2020 Democratic presidential primary

now that's some honest-to-goodness selina meyer shit

at what point in life when faced with a salad and no fork do you think "rather than using my hands, i'm gonna use a comb"
two pens as chopsticks genuinely makes more sense

if these stories are true, i'm not sure i could even vote for her in the general

nothing i hate more than that power trip stuff

I really am repelled by Klobuchar's tapioca centrist "bipartisanship" more than her power trips and weird behavior. She's applying to work for me, not vice-versa.

I got fired from my job last Monday,
For no reason at all.
The bossman called me to his office,
And gives me a two weeks pay, and say:

You throw the comb away!

pic.twitter.com/lBxqqO6tYH

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) February 22, 2019

eating salad with a comb is such a great metaphor for American politics tbh

It’s extremely gross.

exactly!

Never underestimate the American press' capacity for pushing banalities. Remember when Bob Graham wasn't considered serious in 2004 because he kept a detailed diary?

If you don't want this shit trumping serious coverage of The Issues, then don't fucking click on it.

disclsoure: I've eaten stuff with a credit card before when I didn't have a utensil (ha!)

I also think i've used a student ID in college before to cut cheese when I was traveling with friends.

how has kolbuchar not been laughed off the playground yet

I saw an analysis of all the bills that have been proposed/sponsored and passed by the candidates and year they entered office. I recall Klobluchar being super productive. Let me see if I can find it.

Among other concerns, her office’s paid parental leave policy has been described as unusual on Capitol Hill. Two people familiar with the policy said that those who took paid leave were effectively required, once they returned, to remain with the office for three times as many weeks as they had been gone. The policy, outlined in an employee handbook, called for those who left anyway to pay back money earned during the weeks they were on leave.

many combs come with a fork attached, few know this

https://www.wilko.com/assets/bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wzMTQxNHxpbWFnZS9qcGVnfGltYWdlcy9oNzcvaDkzLzg4MjM3NDUxMTgyMzguanBnfGQ5MDg0YWI5Y2RlZDhlYzE5NmZkNWZkZDczNDI1MzRjYWExZTdkNjlkZmRhYjk0ZmExNWRkMjUyZTQyODMwOGE=/0350139-1.jpg

amy klobuchar sounds like my boss, and i would never, ever vote for my boss for any position

she sounds like the tea shop owner that fired me

Ugh, the grid I found taken from govtrack is on twitter. I don't want to be the asshole to post a tweet here after just saying how annoying it is. But Harris and Klobluchar had the best average for bills that they sponsored that were enacted by year. And Klobluchar had the best average (Gillibrand second) for bills enacted for years the dems had the majority.

That's a really nice comb xpost. I usually just travel with a comb like one they gave you for school pics. That one seems more useful.

e.g, you can eat with it

correct, amy has my vote except for the bullying and me not being allowed to

hahaha I came here about this, this is the BEST slam I've ever seen against any candidate!

frankly it just shows innovation.

I know we're all focusing on the comb/salad anecdote, but this in the NYT story on how Amy Klobuchar handled parental leave for her staff... https://t.co/eM88W5hND2 pic.twitter.com/VgtSeDWPWE

— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) February 22, 2019

i read that too. it doesn't seem like she cares much about labor issues so i don't really think i want her to be my president.

especially as it's a fork/fork anecdote

seeing as i'm still in the location with an influential early caucus, i'm open to all of you coming to a consensus by february 2, 2020 and letting me know who to caucus for

otherwise, probably going to be mostly dodging the thread because most of these candidates are going to be parading through here, possibly mere blocks from my home, for the entire rest of this year and i don't need to get flooded with input online, too

sigh

a comb is a comb, a pick is a pick. i can see eating salad with a pick though it's gross and stupid. eating salad with a comb is self-defeating!

Don’t wanna be THAT GUY but if a man did that in this day and age we’d be all up on his ass to step the fuck down regardless or record or usefulness to the cause

well, he should, but I have a hard time imagining she is the only politician with that policy?

Did you skip the sentence that read "unusual on Capitol Hill"?

Unusual does not mean singular. I think the stories disqualify Klobuchar, I'd just welcome wider research into working conditions in congress. How much money was it that had been spent on nda's and settlements of harrassment suits and stuff like that?

it's not just a job, it's an indenture!

Totally reject the idea that the klobuchar reporting is insubstantive or frivolous or clickbait or whatever.

it's not just a job, it's an indenture!

― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.),

now that's a slogan I can get behind

I like this bit Jeb Lund wrote about how the internet is not the election:

https://jeb.substack.com/p/dunks-without-end

Unusual does not mean singular. I think the stories disqualify Klobuchar, I'd just welcome wider research into working conditions in congress. How much money was it that had been spent on nda's and settlements of harrassment suits and stuff like that?

― Frederik B, Friday, February 22, 2019 6:46 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, it would be interesting to read more about what life is like for congressional aides. I imagine it’s grueling, especially during campaign seasons, but the impression everyone seems to give is that the klobuchar stuff is pretty unique and beyond the pale

who cares how unusual it is? don't vote for anyone who treats their underlings like dog shit. the smartest, most talented people i have ever known have often been the kindest and most generous to the people that they employ. even dumbass morrissey understood that (it takes strength to be gentle and kind). it would be one thing if she was a brilliant political mind with all of these great ideas and she just happened to treat everyone like shit on the side, but the whole point of her campaign is to try to pull everything to the right and attract people who think that "centrist" is a position. so who cares, let her fall on her face, what goes around comes around

so if Bernie fucks around and gets the nom which Democratic Senators are going to publicly decline to support him? and will any besides Manchin actually support Trump?

I'd still want LBJ as president though

sorry to AOC up the thread, but here is how you treat your workers

Leadership starts with our choices.

That’s why I decided that no one on my staff will make less than $52k/year.

It’s likely one of the highest entry-level salaries on the Hill. We pinch pennies elsewhere, but it’s worth every dime to pay a living wage.https://t.co/IxfNH4632h

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 23, 2019

AOC- we runnin this Rep shit

the most annoying thing about "midwest nice", especially when a politician makes it part of their identity, is that it's often just a hint of a mask of politeness covering up complete assholes, and it fools so many people

"Behind every smile is a set of clenched teeth!"

I thought “Minnesota nice” literally meant being an asshole with a passive aggressively nice front. I’m very confused by this new usage where it just means nice.

it's both, is the thing

"that's interesting"

bless your heart

the most annoying thing about "midwest nice", especially when a politician makes it part of their identity, is that it's often just a hint of a mask of politeness covering up complete assholes, and it fools so many people

― Karl Malone, Friday, February 22, 2019 10:01 PM

I thought Fargo was also meh!