** KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT -PART DEUX **

brianlux

cblock4life said:

brianlux said:

cblock4life said:

Gern Blansten said:

cblock4life said:

Bentleyspop said:

brianlux said:

lindamarie73 said:

seanwon said:

brianlux said:

benjs said:

I’ve realized something. When the Trump-supporting Republicans on here perceive strength from Democrats, they show up more often, speak with more venom, and call everyone names. The petty and childish arguments are clear signs of fear. 

I also don’t feel that many or any of these posters have engaged in any semblance of respectful or dignified or genuine discussion, and so I hope they aren’t surprised when no one really cares what they have to say about how Democrats should or shouldn’t behave. They have no standards for their own side, and their words about how Democrats should govern themselves aren’t worth paying any attention to.

Exactly why I have put some people here on ignore.  If they wanted to discuss in a genuine and civil manner, I would be happy to engage.  But the stream of memes, and attempts to merely instigate, bate, and talk nonsense is not worth anyone's time- certainly not mine!  The more they are ignored, the more likely they are to go find some other hobby or whatever it is they get out doing what they do here.

As a liberal (barely anymore), I'm not sure we are living in the same reality.  I've been here for a loooong time, I just don't care to post very often. The extreme left on here viciously attacks anyone who disagrees with them, often employing Ad Hominem and Strawman attacks, if not outright personal attacks. Don't tell me no...I see it on a weekly basis.  And it's happened to me as well, even though I'm not playing for the other team.  Not sure I can blame you all though, you have been enabled.  Conservatives break the rules, they are banned. Liberals break the rules, thread gets locked and a 2 week suspension, then you're back.  What is that saying you all like to employ? "rules for thee, but not for me."

Fuck-n-AAAAA!
nailed it so many ways Sir…. That’s why the hit and run is the only way playing on here, for me atleast…The rules are so different if you don’t kiss the ring and abide.  

I cut you slack plenty of times and you post this shit?  Goodbye Linda, hello ignore feature.

Brian you shouldn't  put them on ignore. 

How else will you know what fuQer Qarlson and aleQs jonezing have been saying?

Anyone know how to use the ignore feature and willing to share the instructions? I can’t find them anywhere.  

click name then click the icon with the silhouette on it...check "Ignore"

Thank you!!! 

Gern's explanation is so much simpler and direct!  Sorry I was so wordy, lol.

Thank you because I really needed the explanation of someone older😂 😂😂😂😂 and was embarrassed to tell Gern it wasn’t working!! I’ve been trying it since he posted it😂😂😂

LOL, high five to you both.  Glad you have it dialed. 

And thanks for "older", not "old".  :rofl:

shecky

Gern Blansten

Still too early but....

The Juggler

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/25/a-growing-share-of-americans-have-little-or-no-confidence-in-netanyahu/#:~:text=A majority of Americans (53,confidence in him at all.

A growing share of Americans have little or no confidence in Netanyahu

BYLAURA SILVERANDJORDAN LIPPERT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits for the start of an Israeli war cabinet meeting also attended by U.S. President Joe Biden on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

A majority of Americans (53%) have little or no confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs, including 25% who have no confidence in him at all. Three-in-ten say they have at least some confidence in him, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 3,600 U.S. adults conducted April 1-7, 2024.

The share of Americans who have no confidence in Netanyahu has increased 11 percentage points since 2023. This includes an 8-point increase in the share who have no confidence in him at all.

This shift is related to a change in awareness of Netanyahu. In 2023, around a quarter of Americans (26%) said they had never heard of him, but that share has fallen to 15% this year.

How we did this

Americans’ views of Netanyahu differ by party and by certain demographic factors:

Partisanship

Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have much more positive views of Netanyahu than Democrats and Democratic leaners do. Around half of Republicans (51%) say they have at least some confidence in him to do the right thing regarding world affairs, while only 13% of Democrats say the same. Among Democrats, many more say they have no confidence in him at all (38%) than report even having some confidence in him.

Conservative Republicans (62%) are twice as likely as moderate and liberal Republicans (31%) to say they have at least some confidence in Netanyahu. Conservative and moderate Democrats (17%) also express more confidence than liberals (7%).

