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Leslye Jones-Beatty's avatar

Michelangelo, I always appreciate how you call out those phony callers. Great job!

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Fastball Fredo's avatar

Your caller was an idiot or a plant.. surely no one is that delusional, bereft of logic, critical thinking skills and just plain common sense. Have a good holiday rest Mike.

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Maryanne Burke's avatar

If she's really from Long Island, it is most assuredly RED, almost the entire Island is RED. I lived there for 60+ years! It's as ridiculous as Florida!

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Larry's avatar

Lots of “plants,” and they think they’re fooling people.

The cult is delusional, naive and as destructive as their leader. Take it all down, like bratty children, if they don’t get their way.

I wonder if they really understand project 2025. And how many favor cutting SS, Medicare/Medicaid and other government programs?

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Larry's avatar

And I will add that everything Biden is now saying, after this debate, is scrutinized by the media with zeal; Drumpf’s lies/gaffes/ angry words are totally ignored. He’s been acting like a moron for years and he’s normalized. He’s selling a bible and sneakers and that’s “okay.”

It really seems like the bots are trying to change peoples’ perception and forget that one candidate shouldn’t be running, he should be in jail.

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Larry's avatar

This age thing with JB has been talked since he’d be a “bridge” president, and now, republicons have set up a trap; take the focus off Drumpf and HIS age and incoherency, and focus it all on JB, when it’s too late for Dems to do anything. That debate made Miller and Gaetz do high fives; that should be enough to make democrats fight harder. Eyes on the prize; keep Drumpf out of the WH and direct him to the JH.

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Cindy H's avatar

... or an idiot and a plant

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Tom Quigley's avatar

Thanks Mike!

Great job as usual with her!

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Bud's avatar

It was apparent that Biden wasn’t feeling well and wasn’t himself. Yes, he had a bad debate but equal scrutiny needs to directed at Trump as well. His constant lies and failures to answer questions should be highlighted.

Check out Allan Litchman’s “The Keys to the White House”. He has successfully predicted 9 out of last 10 presidential elections. His only prediction that he missed was Al Gore’s loss to George Bush in 2000 even though he did win the popular vote.

If you compare the actual accomplishments of the two candidates during their times in office, voting for Joe Biden would be a no brainer.

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Katherine Silta's avatar

I know all about him and his keys. He was recently interviewed. But, the people who need to hear all of what they should be hearing are not going to hear it because they do not access media that puts it out there. I am in Vermont, bluest of blue states and even here, I am hearing people who know better say they won't vote at all or might vote 3rd party. I don't see how with all the disinformation out there that this gets undone. I get it but this is a very unprecedented situation. I am not sure the keys can be applied this time with accuracy.

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Cindy H's avatar

I honestly believe a good number of people are sheep that jump on the bandwagon. They only have the courage of their convictions if there is a chorus singing with them.

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Cindy H's avatar

Spot on! Thank you!

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Larry's avatar

Exactly. Allan Lichtman is revered as an expert on US elections and he’s worth listening to.

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Katherine Silta's avatar

He was on MSNBC about an hour ago. He still insists he is correct. ( Lichtman) I would love to believe him but I have qualms.

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AdrianB's avatar

“Jennifer” was a classic “political troll” who was hoping to hatch doubt with other Michelangelo listeners, she failed miserably LOL.

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Paul's avatar

Oh Gawd, RFK is a lunatic. His own family doesn't endorse him so that tells you something. so, by her logic, she should vote for Biden, cause he doesn't yell and scream, he is poised. Big deal he stinks at debating, so do a lot of successful people, you know why? I have pointed this out before, because he gives thought to what he wants to say, and makes certain it is correct, not like Trump who blurts out shit about Sharks and Electric boats and planes!! God help us, he needs to be put in jail, not in the White House. Joe Biden is gonna be fine, everyone seems to be calming down, it is just the media that is circling the blood in the water like sharks.

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Cindy H's avatar

I hope Biden can pull it off. The media is in a frenzy worse than the email one. I will vote and fight for whomever the nominee is at the top of the ticket.

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Joyce's avatar

Joe Biden is typically a great debater. He had an off night.

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Lord John Whorfin's avatar

Same old tricks… They’re patsies instrumentalized by russian troll farms calling with scripts. But you can always ferret them out.

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Rosalba Cofer's avatar

That trump could bully and lie over 600 times and be called a success speaks volumes of how twisted our thinking is. A so-called "debate performance" is not more important than the actual performance of either trump or Biden in office.

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Larry's avatar

When you go to a gym, a diner, a barber shop, etc. with a TV on, what station are they showing? Almost every time it’s FOX. They are constantly advertising lies and there’s no pushback.

I went to the gym manager and asked him to change channels.

