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3 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

My dad was absolutely shocked when Trump lost in '20. When you live in an echo chamber that's what happens.

Like a lot of us in 2016 when Trump won. 

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4 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

What's interesting is that, as you can probably imagine, I have some Trumpy friends and believe it or not, I'm the raging liberal and wacko leftist sometimes depending on the friend group.

Anyways I was talking to one of my more succesful, younger, smart friends and I said what I always say here-- I'm not voting for Trump and I think the 34 felonies conviction just made him toast. He responded with a conviction that truly startled me: "Trump will win, I gaurantee it."

So, I just report that from the field and voice of field, as I know the majority on this thread probably don't have an intersection of real, healthy relationships that include anyone who isn't a dyed-in-wool (D), of what some of your real life neighbors and co-workers are really thinking.

And I disagree with him whole-heartedly. Biden in a more-or-less landslide.

Yeah, this place can certainly be just the same level of echo-chamber as FoxNews.  I'm still all over the place politically as are my network of friends and colleagues, and I run with a lot of political folks here in Austin and even on my street of all stripes.  And I've berated this point before.  What we all forget sometimes is yeah, we've got naive liberal friends/relatives and conned conservative friends/relatives.  But I look at the diversity of just my little neighborhood of 100 homes and our kids' elementary school parent groups and my wife's parish.  It's pretty diverse for Austin in terms of color and politics and values.  But the differentiator (and I'm something of the village idiot) is that they are all extraordinarily well educated and well informed.  We hang out on this thread and wax poetic but we forget that so much of this country is beyond fucking stupid and in the dark, and proud of it.  I'm the dumbest fucking guy on my street and I have three degrees and read more political news in a day from viable outlets than 99% of America reads in a month.  So we're our own echo chamber in a way too.  We're not elites, we just have the benefit of education and time.  And that informs things differently.  

Next week, we are hosting at our academy for students of color that are first in their family to attend college.  They will hear from very prominent Republicans.  very prominent Democrats.  And I will try not to drink.  

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5 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/trump-vice-president-picks-records-00161936

Trump is vetting his coterie of nutters for VP, but it seems the puppy killer is not on the list.  All that work dressing and hair styling to look like the Trump family women and no reward.  Damn shame.   

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6 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/trump-vice-president-picks-records-00161936

Trump is vetting his coterie of nutters for VP, but it seems the puppy killer is not on the list.  All that work dressing and hair styling to look like the Trump family women and no reward.  Damn shame.   

Dibs on "Coterie of Nutters" for band name and/or legalized Texas pornsite.  

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I don't get why the gun thing is a big deal when there's so much more flavor to the other ramifications of his dozens of convictions?  

He hasn't handled a weapon since high school.  Never went hunting, that thing that alpha-men, pro 2-A types do.  Never shot at a range.  Never registered to buy a firearm after graduating.  And oh yeah, spoiler alert.  Presidents and former Presidents aren't allowed to even touch a firearm by decree of Secret Service.  They're spinning their wheels on this non-starter.  He can't fucking have one anyway.  Focus on the fun shit.  Like the tradition of a photograph of every Presidential candidate at an election booth pulling the lever.  But this time, it'll be Donald sitting in the lobby of some elementary school while Melania goes in and votes for Biden.  

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4 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

I don't know, you guys sound pretty elite/elitist. 

Im pretty sure Macklemore was UPennHorn once upon a time. So yeah I guess we have some “elites”

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7 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

I don't know, you guys sound pretty elite/elitist. 

Well yeah, on here.  But not in real life.  Literally this week, the physician at the end of my street texted me to ask for some equipment and chorin' help because he said, and I quote, "You seem like a wheel-barrow kinda guy."  

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14 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Well yeah, on here.  But not in real life.  Literally this week, the physician at the end of my street texted me to ask for some equipment and chorin' help because he said, and I quote, "You seem like a wheel-barrow kinda guy."  

I assume you replied, “I have wheelbarrow people….. if I remembered to feed them.”

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57 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

 

So, I just report that from the field and voice of field, as I know the majority on this thread probably don't have an intersection of real, healthy relationships that include anyone who isn't a dyed-in-wool (D), of what some of your real life neighbors and co-workers are really thinking.

 

What utterly stupid drivel. Any liberal who grew up in Texas is probably one of the only liberal people they know. 

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8 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

I assume you replied, “I have wheelbarrow people….. if I remembered to feed them.”

