Democratic National Convention (Day Four)
[Editorial Note: We do apologize for not hewing to our usual Friday format here today, but we decided at the start of the week to write our round-up reviews of each night of the Democratic National Convention on the following day. Our usual Friday Talking Points will resume next week, but today we've got to go over the final night of the big Democratic wingding in Chicago.]
Over its first three days, the Democratic National Convention kept building on one overriding theme: joy. Or, as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained to Stephen Colbert last night, for Democrats it was "the rebirth of hope." I almost expected Beethoven's Ode To Joy to be played at some point, but I guess the various DJs didn't have a copy. A far different Alex -- the main character in A Clockwork Orange -- would have been seriously disappointed by this omission, since (as he put it) it would have added: "all the banging and creeching about Joy Joy Joy Joy." The lack of "Ludwig Van" aside, though, it certainly was a joyful event for the first three nights.
Last night, however, was best summed up by Kamala Harris (when she was quieting the crowd before her speech): "Let's get to business." It was a more somber and sober night, with an emphasis on national security, crime and punishment, gun control, veterans, and Republicans urging other Republicans to vote Democratic this time around. That's not to say there weren't joyful moments (there were!), but the overall mood seemed more serious in general. In fact, the lineup for last night was nowhere near as star-studded as the first three nights have been, which might have been intentional (they didn't want anything to overshadow Harris's acceptance speech, maybe?). In this vein, disappointing millions, neither Beyoncé nor Taylor Swift showed up.
The speech Harris gave was calculated to allow her to "look presidential," which sounds rather crass but in fact is a big test for any presidential candidate to pass. Harris easily cleared that bar last night. She even did an admirable job in walking the tightrope with her remarks on the situation in Gaza and Israel. Listening to her, it was pretty easy to picture her in the Oval Office, to put all this another way.
The earlier, non-primetime segment of the show had a few early couch gags (so to speak). Elizabeth Warren, for some reason relegated to a too-early speaking slot, said of Donald Trump and JD Vance: "I wouldn't trust those guys to move my couch!" (Nudge, nudge.) Representative Jason Crow, speaking about military service, followed up with: "Trust me, I know a couch commando when I see one." (Wink, wink.)
Representative Pat Ryan, whose House district includes West Point (his alma mater), spoke of the school's code of ethics, which forbids lying, stealing, and cheating. He then turned to Trump, who "has violated every word in that code -- a serial liar, cheater, thief who looked soldiers in the eye, then turned around and called fallen heroes 'suckers' and 'losers'." He wasn't the only one to remind the crowd of these words, as many spoke of their support for the military.
Reverend Al Sharpton then spoke and introduced four of the Central Park Five, who were wrongly accused, convicted, and imprisoned for a crime they did not commit. This, of course, was Trump's first foray into politics, when he took out full-page newspaper ads calling for them to face the death penalty. Yusef Salaam, one of the Five, has since moved on to become a New York City councilman. He said of Trump: "He wanted us dead." He also ended with the (quite literal, for them) words: "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last."
We also heard from a sex trafficking survivor and a woman who was denied an abortion in Florida. This was all to set the stage for Kamala Harris, who (of course) worked as a prosecutor, jailing sex criminals and others.
The real show didn't get rolling until 8:00 P.M. Eastern, with the crowd fired up just before with a drumline and a little DJ dance party. Tim Walz was (adorably) seen taking selfies with his kids. The Chicks (formerly of Dixie) sang the national anthem (I've seen better, but then again I've seen worse). Kerry Washington was tonight's celebrity emcee, for some reason.
Speaking of adorable moments, we got the best one of the entire convention last night, when Kamala Harris's two very young nieces taught the crowd how to pronounce their Auntie's name: "First you say 'comma,' like a comma in a sentence," said one, and the other finished with: "Then you say 'la,' like [singsong voice]: la la la, la la." They got the crowd to roar it back at them, which (like I said) was absolutely unequalled in cuteness and adorability. Off the charts! And this heartwarming exercise now forever removes the excuse for anyone anywhere not to get it right ever again, by the way.
Comedian D.L. Hughley spoke, and apologized for saying some harsh things last month when Democrats were pressuring Joe Biden to drop out of the race. He offered up his full support for Harris and got a few zingers off, the most memorable of which was: "I guess Donald Trump will finally know what it's like when you get left for a younger woman!"
We then returned to seriousness, starting with the sheriff of the county in Michigan which contains Flint, who memorably decided to walk with protesters following the murder of George Floyd, rather than try to stop the protests.
Representative Lucy Bath, who lost a son to gun violence, then introduced other relatives who had lost loved ones in the Sandy Hook and Uvalde (and other) gun massacres, which was the somberest moment of the night. At the end, the crowd broke out into a chant of: "Not one more!"
This was the perfect introduction for Gabby Giffords, survivor of her own assassination attempt. She was accompanied by her husband, Senator Mark Kelly, who didn't speak while she did, but merely supported his wife. We got a video about gun violence. Pink then performed "What About Us," joined by her own daughter on stage.
Mark Kelly then returned to give his own speech. He was one of the ones on the shortlist for Harris's running mate, but even though he may have been able to guarantee his home state of Arizona for the ticket, you could see that Harris made a better choice. Kelly is no slouch as a politician, mind you, but his oratory style lacks a certain sparkle.
From gun violence we moved on to national security. Leon Panetta, who has held multiple high-ranking national security positions in various Democratic administrations, reminded everyone that America's military strength is of paramount importance in the world -- like that time he was in charge of the mission to take out Osama Bin Laden, for instance. Panetta also ripped into Trump for the "losers" and "suckers" comments.
