I like the way things are going. I think it is importantly to talk about the issues that will affect the American people and the difference between the two parties. Yes, talking about trump and Project 2025 is important, but talking about what and how the Democrat’s will focus on immigration, the rights of marginalized people, climate change, economic stress for the majority of folks, Women’s reproductive rights, etc; those are the issues that people want to hear about, and the solutions the Dems want if they win.
All we hear about is the demeaning, doomsday crap from the other side, with no substance and hateful back stabbing. I don’t give a shit if Walz had a DUI 30 years ago, or after 24 yrs of service he retired from the military just before his unit went to Afghanistan. The talking heads on cable news have turned politics into a big soap opera of fear and doubt. Maybe it’s always been that way only more abusive now to fill air time. I don’t watch it. Joy and laughter with meaningful solutions to big issues is the right way to go.
I think you correctly nailed this with the points you made.
Biden's message was accurate, but not inspiring, and it didn't help that it was being delivered by a person that was clearly showing signs of aging. I often feel very conflicted when I write something like that because it can easily been seen as taking a swipe at Biden, and that's not the way it's intended. At this point in time we're all a bit too close to the action to truly appreciate everything Biden has accomplished during the past 3.75 years, and in 20, 50, or perhaps 100 years, historians will view Biden as one of the most consequential presidents in American history, on par with Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and FDR.
All that being said, up until a couple of weeks ago there was no sense of hope or optimism in the 2024 presidential race. The Harris (now Harris-Walz) campaign simply uncorked all of those bottled up emotions and provided many Americans with a path towards the chance of a better future. Nothing is guaranteed in life. The future is unknown. The future will probably present each of us with some very unexpected curve-balls. The future can be downright scary. But guess what, the future is coming whether we like it or not. We can revert back to an America of 2016-2020, we can diddle with our couches, we can hide in our mother's basements (or at Mar-A-Lago), or we can take a page from Star Trek and boldly go into that future - hopeful and together.
You got it exactly right: depriving the orange criminal of headlines is like taking oxygen out of him, someone who has always been obsessed by crowd-size and attention. Let him and his sidekick keep coming out with weirder and weirder deranged statements and be further exposed as bores!
Truth!!!! Harris/Walz aren’t responding to his rantings and are grabbing the attention because they’re actually talking about issues We The People want to talk about! Narcissist sociopaths like The Orange Menace can’t stand not being in the spotlight. Kamala Harris has done just that! I love that they’re not responding to his crap 😀
In a sense, it's important to give him some coverage. Many people (to borrow a phrase) have short memories. Because Cheeto Mussolini isn't in the White House, and is less present in social media, he doesn't bombard us daily with his unhinged lunacy. We need to remember how deranged and dangerous he was for this country. That said, the media needs to point out his lies in real time. It is possible to report truthfully and completely without editorializing.
I am absolutely loving the energy and VP Harris is orchestrating the biggest F-U to Trump that has ever been dealt to him! She treats him like the child he is and just steps over him. You know he is livid! She is good! And I really like Walz! He is like a regular guy; quick witted, funny, a veteran, respectful and has common sense! They are KILLING it together. I mean, are you hearing the roar of the crowds at these events? I love it! Here's my favorite: WE'RE NOT GOING BACK! Damn right! And this is going to be fun too! Furthermore, think JD Vance is very bad at this. For a such an "educated guy", he comes off just so sophmoric, like a lying 10 year old trying to sound like an adult. LOL 😂 What a shitshow!
KH and TW have the positive energy and smarts to keep this fun going. They need to be in the public eye every day, and keep giving old rich man Drumpf the zingers.
Its ironic that in 1980, Reagan was the sunny optimist, who saw good things ahead for America. Today, the GQP is the party of doom, disaster, and depression.
I admit I was nervous about Kamala Harris running. I love her to pieces but was concerned that America was still not ready to embrace a woman candidate for president. I’m thrilled with the response to her and now her running mate! Her energy and positivity brought the country out of the dark place it was in. Today I’m more energized than ever and signing up to campaign for her.
