US Politics November 2017

Kaine is family friends with one of my college friends, who is a black linguist who specializes in teaching AAVE. She talks about him a LOT.

Fuck Tulsi Gabbard. If she gets anywhere near sniffing the nomination, and no one ousts Trump on the other side, and the general is between the two of them, I'd consider suicide.

huh yeah I figured Franken probably wouldn't want to do it, but a man can dream

every time Booker opens his mouth I feel like shouting MENDACITY like a Tennessee Williams character. But the last year has been so horrid that I'll take Tim Fucking Kaine even if we have to stick him in a wheelchair, give him a cigarette holder, and call him Franklin.

xxp wait what's your beef there? genuinely curious.

Whole list is questionable, nothing but pols with suspicious links to the Democratic party.

As loathe as I am to link to anything at Paste, this is the best summary of Tulsi Gabbard's bullshit.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/tulsi-gabbard-is-not-who-you-think-she-is.html

yea that lists mostly sucks and a lot of them would lose to trump imo

I really want it to be Tammy Duckworth

god I don't want to imagine Trump coming up with a "funny" nickname for her

I don't think Warren could beat Trump

me neither

the thing w/Trump is that he won a few states in 2016 i can see him easily losing in 2020. not sure if his shit will play well a second time especially after three more years of him (oh god), plus he won't have Hillary to kick around anymore.

I think Harris and Gillibrand seem most likely to go the distance, and the only time I've predicted wrong since I've been of voting age was when Howard Dean's weird vocalization essentially ended his campaign.

I disagree tbh xxp

I routinely forget Kaine exists until someone else brings him up and I suspect I am far from alone in this

― Simon H., Friday, November 10, 2017

There was a story about his wife looking around the house and noticing Tim had been sitting in the den reading the paper since 2002.

Yes but he's spinning the Mats in the background for relevance.

He cannot win and won't run.

Harris or Gilebrand

i don't really know anything about her or her politics but i kind of have a crush on klobuchar

Adam Schiff should be on the list.

Man, how many actors and TV personalities are the dems going to have to lose to before they realize that charisma and physical attractiveness matter more than almost anything?

That reminds me of when Lawrence O'Donnell was so absolutely certain Tim Pawlenty had the clearest path to the GOP nomination, and I was like "whuuuuuut?"

Adam Schiff is a Tim Pawlenty.

Dickhead Maine Gov - can he just refuse to implement what the people voted on? Can he pull a McConnell and just say nah? That seems even more ... illegal? Contempt of voter?

Dan I sadly otm

xp

the thing w/Trump is that he won a few states in 2016 i can see him easily losing in 2020. not sure if his shit will play well a second time especially after three more years of him (oh god), plus he won't have Hillary to kick around anymore.

― omar little,

otm

charisma and physical attractiveness matter more than almost anything?

this must be why Sanders is so popular

Dickhead Maine Gov - can he just refuse to implement what the people voted on?

short answer is "no". State Constitution is very clear that if he tries this he is breaking the law.

I just, that moment when clinton and kaine were first onstage together at the convention, there was such a void there. I just kept thinking about Dukakis

this must be why Sanders is so popular

he didn't win fyi

plus he won't have Hillary to kick around anymore

are you sure

Man, how many actors and TV personalities are the dems going to have to lose to before they realize that charisma and physical attractiveness matter more than almost anything?

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/270/034/ded.jpg

short answer is "no". State Constitution is very clear that if he tries this he is breaking the law.

What if he pulls a "so?" Will he be arrested?

he's big, he's loud, and you'd heard of him.

xpost

he didn't win fyi

only pointing out that the qualities you highlight aren't necessarily prerequisites to popularity

What if he pulls a "so?" Will he be arrested?

he will be sued

"he's big, he's loud, and you'd heard of him" != "charismatic and physically attractive"

Sanders does have a weird kind of charisma tbh, it works on people predisposed to liking cranky old guys. But it wasn't enough to carry him over.

Pierce calls him "the human bowling jacket"

"he's big, he's loud, and you'd heard of him" != "charismatic and physically attractive"

actually I think "big loud and you'd heard of him" *does* qualify as charismatic and physically attractive for wide swathes of people.

For Godzilla.

"he's big, he's loud, and you'd heard of him" != "charismatic and physically attractive"

for the republican base that sure as fuck is exactly what charisma means!

omg djp his panty lines

Moore officially denying story, but you know what they say: he who denied it ...

In a picture full of upsetting things, the panty lines are probably the most upsetting to me

I mean, you don't have to be a tall, handsome motherfucker like Obama or young Clinton, but you got to have some kind of iconic frission that, like, Kaine and Klobuchar just do not have at all

let us marvel at Trump's pressed hams

You know Moore totally did it, because he waited so long to officially deny it. They had to have a meeting and decide which way to go: drop out or lie? Lie.

it works on people predisposed to liking cranky old guys. But it wasn't enough to carry him over.

not trying to relitigate anything, I'm more interested in his current popularity. it's been over a year now folks

You know Moore totally did it, because he waited so long to officially deny it.

? his campaign denied it immediately.

seriously dan I mean it's just so unflattering to know he wears granny panties

three runner up faves:

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--NK_NyQbA--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/te4saskbu74vgbsloyxf.jpg

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--HwCahm9U--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/m6fbsf2fdjs8dwqozbna.jpg

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--IvwRtcug--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/cnvixhpl9xsdgadltmwv.jpg

how do we turn off images on ilx again?