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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 24, 2024 20:04:03 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 24, 2024 20:23:29 GMT -5
Stupid is as stupid does or dumb as a rock, take your pick.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 25, 2024 6:48:43 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 25, 2024 6:51:36 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Jul 25, 2024 8:52:01 GMT -5
Not that this is new but what an effing moron.
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 25, 2024 11:35:55 GMT -5
If the Swifties turn out for Harris, look out! ‘Childless cat ladies,’ Jennifer Aniston, and Swifties take on JD Vance At the same time, many on social media are embracing and owning the “childless cat lady” label as a point of pride, with many even pointing to reported billionaire Taylor Swift as a prime example of a highly successful one — seen even on her 2023 Time “Person of the Year” cover with her fluffy ragdoll wrapped around her neck. “There’s a movement,” declared Nikki Barnes, a previous member of the Democratic National Committee from Florida, accompanied by a “Childless cat ladies for Harris 2024” image quickly amassing nearly 2 million views. On TikTok, people are snapping up “Cat ladies for Harris 2024” stickers. As some on social media put it: Childless cat ladies vote, too — and some, even, are cultural icons. “It’s bold, for someone seeking votes, to hone in on ‘childless cat ladies’ when the leader of Childless Cat Ladies is TAYLOR SWIFT,” author Caitlin Moran posted. Swift, 34, has three cats and has described them as some of her biggest influences. Sure enough, Swifties were entering the chat in droves. One TikToker added Swift’s Time cover to the soundtrack of “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/07/25/childless-cat-lady-jd-vance-jennifer-aniston-response/
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 25, 2024 11:48:55 GMT -5
If the Swifties turn out for Harris, look out! Not that it would happen, but if Taylor Swift and Beyonce appeared on the stage at the DNC, Fox News would be apoplectic.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jul 25, 2024 12:08:19 GMT -5
If the Swifties turn out for Harris, look out! ‘Childless cat ladies,’ Jennifer Aniston, and Swifties take on JD Vance At the same time, many on social media are embracing and owning the “childless cat lady” label as a point of pride, with many even pointing to reported billionaire Taylor Swift as a prime example of a highly successful one — seen even on her 2023 Time “Person of the Year” cover with her fluffy ragdoll wrapped around her neck. “There’s a movement,” declared Nikki Barnes, a previous member of the Democratic National Committee from Florida, accompanied by a “Childless cat ladies for Harris 2024” image quickly amassing nearly 2 million views. On TikTok, people are snapping up “Cat ladies for Harris 2024” stickers. As some on social media put it: Childless cat ladies vote, too — and some, even, are cultural icons. “It’s bold, for someone seeking votes, to hone in on ‘childless cat ladies’ when the leader of Childless Cat Ladies is TAYLOR SWIFT,” author Caitlin Moran posted. Swift, 34, has three cats and has described them as some of her biggest influences. Sure enough, Swifties were entering the chat in droves. One TikToker added Swift’s Time cover to the soundtrack of “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/07/25/childless-cat-lady-jd-vance-jennifer-aniston-response/Taylor Swift is no match for the incredible endorsement power of Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock. It’s absolutely fitting that the big celebrities for the RNC were a guy whose entire career was predicated on pretending to be involved in competition, and a guy born into wealth with no discernible music talent pretending to be a “badass”. If they aren’t the perfect people to represent the absolute hollowness and feigned toughness of the Republican Party (while being absolutely past their “prime” and completely washed-up), I don’t know who is.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 25, 2024 13:47:24 GMT -5
Taylor Swift is no match for the incredible endorsement power of Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock. It’s absolutely fitting that the big celebrities for the RNC were a guy whose entire career was predicated on pretending to be involved in competition, and a guy born into wealth with no discernible music talent pretending to be a “badass”. If they aren’t the perfect people to represent the absolute hollowness and feigned toughness of the Republican Party (while being absolutely past their “prime” and completely washed-up), I don’t know who is. One of the problems with Hulk Hogan, and his contemporary rival, Ric Flair, is that they have morphed into the characters they portrayed. Hulk (aka Terry Bollea) was a local Tampa musician and part time weightlifter who wandered into the 1970s world of pro wrestling, which was a con to hundreds of small town markets who didn't realize the same act was playing across each town. It was populated by ex football players and a few ex-cons, where any public discussion of the business was governed by an omerta that they would never work again and might get roughed up if they ever did. Thirty years after his career ended, he's 70 and still playing the character. So too Ric Flair (aka Richard Fleihr), who is 75 and still wants to wrestle and strut around. The post-Vince McMahon world of WWE runs under a very different construct. Fans are under no delusion of what they are seeing and they don't care, inasmuch as it's more an appreciation of their athletic stunt work than choosing between evil Russians and all-Americans. Social media is full of WWE performers sharing their life outside the ring, often with their perceived foes, and since many wrestlers' spouses also perform together, there is less of the late night substance abuse and sexual harassment that once passed for "fun" by the Hogans and Flairs of that age. When a John Cena or a Dwayne Johnson appear on the Tonight Show, they're not playing characters. In that sense, the RNC wanted Hulk Hogan the character, not Terry Bollea the retiree. Perhaps it's a nod that Vince McMahon, a long time Trump supporter and personal friend, helped form the Trump "character" and gave him a taste of fan adulation he's craved ever since.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 25, 2024 18:44:35 GMT -5