There are also age differences among partisans. For example, Republicans ages 50 and older have much more confidence in Netanyahu than younger Republicans do (69% vs. 33% have at least some confidence). Age differences are more modest among Democrats: 16% of older Democrats have confidence in the Israeli prime minister, compared with 10% of younger Democrats.

Among both Republicans and Democrats, the share expressing little or no confidence in Netanyahu has increased since last year. However, the shift among Democrats (+15 points) has been three times as large as the shift among Republicans (+5 points).

Age

Older Americans are significantly more likely than younger ones to have positive views of Netanyahu. About four-in-ten Americans ages 50 and older (42%) have at least some confidence in him to do the right thing regarding world affairs. That compares with around a quarter of those ages 30 to 49 and only 13% of adults under 30.

The youngest U.S. adults have grown more negative toward Netanyahu since last year. The share of adults under 30 who have little or no confidence in Netanyahu has risen from 37% then to 55% today. This is related, in part, to the 20-point decrease in the share of young adults who say they have never heard of Netanyahu.

Views of the Israeli government

Americans’ views of the Israeli government have also turned more negative since 2022, according to a Center survey conducted this February. About four-in-ten Americans (41%) have a favorable view of the Israeli government, down from 47% in 2022 and on par with the share who said this in 2019. Notably, the 2022 survey was the only one to take place when Netanyahu was not in office.

As with Netanyahu, when it comes to evaluations of the Israeli government, Republicans have much more favorable views than Democrats (63% vs. 24% favorable), and older Americans have more positive views than younger ones.

Halifax2TheMax

CM189191 said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I can't get over this.

You say Mark Kelly would've been a better choice, but Kamala Harris is the DEI Choice.

Mark Kelly is awesome and would make a great running mate, but he's a guy with literally 4 years of government experience.

Kamala Harris also served as a Senator for 4 years, acquitting herself very well, including great questioning of the pathetically unqualified Trump Cabinet nominees. She was also San Francisco DA, with an excellent prosecution record as detailed by others. Also California Attorney General. And oh yeah, Vice President for 4 years. And you dare call her a DEI Candidate. Do you not understand how racist this is? Or do you not care?

Right^?

people throw around DEI like it's the worst thing ever: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
oh no.

never stopping to think what the opposite of DEI is: Uniformity, Inequity and Exclusion
is this what people really want?

Close. Delusion, Entitlement and Inequity.

The Juggler

Gern Blansten said:

Still too early but....

She's up 4 in this one with RFK in the mix too

Lizard

cblock4life said:

Gern Blansten said:

Germ....lol

I know! I fixed it - sorry.  Obviously I can’t type very well either!  

i just clicked on a random profile and it appears that you cannot do the ignore thing if their profile is private.
Just FYI

Gern Blansten

Here is with RFK in the mix...

shecky

The Juggler

This rally speech is fire. It's like Joe Biden on steroids. Let's go!

Gern Blansten

The Juggler said:

This rally speech is fire. It's like Joe Biden on steroids. Let's go!

It's nice isn't it? I love Biden but it has been painful to listen to him stumble through speeches. 

The Juggler

Gern Blansten said:

The Juggler said:

This rally speech is fire. It's like Joe Biden on steroids. Let's go!

It's nice isn't it? I love Biden but it has been painful to listen to him stumble through speeches. 

I find it comical that Trump's odds of ending up in prison have gone up significantly since his own convention ended

tempo_n_groove

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think it's closer to $100M now

That isn't a lot.  She will need 10x that to make a dent.  But if she got 100 mill in like 2 days she should be fine.

I would expect a nice superpac donation from Bidens campaign group?  Is that even legal to do? I don't know anymore.

$100M in a couple of days is not a lot? Huh?

She also inherits Biden's funds dude...

READ everything I said... You even repeated on what I asked...

No I didn't. She doesn't need a superpac donation. She will inherit the funds from his campaign. $100M in two days is a boatload of cash.

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think it's closer to $100M now

That isn't a lot.  She will need 10x that to make a dent.  But if she got 100 mill in like 2 days she should be fine.

I would expect a nice superpac donation from Bidens campaign group?  Is that even legal to do? I don't know anymore.

$100M in a couple of days is not a lot? Huh?

She also inherits Biden's funds dude...

READ everything I said... You even repeated on what I asked...

No I didn't. She doesn't need a superpac donation. She will inherit the funds from his campaign. $100M in two days is a boatload of cash.