No, I do all my own yardwork.  But I did ask him to take a look at my rash and to borrow his bike lock.  I felt like Tom Hanks in that "Black Jeopardy" MAGA sketch a few years back.  "Now Jimmy fixed my refrigerator, my truck, and my cat for $40"  

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thread probably don't have an intersection of real, healthy relationships that include anyone who isn't a dyed-in-wool (D)

Why on earth would I want to have a “real, healthy relationship” with a “Republican” or GQP-MAGA Bible-thumping Christian fascist? A patriotic, flag-waving, gun lover, Fox News watcher who:

— wants to impose a violent theocracy on women

— wants to marginalize LGBTQIA into the shadows

— wants immigrants rounded up and tossed over the Rio Grande

— who does not give one shit about the ongoing environmental destruction

— who thinks Trump won the election.

— does not care if school kids (or anyone else) are mowed down by deranged shooters

— who cares more about tax breaks than human rights or healthy ecosystems

— who believes a mythic creator of the universe has a special plan of eternal destiny for them and their “good people” on a tiny rock orbiting a flaming ball of hydrogen in a universe of 2 trillion galaxies.

The hate, idiocy, and narcissism is endless. 

This does not mean I agree with Dems on everything, but I agree with R-GQP-MAGA on nothing.

I have a made conscious effort — across 3 decades — to exclude Republicans, conservatives, frat boys, libertarians, MAGA-GQP … and any fucking aggys from my social network. My O&G brother is the only Republican/MAGA I speak with … and we agree to stay off politics.

And my social life is a lot smoother and more pleasant for it. 

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1 hour ago, Gatorubet said:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/trump-vice-president-picks-records-00161936

Trump is vetting his coterie of nutters for VP, but it seems the puppy killer is not on the list.  All that work dressing and hair styling to look like the Trump family women and no reward.  Damn shame.   

Please pick Ben Carson, had no idea that guy was waiting in the wings.

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29 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

Live video feeds of women’s holding cells? FFS, what a scumbag.

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2000: Arpaio launches a “jail cam” website showing livestreams of inmates from inside the jail. The site receives 3 million visitors and crashes on the first day.

2001: Following complaints, Arpaio turns off one of the jail cameras that showed female inmates using the toilet, which had been picked up by porn websites.

2004: A court rules that Arpaio’s jail cameras violate the rights of pre-trial detainees, who have not been convicted of crimes.

 

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10 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

It’s always been hot in Phoenix in June, libtard!

my sweet Summer child, do you really think something like a fact will stop the press from picking up and running a story that they want to write anyway?

” Trump denies global warming while his supporters drop from heat stroke!”

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I’m watching an exclusive interview Biden is doing with ABC’s David Muir right now. The positive is that he is coherent and capable. The really scary part is that he is so quiet and slow in his speaking that he comes across as a feeble old man. This is not going to play well in the debates with Joe Dipshit Merica. It’s actually quite shocking to watch and listen to him. He sounds olddddd.  

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7 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

I’m watching an exclusive interview Biden is doing with ABC’s David Muir right now. The positive is that he is coherent and capable. The really scary part is that he is so quiet and slow in his speaking that he comes across as a feeble old man. This is not going to play well in the debates with Joe Dipshit Merica. It’s actually quite shocking to watch and listen to him. He sounds olddddd.  

There won't be debates, Trump will no show.  

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44 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

There won't be debates, Trump will no show.  

 

52 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

I’m watching an exclusive interview Biden is doing with ABC’s David Muir right now. The positive is that he is coherent and capable. The really scary part is that he is so quiet and slow in his speaking that he comes across as a feeble old man. This is not going to play well in the debates with Joe Dipshit Merica. It’s actually quite shocking to watch and listen to him. He sounds olddddd.  

Again, Pope Francis is old and enfeebled, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming perhaps the most consequential pontiff since JohnXXIII. Biden’s mental acuity and cognition are fine. His experience on the world stage well positions him for such a time as this.

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8 minutes ago, Satchel said:

 

Again, Pope Francis is old and enfeebled, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming perhaps the most consequential pontiff since JohnXXIII. Biden’s mental acuity and cognition are fine. His experience on the world stage well positions him for such a time as this.

Yeah but he's old as fuck and people are not wrong for not liking that. This isn't the fucking papacy. 

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7 minutes ago, immamac said:

Yeah but he's old as fuck and people are not wrong for not liking that. This isn't the fucking papacy. 

No kidding. A comparison to the Pope is ridiculous for many reasons. 

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Exactly.  You can't bike to get ice cream in that goofy ass cloak and hat.  Never mind Popes aren't allowed to wear sunglasses.  

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24 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I give you the front line troops for the upcoming civil war.  

Speaking of politics, the nominees for President of Del Boca-Phase West don't look so great.  

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1 hour ago, immamac said:

Yeah but he's old as fuck and people are not wrong for not liking that. This isn't the fucking papacy. 

Why would Biden being old and capable be less important that his just being old?

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4 minutes ago, Satchel said:

Why would Biden being old and capable be less important that his just being old?

Because the majority of this country is a bunch of morons who vote based upon superficial looks and mannerisms rather than actual capabilities and qualifications. Duh. 

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