What was Dersh's reply?
I honestly never though I'd see the day were John Bolton being silenced would be horrible. The guy was horrible during the Obama years, saying how "weak" he was, how he sympathizes with Terrorists, etc. I will always dislike him but maybe he can help us dump trump.
Fuck. I'd like to request a self ban for time to work on my pun game.
What is so attractive about an outsider that is actually just an ineffective insider?
r00dSince the Obama days!? Are you not aware of his Bush days? UN ambassador who endorsed abolishing the UN.
For!
-A black man dared to get elected to the highest office.
-Gay marriage was deemed legal in all states.
-A healthcare measure that was painted toxic by Republicans actually turned out to be beneficial and a potential stepping stone to doing even greater good.
The President's party facing these and other rational and fair governance victories cannot condone such progress. Therefore the only option is to condone cheating, corruption, and bigotry in full view! Damn the constitution and damn you all! Deal with it!
(I might be paraphrasing?)
Quiz: When was the last time a former President endorsed a candidate during a primary?
This is pretty good.
DA MAVERICK! Also Bush was supervising the entire country falling apart, so yeah.Dubya endorsed McCain in 2008 didn't he... although McCain didn't really want it lol?
Yeah this train of thought is scary, literally a Nazi approach, what the great leader wills is the will of the people.the president is America, what helps him must then also be good for America and therefore can't be an abuse of power.
I mean it's kind of fascinating that Sanders doesn't actually have to explain how he intends to implement and/or pay for his plans; and attempting to do so killed Warren's campaign.
It's not really. Most people just want to hear what you want to get done and not the step by step wonk shit. Bernie's simplification of "how he's gonna pay for it" is pretty smart. Saying "we're gonna raise taxes but the cost will be offset by how much you'll save on insurance costs" and then not going into fuller detail was a good move. It sounds plausible and therefore probably is.I mean it's kind of fascinating that Sanders doesn't actually have to explain how he intends to implement and/or pay for his plans; and attempting to do so killed Warren's campaign.
It sounds great on a debate stage and that's literally it.It should be pointed out that Sanders has been involved with and/or supported more bills than his name is attached to. The metric of bills passed is such a vapid statistic for summarizing political efficacy.
Hey guys, the President could suggest that a foreign country should assassinate his opponent and that would be fine
This would not remotely work for Warren. (Or Harris for that matter, and it also killed her candidacy)It's not really. Most people just want to hear what you want to get done and not the step by step wonk shit. Bernie's simplification of "how he's gonna pay for it" is pretty smart. Saying "we're gonna raise taxes but the cost will be offset by how much you'll save on insurance costs" and then not going into fuller detail was a good move. It sounds plausible and therefore probably is.
For people not paying that close of attention. It just sounds like he has the best health care plan because it covers everyone and restructures a bad health care system.
This would not remotely work for Warren. (Or Harris for that matter, and it also killed her candidacy)
There's no way they'd get away with an interview answer like this:
And he hasn't been hit on it at all by anyone mostly.
It's the same as how Biden gets away with like not even having policy.
This is the only thing my Democratic state senator has tweeted today after voting against SB50. I'm going to scream.
This would not remotely work for Warren. (Or Harris for that matter, and it also killed her candidacy)
There's no way they'd get away with an interview answer like this:
And he hasn't been hit on it at all by anyone mostly.
It's the same as how Biden gets away with like not even having policy.
I mean it's kind of fascinating that Sanders doesn't actually have to explain how he intends to implement and/or pay for his plans; and attempting to do so killed Warren's campaign.
What could be the reason? Why do people expect Warren and Harris to have detailed explanations for how they intend to fund stuff, but not care about Biden and Sanders... hmmmmmmm...
She never got owned.Haha that pundit sucks.
I don't know what to tell you, it has something to do with how the candidates position themselves. Bernie and Biden's confidence level is a big factor imo. But here's the other thing, when I say "most people" I mean the people that aren't politics nerds like us. Warren's appeal was in large part with the politics nerd and cable news voting block. My guess is that block is gonna expect more specifics over all.
And also remember, Warren got owned specifically by Pete. After that debate, a lot of her support flocked to him. It's possible too that people didn't care that much about the policy information as much as her slipping under pressure after getting dunked on by a more confident looking candidate.
Presidential election politics are actually quite dumb I think.
I would be a fool if I said that sexism didn't play a part. That said, Sanders took substantial heat for this in 2016. In this primary he has been pretty good at releasing plans.
