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Lmao, I love how they can’t even get what the cards do right. Yawgmoth’s Bargain “renders one player defenseless to the other’s onslaught?”
They really can’t help but lie.
TJD

Edit: for those of you who have the luck to actually have had social lives in high school, the card in question forces a player to skip their draw step, but allows them to pay 1 life to draw a card. It is very powerful, but does not do what the media is claiming.
It is very much correct in the context of the game and specifically black meta when unmask was printed. What the fuck is a player going to do when their opponent draws 15 cards and hits them with a shitload of unmasks? Anything useful in their hand is just gone at that point. You can do that on the same turn you drop bargain. At that point, the other guys only hope is to top deck and win the game that turn. Cause when the bargain player untaps and can play all the cards in his hard, you are dead.
 
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Now that I think about it, I remember Republicans did well in early voting in 2020 as well. It was mail-in ballots (and the 3 am drops, which would have had to have been election day ‘votes’) that got Dems over, and some those took days to get.

We can’t rely on early vote results at all.
 
This might be an unpopular opinion here but Tony Hinchcliffe's comedy set at the MSG rally was an optics nightmare and probably shouldn't have happened. It also really wasn't the place for comedy.
I'll be the first person in a lot of situations where this topic comes up, if asked, that the "politics is downstream from culture, we gotta have the right make culture" or whatever bullshit is retarded. I don't like the idea of making an alternate Hollywood for reasons I don't want to get into here. But one thing that viewpoint is correct about imo is that opportunities for cultural moments like that are significant enough that they're worth the risk. Tony Hinchcliffe is someone who by the standards of the prog-left zeitgeist should be above reproach. Them giving him shit, and by extension picking a very direct fight with Rogan and his jolly band of burnouts who have a lot more cultural pull than they honestly should, is a fucking monstrously terrible idea and a great boon to the MAGA side of things.

But also it bears repeating to the kind of people who wish to just turn into the monster that might soon be slain, the entire fucking reason a whole-ass generation of people went so far left they supported abominations scaring children in public libraries, is because of the right fighting against mockery and mirth. It's the same shit lolcows do like what's happened recently with Rekieta, trying to pull down content of people making fun of you will always make you look more fucking stupid, pathetic, and worthy of mockery. There's a reason making jokes about the people who demanded taxes was a good way to get killed in a hurry for most of human history you know.
 
This might be an unpopular opinion here but Tony Hinchcliffe's comedy set at the MSG rally was an optics nightmare and probably shouldn't have happened. It also really wasn't the place for comedy.
It's Monday morning and you're blackpilling.
Are you kidding? She is gonna be too wasted after 5 PM (EST) to concede.
Same with Hillary. She had to get her pet gimp to concede for her that night.
 
This isn't the first time a Presidential candidate has invited a politically incorrect comedian to a rally or an event. There's a reason why Don Rickles was trending last night, too. Just saying.

If Tony's appearance is going to affect anything, it's probably going to be his own career (I can envision lots of comedy arenas/clubs/venues canceling his events or not booking him now). It's not going to affect Trump's number negatively though. As I said in my post last night, most people are SO over it with this PC garbage. The only ones who are outraged are leftist morons who are desperately trying to stir the pot because they know they're losing. Your average American voter literally can't afford to care about what some standup comedian said about fuckin' Puerto Rico.

Anyway, here's the best line that Tony said last night:

"We all vote next week. God voted 3 months ago." :story:
There's also such a thing as defending and boosting people who aren't funny just because they're anti-PC. I'm irritated that it was mediocre Hinchcliffe when if there were a comedian there it 100% should have been Shane Gillis. Tucker's funnier than Hinchcliffe at this point.
 
"Margin of Error" stick required.... +/- 2% is a statistical tie. Rasmussen has been consistently polling both of them within the margin.
I know this isn't a 'typical' year of course, but still she'd need at least a 3% or so lead to win in the EC. I think it's too big to rig, we'll see if there's any fallout from this rally good or bad by the end of the week.

I'm not too worried about an EC win, but I really want a total popular one too.
 
What the fuck is a player going to do when their opponent draws 15 cards and hits them with a shitload of unmasks? Anything useful in their hand is just gone at that point. You can do that on the same turn you drop bargain. At that point, the other guys only hope is to top deck and win the game that turn.
These days? Probably giggle and cast something from your Graveyard anyways.

Like the Grief thing was only so powerful because you can reanimate/Scam grief back into play and have a hard to block threat a well as taking your opponents 2 best cards.

