Danny Bateman

1 hour ago, ZRod said:

Because they don't want to actually think. Just get the feels.

 
We’re in a vibes-based recession, bruh.

And after one weekend:

1 hour ago, knapplc said:

What are you guys going to do today now that you can't celebrate Easter?

Mourning the crucifixion and of our one and only Lord and Savior, Donald John Trump of course!!

2 hours ago, teachercd said:

In all my years of teaching I have busted 3 kids for cheating...

 

But I have seen way more than 3 kids cheat.

Well there ya have it. Why do Joe Biden and Democrats hate Jesus Christ?

I’ve suspected this very thing for some time now. Good to have it finally confirmed.

49 minutes ago, DevoHusker said:

Meh...how many times have Biden or other DC Ds posted pictures of Trump behind bars?

I bet you can find the same tailgate cover with Trump in the bed.

Man, you are like a case study in "everything Trump does is fine because Dems are bad."

23 hours ago, knapplc said:

Something I did not know about the no-sell for six months rule for Orange Man Bad.

 

 

 

Yep. The perpetual cynics on Reddit are convinced they’ll just waive that requirement. I’m inclined to agree. I don’t think the GOP is going to start any kind of ethical framework at this point.

1 hour ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

Nothing says Law and Order like being charged with 88 felonies and being found liable for sexual assault.

 

This guy is going to win because his constituency are complete morons. 

Had a good chuckle this morning because getting out of the car at work, CBS aired his thoughts and he just used it to accuse his opponent of hating the police. His comments were so meaningless they didn’t even let him finish for the full clip, they just cut it off mid-sentence.

Trumpism lurches further toward fascism. A tale as old as time.

55 minutes ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

Kind of insane if you consider the unfriendly business and tax increases (not to mention America hating) policies passed in the Inflation Reduction Act.

It’s almost like the same voices to predictably line up to proclaim we need to cut Big Business yet more breaks to juice our economy are full of crap.

8 minutes ago, DevoHusker said:

So 6k votes, (less than 2%) for an open State legislature seat the middle of Alabama, directly affects this Presidential election thread. In a State legislature that is 75% republican. 

 

Okay.

 

If you care at all about data this is just another drop in the bucket. The stack of special elections so far is very decidedly blue since the Roe decision so that indicates this is a very salient issue on a district level.

What we make of that on a national level is up to us. But it is staggeringly different than the top line general election poll numbers.

Not really a cartoon but thought I'd throw this in here as I know we've mentioned it a couple times.

1 hour ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

You are absolutely correct, but at the same time I want Democrats to win elections which means appealing to stupid people. 

 

Currently, Democrats are hurdling towards a future where they dominate politics in coastal areas and are not competitive elsewhere. States like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan are going to become what Iowa and Ohio are now once the MAGA era is over. If Democrats ever want to sniff a Senate majority post MAGA, they need to evaluate the types of politics they champion and realize that appealing to college educated elites is not a path to electoral majorities. 

If you have any sage advice for them to do so, I’d buy you your ticket to wherever you need to go to explain it to them.

From where I sit they’re on the geographically worse end of an archaic, broken system and both sides are pretty dug in where they’ve got power now and don’t want to give it up.

I do see calls for them to shift priorities. Give up on guns, punt on abortion, etc. Basically capitulate on GOP positions to make gains in red areas.

 The problem is voters too are dug in. We’re hyper polarized. Red America is pretty content to watch Fox News to confirm their priors. That isn’t gonna change regardless of what the Dems do. They’ll just invent some new reason Dems are Satan incarnate and conservative voters will agree.

2 hours ago, nic said:

Honestly I haven't been following the NY fraud case against Trump very closely until the verdict was reached. Other real estate business leaders have expressed concern at the ruling and even threatened to no longer do business in NY because of it. Being a cynic, I figured maybe they were corrupt. I have also read that some have testified that the accounting and evaluations were sound. If NY seized property today i would have been concerned with those actions. Now the appeals courts moves the bond down to 175M (less than half) and leaves the appeal open for reversal.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/appeals-court-slashes-bond-trump-civil-fraud-case-to-175-million/

 

Honestly, I do not have anymore trust in the judge and prosecutor than I do in Trump. Do they realize if they do not execute this justly it's going to strengthen Trump?

The bolded just demonstrates poor judgment.

For what it’s worth, the damages amount are literally just equal to what it was calculated that the Trump Org fraudulently benefitted from with their shady math.

So the court is asking them to give back what they shouldn’t have had in the first place. And people are suggesting that is unfair to Trump.
 

Americans have collectively lowered the bar so far for this moron. It’s absurd. 

2 hours ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

He's not wrong. Democrats are fortunate that their Republican opposition is corrupt, rudderless, and devoid of principle. 

