[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!

[WhatTheBuck 28,779]

9 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 

He’s not wearing a flag pin on his lapel! How can he say he loves America if he’s not wearing a flag pin on his lapel?!

[Chuckie Finster 22,694]

11 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 

 

[mdmost 43,001]

14 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 

Wait, so the right wants virtue signaling? I thought that was a criticism of the left. Further proof baseball players are some of the dumbest fucksticks on the planet. 

[Constant 6,732]

5 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

 

It has been 30 days since Harris announced her campaign bid, and they still cannot find one legitimate complaint to run against. The GOP is a complete sham of an organization. 

[Js1 85,320]

21 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 

I don’t care that you played at UT, fuck you Greg.

[6th Street 6,392]

I'd like to hear what Glen "Big Bopper" Davis has to say on the subject 

[Blotto 23,498]

47 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 

Fuck swindell. He's a broken brained embarrassment. 

37 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

He’s not wearing a flag AR-15 pin on his lapel! How can he say he loves America if he’s not wearing a flag AR-15 pin on his lapel?!

Fixed for the short-dicked guntards 

[lemonlime 5,503]

Yeah not really. I explained just above. If we don’t win the house and senate I’m afraid the lone win we will have is beating Trump and I get that’s paramount, but fuck me I loved the progress of the last four years and I’m afraid a black woman with little congressional experience won’t get as much done. I hope I’m wrong but I resent the fuck out of our electorate that the best person for the job was run out of town. Yeah I get he’s old but fuck he was the most effective president in my lifetime and I’ll be damned if I’m the one that is just thrilled about the reality that he has to go and that we probably won’t be better because of it. 
sorry, it’s just where I’m at, and I’m extremely enthusiastic about Kamala’s campaign and I deeply hope that I’m wrong about her effectiveness. I just don’t think the otherside can stomach a woman leading the free world and a black one at that. 

Fuck worrying about what the other side can stomach. They whine about EVERYTHING. And then they pretend to be offended by everything else. They’re going to burn down the country because they’re petulant toddlers. And they would do it even if we nominated the second coming of Abraham Lincoln. Fuck their feelings

The way we don’t lose progress is by moving forward and not caving to they’re bigoted bullshit.

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1 minute ago, lemonlime said:

 

Fuck worrying about what the other side can stomach. They whine about EVERYTHING. And then they pretend to be offended by everything else. They’re going to burn down the country because they’re petulant toddlers. And they would do it even if we nominated the second coming of Abraham Lincoln. Fuck their feelings

The way we don’t lose progress is by moving forward and not caving to they’re bigoted bullshit.

 

That’s wasn’t my point. 

[dcbc 14,480]

17 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Well that does it. If the ,la hat is too esoteric for smart guys like immamac & south Austin then there's no way the maggy rubes will get it.

But I hear if you buy a hat like that, you get a free bowl of soup.

[Pancho 44,771]

[Hank Kingsley 20,925]

Joe BIden has been a very effective President, but he is a shitty campaigner. And he was 100% going to lose this election. There's what's fair, and there's reality. I prefer paying attention to the latter. And as mentioned before, he made his own bed in many ways.

And I don't buy all the hysterics and predicted doom about a woman President. Yeah, these dipshits are gonna yell and scream about it while they still can. And then when a woman takes office, they're gonna get over it. It's just a last gasp of of feigned concern from people who are afraid of change. 

 

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1 minute ago, Pancho said:

These people are no longer human.

[Chuckie Finster 22,694]

These people are no longer human.

Joey is an extremely obvious troll that has realized he gets engagement by acting like a douche. The bigger issue is the fact that there was a legitimate audience for that shit.

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Just now, Hank Kingsley said:

Joe BIden has been a very effective President, but he is a shitty campaigner. And he was 100% going to lose this election. There's what's fair, and there's reality. I prefer paying attention to the latter. And as mentioned before, he made his own bed in many ways.

And I don't buy all the hysterics and predicted doom about a woman President. Yeah, these dipshits are gonna yell and scream about it while they still can. And then when a woman takes office, they're gonna get over it. It's just a last gasp of of feigned concern from people who are afraid of change. 

