US Politics, July 2024 - "Will you just drop out, man?"

I very much could believe that the Biden team have ginned up a last minute case of covid that will knock him out of the race while preserving a tiny amount of dignity.

Had a stroke while fuckin'

So Bidem says in an interview that he'd consider dropping out "if I had some medical condition that emerged," and then hours later he gets COVID?

not exactly that unusual, there's a wave going on atm

he's just gonna say 'no no i meant like one of those dementus things'

also right when it comes out that schumer asked him to step aside, im listening

and would take the spotlight from the rnc

shd announce it during trumps speech

Look Jack, listen here

Biden dies during Trump's 2-hour rant about his ear.

lets go

then Trump's ear gets gangrene

biden should to a speech where he says his ear is messed up too but its unclear what hes talking about

he's just gonna say 'no no i meant like one of those dementus things'

“Come on, man. I mean whooping cough, measles…”

"so.. You can see this bandage? What a bandage it is.. my doctor told me.. he said... Anyway, apparently god was looking down, looking down in Ohio, uh Pennsylvania, god said 'he might lose an ear, but I'll gain a son, I'll gain a son..' I'm very lucky, folks... or is it luck? Maybe, maybe it is... I'll let you decide..."

Yeah Ton', I coughed on him, just like you said. pic.twitter.com/kqYwc2d5VY

— Paulie Gualtieri Has Opinions (@PauliesOpinions) July 17, 2024

I'm not generally into conspiracy theories, but I very much could believe that the Biden team have ginned up a last minute case of covid that will knock him out of the race while preserving a tiny amount of dignity.

I really fight hard in this day and age against such thinking, but truthfully, that was my first thought too: "exit strategy," to use a popular cliche.

kimberly gilfoyle looks like one of those puppets from that show. the british show. with margaret thatcher puppets.

Spitting Image!

the show from the phil collins video

kind of just looks English really

another reason not to trust Newsom: he was married to her

Lady Elaine Fairchilde would like a word. Anyway

one of those dementus things

https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-yN2ywiiIIUOq2iz7-uilWNg-t500x500.jpg

This thread is cracking me up, keep ‘em coming

WaPo says a "person close to the president" told them that they told Biden straight-up that he should get out, and Biden said "I disagree." And then I guess the person went out into the hall and called WaPo. SOS flares going up everywhere.

Jeffries also, have we mentioned that yet? I can't keep track. (He hasn't said publicly, but told Biden in a meeting.)

MSNBC, too, mentioning Schumer and Jeffries talking to Biden.

what the hell did Gaetz do to his face he looks like a freak

Just saw a clip of people in the RNC crowd waving pre-printed "Mass Deportation Now" signs. Expected but still chilling.

I don't think I've ever heard or seen DNC chair Jaime Harrison till right now (being interviewed on MSNBC). He's a dead ringer for Tony Gwynn six ways to Sunday (especially his voice)...need to see him with a bat in his hand.

A while ago I saw a picture of Perry Farrell where he looked like he'd peeled off Mark McGrath's face and sewed it on his own head. Matt Gaetz looks like he stole Perry Farrell's Mark McGrath face and stapled it on himself.

man, it would be so awesome if Biden announced tomorrow he's not running. Trump would be livid that Biden stole the spotlight.

he's gonna drop out and start a laughtracked wacky antics sitcom "THAT'S THE PREZ!" about a candidate who may have dementia trying to outsmart his party and creepy congresscritters to stay in the race.

"it was all good just a week ago!"

man, it would be so awesome if Biden announced tomorrow he's not running. Trump would be livid that Biden stole the spotlight.

― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, July 17, 2024 9:00 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he definitely hates Trump enough to do it

I hate to ask but what kind of ratings is the RNC getting? are people actually paying attention to this?

Just saw a clip of people in the RNC crowd waving pre-printed "Mass Deportation Now" signs. Expected but still chilling.

― Blitz Primary (tipsy mothra)

i'm not unsympathetic, but where would we deport the people holding signs _to_?

I hate to ask but what kind of ratings is the RNC getting? are people actually paying attention to this?

― frogbs

people pre-gaming for the olympics by watching the Olympics of Evil

Paramount Plus/CBS had a banner ad for the new Big Brother season starting tonight, is it even on network TV?

ratings have been historic lows

the big speeches I'm sure are on CNN or something, just curious who exactly is watching

I'm actually kinda struck by how little the Trump assassination attempt is actually being talked about right now, its brought up as a joke mostly, even then not so much (probably because there's some things you don't wanna say in mixed company). if someone made an attempt on say Romney in 2012 I feel like it would be all anyone talked about for weeks. there's even a legitimate Secret Service conspiracy here! it sounds like they were aware of him and knew he was a threat 20 minutes before he took a shot! and yet it's like soo ermm....THAT just happened?!

Republicans aren't popular but they've successfully branded Democrats as the party of wokeness and gotten independents to largely agree that Antifa = actually fascist and wokeness = bad. so they ride on coattails of "we're not Democrats" to get them across

see I don't think independants are all that concerned about "wokeness", like maybe they find certain things irritating but the broader culture war the right is trying to push makes them look like lunatics

well, I can't speak outside of the anecdotal, but there are a non-zero number of unaffiliated voters I know who might not be Trumpers or spouting conservative one-liners, and might actually be sympathetic to liberal talking points, but are quick to say all cancel culture is bad and that people are too sensitive.

again though purely anecdotal and not evidence of anything. I also live in a state full of morons (including myself)

Kicking and screaming, but it does look inevitable.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/politics/nancy-pelosi-biden-conversation/index.html

Will Ferrell for prez

good lord this is how they move people around where my grandma is

Biden appears to need assistance getting into his vehicle after getting off Air Force 1. https://t.co/HdvHmPpeCb pic.twitter.com/4cGcNjQvQE

— jordan (@JordanUhl) July 18, 2024

Biden said only god could stop him from running and god said bet

— Yuri (@yuri_ordeste) July 18, 2024

that's the other thing it's not just a mental decline physically he looks really stiff and he walks like he's trying not to break a bone, almost like he's gonna be in a wheelchair in 6 months

our last wheelchair bound President was pretty cool tho

when do we get our first cyborg prez

BET interview and NAACP convention are basically as bad as the debate