2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.

[South Austin 52,515]

2 minutes ago, Red Five said:

He seems like he can speak to the maga-curious without being maga himself. 

That’s really a good way of putting it.

[Slacks 6,821]

22 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Nah.  I’m not tryna roll up to the San Francisco DA’s office looking for somebody or have a beer with.  Tack on her being the child of 2 college profs and while she’d almost certainly be interesting to talk to, I doubt she’s “a gas”.  

Don't take me wrong.  I’m glad she’s the choice.  She’s capable.  She’s respectable.  She’s qualified.  She’s fit for the office.  And that’s enough.

I've had beers with female DAs (actually CAs, because Harris County)... Beers are one thing, but  I'm hoping I never need to call on them for 'assistance'.

[Js1 85,353]

27 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

Nah.  I’m not tryna roll up to the San Francisco DA’s office looking for somebody or have a beer with.  Tack on her being the child of 2 college profs and while she’d almost certainly be interesting to talk to, I doubt she’s “a gas”.  

Don't take me wrong.  I’m glad she’s the choice.  She’s capable.  She’s respectable.  She’s qualified.  She’s fit for the office.  And that’s enough.

Yeah idk, this would be cool as shit to be POTUS

 

Versus

[Pods 7,552]

On 7/22/2024 at 2:46 PM, Hank Kingsley said:

I mean, is there a better nickname for fake hillbilly JD Vance than "Diet Mountain Dew"? I hope it sticks. Stupid moniker for a stupid asshole. 

This is fantastic. I'm going to make a "yes and" type suggestion. 

How about "Giant Mountain Douche"?

[G650 14,263]

She seems pretty cool to me.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,472]

It’s the damndest thing. I just drove across rural SW Colorado twice and I’m in Montrose county right now, which is solid 65-70% Republican. In 3 hours of driving, 100 days out, I saw ZERO evidence of MAGA. No flags, no signs, no hats, no stickers. Nothing. I even drove around the parking lot of gun depot. NADA. 
 

They will vote for him, but the enthusiasm just isn’t on that side. For the first time since 2008, the enthusiasm is here. 

[cactusflinthead 27,598]

42 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Best tamales I ever had were when I lived on south riverside. Lady was selling them door to door and I bought a dozen. One had a tooth in it. It was small and from a herbivore so probably either from a baby goat or a human. I tell myself it was baby goat

 

[RomaVicta 29,909]

2 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

Where has this Democratic Party been all my life?

FIGHT

I'm old enough to recall a time when it felt a little like this. This sea change is awesome. Truly awesome.

This is a forceful expression of embracing citizenship and looking ahead. I also feel like the Dems have realized that they can sometimes place the common cause above their divergent interests and constituencies. I'll overstate it, but the herd of cats becomes a pride of lions. So thrilling.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,472]

8 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

 

[Post Oak 20,219]

14 minutes ago, Pods said:

This is fantastic. I'm going to make a "yes and" type suggestion. 

How about "Giant Mountain Douche"?

Vladimir Futon?

[Radical Larry 28,625]

32 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

I think the most simple answer is that they’re cocky and think they have it in the bag. The tone is set from the top down and trump doesn’t think there’s any chance he’ll lose 

 

either that or they’re planning a full blown coup 

It’s both. They’re cocky because they’re planning a coup. 

[Okie State 3,821]

JD Vance eats tortillas straight from the package.

[Hank_Hill 18,824]

13 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

It’s the damndest thing. I just drove across rural SW Colorado twice and I’m in Montrose county right now, which is solid 65-70% Republican. In 3 hours of driving, 100 days out, I saw ZERO evidence of MAGA. No flags, no signs, no hats, no stickers. Nothing. I even drove around the parking lot of gun depot. NADA. 
 

They will vote for him, but the enthusiasm just isn’t on that side. For the first time since 2008, the enthusiasm is here. 

Conversely; I was driving around Smith Mountain Lake Virginia last week and saw a maga flag every 5 feet, a trump bus, and a confederate flag that I highly considered burning late at night. 

[Post Oak 20,219]

11 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

 

Or from someone's abuela who's selling them around the holidays.

That's one of my favorite things. My wife works with 1stgen, minority students and some days she'll come home with 6 dozen tamales.  

Edited July 27 by Post Oak

[tx 3 putt 76,980]

11 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

 

yall fuckers are making me hungry  !!!

