US PoliEra 2020 |OT6| I will not be closing this thread when the second wave hits.

Plinko · Jul 16, 2020

Two major mistakes in that Stepien plan:

1) Biden has never once come off as a "tool of the extreme left." One could argue that's why he won the primary. He also did nothing during the Obama years to get that reputation.

2) Trying to make Trump look like he has had any success when millions of jobs are gone, his ignorance led to nearly 140,000 deaths up to this point, and his tax cuts and stimulus purposely gave most of the money to already rich corporations and people.

LegendofJoe · Jul 16, 2020

The lockdown and missing out on school and summer activities has definitely negatively affected children. It isn't a good thing at all that they missed these opportunities. And for the kids without siblings it's even harder. Other than seniors children are bearing the brunt of the negative fallout.

schuelma · Jul 16, 2020

Plinko said:
Two major mistakes in that Stepien plan:

1) Biden has never once come off as a "tool of the extreme left." One could argue that's why he won the primary. He also did nothing during the Obama years to get that reputation.

2) Trying to make Trump look like he has had any success when millions of jobs are gone, his ignorance led to nearly 140,000 deaths up to this point, and his tax cuts and stimulus purposely gave most of the money to already rich corporations and people.

In reality his only plan is to stay employed.

Ignatz Mouse · Jul 16, 2020

I didn't see a reply to this so:

Sheepinator said:
Trump "art of the deal" managed to lower the bounties payments by 2%.

"So I call him up, I said to him, Vlad – I call him Vlad, because he considers me his best friend, so I call him Vlad, he likes that – I said to him, you can't keep paying those guys, the Talibans, so much money to kill American soldiers. Our bounties are the biggest in the world, most people don't know that. And he said something in Russian. I didn't quite catch the translation, something about me being strong, I believe."

"We talked about me being strong for a while, then he had to go, he had to run to the gremlin, I don't know who that is, maybe his wife? Some Russian women are very beautiful though. Isn't my wife beautiful? Looks just like my daughter." Trump then spent the next twenty minutes ranking his children on looks and intelligence until one of his aides prompted him to describe the rest of his phone call with Putin.

"Putin, he's a great guy. Tremendous. So just as the call was about to end, I asked him to lower the bounty on our soldiers. He offered to get rid of it altogether, but I knew that's what he wanted me to ask him for. Can't let the other side have everything they want, gotta keep them on their toes, that's negotiating 101. So I asked for a 10% lowering of the bounty and we settled on 2%. He never even knew what hit him," Trump said.

Businessman Trump masterfully convinces Putin to lower bounty on US soldiers by 2%

"I said to him, Vlad - I call him Vlad, because he considers me his best friend, so I call him Vlad, he likes that - I said to him, you can’t keep paying those guys, the Talibans, so much money to kill American soldiers. Our bounties are the biggest in the world, most people don’t know that."

www.thebeaverton.com

CloverNotes said:
This just sounds so incompetent... Like I don't want to believe this happened.

It didn't happen. The Beaverton is an Onion-esque site.

For instance:

Fate of global superpower once again rests on immune system of old lady

“Right now, there are about 20 billion leukocytes stopping Donald Trump from naming his third Supreme Court justice. I know 20 billion sounds like a lot, but they’re very very small and were produced by an immune system that’s been running non-stop for just shy of a century."

www.thebeaverton.com

CloverNotes · Jul 16, 2020

Ignatz Mouse said:
I didn't see a reply to this so:

It didn't happen. The Beaverton is an Onion-esque site.

For instance:

Fate of global superpower once again rests on immune system of old lady

“Right now, there are about 20 billion leukocytes stopping Donald Trump from naming his third Supreme Court justice. I know 20 billion sounds like a lot, but they’re very very small and were produced by an immune system that’s been running non-stop for just shy of a century."

www.thebeaverton.com

Thanks for letting me know.

Drakeon · Jul 16, 2020

Casa said:
Other than the inevitable Barr investigation announcement, their last play will be to do everything in their power to drive Biden's favorables down into the mud like Trump's are just like with Hilary. That's what this new guy is for.

Let's hope more people are wise to it this time.

I mean, let's get real here. Misogyny played a huge role in demonizing Hillary. It's just easier for them to ratchet up Hillary's negatives. Way harder to do that with Biden because he's a straight white male.

