A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Well, I assume Marner just wants to know what it's like to be in a court room and not be refered to as the defendant. YOLO, Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Looks like DeSantis is fighting back after Trump (indirectly) called him "gutless" earlier this week for refusing to say whether he got boosted or not. DeSantis is now saying he disagreed with Trump locking down the country at the beginning of the pandemic, which I guess is a salient critique in their bizarro world? Will Trump actually encounter real primary challengers? Will it matter? Ask again later! In other primary news, a poll on Tuesday showed Allen West besting Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial primary: Quote A Paradigm Partners poll published on Tuesday shows Abbott with just 32.52 percent support among likely Republican primary voters in the state, behind former Texas GOP chair Allen West on 38.36 percent. The poll was conducted for West's campaign and differs starkly from other polls published late last year that appeared to show the Republican primary race was uncompetitive. Take this with a huge grain of salt. I've never heard of paradigm partners, I can't find them on 538's pollster ratings, and as the article mentions all other polls show Abbott with a monstrous lead. Still, though, if West can somehow pull it off, that gives Beto an actual chance in the general. Finally, checking out other polls, it looks like Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer is in a very strong position to be reelected. Her approval has bounced back up to 56/39 (from 48/44 in the Fall) and she leads all potential challengers by at least ten percent, consistently garnering ~50% of the vote. I generally loathe all the "if Biden doesn't run we need to find someone better than Harris" chatter (Harris has at least just as good a chance as anyone else), but if Whitmer wins reelection easily in a bad-to-very bad cycle come November, she would be well-positioned to be Harris' most formidable challenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 So there’s a hostage situation going on at a synagogue in Texas, Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: So there’s a hostage situation going on at a synagogue in Texas, Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville…. That’s near where my Dad used to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: That’s near where my Dad used to live. CNN breaking news: all hostages safe. No news yet about the hostage taker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Fragile Bird said: CNN breaking news: all hostages safe. No news yet about the hostage taker. He's dead. Three years ago nearly to the day I played a ceremonial role in my cousin's Bat Mitzvah. It was the first time I had been in a temple in years and I was disheartened to see armed security at all the entrances. Seems like that just has to be the norm now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I just found out it wasn’t Trump giving speeches on Jan. 6, it was JFK in disguise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 40 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: I just found out it wasn’t Trump giving speeches on Jan. 6, it was JFK in disguise. I wish QAnon was just funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altherion Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 To pretty much nobody's surprise, the absolute top of the wealth distribution has done quite well for themselves during the pandemic and associated money printing (of various forms): Quote Using data compiled by Forbes, Oxfam says in a new report that the total wealth of billionaires jumped from $8.6 trillion in March 2020 to $13.8 trillion in November 2021, a bigger increase than in the previous 14 years combined. The world's richest 10 men saw their collective wealth more than double, shooting up by $1.3 billion a day. It's kind of amazing how tilted the system is towards such accumulation. Not only do the richest benefit from the policies of the Federal Reserve, but, less obviously, a large fraction of the money given directly to poor and middle class people in the form of stimulus checks, child tax credits and the like also ultimately ends up in the accounts of the super rich (it just takes a while because it circulates through the economy a few times before settling). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Fragile Bird said: I just found out it wasn’t Trump giving speeches on Jan. 6, it was JFK in disguise. I get confused - is it JFK they think is still alive or JFK Jr.? Or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, DMC said: I get confused - is it JFK they think is still alive or JFK Jr.? Or both? As the QAnon saying goes: Same Lizard different skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, DMC said: I get confused - is it JFK they think is still alive or JFK Jr.? Or both? Is he still Jr. with his father dead? Or with him dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: Is he still Jr. with his father dead? Or with him dead? I believe it’s his legal name. I didn’t cease being Milton Pennyfarce IV after the previous three Milton Pennyfarces were killed in a freak gasoline fight accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkerX Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 The civil war has started - between rival republican party factions in Idaho. Very long article. Does put forth the possibility of ruby red Idaho going purple in the not too distant future. Maybe add another Manchin type D to the Senate in a few years? Not sure if that would be a good or a bad thing... Why There’s a Civil War in Idaho — Inside the GOP - POLITICO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: Is he still Jr. with his father dead? Or with him dead? Well, yes, otherwise it gets pretty confusing. Although I suppose that's appropriate given the context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Thought this was interesting - a handful of West Virginia-associated sports figures wrote a letter to Manchin urging him to support voting rights. They include Jerry West, Nick Saban, and Paul Tagliabue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, DMC said: Thought this was interesting - a handful of West Virginia-associated sports figures wrote a letter to Manchin urging him to support voting rights. They include Jerry West, Nick Saban, and Paul Tagliabue. Saban is as full of shit as Manchin here. He's taking the same position that there should be support for the bill, but doesn't support changing the filibuster to pass it which is in effect not supporting it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Tywin et al. said: Saban is as full of shit as Manchin here. He's taking the same position that there should be support for the bill, but doesn't support changing the filibuster to pass it which is in effect not supporting it at all. So you're saying it's still ok to hate Nick Saban? Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Oh Florida: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, DMC said: Thought this was interesting - a handful of West Virginia-associated sports figures wrote a letter to Manchin urging him to support voting rights. They include Jerry West, Nick Saban, and Paul Tagliabue. It continues to astound that Manchin keeps on his course despite the pressure from literally everyone telling him they want him to do the right thing...he still won't do it. Someone is spending a pretty penny on him and/or has the greatest blackmail material ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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