Cardi B. has impressed me before with her intelligent grasp on politics. I was unaware that she was also a huge history buff. You can dismiss her for other things if you like but you cannot say that she’s not educated.
And it’s also sad that some people seem to think that these women of Rap aren’t whip smart. Megan Thee Stallion, Queen Latifa, Missy Elliot, et al are absolutely no dummies but the general public have an image in their heads that doesn’t fit the reality.
🤔😳 Here's an interesting tidbit, about another history (revisionist) nerd, in the last weekend before we have a President-elect Harris: Donald Trump's favorite neo-Nazi dinner date, Nick Fuentes, had a mental breakdown and screamed, "Liberals are right! This is a cult and we all need to get out of it!" Apparently, the sight of people wearing garbage bags and saying "we are garbage" to own the libs is a bridge too far for this crazy Holocaust-denier!! 🤪
How meaningless was the question, "What would you do different?" It really is a question best left unanswered, and a good leader will not allow it to bog down their campaign.
People who get all in a sniff about rap having some raunchy lyrics never paid attention to what their favorite guy Ted Nugent was actually singing I guess. And people who underestimate the intelligence of rappers don't know the kind of deep cut references they make or the linguistic skill it takes to rhyme at high speed like that, especially the freestylers. Can't imagine why they would make such assumptions.
Nah, the difference is that Ted's lyrics were degrading to women as these assholes think is proper, whereas WAP and other lyrics going way back to the early blues era were actually empowering to women
As expected...5.30 (EST) and I'm awake. I hate the time change thing with the power of ten thousand burning suns. It's gonna be a 2 pots of coffee morning...
The opposite of me—my husband had to come upstairs to wake me up at NOON (which would have been 1 in the effin' afternoon about eight days ago) and said he was making sure I was still alive, ha ha! I've been up until 3:15 a.m. the past two nights watching "The Godfather" and The Godfather Part II" and got up too early yesterday, so I'm all balanced out now.
Up early today for some damn reason and watching TOS. It occurred to me that Nurse Chapel has this kind of Peggy Hill thing going on, and now you can never un-see it.
Cardi B. Bad Bunny. Taylor Swift. Bruce Springsteen. Julia Roberts. Oprah. J Lo. George Clooney. Harrison Ford. Etc. etc.
Harris has a staggering A list of supporters, influencers, with juice. Trump has D list pop culture rejects like Hulk Hogan, Lee Greenwood and Kid Rock.
All the anger, hatred and division has sickened people for years. Voters have been waiting for the chance to finally fire Trump and send him back to FL to await prison. I was worried about Joe and voters’ concerns about him. But Harris was the younger, different candidate unsure voters needed. Most would have voted for anyone but Trump, he’s so vile. But Harris is a very good candidate and will build a strong administration.
Harris wins in a near landslide with Trump winning only the reliably red states and possibly a single swing state, narrowly. Harris will pass 300 electoral votes and the results should be called by Weds.
She's run a staggeringly great campaign. I love your scenario. I'm certain you've seen Selzer's Iowa poll. If she takes Iowa...fuck, even Fox will be calling it before the polls close in Nevada. My best case is 372-166 (Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, NC, Arizona, the whole blue wall). I personally believe it will be an unanticipated blowout.
I did see the Iowa poll. It’s a smart article and analysis, granting that the margin for error is nearly the same as Harris’ lead. But it’s also a pretty small sample, 800 or so people? I think the polls, media and right wing money are skewing the predictions. Trump’s latest TV spots are almost silly they are so desperate. All of it is bullshit. The perception that the economy is bad, and that immigrants are pouring over the Mexican border are really the only issues they are concerned with. Neither are accurate, as our economy is quite strong and the border is no more “open” than it was in years past. But telling his base Kamala has us on “the brink of WWIII” is all he can do.
Back in reality, Harris has given people reason to feel good about voting. Many voters didn’t want a rematch of Biden/Trump. Now, they have a new choice and a new voice. Trump has only gotten darker, nastier, more incoherent and has incomprehensible legal baggage. Harris should win convincingly and carry most swing states. Trump has been shedding all but the most extreme voters for years. In a sane world, he’d be a 5% candidate. Even in our insane world, Harris wins by 10 million votes.