So true! Harris and Walz are clearly the antidote to the cruelty, doom, gloom and misery that Trump and his unfortunately chosen running mate bring us every day. I believe that, due to the Trump administration and the pandemic (which he made much worse than it had to be) Americans forgot how to smile and lost a sense of optimism that has been part of the essence of America for a long time. It is so inspiring to hear our candidates talk about unity and caring for each other and to see that they genuinely have those beliefs and commitments. We can do this!
MSM needs to ask Drumpf what he meant telling his “religious” supporters to “just vote this time and we’ll fix it so you won’t have to vote ever again.” That is the most concrete evidence that if elected, he will be a dictator, for longer than “day one.”
Having to listen and watch today’s Mar-a-Lago “press conference “ was a trial of agony for me. The diatribe projected from Trump’s mouth was so “weird”, and his crap does not get challenged by those in the room, admittedly, it is a difficult situation to make any sense of this pathetic man’s statements. He really is just a failing “figure head” for his MAGA & billionaires masters. It is so obvious that IF Trump made it back into the WH, he would be the absent President , spending his days playing golf while those around him “run” this country, and Trump making the occasional “busking in the glory”with Oval Office appearances. His advisors & sycophants will be “running” this country , and there lies the danger we will face if we don’t take total control of the houses.
Lawrence O’Donnell ripped the news media (including MSNBC) up one side and down the other for the “questions” that were asked, no follow ups to the non-answers, etc. It was amazing to watch. The full video is up on MSNBC News if you didn’t see it.
So do I Barbara! It’s like political porn, choreographed for a particular audience of weird sycophants. I don’t want flooding my sensibilities with confirmation that the guy and his regime are a clear and ongoing threat to my country? The whole shtick, including lack of accountability by failed "journalists," has been on a relentless Groundhog Day-like repeat cycle, except for the part about getting better. As much as I respect and admire Joe Biden, it felt like observing the Titanic and realizing an inevitability from a position of powerlessness. Ugh! Kamala Harris first, and then the brilliant addition of Tim Walz, has brought a mighty energy that’s swept all that anxiety away! How refreshing! The point being that with an option for devoting my attention toward following their campaign with all its positivity and inspiration, why spend one more second of my attention on Dr Doom? That wretched bunch don’t need my help to sit there and stink!
She’s proud of her VP pic. She gave him the spotlight and respect. That was beautiful.
Trump on the other hand while being interviewed, say the VP pic means nothing. My thoughts are he actually put down his VP pic Vance. I thought that was horrible to do that.
By giving the American people goals the government can work towards and we can all support, she is also reinforcing that no one can just snap their fingers and cure all of society’s ills. As she says it will be hard work, but hard work is good work something the middle class and people struggling understand. I love this because so many politicians promise the moon and instant fixes in exchange for our votes.
I'd wondered how Harris came out the gate wrong-footing Trump at every turn. It's couldn't just be her relative youth (she's only about a decade younger than I am) or her aggressively hitting the Feces-Flinging Orangutan with how she's a former Prosecutor and he's a Convicted Felon....
This makes a lot of sense—Trump is dangerous, but he's also not worth wasting her time on.
I do keep waiting for the other shoe to drop as the Republicans showed in 2002 with the Electoral College and we know nefarious plans including the US Post Master(why is he still here?), some members of the individual state’s EB certifiers and effects of gerrymandering etc.are in the works. I hope we will be prepared with plans to counter attack.
I like the way things are going. I think it is importantly to talk about the issues that will affect the American people and the difference between the two parties. Yes, talking about trump and Project 2025 is important, but talking about what and how the Democrat’s will focus on immigration, the rights of marginalized people, climate change, economic stress for the majority of folks, Women’s reproductive rights, etc; those are the issues that people want to hear about, and the solutions the Dems want if they win.
All we hear about is the demeaning, doomsday crap from the other side, with no substance and hateful back stabbing. I don’t give a shit if Walz had a DUI 30 years ago, or after 24 yrs of service he retired from the military just before his unit went to Afghanistan. The talking heads on cable news have turned politics into a big soap opera of fear and doubt. Maybe it’s always been that way only more abusive now to fill air time. I don’t watch it. Joy and laughter with meaningful solutions to big issues is the right way to go.
