Everything posted by Khan
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The Politics Thread
Good! You'll find a similar point-of-view among my fellow Oklahoma Citians, as well as those who live in the Tulsa metropolitan area, both of which lean left, Tulsa more so than OKC. It's only in the more rural areas of our state where you find those whose thinking aligns more with the GOP. (That's why elections in OK are never any fun. OKC and Tulsa have been frustrated with Kevin Stitt and Ryan Walters from day one, but there's nothing we can do, because it's the small town, low-info, "guns and God" voters who keep screwing the rest of us over. We are the very definition of a bad electorate.)
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The Politics Thread
My mother worked for years in the cafeteria of my old elementary school. He is not kidding.
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The Politics Thread
Out of the candidates (both official and rumored) who didn't get the gig, I feel like Kelly would have been another safe, solid choice who could have appealed to progressives, centrists/moderates, independents and swing voters across the board, followed by Beshear. Of course, there also was the very real danger of Kelly fading into the woodwork like Tim Kaine before him. He would've needed to come across with more energy and enthusiasm, which Walz, a one-time Social Studies teacher who's used to getting people excited about stuff they otherwise wouldn't give a [!@#$%^&*] about, has in spades. Shapiro, on the other hand, seems like a solid enough politician, but (sorry, @Vee) he comes with too much baggage, especially for the far-left whom, I'm sorry to say, we need along w/ independents and disgruntled Republicans if we're going to win. (And as for Buttigieg...? Well. The more I think about it, the more I think he's primed more to be president rather than vice. It's just a matter of time and waiting to see when, or even if, the country will be ready to embrace an openly gay man as its' commander-in-chief.)
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The Politics Thread
I agree. Besides, Trump doesn't need a public appearance to make an even bigger ass of himself. He can stay home and do the same thing on Truth Social, or whatever the hell they call it. But I definitely agree that his symptoms are making it harder and harder for his team to control him (that is, if they ever could, lol). I'll be honest: I would have DIED if Harris had picked someone like Stacey Abrams to be her running mate. America, in the hands of two Black women. I'm not sure the rest of the country would have liked that, but I, for one, would have LOVED it.
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The Politics Thread
I'm sure Team Trump would argue that it's because of the (highly suspicious) attempt on his life, but I think it's obvious to most everyone why they're REALLY restricting his public appearances.
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The Politics Thread
I just love how so many are so amazed at VP Harris' political acumen in choosing Walz for her running mate, as if being Black and a woman precludes her from understanding how politics works. Clearly, we didn't learn a damn thing from Barack Obama. #BlackFolksKnowThings I'm sure the media will do their damnedest to find some dirt on Gov. Walz - and if/when they do, I'm sure it'll involve "inappropriate behavior," too. When that happens, though, I'll just politely remind them of the following figures: Marla Maples. E. Jean Carroll. Stormy Daniels. Wake me when he has a dog named Digger.
- GH: August 2024 Discussion Thread
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The Politics Thread
That makes sense. Minnesotans, I find, are hearty people, with a mind-your-own-business mentality. Even the ones who tend to lean Republican probably look at Donald Trump and JD Vance, shake their heads and sigh, "Ah, jeez."
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The Politics Thread
I think Mary Trump summed it up best on X: "Checkmate." In a way, I'm not surprised that VP Harris' team has chosen Gov. Walz. The minute I saw pictures of him hugging kids and animals, I knew there had to be no other choice. I mean, a grown-ass man huggin' a pig. It don't GET more heartland than that, lol. At the very least, progressives on the far left now have to work hard to find another reason NOT to vote for Harris. I'm sure they'll find that reason, too, but it's gonna take some work!
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Guiding Light Discussion Thread
Pam Long tends not to remember a lot of her own stories (which is understandable, since soap scribes burn through so much material on a regular basis). For instance, she said she didn't write Reva's 1990 exit, but I watched it BITD, and I can tell you, that baby had her fingerprints all over it.
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The Politics Thread
I think that was the moment when the worm inside his brain died from embarrassment.
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Santa Barbara Discussion Thread
I agree. She might look older, but she has retained her beauty. Jesus does a body good, lol.
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The Politics Thread
"And that is Dallas." I'll say this much for VP Harris and her campaign team: at least they've learned to take off their proverbial gloves. All that that "we go high" business was doing for Democrats was putting them on a bridge to nowhere.
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The Media/Journalism Thread
JDV is trying so hard to make himself out to be like your average lead on a network family sitcom. ("Usha & Me"! Coming to CBS Mondays This Fall!)
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As The World Turns Discussion Thread
IMO, there was almost TOO much going on in that episode. You had Cricket/Margo/Brian/Tom; James/Karen/Burke (kinda) AND James/Barbara/Gunnar/Bob; Betsy/Steve/Craig/Sam; David/Ellen/Jeff/Annie; and even a little bit of stuff with Gunnar, Tucker and the Nicole lookalike. That's a lot of storylines to cram into an episode; and aside from the stuff involving James, each character grouping seemed to operate in its' own bubble.
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The Media/Journalism Thread
I'm so sick of Jesse Watters. More so than I ever was of Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs or Tucker Carlson.
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The Politics Thread
Anyone else think they got to poor Kyle, lol?