Polite Politics

[SnarkyGoblin]

Well Biden is 3 years older than this guy, so I don't really know who to vote for.  It's so hard to decide!

[SnarkyGoblin]

Maybe it's time for you to grow your own weenie, Dewey.

[BLI snowman]

2 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Of course our mental decline is inevitable.  But you absolutely cannot determine the level and severity of that decline by watching Fox news curated videos of him.  

He literally stumbles and bumbles through virtually every single press conference he gives. These are 10+ minute sample sizes at a time. Not 10 second Hannity Report clips. I don't know how you can observe Biden and not be alarmed by his senility. 

Edited February 12 by BLI snowman

[Andie]

3 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

As I have said before: Gretchen Whitmer.

If not her: Gavin Newsom.

I would not choose either of the current two front-runners even if you had not ruled out those choices.

I dislike virtually all of them right now.   
Largely due to their lack of ability to work together.  It’s always this playground battle of “dodgeball”.  Remember that?  When your best score was when it had been sprinkling and a wet ball smacked your school rival in the chops!

That’s todays politics…Just really despise it all. They don’t appear to give a tinker’s D**n about us.

 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Of course our mental decline is inevitable.  But you absolutely cannot determine the level and severity of that decline by watching Fox news curated videos of him.  

Who knows what sources he watches. I doubt he relies totally on Fox News. Tim may not be a lefty, but he is also definitely not the MAGA type.

The problem is, Biden is pretty old, and like the NYT article you linked earlier says, frail-sounding. And the special counsel report does not help. Add that to how the Democrats let the Republicans do most of the narrative-setting and we have a problem.

Whether that problem ends up giving Trump another turn, who knows. But it shouldn't be close, and it is.

[SnarkyGoblin]

27 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Who knows what sources he watches. I doubt he relies totally on Fox News. Tim may not be a lefty, but he is also definitely not the MAGA type.

He talked about watching Tucker before.  I'm pretty sure I know what cable news network he prefers.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 minutes ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

He talked about watching Tucker before.  I'm pretty sure I know what cable news network he prefers.

I would hesitate to conclude more from that than the simple fact that he has watched Tucker at least once.

I sometimes watch Fox News, too.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

That Super Bowl was more rigged than the 2020 election. 

[hawkstwelve]

Joe Biden has done what he said he would do when he ran in 2020. He has indeed "united the country"... in their shared belief that he is too old to run for president again. 86%? You'd be hard-pressed to find any other issue that 86% of Americans can agree on. 

Well done, Joe. You did it!

#PromisesMadePromisesKept

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/11/poll-biden-too-old-for-another-term-00140852

[snow_wizard]

13 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

And here comes Dr Dewey again.

He was most certainly right though.

[Hoosier]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

That Super Bowl was more rigged than the 2020 election. 

Nah, SF just blew it.  They make that extra point in regulation and it probably wouldn't have even gone to OT.  And how the f was Hardman so wide open at the end.  

[Minny_Weather]

13 hours ago, Iceresistance said:

Except Trump can't run 2028 if he wins 2024 since the 2-term limit

Yes. I know. That's why I said that in reply to a post about Biden winning.

[Iceresistance]

8 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

That Super Bowl was more rigged than the 2020 election. 

Biden made this post just after Kansas City won the Super Bowl
 

 

[Minny_Weather]

23 minutes ago, Iceresistance said:

Biden made this post just after Kansas City won the Super Bowl
 

 

I sent that to my (significantly more conservative than myself) friend and he called it "disgusting".

[Iceresistance]

2 minutes ago, Minny_Weather said:

I sent that to my (significantly more conservative than myself) friend and he called it "disgusting".

The fact he did the laser eyes is a bit of a surprise even for me, this is going to pop 100 Million views

[TT-SEA]

18 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

He talked about watching Tucker before.  I'm pretty sure I know what cable news network he prefers.

I hate all cable news.    But hate FOX the most because they are just all about culture war stuff... at least in prime time.  

I consider myself pretty much in the middle.   I despise the extremes on both sides.   And I don't need anyone to tell me Biden is in serious decline.   All I have to do is listen to him speak.    I know what he sounded like 8 years ago and 4 years ago and I just watched my dad go through the same progression.    Its a sad inevitability.  And every day he will decline more.    He will be noticeably worse in 6 months.  

[Andie]

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

I hate all cable news.    But hate FOX the most because they just all about culture war stuff... at least in prime time.  

I consider myself pretty much in the middle.   I despise the extremes on both sides.   And I don't need anyone to tell me Biden is in serious decline.   All I have to do is listen to him speak.    I know what he sounded like 8 years ago and 4 years ago and I just watched my dad go through the same progression.    Its a sad inevitably.    And every day he will decline more.    He will be noticeably worse in 6 months.  

I understand TT-SEA.  I went through it with great aunts and uncles, then my mother.  As I get older I see my own memory giving me fits.  I read and study science to keep my mind engaged and growing. I also write, fiction,  but certain organizational things get hard like bidding homeowners insurance which I''ve been doing. Had to walk away from it today.