Regarding the economy, the source of people's distress is the impact of worsening income and wealth inequality, which they rightly blame on government. They just don't grasp that Trump would make it worse, and Kamala has not addressed economic justice issues squarely.
If we retain the Senate and recover the House, no Manchin or Sinema to block what needs to happen. For that matter, a president willing to end the filibuster, expand the Supreme Court, enshrine abortion rights, and aid the push to abolish the electoral college. Hell of a wish list. We'd have a much better shot with Harris and a Senate remix.
The Republican Party would implode as they frantically infight for control of the post-Trump GOP and to create a new identity. The time is ideal to redefine democracy by undoing the damage done by Trump. Restore abortion rights. Expand the SCOTUS and require the court be ideologically balanced. Remove the electoral college. Bolster election laws to criminalize the act of monetizing The Big Lie, and reform campaign finance laws. Let’s make our democracy as strong as America likes to pretend it already is.
Any friend or FDR and Eleanor is definitely a friend of mine!
And Barry and Michelle too...
How does a mental defective like Tomi Lahren get to be a "political commentator"?
Ummm...
Cardi B. has impressed me before with her intelligent grasp on politics. I was unaware that she was also a huge history buff. You can dismiss her for other things if you like but you cannot say that she’s not educated.
And it’s also sad that some people seem to think that these women of Rap aren’t whip smart. Megan Thee Stallion, Queen Latifa, Missy Elliot, et al are absolutely no dummies but the general public have an image in their heads that doesn’t fit the reality.
see also Lizzo being a classically trained musician.
🤔😳 Here's an interesting tidbit, about another history (revisionist) nerd, in the last weekend before we have a President-elect Harris: Donald Trump's favorite neo-Nazi dinner date, Nick Fuentes, had a mental breakdown and screamed, "Liberals are right! This is a cult and we all need to get out of it!" Apparently, the sight of people wearing garbage bags and saying "we are garbage" to own the libs is a bridge too far for this crazy Holocaust-denier!! 🤪
Another rat jumping ship.
How meaningless was the question, "What would you do different?" It really is a question best left unanswered, and a good leader will not allow it to bog down their campaign.
People who get all in a sniff about rap having some raunchy lyrics never paid attention to what their favorite guy Ted Nugent was actually singing I guess. And people who underestimate the intelligence of rappers don't know the kind of deep cut references they make or the linguistic skill it takes to rhyme at high speed like that, especially the freestylers. Can't imagine why they would make such assumptions.
Nah, the difference is that Ted's lyrics were degrading to women as these assholes think is proper, whereas WAP and other lyrics going way back to the early blues era were actually empowering to women
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I love free education! Thanks for the lessons on Cardi B. Fuck Tomi Lahren
Up too early. 🥱
I can try to be productive and exercise before kids wake up. (Provided I don't wake them, again, sneaking to exercise machine.)
NWS sounded the tornado alarm at 4:45 am. Or was it 5:45? It depends on which clock you ask.
So much for my free, extra hour. :(
As expected...5.30 (EST) and I'm awake. I hate the time change thing with the power of ten thousand burning suns. It's gonna be a 2 pots of coffee morning...
The opposite of me—my husband had to come upstairs to wake me up at NOON (which would have been 1 in the effin' afternoon about eight days ago) and said he was making sure I was still alive, ha ha! I've been up until 3:15 a.m. the past two nights watching "The Godfather" and The Godfather Part II" and got up too early yesterday, so I'm all balanced out now.
Up early today for some damn reason and watching TOS. It occurred to me that Nurse Chapel has this kind of Peggy Hill thing going on, and now you can never un-see it.
I admit I did not have "History Prof Cardi B" on my bingo card.
Good for her.
Cardi B. Bad Bunny. Taylor Swift. Bruce Springsteen. Julia Roberts. Oprah. J Lo. George Clooney. Harrison Ford. Etc. etc.
Harris has a staggering A list of supporters, influencers, with juice. Trump has D list pop culture rejects like Hulk Hogan, Lee Greenwood and Kid Rock.
