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Rob Pollard@robpollard45.bsky.social |
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Midwesterner. Skeptical, particularly of "economic anxiety." Trying to stay open-minded but generally, they are who we thought they were.
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Rob Pollard
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I was watching yesterday a 20th anniversary showing of the Pistons-Lakers NBA title game; it was the original broadcast. At one point they cut to the crowd and a picture of Trump with “Hey Lakers, You’re Fired!” popped on the screen. The myth-making apparatus was decades-long and wide-spread.
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Not sure I follow. Trump doesn’t want us to go into the future, but the past. Biden doesn’t want us to go back to the craziness of Trump’s term, specifically 2020 & Jan 6, but instead build things like infrastructure. That’s what a lot of his commercials have been about
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Alright, thanks for clarifying.
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I mean, that’s not what he said. You know he didn’t say “I’ll be OK” bc that’s why there aren’t quotes around it.
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But again, how would "the party" determine that? I have not heard any process put forth beyond truly crazy ideas such as 'let's have a debate a week!' and/or 'throw it to the Convention and yell about it!' Only way Whitmer runs if if *both* Biden & Harris willingly step aside. That's not happening.
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As you said, it's wishcasting. Whitmer (my guv) is a life-long politician. She is not stupid. In what world would she attempt to push aside / step over not just the current Prez (who she is vice-chair of his campaign) but *also* the VP (a Black woman) via some cockamamie, undefined, process?
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He, in fact, did not know the pieces fit.
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Yeah, and this is what she's getting paid to do. WaPo has fired numerous reporters and columnists over the past few years and they have specifically kept her. This is what they want; this is on mission.
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I'm going to become the Joker.
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10-to-4 would double the effort he put in last time (when, in all likelihood, he was healthier than he is now).
So more like 12-3!
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Is it bad that the two largest papers in NC dont even have this as a story, but do have a blurb about a pound puppy with a frog-like bark and where you can get the best caviar in Charlotte?
I say yes.
amp.newsobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com
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Ok, but it’s still not harsh criticism of Roberts, it’s the typical right-wing abusive narrative: he’s not doing this because he wants to, but because you (the left-wing institutions infected with Trump Derangement Syndrome) are making him do this for your, and everyone else’s, good.
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Plus, Newsom likes Biden! He doesn't have to do this, especially now!
If Newsom, Beshear etc wanted to run, they could have. No one stopped them, not even the DNC. I'm over focusing on things that didn't happen and wishcasting for candidates that don't exist.
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Oh wow. That’s shameful. I mean that literally, I would be ashamed to have my name on it. It’s like a historian writing about a plan to win the Presidency & focusing on racking up a big margin in California, forgetting that the popular vote is not relevant for how a President actually gets selected
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Are you serious? Did they edit the article after publishing? I sure hope not. If so, that is beyond embarrassing.
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…and that’s a problem for Scalise, Taylor-Greene, etc. how?
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Oh “they” did? Who is “they”? When did “they” do this? Why would a complete narcissist like Newsom listen to them? They’re not in charge of him—he can raise his own money, run his own campaign, get on primary ballots—no one stopped him.
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This is absolutely a “Step 4: profit” hand wave. Embarrassing stuff from a writer who is typically smarter than most.
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The Senate blocked a Supreme Court replacement with no consequence, and a Justice is arguably more important than a VP, so why are you confident that would lead to a crisis that would lead to anything good?
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You see, when you think the DNC is control of everything & pulling all the strings behind the scenes, it naturally flows that they pick the candidates and, if necessary, can remove candidates like they are a Politburo.
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What the fuck? Getting rid of the President of the Senate as a Dem and making it Mike “Banner of Heaven” Johnson is just a “trade off”? That gets you a younger candidate who, at best, will win a close election in which the Senate President certifying the election will be extremely important? Crazy
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If you think so, then why include it? I try not to make stuff up when I have a strong argument on its merits.
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He never pledged to be a one-term President. When asked, he explicitly said that wasn't the case.
