Your arguments are very nicely said. All the things you've said paint a very clear picture of what is important to you. Sometimes what you omit from a piece like this is telling too.
Trump makes a comment about "Black jobs" and "the Blacks", neither Biden nor CNN pushed back. Jack didn't seem to think that instance of racism was noteworthy enough for this piece.
I've been a subscriber to this blog since the beginning. I may not read everything but I want to support journalism. Not everything that comes out has to be about my interests. However, in a piece this long, that references Trump's racism and Biden's lack of pushback, it's notable that only one instance of racism made this piece. The lack of pushback from the author with respect to the anti-Black racism is as noteworthy as Biden's lack of pushback last night. Black people notice. We definitely notice.
Well, it was sort of like 9/11. As we watched this catastrophe with our jaws on the floor, we forgot what Trump said. He said a whole series of awful things. That was traumatic.
Like I said, I was too busy wetting my pants seeing Joe Biden fall apart. Not an excuse. Sometimes I can't do two things at once. I'm not the spry. nimble kid who escaped 1 World Trade Center 23 years ago. But I went back and noted Trump's terrible words.
I did laugh when Trump didn’t automatically say he’d refuse to recognize any Palestinian state and instead reflexively went to his old “we’ll have to see” chestnut. Those goons at AIPAC must’ve been seething about that which, good, die angry.
Anyways, that was like watching elder abuse. I tapped out about sixty minutes in because Jfc was that a grim spectacle. Joe looked and sounded like the literal embodiment of death. I fucking hate this country.
This is the Democratic Party though, right? They hold onto things that worked 20 years ago because it worked 20 years ago and so it should work now. They make sure everyone waits their "turn." They engage in "machine" politics so much more than Republicans and forget to actually upgrade the damn thing once in a while.
Your anger is shared by millions. The Democratic party is the mirror image of a profit-driven system that hollows out everything of value (including democracy) leading to economic and political monopolies. Bloody capital has placed the fate of the world into the hands of a tiny group of unelected maniacs in control of the Democratic party. Not even the darkest science fiction matches the deep abyss into which this privileged and arrogant cabal has pushed the world.
This is way too "n dimensional chess" for me and it's just some shit I saw someone say on the internet but I think there's a non-zero possibility that maybe "they" knew how bad Biden was behind the scenes so they did this super early debate which they knew he'd perform terribly at to give them enough time to do the swap out at the convention?
A friend of mine floated this as a conspiracy theory yesterday before the debate. That Biden was being set up to fail. I brushed it off but after last night idk, wouldn’t surprise me.
"This is not how you react when you’ve had a sudden horrifying realization. It’s how you react when the jig is up—when you calculate that the guy you’ve cynically hitched your wagon to is of no use to you anymore."
Nailed it. Absolutely nailed it dead-center. I've been considering going paid for a while but this tips me over the edge on that, please take my money
I’m angry AND scared. Down right scared. N. Korean soldiers or engineers going to Russia, Ukraine about to fall and the billions spent all for nought, air craft carriers (plural) in the Red Sea, China wanting to trade but we want war, and war with Russia, Iran, Hamas, Hez, children and anyone else that wants to destroy the American legacy and kill our soldiers. Jesus H. Christ what a cluster fuck.
The gerontocracy comment is spot on. Ed Burmila (of Gin and Tacos fame) has compared our current political state to that of the twilight years of the USSR and it's difficult to disagree...
Biden's debate performance reminded me of when my 19-year-old cat starts sundowning and stalks his pacifist (and nondemented) 16-year-old adoptive brother. Fortunately, he always forgets what he's doing before he can actually violate his victim.
I'm Canadian and I'm furious. I watched the debate for an hour and 15 mins and it was AWFUL. It wasn't even a debate, because one guy wants to bring in fascism and the other guy is the one we decided should stand for democracy. ARGH.
Thank you for summarizing the train wreck for me. I didn't watch it. If I did, I would have very likely died of stroke, like you say - from anger. You probably saved my life.
