you know, the press has got him on hospice care since no one has seen him in a few days. Whatever he does, he can’t win. I think the press decided they would sell this year's election coverage on the age of the two Presidential candidates. It was their good luck that Trump et al had the same plan. MO.
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Post by swamp on Jul 25, 2024 14:19:03 GMT -5
Shoulda/woulda/coulda. If your "absolutely crappy talk" had been at a job interview instead of a research meeting, probably would have seriously impacted your chances of getting the job. Presidential debates are job interviews. Biden blew it in the eyes of most (including you since you state above he had a bad debate). You gave him a pass. Others on the hiring committee, i.e. the voters, weren't giving him one. So he was removed from the list of potential hires. Happens all the time, just rarely at this level. Doesn't always work that way. The worst job interview performance in history landed Brett Kavanaugh a Supreme Court position. Yeah, I didn’t get the job where I cried in the interview and yelled that I like beer.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Jul 25, 2024 14:21:51 GMT -5
So who is the real JD Vance? The only thing missing from all of Vance's last names is a drag performer name like George Santos's drag name Kitara Ravache. His mom changed his name from his dads name to her third husband's when he was a minor then he dumped both dad and step-dads names as an adult. Yale doesn't mean he wasn't poor. He went into the service after high school and then attended Ohio State for undergrad.
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Post by Opti on Jul 25, 2024 14:21:57 GMT -5
A nice video about ageism and super heroes. This was replayed last night locally on Seth Meyer's show.
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Post by Opti on Jul 25, 2024 14:50:50 GMT -5
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