I wrote an Engineering Technical Operating permit for a chemical plant and did the engineering drawings.  Today the homeowners insurance bidding had me so frustrated I had to get up and walk away.  The brain can slip before the body.  I think much has to do with stress levels in midlife, which mine were pretty damned high. I hate change anyway.  This is maddening, and depressing. 

Thankfully, you guys keep me on my toes.  God Bless Ya!

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Election commentary starts at 2:50 for those who want to skip the intro.

[TT-SEA]

11 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Election commentary starts at 2:50 for those who want to skip the intro.

Thoroughly enjoyed this last night when it aired.    And he focused primarily on Biden.   We need common sense.   

[Iceresistance]

Inflation is being stubborn, it's now 3.1%

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Jon Stewart is a piece of s$it. He was never funny, now he’s fingernails on a chalkboard. He was on Rogan a few years ago and by the end of the show you could tell Rogan just wanted to shoot himself in the head. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Watched a hilarious Maddow about how Putin is going to attack Poland while Trump cheerleads it. That guy needs to calm down and take a trip to St. Petersburg. 

[Iceresistance]

Should this also apply to the Democrats?

Republicans Are No Longer a Political Party (msn.com)

[snow_wizard]

3 hours ago, Iceresistance said:

Should this also apply to the Democrats?

Republicans Are No Longer a Political Party (msn.com)

MSN is literally 95% Democrats good / Republicans bad.  Just ridiculous.  I read it to keep track of what the left is up to.

[SnarkyGoblin]

2 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

MSN is literally 95% Democrats good / Republicans bad.  Just ridiculous.  I read it to keep track of what the left is up to.

Msn is an algorithm that shows you what you want to see/click.

[SnarkyGoblin]

6 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Jon Stewart is a piece of s$it. He was never funny, now he’s fingernails on a chalkboard. He was on Rogan a few years ago and by the end of the show you could tell Rogan just wanted to shoot himself in the head. 

Did you know that a sense of humor is different for everyone?

[Minny_Weather]

21 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Election commentary starts at 2:50 for those who want to skip the intro.

I'm glad at least one of the comedy hosts out there have finally realized the low hanging fruit potential of BOTH candidates.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Did you know that a sense of humor is different for everyone?

I mean I guess if you think being a grating pompous A-hole is funny then Jon Stewart is your guy. Personally, it would be somewhat humorous if he stuck his face in a wood chipper. Seriously though, he is HILARIOUS when compared to someone like Trevor Noah. 

Edited February 14 by SilverFallsAndrew

[snow_wizard]

9 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Msn is an algorithm that shows you what you want to see/click.

I'll have to access it from a different device and see what comes up.

[SnarkyGoblin]

Thanks GOP.  The irony is deep.

 

[Iceresistance]

2 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Thanks GOP.  The irony is deep.

 

Don't blame them, the Democrats decided to try to sneak in that Texas is powerless on the migrant situation, but the Republicans saw this and struck it down.

It's not a deal when the government and Biden benefits more than us.

[SnarkyGoblin]

2 hours ago, Iceresistance said:

It's not a deal when the government and Biden benefits more than us.

Wow.  Listen to yourself.

[SnarkyGoblin]

On 2/13/2024 at 8:34 AM, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Watched a hilarious Maddow about how Putin is going to attack Poland while Trump cheerleads it. That guy needs to calm down and take a trip to St. Petersburg. 

I think it's you who needs to take a trip to St Petersburg.  The country has a crashing middle class, is severely lacking in basic freedoms like Press and Religion, and could give two sh*its about what all their cheap oil is doing to our planet.

Answer honestly: is this just another troll? It's tiring if it is.  And disturbing if it isn't.

[Andie]

This is a "Come one, come all" call to every troublemaker in the Western Hemisphere. 

A pox on their house!  They won't stay in Texas, friends.  We're not very welcoming anymore.  They're coming to a Democrat state near you.  Handouts, shelter, all the comforts of a new home.  We best get our act together because trouble is on the way.  We have no idea who is in this country.

Maybe sympathetic Dems will loan out a spare bedroom.  Down here, it won't be so nice.

[Andie]

"Nobody Panic!" screamed the man as he ran up the aisle with his hair on fire. 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/politics/house-intel-chairman-serious-national-security-threat/index.html

[SnarkyGoblin]

I saw this headline and immediately knew it was Russia.  Based on Andrew's newfound love of Russia, I'm going guess a strong disinformation campaign to influence the election?

https://wapo.st/3uyO00N

[Iceresistance]

20 minutes ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

I saw this headline and immediately knew it was Russia.  Based on Andrew's newfound love of Russia, I'm going guess a strong disinformation campaign to influence the election?

https://wapo.st/3uyO00N

No, it's worse

[Iceresistance]

I wish I was making this up, but it's real
 

 

[SnarkyGoblin]

34 minutes ago, Iceresistance said:

No, it's worse

A satellite-destroying nuclear weapon.

It's not a dumb idea.

....except I forgot about the "plot" from the movie Gravity.  Maybe it is dumb?

[Iceresistance]

3 minutes ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

A satellite-destroying nuclear weapon.

It's not a dumb idea.

But, it would trigger nuclear war

I am saying it's worse, it's a huge threat to our security since they could blow up the weather and internet satellites