Those are certainly reasons she’s unpopular but it doesn’t explain all of it. She’s frankly just…weird and off putting in her delivery and appearance. Take your pick: her diatribe on the passage of time (really any time she discusses the concept of time which is frankly a lot), the video of her singing ‘the wheels on the bus’ off-key and off-beat and cackling like a comic book villain, the many other times where she’s looked barred up on camera, etc. For someone whose job was ostensibly convincing juries they were credible she is shockingly bad at public speaking.
Y'know, I get it, you and I disagree on many a point. But it might lower your heartrate a bit if you let go of the obligation you seem to have to shout back on like 90% of my posts. You're allowed to just ignore it and move on. No one will think worse of you.
I just stumbled upon this. This reflects my sentiments EXACTLY. My mom, who is a die hard DNC/MSNBC fan, has even accepted reality. She and I have had numerous fights about Biden, particularly his Gaza Debacle/genocide enabling, but she finally has seen reality. Excellent article 👏
I'm angry despite Trump parroted the same lies he's been telling for years, Biden was unable to fact check them in real time. Like wtf did they do at Camp David?
Especially egregious is Biden not shutting down his comments about Northam. Gov. Northam was describing a horrific situation some parents are forced to deal with. Trump turned his compassionate answer into something vile beyond the pale.
I'm beyond angry Biden was able to speak in a loud clear voice today when nobody is watching. How did his team not put his physical health first?
Your arguments are very nicely said. All the things you've said paint a very clear picture of what is important to you. Sometimes what you omit from a piece like this is telling too.
Trump makes a comment about "Black jobs" and "the Blacks", neither Biden nor CNN pushed back. Jack didn't seem to think that instance of racism was noteworthy enough for this piece.
I've been a subscriber to this blog since the beginning. I may not read everything but I want to support journalism. Not everything that comes out has to be about my interests. However, in a piece this long, that references Trump's racism and Biden's lack of pushback, it's notable that only one instance of racism made this piece. The lack of pushback from the author with respect to the anti-Black racism is as noteworthy as Biden's lack of pushback last night. Black people notice. We definitely notice.
Can't argue with ya—I definitely should have remembered to mention that. My apologies—I've updated the piece and linked to your comment as well.
Thanks for the update.
thanks for flagging me down!
Well, it was sort of like 9/11. As we watched this catastrophe with our jaws on the floor, we forgot what Trump said. He said a whole series of awful things. That was traumatic.
let’s not try to excuse something like this. call people out.(or in if you prefer) and make amends but let’s not make excuses for it.
Like I said, I was too busy wetting my pants seeing Joe Biden fall apart. Not an excuse. Sometimes I can't do two things at once. I'm not the spry. nimble kid who escaped 1 World Trade Center 23 years ago. But I went back and noted Trump's terrible words.
I did laugh when Trump didn’t automatically say he’d refuse to recognize any Palestinian state and instead reflexively went to his old “we’ll have to see” chestnut. Those goons at AIPAC must’ve been seething about that which, good, die angry.
Anyways, that was like watching elder abuse. I tapped out about sixty minutes in because Jfc was that a grim spectacle. Joe looked and sounded like the literal embodiment of death. I fucking hate this country.
Me too🫂
I watched a horror movie instead of the debate. I won the debate.
This is the Democratic Party though, right? They hold onto things that worked 20 years ago because it worked 20 years ago and so it should work now. They make sure everyone waits their "turn." They engage in "machine" politics so much more than Republicans and forget to actually upgrade the damn thing once in a while.
This whole party has become the NYC Dems.
That "turn" horseshit is spot on and so fucking angrifying. It's what cost the DNC the 2016 election and looks like it's happening again...
Your anger is shared by millions. The Democratic party is the mirror image of a profit-driven system that hollows out everything of value (including democracy) leading to economic and political monopolies. Bloody capital has placed the fate of the world into the hands of a tiny group of unelected maniacs in control of the Democratic party. Not even the darkest science fiction matches the deep abyss into which this privileged and arrogant cabal has pushed the world.