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I've often thought, in a "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario, that if the NY Times didn't exist, the US (and world) would be better off. And that's accounting for a lot of great reporting and columns over the years. But their political coverage, war correspondence and editorials can be catastrophic.
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The debate was on Thursday; the rally was on Friday (as was another appearance public appearance in NYC). This kind of tweet is the finest in misinfo: it makes it hard for people to remember these distinctions, so you think Biden hasn't spoken in public since the debate. He has--multiple times!
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Oh yeah. That is the worst sin of Judas, not his betrayal.
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Who said you were going to stop anything? We all know you personally don't do anything --- from firebombing Walmart to voting --- that's the point.
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Always good when you folks check in.
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...and you have to keep fighting. Every year. Every election. Every school board meeting. It's never over. Progress can be taken away, as it isn't seen as "progress" by everyone.
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It certainly walks a line. I guess because the movie is mostly a bunch of Rick Dalton pointing at the TV screen moments, they needed to jam him into scenes with as many famous people as possible.
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I rewatched a few episodes, partly inspired by your posts, and man is Anthony Edwards good. Why doesn't he get more work? He should be a regular on one of the million cop, lawyer or medical shows.
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I've never gotten it. The Black Panther Party scene alone is insane in like 5 different ways! Throughout the film, the music drops are so hacky! But it is compelling because of the performances and it moves---just one scene after another.
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See, that's how you win votes---appeal directly to not what voters want but what you feel they need.
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Came across Forest Gump on the the hotel TV. I have no idea how this movie was greenlit. I know, tell a 1990s movie exec "I've got Zemeckis directing Hanks" and that's all you need, but the story & this movie is insane. Hanks should still be winning Oscars to this day for making it all somehow work.
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Well, the voters sure didn't hand him the nomination, but glad to see Berners coming around to "Superdelegates, but for real this time"
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That undercounts it!
He spent NINE HOURS A DAY "tweeting, phoning friends and watching television.
Official meetings, policy briefings and public appearances — typically the daily work of being president — consumed barely more than three hours of his day."
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"For the past 100 years, after the US's landmark "all men are created equal" decision, the declaration's race-neutral model has been followed during all Presidential elections for the country."
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I don't use the app, but I recently switched to MSN Weather as the page I check out in the morning. Accuweather and (to a lesser extent Weather . com) have a depressing amount of pop-ups and other pushy content. MSN Weather shows where the rain is and duration much quicker / better.
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(Joe Biden goes to the country's media center to celebrate & make an announcement with a stadium filling boomer pop star to make an announcement about the first LGBTQ National Monument)
Why doesn't Joe Biden get out there? Where is he?
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Continuing to tap the sign...
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It should not go unmentioned, that in 2020 the NY Times editorial board, after going through a long-drawn out endorsement process, couldn't even narrow it down to 1 person--they selected TWO! But now they're demanding Dems override primary voters and select a new candidate by...magic? Vibes? What?
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This is a great point, and it's one of the reasons I still check out Twitter (even as the site has continued to degrade in multiple ways). I saw a few posts, than a few more from large accounts and who were legit angry and it informed me I had not appreciated how poorly Trump's bigotry landed.
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His merits as a candidate are that he easily won the primary, which is how we evaluate & select candidates these days. Now some people want some unelected, unnamed entity to swoop in & select an unspecified replacement via an undefined, undemocratic process. What are the merits of that?
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Very, very good but I thought the end was going to say, "Party man says: Rock a party, like nobody can. Rules and regulations, no place in this nation!"
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They were made by Netflix in response to comments.
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I don't get that at all. There are numerous good or interesting candidates (Beshear, Whitmer, Pritzker, Harris, Newsom) -- just none of them wanted to lose in a primary in 2024 running against an incumbent.
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A significant increase in newer, 10 followers or fewer Bsky accounts popping up to wring their hands and give their learned opinion on the Constitutional order. Maybe this site does have some juice.
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