US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP

[shosta]

Hell I don't even know what 21337's thesis is

[Nintex]

Bloomberg was eviscerated by the entire party on the debate stage

I hear Mini Mike requested a box to stand on 

That had to be one of the biggest political take downs of all time and it didn't even make any sense

[Mandark]

Bloomberg was eviscerated by the entire party on the debate stage

maybe the last really fun moment this year! sanders and warren gutted and cleaned him like a flounder

[Nintex]

Has there ever been a comedian that has fallen so far so quickly as Stephen Colbert post Comedy Central? 

[Mandark]

Uhhm, your Vice President clearly outlines that debate attacks do not count, and that they operate on the premise that 'no hard feelings, we're all just desperately vying for the Presidency

if all rhetorical attacks in a campaign should be seen as meaningless banter, then we can't get riled up about those attacks aimed against our faves

[shosta]

[Mandark]

eh

[shosta]

[Nintex]

I still don't get why Bernie suspended his campaign when he did.
He basically handed it to Joe when he had great results in states that were very difficult for him.

That's something I don't get about most campaigns. They drop out before even a single ballot has been cast or before even half of the states got to vote.
Trump at first was in 2nd, 3rd sometimes 4th place. But he remained in the race until states more favorable to him got to vote and he bullied his rivals out of the race.

[shosta]

He dropped out because he lost

[Kara]

bernie's obv a more trustworthy ally to the party and imo a force for good in contrast to bloomberg, but he wasn't uniquely punished for his indy branding

Let's say 2 Elite accuses both of us of being disloyal to the Democratic Party on separate occasions with similar degrees of severity. We've both been on the receiving end of the same thing, but in your case it's a prima facie absurd accusation to respond to and in mine it's something I'd (rightfully) have to falsify if I wanted to dispute.

[curly]

Don't really recall Bloomberg being attacked for his past as a Republican, iirc the vast majority of the attacks were for being a raging misogynist and racist

[shosta]

yeah, being a former republican is not something Warren would have wanted to bring up

[BIONIC]

This thread needs some Nintex fanfic to make it readable again.

[shosta]

You're always talking about how evil establishment democrats are even though the vast majority of posters you engage with here agree with that

[BIONIC]

i talked about sniping my cock off with a gatling gun what the fuck else do you want

Expose the bore establishment.

[shosta]

For example: we will not have Medicare for All despite 69% of American support. Because of "electability" determined by special interests.
...
The vast majority of Americans do not blame [China] for the Coronavirus. Despite this, special interests are worried about China's influence on the market recently.
...
parasites infest every cog of the machine
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shosta is an amazing poster

agree with all of this

[Tripon]

You had some of the moderates like Klobuchar go gaga at the idea that if Bloomberg lost that he would fund an independent campaign to elect whomever the Dem candidate was and some in the media criticized Bernie for saying that was a poison pill that made no sense for him.

That was an odd series of moments, especially since I don't think it lasted a month after Bloomberg dropped out before he fired everyone on his staff.

[shosta]

https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1294299373216571392

THE RUSSIA HOAX

[shosta]

I think you're exaggerating Kamala's sins but agree that Kasich courtship leaves a bad taste in my mouth

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1294299373216571392

THE RUSSIA HOAX

walls are closing in 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Where were such attacks and displays of party opposition on Bloomberg? On the debate stage? Where prospective presidential candidates call each other racist for bants and later beg for a VP pick or cabinet slot?

if attacks don't count at a debate, when do they count?

Uhhm, your Vice President clearly outlines that attacks and accusations of racism are kosher on the debate floor, and that, of course, there are no hard feelings afterwards:

https://twitter.com/alexsalvinews/status/1286183097008975873

Glenda, on my Facebook, in response to this video said,"the game is the game."

Jesus what is in the brain of centrists?