But Republicans blowing up the deficit has also allowed nominees (not just Sanders) cover to deflect 'how are you going to pay for it?'
If I didn't have entire posing history here I'd actually consider running against him in 2022 lol. I also don't know the status of the stuff I wrote at the old place. But my god.Mans thinks he's in the US Senate. Shameful.
I'll be spending my morning making calls.
This is basically the climax of Trump-style authoritarianism. It cannot be any more broken and corrupt than this.
Absolutely.It should be pointed out that Sanders has been involved with and/or supported more bills than his name is attached to. The metric of bills passed is such a vapid datapoint to summarize efficacy.
Hey! Everyone here would donate to you. My senator (Jerry Hill) voted No too and it fucking sucks. He's also termed out for 2020 and only one of his primary candidates, Shelly Masur, supports SB50. And she identifies as a YIMBY.If I didn't have entire posing history here I'd actually consider running against him in 2022 lol. I also don't know the status of the stuff I wrote at the old place. But my god.
People don't see him as an ineffective insider, and a lot of people really really hate congress, the federal government, and DC as a whole due to corruption and their inability to get things done. An outsider appeals to those people
Hey! Everyone here would donate to you. My senator (Jerry Hill) voted No too and it fucking sucks. He's also termed out for 2020 and only one of his primary candidates, Shelly Masur, supports SB50. And she identifies as a YIMBY.
I think this could end up hurting a lot of these No votes in the primaries. Let's hope.
I mean the other thing that has tanked Warren has been sinking perceptions that she can win because everyone remembered she's a woman but not that woman.
Even if it wasn't "on brand" to have plans, there's a greater expectation there from not being an old white man lbr. Can you actually imagine a woman candidate getting away with "oh we'll worry about how to actually do it later" or running purely on smiles and handshakes like Biden?
Goddamnit don't tempt me to post that dril tweet haha.She never got owned.
Her wine cellar comment was a bigger own that that first debate. All they kep trying to do was "hey are you going to raise taxes?"
Warren gets trashed for not saying it and Bernie gets to walk away without saying anything. That's called sexism(by the media).
I don't think I could run because there'd be no way to clear my gaf post history and I started posting there when I was 15 and if someone found that, I have no idea what I said back in the day.
And give up my relatively stress free, cushy job?We spend all day talking about politics in here. Who's gonna bite on running for office first?
I wish I could but if there's one thing your primary system makes possible it's new entrants. The multi-party system we have with PR leads to Internal party politics picking candidates and I'm not going to spend years of my life thereWe spend all day talking about politics in here. Who's gonna bite on running for office first?
I've always wondered if that would be one of the negatives of the US switching to a parliamentary system. Makes sense.I wish I could but if there's one thing your primary system makes possible it's new entrants. The multi-party system we have with PR leads to Internal party politics picking candidates and I'm not going to spend years of my life there
You know what? Yeah, this is my new reason for wanting him removed most. He's a corrupt shit that runs his administration like a mafia and has destroyed the federal government top to bottom in ways that'll take decades to recover, but outright wanting authority to do literally anything he wants in the alleged name of national security? That's more dangerous than all the rest of it.Honestly, the defense that Trump's lawyers have put forward is probably the most disturbing thing about this entire impeachment and the main reason he must be removed because they are already saying he's the dictator and there's nothing you can do about it
I'm glad that a leftist is grabbing all these angry voters and not some fascist like Trump, thats for sure.A good chunk of those people already elected Trump to, excuse my language, piss and shit all over the federal government and are fully behind his quest to make the president untouchable.
We've been pretty burned by populists here in Europe lately so please excuse my skepticism (about some of These burn it all everything sucks voters, not Bernie himself)
I'm glad that a leftist is grabbing all these angry voters and not some fascist like Trump, thats for sure.
I've always wondered if that would be one of the negatives of the US switching to a parliamentary system. Makes sense.
probably yeah, this almost crossed my mind when I ran for city council this year. it's too bad, I think I'd be good at it.And let's be real Neo-NeoGAF would run a coordinated opp to dig out whatever they can to stonewall your candidacy if they ever got wind of it.
It's basically 4Chan these days
It's really appealing when you can fill in the blanks with whatever you yourself like.M4A is pretty appealing until you actually have to explain/justify it.
M4A is pretty appealing until you actually have to explain/justify it.
FWIW for local politics you're not going to become some lightning rod/national target for the other party so I really would encourage you to run!probably yeah, this almost crossed my mind when I ran for city council this year. it's too bad, I think I'd be good at it.