2024 US Presidential Election

[grate_biff]

How anyone could want an old, grumpy, whining, power-hungry, pathological liar as their leader is beyond me.

I can picture it now: the world is in the midst of a nuclear war, and President Trump addresses the public, saying, "Nobody is dying; this is a day of love!"

Even Comical Ali would blush!

 

[Luman]

For the first time in 36 years, the Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate. This is a huge insult to Kamala Harris and the Democrats.

The Washington Post is not the only major newspaper to abstain from endorsing her. Three editors of the Los Angeles Times have resigned because the paper is not endorsing Harris.

 

[grate_biff]

For the first time in 36 years, the Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate. This is a huge insult to Kamala Harris and the Democrats.

The Washington Post is not the only major newspaper to abstain from endorsing her. Three editors of the Los Angeles Times have resigned because the paper is not endorsing Harris.

Are you saying there's some shady stuff going on? Or is it just old-fashioned skepticism about "the weaker sex" as leaders?

 

[Contrast]

Professor Allan Lichtman, "with his 13 keys to the Whitehouse model," predicted Kamala Harris would win:

Historian Allan Lichtman still predicts a Kamala Harris win

Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted nearly every presidential race since 1984.

news.yahoo.com

I don't like either candidate, but I have to take this guy seriously. He has been right 9 of 10 times. Only his Bush-Gore prediction was incorrect.

 

[Luman]

Are you saying there's some shady stuff going on? Or is it just old-fashioned skepticism about "the weaker sex" as leaders?

I'm just mentioning that two publications expected to endorse Kamala did not.

I have not heard a single "weaker sex" argument or speculation in this election. Harris' sex has nothing to do with the fact that she is a hazardous liability to put in charge of this country. The Orange One says some cringeworthy things, but he puts America and her people first. I do not expect competing nations to support him, but it's troublesome that so many Americans have been brainwashed by the media and academia to forget that the country was much better off during his term than the Biden-Harris one. It's logical to realize this, but they do not use common sense.

Donald Trump said last night, "Tonight the Middle East is a tinderbox. Nobody is in charge. Joe Biden is asleep, and Kamala is at a dance party with Beyonce."

 

[Anomalous]

Professor Allan Lichtman, "with his 13 keys to the Whitehouse model," predicted Kamala Harris would win:

Historian Allan Lichtman still predicts a Kamala Harris win

Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted nearly every presidential race since 1984.

news.yahoo.com

I don't like either candidate, but I have to take this guy seriously. He has been right 9 of 10 times. Only his Bush-Gore prediction was incorrect.

Since it's a binary outcome, and the key factors are somewhat correlated with the eventual winner, it would only take a few lucky guesses to achieve a 90-100% success rate in ten trials. So, I'd take this prediction with a big grain of salt.

 

[RunningMan]

but it's troublesome that so many Americans have been brainwashed by the media and academia

 

[Fields]

For the first time in 36 years, the Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate. This is a huge insult to Kamala Harris and the Democrats.

The Washington Post is not the only major newspaper to abstain from endorsing her. Three editors of the Los Angeles Times have resigned because the paper is not endorsing Harris.

It is a little more nuanced than this. Jeff Bezos, who owns the WaPo, directly killed the endorsement.

Rather than an insult to Harris, it's an insult to America that billionaires can seemingly do whatever they want.

 

[Luman]

It is a little more nuanced than this. Jeff Bezos, who owns the WaPo, directly killed the endorsement.

Rather than an insult to Harris, it's an insult to America that billionaires can seemingly do whatever they want.

If he owns it, as a private citizen, he can do what he wants as long as it's legal.

Consider NPR (National Public Radio), which publishes anti-Trump articles every day despite being publicly funded by taxpayers. Long-time NPR employees who objected to the management's injection of their far-left progressive political opinions into the news have been fired. This is much worse than a private media source abstaining from endorsing a candidate.

