US Politics, September 2024 -- “I’m Not Going to Apologize For Posting a Joke”

No? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/us/politics/trump-vance-child-care.html

“Their Non-Answers Said a Lot”

What did the non answers say? I’ll read the article to find out.

“Mr. Trump’s rambling answer handed Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign an opportunity to press one of its central messages”

Oh you’re not going to tell me what the “non answers” say. You’re going to say what “the other side” would say. Joke approach to journalism.

that Mr. Trump is so out-of-touch with normal problems facing most Americans that he cannot be expected to find the solutions.”

They quoted him verbatim.

I think you’re looking for something that isn’t journalism.

quoting him verbatim is not sufficient. they're not stenographers.

i'm looking for them to write about US politics the way they write about politics in other countries.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/09/07/latino-voters-shift-election-00177812

i just need to get this off of my chest: AOC AND DICK CHENEY ARE VOTING FOR THE SAME PRESIDENT.

"unprecedented"

*vomits*

Much of it is the disconnect between how Trump is handled vs. How Biden was handled.

It’s not like the media were devoting a lot of inches to Biden’s obviously melting brain until the debate made it unavoidable.

Lol, that makes me question my choice, skot.

well then lets see how they report on this

CEASE & DESIST: I, together with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, am watching the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better than most, the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2024

Skullduggery!

"Your honor, my client can't be charged with a crime that he's not actually done committing yet"

in 2016 the media was pretty happy just to treat everything he said as a joke but the one thing they did kinda take seriously was his threats to put Hillary Clinton in jail, that was like no no you can't do that, that's just dictator language straight up. wonder how they respond to his threat to put uh...everybody in jail

If you don’t want to go to jail just don’t vote

if you dont wanna go to jail just get elected president

Kamala Harris just went to Penzeys Spices and bought Creamy Peppercorn Dressing Base, Fox Point Seasoning, Trinidad Lemon-Garlic Marinade, Turkish Seasoning, and Tuscan Sunset Salt Free Italian Seasoning.

— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) September 7, 2024

That Fox Point blend is good

Laura Loomer is convinced that Harris's visit to Penzey's, which included a photo-op with some visibly emotional customers, was staged because ... the CEO of Penzey's is an outspoken liberal. As though it would be unusual to encounter Harris supporters in Summer Lee's congressional district.

Suddenly convinced that Allan Lichtman is a Michael Showalter character

https://i.imgur.com/KSb4oCc.png

I mean, not a spice connoisseur or anything, but that tweet was exciting

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/07/walz-vance-school-shooting-00177872

If you want to find Harris fans in any town in America a Penzey’s Spices is a decent place.

I mean, not a spice connoisseur or anything, but that tweet was exciting

She's thiiiis close to going on Hot Ones

A canvasser came to my door for Harris yesterday, and asked whether we would commit to voting for Harris in November. I replied “we’ll commit to voting for the vice president when she commits to ending the genocide of Palestinians.” didn’t even think before i said it.

canvasser said “i understand “ and walked away.

<3

Worth the read: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/09/07/latino-voters-shift-election-00177812

Some of the observations track with what I deal with in Miami-Dade.

Worth a listen for a sense of (some of) Trump’s strategy, such as it is.

https://crooked.com/podcast/trump-tours-the-manosphere-russia-funds-maga-influencers-and-hawk-tuah-girl-cashes-in/

Trump will be better for Palestinians. Good for you sticking it to the Harris team.

Yeah, he’ll probably arm the hell out of the IDF genocide machine.

i don't like reading this. i don't want trump to be popular with harris voters for any reason. people are notoriously greedy.

"Among Harris voters, Trump’s proposal to end taxes on Social Security benefits is wildly popular, drawing about 80% support."

Most people already pay minimal income tax on SS benefits, because most people don’t get that much from them. My parents live on SS+IRA and haven’t paid any income tax in years. But sure, it sounds good to say I guess.

Saw this on Twitter and it made me laugh.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWz7RRAXkAE4Tcf.jpg

Democrats should try promising people unworkable or irrelevant shit that sounds like free money.

free snow tires for everyone. that would do the trick.

Free air conditioning down in these parts.

Negronis for everyone!

.⁦@KamalaHarris⁩ took a break from debate prep and visited Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh on Saturday. She told the pool she was honored to have Dick Cheney’s endorsement and it’s time to turn the page on divisiveness and bring the country together. pic.twitter.com/EEZimHLsri

— Nandita Bose (@nanditab1) September 7, 2024

i've never been to a spice store. must be the kind of place those WEST COAST LIBERALS go when they need a rub for their TOFU.

lol I actually went to a spice store...just pre-pandemic I think? in Berkeley where I was visiting a friend, like a full-on "oh you're in this very curated feeling neighborhood and of course they have a SPICE STORE," but I had a good paying gig that weekend so I did indeed venture into the spice store and fuckin A those spice mixes were delicious. overpriced no doubt but very delicious, one of them we mixed with sour cream to make a very delicious dilly dip. well that's what I have to say about spice stores

Posted this before a while back:

On January 14, 2022, CEO Bill Penzey sent out an email newsletter announcing that he would be renaming the extended Martin Luther King Jr. Day sale weekend to "Republicans are racist weekend", with the reasons given including alleged voter suppression in red states and their response to the George Floyd Protests.[10]

those damn WOKE spice mixes. probably come from Eye-ran.

i need to buy spices actually. i was looking at my pitiful selection the other day. definitely some pre-pandemic jars in there! yeesh. i could use some good mixes. i didn't know that there was a spice store chain! spice store CEO kind of a rad title.

I got a nice jar of Himalayan pink salt crystals today, and some palm sugar. We are usually stocked to the gills on spices.

xxp yes Penzeys has ruthlessly trolled Republicans for years

I recommend this local place for delicious organic spices and blends

https://mountainroseherbs.com/

A few years ago I attended a friend's birthday dinner where I sat across from a Penzey's scion who wrote a book about spices.

my epiphany awhile back: i bought this local-ish chicken rub and it tasted so good i just ended up putting it on everything when i cooked and i felt like an idiot thinking all that time that i HAD to use mixes and rubs for whatever the label said they were for. you can use them for anything! its spices! i take things so literally sometimes.

mmm yes, see also Midyetts rub

they only have one spice product with variations but Zwita's harissa paste gets an A+ (despite the cost)
https://zwitafoods.com/