Ruben Gallego, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Arizona (for Kyrsten Sinema's seat), also spoke of the importance of the military and called all the other Democratic politicians who had served onto the stage with him. Many up-and-coming Senate hopefuls were featured throughout the entire convention, for good reason -- to give them the benefit of a national stage to test out their oratorial chops. Gallego did pretty well, playing to his home state when he denounced Trump's rudeness towards one of their own: "John McCain was an American hero, show some respect!"
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer followed, and the night moved on from the military focus. Whitmer was another Democrat on the veep shortlist (and my personal favorite), but having a ticket with two women on it might have been a bridge too far for America, I do realize that. Whitmer certainly equals Tim Walz for Midwestern sensibility, as well as achieving all kinds of amazing things as governor (after flipping control of the legislature to Democrats for the first time in decades). As she put it, she campaigned on "GSD -- getting (stuff) done!" She had a few snarky things to say about Trump, who she reminded us "called me 'that woman from Michigan'" -- before flicking an imaginary piece of lint off her shoulder. Best sight gag of the convention? It was certainly a contender (although Barack Obama's "crowd size" hand movements probably win that award). She didn't get to use the normal S-word she uses, but she did close by asking the crowd: "Why wouldn't we choose the leader who is tough, tested, and a total badass?"
Eva Longoria then proceeded to teach the crowd some bad "Spanglish," by changing the chant: "Sí se puede" ("Yes, we can") to her new take on it: "She say puede," or... um... "She say can"?
We then moved on to the "let's try to convince some more Never-Trumper Republicans to vote for us!" part of the program. This sort of crossover appearance at the rival party's convention isn't completely out of the ordinary (remember Joe Lieberman?), but there were rather a lot of Republicans echoing the same message during this convention, that's for sure.
Kinzinger zeroed in on a prevailing feeling among Republicans, to reassure them:
I've learned something about the Democratic Party, and I want to let me fellow Republicans in on the secret: The Democrats are as patriotic as us. They love this country just as much as we do. And they are eager to defend American values at home and abroad as we conservatives have ever been.... Donald Trump is a weak man pretending to be strong. He is a small man pretending to be big. He is a faithless man pretending to be righteous. He's a perpetrator who can't stop playing the victim.... Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the Republican Party.... How can a party claim to be patriotic and follow a man who tried to overthrow the results of a free and fair election?
This is the strongest I've ever heard this case be made, personally. Donald Trump is fond of accusing all Democrats of "hating America," and they really need to push back on that offensive idea more often.
After a short speech by Kamala Harris's sister and then an introduction from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (another contender for the veep slot, but one like Gretchen Whitmer who took his own name out of the running), we finally got to the main event -- early! Well, it was 10:30 P.M. (Eastern) by the time Vice President Kamala Harris walked onto the stage, but that put most of her speech in primetime -- something the convention hadn't quite managed the other three nights.
Harris, of course, got an enormous standing ovation, and chants of "U... S...A!" broke out among the crowd. It took quite a while for her to get them to settle down, despite repeating: "Thank you, thank you, thank you" for what seemed like whole minutes at a time. But finally it was time to "get down to business."
Well, not quite. Harris began by thanking her husband and wishing him: "Happy anniversary, Dougie!"
Then she got down to business. She started with her childhood and upbringing, delighting music fans with a mention of "Aretha, Coltrane, and Miles" being played by her mom when she was a kid. She told the story of her best friend confiding in her that her stepfather was molesting her at home, and how the Harris family welcomed the girl into their home, to protect her. This was a life-changing event for Harris, who decided to become a prosecutor (to put sex offenders in prison).
To roaring applause, Harris then spoke the words: "I accept your nomination to be president of the United States of America."
Harris then tossed down a familiar (and necessary) marker:
With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past. A chance to chart a new way forward, not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans. I know there are people of various political views watching tonight. And I want you to know: I promise to be a president for all Americans.
She followed this up with a promise to uphold the nation's principles, "You can always trust me to put country above party and self, to hold sacred America's fundamental principles, from the rule of law to free and fair elections, to the peaceful transfer of power." This got a huge hand from the audience, for obvious reasons.
She didn't hold back in her criticism of Trump:
In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man. But the consequences -- the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious. Consider not only the chaos and calamity when he was in office but also the gravity of what has happened since he lost the last election.
Harris pointed out that Trump "tried to throw away your votes," and ran down his rap sheet (in case anyone had forgotten). She then ran down the dangers of what Trump wanted to do in a second term in office, and then warned that the Supreme Court had just granted all presidents kinglike powers of immunity, asking us to "just imagine Donald Trump with no guardrails!"
Harris, of course, leaned in to all the horrors women have faced in red states since the fall of Roe v. Wade. After listing a few of them, she got off one of the best lines of the night for her:
This is what's happening in our country because of Donald Trump. And understand, he is not done. As a part of his agenda, he and his allies would limit access to birth control, ban medication abortion and enact a nationwide abortion ban, with or without Congress.
And get this. Get this. He plans to create a national anti-abortion coordinator, and force states to report on women's miscarriages and abortions. Simply put, they are out of their minds. And one must ask -- one must ask, why exactly is it that they don't trust women? Well, we trust women. We trust women.
And when Congress passes a bill to restore reproductive freedom, as president of the United States, I will proudly sign it into law.
I can see: "They are out of their minds!" becoming a go-to campaign slogan, personally, as it covers a wider universe than just their stance on abortion rights.
Harris moved on to other freedoms which were at risk if Trump is elected, from gay marriage to voting rights. She promised to sign the bipartisan border bill negotiated in the Senate (before Trump killed it), and then stood up for the troops and the military in general.
The hardest needle Harris had to thread was on the situation in Gaza and Israel, but she did a much better job of it than most Democrats, getting loud applause from different groups in the crowd for different parts of the following passage:
With respect to the war in Gaza, President Biden and I are working around the clock, because now is the time to get a hostage deal and a cease-fire deal done.