 

[just1morething]

Go ahead, make my day

 

[Luman]

It is a little more nuanced than this. Jeff Bezos, who owns the WaPo, directly killed the endorsement.

Washington Post CEO William Lewis said he, not Bezos, canceled the paper's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.

"He was not sent, did not read and did not opine on any draft. As Publisher, I do not believe in presidential endorsements. We are an independent newspaper and should support our readers' ability to make up their own minds."

He added that this policy would stand in any future presidential election.

 

[Anomalous]

Go ahead, make my day

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It's kind of pathetic that you have to edit images to manufacture support for your candidate. Clint Eastwood is 94 and, unfortunately, not quite as handsome these days. Besides, he ditched Trump and endorsed Bloomberg in 2020.

 

[grate_biff]

At least some GET IT!

 

[Anomalous]

 

[Luman]

At least some GET IT!

Gregg Popovich can afford the price increases that Biden and Harris have caused. He does not care that the United States is spending hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars for a deadly war in Ukraine, with the threat of nuclear destruction, with no negotiations or talks on the horizon if Kamala becomes president. If he cares about his family's future, as he claims, he would not support Harris in this election.

Popovich is a great basketball coach, but Elon Musk is somebody with credibility in current national and world affairs, and he (Musk) is on the Trump team.

On a positive note, Trump is having an all-day rally at Madison Square Garden today. This would have been inconceivable in NYC a couple of years ago. The migrant situation, brought on by the Biden-Harris administration, changed everything. Services for the needy, elderly, and handicapped were negatively affected, crime went up, and nearly everybody is now disgusted with illegals being given priority. Trump will likely not win in NYC but will do far better than in 2020.

 

[Anomalous]

Gregg Popovich can afford the price increases that Biden and Harris have caused.

You could certainly use a refresher on what the president can and cannot do. Has it been a long time since middle school?

 

[RunningMan]

At least some GET IT!

Good video. His comments about people not wanting Trump to teach their children reminded me of this:

 

[Luman]

You could certainly use a refresher on what the president can and cannot do. Has it been a long time since middle school?

Prices, as measured by the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI), are now up over 19.4% in the three-plus years since Biden took office.

For comparison's sake, prices rose just under 7.8% during the four years of Donald Trump's presidency.

(Yahoo Finance, May 16, 2024)​

I don't care what that nerd with the gong sounds in the video says - the bottom line is that we were better off during Trump's term and half of the country feels the same way.

• Inflation is generally among the top concerns for consumers, as it makes everyday expenses such as gas, groceries, and utilities more expensive.
• A president's actions in office—such as tax cuts, wars, and government aid—can affect prices and the economy overall.
• The president plays a significant role in deciding how to respond to high inflation or stimulate the economy during a slowdown.

(Investopedia)​

 

[RunningMan]

Prices, as measured by the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI), are now up over 19.4% in the three-plus years since Biden took office.
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The inflation started with all the government stimulus under Trump. And now it has returned close to normal under Biden.

Economists say inflation and job losses would spike from Trump's promises.

 

[just1morething]

It's kind of pathetic that you have to edit images to manufacture support for your candidate. Clint Eastwood is 94 and, unfortunately, not quite as handsome these days. Besides, he ditched Trump and endorsed Bloomberg in 2020.

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I was thinking you may have changed your mind about Trump. He's a man for all people regardless of which political party you favor.

 

[Luman]

The inflation started with all the government stimulus under Trump. And now it has returned close to normal under Biden.

Economists say inflation and job losses would spike from Trump's promises.

Due to the extreme challenges of COVID-19 during Trump's term, he had to spend government money just as many other affected countries did, on advice from the medical authorities who could have been wrong and probably were. If he had not done as they asked, the Democrats would have been screaming bloody murder that he was not helping the country deal with the virus.

I don't think that Anthony Fauci will have a good week, as Trump's chances of winning are increasing, and at least two people on Trump's team, Elon Musk and Bobby Kennedy, have expressed an interest in seeing him prosecuted and imprisoned.

