Time to revive and repeat incessantly what is (IMHO) the most pithy and accurate chant/slogan of my long-haired, pot-smoking, Vietnam War-protesting youth (yes, I'm old, almost Joe Biden-old). Say it whenever and wherever you can, loudly and repeatedly:
"THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!!!"
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is our last chance!
I vote for ceaseless hammering home all the good news contrasted with the fascist-adjacent hell already in place, with abortion bans and restrictions on medical care, the most useless Congress in history, the performative assHolery of McCarthy, Greene, Boebert, Comer, et. al, and the fact that the country is rebuilding, gas prices are dropping, jobs are being filled, and the person in charge of it all isn't lying to the populace every time he opens his mouth. I'm sure I've forgotten a lot of the good stuff but there's plenty of bad stuff (abortion at the top!) to hammer the GOP on.
If Joe can be more vocal and give inspirational speeches like these more frequently, he stands a very good chance of winning in a landslide. His “I’m busy working and focused on improving America, so I don’t have time to Tweet and make appearances,” should have been more applauded after 4 years of misspelled tweets in all caps at all hours of the day and night. Biden simply works and does his job. But by quietly doing his job, he left space to be filled by manufactured doubts about his age and abilities. If he is a confused old man who can’t speak coherently, as conservatives like to insist, we should know that too. It isn’t true, and he can help destroy that argument by speaking frequently and in a spirit of hope, unity, prosperity and protecting democracy.
The word is out. 25% of Americans believe that January 6 was an FBI insider job.
Before everyone starts with the handwringing (which could cause muscle and nerve issues if continued long enough), it should be noted that 75% of Americans believe that January 6 was an attempted insurrection by then-President Donald Trump as an attempt to stay in power even though he lost the election.
I remember it as "republicans believe" not Americans. Wapo sucks these days since Bezos hired that awful right-winger Busbee to be the executive editor.
Not everybody likes the same type of cake. I do not like angel food cake, but Mr Demi does. Still, I'd eat it happily enough if my choices were that or the pot-laced brownies even normal-ish Rs offer (allergic to cannabinoids; I get shortness of breath and I'm asthmatic already), and I'm pretty sure the brownies The Orange Maniac is offering is laced with an entirely different brown substance.
No, stay clear of what you suspect will cause any reaction at all. My sister has allergic reactions to skin on an unpeeled potato. And she makes a mean tater salad. She has to wear the dishwasher gloves almost to her elbows to handle it. Once the skin is off the potato, she can take the gloves off. But you should Def stay clear of any canabinoid product. It's not worth it.
As much as I can. My last 2 immediately upwind neighbors smoked it. The Latino construction workers had the stronger but less frequent ones, mostly the weekends. The White family used it 3 times a day. Must've been using it for medicinal purposes. sigh
One big problem is that righties have described every election in recent memory as "a battle for the soul of our country" or some such sweeping apocalyptic nonsense, because someone might raise taxes on billionaires by half a percentage point or something.
So now, when it really IS a battle for the soul for our country, a lot of people will just tune out the warnings as more overheated political rhetoric. And many of them will probably vote for Trump, because prices are higher now than when he was in office, and that's the extent of their thinking.
The problem with democracy is that there is no IQ test to vote.
Meidas Touch also has some really cool merch. They have a CONVICT 45 shirt that I really want to get but I fear the idiot brigade has no sense of humor.
Since this is a speech about the importance of protecting our democracy, I’m sure the very serious people in the media will fixate on important aspects of the speech like the lighting or if any marines are within ten feet of Biden.
I agree with Mr. Weiner below. Republicans are evil. They don't love kitties or women and children, lgbtqia+ people, jewishes, black and brown people, various other religious people, or even us atheists. We need to make this known!
They don't love anything. Their hearts are three sizes too small for that. They pursue power, and they adore money (when used in the pursuit of power - ask yourself if they love Musk. Since he doesn't use his money in the pursuit of power THAT THEY CAN USE, they do not love him. He is a useful idiot, and if he went broke, would be discarded like yesterday's trash by the right).