And let me be clear. And let me be clear. I will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself, and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused on October seventh, including unspeakable sexual violence and the massacre of young people at a music festival.
At the same time, what has happened in Gaza over the past 10 months is devastating. So many innocent lives lost. Desperate, hungry people fleeing for safety, over and over again. The scale of suffering is heartbreaking.
President Biden and I are working to end this war, such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination.
She pointed out that dictators around the world are "rooting for Trump" for one simple reason -- they all find him "easy to manipulate with flattery and favors."
She then began her closing remarks, beginning with: "Fellow Americans, I love my country with all my heart. Everywhere I go, in everyone I meet, I see a nation that is ready to move forward. Ready for the next step in the incredible journey that is America."
She finished on a high note:
It is now our turn to do what generations before us have done, guided by optimism and faith, to fight for this country we love, to fight for the ideals we cherish and to uphold the awesome responsibility that comes with the greatest privilege on Earth: the privilege and pride of being an American. So let's get out there, let's fight for it. Let's get out there, let's vote for it, and together, let us write the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told!
In a word, Kamala Harris looked presidential last night. There's a reason Democrats have felt a reawakening of hope, and it is because Kamala Harris has an excellent chance of beating Donald Trump. Now that the convention is over, she'll have to work hard to win over voters in the next two months. But she's got a solid shot of doing this, and last night showed American why.
-- Chris Weigant
Follow Chris on Twitter: @ChrisWeigant
@cw,
type-o on the second to last word there i think.
Truth, Justice, and the American Why, perhaps?
now that rfk2 has withdrawn and endorsed Trump, it begs the question, was he a serious independent candidate who happened to overlap with Donald in his beliefs, or was he running as a supporter from the get-go
RFK Jr is a narcissistic weirdo. Has he withdrawn? During his press conference, he asked people to vote for him in case the other two can't get 270. He still thinks maybe he'll somehow become president. Ross Perot got out and then back in.
Don't let worms eat your brains people.
WOW... I think I just saw a tumbleweed or two roll by here in Weigantia..
Apparently, all the "Hope" & "Joy" from the DNC didn't make it's way to Weigantia, eh?? :D
As is my tradition, I bowed out of Weigantia during the convention days to let ya'all enjoy some unfettered fantasies of President Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris.. I guess I shouldn't have bothered since things seem pretty dismal and grey and depressing around here..
It's almost redundant to bring ya'all back down to earth with the facts and reality, since ya'all appear to have realized that it will be President Trump returning to the Oval Office in Jan of 2025...
But... Since I am here anyways and since you can NEVER have TOO MUCH facts and reality..??? Why not.. :D
Of course, the big news is that former Democrat, now President Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy, a DIRECT relative of THE Kennedys has left the campaign and all of his voters are now President Trump voters. :D
The question that some druggie luser inmate always asked 'where is President Trump going to get all the extra votes to win??' has now been answered.. :D
Demon'rats really scroo'ed themselves over when they scroo'ed over RFK.. But this wasn't the first time that Demon'rats failed to consider the consequences of their actions. A 6-3 Conservative SCOTUS and a President Trump that has ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY are 2 of the most recent instances of Demon-rats failing to consider consequences and taking a hammer to their own wee-wees.
What IS it about Demon'rats that they see their own wee-wees in there hands that they HAVE to smash them?? :eyeroll:
And what is even MORE hilarious!!!
RFK, with just a few sentences of his now famous I AM MAGA speech, erased **ALL** of the gains that Demon'rats got from their HOPE & JOY convention!!!!
Ya can't make this stuff up, people!! It's TOO perfect!!!!
BBBBBWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Did ya'all catch Bitter Basement Biden's speech at the DNC?? Boy was he PO'ed!! :D
It's really hilarious when ya'all think about it, eh??
Demon'rats, the self-described "Defenders Of Democracy" coronated Basement Biden and forced all other contenders out of a democratic race....
"Biden's the ONLY one who could defeat Trump!" they said.. "Biden is awesome!!!" they said..
And when we all saw senile dementia-riddled Basement Biden at his FIRST debate???
Demon'rats couldn't push Basement Biden out of the race fast enough!! :D
President Trump **DESTROYED** Basement Biden in a SINGLE DEBATE!!
BBBBBBWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So, what did Demon'rats turn around and do??
They doubled-down on their complete and utter stoopidity and coronated a DIFFERENT Demon'rat.. A Demon'rat that had ***LOWER NUMBERS THAN BASEMENT BIDEN***!!!!
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So, the vaunted claim that Demon'rats are the "Defenders Of Democracy" has been completely and utterly refuted and proven false..
BY DEMON'RATS THEMSELVES!!!!
BBBBBBWWAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Of course, Demon'rats pushed this whole "JOY" thing and, coupled with a fawning press honeymoon, got Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris' numbers up a tad..
Then along came NO-BALLZ Walz who dragged down the ticket with his stolen valor and all his BS military lies and his support of Demon'rat BLM and AntiFa destroying NO-BALLZ's cities..
But here's the kicker..
Headboard Harris and NO-BALLZ WALZ are DEATHLY afraid of the press... They realize that the honeymoon is over and NOW Headboard & NO-BALLZ have to actually put forth some actual and real policy statements..
Oh, Headboard & NO-BALLZ have dabbled a bit.
They stole one policy idea from President Trump and of course it was awesome because it came from President Trump.. They also put forth a policy idea of PRICE CONTROLS which every serious economist from the Right AND the Left utterly decimated their plan as a joke and not a serious plan..
And the betting markets?? Well, Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris & NO-BALLZ Walz DID enjoy a brief surge in the betting markets..