 

[grate_biff]

Wow! They really turned Madison Square Garden into a temple of hate, fear-mongering, and racism, didn't they?

An evening filled with "love," I suppose, for the GOP!

That Tony Hinchcliffe really has a punchable face; at least, I think we can all agree on that!

 

[RunningMan]

Due to the extreme challenges of COVID-19 during Trump's term, he had to spend government money

Yeah, Trump really handled the pandemic poorly, resulting in the deaths of large numbers of American taxpayers whose money he was spending. We can't afford or risk another term of Trump.

 

[Luman]

Wow! They really turned Madison Square Garden into a temple of hate, fear-mongering, and racism, didn't they?

An evening filled with "love," I suppose, for the GOP!

That Tony Hinchcliffe really has a punchable face; at least, I think we can all agree on that!

The Trump movement in NYC has turned out to be incredible. It was peaceful outside the MSG rally, with no anti-Trump rioters destroying property or harming people. Tens of thousands who could not gain admission to the event watched it on screens outside for many blocks.

Until very recently, and often still today, if you wore a MAGA hat or shirt in NYC, you would be at risk. I've never seen a vehicle with a Trump or MAGA bumper sticker in NYC because it would likely be vandalized or destroyed. Businesses couldn't safely put anything pro-Turmp in storefront windows. As Dr. Phil said onstage at MSG, Trump supporters have been victimized and bullied, and everybody knows that there is a culture of fear and silence regarding support for the former president. The Trump presidential movement seems to have turned a corner if NYC is any indication.

The comedian's act was apparently not previewed for content and has been disavowed by the Trump campaign. Puerto Ricans who support Trump don't care about it, the same way that "Rednecks" don't care about the trailer park and other jokes that are regularly seen and heard in the media and entertainment.

 

[Anomalous]

I was thinking you may have changed your mind about Trump.

I don't know what could possibly have made you think that, but you certainly have a knack for coming to odd conclusions.

The 1930s-1940s "America first" movement. Nazi sympathizers tried to keep the US from getting involved in Europe. Sound familiar?

 

[grate_biff]

I don't know, I just found the last quote of this video, by Charlie Chaplin, to hit home for us poor sufferers.

 

[Luman]

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the Trump Rally, Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 

[ZFire]

Trump:

The election is rigged, unless I win.

The news is fake, unless it's flattering.

I'm rich, but you can't see my taxes.

I'm successful, but my businesses fail.

Nepotism is bad, unless it's my family.

My staff is the best... until I fire them.

I'm a convicted felon, but at least I can still work at McDonalds.

Everything is hoax, unless I say otherwise or tweet it, like those Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs. This is true.

I will lie and say anything in order to get elected—Migrants eating pet cats and dogs, FEMA's Hurricane relief response, wind turbines causing cancer, etc—.

I'm a patriot, but I dodged the draft 5 times, while also calling our war heroes (John McCain) and veterans who died in combat suckers and losers.

I need generals that Hitler had, so I can take out the enemy from within.

I love dictators and I aspire to be like my boyfriends Putin, Kim Jong un, and Orban.

I'm infatuated with Arnold Palmer's penis.

Is this your king, Trump cultists?

It's kind of pathetic that you have to edit images to manufacture support for your candidate. Clint Eastwood is 94 and, unfortunately, not quite as handsome these days. Besides, he ditched Trump and endorsed Bloomberg in 2020.

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The party of "law and order" voting for a convicted felon. Yup, sounds about right...

 

[ZFire]

So according to Trump, Kamala Harris is both a radical Marxist extremist and somehow just a carbon copy of Biden. OBVIOUSLY not a paradoxical statement.

Only the finest stable genius logic at work here, folks.

 

[grate_biff]

The U.S. of A on the brink of becoming a Nazi regime! Who the fuck would have thought that?