Running Through Walz to Fix America - Democratic VP Nominee

[South Austin 51966]

8 minutes ago, royiv said:

Yep, that’s why it was so funny to me that @South Austin seemed genuinely surprised that Peyton Manning would be MAGA. The guy has the IQ of a worn out shoe.

Peyton has always struck me as quick-witted and funny, two traits that MAGAs do not possess.

[Celery Man 20831]

 

[Asithappens 974]

I didn't think that Walz was a good choice a couple of weeks ago. Nothing really to base that on, just a feeling. And maybe he looked old, which is why I thought Beshear might have a nod. 

But Walz brings so much positive dad energy that appeals to the non-cult crowd that KH/TW is now Team Normal. 

It's about time to put this depressing Trump era behind us.

[Hank Kingsley 20560]

LMAO 

['stache 21726]

26 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

All the pundits on TV are saying this is a "do no harm" pick, a "cuddly choice", etc. 

Walz is a GET THEIR ASS pick. We are going on offense, motherfuckers. 

 

They haven't really heard him speak on policy then, because the clips I've seen show that he is extraordinarily effective. The teddy bear stuff just makes him likeable as hell which goes a long way these days.

[Js1 84939]

1 minute ago, 'stache said:

They haven't really heard him speak on policy then, because the clips I've seen show that he is extraordinarily effective. The teddy bear stuff just makes him likeable as hell which goes a long way these days.

Minnesotans say he is an excellent debater too. 

[wildcat09 29143]

[Js1 84939]

Man I miss Claire McCaskill.  Pushing back on MSNBC that there is no major policy differences between Walz and Shapiro - it's just style and attitude. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23355]

Twitter cabal shitposting their way to a VP pick… great job all around folks

[Js1 84939]

Official - update the thread

 

 

[atomheartbevo 89295]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

I like it, but would ESPN have to give equal time to Vance? gross.

It wouldn’t help Vance at all. In fact, it would hurt him.

[Gatorubet 29992]

11 hours ago, immamac said:

That is definitely a Texas thing. 

Texas politics were mostly different from national politics until hot wheels decided to gargle the fucking orange mans nuts and turned into an authoritarian shithead. 

Rick Perry was a doofus and GWB was too, but they at least didn't fuck everything up. Nothing but bad shit has happened under Abbott and somehow the fucker got reelected. 

That was my dad. He was a long time GOP voter who stood for western conservatism, which had a whole lot of Barry Goldwater’s  “leave me alone” in him.     My dad was born in Idaho and raised in Wyoming so he had little experience with large cities and did not understand the issues that came with that until he was older.

But he was also a depression era kid, and so fully understood and approved government efforts to keep people from abject poverty.  He also understood the basics of democracy - that often required you to think of others rather than yourself.

As he quaintly put it, “everyone wants the railroad to come to town, but nobody wants to give up some of their property for the right of way”

 

 

[Js1 84939]

12 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

What's crazy to me is, growing up in the 80s/90s in Texas, the vibe I always got from older conservatives I knew was "leave people alone, mind your own fucking business". Maybe I'm way off but that's the impression that I got. Or maybe it's just a Texas thing.

Now the right has to cry and complain and get in everyone's fucking business about everything. It's infuriating. 

 

Even growing up in the early-to-mid 2000s in suburban Texas, that is how it felt. 

And then it all changed.

[C-Man 26908]

[Js1 84939]

I've seen a lot of online Bernie/progressives excited AF for Walz. 

[TheStoicPaisano 9903]

 

[Mittens 8113]

 

[Js1 84939]

2 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

 

Jesus, if Harris/Walz wins, after Pelosi forced Biden out AND was politicking behind the scenes for Walz, she's truly a damn witch. 

[Biff Tannen 45420]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Jesus, if Harris/Walz wins, after Pelosi forced Biden out AND was politicking behind the scenes for Walz, she's truly a damn witch. 

Was she?  First I’ve heard of it

3 minutes ago, Mittens said:

 

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23355]

Hillary would have totally picked Shapiro..  that’s the difference 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23355]

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

she's truly a damn witch. 

[Js1 84939]

2 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Was she?  First I’ve heard of it

Maybe not THE biggest one, but House Dems came out behind Walz over the weekend.  And Nancy is influential with them and Walz was in her caucus since she was first Speaker - he was elected in the year Dems won the majority and she became speaker.

[Gatorubet 29992]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

You sure? Peyton is a Republican and Eli stays quiet about it. 

The Mannings are members of the same church I’ve belonged to since the 80s.  When you think of Peyton, remember that he put his nuts on that female trainer at Tennessee as a joke - that led to the lawsuit and subsequent hefty settlement.

With his dad’s counseling, he never admitted or apologized for the event.

Sound like any politician, we know?

[TheStoicPaisano 9903]

6 minutes ago, Mittens said:

 

 

[Js1 84939]

1 minute ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Hillary would have totally picked Shapiro..  that’s the difference 

I'm waiting for the inevitable Fetterman "I want Shapiro to know, it was me" memes.

[Fudge Nuggets 19097]

12 minutes ago, C-Man said:

 

This wins the internet today.  Ying Yang Twins to perform at the DNC... make it happen.

[Js1 84939]

3 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

The Mannings are members of the same church I’ve belonged to since the 80s.  When you think of Peyton, remember that he put his nuts on that female trainer at Tennessee as a joke - that led to the lawsuit and subsequent hefty settlement.

With his dad’s counseling, he never admitted or apologized for the event.

Sound like any politician, we know?

Peyton donates to Republicans.  He was a guest speaker at the 2017 Republican retreat.

