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

[TeeDubya 3362]

24 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Our stakeholders would like a word.

Let's circle back on how we move the needle toward a paradigm shift by leveraging our synergies to monetize our efforts to proactively peel back the onion.

[Brisketexan 105445]

13 minutes ago, TeeDubya said:

Let's circle back on how we move the needle toward a paradigm shift by leveraging our synergies to monetize our efforts to proactively peel back the onion.

These guys are IN.

[aggie08 21555]

14 minutes ago, TeeDubya said:

Let's circle back on how we move the needle toward a paradigm shift by leveraging our synergies to monetize our efforts to proactively peel back the onion.

So I'm not getting a raise this fiscal year? You could have just said that, sir.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13528]

1 hour ago, Haphap said:

 

I imagine one of the worst jobs in America right now would be prepping Trump on policy questions for debates or interviews. 

[OU Sucks 8917]

5 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I imagine one of the worst jobs in America right now would be prepping Trump on policy questions for debates or interviews. 

The sad thing is it doesn't even matter what he says...as long as he speaks confidently, half the country will think a non-answer or an answer that has nothing to do with what was asked, is a great response.

[SimonBolivar 10960]

9 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I imagine one of the worst jobs in America right now would be prepping Trump on policy questions for debates or interviews. 

I don't know, you could probably have some real fun with it but don't expect the check to arrive in the mail.

[Tuco 5084]

Just now, SimonBolivar said:

I don't know, you could probably have some real fun with it but don't expect the check to arrive in the mail.

That's probably a safe expectation either way. 

[Js1 85603]

12 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I imagine one of the worst jobs in America right now would be prepping Trump on policy questions for debates or interviews. 

Well second worst job, after changing Trump's diaper.

[TexasHooch 5146]

1 hour ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

 

 

 

You think it's crashing now, wait just a couple more weeks when he and some other big holders get to start selling.  

We'll know when he specifically plans to sell big blocks because he'll start pumping and/or floating "big news" about it.  That's illegal, of course, but...

Edited September 5 by TexasHooch

[Chopper 17289]

"All this from a slice of gabagool?"

[SimonBolivar 10960]

9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Well second worst job, after changing Trump's diaper.

"My god, where did he even get this much corn?!?"

[Js1 85603]

Oh she gearing up

[Haphap 742]

somebody is bitter
 

 

[Red Five 40898]

If only there was a way to know that he wasn't being serious about the election being stolen.

[Biff Tannen 45750]

1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

"In his personal capacity"?

Edited September 5 by Biff Tannen

[Francisco 2.0 32431]

 

 

 

[Chopper 17289]

Huh, well look at that

 

Edited September 5 by Chopper

[Willfully Horn 8057]

Circling back to circling back. The ‘90s were glory days, as were the early to mid aughts for UT sports, but the election of Obama gave me the sense our country was making strides to reach our national values. And the day my gay friends could marry their love was another such affirmation. We’re not going back.

[Macanudo 13018]

51 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

I don't know, you could probably have some real fun with it but don't expect the check to arrive in the mail.

Straight cash, Holmes.

[Js1 85603]

3 hours ago, Pancho said:

 

These are re-polls for July, so the same respondents -

Michigan - 7 point swing to Harris

Wisconsin - 8 point swing to Harris

PA - 4 point swing to Harris

NV - 7 point swing to Harris 

Not shown in the tweet -

NC - Trump +1 (3 point swing to Harris)

GA - Trump +2 (2 point swing to Harris)

AZ - Trump +2 (5 point swing to Harris)

[Brisketexan 105445]

7 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

Circling back to circling back. The ‘90s were glory days, as were the early to mid aughts for UT sports, but the election of Obama gave me the sense our country was making strides to reach our national values. And the day my gay friends could marry their love was another such affirmation. We’re not going back.

You know, a whole bunch of this.  I don't have a dog in that fight, or certainly didn't when the decision came down.  It wasn't about me or even anyone particularly close to me.  It was about my neighbors and friends, my fellow Americans, far and wide.  They were happy, they had a newly protected right and freedom -- one that made their lives better, and impacted/harmed me 0.0%.  So like any human with empathy and a sense of community, I was HAPPY for them.  My colleagues were happy for them.