CrocM · Jul 16, 2020

LegendofJoe said:
The lockdown and missing out on school and summer activities has definitely negatively affected children. It isn't a good thing at all that they missed these opportunities. And for the kids without siblings it's even harder. Other than seniors children are bearing the brunt of the negative fallout.

When she was saying "all the other western countries are opening schools" I couldn't have face palmed harder.

BoboBrazil · Jul 16, 2020

Powerful ad here

Sean C. · Jul 16, 2020

studyguy said:
We're in such bad fucking shape.

This whole situation is, incidentally, a microcosm of the difference between the two parties.

The Democrats are actively trying to, essentially, save the Republicans' political skins by proposing measures to minimize the consequences of the pandemic. They really have negative political incentive to prevent this bill from failing, it's entirely a good government agenda. The modern GOP would never do the same; indeed, they're resisting doing the right thing even when they are the ones who will be (and are) blamed for failure.

Ithil · Jul 16, 2020

Casa said:
Other than the inevitable Barr investigation announcement, their last play will be to do everything in their power to drive Biden's favorables down into the mud like Trump's are just like with Hilary. That's what this new guy is for.

Let's hope more people are wise to it this time.

Good luck trying to get people to hate an inoffensive old white guy who's never been demonized during his career the way they did a smart and ambitious woman who'd been smeared nonstop for 30 years.

cameron · Jul 16, 2020

Lis Power @LisPower1

Fox cut away from Trump's speech so that Neil Cavuto could note some 'mischaracterizations' from Trump

Cavuto: 'It was not a disaster under Barack Obama, not only did the Dow essentially triple, but ... Americans did very, very well.'

4:34 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Loudninja · Jul 16, 2020

smh

After Peddling Conspiracy, Chuck Woolery Announces Son Has COVID And Deletes Twitter

Conservative commentator and ex-"Wheel of Fortune" host Chuck Woolery, from whom President Donald Trump retweeted an unhinged post accusing health experts of "lying" about COVID-19…

talkingpointsmemo.com

studyguy · Jul 16, 2020

SCOOP: @FoxBusiness has learned White House civil war is raging over next stimulus package pitting @stevenmnuchin1 against @larry_kudlow; Mnuchin pushing for individual stimulus checks and extension of unemployment benefits while Kudlow wants payroll tax cut more now

Well Mnuchin has basically been the cockroach who has weathered every storm so far, so hopefully he wins the day? lmao jesus I'm rooting for this clown. What a fucked up hellscape 2020 is

Loudninja · Jul 16, 2020

studyguy said:
Well Mnuchin has basically been the cockroach who has weathered every storm so far, so hopefully he wins the day? lmao jesus I'm rooting for this clown. What a fucked up hellscape 2020 is

These assholes still talking about payroll tax? fucking hell.

Deleted member 26039 · Jul 16, 2020

What the fuck is a payroll tax cut going to do for the average American Kuldow you fucking hack!?!?!?

I know the reason why he wants it, but still its just beyond baffling.

Piston · Jul 16, 2020

studyguy said:
Well Mnuchin has basically been the cockroach who has weathered every storm so far, so hopefully he wins the day? lmao jesus I'm rooting for this clown. What a fucked up hellscape 2020 is

I just don't get the point of payroll tax cuts when those who need stimulus the most are not currently employed.

Zeno · Jul 16, 2020

Piston said:
I just don't get the point of payroll tax cuts when those who need stimulus the most are not currently employed.

The cuts aren't for them.

Manmademan · Jul 16, 2020

Piston said:
I just don't get the point of payroll tax cuts when those who need stimulus the most are not currently employed.

The point is to fuck up social security as much as possible, while still making it "look like" you're doing something to help people.

Deleted member 24052 · Jul 16, 2020

Piston said:
I just don't get the point of payroll tax cuts when those who need stimulus the most are not currently employed.

Bingo. There's no point, it doesn't help those who need help most.

ZAKU-RED · Jul 16, 2020

We have been prepping for School to reopen here in my local district in Oklahoma.

I was talking with one of the Head Custodians, he thinks the schools will probably be shut down yet again by Labor Day, some of the other bigger guys think we won't last until October before Schools are shut again.

It's going to be a fucking nightmare.

CrabDust · Jul 16, 2020

shiba5 said:
Meanwhile, in The Upside Down:

It's historic alright...