Taylor Swift is no match for the incredible endorsement power of Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock. It’s absolutely fitting that the big celebrities for the RNC were a guy whose entire career was predicated on pretending to be involved in competition, and a guy born into wealth with no discernible music talent pretending to be a “badass”. If they aren’t the perfect people to represent the absolute hollowness and feigned toughness of the Republican Party (while being absolutely past their “prime” and completely washed-up), I don’t know who is. One of the problems with Hulk Hogan, and his contemporary rival, Ric Flair, is that they have morphed into the characters they portrayed. Hulk (aka Terry Bollea) was a local Tampa musician and part time weightlifter who wandered into the 1970s world of pro wrestling, which was a con to hundreds of small town markets who didn't realize the same act was playing across each town. It was populated by ex football players and a few ex-cons, where any public discussion of the business was governed by an omerta that they would never work again and might get roughed up if they ever did. Thirty years after his career ended, he's 70 and still playing the character. So too Ric Flair (aka Richard Fleihr), who is 75 and still wants to wrestle and strut around. The post-Vince McMahon world of WWE runs under a very different construct. Fans are under no delusion of what they are seeing and they don't care, inasmuch as it's more an appreciation of their athletic stunt work than choosing between evil Russians and all-Americans. Social media is full of WWE performers sharing their life outside the ring, often with their perceived foes, and since many wrestlers' spouses also perform together, there is less of the late night substance abuse and sexual harassment that once passed for "fun" by the Hogans and Flairs of that age. When a John Cena or a Dwayne Johnson appear on the Tonight Show, they're not playing characters. In that sense, the RNC wanted Hulk Hogan the character, not Terry Bollea the retiree. Perhaps it's a nod that Vince McMahon, a long time Trump supporter and personal friend, helped form the Trump "character" and gave him a taste of fan adulation he's craved ever since. As someone who watched wrastling (spelling intentional) during the Hulkster's hey day, which really started with Mr. T and Rocky 3, I take umbrage at this. For years, I thought wrastling was the funniest thing on TV, with the possible exception of Frasier. And of course I knew it was fake, as I believe did most other fans, brother. For some reason, though, I don't think the Hulkster endorsing The Big Insurrectionist will have much impact. Linda McMahon also spoke at the convention on Thursday, fwiw.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 25, 2024 22:37:08 GMT -5
So much for Mr Tough Guy
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 26, 2024 8:59:52 GMT -5
One of the problems with Hulk Hogan, and his contemporary rival, Ric Flair, is that they have morphed into the characters they portrayed. Hulk (aka Terry Bollea) was a local Tampa musician and part time weightlifter who wandered into the 1970s world of pro wrestling, which was a con to hundreds of small town markets who didn't realize the same act was playing across each town. It was populated by ex football players and a few ex-cons, where any public discussion of the business was governed by an omerta that they would never work again and might get roughed up if they ever did. Thirty years after his career ended, he's 70 and still playing the character. So too Ric Flair (aka Richard Fleihr), who is 75 and still wants to wrestle and strut around. The post-Vince McMahon world of WWE runs under a very different construct. Fans are under no delusion of what they are seeing and they don't care, inasmuch as it's more an appreciation of their athletic stunt work than choosing between evil Russians and all-Americans. Social media is full of WWE performers sharing their life outside the ring, often with their perceived foes, and since many wrestlers' spouses also perform together, there is less of the late night substance abuse and sexual harassment that once passed for "fun" by the Hogans and Flairs of that age. When a John Cena or a Dwayne Johnson appear on the Tonight Show, they're not playing characters. In that sense, the RNC wanted Hulk Hogan the character, not Terry Bollea the retiree. Perhaps it's a nod that Vince McMahon, a long time Trump supporter and personal friend, helped form the Trump "character" and gave him a taste of fan adulation he's craved ever since. As someone who watched wrastling (spelling intentional) during the Hulkster's hey day, which really started with Mr. T and Rocky 3, I take umbrage at this. For years, I thought wrastling was the funniest thing on TV, with the possible exception of Frasier. And of course I knew it was fake, as I believe did most other fans, brother. For some reason, though, I don't think the Hulkster endorsing The Big Insurrectionist will have much impact. Linda McMahon also spoke at the convention on Thursday, fwiw. Don the Con appointed Linda McMahon as the head of the Small Business Administration in 2017.
