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Post by tashoya on Sept 5, 2024 19:51:51 GMT -5
Odd that Elvado hasn't checked in with his "concerns" over this idiot's incoherent ramblings.
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 5, 2024 21:16:42 GMT -5
Not a strong selling point
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 6, 2024 3:55:42 GMT -5
They are willfully ignorant morons. No empathy required. I understand Trump voters. Do I also have to empathize with them? Just how much empathy am I still supposed to summon for Trump voters? That question keeps coming up on the left. At the convention in Chicago, former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama — two guys who know a thing or two about winning over skeptical voters — cautioned Democrats to rein in their contempt and “meet people where they are,” in Clinton’s words. So if we’re talking about treating Trump voters with basic respect, I’m all in. But empathizing with them, after all we’ve seen? I’m afraid, even for me, that moment has passed. The problem with Kristof’s argument is that it’s almost as condescending, in its own way, as the leftist derision he criticizes. It was one thing to say, in 2016, that disillusioned rural voters couldn’t be blamed for taking a flier on a TV celebrity over a politician they didn’t trust. I got that. Maybe it even made sense, four years later, to say that Trump’s legions still believed he was trying to protect them from immigrants and China. But now? After the violent sacking of the Capitol? After Trump’s promise to behave like a dictator (well, okay, I guess if it’s only for a day)? After eight years of bigotry and baseness and flat-out lies? To say that Trump’s voters aren’t aware of these things, or don’t fully comprehend them, or are firmly in the grip of misinformation, is to say that they’re simply fools. And I’ve met way too many rural Americans to believe that. If they’re ignorant, then their ignorance, at this point, is willful. These voters don’t support Trump because they labor under some illusion that he’s going to rescue their communities — not anymore. They support him because he’s willing to blow up the country if it means teaching insufferable intellectuals a lesson, and so are they. It’s the same vengeful impulse that leads to autocracy in unequal societies all over the world. It is, at its core, unpatriotic, no matter how many flags you fly, or how many ways you try to rationalize it. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/05/trump-voters-empathy-respect-demeaning-kristof/
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 6, 2024 4:27:20 GMT -5
Money doesn't guarantee victory but it sure helps. It's also a good measure of enthusiasm. Maybe the willfully ignorant moron "Republicans" are all tapped out?? The coordinated campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris raised $361 million in August, nearly three times as much as the $130 million collected by the coordinated effort of her Republican rival, Donald Trump, giving her a clear financial edge with two months to go before Election Day, her campaign announced Friday. Harris’s larger campaign, which boasts hundreds more staff, dozens more offices and a bigger advertising budget than Trump, also ended the month with more cash on hand. She has $404 million in cash to spend, her campaign said, compared with $295 million in cash at the end of August that the Trump campaign announced on Wednesday. The numbers cannot be verified until financial disclosures are filed later this month. “What we have got right now is the kind of grassroots enthusiasm that money can’t buy,” deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty said about the month’s haul, which he attributed in part to several high-profile events, including the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a running mate, the Democratic convention and grassroots enthusiasm for her campaign. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/06/harris-fundraising-trump-august/
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Post by bicentennial on Sept 6, 2024 14:39:57 GMT -5
Money doesn't guarantee victory but it sure helps. It's also a good measure of enthusiasm. Maybe the willfully ignorant moron "Republicans" are all tapped out?? The coordinated campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris raised $361 million in August, nearly three times as much as the $130 million collected by the coordinated effort of her Republican rival, Donald Trump, giving her a clear financial edge with two months to go before Election Day, her campaign announced Friday. Harris’s larger campaign, which boasts hundreds more staff, dozens more offices and a bigger advertising budget than Trump, also ended the month with more cash on hand. She has $404 million in cash to spend, her campaign said, compared with $295 million in cash at the end of August that the Trump campaign announced on Wednesday. The numbers cannot be verified until financial disclosures are filed later this month. “What we have got right now is the kind of grassroots enthusiasm that money can’t buy,” deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty said about the month’s haul, which he attributed in part to several high-profile events, including the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a running mate, the Democratic convention and grassroots enthusiasm for her campaign. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/06/harris-fundraising-trump-august/I have to wonder is that number for Trump including Elon Musk's 45 million each month or is Musk only paying if Trump is elected kind of like the Supreme Court Gratuity after Trump gives him a job?