 

Look, it’s gotta be this way. I agree 100%. It’s also ok to be frustrated one of the greatest administrations in our lifetimes was only 4 years. And given the state of politics and past precedent with how Obama was stymied it’s a reasonable concern to have for her administration.
 

y’all are all smart the fact that many of you can’t understand that point is really peculiar. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,779]

5 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Spoken like a guy who’s never gotten either one or the other from a woman. 

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1 minute ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Joey is an extremely obvious troll that has realized he gets engagement by acting like a douche. The bigger issue is the fact that there was a legitimate audience for that shit.

So we are saying the same thing?

USA, USA, USA!! Greg am I doing it right? 

Edited August 20 by troph

[wildcat09 29,353]

Guys, Nancy Pelosi and James Carville aren’t responsible for the Dems getting their shit together. That’s 100% Kamala and Biden. Pelosi and Carville both wanted Biden to step aside, but they didn’t want Harris to become the Democratic candidate.
 

They’re not brilliant puppet masters, they were desperate and stupid and are very lucky Biden was smart enough to endorse Kamala immediately and that Kamala was able to secure enough support among the party to immediately eliminate the idea that it could be anyone else.

[Js1 85,320]

Just now, wildcat09 said:

Guys, Nancy Pelosi and James Carville aren’t responsible for the Dems getting their shit together. That’s 100% Kamala and Biden. Pelosi and Carville both wanted Biden to step aside, but they didn’t want Harris to become the Democratic candidate.
 

They’re not brilliant puppet masters, they were desperate and stupid and are very lucky Biden was smart enough to endorse Kamala immediately and that Kamala was able to secure enough support among the party to immediately eliminate the idea that it could be anyone else.

This. 

I don't think we'd have seen this level of fundraising, messaging and unity if we had that stupid fucking mini-primary.

[immamac 42,846]

Just now, troph said:

That’s wasn’t my point. 

Idk what your point was through all the whining tbh. 

Last night's messaging was crisp, clear and completely on point establishing the basis for the Democratic platform on a national stage in the full spotlight and you are over here whining about shit like an old boomer than has nothing to do with what they are doing. 

The narrative was strong, the order of speakers was fantastic and the energy in the room was so electric/high it came through even on small screens. There was absolutely no talk of extreme policy of any kind, but lots of talk about work left to be done without disparaging the work that has been done. 

 

[Hank Kingsley 20,925]

2 minutes ago, troph said:

Look, it’s gotta be this way. I agree 100%. It’s also ok to be frustrated one of the greatest administrations in our lifetimes was only 4 years. And given the state of politics and past precedent with how Obama was stymied it’s a reasonable concern to have for her administration.
 

y’all are all smart the fact that many of you can’t understand that point is really peculiar. 

We understand the point. But we accept it and move on.

Also, it was supposed to only be 4 years with Joe. That was the handshake agreement with voters when he was handed a contested primary early thanks to Clyburn and other candidates coalescing around him. 

 

 

[TwiceHorn 31,457]

11 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Joe BIden has been a very effective President, but he is a shitty campaigner. And he was 100% going to lose this election. There's what's fair, and there's reality. I prefer paying attention to the latter. And as mentioned before, he made his own bed in many ways.

And I don't buy all the hysterics and predicted doom about a woman President. Yeah, these dipshits are gonna yell and scream about it while they still can. And then when a woman takes office, they're gonna get over it. It's just a last gasp of of feigned concern from people who are afraid of change. 

 

Probably true.

And, I am somewhat in agreement with troph.  For all my distaste for career politicians like Joe, they know how to get shit done.  Kamala, don't care if she's a woman, is a relative neophyte from an executive and legislative standpoint.

I suspect Joe Biden got as much done with an oppositional/defiant GOP and without decisive majorities in either house as is humanly possible.

We're going to miss that.

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2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Probably true.

And, I am somewhat in agreement with troph.  For all my distaste for career politicians like Joe, they know how to get shit done.  Kamala, don't care if she's a woman, is a relative neophyte from an executive and legislative standpoint.