The Mannings are southern boys - so they MAGA. 

[aggie08 21257]

3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Peyton donates to Republicans.  He was a guest speaker at the 2017 Republican retreat.

The Mannings are southern boys - so they MAGA. 

Oh man, can we not do which great NFL quarterbacks are MAGA today? I've spent almost a decade ignoring the uncomfortable relationship that Brady has with Kraft and the Trump family.

[BurntOrange&White 39223]

But Arch goes to libural Texas in Austin!

[Js1 84939]

Just now, aggie08 said:

Oh man, can we not do which great NFL quarterbacks are MAGA today? I've spent almost a decade ignoring the uncomfortable relationship that Brady has with Kraft and the Trump family.

I mean, I can separate it.  Guess what - Ewers and Arch are MAGA! But damn if I don't root for my team every Saturday regardless. 

[atomheartbevo 89295]

7 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Walz reminds me of the SNL Jimmy Carter skit where he's talking some teenager down after dropping acid

 

Holy shit I sent this to a friend this morning saying this is what Walz would be like as VP, and he didn’t realize that was Bill Murray playing Cronkite. He’s several years older than me, he’s pushing 60.

[Dnaguy 11622]

Aren’t all young straight white guys MAGA now? 
Half serious, but there are a significant # of 20 something’s I’ve met in the office have some serious beef with Democrats and the left.

I think a lot have internalized the discussion about toxic masculinity and Taken it as a personal affront. They are more the jock / more main stream video game types of that gives some context. They seem kind of lost. They don’t really know what it means to be a man and have been caught in an adult adolescent purgatory 

[Js1 84939]

1 minute ago, Dnaguy said:

Aren’t all young straight white guys MAGA now? 
Half serious, but there are a significant # of 20 something’s I’ve met in the office have some serious beef with Democrats and the left.

I think a lot have internalized the discussion about toxic masculinity and Taken it as a personal affront. They are more the jock / more main stream video game types of that gives some context. They seem kind of lost. They don’t really know what it means to be a man and have been caught in an adult adolescent purgatory 

I bet they listen to Jordan Peterson. 

[C-Man 26908]

19 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

The Mannings are members of the same church I’ve belonged to since the 80s.  When you think of Peyton, remember that he put his nuts on that female trainer at Tennessee as a joke - that led to the lawsuit and subsequent hefty settlement.

With his dad’s counseling, he never admitted or apologized for the event.

Sound like any politician, we know?

Weren't there also whispers of other improprieties involving Peyton and wimmens in Indy?

[C-Man 26908]

Walz?

[wildcat09 29143]

3 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Aren’t all young straight white guys MAGA now? 
Half serious, but there are a significant # of 20 something’s I’ve met in the office have some serious beef with Democrats and the left.

I think a lot have internalized the discussion about toxic masculinity and Taken it as a personal affront. They are more the jock / more main stream video game types of that gives some context. They seem kind of lost. They don’t really know what it means to be a man and have been caught in an adult adolescent purgatory 

It won't break through to them quickly, but Tim Walz is a great example of an actually positive vision of masculinity and people on the left (not directly affiliated with the campaign) should talk about him in those terms. 

[Ted Lange 15968]

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I bet they listen to Jordan Peterson. 

And Clay Travis and Barstool and Joe Rogan and so on...

[bolverk 29239]

8 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Aren’t all young straight white guys MAGA now? 
Half serious, but there are a significant # of 20 something’s I’ve met in the office have some serious beef with Democrats and the left.

I think a lot have internalized the discussion about toxic masculinity and Taken it as a personal affront. They are more the jock / more main stream video game types of that gives some context. They seem kind of lost. They don’t really know what it means to be a man and have been caught in an adult adolescent purgatory 

I'm not trying to doxx you, but what industry do you work in? That's not an idle question, either. Check out this "politics by profession" infographic that was posted a couple of years ago. It's not determinative, but it matters.

https://verdantlabs.com/politics_of_professions/

 

[Biff Tannen 45420]

28 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

This wins the internet today.  Ying Yang Twins to perform at the DNC... make it happen.

I don’t understand the reference 

[Biff Tannen 45420]

21 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I mean, I can separate it.  Guess what - Ewers and Arch are MAGA! But damn if I don't root for my team every Saturday regardless. 

I will happily use them as a vehicle to a couple of national titles. They’re kids. Kids are stupid. 

[4th&Five 41435]

 

[The Hot Dog Buffet 1291]

17 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Aren’t all young straight white guys MAGA now? 
Half serious, but there are a significant # of 20 something’s I’ve met in the office have some serious beef with Democrats and the left.

I think a lot have internalized the discussion about toxic masculinity and Taken it as a personal affront. They are more the jock / more main stream video game types of that gives some context. They seem kind of lost. They don’t really know what it means to be a man and have been caught in an adult adolescent purgatory 

Just the ones that can't get laid. So like half of them.

[Bozo_Casanova 26126]

[4th&Five 41435]

 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20328]

 

 

 

[Js1 84939]

 

 

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20328]

 

 

 

[Brian Fantana 6652]

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

 

 

That's right, fall in line you shitweasel.

[Js1 84939]

2 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

That's right, fall in line you shitweasel.

Also if he is "so far left," then why does Manchin the DINO support him? 

[SydneyCarton 47808]

11 minutes ago, Js1 said:

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

That's right, fall in line you shitweasel.

 

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Also if he is "so far left," then why does Manchin the DINO support him? 

That's where I landed. How can someone that the progressives like also get a support from fucking Manchin? Is he trying to fucking tank him with his support? Baffling?