U.S. Politics, October 2024 -- “They smear because they fear”

Thank you, Raymond!

Here go, the final stretch

Important questions for tonight:

Does anything remain of the guy people were drawn to from “Hillbilly Elegy”? Does he have a core and if so, is it at all decent?

As for Walz, what qualities does he bring to the table other than being a guy Kamala Harris gets along with?

Do you support Israel’s attack on Hezbollah?
How can we best confront China?
How can the government make parenting easier?
Does industrial policy work?

Are we equipped to face a coordinated challenge from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang — and if not, will a Harris administration support a big increase in defense spending?

In 2018, I gathered some friends at my house to help JD think through his life options. This route wasn’t the one we recommended!

lol nice

If there’s a question about the Middle East, my prediction is that it’ll be dodged.

Does anything remain of the guy people were drawn to from “Hillbilly Elegy”?

Sure! He played that character before and he can play him again should he find it useful.

The real question is if/when Trump loses, who Vance will become next.

My guess is back to the "aw shucks, I'm just a simple backwater guy who got duped by that Trump guy" grifter.

From yet another NYT focus group on undecided voters:

https://i.imgur.com/bOD4sfo.jpg

So THAT'S why the UK had a war with Argentina

Honestly, I fear a *lot* of people like that guy in this election. Trying to stay hopeful and not dwell on it, but.

also not sure if that guy is actually undecided

Stop being a female overcome with emotion, Raymond!

when have men ever started a war?

We need the cold analytical mind of Trump

I think trump might be slightly squeamish about war, one of his only redeeming qualities

People keep trying to projecting that on to him but I don’t buy it

There are men, and then there are females.

Weird.

The female of the species, etc.

Any species, apparently.

WEIRRRRD

I think Trump may indeed be squeamish about war in exactly the same way that he may not be personally opposed to abortion: any personal preferences, real or perceived, can be put aside in favor of whatever he thinks might please his cult on any given day.

I think that's right, but nothing to linger on.

remember Hillary The Hawk?

Yeah, if you read about Trump's ill-fated 1999 presidential run, he was saying all kinds of thing about public healthcare and shit that he doesn't talk about now.. just looking for whatever got some claps in the crowd

tbf he's still promising the greatest healthcare we've ever seen, no one can believe it. You just have to elect one more time to get it, we're so close.

he's been blabbing about that for decades now.. from 1999

On the issues, Trump labeled himself "very conservative," but described his views on healthcare as "quite liberal" and "getting much more liberal", explaining "I believe in universal health care. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better. ... It's an entitlement to this country if we're going to have a great country."

tbf he's still promising the greatest healthcare we've ever seen,

Trump walks into the ward.

(points) "Euthanasia." (points) "Euthanasia." (points) "Definitely euthanasia."

Haha, listen to this... also from 1999:

As for the lack of a first lady, Trump said he could solve the issue "in 24 hours" by marrying his 29-year-old girlfriend, model Melania Knauss. In a later interview, Knauss said she would marry Trump under such notice. In the role, she said, "I would be very traditional. Like Betty Ford or Jackie Kennedy. I would support him."

"Like Betty Ford, I will drink nail polish to keep sane."

Steamcrunk

She certainly was no Eleanor Roosevelt

I've seen this image a few times, and every time I do it looks like Vance has a little arm holding up his own sign:
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/_p4a1mDWO3GI-sD_oJpCf1Z-4EU=/0x0:4395x2472/1952x1098/media/img/mt/2024/09/GettyImages_2174537839/original.jpg

Btw, driving up to Wisconsin on Sunday I think I saw my first ever "Trump/Vance" sign.

Yeah the dearth of Trump/Vance signs (as opposed to ones just saying “Trump”) is quite noticeable.

Heh, I see plenty of both in my hood!

yeah i've seen em in tennessee and in georgia

some technical difficulties over at Rep. Nancy Mace's office pic.twitter.com/9LT7FvMT7x

— bryan metzger (@metzgov) September 30, 2024

lmao they are not sending their best, are they

She's anti-circumcision? Very progressive

Olivia Nuzzi taking Ryan Lizza to court

Nuzzi wrote in a court filing that in mid-August, Lizza “explicitly threatened to make public personal information about me to destroy my life, career, and reputation—a threat he has since carried out.”

...

Lizza hasn’t responded to the allegations in court, but he did provide a statement to CNN after being informed about the court action.

“I am saddened that my ex-fiancée would resort to making a series of false accusations against me as a way to divert attention from her own personal and professional failings. I emphatically deny these allegations and I will defend myself against them vigorously and successfully,” Lizza said.