 

If Democrats want to be successful after Republicans emerge from being ravaged by Trump and the MAGA movement, they need to figure out a brand or politics that appeals to more than just white coastal college graduates. Toxic elements of the Democratic Party - including elements of toxic feminism, LGTBQ+, and whatever performative activism they're doing on the coasts - are being glossed over because the Republican Party has been overrun by crazies.

The broader country should probably also admit they just flat out hold the Democrats to a much, much higher standard, akin to what we should expect from intelligent, reasonable, functioning adults. Meanwhile Republicans get a pat on the back and a participation ribbon every time they get through a day managing to dress themselves and make coherent thoughts without crapping their pants or tripping on their own dicks.

Allegedly serious people will strain themselves to admit this isn’t true. We should consider why that is.

4 hours ago, Archy1221 said:

Geesh, even Carville is done with the woke mob.  Whatever happened to the Blue Dog Democrats?  Getting kicked to the curb by the extreme Left Wing of the Party.
 

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/james-carville-sounds-off-on-dems-in-wild-nyt-column-says-partys-culture-is-being-dominated-by-too-many-preachy-females/

This is for sure an old white dude take if there ever was one.

Probably time for Jimmy to switch parties. He’d fit right in!

30 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

Why should we care if it was union labor or not if the showcase was because of tailpipe emissions like someone said?   Does non union labor make tailpipe emissions greater even if they have to follow the same rules?  
 

Why would it matter if the event was in Michigan? 

Democrats support unions. The Big 3 are in Michigan.

This is way simpler than you guys are trying to make it.

26 minutes ago, DevoHusker said:

 

 

The simpler explanation is people dislike Elon because he’s a douche.

4 hours ago, knapplc said:

If nothing else, this helps remove the facade from Christians who would vote for this guy.

 

 

Does it? 
 

I’m pretty sure if you gave them truth serum, wouldn’t most evangelical Trump supporters admit they understand what an amoral cretin he is and they simply don’t care? I mean I don’t interact with many of them but it seems to me most of them don’t mind his personal failings because they’re all in on the “instrument of God” narrative, as ludicrous as that is.

I’m sure there are a few who are personally deluded enough to believe he’s a totally a devout, godly Christian.

Seems the majority of them realize he isn’t but are willing to make a deal with the devil because he advances their causes and give him judges they like. Oh sweet irony.

11 minutes ago, teachercd said:

I am dumb but, what is the bond for?

 

Don't you just pay the fine and/or start selling stuff?

In the rape case he had to post the judgment amount plus interest so he could appeal the ruling. So I think you have to put up the full amount if you plan to appeal.

Of course in that case he just went right back to defaming her so he willfully jumped right back into legal peril, again.

Some folks are just slow learners.

2 hours ago, Archy1221 said:

Dang, 10.5% sales tax too!    Although in 5 Guys defense, the fries are shareable for two people at least if not three small appetite people. 

Back when I was in college in Omaha I'm pretty sure at the Dodge street location they just took the shovel-sized scoop they used for fries and dumped em directly into your bag. It was by far the most fries I've gotten at any burger place ever. Didn't even come close to finishing em.

30 minutes ago, Scarlet said:

After all we've heard come out of his mouth the past so many years ("stand back and stand by", "you need to fight like hell or we won't have a country", "poisoning the blood of our country", etc) whether he was speaking literally or about the auto industry metaphorically the fact of the matter is that his intentions are to rile up his base to the point of violence. 

 

I can't believe any reasonable, not gullible person would give him the benefit of the doubt at this time.  If one does want to give him that benefit, then they'd have to say he's an idiot for using that terminology knowing what the reaction would be.  He's not the brightest bulb but he does know demagoguery so I'd say he knew exactly what he was doing.

Oh come on. Aren’t you being a bit harsh?

This Trump fellow seems the reasonable type. I’m sure he carefully considers his words.

Do you actually have any evidence he’d deliberately incite anyone? That seems a bit far fetched.

50 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

They don’t care about something being  misinformation as long as it’s directed a certain way.  

That piece of s#!t has been playing stupid games for a really long time now. It’s high time he win some stupid prizes.

Trump has spent his entire adult life f#&%ing around and with any good luck he’s well into the finding out phase.

You’re right, I’m not gonna cry any crocodile tears over anything that befalls notorious victim DJT. He can pound sand.

Anybody else care to explain to me how that a$$h@!e is the victim here? I'd really love it explained in greater detail.

I really didn't think the "Donald J. Trump, perpetual victim" movement needed more steam, but it chugs along.

7 minutes ago, DevoHusker said:

Not upset in the least, other than the leftist system that cries disinformation at every turn...just to do it themselves. Hell, just check out some replies in this very forum

So your natural instinct to get even with the evil leftist hypocrites is to rush to the defense of the fascist a$$h@!e. Got it.

13 minutes ago, DevoHusker said:

I hate Trump, so really don't care...but all the D headlines over this are misinformation. Thought you guys didn't like that.

Good god man. It's way easier to be upset about the complete weirdo spouting fascist incitement than the damn headlines.