In celebration that day, the Iron Bear (gay bar near our office) had a happy hour special - 25 cent drinks.  Several of us, including @Ghost of LL, went over there, slapped a bunch of money (seriously...collectively, a couple hundred bucks) and said "open a tab for the house -- drinks are on the Constitution."  And we sat there and drank as happy patron after happy patron came in to celebrate, and became even happier when they realized their drinks had been paid for.  WHY THE FUCK WOULD THAT BOTHER ANYONE?  WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY?  NO.  FUCK THAT.  WE ARE NOT GOING BACK.  My fellow Americans secured a good and important freedom that day.  We should do all we can to ensure that they keep it, because THAT is fucking what Americans do.

[Chopper 17289]

Because sharing is caring - from Talking Points Memo - free link

If you live in a swing state and are receiving this type of mail, you can help the investigation.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-mystery-of-the-pro-trump-mailer-storm-flooding-dem-mailboxes/sharetoken/d2632ff3-4cd6-4771-bf87-5fb5ad101cee

[Js1 85603]

Nate’s brain is broken. And he sold out to Thiel

Not even worth mentioning him anymore.  

Edited September 5 by Js1

[Chewbacca 7787]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Nate’s brain is broken. 

Once you realize he's just a mouthpiece for Peter Thiel, it makes a lot more sense.

[Fudge Nuggets 19227]

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Yes, but when you were at Texas, you probably shit your pants slightly less often than your kids in daycare did.

You don’t know that. 

[TexEx15 17569]

it’s one thing to hear it. It’s a whole different experience to read it out loud in your own voice….
 

Donald Trump was asked today if he would commit to prioritizing legislation to make childcare affordable, and if so, what specific legislation he would advance.

This is an unedited transcript of his response:

Well, I would do that, and we're sitting down, and I was, somebody, we had Senator Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka was so, uh, impactful on that issue. It's a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I'm talking about, that, because, look, child care is child care is. Couldn't, you know, there's something, you have to have it – in this country you have to have it.

But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that I'm talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they're not used to — but they'll get used to it very quickly – and it's not gonna stop them from doing business with us, but they'll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Uh, those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we're talking about, including child care, that it's going to take care.

We're gonna have - I, I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time, coupled with, uh, the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country, because I have to stay with child care. I want to stay with child care, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I'm talking about, including growth, but growth also headed up by what the plan is that I just, uh, that I just told you about.

We're gonna be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as child care, uh, is talked about as being expensive, it's, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we'll be taking in. We're going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people, and then we'll worry about the rest of the world. Let's help other people, but we're going to take care of our country first. This is about America first. It's about Make America Great Again, we have to do it because right now we're a failing nation, so we'll take care of it. Thank you. Very good question. Thank you.

[Brisketexan 105445]

8 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You don’t know that. 

For sure....that's why I used the time-honored hedge of "probably."  There's surely a chance that you shit yourself so often your nickname was "Skidmark."

[Chuckie Finster 22754]

Seems obvious to me at this point that this Nate Silver stuff is intentional, and “but Nate Silver’s polls said!!” will be cited as a key piece of evidence of election impropriety when Kamala wins.

[Brisketexan 105445]

6 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Seems obvious to me at this point that this Nate Silver stuff is intentional, and “but Nate Silver’s polls said!!” will be cited as a key piece of evidence of election impropriety when Kamala wins.

Bolded for an important truth.  Nate is doing what Thiel has told him to do, because they want/need SOME element of plausibility when they take action (legal, or just plain old violent insurrection again) to disregard the actual election results.

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

14 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

For sure....that's why I used the time-honored hedge of "probably."  There's surely a chance that you shit yourself so often your nickname was "Skidmark."

Or “Fudge Nuggets.”

[Brisketexan 105445]

Just now, ConferenceRoom said:

Or “Fudge Nuggets.”

I mean.....yeah, shoulda seen that one coming.

[tx ind 7013]

1 hour ago, Chopper said:

"All this from a slice of gabagool?"

1,X,3

2,X

 

[WhatTheBuck 28807]

21 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

it’s one thing to hear it. It’s a whole different experience to read it out loud in your own voice….
 

Donald Trump was asked today if he would commit to prioritizing legislation to make childcare affordable, and if so, what specific legislation he would advance.

This is an unedited transcript of his response:

Well, I would do that, and we're sitting down, and I was, somebody, we had Senator Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka was so, uh, impactful on that issue. It's a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I'm talking about, that, because, look, child care is child care is. Couldn't, you know, there's something, you have to have it – in this country you have to have it.

But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that I'm talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they're not used to — but they'll get used to it very quickly – and it's not gonna stop them from doing business with us, but they'll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Uh, those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we're talking about, including child care, that it's going to take care.

