Thread : In the news today

[Azrael]

Mrs. Peel has run her last mission. Fare thee well, Dame Diana, thanks for the memories.

[Don Alexander]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white- ... d-n1240372

Man, Trump, no originality. We used to have this in Germany too. We called it the "Hitler Youth."

[Don Alexander]

Double Post because ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!

Trump has gotta be rubbing his hands in the most evil villain manner ever... Meanwhile Mitch McConnell is already preparing to vote on the next conservative Justice...

['J']

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[Tenjen]

McConnell spent more time talking about having her replaced than he did addressing her passing in the post about HER PASSING

[Don Alexander]

The Atlantic: The Election that may break America

Warning:

a) Hyperpartisan propaganda ... at least for everyone who believes the hyperpartisan propaganda of Cheeto Hitler.

b) The Atlantic offers only a few free articles (per month?), you may not be able to access it.

c) VERY long. Takes like 45 minutes to read.

That aside, very insightful and SCARY AS FUCK.

[Azrael]

Depends on what you want: Brown shirt fascist or pinko commie. Is none of the above an option?

[Don Alexander]

Canada?

['J']

Well, that was actually painful to witness.

Biden, I feel like did as well as can be reasonably expected, given that he only had two bad options: Patiently let Trump gish-gallop until his turn, and then try to get through his rebuttals while trump interrupts like a toddler every two seconds, or interrupt right back. The former making him look weak, and the later feeding into a false-equivalency narrative that appeals to people too cognitively lazy too actually examine 'both sides' and see the obvious, glaring differences.

Still, I think there are a lot of punches he could've thrown, that Trump opened himself wide for. He could've responded to the law and order shit by pointing out all the members of his campaign team in jail. He could've judo-pivoted the Ukraine thing by pointing out that that's how Trump got himself impeached. He could've directly challenged Trump to simply say the words "I Denounce White Supremacy". I feel like he was rather unprepared for the sheer speed and volume of bullshit Trump was spewing.


More than anything else, I feel great empathy for the poor moderator. They need to start turning the candidates mics off when it's not their turn to speak.

[Don Alexander]

Mommy, mommy, what's for supper tonight?

Shit and strawberries.

Ew, strawberries!

Have not gotten around to watching it yet. Had to get some sleep last night, then clean up my apartment today for an Internet technician (who is around at this moment). If the new Internet works, I'll look at it this evening.

[Azrael]

How's your blood pressure, Alex? Fair warning. Just like 2016, I'm left wanting neither one of these clowns. Either way it's going to be a mega-partisan shitshow.

Well, in other news: Helen Reddy and Mac Davis have both passed on at the age of 78. Farewell you two, thanks for the memories.

[Don Alexander]

Schadenfreude

Likely the most experienced feeling in the world right now.

I mean, HOLY SHIT!!!

['J']

What if he gets lung damage and losses the ability to speak?

[Azrael]

Schadenfreude

Likely the most experienced feeling in the world right now.

I mean, HOLY SHIT!!!

Well, I don't know what Freud has to do with it, but I sure as shootin' reckon there's a whole passel of people dancing in the streets over it.

Hmmm, if he dies the GOP will have to resurrect Nixon so he can rub again.

[Don Alexander]

Freude = Joy. Not Freud.

Schadenfreude = Joy experiencing the suffering of others. A uniquely German word.

Biden: negative
Pence & Wife: negative
Jared & Ivanka: negative
Pompeo: negative (no miracle there, he said he had not been close to Trump the last two weeks)

Starting to think Hope Hicks, POTUS & FLOTUS had a threesome...