[RomaVicta 29,909]

1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:

If Kerry wasn’t the first person I ever voted for I wouldn’t remember his name. 

Still, he was the far better candidate. The re-election of W was an abysmal moment for the country. 

[G650 14,263]

3 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Conversely; I was driving around Smith Mountain Lake Virginia last week and saw a maga flag every 5 feet, a trump bus, and a confederate flag that I highly considered burning late at night. 

Hell my next door neighbor here at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront has his Maga shit out, but that is basically constant. Along with the two insane gay guys at the front of the neighborhood.

Edited July 27 by G650

[Pods 7,552]

18 minutes ago, Pods said:

This is fantastic. I'm going to make a "yes and" type suggestion. 

How about "Giant Mountain Douche"?

@Hank Kingsley  That post should've read "Diet Mountain Douche". 

3 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Vladimir Futon?

This is also awesome. 

Edited July 27 by Pods

[TexEx15 17,535]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

This is magical:



No one can be allowed to impede a gathering, huh? I mean…except treasonous insurrectionists trying to break up a convened Congress so it can’t perform its Constitutional duty to count votes…in that case, it’s totally cool to impede and try to murder the VP, and if anyone was convicted for that, we should pardon them.

Party of treason. 100%, not even 1% pro-American anymore.

Oh really…

 

 

Edited July 27 by TexEx15

[TexasEd 8,067]

5 minutes ago, Okie State said:

JD Vance eats tortillas straight from the package.

Eats Tamales with the shucks on. 

[Dutchrudder 11,139]

27 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Waltz would slap as vp, thank god trump has Vance …..

 

I went through his twitter feed the other night, and there is so much wholesome content. I didn't see much negativity, every time he posts about politics it's always positive and highlighted great work or programs in the state. It's so surprising to see that nowadays from a politician. He's a veteran, a former teacher, union member, and a gun owner with support for sensible gun laws. I can't find anything I disagree with on his interviews or Minnesota state laws. Dude would be perfect to get some, Midwest, independents, blue collar workers and white folks that resonated with Biden in 2020 to vote blue this election. And picking him does not jeopardize and important seat that could be vulnerable next election.

[Dutchrudder 11,139]

1 hour ago, Constant said:

Would make things so much easier for Florida to reject him. Feels like there are too many rednecks, though. 

Yeah, I know a few people who moved there in the last 5 years to get away from "liberal dictatorships"

Saw this on Twitter, maybe it's a sign of things to come for Florida.

 

 

[Born to Run 6,569]

4 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

Eats Tamales with the shucks on. 

Treats objects like women.

[Pato del Muerto 52,505]

9 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

yall fuckers are making me hungry  !!!

Couple of years ago we did some fishing at port A and were hanging out outside the camper in the RV park when a nondescript sedan drove through the park asking everyone if they wanted tamales. I had just had like 5 lbs of rockfish fried up by a local establishment, but my answer was I’ll take 2 dozen.  Because you don’t say no. 

[elfenix 34,262]

17 hours ago, NAVY said:

Word? What word? Is this more secret language stuff us olds just can’t understand? 

[TwiceHorn 31,488]

3 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

By all means then, we should ignore it instead of making violators defend their behavior in court. 

At this point it should be clear even to you that our legal system has always depended on the precarious assumption that most people want to be good. It is wholly incapable of dealing with people like Trump. So with all due respect, fuck the legalese. You'd think your inability to see or admit to the blindingly obvious with Cannon would have been a wake up call. 

Legal systems exist to protect society and keep it orderly. Ours is utterly and completely failing to do so right now. The legal system is not worthy of respect or deference in and of itself, only insofar as it does its job. It isn't, so it shouldn't be respected until it corrects itself. 

That's a dandy rant.

But the fact remains that the statute has been on the books for 225 years in unaltered form, has been prosecuted twice in all that time, three years and 53 years after its enactment, with no convictions.

So I guess it is fear of backlash.

Or maybe it's a poorly thought out, loosely drafted criminal law.  We have quite a few of those.

Edited July 27 by TwiceHorn

[Bozo_Casanova 26,472]

9 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Conversely; I was driving around Smith Mountain Lake Virginia last week and saw a maga flag every 5 feet, a trump bus, and a confederate flag that I highly considered burning late at night. 

 

They appear to be recreating the Battle of Windy Point on that lake today. Let’s hope it goes well for them.

 

[G650 14,263]

11 minutes ago, Born to Run said:

Treats objects like women.