It's not a lot for the campaign as a whole.  She will need 10x more than that for the campaign.  There.  You get it now?

Tim Simmons

And she will get that 10x more when she officially accepts the nomination at the convention and she gets the Biden campaign finances. 

So it’s not an issue. 

But 100M in one day of running a campaign is impressive

tempo_n_groove

Tim Simmons said:

And she will get that 10x more when she officially accepts the nomination at the convention and she gets the Biden campaign finances. 

So it’s not an issue. 

But 100M in one day of running a campaign is impressive

Yeah she will get the funding.  It costs like a billion dollars now to run for president.

THAT is lunacy.

The Juggler

tempo_n_groove said:

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think it's closer to $100M now

That isn't a lot.  She will need 10x that to make a dent.  But if she got 100 mill in like 2 days she should be fine.

I would expect a nice superpac donation from Bidens campaign group?  Is that even legal to do? I don't know anymore.

$100M in a couple of days is not a lot? Huh?

She also inherits Biden's funds dude...

READ everything I said... You even repeated on what I asked...

No I didn't. She doesn't need a superpac donation. She will inherit the funds from his campaign. $100M in two days is a boatload of cash.

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

The Juggler said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I think it's closer to $100M now

That isn't a lot.  She will need 10x that to make a dent.  But if she got 100 mill in like 2 days she should be fine.

I would expect a nice superpac donation from Bidens campaign group?  Is that even legal to do? I don't know anymore.

$100M in a couple of days is not a lot? Huh?

She also inherits Biden's funds dude...

READ everything I said... You even repeated on what I asked...

No I didn't. She doesn't need a superpac donation. She will inherit the funds from his campaign. $100M in two days is a boatload of cash.

It's not a lot for the campaign as a whole.  She will need 10x more than that for the campaign.  There.  You get it now?

Literally nobody said that. 

What are we doing here? lol

seanwon

brianlux said:

seanwon said:

brianlux said:

benjs said:

I’ve realized something. When the Trump-supporting Republicans on here perceive strength from Democrats, they show up more often, speak with more venom, and call everyone names. The petty and childish arguments are clear signs of fear. 

I also don’t feel that many or any of these posters have engaged in any semblance of respectful or dignified or genuine discussion, and so I hope they aren’t surprised when no one really cares what they have to say about how Democrats should or shouldn’t behave. They have no standards for their own side, and their words about how Democrats should govern themselves aren’t worth paying any attention to.

Exactly why I have put some people here on ignore.  If they wanted to discuss in a genuine and civil manner, I would be happy to engage.  But the stream of memes, and attempts to merely instigate, bate, and talk nonsense is not worth anyone's time- certainly not mine!  The more they are ignored, the more likely they are to go find some other hobby or whatever it is they get out doing what they do here.

As a liberal (barely anymore), I'm not sure we are living in the same reality.  I've been here for a loooong time, I just don't care to post very often. The extreme left on here viciously attacks anyone who disagrees with them, often employing Ad Hominem and Strawman attacks, if not outright personal attacks. Don't tell me no...I see it on a weekly basis.  And it's happened to me as well, even though I'm not playing for the other team.  Not sure I can blame you all though, you have been enabled.  Conservatives break the rules, they are banned. Liberals break the rules, thread gets locked and a 2 week suspension, then you're back.  What is that saying you all like to employ? "rules for thee, but not for me."

Hey, I've got 'em all beat.  I'm not a moderator, so I can't ban anyone (nor have I suggested anyone here be banned).  In fact, I self-banned for 6 months once because I knew something I said was breaking rules here big-time. 

Please don't refer to me as "enabled".  I have actually been disabled (still am, partially), and have been semi homeless, living in my vehicle not by choice for a few years a good while ago.  Please don't make those kinds of judgements.

I don't mean it as judgement on anyone, just my observations. I am certainly not judging you. You are by far the most respectful poster here.  You always try to have an actual debate until it is obvious that it is a lost cause.  If everyone had your emotional intelligence, this might be a productive place.

PJ5a1

Can someone please outline 5 accomplishments of Harris' VP tenure? 

Johnny Abruzzo

I watched the rally - she was awesome!

Gern Blansten

PJ5a1 said:

Can someone please outline 5 accomplishments of Harris' VP tenure? 

Do your own homework. You'll just shoot down anything that gets listed.