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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 6:49:51 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 31, 2024 9:28:59 GMT -5
Hey Vance, keep opening your mouth and inserting your foot! In the days since a 2021 clip emerged of the Republican vice-presidential candidate J. D. Vance criticizing the Democrats for being led by childless figures, people have responded with memes, outrage, and, occasionally, agreement. Vance targeted Kamala Harris as one of the “childless cat ladies” who run the country and also included Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (who has since had children) in his criticism, because only parents could “really have a direct stake” in the nation. In a recent interview with Megyn Kelly, Vance dug in and stated that he believes that Democrats, especially those who aren’t parents, are “anti-family and anti-child.” This criticism of political leaders who don’t have biological offspring would be a surprise to early generations of Americans, and not just because a third of our first 15 presidents, including George Washington, had no biological children. In fact, the absence of biological offspring was actually seen as a virtue in the 18th and 19th centuries, as Americans looked for leaders who could safeguard their fledgling republic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/childless-presidents-george-washington/679295/
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 31, 2024 14:33:54 GMT -5
The United Auto Workers endorsed Vice President Harris on Wednesday, handing the likely Democratic presidential nominee a critical seal of approval from a union with outsize influence in key battleground states, including Michigan. “Our job in this election is to defeat Donald Trump and elect Kamala Harris to build on her proven track record of delivering for the working class,” Shawn Fain, president of the autoworkers union, which represents about 1 million active and retired members, said in a statement Wednesday. “We can put a billionaire back in office who stands against everything our union stands for, or we can elect Kamala Harris who will stand shoulder to shoulder with us in our war on corporate greed.” -- WaPo 7/31/24
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 31, 2024 14:36:09 GMT -5
Surefire way to win over Black voters, right? Sadly, I can think of some HoyaTalk "Republicans" who may silently agree with the racist comments and behavior of Demented Donnie. As some pundits have suggested this was actually a play designed to strengthen his White racist base as the MAGA GOP is fundamentally racist. Trump says Harris ‘became a Black person’ as NABJ event turns hostile, chaotic CHICAGO — Donald Trump on Wednesday berated a Black reporter who pressed him about past offensive comments and accused his opponent, Vice President Harris, of downplaying Black heritage she routinely highlights as a sit-down meant to showcase Trump’s outreach to voters of color immediately turned hostile. ABC News’ Rachel Scott began the Q&A session at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago by noting — among other comments — Trump’s insults toward Black prosecutors, his repeated false claims that America’s first Black president was born in Africa and his comments that four congresswomen who are racial minorities should “go back” to the places they came from. “Why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?” Scott said. “Well first of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner,” Trump said, calling the interview “disgraceful” and criticizing a “rude introduction.” He alleged he was invited under a “false pretense” because he had expected his opponent to be there as well and criticized the organizers for starting late. Trump claimed Harris used to only promote her Indian heritage — even though, as a moderator pointed out, she was part of a historically Black sorority and embraced her Black identity in many ways. “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black. So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Later he said “she was Indian all the way” but then “became a Black person.' www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/31/trump-black-voters-nabj-harris/
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Post by hoyajinx on Jul 31, 2024 15:43:08 GMT -5
Surefire way to win over Black voters, right? Sadly, I can think of some HoyaTalk "Republicans" who may silently agree with the racist comments and behavior of Demented Donnie. As some pundits have suggested this was actually a play designed to strengthen his White racist base as the MAGA GOP is fundamentally racist. Trump says Harris ‘became a Black person’ as NABJ event turns hostile, chaotic CHICAGO — Donald Trump on Wednesday berated a Black reporter who pressed him about past offensive comments and accused his opponent, Vice President Harris, of downplaying Black heritage she routinely highlights as a sit-down meant to showcase Trump’s outreach to voters of color immediately turned hostile. ABC News’ Rachel Scott began the Q&A session at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago by noting — among other comments — Trump’s insults toward Black prosecutors, his repeated false claims that America’s first Black president was born in Africa and his comments that four congresswomen who are racial minorities should “go back” to the places they came from. “Why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?” Scott said. “Well first of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner,” Trump said, calling the interview “disgraceful” and criticizing a “rude introduction.” He alleged he was invited under a “false pretense” because he had expected his opponent to be there as well and criticized the organizers for starting late. Trump claimed Harris used to only promote her Indian heritage — even though, as a moderator pointed out, she was part of a historically Black sorority and embraced her Black identity in many ways. “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black. So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Later he said “she was Indian all the way” but then “became a Black person.' www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/31/trump-black-voters-nabj-harris/Trump has the remarkable inability to be a normal, decent human being even for an hour. I always hear about how great his political instincts are. I think they are horrendous because he simply can’t even pretend that he’s not a POS. Appealing to the worst beliefs of the worst people doesn’t mean you have great political instincts.