But that changed. President Trump is now back on top in the betting markets..
And get this.. President Trump took back the lead DURING the Demon'rat JOY and HOPE fest convention!!!
BBBBBWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
How is THAT for karma, eh!??
Basically, history is repeating itself.. Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris' first POTUS campaign started with a sizzle and ended in a MAJOR crash and burn...
And the same thing is happening now..
Once the shiny HOPE & JOY wore off, American voters are seeing exactly why Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris has lower numbers than senile dementia riddled Basement Biden..
It's no wonder that Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris & NO-BALLZ Walz are afraid to have an actual press conference or interview..
They simply have NOTHING to offer Americans except the same old failed policies of senile dementia-riddled Basement Biden and the Demon'rats who have run this country into the ground..
One could almost feel sorry for Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris and the Demon'rats.. If they haven't done their best to ruin this great country that is...
It's gonna be a FUN election sprint.. And I'll be here to guide ya'all along the whole way until President Trump returns to the Oval Office in Jan of 2025.. :D
It's gonna be a HOOT!!! :D
"Ya know what, wait.. It IS funny... It's a HOOT that you people don't seem to get this!!"
-Tony Stark, AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON
:D :D :D
It's really REALLY strange that Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris choose Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz as her running mate..
I mean, that's the best pick she could have made if she actually wanted to help President Trump...
Either Shapiro or Kelley would have actually helped Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris' campaign..
Personally, I was scared to death that Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris was going to pick Kelley.. I said to myself, I said "Self.. If Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris picks Kelley, this race is over.."
I mean, what red-blooded patriotic American COULDN'T vote for an ASTRONAUT!!??
And Shapiro?? If Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris had picked Shapiro, she would have secured the Jewish vote..
But, by picking Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz, Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris picked the WORST possible candidate to help her own campaign..
NO AMERICAN, at least no American who actually loves this country, is going to vote for a guy who demanded that tampons be placed in BOYS bathrooms at schools and who is BFF with a Hamas Terrorist and who, like a coward, ran away from his unit when they were being deployed to a war zone.. Don't even HAVE to mention how NO-BALLZ let Demon'Rat BLM and AntiFa destroy Minneapolis...
Honestly, Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris totally scroo'ed over her entire campaign by picking Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz...
It's going to be SOOO awesome to see President Trump back in the Oval Office!! :D
Judge rules RFK Jr. can sue Biden administration over alleged censorship of charity that questions vaccines
The decision came just days before Kennedy suspended his struggling presidential campaign and endorsed former President Trump
A federal judge ruled Tuesday Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. can sue the Biden administration over alleged social media censorship of his Children’s Health Defense charity, which questions the safety of vaccines.
"The Court finds that Kennedy is likely to succeed on his claim that suppression of content posted was caused by actions of Government Defendants, and there is a substantial risk that he will suffer similar injury in the near future," U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana said in a ruling.
The lawsuit alleges the government had pressured social media giants like Facebook, X and YouTube to censor content it considered misinformation.
Robert F Kennedy gets ANOTHER win against the Basement Biden/Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris administration!!!
I am thinking of a quote here... hmmmm… Oh yea....
"AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMIN'!!!"
:D :D :D
On the plus side, we DID learn how to pronounce Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris' first name..
CAMEL-LA
It fits!!!! :D
i suppose delusion on both sides provides some balance, but let's get real, shall we?
https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/kamala-harris-isnt-winning-this-race
i suppose delusion on both sides provides some balance, but let's get real, shall we?
Exactly...
Kamala Harris Isn't Winning This Race Yet
this is some very premature football-spiking
The reality is, Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris has absolutely NO SEPERATION from Basement Biden policy-wise...
Basement Biden is the Starting Quarterback and Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris is the second string quarterback..
And Americans have already passed judgment on Basement Biden and the Demon'rat policies..
They suck. Plain and simple..
Let's take a gander of what Basement Biden and Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris policies have wrought..
COST OF...
Mortgage Rates... Up 156%
Rent... Up 22%
Gas... Up 35%
Energy... Up 33%
Transportation... Up 28%
Eggs... Up 53%
Baby Food... Up 30%
Frozen Vegetables... Up 28%
Bread.... Up 24%
Milk... Up 17%
Americans simply CAN'T AFFORD another 4 years of Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris and Demon'rat policies.
SIMPLY.... CAN'T.... AFFORD.....
THAT is why Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris won't face the press or won't sit down for an interview..
She is old mother Hubbard and she has NOTHING in her cupboards...
HOPE & JOY ain't gonna save Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris and the Demon'rats...
It's that simple..
"Who chose Kamala? It wasn't any voters. She went in 4 weeks from being the worst liability for the Democratic Party to the 2nd coming of christ without giving a single interview, without showing up for one debate, without a single policy that anyone thinks isn't ridiculous. It's not democracy. It's a coronation."
Robert F Kennedy Jr
Yep.. Yep.. Yep..
The Demon'rat Party has given up their claim as "Defenders Of Democracy" for all to see...
Demon'rats have declared with one voice that they are no different than what they accuse President Trump of being..
Demon'rats are the true threat to democracy...
JL[8],
Indeed.
Here's what jumped out at me in this piece,
"Biden’s age was clearly a huge impediment to his reelection chances, but the issue that has done the most to dictate the progress of this election is inflation, how much stuff costs, which is as material and concrete and visceral as political issues get. The fact that it’s slowed down so much recently makes Democratic victory possible. That presidents can’t control inflation just speaks to the unfortunate irrationality that underlies the system. What I can tell you for sure is that the low information Pennsylvania retirees who will determine the outcome of the election won’t vote based on who’s brat."