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 26, 2024 13:49:32 GMT -5
Stable genius?? The world has changed, and Trump needs a mulligan There are just over 100 days until the election, and Donald Trump is in a bad place. The former president is getting mad at his television and firing off random, late-night rage posts from his social media account. “Lyin’ Kamala Harris,” the 78-year-old Republican nominee posted about his 59-year-old opponent a few minutes before midnight on Monday, “has absolutely terrible pole numbers against a fine and brilliant young man named DONALD J. TRUMP!” Were those North Pole numbers or South Pole numbers? The brilliant young man didn’t say. He pined for his former opponent. “It’s not over! Tomorrow Crooked Joe Biden’s going to wake up and forget that he dropped out of the race,” he posted, and then, the next day, “It’s a new day and Joe Biden doesn’t remember quitting the race.” And he promoted a lengthy video of himself playing a round with golf pro Bryson DeChambeau. Trump could be heard breathing heavily after hitting his drives, even though he was using a golf cart. “You think Biden can do that?” he asked after landing his ball on the green. You think we care? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/26/kamala-harris-donald-trump-race-reset-gop-reaction/
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 26, 2024 18:00:02 GMT -5
Linda McMahon also spoke at the convention on Thursday, fwiw. Don the Con appointed Linda McMahon as the head of the Small Business Administration in 2017. Yep, I know. Still, I would have preferred that Vinnie Mac show up instead as his "Mr. McMahon" character, and then have Steve Austin come out and give him a stunner. That would have been must see TV.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jul 26, 2024 18:25:30 GMT -5
Don the Con appointed Linda McMahon as the head of the Small Business Administration in 2017. Yep, I know. Still, I would have preferred that Vinnie Mac show up instead as his "Mr. McMahon" character, and then have Steve Austin come out and give him a stunner. That would have been must see TV. . The last thing the RNC needed was ANOTHER prolific sexual predator/alleged rapist in that building.
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Post by tashoya on Jul 26, 2024 18:59:08 GMT -5
Yep, I know. Still, I would have preferred that Vinnie Mac show up instead as his "Mr. McMahon" character, and then have Steve Austin come out and give him a stunner. That would have been must see TV. . The last thing the RNC needed was ANOTHER prolific sexual predator/alleged rapist in that building. I don't know about that. They seem to love scumbags to the point where they've elevated the biggest one to the head of their cult. They court Christian nationalism because, apparently, the Church needs to be MORE influential even though it's a haven for sexual predators. Some folks like collecting stamps or coins. They like collecting abhorrent people. After all, have you seen a single HoyaTalk "Republican" express any level of concern about the character of their representatives or the character of those that call themselves "Republicans?" I mean, we know how "concerned" they are about things like the rule of law and mental stability, amirite?
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 26, 2024 21:21:34 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Jul 26, 2024 21:46:31 GMT -5
Yet, "Republicans" get butt-hurt when rational people call Trump a fascist. Gee, I wonder why he's called that by most people with IQs north of 70.
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