BoboBrazil · Jul 16, 2020

Typical Republican song and dance. The Republican senate will put forward some bill to extend benefits, but put some poison pills in there they know Democrats won't vote for and then begin the media push to blame Democrats for not wanting to help people. Then at the last second before it expires they will pass something

CrabDust · Jul 16, 2020

BoboBrazil said:
Powerful ad here

Holy moly. Where is this gonna air?

BoboBrazil · Jul 16, 2020

CrabDust said:
Holy moly. Where is this gonna air?

Seems like online only. Would have to be edited down to 1 minute or 30 seconds to be aired on tv and then you have to find someone to fund the ad buys

Casa · Jul 16, 2020

Kasey Hunt was on tv a little bit ago saying that Turtle was pretty pissed that Pelosi much of the credit for the last round of stimulus and doesn't want that to happen this time. So I'm sure a GOP bill is inbound.

She also said Pelosi has a lot of leverage due to the awful position the GOP are in politically.

Wraith · Jul 16, 2020

More "fun with trucks" at the White House this afternoon.

Sean C. · Jul 16, 2020

shiba5 said:
WaPo won't drop their Dan Snyder oppo for some reason and it's making me sad.

Ask and you shall receive:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/16/redskins-sexual-harassment-larry-michael-alex-santos/?arc404=true

RolandGunner · Jul 16, 2020

studyguy said:
Well Mnuchin has basically been the cockroach who has weathered every storm so far, so hopefully he wins the day? lmao jesus I'm rooting for this clown. What a fucked up hellscape 2020 is

Kudlow is basically Trump's puppet so we know how this is going to play out inside the WH.

BWoog · Jul 16, 2020

Wraith said:
More "fun with trucks" at the White House this afternoon.

Literally a fucking child.

SpottieO · Jul 16, 2020

Wraith said:
More "fun with trucks" at the White House this afternoon.

This is a real thing that is happening on the lawn of the White House? This belongs in that photos that look photoshopped thread.

Drakeon · Jul 16, 2020

Wraith said:
More "fun with trucks" at the White House this afternoon.

What world are they living in?! No one gives a fuck about their stupid stunt. People are dying. If it's not about that, no one cares.

Maynerd · Jul 16, 2020

They keep on acting like there's no pandemic it's just business as usual.

Rover · Jul 16, 2020

Wraith said:
More "fun with trucks" at the White House this afternoon.

The level design of a Bioshock game is less on the nose and over the top than this

fragamemnon · Jul 16, 2020

Holy crap is that truck thing real?

Talking up less regulations is just crazy tone deaf, because Democrats then just run on Republicans gutting clean air and water. This hasn't been a winning issue for them since the 1980s.

cameron · Jul 16, 2020

POTUS:

Acyn Torabi @Acyn

Trump: So shower heads, you take a shower, the water doesn't come out. You wanna wash your hands, the water doesn't come out... Dishwashers you didn't have any water... In most places of the country, water is not a problem. They don't know what do with it. It's called rain

4:36 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Dan Zak @MrDanZak

Trump did the water-shower-rain tap dance in December.

Dan Zak @MrDanZak

Abridged version of Trump's monologue during a small-business roundtable at the White House this afternoon. Actual quotes.

3:54 PM · Dec 6, 2019

5:48 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Greigor the FellHand · Jul 16, 2020

......

Deleted member 8257 · Jul 16, 2020

This went exactly the way I imagined. Trump Supporters saying Trump is allowed to endorse products.

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com

BWoog · Jul 16, 2020

Why the fuck does he keep going back to the dishwashers?

cameron · Jul 16, 2020

Amy Argetsinger @AmyArgetsinger

Whoa wow, @MonicaHesse! "For any Neanderthal who has ever feared electing a female president because what if she's too cranky when she's on her period — congratulations. For approximately 1,300 days, you have had a menstruating man in the Oval Office."

5:01 PM · Jul 16, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-weird-masculinity-of-donald-trump/2020/07/15/0dfe3854-c43e-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html

XMonkey · Jul 16, 2020

Wraith said:
More "fun with trucks" at the White House this afternoon.

This photo is something else. We live in strange times.

studyguy · Jul 16, 2020

RH Dems seem not so great.

cameron · Jul 16, 2020

southpaw @nycsouthpaw

What's their legislative purpose?

Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand

New: Senate committee chaired by Ron Johnson is eyeing subpoenas for current and former advisers to Joe Biden, an escalation of GOP scrutiny of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his family. W/@AndrewDesiderio

6:06 PM · Jul 16, 2020

6:17 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Senate Republicans eye subpoenas of Biden advisers in Burisma probe

A GOP-led committee is targeting Hunter Biden — just like Trump wants.

www.politico.com

Plinko · Jul 16, 2020

Oh man do I hope Trump goes with Kudlow's payroll tax cut. What a tone-deaf move that would be a disaster for his campaign.

cameron said:
southpaw @nycsouthpaw

What's their legislative purpose?

Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand

New: Senate committee chaired by Ron Johnson is eyeing subpoenas for current and former advisers to Joe Biden, an escalation of GOP scrutiny of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his family. W/@AndrewDesiderio

6:06 PM · Jul 16, 2020

6:17 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Senate Republicans eye subpoenas of Biden advisers in Burisma probe

A GOP-led committee is targeting Hunter Biden — just like Trump wants.

www.politico.com

Doing this during a pandemic is peak stupidity. This is going to drive even more independents away.

Maynerd · Jul 16, 2020

Plinko said:
Oh man do I hope Trump goes with Kudlow's payroll tax cut. What a tone-deaf move that would be a disaster for his campaign.

Doing this during a pandemic is peak stupidity. This is going to drive even more independents away.

When has something stupid stopped them from doing it.

Dierce · Jul 16, 2020

cameron said:
POTUS:

Acyn Torabi @Acyn

Trump: So shower heads, you take a shower, the water doesn't come out. You wanna wash your hands, the water doesn't come out... Dishwashers you didn't have any water... In most places of the country, water is not a problem. They don't know what do with it. It's called rain

4:36 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Dan Zak @MrDanZak

Trump did the water-shower-rain tap dance in December.

Dan Zak @MrDanZak

Abridged version of Trump's monologue during a small-business roundtable at the White House this afternoon. Actual quotes.

3:54 PM · Dec 6, 2019

5:48 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Who are the idiots that are applauding.

shiba5 · Jul 16, 2020

Sean C. said:
Ask and you shall receive:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/16/redskins-sexual-harassment-larry-michael-alex-santos/?arc404=true

Gross AF. I doubt the NFL will force him to sell the team though as he's not named as a primary offender.

Chikor · Jul 16, 2020

studyguy said:
RH Dems seem not so great.

Never heard of this guy but googling suggest he's someone who used to run unopposed and is now having a primary challenger.
I would imagine that's the issue here.

shiba5 · Jul 16, 2020

cameron said:
POTUS:

Acyn Torabi @Acyn

Trump: So shower heads, you take a shower, the water doesn't come out. You wanna wash your hands, the water doesn't come out... Dishwashers you didn't have any water... In most places of the country, water is not a problem. They don't know what do with it. It's called rain

4:36 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Dan Zak @MrDanZak

Trump did the water-shower-rain tap dance in December.

Dan Zak @MrDanZak

Abridged version of Trump's monologue during a small-business roundtable at the White House this afternoon. Actual quotes.

3:54 PM · Dec 6, 2019

5:48 PM · Jul 16, 2020

I have not once had to ever run my dishwasher twice.
And Trump has never used a dishwasher in his life.

Ithil · Jul 16, 2020

cameron said:
southpaw @nycsouthpaw

What's their legislative purpose?

Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand

New: Senate committee chaired by Ron Johnson is eyeing subpoenas for current and former advisers to Joe Biden, an escalation of GOP scrutiny of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his family. W/@AndrewDesiderio

6:06 PM · Jul 16, 2020

6:17 PM · Jul 16, 2020

Senate Republicans eye subpoenas of Biden advisers in Burisma probe

A GOP-led committee is targeting Hunter Biden — just like Trump wants.

www.politico.com

Just going through the motions. No one gives a shit.

Human Resources · Jul 16, 2020

Psychoward said:
A Princeton professor called the Black Justice League a terrorist organization and WSJ editorial board wrote some bullshit about how cancel culture is targeting a respected professor

Redirect Notice

I hate this paper so fucking much

or, you know, maybe the respected professor is losing respect for saying some stupid shit

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