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 18:42:52 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 18:43:52 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 18:45:06 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 18:46:15 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 31, 2024 19:28:30 GMT -5
The United Auto Workers endorsed Vice President Harris on Wednesday, handing the likely Democratic presidential nominee a critical seal of approval from a union with outsize influence in key battleground states, including Michigan. “Our job in this election is to defeat Donald Trump and elect Kamala Harris to build on her proven track record of delivering for the working class,” Shawn Fain, president of the autoworkers union, which represents about 1 million active and retired members, said in a statement Wednesday. “We can put a billionaire back in office who stands against everything our union stands for, or we can elect Kamala Harris who will stand shoulder to shoulder with us in our war on corporate greed.” -- WaPo 7/31/24 I saw Mr. Fain interviewed on MSNBC this afternoon, and he was terrific. The Veep should use him as a campaign surrogate, and push his message incessantly. For those of you who justifiably feel left behind, Trump does not support you, He says he does, but he has never supported you, and the programs he proposes going forward will do nothing except push you further into the ground. There is only one candidate who supports the labor movement, and that is Vice President Harris.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 20:09:56 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 20:11:12 GMT -5
I know I should be conditioned to this by now, but wow.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jul 31, 2024 20:32:59 GMT -5
We now turn the page on the most incredibly batsh!t month in modern presidential election history. I cannot imagine what’s going to happen between now and November. And some people wanted to call the race months ago, saying Republicans just had to “show up” and would trounce in November. I just hope the momentum can keep going in the same magnitude and direction as it has the past two weeks.
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Post by tashoya on Jul 31, 2024 21:39:13 GMT -5
What I get from this is that he should be asked questions like these every single day. Also, has anyone ever in their lives responded to a question saying that they don't think they've ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner because they're buying time and have absolutely no answer to the question because they just got verbally pantsed? It's the world's most pathetic, incompetent and dangerous game of 3 card Monty I've ever seen. Morons, apparently, are tricked.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 22:07:18 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 1, 2024 3:18:04 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 1, 2024 3:25:25 GMT -5
What I get from this is that he should be asked questions like these every single day. Also, has anyone ever in their lives responded to a question saying that they don't think they've ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner because they're buying time and have absolutely no answer to the question because they just got verbally pantsed? It's the world's most pathetic, incompetent and dangerous game of 3 card Monty I've ever seen. Morons, apparently, are tricked. "Republican" POS sycophants who are booked on any news outlet should first be questioned about Demented Donnie's racist comments. Make them accountable for their support and enabling of this vile racist sociopath. Stop treating the sociopath and his party/cult as normal FFS. Has any journalist reached out to the likes of Tim Scott for comment? What's his defense of this POS?
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 1, 2024 3:27:05 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 1, 2024 3:30:35 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Aug 1, 2024 3:37:07 GMT -5
A hypocritical POS saying Harris flip flops? What's Usha think about Demented Donnie's racist attack which Vance is clearly on board with since he is just another sniveling sycophant? Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP nominee for vice president, defended his running mate’s attacks Wednesday on Vice President Harris’s biracial heritage, calling the reaction “hysterical” and comparing Harris to a “chameleon.” So what he said, I thought it was hysterical. I think he pointed out the fundamental chameleon-like nature of Kamala Harris,” Vance said. “She’s flip flopped on every issue. She’s fake. She’s phony. And I think our whole campaign is going to have a very fun time pointing that out. And it sounds like the president kicked us off in stride.” thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4804750-vance-trumps-attacks-harris-heritage-hysterical/
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