RomaVicta

There was a hint of what was coming for the Dems in the last election primary debates. I'm not a political junkie, so I liked being introduced to Corey Booker and others. The old guard still had their gnarly hands on the controls, but if we hadn't had Biden, I doubt we win. I was all for Warren. Now there's an explosion of dynamic Dems who have abandoned the tired old oratory. They just speak clearly, articulately, and, most importantly, with pointed intent. They seem to see the world as it is rather than holding on to the old paradigm that basically we're all the same. Maybe they'll pull journalists with them as they ask the right questions. Maybe if Harris gets elected, another wave of crotchety old GOPs will die and see how their brand of "Christianity" fits into whatever afterlife may exist. They'd be better off believing as I do that when the light goes out, that's it. The whole Heaven-Hell thing may not work out the way they hope. Like so many, I'm pumped again. There's a chance. Thank you, Joe Biden.

It's also rare for anyone to say "colored." I despise the guy, but we don't need to stretch to find examples of what is wrong with him and the hateful party he shills for. The Black man on the end looks like a hostage.

I think that would be like referring to McKinley when I was kid. On point. Ugly in the sense of watching a scorpion sting itself to death. Excellent point. Just as someone made a good point about asking Trump to define socialism, somebody should start sorting out the word conservative and seeing how it even applies. The template has two ends of the spectrum for measuring political inclination. The TV journalists don't see that their politicometer isn't measuirng the right thing. Their laziness leads them to using words whose meaning has been completely lost. I've chosen anti-republic versus pro-republic. It's not catching on. I'm no Don Draper, I suppose.

I don't like repeating the same gif so soon, but:

Think how bad it would be if they weren't restrained by their sacred honor code! I've mused on it before, but I wonder if their odd belief that they all share a military history even if they're not in their own fake army has led them to believe this lying about Texas is a psyop. Lying is justified in war. They're fighting for good against evil. All's fair. I'm not sure how to apply that to their oddball fake visiting fan mail.

I must have missed a trap door. Suddenly, I'm on the football board. GET ME OUT OF HERE! (I know we're on the same page, Red Five, but I agree with those saying needless discord is unwelcome.)

A decorated combat navy man was made to seem bad by people supporting a candidate who couldn't be bothered to show up for his soft, non-combat national guard billet. If the GOPs were brave enough to face our cabal echo chamber, they'd hoot about the one piece of evidence presented by CBS that was tarnished. They won't recall the other evidence or that the Bush White House never, ever, never denied the truth of the story.

It resonates on a number of levels. I think it's originally something of a slogan for Black civil rights. It's got that undertone, and now the overtone is universal for those not wanting Trump and the aging, white, hateful GOP to drag us all back to a time that was bad for many and a shame to everyone else. The message, wording, and spirit of this first day of talk and speeches is on point. I have no criticism at all. It's such a difference from holding my forhead during the debate and seeing so many things wrong. Vince just sprinted out right, faked a pass, then blew by the defender. Trump and the turds are looking for their jocks.

I think that's a great point. Watching the video brought to this thread has improved my opinion of her as a public speaker. Maybe it's the focus she has now on exactly what it is she must do and wants to do. Then there is the joy you mention. It's young and fresh like someone just opened a window in a funeral parlor. Keep it up, Kamala!

What if it's only chance to win? He truly thinks he's the smartest person in whatever room he enters. He must feel sure about that after the first debate. He's a coward, but he doesn't have to fight her. If it's slipping away, I think he does face her. It will be an absolute blood bath. Harris is an experienced tactician who will stick pins in all the right places. At some point, she will laugh at him and he will become unnerved. Like that frog on the board.

Pearl clutching in Honor Code Land I know what we're thinking here. Why do you fucking care? Well it's about the family values and lame jokes. Maybe the one with the question mark is their garden variety homophobia? You know, them steers is queers hehehe! President Eisenhower will be sending a commendation for wit. I haven't laughed this hard since Tennessee was pronounced the official, real UT! Oh! My sides! My word! Thank goodness good Coach Saban isn't here to see this. That attracted the resident genius. I guess he means one of the four teams that made the playoffs. Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, and ND seemed to do okay after that. Oh! He means the Aggie 2020 season where, as usual, they were screwed from attaining the greatness pre-ordained by Jimbo himself. Nice reference to how we control the media. More recognition of just how wildly funny this is: 1 Of course. We are all grateful for your heartfelt congratulations and absolute ease with believing your own lies. 2 Where else would we go study your obsession? Maybe I am obsessed. I'm unaccustomed in any other aspect of my life to having tens of thousands of cultish morons convinced that I am part of something evil. It's like paying attention to your stalker and finding him so inept that it's funny. 3 Yes. Of course. You're surely a savant when it comes to irony.

