Electoral Politics Are A Terrible Prism For Natural Disasters

[irasdad]

@inversion

Trump Pulls Out of ’60 Minutes’ Election Interview

Former President Donald Trumpmyqs canceled an appearance he was slated to make on ‘60 Minutes’

NYT (et al): “sHe wOnT sIt dOwN fOr iNtErViEwS !!!111!!one!!!”

[pshah]

@southerndem

It’s interesting to me that the Republican Governors of Virginia, Georgia, and sort of indirectly, South Carolina have been giving full credit to the Biden administration publicly, even as they know this undermines the Trump campaign’s efforts to paint Democrats as unresponsive and uncaring.

[leftcoaster]

And he’s droned about this as well and no it’s not believable because it doesn’t happen.

Trump: Can you imagine that? Your child leaves for school and comes home and their gender has been changed… Not even believable

[ralph_vonholst]

This dude is not presidential material. The question remains what kind of material is he?

[sydneyp22]

@fess

I’ve seen thunder showers of “he’s extremely nervous”

I wonder if a certain amount of this is to lower expectations. Fool the enemy into thinking that our side is weaker than it really is.

[jnbenson]

@mrf

Kind of ironic that decades later Jimmy Walker has more conservative political views

I’d say that John Amos and Ester Rolle had it pegged on the minstrelsy.

[rogerhead]

I lived in a town that used the sheriff’s department for its policing. It paid the salaries of the officers assigned to the city.

Something happened and the city started its own force. There was a neighboring town (less than 400 pop.) that had a force of two LEO’s. They finally went with the sheriff’s department because they couldn’t pay the salaries.

[fess]

@sydneyp22

I wonder if a certain amount of this is to lower expectations.

I thought of that, but considering the sources, I expect it was more like making Harris/Walz look weak, not ready for prime time, amateurish.

[leftcoaster]

[justruss]

Oh oh, he is back to third person mode.

[jnbenson]

I take it he plans to start drinking?

[ralph_vonholst]

Via Ron Filipkowski:

[jstrummer]

@sydneyp22

I wonder if a certain amount of this is to lower expectations.

Agreed. His experiences in the military and education, in addition to his political experience…kinda think he’s over the whole public speaking/debate nervousness.

[ralph_vonholst]

Trés pathetique.

[leftcoaster]

Kamala has a new ad out and it’s pretty good.

Concepts Of A Plan | Harris-Walz 2024 (youtube.com)

[pshah]

@leftcoaster

Sheehy responded by calling health care “a moral obligation” but said that the private sector would be “able to do it better, faster and cheaper.”

This is objectively false. Medicare covers exams and procedures much faster than private insurance, doesn’t ask for second opinions and isn’t anywhere as restrictive as private insurers are in terms of covering medications, procedures and surgeries your doctor may recommend. They also utilize the same doctors and facilities as private insurances do, generally speaking.

[ralph_vonholst]

Now, let’s see. Can we think of someone who was tougher on Iraq.

[sydneyp22]

@fess

I thought of that, but considering the sources, I expect it was more like making Harris/Walz look weak, not ready for prime time, amateurish.

Not if he’s actually able to come out with a TKO punch!

[leftcoaster]

Pathetic.

[pshah]

@ralph_vonholst

Dollars to donuts, they don’t.