US Politics: July 2020 - "Denigrating this Luxury Avenue"

At least we don't have to look at his puckered anus of a mouth anymore.

looking at the clip (a walk-by with some staff and secret service), i realize that the mask prevents him from talking, which is another big factor behind him not wanting to wear it. his preferred talking situation is one in which he is talking and no one else can talk. this is why his very favorite interview area is underneath the deafening roar of helicopter blades, so he can scream at everyone and ignore anything he doesn't want to hear. the walk-by is usually a more moderate version of the helicopter, but he can still shout a few things to the press and then immediately walk out a door...if he's not wearing a mask

This is @RepGrothman *today* at the Wisconsin Republican convention (which was held in-person) pic.twitter.com/MnsVlJryLE

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 12, 2020

Politico reports:

On July Fourth, before President Donald Trump spoke to the nation from the White House lawn, he spoke indirectly to another community on Twitter: QAnon. That afternoon, he retweeted 14 tweets from accounts supporting the QAnon conspiracy theory, a sprawling and ever-mutating belief that a mysterious government official who goes by “Q” is leaving online clues about a messianic Trump’s secret plan to dismantle a cadre of Washington elites engaged in everything from pedophilia to child sex trafficking.

Those around Trump have followed suit. Eric Trump, the president’s son, recently posted a giant “Q” on Instagram as well as the hashtag version of the community’s slogan: “Where we go one, we go all.” White House deputy communications director Dan Scavino sparked glee on Facebook when he posted a photo with Q symbology. Over on Parler, the niche Twitter alternative and MAGA hub, Rep. Devin Nunes directed people to The Dirty Truth, a video producer who has promoted QAnon-related conspiracies.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/12/trump-tweeting-qanon-followers-357238

Good morning!

It's amazing that journalists haven't figured out after all these years that the easiest way to get Trump to admit to something is to phrase the question in a flattering way. You want him to comment on Q? Ask him "Isn't it exciting the way the Q people seem to really understand what you're trying to do as president? What do you think of what they're doing?" You'll get a solid minute of him swearing on camera that he loves the Q people, they're great patriots and he's very happy to have their support.

Who cares?

8 polls in TX taken since June 1... Biden +0.3 pts... That includes 2 polls out this morning... One of which is Trump +1 and one that is Biden +5.

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) July 12, 2020

Lol they’re going to have to spend money in Texas

who is the favorite to run against cornyn? MJ Heger? i kind of lost track of the TX democratic primary for senator, what with coronavirus and all

Yeah, Hegar is up +13 (vs. her primary opponents) in that same Texas poll. But Cornyn still has a significant lead in the general election.

Digging into the cross-tabs, the difference between the Senate race and the presidential race in Texas seems to be the independents. With Cornyn vs. Hegar, independents are split down the middle, which ultimately favors Cornyn. But they prefer Biden to Trump by nearly 2-to-1.

Fuckin Beto, man, had to waste everybody’s time running for President

After his bold remark about "of course we're coming for your guns" Beto sank his chances of ever becoming a senator from TX, at least until the earth shifts its axis.

What if he seized the seat by violent force?

More likely to see Hegar do that, as her ads push the point of her being a motorcycle riding combat veteran.

gross

i know nothing about her really. i learned via wiki that she voted for fiorina in GOP primary in 16 and uh, that's some dumb shit.

There's a long list of nominees for the "That's Some Dumb Shit" award, and they all have to beat out the Chicago Tribune's endorsement of Gary Johnson (and this was *after* the "what is Aleppo?" gaffe).

Underrated Marx brother iirc

i don't think beto would have had a much better chance against cornyn than anyone else had he run for senate again this year, but he would have had a better effect than any other plausible candidate on the rest of the democratic ticket in texas.

now that I think about it, he would have been hopeless in 2020 due to a dearth of restaurant tables to stand on.

just donated to

Gideon (Maine)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Greenfield (Iowa)
Cunningham (NC)
Bullock (MT)

as far as i can tell, they all suck. 100% fine with that.

going to see if there's any more texas polling. if not (or if it's more like hegar down 5-10 points, which is what i expect) then i'll find some local texas things to donate to (tips welcome).

also if you're doing this sort of thing please consider donating to george gascon https://georgegascon.org/, who is running to be DA of the most populous county in the country, against a DA who has prosecuted exactly one police officer out of the 600 who have killed people during incumbency.

wait are you a citizen now caek

you don't have to answer that, apparently permanent residents are not foreign nationals in the relevant context of campaign donations

Citizen Caek

no i'm still permanent resident. was hoping to vote this year but paperwork moved too slowly at every opportunity over the past ~4 years.

caek do u like america

it's been real

Ain’t that the truth

i like it a lot less now that i have kids. it's an awful place to have a family.

