Fire Up the Toaster - 2020 Political Edition
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Beto is out. --Bob
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To the relief of many on both sided, but probably more on the Democrat side. What an embarrassment.Bob78164 wrote:Beto is out. --Bob
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Beto's big mistake: He never got Jon Ossoff's endorsement.Bob78164 wrote:Beto is out. --Bob
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Re: Fire Up the Toaster - 2020 Political Edition
BackInTex wrote:To the relief of many on both sided, but probably more on the Democrat side. What an embarrassment.Bob78164 wrote:Beto is out. --Bob
Oh, I don't know, BiT, some Dems found him quite impressive.
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I know some who pledged (or at least considered) to donate to him. Says a lot about them.tlynn78 wrote:BackInTex wrote:To the relief of many on both sided, but probably more on the Democrat side. What an embarrassment.Bob78164 wrote:Beto is out. --Bob
Oh, I don't know, BiT, some Dems found him quite impressive.
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
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Not to worry, there are many dumb, shallow and potential socialist dictators left in the dem field.tlynn78 wrote:BackInTex wrote:To the relief of many on both sided, but probably more on the Democrat side. What an embarrassment.Bob78164 wrote:Beto is out. --Bob
Oh, I don't know, BiT, some Dems found him quite impressive.
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flockofseagulls104 wrote:Not to worry, there are many dumb, shallow and potential socialist dictators left in the dem field.tlynn78 wrote:BackInTex wrote:
To the relief of many on both sided, but probably more on the Democrat side. What an embarrassment.
Oh, I don't know, BiT, some Dems found him quite impressive.
True dat.
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Mark Sanford has decided to stop running for president, as if anyone knew he was.
He can now go back to south america to see if he can find another bimbo.
He can now go back to south america to see if he can find another bimbo.
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Voters aren’t looking for a candidate who’s more right-wing and less moral than Trump.flockofseagulls104 wrote:Mark Sanford has decided to stop running for president, as if anyone knew he was.
He can now go back to south america to see if he can find another bimbo.
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Well, this goes in my box now.jarnon wrote:Voters aren’t looking for a candidate who’s more right-wing and less moral than Trump.flockofseagulls104 wrote:Mark Sanford has decided to stop running for president, as if anyone knew he was.
He can now go back to south america to see if he can find another bimbo.
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If they are, then perhaps Don Blankenship will be their choice. He's the coal company executive that Donald Trump once said was "too extreme". Blankenship intends to run as a third-party candidate (no idea what party would have him). He was convicted in the deaths of 29 coal miners in West Virginia and spent a year in jail.jarnon wrote:Voters aren’t looking for a candidate who’s more right-wing and less moral than Trump.flockofseagulls104 wrote:Mark Sanford has decided to stop running for president, as if anyone knew he was.
He can now go back to south america to see if he can find another bimbo.
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Perhaps because he was worried we would run out of news to post on this thread too quickly, former Mass. governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic nomination, joining last week's new entrant Michael Bloomberg. To borrow an analogy from Bob's other Toaster thread, this is the functional equivalent of the Mudville Nine joining the National League in mid-September.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deval-patr ... ent-today/
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Wayne Messam, Mayor of Miramar, Florida, has ended his candidacy. --Bob
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He couldn't have made the announcement at a time less likely to get anybody's attention, which is probably the hallmark of his entire campaign. His three supporters will be very disappointed.Bob78164 wrote:Wayne Messam, Mayor of Miramar, Florida, has ended his candidacy. --Bob
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Joe Sestak has ended his presidential run. If you don't live around here, you probably didn't know he had one.
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I was indeed surprised to see he had dropped out, because indeed, I did not know he was in the field. Nor who he was or is.
But this is my favorite part of the process: Everyone gets to say what they feel needs saying, and eventually, gracefully get out the way.
But this is my favorite part of the process: Everyone gets to say what they feel needs saying, and eventually, gracefully get out the way.
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And sometimes not so gracefully.
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We can now add Montana Governor Steve Bullock to the list:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-e ... e-n1093921
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Is Bullock one of the ones who has a shot at a Senate seat? I'm thinking probably not in Montana, which feels like it would be solid Republican.
My favorite podcast is almost done with weekly episodes on The West Wing, and the episodes near the end aired in 2006; the hosts are mocking TV broadcasters for explaining on air that blue=Dem and red=Rep, but that really only took hold during the 2000 Presidential election, so it was not yet common parlance. Plus, exposition. I'd rather have broadcasters do it than a regular cast member (when Josh explains things to Donna so we in the audience will understand them, we call that a DonnaTella).
My favorite podcast is almost done with weekly episodes on The West Wing, and the episodes near the end aired in 2006; the hosts are mocking TV broadcasters for explaining on air that blue=Dem and red=Rep, but that really only took hold during the 2000 Presidential election, so it was not yet common parlance. Plus, exposition. I'd rather have broadcasters do it than a regular cast member (when Josh explains things to Donna so we in the audience will understand them, we call that a DonnaTella).
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Governor Bullock has said he does not intend to run for the Senate. But as Governor Bullock and Senator Jon Tester both have demonstrated, it is possible for Democrats to win state-wide races in Montana. —BobRitterskoop wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:38 pmIs Bullock one of the ones who has a shot at a Senate seat? I'm thinking probably not in Montana, which feels like it would be solid Republican.
My favorite podcast is almost done with weekly episodes on The West Wing, and the episodes near the end aired in 2006; the hosts are mocking TV broadcasters for explaining on air that blue=Dem and red=Rep, but that really only took hold during the 2000 Presidential election, so it was not yet common parlance. Plus, exposition. I'd rather have broadcasters do it than a regular cast member (when Josh explains things to Donna so we in the audience will understand them, we call that a DonnaTella).
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Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Well, we lost Kamala. Still plenty of lunatic socialist assclowns to choose from. The question is which lunatic socialist assclown will the dems settle on? Or will a new lunatic socialist assclown throw his or her hat in the ring?
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I guess that now that we're actually in 2020, politicians won't be shy about appearing on this thread. Julian Castro has suspended his campaign.
I wonder if he'll take on John Cornyn for the Senate seat.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/01 ... tial-race/
I wonder if he'll take on John Cornyn for the Senate seat.
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