That the issue of inflation is what has done the most to dictate how this presidential election will shake out has quite a lot to do with how inadequately Dems have messaged on the economy - today and for as long as I have been following US politics. :(
Cho’mo lives!
And here I thought we’d lost cho’mo at least until 2026. Now we’ll only have this “window into MAGAt world” until mid-November.
Good luck with the right-wing fever dream that JFK Jr is going to help trump.
Elizabeth
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It seems that the American voters have gotten more sophisticated about inflation. Enough of them knew it was not Biden’s fault that the entire planet suffered this post-Covid supply chain related inflation. The proof is in the red tsunami that wasn’t in 2022. It was the best midterm performance in these circumstances since…Ronald Reagan.
I still think the Dems are saving their best economy related messaging for September when people start paying attention to politics.
So, Caddy, let me know what the Dem's economic messaging sounds like post-Labour Day ...
What "MAGA" really means
The phrase has troubled liberals who think it is a call for a return to an America before civil rights, gay rights, and women's rights. But I have a more generous interpretation, one that is truer to my experience of Donald Trump as he is today. "Make America Great Again" recalls a nation brimming with vitality, with a can-do spirit, with hope and a belief in itself.
It was an America that was beginning to confront its darker shadows, could acknowledge the injustice in its past and present, yet at the same time could celebrate its successes. It was a nation of broad prosperity, the world's most vibrant middle class, and a idealistic belief (though not consistently applied) in freedom, justice, and democracy.
It was a nation that led the world in innovation, productivity, and technology. And it was the healthiest country in the world. I have talked to many Trump supporters. I have talked with his inner circle. I have talked to the man himself.
This is the America they want to restore.
-Robert F Kennedy
And THIS is the America that Demon'rats are trying to destroy.
Leave it to a Kennedy to figure it all out...
Liz,
So, Caddy, let me know what the Dem's economic messaging sounds like post-Labour Day ...
It's going to be the same message that Democrats have delivered for the last 3 and a half years..
The same message that gave us $10.59 12pks of Diet Coke and $6.75 a gallon gas and $9.99 jar of mayonnaise..
Harris' policies are Biden's policies..
And they are policies that have been PROVEN to be failed policies..
Why do you think Harris is hiding from the press and hiding from interviews??
She has NOTHING to offer anyone beyond the failed policies that have already been tried..
Judge faults Breonna Taylor's boyfriend for shooting death, clears 2 Louisville officers of felony charges
Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, legally caused her death by opening fire at Louisville police, judge rules
A federal judge cleared two former Louisville police officers of felony charges in connection to Breonna Taylor's fatal shooting and instead faulted Taylor's boyfriend for her death.
In an order Thursday, U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson dropped felony "deprivation of rights under the color of law" charges against former Louisville Police Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland first announced federal charges against Jaynes and Meany in August 2022 during a high-profile visit to Louisville. Garland accused Jaynes and Meany, who were not present during the fatal 2020 police raid of Taylor's apartment, of knowing they had falsified part of the warrant and put the 26-year-old Black woman in a dangerous situation by sending armed officers to her door.
Sanity is slowly returning to America...
Just in time for President Trump's triumphant return to the Oval Office.. :D
I think I've said it here before, but if so I'll say it again: inflation per se doesn't do anything.
Imagine two timelines. In one, all is as we observe it to be in our world, to within the statistical error margins of our observations. In the other, a typo in an obscure law from 1997, combined with an even more obscure SCOTUS ruling from sixteen years earlier on how to resolve conflicting laws, means that the actual legal currency of the United States is something called the "dolalr", which was the same as the dollar at the time the law took effect, but has lost value relative to the dollar at exactly five per cent per annum ever since.
Inflation has been higher in that timeline by a whole five percentage points, for over twenty years.
And the effects of that additional inflation are so dire that we literally can't know whether or not that's the timeline we're in.
Inflation causes problems because some nominal prices don't change while others do. In the 5%-extra-inflation timeline, all the dolalr prices change by that extra 5%, not just some.
And, once again, The Hits Just Keep On Coming is an apropos quote for Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz... :D
Walz faces new accusation of misrepresenting himself in blistering unearthed letter
'Remove any reference'
Walz received a blistering letter from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce's chief in 2006
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing another accusation of misrepresenting his background after a Nebraska Chamber of Commerce letter from 2006 resurfaced amid Walz's campaign for vice president.
When Walz first ran for Congress in Minnesota, he touted on his campaign website that he received an award from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce in 1993 for his work with the business community, according to a 2006 article from the Post Bulletin.
He never received such an award, however, which was outlined to him in a blistering letter from the then-president of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, Barry L. Kennedy.
"We researched this matter and can confirm that you have not been the recipient of any award from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce," the letter addressed to Walz on Nov. 1, 2006, reads.
"I am not going to draw a conclusion about your intentions by including this line in your biography. However, we respectfully request that you remove any reference to our organization as it could be considered an endorsement of your candidacy. It should be pointed out, however, that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed your opponent, Congressman Gil Gutknecht, for his support of small business issues," Kennedy continued.
Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz just CAN'T HELP but LIE about his background..
This begs the question...
Did Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris do **ANY** vetting of this luser before she selected him as her running mate???
**ANY** vetting??? :eyeroll:
Of course, the big news is that former Democrat, now President Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy, a DIRECT relative of THE Kennedys has left the campaign and all of his voters are now President Trump voters. :D
OH NO! Trump will literally gain TENS and TENS of RFK Jr.’s voters from this! Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is a DIRECT relative of THE Kennedys the same way that Donald Trump, Jr. is a DIRECT relative of THE RAPIST AND FELON Trump… Yeah…not as impressive as it first sounded, after all, huh?
As usual, cop-hating Demon'rats are completely clueless about reality...