What does baby gronk have to say

Oooof

(This can be applied to more than one thing)

Nuzzi in, uh, NOT rizzing up Lizza shocker, I guess

Nuzzi Nuzzling Fizzles Lizza Nuptials

Nuzzi Lizza Tizzy

this is a bit like suing the guy who snitched on you after you get arrested

Totally chill country we got here

Civil Wars would be a great name for a candy bar, it'd have to be something conflicting, like mint and cheese or something.

"You'll kill your brother for it!"

I was told that Usha was well liked

...

The classmate added, sincerely, “I kind of wonder if she’s a sociopath.

that civil war video lmao she did it

Little Civil Wars Everywhere

Harris has Los Tigres Del Norte performing at her rally in Arizona.

Voting took 20 min at 5PM in brooklyn. Vote early if u can! Election day will be a shitfuck (in a good way, hopefully!)! Get that paper off early!

What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!! pic.twitter.com/tYYlTmQS6e

— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 31, 2024

I was told she was well liked
I kind of wonder if she is a psychopath

— Kinda looks like a lost Warren Zevon couplet

that ad lebron shared is v powerful

the LeBron thing is notable because he's not particularly progressive

Did Lebron's team create that video? It's pretty great (and terrifying seeing it all together).

lebron is pretty progressive imho, def for super rich guy

bron the to left of mj, but to the right of kareem

otm

I think she’s going to win

Never forget

u bum is legendary

Surprised that didn’t catch on.

Not too late.

I think she’s going to win

Polls are for data nerds and politics larpers.

On the true measure, vibes, Trump is a mess.

The Supreme Court has rejected Cornel West's last minute effort to get on the presidential ballot in Pennsylvania.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 31, 2024

it seems the teacher has become...the student (turning things in late and praying for an extension)

lol

If you know any Haley-supporting Republicans who are on the fence, i.e. someone who is never going to switch parties but hasn't been lost to Trump nuttery just yet, Tim Miller makes the case as to why they should vote for Harris:

Understand, clearly, what Trump will do, what he could do, and also what Harris won’t be able to do.

I've used most of those sane arguments to my garbage friends and family.

The response is always that Harris will act just as unilaterally, but with word salad instead of epithets.

lol... fuck NFT's, this is where the real money is

Trump sues CBS for $10B over Harris’s ’60 Minutes’ interview
Former President Trump is suing CBS News over a “60 Minutes” interview it broadcast with Vice President Harris earlier this month that he and his allies have claimed was edited to cast her in a positive light...

Fuck Cornel West

Could anything be more Trumpian than that bogus $10B lawsuit?

that's a long disturbing list you are considering at the moment Aimless

Gonna be a fun few days.

shouldve gone for 60b one for each minute

Cornel West has been a clown since before he sat next to Ralph Nader and nodded along approvingly while Nader called Obama an Uncle Tom

not someone whos been kind to his own reputation

my e-mail was trying to scare me today:

Your Halloween Screaming Guide Awaits
5 Days Until Election Day
Taking It Slow
ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN
Does cancer have an odor?
Trick or Treat?

New thread coming tomorrow. The rich cornucopia of November thread title suggestions made so far (listed in reverse chronological order):

- Civil Wars Everywhere
- Who is that jackwad?
- Skipping Like a Dipshit
- Got no cognitive
- ...in all due respect to women. I Love Women
- well...! we're waiting!
- A Very Messy and Dangerous Situation
- Let’s make it into a music.
- Nobody asked to be in a swing state
- It was the insults and just being an hour late
- we have so much we want to get to

My nomination:

ladies please save our terrible country haha *lowering voice* seriously tho

― lag∞n, Thursday, October 24, 2024 5:50 PM bookmarkflaglink

the julia roberts ad is flipping them the fuck the out, I love it

predictable, but probably a waste of time in Georgia

A Republican-aligned super PAC is sending texts in Georgia telling voters to “Join The Movement For Equality” and vote for Jill Stein — a sign some Republicans believe her candidacy could harm Kamala Harris’ chances in the battleground.

American Environmental Justice PAC, which filed with the Federal Election Committee on Oct. 1, is urging voters to back the Green Party candidate..

Sounds like they’ve got it locked right up, yep

"I Surround Myself With The Strongest of Women" a late entry in the next thread title sweepstakes...

...or "and he’s unattractive both inside and out!"...that Mark Cuban diss tweet came in hot.

...and then from yesterday: "I Hope You Enjoy The Garbage Truck"

Who is that jackwad?

Or gtfo

Idk, skipping like a dipshit is lighthearted and has no trump vibes. Might be the way to gi

Do we have a new thread?

Who is that jackwad, amigo

(To the tune of "How Much Is that Doggy in the Window")

U.S. Politics, November 2024: GARBAGE DAY!!