Kamila Harris

[Concart]

Kamala Harris is a black woman with an Asian kicker. And she made Bill Barr look like a buffoon. Pence is shitting his pants. Bye Trump!!!

[PoliTalker]

Hello Dutch Uncle,

Agreed. I'll go even further and say that goes for people of both sexes around their friends. It might be one reason why Hillary had a November surprise from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
https://www.270towin.com/map-images/bRgO6.png

Another factor which I don't see addressed a lot except tangentially is the 40% of voters who are Independents. Like myself, most Independents feel neither party represents them; that both parties cater to special interests and put party before country. The high percentage of Independents would help explain why, since 2009, most Americans think our country is going in the wrong direction. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ep...untry-902.html

When a high percentage of American voters belong to neither party yet recognize their elected reps will belong to one party or the other, then, IMO and using a little game theory, the best solution is to keep both parties off balance by always voting for the challenger or Third Party. That may be what happened in both 2016 and 2018 and what we might see again in 2020, 2022 and 2024.

People who live in swing states without Ranked Choice Voting often live to regret voting their conscience instead of least worst case voting.

I bet there are a lot of Floridians who have regretted their votes in 2000 and 2016.

[Earl]

Hello Dutch Uncle,



People who live in swing states without Ranked Choice Voting often live to regret voting their conscience instead of least worst case voting.

I bet there are a lot of Floridians who have regretted their votes in 2000 and 2016.

I would wager that there are many people who regret your post cheering the economic loss to millions of Americans and their families caused by the virus from China that China failed to contain.

[Yakuda]

Hello Yakuda,



That post crossed a line. I don't recall having specifically pointed out my Ignore Policy to you, so I'll do so now:

Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate!

I'd be fine to talk about politics all day long but personal attacks cross the line. Many think this board should be nothing more than a big insult fest. But the truth is: this board is what we make it. I choose to make it about discussing politics, not one another. You can mix it up with others all you like but I draw the line right where the discussion is no longer about politics but about other posters. The third sentence of your post crossed that line. Cross it again and we won't be talking any more. I hope that doesn't happen. For a more academic experience in debating politics, curtail those habits when talking to me and we can have years of stirring discussions. Your choice.

Now you know what I stand for.

Well thanks for that. With all due respect if you never talk to me again my life will go on. It really doesn't matter to me. That's not meant to be disrespectful it's just how it is. Now to the matter at hand, I stand by my statement. The entire thing is indisputably true. If that gets me on your pip or whatever the hell it is then so be it. You can either address the reality or ignore it. The choice is yours.

[PoliTalker]

Hello cawacko,

I’ll bite on your last paragraph. When have we ever tried to cut spending? We have over $20 trillion in debt not to mention trillions in unfunded liabilities.

To suggest we tried it, it failed, and we need to spend even more is a rather distorted and frightening concept in my eyes

We've been around this subject before and you have never been able to suggest enough cutting to balance the budget without crashing the economy. The only viable solution at this point is to tax the rich more.

[PoliTalker]

Hello cawacko,

Wasn’t the sequestration mostly aimed at the military? Ultimately they were still running deficits of hundreds of billions of dollars so it wasn’t all much of a cut in spending.

I don’t think what we’re doing is working. We’ve had the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression and this is with running massive deficits and multiple rounds of QE and continued easy money policies. It’s not good nor is it sustainable.

We could write a dissertation on what needs to be changed.

Please begin.

[Jarod]

Where did I use the word radical or call anything radical?

You said "left of Bernie", if you dont consider that radical I apologize for the incorrect assumption.

[Earl]

PoliTalker:

"Dive, market, DIVE!

Take DT down with you.


02-28-2020, 06:47 AM #5 | Top
PoliTalker


"Sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better.

We're going down.

BZZZZZT! BZZZZZT! BZZZZZT!

Dive! Dive! Dive!"

[cawacko]

You said "left of Bernie", if you dont consider that radical I apologize for the incorrect assumption.

This is what I wrote:

"She may not be as left as Bernie but she’s to the left of Joe."

I don't think that needs clarification but if it does she is not as left wing as Bernie but she is to the left of Joe. Thus not a 'true moderate'.

[Sailor]

Well, you think the FDA is "bad" and that everyone should have guns.

Feel free to post where I said any of that. Not only are you stupid, you lie a lot.

[Jarod]

This is what I wrote:

"She may not be as left as Bernie but she’s to the left of Joe."

I don't think that needs clarification but if it does she is not as left wing as Bernie but she is to the left of Joe. Thus not a 'true moderate'.

Ah, I misread it. You are correct. I retract my statement.

[Minister of Truth]

Hello Dutch Uncle,



That has been a misnomer for decades.

Democrats have lately been cleaning up the budget messes left by Republicans. And it looks like it will happen again.

Looks like we might soon find out if it is a conservative myth that taxing the rich more will cause them flee the country.

It will certainly cause them to flee New York.

[PoliTalker]

Goodbye Yakuda,

Well thanks for that. With all due respect if you never talk to me again my life will go on. It really doesn't matter to me. That's not meant to be disrespectful it's just how it is. Now to the matter at hand, I stand by my statement. The entire thing is indisputably true. If that gets me on your pip or whatever the hell it is then so be it. You can either address the reality or ignore it. The choice is yours.

Thanks for an honest answer. Saves me from wondering how to handle this. Makes it easy. I refuse to enable internet abuse by pretending if it happened once that it won't continue.

If it truly was not meant to be disrespectful then an apology would have been easy. Instead, there came a doubling down. Textbook passive/aggressive.

When there are so many good posters who are able to make their point without getting personal it is illogical to do anything other than stand up for what I believe in.

Good advice from Michelle Obama: When they go low, we go high.

Have a good life.

[Phantasmal]

Goodbye Yakuda,



Thanks for an honest answer. Saves me from wondering how to handle this. Makes it easy. I refuse to enable internet abuse by pretending if it happened once that it won't continue.

If it truly was not meant to be disrespectful then an apology would have been easy. Instead, there came a doubling down. Textbook passive/aggressive.

When there are so many good posters who are able to make their point without getting personal it is illogical to do anything other than stand up for what I believe in.

Good advice from Michelle Obama: When they go low, we go high.

Have a good life.

It was easy for me to come to the conclusion, too.

[Yakuda]

Goodbye Yakuda,



Thanks for an honest answer. Saves me from wondering how to handle this. Makes it easy. I refuse to enable internet abuse by pretending if it happened once that it won't continue.

If it truly was not meant to be disrespectful then an apology would have been easy. Instead, there came a doubling down. Textbook passive/aggressive.

When there are so many good posters who are able to make their point without getting personal it is illogical to do anything other than stand up for what I believe in.

Good advice from Michelle Obama: When they go low, we go high.

Have a good life.

I won't ever apologize for calling bullshit when I see or hear bullshit. Can't live with it? Then pip me. I wish it did matter to me but there are just too many other more important things to care about in life.

Its like when they have those abused dog commercials and ask that you send money. I can't get excited about that when babies are being killed in the womb. I love my dog more than most leftists but if it's a choice between a dog or a baby the baby gets my compassion before the dog. Just how it is. Don't like it? Oh well.