Bargain is a cool card but it isn't even played anywhere as far as I am aware, Bolas's Citadel and Necropetence do what it does in better ways.
 
"Margin of Error" stick required.... +/- 2% is a statistical tie. Rasmussen has been consistently polling both of them within the margin.
I dont think its completely meaningless. It's just not definitive. Point estimates still have value. We just cant say with more than 95% certainty (or whatever they set 1-alpha at) that the current mean is in Trumps favor, but that doesnt make it totally meaningless.
 
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I talked to my 31 Puerto Rican friends this morning and they are telling me that they were leaning to Trump but the offensive joke was a bridge too far for them and now they are voting Harris and down ballot Democrat.

Looks like Trump stepped on a rake. I don’t think there’s a way for him to weasel out of this one.
Weird, I have friends who are vote blue no matter who who are also from Puerto Rico and who said that after this joke they changed their minds and are now voting for Trump.
 
Harris now one point over Trump in the Rasmussen tracking poll. Trump is losing steam and running out of votes. A big turnout from Dems on election day coupled with mail-in ballots will finish him off. I think Kamala wins this one.
But why, I see headline likes this:

The "extreme closing argument" is that he wants to abolish income taxes and give working people less taxes. He also wishes to raise tariffs and bring jobs back to the manufacturing sector which he did by a lot in only 4 years, only losing jobs during covid pandemic.
I don't even disagree with you, there is going to be a huge turnout like last time because the MSM has been churning out day after day this idea that Trump will ban abortion. They are going so hard with this and the problem is that Yes less people watch the mainsream news but it doesn't matter as the race is decided by 1% of the population in these swing states. If they are told they should be threatened and their rights are being taken away they will vote against the person they are told to vote against.

The feeling and momentum of last week should've come from this final week. You never want to peak too soon.
 
Today's edition of "you don't hate them enough." How can one hoe lack this much self awareness?

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It’s not easy to remain calm and collected in the glare of intense public scrutiny, especially when the opposition is set on denying your integrity, competence and accomplishments. But call it grace, poise or dignity, Kamala Harris has managed to make a positive case for her candidacy every day since President Biden endorsed her to take his place on the Democratic ticket. Think about it: No presidential nominees in modern history have faced such a direct challenge to the authenticity of their identity and by extension their qualifications to be the president.
I can tell you with confidence that the various and sundry racist, misogynist and sexist insults hurled at Ms. Harris must sting. They are a reminder of the disgraceful lengths that Republican senators took to shame me when I challenged Clarence Thomas’s fitness to be appointed to the Supreme Court. What helped me stay composed was knowing that I was not the first woman to have her sanity, truthfulness and virtue falsely impugned. Even now, when I am attacked, my mother’s firm but gentle admonition rings in my ears: “You know who you are and what you can do.” Lesson learned: Never let the people who despise you define you.
One key to surviving under such pressure is to forcefully embrace the value of your own capabilities and principles. “Don’t be confined to other people’s perception about what this looks like, and how you should act in order to be,” Ms. Harris said this year. That posture is evident in the clarity and directness with which she states her qualifications for the presidency. During their debate last month, when Ms. Harris exposed Donald Trump’s weaknesses without lowering herself to his level, the strength of her dignity was made even more obvious. She told us that she knew “Donald Trump’s type,” and she proved her point without self-congratulations.
One facet of Vice President Harris’s dignity is her recognition of the right of others to be treated with respect. Take Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s remark that “my kids keep me humble. Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble.” Ms. Sanders’s statement was a clumsy attempt to alienate Ms. Harris from women with children. Ms. Harris responded by showing her commitment to valuing all women. She spoke with heart about her love of being a stepmother to two children. And she reminded us that women are routinely made aware of our own shortcomings and limitations — whether or not we have kids.

By staying true to herself — her refusal to be thrown on the defensive by personal attacks — Ms. Harris is showing people how to protect and nurture their own self-worth. I say this because I have witnessed how composure under duress can inspire others. When I left Washington, D.C., following the Senate committee’s grueling questioning of my truthfulness, my only consolation was to remind myself that I had done my best. Since then, I’ve heard from countless people who said they were inspired by my grace and in turn claimed their dignity by sharing their stories of harassment and abuse.