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 6, 2024 14:53:24 GMT -5
Money doesn't guarantee victory but it sure helps. It's also a good measure of enthusiasm. Maybe the willfully ignorant moron "Republicans" are all tapped out?? The coordinated campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris raised $361 million in August, nearly three times as much as the $130 million collected by the coordinated effort of her Republican rival, Donald Trump, giving her a clear financial edge with two months to go before Election Day, her campaign announced Friday. Harris’s larger campaign, which boasts hundreds more staff, dozens more offices and a bigger advertising budget than Trump, also ended the month with more cash on hand. She has $404 million in cash to spend, her campaign said, compared with $295 million in cash at the end of August that the Trump campaign announced on Wednesday. The numbers cannot be verified until financial disclosures are filed later this month. “What we have got right now is the kind of grassroots enthusiasm that money can’t buy,” deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty said about the month’s haul, which he attributed in part to several high-profile events, including the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a running mate, the Democratic convention and grassroots enthusiasm for her campaign. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/06/harris-fundraising-trump-august/I have to wonder is that number for Trump including Elon Musk's 45 million each month or is Musk only paying if Trump is elected kind of like the Supreme Court Gratuity after Trump gives him a job? Supposedly, Musk is not donating $45 m. per month. Musk says he’s not donating $45 million per month to Trump Tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to pare down his commitment to give $45 million per month supporting former President Trump, saying Tuesday that his giving is “at a much lower level.” Musk had reportedly committed to donating the record amount to America PAC, which he founded alongside other notable conservative donors. The promise came the same day Trump named Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate. In a Tuesday interview with conservative commentator Jordan Peterson, Musk backed off reports of the $45 million figure for Trump. “What’s been reported in the media is simply not true,” he said. Musk later explained on the social platform X, which he owns, that he will still back America PAC. He did not confirm nor deny the $45 million figure, or what proportion of those funds would go to backing Trump. “I am making some donations to America PAC, but at a much lower level and the key values of the PAC are supporting a meritocracy & individual freedom,” he wrote. “Republicans are mostly, but not entirely, on the side of merit & freedom.” thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4789349-musk-says-hes-not-donating-45-million-a-month-to-trump/
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 6, 2024 15:36:41 GMT -5
Headline should be: National FOP Endorses Convicted Felon for President.
By Azi Paybarah
The National Fraternal Order of Police announced on Friday its endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, citing his work on public safety and security at the southern border.
“Public safety and border security will be important issues in the last months of this campaign,” Patrick Yoes, president of the organization, said in a statement. “Our members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt — zero doubt — as to who they want as our President for the next four years: Donald Trump.” -- WaPo, 9/6/24
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Post by hoyajinx on Sept 6, 2024 16:29:08 GMT -5
Headline should be: National FOP Endorses Convicted Felon for President. By Azi Paybarah The National Fraternal Order of Police announced on Friday its endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, citing his work on public safety and security at the southern border. “Public safety and border security will be important issues in the last months of this campaign,” Patrick Yoes, president of the organization, said in a statement. “Our members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt — zero doubt — as to who they want as our President for the next four years: Donald Trump.” -- WaPo, 9/6/24 “Carefully considered”. Sure. Definitely endorse the guy that wants to pardon criminals who violently assaulted officers at his behest. The cult of Trump has made me lose tons of respect for law enforcement and many active and former military members. They’ve embarrassed themselves and betrayed their oaths.
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 6, 2024 19:41:06 GMT -5
In speech, Trump repeatedly insults Jewish Americans who back Democrats Former president Donald Trump, in a speech Thursday to Jewish Republicans, repeatedly denigrated Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats and warned, without evidence, that Israel “will no longer exist” if Vice President Kamala Harris becomes president. Trump has long questioned how Jewish Americans could vote for Democrats, even as polls show they support the party by wide margins, and Trump’s rhetoric toward the voting bloc is criticized as antisemitic. “I don’t understand how anybody can support them — and I say it constantly — if you had them to support and you were Jewish, you have to have your head examined,” Trump told the Republican Jewish Coalition. “They’ve been very bad to you.” The Harris campaign responded to Trump’s speech by arguing he has not been as consistent of a supporter of Israel as he claims to be. The campaign noted, among other things, that Trump was reportedly angry at Netanyahu for congratulating Biden on his 2020 election victory over Trump, who continues to deny the result. “Donald Trump has made it obvious he would turn on Israel in a moment if it suited his personal interests, and in fact he has done so in the past,” Harris national security spokesperson Morgan Finkelstein said in a statement. “Meanwhile, the Vice President has been incredibly clear: She has been a lifelong supporter of the State of Israel as a secure, democratic homeland for the Jewish people.” Halie Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, denounced Trump’s repeated criticism of Jewish Americans who vote Democratic. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/05/trump-harris-republican-jewish-coalition/This obviously hits close to home, and every time I read garbage like this, I feel like my head is going to explode. Make Antisemitism Great Again. The Proud Boys, Ye and the neo-nazis are right there with you, Trump.