Why did you say that? WHYYYYYYY? Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

That's what I liked about the earlier tweet where Kamala says she knows criminal types like Trump from her days as a prosecutor. It wasn't just her words that got me; it was her demeanor. I could see her pinning Trump to a board and dissecting him like a living frog. Yummy

I thought women would lead the way after the pussy hat protest in 2017. They form the biggest persecuted group and seem more prone to united action than men. Colin Cowherd made an interesting point about that noting how women have marches for breast cancer and other causes. Men can't be bothered to do anything about prostate cancer. We're just sort of inert about most things. Maybe it's the sports heroin. Or laziness. Or lack of care about other people. What's a white man got to worry about, anyway? I'm generalizing dangerously, but I think there is something to it. Go women! As many may have noticed, I advocate voting for persons other than white men. Enough already.

I think MAGA will go with the slut shaming; Kamala had a thousand abortions and slept her way to her current position. This is stereotypical, but, sadly, I think it works with voters looking to believe anything so they can hate their opponents instead of merely compete with them. It's about emotions not the obvious pragmatism of choosing liberty for women or other citizens. Outside of the cult, I think the appeal should drive undecided women away. I form this opinion not because I pretend to have some insight into women; I do have insight into decent people. Again, I'm notoriously errant in my political predictions. Fuck these assholes. I'm sure CNN will jump right on this: Crawl at bottom of screen: Breaking News, MAGA GOPs calling for Civil War should Trump lose. Hello I'm Wolf Blitzer in the Situation Room. The the GOP is threatening war should they lose the election. They say this election is their last chance to save the country. Let's unpack that by examining what they think they're saving the country from and the extremism of threatening war. Let's get our political panel in here and speculate about how this will play in the polls. Bobby? I think it's a strong message that could motivate the base.

I've looked at some of y'all's discussion. I don't see the religion of one's running mate or husband doing anything to sway American voter opinion of whatever she may decide. Y'all are smart guys and you seem to be assuming the electorate will give more than cursory consideration, when they give any at all, to substantive presidential decisions. They don't. They won't. The main factor in any choice for VP should be simply can you find much to hate about him? It likely has to be a "him" because a lot of shitheads in this country can find something to hate about most women. This includes woman doing some of the hating. There will be no debate of issues that will sway anybody very much. Find somebody who can survive and even fight well during the hateful shitstorm about to come. Y'all know the candidates way better than I do, but don't overthink it or even think it much at all. Read the two sentence summary and make your choice. It's Idiot World, Jake.

Another poor soul attracted to ebil tu. Is this recruiting season going as well as it seems to be to the casual fan? Looks like we're cleaning up, but I'm an idiot on this topic.

I watched Bloodhounds over the weekend. Solid Korean movie with action and interesting characters.

It always sounded like he was introducing himself as Stevinski as though he couldn't let go of a college nickname. He's one of the early emo anchors on NPR. Now, that's just about all they have.

Yep. Maddening. Afghanistan coverage was another glaring example of the opinion template too many columnists use. You gotta get out of Afghanistan. It's bloody and pointless. The central government is corrupt and ineffective. We leave: OMG there are deaths and violence! The government is falling! The Taliban is taking over! What do you think a retreat from a loss looks like? I don't even want to get into the Trump/Biden responsibility for what happened. These kinds of retreats are awful. Here's the British retreat from Afghanistan. There is such grad-student, pearl clutching naivete about how badly these things can go. The rare part is actually getting lucky and exiting smoothly. The soldiers of the enemy you've been killing are often bitter about that and don't play nice. My God. That reached right into my memory of those days. Great look. I want to go to a Big Country concert.

I don't know. Maybe we should stand back and let these hateful white men keep shooting themselves in the dick until they shoot it completely off. This DEI hire and calling her a whore vileness almost suggests they're worried about the deplorables not showing up. I don't know why they would think that, but the wishy-washy undeep thinking undecideds won't be attracted to this or they'd already be Magas. My gut feeling is that these drawling yokels are like right-wingers we all know; they're unjustifiably sure that everbody in the room agrees with them. They, as Brisket said, have lost the storyline. Should be an interesting week. If they double down on misogyny and racism regarding Harris, I will be absolutely demoralized should it work.

I recognized your point and just took off, I thought, with what you describe. Respectable Republicans are a thing of the past. They are distinct from the deplorable things voting GOP now. The respectable Republicans make their temporary home with the Dems likely in hopes that somebody will represent values and policies for which there is no shame.

Erick is also personifying CRT. He has no idea of the impact of his words. He believes he respects Black people. The whole lesson is that we white men, even well intentioned (he's not), can have horrific blind spots. They're not easy to identify and weed out if you're not even trying.