We're gonna have - I, I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time, coupled with, uh, the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country, because I have to stay with child care. I want to stay with child care, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I'm talking about, including growth, but growth also headed up by what the plan is that I just, uh, that I just told you about.

We're gonna be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as child care, uh, is talked about as being expensive, it's, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we'll be taking in. We're going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people, and then we'll worry about the rest of the world. Let's help other people, but we're going to take care of our country first. This is about America first. It's about Make America Great Again, we have to do it because right now we're a failing nation, so we'll take care of it. Thank you. Very good question. Thank you.

That’s what Trump calls “the weave.” Because he’s really smart, you see. He’s not a blithering idiot.

[Fudge Nuggets 19227]

4 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Or “Fudge Nuggets.”

Damn right. 

[aggie08 21555]

34 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Once you realize he's just a mouthpiece for Peter Thiel, it makes a lot more sense.

On a conceptual level, I don't understand the concept of putting you finger on polls to influence a potential outcome. Psychologically, wouldn't you want to show Harris ahead slightly to get people off their asses to vote for Trump and avoid the impending communist hellscape? Or are people so afraid of the emotional attachment of voting for a loser that they'll stay home if it's not looking promising?

[Js1 85603]

16 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Seems obvious to me at this point that this Nate Silver stuff is intentional, and “but Nate Silver’s polls said!!” will be cited as a key piece of evidence of election impropriety when Kamala wins.

Oh I guess Hillary should have contested the election. Nate gave her a 70% chance and she was leading in every swing state 

[Brisketexan 105445]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Oh I guess Hillary should have contested the election. Nate gave her a 70% chance and she was leading in every swing state 

If she had a plan to disregard actual vote totals and simply do an end-around on democracy, that's what she would have done.  For all of her faults, that ain't one of them.

Trump, Thiel, and Elon?  They'll fucking gleefully burn this whole fucking thing down to serve their self-interest.

[Js1 85603]

1 minute ago, aggie08 said:

On a conceptual level, I don't understand the concept of putting you finger on polls to influence a potential outcome. Psychologically, wouldn't you want to show Harris ahead slightly to get people off their asses to vote for Trump and avoid the impending communist hellscape? Or are people so afraid of the emotional attachment of voting for a loser that they'll stay home if it's not looking promising?

Perhaps it’s to get suckers to put money on Trump winning, via Polymarket, so that when he doesn’t, Thiel and Polymarket collects without having to pay out much?

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

3 hours ago, LCHorn said:

I don’t either, but I also think pollster methodology has over corrected after the 2016 surprise and they are exaggerating Trump support.  
 

 

3 hours ago, chainsaw said:

This is it.

Unsupported narrative building. They missed his support even worse in 2020. 
 

https://aapor.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AAPOR-Task-Force-on-2020-Pre-Election-Polling_Report-FNL.pdf

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[Dnaguy 12105]

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Imagine investing in our human capital (our children) by providing them 1) a safe place to be during work hours, 2) basic nutrition (breakfast and lunch for 3 yr olds is super-cheap), and 3) even some initial play-based education, reading time (yes, read books to young kids, it's an easy way to fill time and stimulate their brains).  And then layer on the fact that you are freeing up our adult human capital to work (because they have a place for their kids to go), get a degree to better themselves, etc.

If we invest in our people, the ROI is incredible.

But nope.  We won't ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever do anything like what I just wrote.  Because SOCIALISMCOMMUNISMMARXISMWOKEIFYOUCAN'TPAYFORYOURKIDSDON'THAVETHEMBUTATTHESAMETIMEWEAREPROFAMILYANDWANTYOUTOHAVELOTSOFKIDS!

Things democrats need to push now that Row is dead to judo the republicans:

1.) Universal healthcare for all children, babies, and expected mothers. 
Seriously. Child healtcare is actually super cheap. Everyone likes babies. Pregnancy sucks and is scary so make it easy to give birth.

2.) Earlier public school style child care starting at least at 3.

 3.) All year school with ‘flex summer time’ that allows for things like summer camp or family vacations. Summer break is more like a 2 week Christmas break mid June and the month of July is ‘optional’ but still available.

4.) Universal basic food allowances for those with kids. Pretty much like a child tax credit but 2 ways to apply. 1.) SNAP program style for those who want it. 2.) a tax credit for others but it’s means tested.

Im really married to #1 and #2. I don’t understand how it’s 2024 and we don’t have those two things

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19227]

Be a lot easier if we fed all the babies to the lizard people. Ted Cruz and JD Vance can work out the details. 