Cornyn successfully avoids inspiring the visceral disgust at seeing or hearing him that Cruz does.

He's pretty disgusting

check this out

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1280956160032505861/alBSjaBt?format=jpg&name=large

(spits)

He's pretty disgusting

He is but you have to really know him to hate him (president of his high school's George Wallace 1968 street team!), whereas I'm pretty sure everyone who has laid eyes on Ted Cruz instinctively distrusted and despised him.

Yeah he looks kind of avuncular.

Cornyn? There are times he strikes this kind of rictus rubber-face grin that reminds me of Jim Carrey playing the Grinch.

predictions on the inevitable Trump tweet on the Redskins name change? I'm thinking something like "Washington REDSKINS is a proud name with a long and very successful tradition. Sad to see Lil Danny Snyder give in to the PC mob. GO COWBOYS!"

"I am issuing an EXECUTIVE ORDER demanding the restoration of the proud REDSKINS name."

Three cheers for the Washington Paternos

Washington Fumbles

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcqRlBVXYAAB_hQ?format=jpg&name=large

Don't know if it's translating into any real support but GODDAMN Omar's challenger in MN is spending money on direct mail and distributing fliers, get two a day sometimes

Damn yeah like I said yesterday if polls come out showing the race being even halfway close I’m definitely sending her some scratch

I fucking hate these political solicitations. I donated to Jaime Harrison in SC, then within the hour got two emails asking for more money. There was an option to reduce email volume, so I selected that, and still got a third email within the next hour. So, three in the same day - hours, really - after already donating. I immediately unsubscribed and there was a field to write why, so I basically wrote "I already know who you are and that Lindsey Graham is an asshole; that is why I donated. Plus ... I literally just donated. So leave me alone and trust that if I ever feel like donating again I will."

I mean it's how they work - idk any politician whose solicitation doesn't involve shitting emails out every two hours. regardless of what you already gave.

Jaime's just amuse me because of the titles. Whereas Joe Biden's are all "give me $5, asshole", Jaime's are all "Sorry, Neanderthal" or "Bad news, Neanderthal", or "I am awake, I can't sleep, so I am emailing you, Neanderthal", or "What color do you think I should paint my house, Neanderthal"?

I'm contributing monthly though so I don't feel guilty just deleting em.

I’ve got a spam email account just for pol donations


I know it’s probably as much of a long shot as Mitch but my god seeing Lynsey put out to pasture would be massively satisfying

Dem fundraising emails are definitely obnoxious but the Trump ones are actively creepy, it's always something like

From: Don Jr.

Hi Jim :( Daddy's really mad at me again. I promised him you were going to contribute to his campaign...I even imagined myself triumphantly presenting the Patriot List to Daddy with YOUR NAME at the top. He even told me personally about the 6X MATCH...I said Dad, you're crazy, Jim is a real American, he's proud to stand against Antifa and the fake news, you don't need to do the 6X MATCH....but he insisted. I just want to know, what happened? I thought you believed in my Dad and in this country. What should I tell him before the deadline of JULY 14, 2020 6:00 PM CST??

I signed up to get a ticket to a Trump rally (which I know won't impact attendance due to overselling), but he keeps sending surveys and I keep taking them and trolling him.

tehy're all questions like

DO YOU THINK THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS

A) GOOD???!!
B) BAD!

DO YOU THINK SLEEPY JOE IS

A) STUPID
B) BAD
C) OTHER

The cover of that Don Jr. book is awesome. What is he even doing on it? (And which Democrat is defending the indefensible, do we have to read it to find out?)