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Post by tashoya on Sept 6, 2024 21:14:41 GMT -5
Headline should be: National FOP Endorses Convicted Felon for President. By Azi Paybarah The National Fraternal Order of Police announced on Friday its endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, citing his work on public safety and security at the southern border. “Public safety and border security will be important issues in the last months of this campaign,” Patrick Yoes, president of the organization, said in a statement. “Our members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt — zero doubt — as to who they want as our President for the next four years: Donald Trump.” -- WaPo, 9/6/24 Absolutely reprehensible. I wonder how the Capitol Police and their families are feeling about this.
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Post by tashoya on Sept 6, 2024 21:52:45 GMT -5
Headline should be: National FOP Endorses Convicted Felon for President. By Azi Paybarah The National Fraternal Order of Police announced on Friday its endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, citing his work on public safety and security at the southern border. “Public safety and border security will be important issues in the last months of this campaign,” Patrick Yoes, president of the organization, said in a statement. “Our members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt — zero doubt — as to who they want as our President for the next four years: Donald Trump.” -- WaPo, 9/6/24 “Carefully considered”. Sure. Definitely endorse the guy that wants to pardon criminals who violently assaulted officers at his behest. The cult of Trump has made me lose tons of respect for law enforcement and many active and former military members. They’ve embarrassed themselves and betrayed their oaths. This comment made me think of this:
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 7, 2024 5:43:07 GMT -5
Cheney's endorsement of Harris. Will the dam break and the anti-Trump Republicans follow his lead? Former vice president Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush’s No. 2 and served in other Republican administrations, will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election, he said in a statement Friday — marking a remarkable historic moment and one of the most significant defections to the Democratic nominee from the opposing party two months before Election Day. “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said in his endorsement, which confirmed remarks his daughter had made hours earlier. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.” Cheney said he was voting for Harris to fulfill his civic duty to “put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution.” The remarks that seemed designed to persuade other conservatives — and, particularly, those who have held positions of influence — to similarly back a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/06/former-vice-president-dick-cheney-will-vote-harris-his-daughter-says/
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Post by hoyajinx on Sept 7, 2024 6:12:34 GMT -5
“Carefully considered”. Sure. Definitely endorse the guy that wants to pardon criminals who violently assaulted officers at his behest. The cult of Trump has made me lose tons of respect for law enforcement and many active and former military members. They’ve embarrassed themselves and betrayed their oaths. This comment made me think of this: Rage was onto these guys 30 years ago. Reminds me of the Trump cultists dancing to this during the “Stop the Steal” sham while unironically flying the thin blue line flag. Just ignorant, credulous dopes.
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Post by hoyajinx on Sept 7, 2024 6:15:15 GMT -5
Cheney's endorsement of Harris. Will the dam break and the anti-Trump Republicans follow his lead? Former vice president Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush’s No. 2 and served in other Republican administrations, will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election, he said in a statement Friday — marking a remarkable historic moment and one of the most significant defections to the Democratic nominee from the opposing party two months before Election Day. “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said in his endorsement, which confirmed remarks his daughter had made hours earlier. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.” Cheney said he was voting for Harris to fulfill his civic duty to “put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution.” The remarks that seemed designed to persuade other conservatives — and, particularly, those who have held positions of influence — to similarly back a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/06/former-vice-president-dick-cheney-will-vote-harris-his-daughter-says/The death of the Republican Party is complete. When you have to resort to calling Dick effing Cheney a RINO, you have irreversibly jumped the shark.
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