DNC Hopefuls

[billvon 3,070]

46 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

So why do you think the left allowed B-Burg to buy his way into the election?

Are you replying to Skydekker's post?  If so, read his post again for the answer to your question.

[JerryBaumchen 1,436]

Hi folks,

Re:  DNC Hopefuls

I heard Joe Biden take a rather cheap shot at Pete B on the evening news.  Something about 'he has never governed, only been a mayor of small town.'

I think Joe's coming in 4th in Iowa is about to tank him.

Jerry Baumchen

[ryoder 1,590]

14 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi folks,

Re:  DNC Hopefuls

 

I heard Joe Biden take a rather cheap shot at Pete B on the evening news.  Something about 'he has never governed, only been a mayor of small town.'

I think Joe's coming in 4th in Iowa is about to tank him.

Jerry Baumchen

And Pete could easily fire back that Biden has never served in uniform.

Pete is the only remaining veteran in the group.

Jump to 6:46 in this video and listen to him talk about TBI:

 

Oh, what I'd give to hear him say that in a debate with Mango Mussolini!

Edited February 6, 2020 by ryoder

[billvon 3,070]

3 minutes ago, ryoder said:

And Pete could easily fire back that Biden has never served in uniform.

Pete is the only remaining veteran in the group.

Jump to 6:46 in this video and listen to him talk about TBI:

 

Trump has explained that TBI's are just headaches.  Not like the trauma Trump went through during the Vietnam War, where he lived in constant fear of the threat of STD's.

[JerryBaumchen 1,436]

1 hour ago, ryoder said:

And Pete could easily fire back that Biden has never served in uniform.

Hi Robert,

I just do not think that he is a 'cheap shot' kind of guy.

I wish him well with his efforts.

Jerry Baumchen

[Coreece 190]

7 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said:

1 hour ago, ryoder said:

And Pete could easily fire back that Biden has never served in uniform.

Hi Robert,

I just do not think that he is a 'cheap shot' kind of guy.

I wish him well with his efforts.

I agree, but he kinda did take a cheap shot if you watch the video -  but it's Real Time with BM, so I'll give him a pass.  There's just something about the guy that I like.  I think it was when he opposed O'Rourke about taxing Churches. 

[DJL 235]

On 2/5/2020 at 9:28 AM, turtlespeed said:

The Party of "Down with the Rich White Guy - We are all about Minorities" changes the rules to let the rich white guy in. 

Members of the "Down with the Rich White Guy" party are members of the Democratic Party but that's about it.

[yoink 321]

On 2/5/2020 at 7:24 PM, turtlespeed said:

So why do you think the left allowed B-Burg to buy his way into the election?

Because moderate republicans are more likely to vote for an old, rich white guy than a young gay one?

 

Is that a trick question?

 

Ask yourself this. Is it better to stick to your principles and lose, or to compromise and win?

The Republican Party have shown that they’re about winning at ANY cost and the Democrats will have to change to compete with that philosophy. 

Edited February 10, 2020 by yoink

[Rick 67]

10 hours ago, yoink said:

Because moderate republicans are more likely to vote for an old, rich white guy than a young gay one?

apparently not just Republicans 

https://people.com/politics/iowa-voter-changed-her-mind-because-pete-buttigieg-is-gay/

[turtlespeed 226]

14 hours ago, yoink said:

Because moderate republicans are more likely to vote for an old, rich white guy than a young gay one?

 

Is that a trick question?

 

Ask yourself this. Is it better to stick to your principles and lose, or to compromise and win?

The Republican Party have shown that they’re about winning at ANY cost and the Democrats will have to change to compete with that philosophy. 

Personally - I stick to my principals and lose.

It seems to be the cheaters and the liars that win more often than not.

That depends on the municipality I work in though.  When I'm in Austin, the muni there is leaned WAY on the liberal side.  I lose more there than anywhere, due to contractors not paying their people and sticking me with the bill.  And the courts let them get away with it, and stick the guy with the money and the contracts with paying the additional bill.  