But love is beyond their understanding. Because love requires sacrifice and vulnerability ... and they have built up a set of rules for their side which sees those things as a weakness.
I really hate to say this, but lately I've seen interviews on the teevee machine w various and sundry Biden campaign officials and let's just say those interviews haven't exactly left me with a feeling of great confidence in the campaign's leadership.
But I am thankful to Evan for at least asserting the proposition that the bad guys could actually win. I see far too much of the "Biden beat him once and will do it again" overconfidence that leads to people who aren't "excited" by the candidate to stay at home on Election Day. This has to be a full-court press on every front for those who actually believe, as Biden and as I do, that democracy is truly in dire peril.
I'm working as a poll worker. I encourage anyone who can to also do so. Or get out and register voters, or work on a campaign. No one should be sitting on their hands this cycle. It could very well be the last one. You want to be able to say you did something to prevent that when you had the chance.
i'm actually worried about the opposite: too many are saying 'joe is too old, the wrong candidate and can't win". we'll be beaten with fatalism. (looking at you and also, fuck you, The Economist).
none of my liberal punditry is even remotely sanguine.
Now I'm going to look for a sheet of paper, coat it in orange marker, twist it into a human-ish shape and SET IT ON FIRE tomorrow, while chanting "Down With The Fascist"
Time to revive and repeat incessantly what is (IMHO) the most pithy and accurate chant/slogan of my long-haired, pot-smoking, Vietnam War-protesting youth (yes, I'm old, almost Joe Biden-old). Say it whenever and wherever you can, loudly and repeatedly:
"THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!!!"
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is our last chance!
And as an additional and very useful thought, bear in mind what Maya Angelou said decades ago (right then, even righter now):
"When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time."
I vote for ceaseless hammering home all the good news contrasted with the fascist-adjacent hell already in place, with abortion bans and restrictions on medical care, the most useless Congress in history, the performative assHolery of McCarthy, Greene, Boebert, Comer, et. al, and the fact that the country is rebuilding, gas prices are dropping, jobs are being filled, and the person in charge of it all isn't lying to the populace every time he opens his mouth. I'm sure I've forgotten a lot of the good stuff but there's plenty of bad stuff (abortion at the top!) to hammer the GOP on.
If Joe can be more vocal and give inspirational speeches like these more frequently, he stands a very good chance of winning in a landslide. His “I’m busy working and focused on improving America, so I don’t have time to Tweet and make appearances,” should have been more applauded after 4 years of misspelled tweets in all caps at all hours of the day and night. Biden simply works and does his job. But by quietly doing his job, he left space to be filled by manufactured doubts about his age and abilities. If he is a confused old man who can’t speak coherently, as conservatives like to insist, we should know that too. It isn’t true, and he can help destroy that argument by speaking frequently and in a spirit of hope, unity, prosperity and protecting democracy.
Evan you are the best!
Yay! It's Natalie. Hi Natalie!
😉😘
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q7PULELvok
This Land Is Your Land
The word is out. 25% of Americans believe that January 6 was an FBI insider job.
Before everyone starts with the handwringing (which could cause muscle and nerve issues if continued long enough), it should be noted that 75% of Americans believe that January 6 was an attempted insurrection by then-President Donald Trump as an attempt to stay in power even though he lost the election.
Fuck the 25%.
All of em? I dunno. As Clint said: "a man's got to know his limitations"...
A recent WaPo poll said that a full 50% of Americans think Trump was not responsible for Jan. 6. A lie, when repeated enough...
I remember it as "republicans believe" not Americans. Wapo sucks these days since Bezos hired that awful right-winger Busbee to be the executive editor.
Not everybody likes the same type of cake. I do not like angel food cake, but Mr Demi does. Still, I'd eat it happily enough if my choices were that or the pot-laced brownies even normal-ish Rs offer (allergic to cannabinoids; I get shortness of breath and I'm asthmatic already), and I'm pretty sure the brownies The Orange Maniac is offering is laced with an entirely different brown substance.
Just flush his "brownies". So not even gummies?
