Author Topic: The 2024 Circus (Read 102996 times)

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #1000 on:** July 21, 2024, 10:54:17 PM »

You guys think the Dems will really nominate Manchin? I wouldn't think so.

Maybe if he starts really, really hating Israel?

WLJ · « **Reply #1001 on:** July 21, 2024, 11:22:15 PM »

She already getting her first delegate pledges.
They think she pretty much has this locked up.

Coronation: Kamala Harris Has Already Locked Down the Delegations of Five States
https://twitchy.com/aaronwalker/2024/07/21/coronation-kamala-harris-making-big-moves-to-sew-up-nomination-n2398651

dogmush · « **Reply #1002 on:** July 22, 2024, 06:33:01 AM »

I said it several months ago: I think the Dems know they are too far down the intersectional racial politics hole to push Kamala aside, and they know it.

WLJ · « **Reply #1003 on:** July 22, 2024, 12:24:57 PM »

https://x.com/justin_hart/status/1815279210015183031

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #1004 on:** July 22, 2024, 01:37:17 PM »

Quote from: dogmush on July 22, 2024, 06:33:01 AM

I said it several months ago: I think the Dems know they are too far down the intersectional racial politics hole to push Kamala aside, and they know it.

Are they?

Left-wing racial panic was at its height in 2020, when they nominated Biden, totally ignoring all the racial baggage in his past. Harris tried raising that at the debate, and it was quickly forgotten.

Post-Dobbs, choosing a woman might matter more now than in 2020, but Harris is hardly the only woman they could nominate.

dogmush · « **Reply #1005 on:** July 22, 2024, 02:55:42 PM »

I think they are, yes. But I'm not in the DNC Hive mind.

I will say there's a big difference between not picking a minority like they did in 2020, and pushing an already picked minority aside, like they would need to do now.

Now they don't even have the cover of Primary Elections to pretend like the voters are the ones who really want the white guy. I think if they dump her now, they will have a really difficult time getting the younger, activist base interested in whomever the replacement is.

I guess we'll see in Chicago what they do.

Tuco · « **Reply #1006 on:** July 22, 2024, 03:11:45 PM »

Perhaps I'm being overly generous by suggesting the DNC recognizes 2024 as a lost cause, is laying out a sacrifice, and saving the undamaged goods for 2028.

Bogie · « **Reply #1007 on:** July 22, 2024, 09:37:56 PM »

Prediction: Harris doesn't make the first cut at the convention. Havoc ensues. The wife of a former president steps up and volunteers, "for the good of the country."

And to start to get rid of all of those deplorables.

Ben · « **Reply #1008 on:** July 22, 2024, 09:43:37 PM »

Quote from: Bogie on July 22, 2024, 09:37:56 PM

The wife of a former president steps up and volunteers, "for the good of the country."

Well, they are one of the only lefty big names who have not backed Harris yet, so it's certainly plausible.

WLJ · « **Reply #1009 on:** July 23, 2024, 07:23:47 AM »

So now the election has come down to choosing between someone many are calling a "former" call girl and someone who knows all about call girls. Sound about right?

Ben · « **Reply #1010 on:** July 23, 2024, 07:42:48 AM »

Man, she's better than the Trump impersonator.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1815379600563736599

WLJ · « **Reply #1011 on:** July 23, 2024, 12:31:51 PM »

Wow

https://x.com/Swift_Kite/status/1815645216541380698

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #1012 on:** July 23, 2024, 03:55:19 PM »

Quote from: WLJ on July 23, 2024, 12:31:51 PM

Wow

https://x.com/Swift_Kite/status/1815645216541380698

If you think that's bad, check out Ron Perlman's recent rants against Trump and Musk. No I will not link them.

WLJ · « **Reply #1013 on:** July 23, 2024, 03:58:21 PM »

Quote from: Angel Eyes on July 23, 2024, 03:55:19 PM

If you think that's bad, check out Ron Perlman's recent rants against Trump and Musk. No I will not link them.

Saw them
Like I've said before there's something in the water in Hollywood.

JTHunter · « **Reply #1014 on:** July 23, 2024, 04:25:54 PM »

It is unlikely that the DNC will choose a second female to run with Harris for one simple reason.
Have you ever known 2 power-hungry women to either agree with each other or work together without friction and animosity?

I don't.

WLJ · « **Reply #1015 on:** July 23, 2024, 07:26:11 PM »

Reverse psychology.

Ben · « **Reply #1016 on:** July 24, 2024, 05:49:27 PM »

Bogie · « **Reply #1017 on:** July 24, 2024, 09:18:29 PM »

If you're in a group burning an American flag... No student loan for you. No student visa for you either.

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #1018 on:** July 25, 2024, 11:47:26 AM »

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #1019 on:** July 25, 2024, 03:05:40 PM »

Kamala Harris' social anxiety:

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/22/biden-kamala-harris-election-chances

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Between the lines: Harris has been cautious and reluctant to participate in events that weren't tightly controlled, Harris and Biden aides said.

In 2022, the White House internally pushed Harris to be the headliner for D.C.'s traditional Gridiron Dinner, but she resisted. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo did it instead.

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In April 2022, Harris was the guest for a dinner at D.C. news mogul David Bradley's home — a salon-style event Bradley hosts with Washington journalists and newsmakers.

Harris' anxiety about the dinner was such that her staff held a mock dinner beforehand, with staffers playing participants, according to two people familiar with the event.
Harris aides even considered including wine in the mock prep so Harris could practice with a glass or two.
They ultimately decided against it.

That would explain the nervous laughter and her odd attempts to relate to Earth creatures.

RocketMan · « **Reply #1020 on:** July 25, 2024, 03:15:03 PM »

Quote from: Perd Hapley on July 25, 2024, 03:05:40 PM

Kamala Harris' social anxiety:

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/22/biden-kamala-harris-election-chances

That would explain the nervous laughter and her odd attempts to relate to Earth creatures.

I feel so much better about her being a great President with a commanding presence at diplomatic functions after reading all of that.

Ben · « **Reply #1021 on:** July 27, 2024, 07:58:49 AM »

This is taking off like wildfire across the social medias. I will certainly wait for background and context, but I'm not sure what that could be. If it's trolling, it doesn't seem well thought out if he's at the same time distancing himself from the Project 2025 thing. It sure sounds like "old style" Trump putting his foot in his mouth: "Just get out and vote this time, then you won't have to vote ever again."

https://youtu.be/FOGTCKQklPQ

Edit: I will say that looking just now, neither CNN nor even MSNBC are mentioning this, but places like the ABC link above are pushing it all over the place.

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #1022 on:** July 27, 2024, 09:28:22 AM »

Not a Kamala Harris campaign ad, but it should be:

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1816974609637417112

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #1023 on:** July 27, 2024, 12:01:46 PM »

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It is Biden who backed out of the debate, and Harris wanted to debate J.D. Vance, remember?

I think both debates should happen as agreed or proposed. It is only fair.

Doesn't the Harris team agree that Joe Biden is fully capable of being President of the United States, and Joe Biden himself claimed in his withdrawal address that he believes he would have made a great president for the next four years. Biden and Harris are a team, the team agreed to the stipulated conditions, and the debates should go forward as planned.

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/07/26/trump-should-do-the-debate-he-agreed-to-n3792322

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #1024 on:** July 28, 2024, 03:52:51 PM »

So the latest development is the kink-shaming of JD Vance. I won't provide a link, because...ick.

News:

Author Topic: The 2024 Circus (Read 102996 times)