I don't even think it's profitable. They are just terrible at elected positions. Terrible.
I'm angry and absolutely gob smacked that Biden's team thought this "debate" was a good idea🫠
The best joke I’ve seen is instead of addy they accidentally injected him with ketamine.
🤣😂🤣
This is way too "n dimensional chess" for me and it's just some shit I saw someone say on the internet but I think there's a non-zero possibility that maybe "they" knew how bad Biden was behind the scenes so they did this super early debate which they knew he'd perform terribly at to give them enough time to do the swap out at the convention?
A friend of mine floated this as a conspiracy theory yesterday before the debate. That Biden was being set up to fail. I brushed it off but after last night idk, wouldn’t surprise me.
"This is not how you react when you’ve had a sudden horrifying realization. It’s how you react when the jig is up—when you calculate that the guy you’ve cynically hitched your wagon to is of no use to you anymore."
Nailed it. Absolutely nailed it dead-center. I've been considering going paid for a while but this tips me over the edge on that, please take my money
I’m angry AND scared. Down right scared. N. Korean soldiers or engineers going to Russia, Ukraine about to fall and the billions spent all for nought, air craft carriers (plural) in the Red Sea, China wanting to trade but we want war, and war with Russia, Iran, Hamas, Hez, children and anyone else that wants to destroy the American legacy and kill our soldiers. Jesus H. Christ what a cluster fuck.
The gerontocracy comment is spot on. Ed Burmila (of Gin and Tacos fame) has compared our current political state to that of the twilight years of the USSR and it's difficult to disagree...
Biden's debate performance reminded me of when my 19-year-old cat starts sundowning and stalks his pacifist (and nondemented) 16-year-old adoptive brother. Fortunately, he always forgets what he's doing before he can actually violate his victim.
I couldn’t have said it better. My thoughts exactly!
I'm Canadian and I'm furious. I watched the debate for an hour and 15 mins and it was AWFUL. It wasn't even a debate, because one guy wants to bring in fascism and the other guy is the one we decided should stand for democracy. ARGH.
Thank you for summarizing the train wreck for me. I didn't watch it. If I did, I would have very likely died of stroke, like you say - from anger. You probably saved my life.
KHive to the rescue!
And somehow she polls just as bad, if not worse, than the corpse who’s ostensibly her boss.
Hell of a country we live in. It is going great
Not white. Lady. Outspoken. It's unsurprising.
Those are certainly reasons she’s unpopular but it doesn’t explain all of it. She’s frankly just…weird and off putting in her delivery and appearance. Take your pick: her diatribe on the passage of time (really any time she discusses the concept of time which is frankly a lot), the video of her singing ‘the wheels on the bus’ off-key and off-beat and cackling like a comic book villain, the many other times where she’s looked barred up on camera, etc. For someone whose job was ostensibly convincing juries they were credible she is shockingly bad at public speaking.
When was she outspoken exactly?
Y'know, I get it, you and I disagree on many a point. But it might lower your heartrate a bit if you let go of the obligation you seem to have to shout back on like 90% of my posts. You're allowed to just ignore it and move on. No one will think worse of you.
She has sunken in the polls along with Biden. Whitmer polls better than Trump.
I just stumbled upon this. This reflects my sentiments EXACTLY. My mom, who is a die hard DNC/MSNBC fan, has even accepted reality. She and I have had numerous fights about Biden, particularly his Gaza Debacle/genocide enabling, but she finally has seen reality. Excellent article 👏
I'm angry despite Trump parroted the same lies he's been telling for years, Biden was unable to fact check them in real time. Like wtf did they do at Camp David?
Especially egregious is Biden not shutting down his comments about Northam. Gov. Northam was describing a horrific situation some parents are forced to deal with. Trump turned his compassionate answer into something vile beyond the pale.
I'm beyond angry Biden was able to speak in a loud clear voice today when nobody is watching. How did his team not put his physical health first?
Beshear 2024