[airdvr 210]

This is why the left loses elections they expect to win.

[turtlespeed 226]

2 hours ago, airdvr said:

This is why the left loses elections they expect to win.

I thought the left wanted to get rid of the elitist thinking.

You mean <GASP> that was an untruth?  

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Definition of intelligentsia

 

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[SkyDekker 1,465]

8 hours ago, airdvr said:

This is why the left loses elections they expect to win.

Maybe, but he isn't really wrong. Even here in SC you can often see how anything beyond "Me have gun, me be strong" is difficult to grasp by many.

 

[SkyDekker 1,465]

5 hours ago, turtlespeed said:

I thought the left wanted to get rid of the elitist thinking.

You mean <GASP> that was an untruth?  

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: intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite

 

Why would anybody be opposed to intellectuals forming an artistic, social or political group of people who lead the way in new developments or ideas?

[billvon 3,070]

27 minutes ago, SkyDekker said:

Why would anybody be opposed to intellectuals forming an artistic, social or political group of people who lead the way in new developments or ideas?

They threaten the status quo and can lead to uncomfortable realizations that the world is not how they think it is.  Remember, society in general has a long history of condemning, imprisoning and outright killing heretics who propose out of touch intellectual ideas like "the Earth is round," "gays are people too," "the Earth moves through space" or "blood circulates through the lungs."

[turtlespeed 226]

40 minutes ago, billvon said:

They threaten the status quo and can lead to uncomfortable realizations that the world is not how they think it is.  Remember, society in general has a long history of condemning, imprisoning and outright killing heretics who propose out of touch intellectual ideas like "the Earth is round," "gays are people too," "the Earth moves through space" or "blood circulates through the lungs."

I'm just bringing attention to the "elitist" portion.  Since it is the elitists that the left rails against so vehemently.

[kallend 2,106]

32 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

I'm just bringing attention to the "elitist" portion.  Since it is the elitists that the left rails against so vehemently.

The left rails against the extreme inequality we see in the USA today.

The right rails against science, knowledge, and intellectual achievement.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

36 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

I'm just bringing attention to the "elitist" portion.  Since it is the elitists that the left rails against so vehemently.

Not sure you understand what elitist means.

[billvon 3,070]

46 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

I'm just bringing attention to the "elitist" portion.  Since it is the elitists that the left rails against so vehemently.

Do you think "intelligent" is similar to "elitist?"

[jakee 1,563]

1 hour ago, turtlespeed said:

I'm just bringing attention to the "elitist" portion.  Since it is the elitists that the left rails against so vehemently.

I think you're confused. It's the right, like you, that rails against the elite.

 

Which makes it all the more odd that they queue up to kiss Trump's feet.

[JerryBaumchen 1,436]

Hi folks,

I just read where Yang has folded his tent.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/11/andrew-yang-drops-out-114208

And Joe B. looks to be in 5th place.

https://www.politico.com/

Jerry Baumchen

[turtlespeed 226]

2 hours ago, billvon said:

Do you think "intelligent" is similar to "elitist?"

I think you can be one or the other or both.

[turtlespeed 226]

1 hour ago, jakee said:

I think you're confused. It's the right, like you, that rails against the elite.

 

Which makes it all the more odd that they queue up to kiss Trump's feet.

I'm not confused.  I don't want Bloomberg anymore than I want Trump.

I'm much more in favor of someone like Obama - that doesn't start with a lot of wealth, and posh upbringing.

[JerryBaumchen 1,436]

28 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said:

I just read where Yang has folded his tent.

Hi folks,

And, one more gone:  https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/756126032/colorado-sen-michael-bennet-ends-2020-democratic-presidential-campaign

Jerry Baumchen

[ryoder 1,590]

17 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi folks,

And, one more gone:  https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/756126032/colorado-sen-michael-bennet-ends-2020-democratic-presidential-campaign

Jerry Baumchen

He is my Senator (I disown Cory Gardner).

I like him, but but I don't think he has the charisma for a presidential campaign.