And what “military service” did Drumpf ever do? And Walz didn’t have daddy’s fat wallet to get him out of situations like Drumpf had.
I think you correctly nailed this with the points you made.
Biden's message was accurate, but not inspiring, and it didn't help that it was being delivered by a person that was clearly showing signs of aging. I often feel very conflicted when I write something like that because it can easily been seen as taking a swipe at Biden, and that's not the way it's intended. At this point in time we're all a bit too close to the action to truly appreciate everything Biden has accomplished during the past 3.75 years, and in 20, 50, or perhaps 100 years, historians will view Biden as one of the most consequential presidents in American history, on par with Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and FDR.
All that being said, up until a couple of weeks ago there was no sense of hope or optimism in the 2024 presidential race. The Harris (now Harris-Walz) campaign simply uncorked all of those bottled up emotions and provided many Americans with a path towards the chance of a better future. Nothing is guaranteed in life. The future is unknown. The future will probably present each of us with some very unexpected curve-balls. The future can be downright scary. But guess what, the future is coming whether we like it or not. We can revert back to an America of 2016-2020, we can diddle with our couches, we can hide in our mother's basements (or at Mar-A-Lago), or we can take a page from Star Trek and boldly go into that future - hopeful and together.
Perfectly summed up!
You got it exactly right: depriving the orange criminal of headlines is like taking oxygen out of him, someone who has always been obsessed by crowd-size and attention. Let him and his sidekick keep coming out with weirder and weirder deranged statements and be further exposed as bores!
Sadly, MSNBC is carrying him live right now.
Sakina, why on earth are they giving air time to that lunatic ? He loves to see his face in the media.
Hey Donnab, a narcissist NEVER changes, especially a malignant sociopathic narcissist! He's envious of the media attention given to Harris and Walz.
Truth!!!! Harris/Walz aren’t responding to his rantings and are grabbing the attention because they’re actually talking about issues We The People want to talk about! Narcissist sociopaths like The Orange Menace can’t stand not being in the spotlight. Kamala Harris has done just that! I love that they’re not responding to his crap 😀
Yes, he knows it’s all about the free publicity and exposure.
In a sense, it's important to give him some coverage. Many people (to borrow a phrase) have short memories. Because Cheeto Mussolini isn't in the White House, and is less present in social media, he doesn't bombard us daily with his unhinged lunacy. We need to remember how deranged and dangerous he was for this country. That said, the media needs to point out his lies in real time. It is possible to report truthfully and completely without editorializing.
ugh
I am absolutely loving the energy and VP Harris is orchestrating the biggest F-U to Trump that has ever been dealt to him! She treats him like the child he is and just steps over him. You know he is livid! She is good! And I really like Walz! He is like a regular guy; quick witted, funny, a veteran, respectful and has common sense! They are KILLING it together. I mean, are you hearing the roar of the crowds at these events? I love it! Here's my favorite: WE'RE NOT GOING BACK! Damn right! And this is going to be fun too! Furthermore, think JD Vance is very bad at this. For a such an "educated guy", he comes off just so sophmoric, like a lying 10 year old trying to sound like an adult. LOL 😂 What a shitshow!
Nella you said it all👍
KH and TW have the positive energy and smarts to keep this fun going. They need to be in the public eye every day, and keep giving old rich man Drumpf the zingers.
Its ironic that in 1980, Reagan was the sunny optimist, who saw good things ahead for America. Today, the GQP is the party of doom, disaster, and depression.
I admit I was nervous about Kamala Harris running. I love her to pieces but was concerned that America was still not ready to embrace a woman candidate for president. I’m thrilled with the response to her and now her running mate! Her energy and positivity brought the country out of the dark place it was in. Today I’m more energized than ever and signing up to campaign for her.
It feels like we've had 8 years of Trump. He never really went away after loosing in 2020.