I suspect Joe Biden got as much done with an oppositional/defiant GOP and without decisive majorities in either house as is humanly possible.

We're going to miss that.

That’s it. And I actually remember saying I wouldn’t go down this path again. Clearly I’m still frustrated. But I tend to want the ideal situation, ha that’s really never gonna happen.

5 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

We understand the point. But we accept it and move on.

Also, it was supposed to only be 4 years with Joe. That was the handshake agreement with voters when he was handed a contested primary early thanks to Clyburn and other candidates coalescing around him. 

 

 

Based on responses, many have trouble with reading comprehension. You clearly are not one of them.

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10 minutes ago, immamac said:

Idk what your point was through all the whining tbh. 

Last night's messaging was crisp, clear and completely on point establishing the basis for the Democratic platform on a national stage in the full spotlight and you are over here whining about shit like an old boomer than has nothing to do with what they are doing. 

The narrative was strong, the order of speakers was fantastic and the energy in the room was so electric/high it came through even on small screens. There was absolutely no talk of extreme policy of any kind, but lots of talk about work left to be done without disparaging the work that has been done. 

 

Bullshit. Twice restated it. It’s easy to understand. It’s not the points people wanna talk about here. It’s fine, I’m 100% team Kamala, Joe was going to lose, and I hope she can be as effective as he was when she wins. 

[HenryJames 66,048]

24 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Joe BIden has been a very effective President, but he is a shitty campaigner.

He's actually a really good campaigner. The problem is that he is too old to actually campaign.

[immamac 42,846]

Just now, troph said:

Bullshit. Twice restated it. It’s easy to understand. It’s not the points people wanna talk about here. It’s fine, I’m 100% team Kamala, Joe was going to lose, and I hope she can be as effective as he was when she wins. 

You are whining. Your point doesn't land because of your whining. 

[G650 14,254]

Just now, troph said:

Bullshit. Twice restated it. It’s easy to understand. It’s not the points people wanna talk about here. It’s fine, I’m 100% team Kamala, Joe was going to lose, and I hope she can be as effective as he was when she wins. 

You don't seem to be leaving any space that people are just disagreeing with what you are postulating, and feel Harris will be as effective as Biden.

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Just now, immamac said:

You are whining. Your point doesn't land because of your whining. 

I’m not whining. I don’t whine. I bitch. Big difference. 

[Chopper 17,230]

1 minute ago, troph said:

Joe was going to lose

Maybe, maybe not. There's no certainty. The polls are bullshit. Don't believe the polls. 

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Just now, G650 said:

You don't seem to be leaving any space that people are just disagreeing with what you are postulating, and feel Harris will be as effective as Biden.

Except no one has said that. I hope she is. If we take the house and grow the lead in the senate she may well be. Hard to beat one of the best though. 

[Js1 85,320]

1 minute ago, troph said:

I’m not whining. I don’t whine. I bitch. Big difference. 

Hey that’s motto 

[Chopper 17,230]

32 minutes ago, mdmost said:

 

To whatever extent she orchestrated pushing out Biden, she did him a favor. And the country. 

[InkaUtexas 25,918]

Ana Navarro on CNN killing it for undecided or independent voters.

[BearSchlong 8,088]

That’s wasn’t my point. 

The point I took is Joe>Kamala in all aspects other than physical age but she’ll have to suffice.

[Orale 1,087]

33 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Guys, Nancy Pelosi and James Carville aren’t responsible for the Dems getting their shit together. That’s 100% Kamala and Biden. Pelosi and Carville both wanted Biden to step aside, but they didn’t want Harris to become the Democratic candidate.
 

They’re not brilliant puppet masters, they were desperate and stupid and are very lucky Biden was smart enough to endorse Kamala immediately and that Kamala was able to secure enough support among the party to immediately eliminate the idea that it could be anyone else.

Not saying you're wrong, but why do you believe Pelosi didn't want Kamala?

[lemonlime 5,503]

That’s wasn’t my point. 