RFK is polling 6%, 8% and 9% in various battleground states. Which is TWICE the margin of error in polls that show Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris has a slight lead..
In other words, President Trump + RFK = a SUBSTANTIAL LEAD in **ALL** battleground states..
Too bad the cop-hating Demon'rat is completely and utterly CLUELESS about the facts...
BBBBWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
President Trump will form a UNITY GOVERNMENT!!!
Kennedy said he has spoken to Trump at length about forming a "unity government" to focus on the issues he centered his campaign on, such as ending the war in Ukraine, ending media censorship and improving children's health.
"President Trump is likely to announce more additions to the unity government in the near future. This is only the beginning. Wait till you see the next additions to President Trump’s Unity Government."
-Robert F Kennedy
MAGA is going to OWN this election! Patriotic Democrats and Republicans working together for the betterment of America..
Demon'rats don't stand a chance!!!! :D :D :D
Suppose a loaf of bread costs two dollars and a particular type of job pays $40k/year. Then prices go up over the course of a few years so that a loaf of bread costs $2.50 and the job pays $50k/year. People are outraged that stuff is so expensive, even though they're not actually any worse off. Then, inflation slows. Over the next few years, that kind of bread goes up to $2.60 a loaf and the pay for that job goes up to $52k/year. Then the timeline splits. If there's a Democratic president, people are even more outraged that bread didn't go back down to $2.00 where it belongs. If there's a Republican president, people are outraged that foreigners exist (or gay people, or whoever), but they're happy that inflation is low and they don't think about the possibility that bread ever cost $2.00 (although they'll remember as soon as they become aware of the existence of a Democratic candidate).
Because Democratic messaging always fails, and Republican messaging always succeeds. And I don't know why. I'm pretty sure it's a matter of vibes rather than content, but I don't know what Democratic politicians or commentators could possibly do to change which side's messaging works.
Simple.
Republican economics help ONLY the richest among us and the last two Republican Presidents left ALL of us The Great Recession and then trump’s Covid Crash. Why vote for Republicans — their economic policies suck.
Dan,
Because Democratic messaging always fails, and Republican messaging always succeeds. And I don't know why.
Oh, that's easy...
Republican messaging is based on FACTS and REALITY..
Demon'rat messaging is based on hope and joy and other abstract and nonsensical concepts that have nothing to do with facts or reality..
THAT is why Demon'rat messaging always fails.
Hope this helps... :D
RFK Jr. Pops Kamala’s Pretty Balloon
Have you ever watched a child reaching for a red balloon?
First comes the wide-eyed wonder, the giddiness, the excitement. But when the balloon pops, and they always do, then comes the silent cry.
The hands come up to the head in anguish in the way of all primates. The mouth opens but there is no sound. It is the silent cry. Then come the tears as the remains of the popped balloon just sit there on the floor.
If you don’t feel for a child saddened by a popped balloon you have no heart.
But Kamala Harris, who was Joe Biden’s running mate, is no child. She’s the Democrat presidential nominee who talks like a tough badass prosecutor. And she apprenticed in the political arts under California badass Democrat boss Willie Brown, so she knows all about elbows and kicking butt.
And yet her balloon was popped by Robert Kennedy Jr. the independent third-party presidential candidate from the legendary Kennedy family. He dropped out of the race on Friday and endorsed former President Donald J. Trump in the November election. And just like that her momentum from the Democrat National Convention in Chicago was interrupted, then broken. The balloon burst. Tears to follow.
Robert F Kennedy literally DESTROYED any remnant of Demon'rats HOPE and JOY with his endorsement of President Trump..
Demon'rats are shell-shocked at the turnaround of their fortunes...
They are facing Monday morning with the look that Hillary Clinton and her supporters had in the early morning hours of 9 Nov 2016... :D :D :D
Demon'rats are learning the hard lesson that HOPE and JOY is no replacement for real and solid AMERICA FIRST policies and actions..
It's going to be a REAL pleasure to see President Trump's UNITY Government stomp and ground the Demon'rats into dust.. :D
Demon'rats thought that sending a big FRAK OFF!!! to people who wouldn't toe their HATE AMERICA line was the best strategy...
http:mfccfl.us/Foff.jpg
Boy oh boy did Demon'rats miscalculate!!! :D :D :D
Demon'rats DESERVE the MASSIVE slaughtering they are about to receive... :D :D :D
“Instead of showing us her substance and character, the DNC and its media organs engineered a surge of popularity for Vice President Harris based on, well, nothing—no policies, no interviews, no debates—only smoke and mirrors and balloons in a highly-produced Chicago circus.
How did the Democratic Party choose a candidate who has never done an interview or a debate during the entire election cycle? We know the answers. They did it by weaponizing government agencies. They did it by abandoning democracy. They did it by silencing the opposition and by disenfranchising American voters. What most alarms me isn’t how the Democratic Party conducts its internal affairs or runs its candidates. What alarms me is the resort to censorship and media control and the weaponization of federal agencies.”
Robert F Kennedy
Demon'rats can NEVER lay claim to the mantle of "Defenders Of Democracy" ever again..
That label CLEARLY belongs with President Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr and their Unity Government...
"These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed."
-Captain Smilin' Jack Ross, A FEW GOOD MEN
Robert F Kennedy polling:
7% in Nevada
6% in Wisconsin
5% in Arizona
5% in Michigan
4% in Georgia
3% in Pennsylvania
With those totals added to President Trump's totals..
That means that President Trump is KILLING Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris in **ALL** Battleground states! :D :D :D
And now that President Trump and Robert F Kennedy have committed to a UNITY government with both patriotic Democrats and Republicans joining....
Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris and Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz are going to get creamed!!
There is simply NO PATH to victory for Demon'rats..