Truth be told, “dignity” and many similar words are loaded. We rarely talk about men’s grace, particularly in the political arena. We often save that conversation for women, perhaps because a man’s leadership worthiness is assumed, while a woman has to prove herself highly competent to lead. In today’s politics, hubris, dissembling, anger, fearmongering and personal grievances are brandished and accepted as proof of power, confidence and competence. Equanimity itself is preyed upon as a sign of weakness.
Take the combative interview — more like a public clash — conducted by Fox News’s Bret Baier with Ms. Harris, as more than seven million people watched. Ms. Harris was resolute. Yet Mr. Baier’s constant interruptions and his talking down to and over Ms. Harris was irritatingly familiar. I’ve heard countless stories of those who, because of their gender, sex, race, sexuality or ethnicity, routinely experience the same in our workplaces and other public forums.
Maintaining integrity in politics can be a hard needle to thread. Ms. Harris must defend herself against the assaults and also vigorously prosecute the case against Mr. Trump. In taking the approach she has, I think Ms. Harris is doing something notable: She is letting us know what she values by talking about the humanity of others. She has spoken movingly about the caregiving that she gave her mother during her treatment for cancer and how “it’s about dignity for that individual.” The story Ms. Harris tells about her high school friend Wanda is a story of dignity and agency, both Wanda’s and hers. Ms. Harris sought her mother’s permission for Wanda to live with the Harris family, because Wanda’s stepfather was molesting her. As I see the story, Wanda gained safety as well as a chance to restore authority over her own body. And Ms. Harris experienced the honor that comes from helping someone else and learned the importance of acting on her instincts about right and wrong.
In her nomination speech, Ms. Harris paired dignity with housing policy and reproductive health care. On the stump she touts workplace safety and wage policies as her effort to fight “for the dignity of all working people” and to allow every senior to “retire with dignity.” She has also shown how maintaining respect for her constituents figures into her policies and vision for the future.

By focusing on the humanity of people whom her domestic policies will affect — women seeking abortions and other reproductive health care, people struggling to afford a home down payment, workers struggling with the cost of living and taxes — Ms. Harris creates chances for more dignity for everyone, regardless of party. Perhaps that same focus on humanity will shape Ms. Harris’s international policy to address the plight of people around the globe suffering from devastating droughts, displacement and armed conflicts.
As president and a former officer of the court, Ms. Harris could take on a major challenge — restoring reputational respect for our legal system. It will require the rebuilding of confidence in our Supreme Court’s willingness to protect basic rights enshrined in our laws and in legal precedent that makes clear that we have moved beyond the historical understandings that freedom, rights and liberty are limited to the powerful and rich. In a recent poll, many Americans say they lack trust in the Supreme Court. Indeed, both confidence in and approval of the court are both at near historical lows.
As president and a former leader of the Senate, Ms. Harris could use her bully pulpit to advocate for ethics reform, or expansion of the court, and use her authority to nominate justices to the court who will help restore its dignity. And we cannot dismiss the idea of changing the judicial confirmation procedures and processes for vetting nominees, points of overlap of presidential, Senate and judicial interests. The American public needs assurance that the court is not simply the tool of wealthy men and organizations whose favor justices enjoy. We can make that claim only if the court commits to the principle that no one is above the rule of law.
Since the making of the U.S. Constitution, people in this country have voiced their yearning to enjoy the rights, privileges and immunities it offers. Their appeals make up a uniquely American songbook that each American president has inherited. It is filled with lyrics that reflect the sovereignty claims of Indigenous populations and the freedom petitions of those who arrived from other continents, some in chains. In time, the rights movements grew, led by those whose ancestors suffered the incomparable indignity of chattel slavery and those who were denied full citizenship and enfranchisement because of their race, gender, ethnicity, or gender or sexual identity. And today, those drawn to the American democracy to escape violence and political and economic death add to the appeals. As the poet Langston Hughes reminded us, they “too, sing America” and share a common theme of the recognition of human decency.
If Ms. Harris is elected president, she will be in a unique position to ensure that all of these songs are reflected in our democracy and the structures that govern it.

And whatever the result of Election Day, she has already introduced an American political future that promises a recognition of human dignity as its bedrock. She has earned the opportunity to make that future a reality.
More on Kamala Harris and the presidential race.
 
The Tony doesn’t matter at all and it’s sad that there are people on this website pearl clutching over it.

Meanwhile Trump’s momentum has stopped and the polls are switching back and you retards give me trash cans for pointing that out.
I think you make an interesting point actually, this could easily be the final map:

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or this:

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or he loses Georgia/North Carolina and gains one of the rust belts. So many scenarios, I think the idea that he is very likely to win are exagerrated. We know that if everyone saw the truth that he would win but that's not how elections work in America.

As for the popular vote he could be 2 points behind in the national polls and still win fairly comfortably.
 
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