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Larry's avatar

It’s DEFINITELY brainwashing. And when your only news is from a “fair and balanced” cable network (that paid $787 million to settle a lawsuit for continuing the big lie) with cult personalities/performers doing the talking, not real journalists, that’s all you believe.

Combine that with lack of education, apathy and the anger of society in general-Fox has capitalized on it.

I hope everyone will challenge those establishments that have Fox playing as a steady diet.

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Curmudgeon's avatar

You did a good ferreting out where she was actually coming from. I wonder if the difficulty we have dealing with right wing liars is an indication of Biden's trouble with Trump. Nobody actually wins arguing with MAGAs as your callers tell us about the right wingers in their families demonstrate. Whoever thought Biden could just blow through Trump's wall of lies needs to resign. I believe Biden overextended himself to prove how fit he is and that kind of falls on we on the left's shoulders. CNN was terrible but it's obvious somebody besides Biden is making his decisions at least part of the time. My question is, if Biden runs and loses or a replacement runs and loses which will damage us the most emotionally?

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Cindy H's avatar

I believe it's fairly common that the team around the candidate always runs things but yes, his team screwed up royally. Now what though?

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Curmudgeon's avatar

We need to stop being afraid to do something as radical a locking Trump up. Let the MAGAs show the country what an armed rebellion looks like if that is what they want. The press and SCOTUS would be knocked on their ass and lose the self-assured smugness would be wiped off their faces. I almost believe SCOTUS gave Biden and Trump the same power because Roberts is so confident Biden will be too wimpy to use it. Another plus would be a new reason for the world to respect the US and may even make Putin uncomfortable. Sorry to rant but we are looking at the next 50 years being under GOP control. If we have to replace Biden with a risk taker like Roosevelt to defeat fascism in America then let's do it.

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Cindy H's avatar

No armed rebellion talk please.

I understand what you are saying. I don't disagree but realistically what you suggest will never happen. At least not now. Democrats just don't roll like that - they just don't. Biden won't have Trump locked up.

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Curmudgeon's avatar

No armed rebellion from our side. Lock up Trump and let the right go crazy and show America who the violent ones are. Essentially, we will do what hasn't worked and moan and about every horrific act that Trump does, and we will be living the martyr's life that Jesus recommended. Jesus loving Democrats will be at the mercy of the mean daddy Republicans. If Biden wins we will have a temporary victory while we watch SCOTUS continue to dismantle the government and if he loses we will all bear witness to horrors we could have at least fought harder against. No storming the capitol just arrest one man. I wonder if the liberals believe their own rhetoric that Trump is as bad as Hitler if all we are going to do is hope Trump dies or some natural disaster knocks Trump out of power.

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Cindy H's avatar

It's not that I disagree, it's that I seriously doubt Biden is going to arrest Trump.

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Curmudgeon's avatar

Prepare for a long hard painful slog then. I know Biden won't do it. That's the sad thing. Roberts gave Biden an opening because he is supremely (pun intended) convinced we will choose passive surrender. It's why we need somebody besides Biden.

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MikeinSonoma's avatar

I think sometimes we all will say something out loud and think, that didn’t sound as good as in my head.

I think some of these MAGA think about things within their circle jerk and they don’t realize that when they say them in public, just how stupid they sound.

When she was talking about yelling and calling people idiots I was confused, because she sounded like she was talking about Trump, he’s always the one yelling at people and calling them names. When I realize she was talking about Biden that’s when it became clear she needed to go back into her circle jerk.

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Mark Stephenson's avatar

Michelangelo, another phenomenal job exposing the truth. I heard the whole thing live. All that was missing was "I'm a small businessperson who likes to hear both sides, and I just found your show by accident." The amount of bullshit they try to hide behind never ceases to amaze, especially since it is so transparent. FACT: Scratch an independent, undecided or third-party voter and you'll always find a Trump or Trump-adjacent voter underneath. Also, if someone is truly "undecided" after seeing Trump's behavior over the last nine years, I'm hoping that they have help figuring out how to get dressed in the morning, so they don't show up at work in their underwear. "Do I pull on the left leg first or the right? Golly, this decision stuff is hard!"

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Joyce's avatar

I believe you are spot on about who this lying lady is; however, if we ever come across a Democrat who’s not going to vote Bryan Tyler Cohen said it best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqFfL5fUg04

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Cindy H's avatar

Spot on!

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Janice Laz- Romo's avatar

Is this before or after he ate the dog?

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Victoria Howard62 LPN BA's avatar

Please! She’s MAGA. But she’s going to look at a worm brained dog eating RWNJ whose OWN FAMILY won’t vote for him?! Oh Jennifer, Bless your Heart.

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Kate's avatar

RFKJr balanced? He gives a better impression of that than tRUMP, but… uh… no!

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