[Surly Bevo 25191]

8 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Things democrats need to push now that Row is dead to judo the republicans:

1.) Universal healthcare for all children, babies, and expected mothers. 
Seriously. Child healtcare is actually super cheap. Everyone likes babies. Pregnancy sucks and is scary so make it easy to give birth.

2.) Earlier public school style child care starting at least at 3.

 3.) All year school with ‘flex summer time’ that allows for things like summer camp or family vacations. Summer break is more like a 2 week Christmas break mid June and the month of July is ‘optional’ but still available.

4.) Universal basic food allowances for those with kids. Pretty much like a child tax credit but 2 ways to apply. 1.) SNAP program style for those who want it. 2.) a tax credit for others but it’s means tested.

Im really married to #1 and #2. I don’t understand how it’s 2024 and we don’t have those two things

 

 #3 isn't really in the purview of the Federal government....any state can do that if they want.  

[tx ind 7013]

11 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Things democrats need to push now that Row is dead to judo the republicans:

1.) Universal healthcare for all children, babies, and expected mothers. 
Seriously. Child healtcare is actually super cheap. Everyone likes babies. Pregnancy sucks and is scary so make it easy to give birth.

2.) Earlier public school style child care starting at least at 3.

 3.) All year school with ‘flex summer time’ that allows for things like summer camp or family vacations. Summer break is more like a 2 week Christmas break mid June and the month of July is ‘optional’ but still available.

4.) Universal basic food allowances for those with kids. Pretty much like a child tax credit but 2 ways to apply. 1.) SNAP program style for those who want it. 2.) a tax credit for others but it’s means tested.

Im really married to #1 and #2. I don’t understand how it’s 2024 and we don’t have those two things

 

5.) AR-15 allocated for every newborn to be given to them when they enter K.

[Js1 85603]

 

[jimmyjazz 46236]

5 hours ago, C-Man said:

Trump is the kid called up to do a book report in front of the class — yet hasn’t read the book.

Tangential, but funny:  we had a HS classmate who was a damn genius.  He never did his homework.  Our Calculus teacher would ask kids to put homework problems up on the board, and when it was his turn he would just bring the textbook up and solve the problem (correctly) in real time.  He's now a Chemical Engineering prof at U-Wisconsin.

[atomheartbevo 89832]

5 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Imagine investing in our human capital (our children) by providing them 1) a safe place to be during work hours, 2) basic nutrition (breakfast and lunch for 3 yr olds is super-cheap), and 3) even some initial play-based education, reading time (yes, read books to young kids, it's an easy way to fill time and stimulate their brains).  And then layer on the fact that you are freeing up our adult human capital to work (because they have a place for their kids to go), get a degree to better themselves, etc.

If we invest in our people, the ROI is incredible.

That sounds like something Jesus would support, so we can’t be having that.

[atomheartbevo 89832]

7 hours ago, Js1 said:

He sounds worse than Joe did at the debate. He’s going to be on every upper known to man on Tuesday night 

7 hours ago, kevwun said:

Good, it will make him say more insane shit than normal and be less inhibited about cropping an n-bomb.

6 hours ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

He's SO FUCKING STUPID!

4 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I imagine one of the worst jobs in America right now would be prepping Trump on policy questions for debates or interviews. 

Kamala will eat him alive at the debate.  If you weren’t paying attention to Trump except sporadically (RNC, the occasional soundbite, etc.), you could easily get the impression he has some kind of rapid mental decline going on because the babbling is getting worse.

I thought the lack of campaigning was him being a cheapskate and saving his money, but I’m wondering if it’s because the more he’s out there, the more stupid shit he says, and so his handlers are trying to keep him out of the spotlight.  The NABJ really put it on our radar, but todays little Q&A in front of a Trump-friendly group really makes you wonder, because once again, he did himself no favors with the people he needs to win over.

I’m more surprised by Vance not caring to have an answer, he’s just phoning things in, but that little couch fucker probably has his eye on running as the to of the ticket for the 2028 human presidential election.

[Ted Lange 16144]

5 hours ago, Pancho said:

Hello human sandwich eaters of Pennsylvania, I’m JV Vance

 

 

 

 Maybe it’s the angle of the picture but his hands are giving the lawyer from always sunny vibes

[SizzleChest 8284]

4 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I imagine one of the worst jobs in America right now would be prepping Trump on policy questions for debates or interviews.