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[Cindi Mayweather]

Also she has that light on her to make her look light skinned on top of more beautiful. Lmao

[shosta]

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1294365866692243456

"Alas the liberals discovered, much like the President did that tweeting into the void of the algorithms did not change anything in the real world"

/adam curtis

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[Cindi Mayweather]

Seinfeld is so terrible.

.fuck you and die you salty Jesus bastard

[Cindi Mayweather]

https://twitter.com/williamvercetti/status/1294075533844787200

goodnight
 

With the context of the tweet, the first pic with Michelle looking at Barry dejected has me fucking dying

"He's so good at this. How? What does he do on his trips away? Oh no. Keep smiling, they won't notice I'm worried my husband is gay."

[shosta]

https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1294061052058099712

what party am I in

[Nintex]

Those close to Harris describe her as a “Truman Democrat,”

 

[team filler]

the mitch mcconnell democrats coming soon 

[Tripon]

Has there ever been a comedian that has fallen so far so quickly as Stephen Colbert post Comedy Central? 

Bill Cosby.

[team filler]

cosby is still hilarious tho 

[Nintex]

Has there ever been a comedian that has fallen so far so quickly as Stephen Colbert post Comedy Central? 

Bill Cosby.

No complaints about his comedy as far as I'm aware. just other things

[Joe Molotov]

He dropped out because he lost

That never stopped him before!

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/DrJasonJohnson/status/1294261815833251841

This guy still holding a grudge since February. 

 
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https://twitter.com/Bilco2099/status/1294403877551382529

[shosta]

https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-guards-systematically-sexually-assault-detainees-in-an-el-paso-detention-center-lawyers-say

[Mandark]

yeah, being a former republican is not something Warren would have wanted to bring up

wasn't a good angle of attack for bernie either

biden hit bloomberg for not supporting obama and would certainly have drilled that point further if it were necessary

bernie's obv a more trustworthy ally to the party and imo a force for good in contrast to bloomberg, but he wasn't uniquely punished for his indy branding

Let's say 2 Elite accuses both of us of being disloyal to the Democratic Party on separate occasions with similar degrees of severity. We've both been on the receiving end of the same thing, but in your case it's a prima facie absurd accusation to respond to and in mine it's something I'd (rightfully) have to falsify if I wanted to dispute.

thank you for making me bernie in this metaphor but I don't think it's that useful

in this scenario have I spent the last few years actively marketing myself as an independent alternative to the current democratic party, despite my continued involvement in it?

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/weijia/status/1294346157674700800

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Voter suppression getting lit

Don't worry. John Oliver is already taping an explanation video on how the voting process works with Robert Reich and surely his take will end the reign of Drumpf sh*tbag the 1st.

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1294412405229981701

Just look at how scared he is.

[VomKriege]

https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/1294241992667471872



Listen here now, John 24, which one are you again ? 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1294598510885638151

 

[shosta]

Very nice

[Nintex]

Lukashenko: "I'm going to rig the election in the most shameless way possible, you won't believe it until you see it"

DONALD J TRUMP: "Hold my diet coke Alex"

[james]

Poliera:  stop worrying about the election guys, it's done by the states Trump can't do anything

[Trent Dole]

https://twitter.com/RationalDis/status/1294806704048295940

[FStop7]

https://twitter.com/jayfeely/status/1294744576629014531

[Cindi Mayweather]

You have an issue with Kamala?

1. "She locked up black men!" - Kamala didn't lock up black men. She was a prosecutor in a racist criminal justice system that TARGETS black men / minorities. There's a difference. She did her job and she is no more culpable for incarcerating black men than EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE of the criminal justice system. Please find me a prior candidate that isn't guilty of buttressing racist practices to some capacity (Stop & Frisk, Super Predators, Busing, etc...)

2. "She's not qualified." Kamala is more qualified to be VP (and POTUS) than Barack was to be President when he ran INITIALLY and more qualified than both the current occupants of the Oval office.

