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I think he's always wanted to be an epic movie producer but his ambition outpaces his skill. See also Waterworld. See also The Postman. He had success with Dances with Wolves and has been trying to recapture it since. You could still plug him into a big movie as an actor. But there is a reason he invested his own money for a movie he wrote, directed and produced.

But, keep in mind, that money doesn’t include the PACs. Miriam Adelson didn’t pledge $100M to the campaign, she pledged it to a PAC.

I have no idea what he’s talking about after it comes out of his mouth.

Ok. Try it with these phrases: “Toxic femininity” “Toxic homosexuality” “Toxic blackness “ At best, it’s saying a little is ok, but be careful pull back from who you are. I see it as being used as description of violence, misogyny, and self destructive behavior. Even if men frequently engage in that behavior, it is separable from being a man. Being a man is not bad thing.

I am definitely left wing, but we do such a terrible job at coining phrases. I detest the phrase “toxic masculinity” because it surrenders the definition of masculinity and implies masculinity is a bad thing.

I would guess the majority of concerns the Harris team might have is from the moderators, not Trump. There will be pointed questions on wedge issues with no great upside and plenty of land mines. I think you still have the debate, regardless of the mic rules. I think the contrast will be striking and there are plenty of people still not paying attention. (They won’t see the debate, but they will see clips, hear summaries, and laugh at parodies.) But I can get the motivation if you think you are ahead. Although, I think the campaign has aspirations to kill the MAGA movement,not just win this election.

Translation: We’re going to get him to say the n word.

Has he answered on how he will vote on the Florida ballot issue? He can't pretend philosophy on federalism. He needs to say whether the right to abortion should be added to the Florida constitution.

Jesus. That means each volunteer would need to knock on 24 doors to canvass every person in the state. They are going to need to figure out creative ways to use that many volunteers. I hope they don't just throw them at phone banks.

Sure, if you get the sauce, it’s prego time.

Ok, I have been a spectator at a spaghetti wrestling event. Bigger pool than that one, but same idea. It was more hipster-weird than redneck-creepy. Run by a little art studio. All volunteers, all body types, male and female. Fun time. I still have a picture of spaghetti dangling from an overhead cable.

My thoughts are vary similar to chainsaw. Politically, I get it. I'm maybe less worried about losing votes in Michigan. I am a little worried about sapping enthusiasm from the youth vote. But I am not a pollster, I don't do focus groups, and certainly Harris's team are professionals who know their shit. My only credible argument, or fear, politically is that polling younger generations has gotten tougher and sometimes professionals mess up. I am more concern from a policy standpoint. And the sentence that bothered me was "Let me be clear: I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself." I have generally always been pro-Israel. I remember a camp survivor coming to my grade school to show his number tattoo. I get that Israel isn't just some restitution for WW2, but a safe haven for a minority that has had to deal with similar shit for centuries. But, somewhere along the line, I realized there was a difference between "supporting Israel" and "supporting Israel no matter what." And, I think that distinction gets lost. I saw Kamala's statement as "no matter what." And what's more, we all know Bibi watched it. So did all the Likud leaders who might come later. And what they just watched is Kamala Harris demonstrating that military support of Israel is a political necessity. They don't need to do anything for it. So, yeah, I'm disappointed in that sentence.

I see a tweet from Stein on the first part. Are you sure about the 250 and under? One reason I ask is that I would expect a bunch of “double-max” donors yesterday. There is a max donation for the primary and for the general. As soon as Harris accepted the nomination, her general started and a bunch of “double max” donors could finish out their pledge. But those donations are $3300 each phase now.

Over/under on how long before he rescinds the endorsement? I’m saying 4 weeks.

The problem with fact checking is that it requires either trusting the fact checker or effort on the audience to check the source material. While Kamala should still call bullshit, that just shows it’s disputed. But weird is self-evident. Counting “the I’s instead of the lies” is also easy to show. Trump is going to complain about all the injustices that have been done to him, and Harris needs to hammer that. He’s just a whiny rich boy who can’t stand not having everything he wants, especially a second term.

Pennsylvania is the biggest concern (tightest percentages) for the rust belt swing states. But, it may just take a while to get Kamala signs, particularly if the old man is not great at the inter webs. He might not get one until someone knocks on his door. I am hopeful the very active UAW support helps in PA.

That’s an interesting extrapolation from one word. I can write up a longer explanation in the Israel thread tonight, if you’re interested.

Nope.

That's like the ninth rule of fight club in the unrated director's cut. It's why the first two rules is you don't talk about it.

I would guess they audit the contributions and have to return ones that aren't proper, like folks that have gone over the limit.

In the past, I believe there has been a delay between when trolls racks up the negatives and when they are gone. Not sure why. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone tomorrow.

https://secure.actblue.com/ (Second night in a row I've posted that. You can also donate to other races using the same site.)

There is no modern Roman Empire. You’re an idiot who doesn’t understand the difference between Ancient Rome, run by dictators, and America. Go slink back to your fantasies.

A protest is a peaceful movement.