The response was great. Short, simple and it reminded people of both Helsinki and his overt and frankly bizarre affection for murderous thugs. This was a statement meant for voters not for political analysts or armchair strategists. It did what it was intended to do.
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Your suggestion is, in fact, beneath the dignity of the office and I, and Iâm sure many others, want the candidates walking the walk already, not just talking the talk.
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liked x millions.
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Love it.
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I think that most people would prefer that the Dem candidate âwalk the walkâ once s/he wins â and until then, use every weapon in the arsenal, because there is no reason to unilaterally disarm against someone who wonât have a second thought about âgoing too farâ.
I mean, âwhen they go low, we go highâ was a nice slogan but a lousy strategy.
âPalling around with Terrorists, the Sequelâ
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If Giuliani was openly talking about investigations in coordination with Ukraine, then most assuredly covert investigations are already underway.
Naw, heâll just have Mulvaney add another âactingâ to his titleâŚ
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But remember, Donnie admires murderous dictators . . . and no doubt, would like to be one.
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Iâm pretty sure that was a mis-quote, it was supposed to be âWhen they go low, we get highâ.
Regardless, though, this isnât one of those cases. Taking the âhighâ road would be to ignore it, just like Iâm sure your mother at one point or another told you to just ignore bullies (unless you were the bully).
Addressing it professionally and head-on is the right way to deal with it. No need to drop into the gutter on language just because they do.
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Well, we may not be âstuckâ with Joe.
But if he wins the nomination, he can beat the shit out of Trump, and he would be a good president.
Maybe not great, but good.
People want someone with a calm, easy-going approach. And Bidenâs avuncular personality could be just the ticket.
And I feel sure that he would surround himself with good liberal and progressive people, who would help him steer the country back to a more progressive path.
Joe isnât my first choice, eitherâbut we could do a great deal worse. Just think about it for a minute.
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For me, Iâd prefer that trump would have his passport confiscated at a foreign airport such that he is stuck in limbo and cannot return.
Or he is forced to show his tax returns in order to be readmitted to the country.
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Good president is good enough for me.
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I get that with Genoa Salami & Provolone on a good loaf of Semolina bread.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
While we all may have great fantasy candidates, that in different circumstances might be awesome, Iâm rather convinced that this is not the election to fuck around with and be creative.
A âreturn to normal operating parametersâ person like Biden may be exactly what we need to not go into Election night chewing our nails off.
And I think his lead is reflective of that fear, that we could fuck it up by not choosing the safe choice.
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Sure there is: distinguishing yourself from them. I get it thoughâŚyou guys have one paradigm into which you put everything, which is getting yourselves hyped up and excited with the idea that youâre part of an insurgency, be it within the Dem party/liberal movement or on a more national level. Fight fight fight rah rah rah. Biden behaving and talking like Trump in response to Trump behaving and talking like Trump does him no good whatsoever in terms of setting himself apart and sending the message that we can come together to be better than this, that as a country weâre failing right now because we are divided and focused on the wrong things, that we can do better as a nation if weâd just come together and act like one. That was the gist of his entire opening announcement and itâs a message that people are desperate to hear around the country. He should stick to it and behave accordingly. People want to see someone behaving like that and will take comfort in it.
Iâm not saying he shouldnât throw jabs and land the occasional haymaker when the opportunity presents itself, but words like âpathetic narcissistâ arenât necessary. He should take notes from Nancy and go with more oblique references to Trumpâs mental health and intellectual acuity. We can fight he good fightâŚwithout mercy evenâŚbut that doesnât require doing what Trump does. We donât need to humiliate and denigrate Trump to winâŚas much as every bone in my body wants nothing more haha
And keep in mind the different standards that Dem candidates will be held to in comparison to the GOPers. GOPers will be given a pass in the media after acting like Trump. Dems wonât. Theyâll be expected to be the adult in the room and if they fail in their expected role, it will be considered aberrant and earn them a week or more of âhow could he?â and âwhat was she thinking?â and âdid he just blow the whole election?â in the MSM.
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These folks are so contemptible, I find myself smiling one on of them is made miserable (esp when by the hands of another of them - usually Trump.)
The photograph with the article isâŚwell⌠precious.
And Laura Rozenâs pull out of a detail from the article is delicious.
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If only the Purity Brigade could internalize that truism of American politics.
I agree with your comment most heartily.
Iâm personally far more liberal than Joe (or most of the candidates) but above all, Iâm a political pragmatist.
I want Democrats in chargeâbe they Progressives or Blue Dogs. Itâs the only way to assure the survival of the Republic now that the GOP has gone completely to the Dark Side.
Once theyâre in control of the whole government, we can argue about specific policies and how to get there.
But weâve got to win firstâand quite often that means electing people who are not as liberal as we are.
The far lefties donât seem to understand that over 50% of the Democratic party is moderate, and only about 17% is in agreement with the far left.
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Although the bulk of Bidenâs campaignâs response was right-on in multiple ways (âTo be on foreign soil, on Memorial Day, and to side repeatedly with a murderous dictatorâŚ"), this bit about âbeneath the dignity of the officeâ is so weak and hackneyed it is a bit like âthoughts and prayers.â My suggestion is to not leave it generic and unowned, but bring it home to Trump: that âhe abuses and besmirches the hallowed office of the presidency, is devoid of patriotism, and hero-worships murderous dictators. He is a disgrace to the nation.â I think that s better than âbeneath the dignity of the officeâ.
mmmmmâŚwith a drizzle of good balsamicâŚthe expensive kind thatâs almost syrupyâŚ
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Donât forget the Japanese meeting with Trump were all wearing little blue lapel ribbons to commemorate the kidnapping of innocent Japanese civilians, some teenage girls, between 1977 and 1983. Abe was wearing the ribbons and Trump met specifically with Japanese families who lost family members to kidnapping during their visit. Trumpâs defense of Un in this instance is tone deaf and frankly, horrible to contemplate. .
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