3. "They only picked her because she's a black woman and they are pandering!" Congratulations !! That's called influence!! Get used to being considered if you ever want true representation. Who do you think they've been pandering to for the past 244 years?

4. "She's not black enough." She's blacker than the last 45 VP's and 44/45 last presidents. Also, I'm still waiting for my copy of the "How to be Black and Influence People Yo!" manual that everyone else seems to have received at birth. She went to Howard and pledged AKA (see pic below) how black does she need to be? Sheesh!

5. "Her politics do not align with mine!" Yet you found a way to vote for prior candidates whose politics obliterated your community. If you believe in democracy, her politics are more closely aligned to yours than 45.

6. "This has nothing to do with her being a woman. She's just not the right woman for the job!" The right woman for the job is the woman that is QUALIFIED, AVAILABLE and CHOSEN for the job. Also, not acknowledging her gender is akin to "I don't see color."; WHOLLY dismissive.

7. "I just don't like her." You don't know her and she probably doesn't like you either. LOL The only thing you need to like is if she is better for you than the current occupants. #facts

8. "She attacked Joe Biden during the debates and now their friends? FOH!" You know Barack's Secretary of State was Hilary Clinton who he ran against in the prior election right? Biden also ran against Barack, who made him VP.

9. No one above the age of 21 is morally fit to run for office. If you lived in the U.S., you've propped up institutions that are not in your best interest on countless occasions. In other words, NO ONE is in a position to judge moral aptitude, not even the 99 percenters who complained about the 1% on Facebook using their Iphones they ordered on Amazon. #irony

10. "She doesn't inspire me!" Are you voting for a motivational speaker or a politician that will help normalize current conditions?
“Keeping it real” is not a skill. It just means you are easily susceptible to your own emotions. Everyone's so eager to tell the world how they really feel but this is not a feeling competition. This is politics. After you're done pretending to like your boss to get that promotion and pretending to like someone to get money or attention, you turn around and decide to "keep it real" because you are ..."honest?" In the illustrious words of Nikki Giovanni, "Lie to Me."

I'm riding for Kamala. Plain and simple. Until there is equal representation, we don't have the luxury of division so in the illustrious words of Issa Rae "I'm rooting for everybody Black!" #blackgirlmagic

BIDEN|HARRIS

[brawndolicious]

Wait...he was golfing today while his brother was taking his last breaths in the hospital? They must have just given up trying to persuade him to do the right thing.

[Akala]

Are you surprised?

[brawndolicious]

Yes, I know his babysitters can't stop him from saying stupid shit but I thought they at least set his schedule.

[Mandark]

Read that Politico story on Biden and one of the recurring themes is how it's his nature to schmooze, make friends, and try to be a dealmaker. A number of quotes from Republicans about how he was different from the professorial, standoffish Obama.

Biden thinking he can peel off Republican votes for important bills would be a great way to waste months of what's a two-year window at most.

[shosta]

I think the majority can survive longer than two years tbh. 2022 looks fine and we can run up the senate count this year (or else I lose $75)

[Mandark]

2020 should be better for Dems than 2010 in terms of state level control and drawing districts but generally I'm resigned to midterms crushing the incumbent party.

[Joe Molotov]

[benjipwns]

But Trump is a known liar, so we still rate the statement as "False."

[benjipwns]

hey, with all this China Virus crap, we forgot to get the final Iowa results:

[Transhuman]

Goddamn that feels so long ago.

[Cindi Mayweather]

Goddamn that feels so long ago.

No doubt. It's crazy. This was March of this year but it feels a lifetime ago.

[Nintex]

hey, with all this China Virus crap, we forgot to get the final Iowa results:
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"Joe Biden will embarrass himself with a 3rd place finish in Iowa"

Wait...he was golfing today while his brother was taking his last breaths in the hospital? They must have just given up trying to persuade him to do the right thing.

He's playing golf to honor Robert who is looking down with George Floyd and would be very proud of what is happening.