The Politics Thread

I have no great love for Liz Cheney and never will, but she did put party above country re: Trump and her statement will move a few voters. That's all I care about. She also influences media narrative, as they adore her. Anyone online wailing about it doesn't get that, they always assume an endorsement from an outside party means the candidate will be magically beholden to that party in office. That's not how it works.

From the very reliable Jon Ralston:

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11 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Do I want to know who "they" are? And if they have the ability to control the weather, is the implication that they are causing bad weather out of malice? 

 

57 minutes ago, Xanthe said:

Do I want to know who "they" are? And if they have the ability to control the weather, is the implication that they are causing bad weather out of malice? 

Biden and only to Repub States!

3 hours ago, janea4old said:

Tweet of the month!

 

Trump's America...

The amount of people who are eating up every word whipping up grand conspiracy theories about federal aid is another of those moments where I am reminded how broken this country is. Trump losing, if he loses (big if...), will be a start, but there is so far to go.

15 hours ago, janea4old said:

That reminds me of a story I read once about how Alfred Hitchcock, while collaborating with Ernest Lehman on the script for "North by Northwest," wanted the bad guys who were chasing after Cary Grant's character to try and kill him with a tornado.  "But THEY are the ones chasing him," Lehman replied.  "How are THEY going to send a tornado to kill him?"

14 hours ago, Xanthe said:

Do I want to know who "they" are? And if they have the ability to control the weather, is the implication that they are causing bad weather out of malice? 

It's the same, screwy logic that suggests the WH is deliberately lowering gas and food prices because it's an election year; and no matter how times you remind them that the president has no control over such things, they don't believe you.

Honestly, we are such a low-information populace, I wonder sometimes whether democracy is too good for us, lol.

 

Link to the full Charlotte Observer editorial column:
"Shame on Donald Trump for worsening NC’s Helene tragedy with political lies"
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article293483114.html 

Edited October 6, 20241 yr by janea4old

finally! 

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Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age  Credit...

On 10/5/2024 at 1:40 AM, DRW50 said:

 

Trump's America...

The amount of people who are eating up every word whipping up grand conspiracy theories about federal aid is another of those moments where I am reminded how broken this country is. Trump losing, if he loses (big if...), will be a start, but there is so far to go.

You're convinced barring a miracle that Trump, Elon, and Vance is going to win the election by 2004 or 2016 margins?

10 minutes ago, sivad40 said:

You're convinced barring a miracle that Trump, Elon, and Vance is going to win the election by 2004 or 2016 margins?

2004, no. 2016, I am wary of repeating. It feels so easy to fool people and the same playbook against Hillary is being used against Harris, like people claiming she doesn't campaign enough (it doesn't matter whether she does or not because the narrative sticks in the minds of many). I saw grifters like Cenk Uygur already writing out Harris' loss yesterday while gushing over Trump for going back to Butler, what a turning point that rally yesterday would be in the campaign, and so on.

Debunking the rumors and outright lies about Hurricane Helene and the relief efforts

the Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer has a regular feature called "Reality Check".  From the blurb:
"Reality Check
NC Reality Check reflects the Charlotte Observer’s commitment to holding those in power to account, shining a light on public issues that affect our local readers and illuminating the stories that sets the Charlotte region apart. Email [email protected] "

Here's a new Reality Check article:
"Helene fact check: Here are the rumors and the reality in Western North Carolina"
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article293523249.html

 

Edited October 6, 20241 yr by janea4old