Harris and Walz are fresh, new and two generations younger than Trump.
Nikki Haley said during her campaign, the first party to get rid of their 80 year old candidate will win in November.
Yes, we had 8 years of relentless coverage of the criminal, his lies, his racism and the news kept feeding him to us ad nauseaum
So true! Harris and Walz are clearly the antidote to the cruelty, doom, gloom and misery that Trump and his unfortunately chosen running mate bring us every day. I believe that, due to the Trump administration and the pandemic (which he made much worse than it had to be) Americans forgot how to smile and lost a sense of optimism that has been part of the essence of America for a long time. It is so inspiring to hear our candidates talk about unity and caring for each other and to see that they genuinely have those beliefs and commitments. We can do this!
MSM needs to ask Drumpf what he meant telling his “religious” supporters to “just vote this time and we’ll fix it so you won’t have to vote ever again.” That is the most concrete evidence that if elected, he will be a dictator, for longer than “day one.”
Having to listen and watch today’s Mar-a-Lago “press conference “ was a trial of agony for me. The diatribe projected from Trump’s mouth was so “weird”, and his crap does not get challenged by those in the room, admittedly, it is a difficult situation to make any sense of this pathetic man’s statements. He really is just a failing “figure head” for his MAGA & billionaires masters. It is so obvious that IF Trump made it back into the WH, he would be the absent President , spending his days playing golf while those around him “run” this country, and Trump making the occasional “busking in the glory”with Oval Office appearances. His advisors & sycophants will be “running” this country , and there lies the danger we will face if we don’t take total control of the houses.
Lawrence O’Donnell ripped the news media (including MSNBC) up one side and down the other for the “questions” that were asked, no follow ups to the non-answers, etc. It was amazing to watch. The full video is up on MSNBC News if you didn’t see it.
I refuse to watch anything on drumpf
So do I Barbara! It’s like political porn, choreographed for a particular audience of weird sycophants. I don’t want flooding my sensibilities with confirmation that the guy and his regime are a clear and ongoing threat to my country? The whole shtick, including lack of accountability by failed "journalists," has been on a relentless Groundhog Day-like repeat cycle, except for the part about getting better. As much as I respect and admire Joe Biden, it felt like observing the Titanic and realizing an inevitability from a position of powerlessness. Ugh! Kamala Harris first, and then the brilliant addition of Tim Walz, has brought a mighty energy that’s swept all that anxiety away! How refreshing! The point being that with an option for devoting my attention toward following their campaign with all its positivity and inspiration, why spend one more second of my attention on Dr Doom? That wretched bunch don’t need my help to sit there and stink!
In contrast to the Harris/Walz positivity Trump cheers a falling stock market and cheers (falsely) a rising crime rate. Who the hell does that?
Harris/Walz = Joy!
She’s proud of her VP pic. She gave him the spotlight and respect. That was beautiful.
Trump on the other hand while being interviewed, say the VP pic means nothing. My thoughts are he actually put down his VP pic Vance. I thought that was horrible to do that.
I would love to see that in an ad.
By giving the American people goals the government can work towards and we can all support, she is also reinforcing that no one can just snap their fingers and cure all of society’s ills. As she says it will be hard work, but hard work is good work something the middle class and people struggling understand. I love this because so many politicians promise the moon and instant fixes in exchange for our votes.
Astute observation!
I'd wondered how Harris came out the gate wrong-footing Trump at every turn. It's couldn't just be her relative youth (she's only about a decade younger than I am) or her aggressively hitting the Feces-Flinging Orangutan with how she's a former Prosecutor and he's a Convicted Felon....
This makes a lot of sense—Trump is dangerous, but he's also not worth wasting her time on.
I do keep waiting for the other shoe to drop as the Republicans showed in 2002 with the Electoral College and we know nefarious plans including the US Post Master(why is he still here?), some members of the individual state’s EB certifiers and effects of gerrymandering etc.are in the works. I hope we will be prepared with plans to counter attack.
Yes WHY is deJoy STILL there? An important detail that has been hanging around too long.
2002?
Mmmmmmk 😹