Independents and NPAs will flock to President Trump's UNITY government!
:D :D :D
It's a great day to be an American, eh!??
Dan,
Because Democratic messaging always fails, and Republican messaging always succeeds. And I don't know why. I'm pretty sure it's a matter of vibes rather than content, but I don't know what Democratic politicians or commentators could possibly do to change which side's messaging works.
Well, the Dems could try to talk about the economy by laying out the long history of Republican administrations leaving economic messes on the order of magnitude of the Augean Stables for Democratic administrations to clean up.
They could talk about how Republicans keep clinging to the fantasy that giving expensive tax breaks to the millionaire and billionaire class (who don't need it and largely haven't asked for it) do not trickle down to benefit the rest of the country economically.
They could talk about the Republican fantasy that these tax cuts for the very rich can be paid for by cutting government spending.
They could talk about how reducing government regulations that protect people - financially and otherwise - benefits no one but the very rich.
They could talk about the Democratic versus Republican record on job creation and other economic indicators.
And, Dems don't have to get into the weeds on any of this - just talk about it in ways that just make a lot of sense. And repeat it until it sinks in.
The last person I heard anyone in public service talk about economic policy like this was when Tim Geithner would speak about these issues as treasury secretary in the Obama administration. And, even then, he was the only one who made the case for Democrats using effective arguments. Unfortunately, for reasons that would take up a whole other blog post, he was the wrong messenger.
Well I guess I scared everyone off...
The delusional dishonorably discharged disgraced druggie luser inmate who has done real prison time and is a total waste of skin.
The cop-hating demon'rat moron who likes to pretend he is a cop groupie..
Apparently neither of them can handle the facts and the reality..
President Trump's and Robert Kennedy's UNITY government is going to BURY Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris and Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz in the dirt!!
And you heard it here first!!! :D
Ni Ni, ya'all… It's my long week tomorrow and 12hr shifts are still a bear... :D But I'll check in a bit to make sure ya'all don't get TOO disassociated from the facts and from reality... :D
GOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING WEIGANTIA!!! :D
Well, let's get right to it, eh people?? :D
Hill Dems try to tamp down backlash to Harris’ grocery price gouging pitch
In private, some lawmakers are telling voters and food industry officials her proposals will never pass through Congress.
Under pressure to defend Kamala Harris’ grocery price gouging plan, some Democratic lawmakers are delivering a quiet message to anxious allies: Don’t worry about the details. It’s never going to pass Congress.
HA!!! Even Demon'rats in Congress are saying that Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris' "price gauging" plan is utterly ridiculous, completely unworkable and is nothing but a pandering campaign gimmick!! :D
Now we know why Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris and Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz are so afraid of press conferences and interviews..
They simply got nothing to say that Americans want to hear! :D
36 Days since Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris became the de-facto Dim nominee and there STILL hasn't been a SINGLE press conference or interview..
Apparently, Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris is going with Basement Biden's HIDE IN THE BASEMENT strategy!! :D :D :D
Yea... THAT'S going to work for her!! NOT!!!
So Token DEI-Hire Harris and the Demon'rat Party have a new slogan...
"STRENGTH THROUGH JOY"
How completely and utterly apropos...
http://mfccfl.us/DemocratJoy.jpg
Dunno if it's a step up from
"YES WE KILL ALL MEN"
:eyeroll:
[30] Well I guess I scared everyone off...
Nah. Scrolling past 54,756,185,248,956,128 lines of cut-and-paste to find a few lines of something that someone here actually wrote isn't scary. It's just not worth it after a while.
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I'm picking up some into-the-weeds vibes, and some scapegoating vibes. Neither one seems likely to move people who implicitly believe that the president goes around in a flying miniature sleigh pulled by eight tiny federal-reserve governors and visits every gas station in the world to change all the gas prices simultaneously at midnight, because they just haven't thought about it. You would need something like the we're-respectable vibes that a lot of Republicans used to have, back when the Solid South was solidly Democratic, when Republicans were trying to keep the New Deal from looking too successful.
Only the Republicans haven't been respectable like that in ages. The closest they've come in my lifetime is Mitt (R - Money). So that's not it any more.
Dan,
Nah. Scrolling past 54,756,185,248,956,128 lines of cut-and-paste to find a few lines of something that someone here actually wrote isn't scary. It's just not worth it after a while.
But it WOULD be "worth it" if it were facts you WANTED to hear.. Facts that you agreed with..
Funny how that is, eh?? :D
I get it.. I really do... But SOMEONE needs to keep ya'all grounded in facts and reality amidst all the HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY BS...
Since no one else is stepping it.. I guess it's the cross I must bear, eh? :D
Today marks the 3rd Anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing where the utter and complete incompetence of Basement Biden and Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris got 13 brave American soldiers killed.
Four months after that vicious slaughter of American troops Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris proudly proclaimed on CNN that it was her and Basement Biden's decision that led to this brutal and devastating attack..
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES:
Johanny Rosario Pichardo
Nicole L. Gee
Darin T. Hoover
Hunter Lopez
Daegan W. Page
Humberto A. Sanchez
David L. Espinoza
Jared M. Schmitz
Rylee J. McCollum
Dylan R. Merola
Kareem M. Nikoui
Maxton W. Soviak
Ryan C. Knauss
If Token DEI-Harris ever has a press conference or interview, I would hope one of the first questions asked is if she is still proud of her and Basement Biden's decision that let these brave American troops die..
America simply cannot survive another 4 years of Token DEI-Harris' and Demon'rat policies..
Fortunately, with President Trump and his UNITY government, we won't have to.
But it WOULD be "worth it" if it were facts you WANTED to hear.. Facts that you agreed with..