Fucking fascist

[Bozo_Casanova 26,472]

14 minutes ago, Born to Run said:

Treats objects like women.

Hates police, loves couches

 

[Hank_Hill 18,824]

7 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

 

They appear to be recreating the Battle of Windy Point on that lake today. Let’s hope it goes well for them.

 

Jesus. Glad I’m back on Maui or I’d be out there getting in some TROUBLE on the waverunner. Beautiful lake though. 

[G650 14,263]

7 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Hates police, loves couches

 

This guy is the gift that keeps on giving. Like the jelly of the month club

[Francisco 2.0 32,395]

33 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Conversely; I was driving around Smith Mountain Lake Virginia last week and saw a maga flag every 5 feet, a trump bus, and a confederate flag that I highly considered burning late at night. 

 

I've commented in the past about my work commute (17 miles, from one smallish town to another, through an even smaller town) and how many Trump flags were flying pre and post 2020.   Those folks never stopped flying a flag; they have just replaced (or in some instances, double and tripled down).  

Couple of weeks ago, I noticed a number of fresh flags.  I guess the shooting/convention bump was enough for them to hit up Amazon or wherever they get their shit from.

 

 

[safe sex 11,735]

47 minutes ago, Okie State said:

JD Vance eats tortillas straight from the package.

I eat HEB tortillas straight from the package. 😔

[Macanudo 12,979]

Just now, safe sex said:

I eat HEB tortillas straight from the package. 😔

But you're not a misogynistic, sycophantic fascist. 

[Okie State 3,821]

3 minutes ago, safe sex said:

I eat HEB tortillas straight from the package. 😔

Vance has never heard of HEB. He's a Mission tortilla guy.

[Js1 85,353]

5 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

But you're not a misogynistic, sycophantic fascist. 

[Constant 6,732]

15 minutes ago, Okie State said:

Vance has never heard of HEB. He's a Mission tortilla guy.

Likes to dip into Picante mild as well. 

[hobbes2702 13,044]

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

Or from someone's abuela who's selling them around the holidays.

That's one of my favorite things. My wife works with 1stgen, minority students and some days she'll come home with 6 dozen tamales.  

My go to taco truck does tamales in the winter. Always a winner

[Hank Kingsley 20,958]

 

[shakahorn 1,645]

3 hours ago, Pancho said:

I had a friend who believed old people couldn’t get STDs….like it was impossible.

I no longer associate with that friend.

Which STD did he give you?

[Superhero 8,830]

3 hours ago, Pancho said:

I had a friend who believed old people couldn’t get STDs….like it was impossible.

I no longer associate with that friend.

Because….?

The friend is an idiot?

Or because you think it’s a good idea to stop “associating” in case you catch a STD from said friend?

[SydneyCarton 48,108]

MSNBC is reporting it’s down to these guys…

 

[jimmyjazz 45,963]

51 minutes ago, G650 said:

This guy is the gift that keeps on giving. Like the jelly of the month club

Gotta be careful.  We want him still on the ticket in November.  All of this reprehensible history means nothing if he "withdraws" tomorrow.

[cactusflinthead 27,598]

Full quote from Hogg.

[jimmyjazz 45,963]

39 minutes ago, safe sex said:

I eat HEB tortillas straight from the package. 😔

Try 10 sec per side on a gas burner.  They get better.

[Bullneck 19,107]

3 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

"Yes we come"? Phonetically it's not great. I still prefer "we're not going back"

 

[Constant 6,732]

5 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

MSNBC is reporting it’s down to these guys…

 

Think I prefer Kelly and what he brings in Arizona out of those guys. 

[Radical Larry 28,625]

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Try 10 sec per side on a gas burner.  They get better.

[Chopper 17,236]

3 hours ago, Pancho said:

I’d like to know this answer as well…

This is why: The fascists will try to keep a state, or even multiple states, from certifying its electoral votes by keeping states tied up in court. It's a continuation of the January 6 coup. They've already filed at least a hundred lawsuits across the country about supposed illegal voting processes and a single ballot has yet to be cast. Their goal is to prevent states from certifying electoral votes. Under the Constitution, if a state hasn't declared its electoral college vote at least 6 days before December 17 then it may result in that state's votes not being cast. In such a case, the US HOR may get to decide the election. 

[Mdhorn 5,949]

19 hours ago, Pancho said:

I love "Criminal Donald Trump".  Think Democrats should repeat this moniker over and over.