All the anger, hatred and division has sickened people for years. Voters have been waiting for the chance to finally fire Trump and send him back to FL to await prison. I was worried about Joe and voters’ concerns about him. But Harris was the younger, different candidate unsure voters needed. Most would have voted for anyone but Trump, he’s so vile. But Harris is a very good candidate and will build a strong administration.
Harris wins in a near landslide with Trump winning only the reliably red states and possibly a single swing state, narrowly. Harris will pass 300 electoral votes and the results should be called by Weds.
I believe this is the case. The polls are bullshit Ratfuckery.
She's run a staggeringly great campaign. I love your scenario. I'm certain you've seen Selzer's Iowa poll. If she takes Iowa...fuck, even Fox will be calling it before the polls close in Nevada. My best case is 372-166 (Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, NC, Arizona, the whole blue wall). I personally believe it will be an unanticipated blowout.
I can't see Florida, but I would not rule out Texas. But I am willing to be wrong.
I did see the Iowa poll. It’s a smart article and analysis, granting that the margin for error is nearly the same as Harris’ lead. But it’s also a pretty small sample, 800 or so people? I think the polls, media and right wing money are skewing the predictions. Trump’s latest TV spots are almost silly they are so desperate. All of it is bullshit. The perception that the economy is bad, and that immigrants are pouring over the Mexican border are really the only issues they are concerned with. Neither are accurate, as our economy is quite strong and the border is no more “open” than it was in years past. But telling his base Kamala has us on “the brink of WWIII” is all he can do.
Back in reality, Harris has given people reason to feel good about voting. Many voters didn’t want a rematch of Biden/Trump. Now, they have a new choice and a new voice. Trump has only gotten darker, nastier, more incoherent and has incomprehensible legal baggage. Harris should win convincingly and carry most swing states. Trump has been shedding all but the most extreme voters for years. In a sane world, he’d be a 5% candidate. Even in our insane world, Harris wins by 10 million votes.
Regarding the economy, the source of people's distress is the impact of worsening income and wealth inequality, which they rightly blame on government. They just don't grasp that Trump would make it worse, and Kamala has not addressed economic justice issues squarely.
I'm wary of thinking too positive and jinxing it..
but I'm hoping for >350, a couple seat majority in the senate.. and a few seat majority in the house.
Then we need to not waste the next two years.
If we retain the Senate and recover the House, no Manchin or Sinema to block what needs to happen. For that matter, a president willing to end the filibuster, expand the Supreme Court, enshrine abortion rights, and aid the push to abolish the electoral college. Hell of a wish list. We'd have a much better shot with Harris and a Senate remix.
The Republican Party would implode as they frantically infight for control of the post-Trump GOP and to create a new identity. The time is ideal to redefine democracy by undoing the damage done by Trump. Restore abortion rights. Expand the SCOTUS and require the court be ideologically balanced. Remove the electoral college. Bolster election laws to criminalize the act of monetizing The Big Lie, and reform campaign finance laws. Let’s make our democracy as strong as America likes to pretend it already is.
It was a recent (yesterday?) endorsement. But yep, THAT Harrison Ford. Bob Falfa. Han Solo, and my all-time favorite imperfect hero, Indiana Jones.
I liked him a lot in the Amish movie too.
This felt like one of those articles Dok enjoyed writing.
WAP rulz.
Marco Rubio had to apologise to PAB for being Latino and having jokes made about them that made PAB look bad. Sad, pathetic.
'Chinga tu madre!'
¡Pinche culero!
Tu madre era un jerbo. ¡Y tu padre olía a bayas de saúco!
!Besa me culo, pendejo!
And the burro you rode in on!
!Y su burro tambien!
¡Comprador de vino malo!
¡Comedor de almejas enlatadas!
Ouch! That is a low blow!
SNL Cold open is up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Funs6yyEw
Let me know when your American productions want to share with the rest of the world.
Oh sorry. This came up in the past and there is someplace that bypasses the block. I wish I knew it.
No worries, I'm sure it'll be copied eventually, I was just tired and bitter.
Guess who's getting invited to the Inaugural.
Kamala is in the house!