Hemp oil in a lotion has also set me off so probably not a good idea to try.
No, stay clear of what you suspect will cause any reaction at all. My sister has allergic reactions to skin on an unpeeled potato. And she makes a mean tater salad. She has to wear the dishwasher gloves almost to her elbows to handle it. Once the skin is off the potato, she can take the gloves off. But you should Def stay clear of any canabinoid product. It's not worth it.
As much as I can. My last 2 immediately upwind neighbors smoked it. The Latino construction workers had the stronger but less frequent ones, mostly the weekends. The White family used it 3 times a day. Must've been using it for medicinal purposes. sigh
One big problem is that righties have described every election in recent memory as "a battle for the soul of our country" or some such sweeping apocalyptic nonsense, because someone might raise taxes on billionaires by half a percentage point or something.
So now, when it really IS a battle for the soul for our country, a lot of people will just tune out the warnings as more overheated political rhetoric. And many of them will probably vote for Trump, because prices are higher now than when he was in office, and that's the extent of their thinking.
The problem with democracy is that there is no IQ test to vote.
thank you. it's a bit of ease to know i am not alone.
Wouldn't it be cool if OHJB himself lurked here??? He should buy one of the OHJB mugs!
Meidas Touch also has some really cool merch. They have a CONVICT 45 shirt that I really want to get but I fear the idiot brigade has no sense of humor.
Wonder how many RWNJs would even understand the reference given their ignorance of facts and numbers?
Point taken!
Considering that the President is a Democrat, there's a very good chance he's too damned busy to lurk anywhere.
But I bet members of his communication staff lurk here.
‘The Washington Post says this will kick off a “more aggressive posture” toward Trump from Biden going into this election year’
Yeah, well my New Year’s resolution was to quit drinking. Let's hope theirs lasts longer
Since this is a speech about the importance of protecting our democracy, I’m sure the very serious people in the media will fixate on important aspects of the speech like the lighting or if any marines are within ten feet of Biden.
Kitten SQUEEEEEEEEE!
I agree with Mr. Weiner below. Republicans are evil. They don't love kitties or women and children, lgbtqia+ people, jewishes, black and brown people, various other religious people, or even us atheists. We need to make this known!
They don't love anything. Their hearts are three sizes too small for that. They pursue power, and they adore money (when used in the pursuit of power - ask yourself if they love Musk. Since he doesn't use his money in the pursuit of power THAT THEY CAN USE, they do not love him. He is a useful idiot, and if he went broke, would be discarded like yesterday's trash by the right).
But love is beyond their understanding. Because love requires sacrifice and vulnerability ... and they have built up a set of rules for their side which sees those things as a weakness.
I really hate to say this, but lately I've seen interviews on the teevee machine w various and sundry Biden campaign officials and let's just say those interviews haven't exactly left me with a feeling of great confidence in the campaign's leadership.
But I am thankful to Evan for at least asserting the proposition that the bad guys could actually win. I see far too much of the "Biden beat him once and will do it again" overconfidence that leads to people who aren't "excited" by the candidate to stay at home on Election Day. This has to be a full-court press on every front for those who actually believe, as Biden and as I do, that democracy is truly in dire peril.
I'm working as a poll worker. I encourage anyone who can to also do so. Or get out and register voters, or work on a campaign. No one should be sitting on their hands this cycle. It could very well be the last one. You want to be able to say you did something to prevent that when you had the chance.
i'm actually worried about the opposite: too many are saying 'joe is too old, the wrong candidate and can't win". we'll be beaten with fatalism. (looking at you and also, fuck you, The Economist).
none of my liberal punditry is even remotely sanguine.
And get off your asses, Youngs: register to vote and look at some facts instead of believing what you see on TikTok.
The Brits have Guy Fawkes day; we should do the same and burn the orange mofo in effigy every J6.
🎯❤️
All holidays begin somewhere.
Now I'm going to look for a sheet of paper, coat it in orange marker, twist it into a human-ish shape and SET IT ON FIRE tomorrow, while chanting "Down With The Fascist"