This is our chance to say fuck you to the GQP nonsense. It won’t end it. But we can clearly say we’re not going to worry about their bigotry. No more concerns about how brothers who live in an alternate universe respond to moving forward.

I love joe. But someone at an age well past when most people retire is not the best person for making the case.

And after a really successful night with incredible energy that was obvious even from my iPad screen my patience for listening to people worry about how bigots will react is gone

[Pancho 44,771]

40 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Joey is an extremely obvious troll that has realized he gets engagement by acting like a douche. The bigger issue is the fact that there was a legitimate audience for that shit.

I wouldn’t give him credit that he realizes that. He’s just a douche.

[TexEx15 17,515]

Greg Swindell, he’s a Longhorn Legend….and a dumbfuck.

 

[Pancho 44,771]

2 minutes ago, Orale said:

Not saying you're wrong, but why do you believe Pelosi didn't want Kamala?

She didn’t but not for reasons people think. I thought this was pretty well known

[lemonlime 5,503]

Also worrying about how people will react to shot is how we get milquetoast candidates who lose. See Clinton, Mondale,Dukakis, Gore. And yes 80 year old Biden, who at this point is too old to effectively campaign on a daily basis

[Biff Tannen 45,679]

52 minutes ago, lemonlime said:

 

Fuck worrying about what the other side can stomach. They whine about EVERYTHING. And then they pretend to be offended by everything else. They’re going to burn down the country because they’re petulant toddlers. And they would do it even if we nominated the second coming of Abraham Lincoln. Fuck their feelings

The way we don’t lose progress is by moving forward and not caving to they’re bigoted bullshit.

 

I wish I could rep this multiple times.  This is the fucking way.

[Radical Larry 28,589]

 

[Js1 85,320]

1 minute ago, TexEx15 said:

Greg Swindell, he’s a Longhorn Legend….and a dumbfuck.

 

What a massive bitch 

[aggie08 21,498]

19 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

He's actually a really good campaigner. The problem is that he is too old to actually campaign.

He's a great traditional politician/campaigner, but I'm not sure how he'd fair in this election, even at a younger age. In 2020, Trump's idiocy and ineptitude was on full display daily for the world to see, not just at a rally in Bumfuckville, Arkansas. This election has been begging for someone to be a little unorthodox and go on the offensive, reminding people of how truly creepy and unhinged these GOP losers are.

[miguelito 11,263]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

He’s not wearing a flag pin on his lapel! How can he say he loves America if he’s not wearing a flag pin on his lapel?!

[Biff Tannen 45,679]

1 minute ago, miguelito said:

This is America!  I don't have to wear anything I don't wanna wear!

[GopherRock 1,765]

Nancy was leaning hard on Joe, but she absolutely did not anticipate either the timing of the decision or the rapid consolidation of the rank-and-file around Kamala.  I think she was envisioning a freewheeling brawl on the floor of the United Center.

Turns out the following were the opinions of most Democrats:

• Willing but unimpressed to slog out a joyless campaign with Joe at the helm
• The decision to withdraw is Joe's and Joe's alone
• In the event he withdraws, VP Harris is the only way forward 

The speed at which the party rallied around Harris is stunning. The replacement process was all over in about 3 hours, and completed with an amount of energy that I haven't seen in the Democratic base since 2008. I didn't think that the Democratic Party was capable of such a thing. 

Edited August 20 by GopherRock

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,512]

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

 

I love me some baseball but baseball players are not known for their mensa membership status. The IQ and critical thinking skills of a NBA or NFL locker room is much higher than MLB. 

[lemonlime 5,503]

He's a great traditional politician/campaigner, but I'm not sure how he'd fair in this election, even at a younger age. In 2020, Trump's idiocy and ineptitude was on full display daily for the world to see, not just at a rally in Bumfuckville, Arkansas. This election has been begging for someone to be a little unorthodox and go on the offensive, reminding people of how truly creepy and unhinged these GOP losers are.

This. And assuming Harris wins and there are still books in a few decades. History will remember Biden as one of the greatest presidents in our country’s history. He guided us out of fascism. And then selflessly stood aside for the good of the nation to keep democracy alive