Nope. If you find a 8,573,890,963,626,444-word article that flatters my self-image by letting me see myself as disagreeing just enough with others on my side of the political divide, provides new-to-me insights on matters I'm interested, uses a writing style I enjoy, and so on, please don't copy-and-paste it into 1000 comments of about 8,573,890,963,626 words each here. Link it instead, and say what you have to say about it.
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Yup, I second that — if a cho’mo insists on being MAGAt he should do better than to just parrot right-wing talking points. I can and do read Faux News & Newsmax for myself.
Link it instead, and say what you have to say about it.
But what I would have to say would not have the same impact. One has to provide context.
You see, I am the type who prefers to provide FACTS to back up my arguments..
I realize that actually providing FACTs in anathema to what Weigantians do... IE spew random HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY BS without a lick of supporting facts.
But that's not the way I roll...
I appreciate your constructive criticism but as long as the FACTS prove what is stated here as wrong...
I'll keep providing the FACTS and my own colorful and fun commentary that goes along with the facts.. :D
Lemme give you an example..
In #33 you make a lot of claims about Republicans, but there are no facts to back up your claims..
So it's impossible to reconcile the FACTS about today's Republicans with what you are claiming about Republicans..
Since the FACTS say one thing and YOU say a complete opposite thing, I must conclude that you are wrong..
Now if you do as I did, if you put some cut n paste FACTS that support your claims then I would be forced to reconsider my position.
And, since it has been established that Democrats believe that Silence Gives Assent, the fact that it's really quiet around here would seem to indicate that my facts are spot on.. :D
Anyways, like I said.. I appreciate your position, but I just don't see any reason to stop providing facts to support my positions.. :D
dsws|MtnCaddy
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Link it instead, and say what you have to say about it.
Did you ever notice how "scroll" rhymes with "troll"?
Rhetorical question.
Yup, I second that — if a cho’mo insists on being MAGAt he should do better than to just parrot right-wing talking points.
I third that and would like to congratulate both of you for being such gentlemen about the cut-and-paste Trump cock holstering troll shit, scroll shit.
Either of you could have called it out for exactly what it is in crude yet factual terms, but you were nice about it. :)
it's Monday. Bueller?
Elizabeth Miller
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That the issue of inflation is what has done the most to dictate how this presidential election will shake out has quite a lot to do with how inadequately Dems have messaged on the economy - today and for as long as I have been following US politics. :(
Seriously, though, how hard is it to "message on the economy" where Donald Trump is concerned?
While Trump has naturally convinced his gullible cult following that he's going to roll back prices and end inflation, he's simultaneously hawking them a $60 Bible, $99 (each) digital cards, and $399 tennis shoes. Meanwhile, the vast majority of Americans aren't falling for it because we know the Trump tariffs are taxes passed on to consumers.
Yes, MAGAts, Donald is infinitely aware that you're clueless to his perpetual con. Why else do you think he refers to you as "basement dwellers"?
“How did the Democratic Party choose a candidate who has never done an interview or a debate during the entire election cycle? We know the answers. They did it by weaponizing government agencies. They did it by abandoning democracy. They did it by silencing the opposition and by disenfranchising American voters.
When a U.S. president colludes with or outright coerces media companies to censor political speech, it is an attack on our most sacred right of free expression, the very right upon which all our other constitutional rights rest.”
-Robert F Kenedy
Yep.. Yep.. Yep..
It's simply beyond the scope of imagination that any sane truly patriotic American could vote for Token DEI-Hire Headboard Harris and Tampon Tim NO-BALLZ Walz.
You will generally only see Republicans and/or the Trump cult MAGA morons politicizing the deaths of our United States military in order to campaign, fundraise, and for photo opportunities, and Republicans and Trumplicans routinely use Americans KIA as campaign props as if no one died under Trump. The Abbey Gate suicide bombing is the latest "Benghazi."
The MAGAts are working overtime making excuses for Trump's photo ops wherein he posed yesterday at the graves of multiple KIA service men and women while giving the thumbs up and with a big grin on his face. Cringeworthy.
Can you imagine the chorus of hysterics from the right-wing hypocritcal outrage echo chamber if Barack Obama ever posed at the graves of multiple deceased at Arlington National Cemetary with a shit-eating grin on his face and a thumbs up? Rhetorical question.
What, Michale, Vance was just not bat shit crazy enough for you and have moved onto brain worms?
Has Kamala caught up to the press conference avoidance master AKA Trump? He was somewhere in the 300+ days, yes?
How did the Democratic Party choose a candidate who has never done an interview or a debate during the entire election cycle?
Sounds to me like Bobby is both butthurt as well as ignorant. Butthurt Bobby ended his bid for the Democratic nomination for president on October 9, 2023, when he struggled mightily to gain any sort of traction whatsoever during the Democratic primaries.
As for Donald Trump, he tried to remain in power by "weaponizing government agencies" to stop the peaceful transfer of power when he lost the 2020 election and is now under multiple criminal indictments for the illegal attempt. Trump attempted "disenfranchising American voters" in multiple states by the filing of illegal certificates of ascertainment swearing that Trump had won multiple states which he obviously did not.
Trump also repeatedly refused to show up to any of the multiple primary debates against any of his multiple opponents, and he was chosen by Republicans... but only the gullible ones. Trump took over the Republican National Committee by installing his own family members and further silenced anyone not interested in the Trump takeover of the Republican Party.
Almost everything with Trumplicans and MAGAts is pure projection, but the troll's newfound love for a Democrat is truly heartwarming... and demonstrably hysterical.
If Democrats could have been moved by the likes of anti-vaxxer, conspiracy theorist "liberal lunatic" (Trump's term, not mine) Bobby Kennedy,Jr., there'd have been no need for him to go full "rock bottom" and sell his political soul to Trump.