Post by jojoandleo on Jul 28, 2016 16:18:40 GMT -5
YOU ALL WOULD ALL LOVE HAMILTON IF YOU JUST SUCCUMBED TO IT! Rap battle cabinet debates. It is totally CEP catnip. It's what political nerds dream about, with music.
These Republicans Are Praising the Democratic Convention President Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday spurred an onslaught of praise from an unlikely demographic: prominent Republicans and conservative journalists.
election2016 dnc democratic national convention dnc 2016 The president's unbridled optimism and charged embrace of the country's future and founding principles struck a nerve on the other side of the aisle — as evidenced in tweets praising his speech and remarking the president had co-opted Republican ideals.
Many conservatives contrasted Obama's positivity with last week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, which was largely defined by fear-mongering diatribes about crime, terrorism, illegal immigrants, and other perceived threats.
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Eric Teetsel, who served as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's director of faith outreach during the GOP primaries, neatly summed up the comparison.
In the past, Republican heroes like former President Ronald Reagan have used similar messages to Obama's with great success. Tony Fratto, who served as the White House deputy press secretary under President George W. Bush, pointed this out in a tweet and remarked that Obama's speech was reminiscent of his party's better days.
But Rich Lowry — the editor of the National Review, a conservative magazine that rejected Trump relatively early on and has continued to criticize him somewhat ostentatiously — may have captured it best.
Journalist and radio personality Erick Erickson, an outspoken voice of the conservative #NeverTrump movement, fired off a series of tweets bemoaning the Republican Party's dark turn and the impact of Obama's message on his critics.
I wasn't paying attention to who it is but the current speaker directly invited the R's to join with the D's. He said something about "if your candidate has left you..." Seems that they are pressing that point that Obama alluded to in his speech last night.
Also, wasn't Washington a caucus that had like 5% turnout?
Go sat down.
I'm sure they're butting into other state's business. Which yes, there were problems (AZ, NY) but both instances affected people voting for Hillary too, not just Bernie voters. The AZ problems were targeted in low income and majority Hispanic areas, which tended to have more Hillary voters. Not to mention the person who caused the problems is a Republican, so it's not any sort of DNC conspiracy, unlike what they're trying to imply. Ugh, these people.
Irregularities in the WA primaries, huh? Well, fortunately for them it was WA's caucuses that counted.
If anybody should be complaining about WA it should be the person who won the majority of the votes there (in the non-counting primary) but still lost in the delegate count. Because caucuses.
And because I'm ranting, and it's never good to let a good rant go to waste... this is why I think Bernie is incredibly ineffective. He has stayed employed because he represents Vermont which is - no offense - probably full of weirdos who have little in common with the rest of the country. Being weird is cool and all, but if you want to actually effect change you need to be able to work within the system and translate your political capital into political power to actually accomplish something.
He has been pissing his political capital away for months! MONTHS!
I think his problem is that he doesn't understand what my friend, FHTK, understands - you can be right or do right. You can be right or you can actually get something done that moves the needle in the right direction.
On behalf of H, I'd like to argue that not all Vermonters are weird, and also that not all Vermonters think that just because a Senator is liked and respected in representing his small state doesn't mean he would make an effective President.
She's doing a great job Sad to hear about her husband having cancer, geez. Like life isn't rough enough for either of them. Life is so unfair sometimes.
And because I'm ranting, and it's never good to let a good rant go to waste... this is why I think Bernie is incredibly ineffective. He has stayed employed because he represents Vermont which is - no offense - probably full of weirdos who have little in common with the rest of the country. Being weird is cool and all, but if you want to actually effect change you need to be able to work within the system and translate your political capital into political power to actually accomplish something.
He has been pissing his political capital away for months! MONTHS!
I think his problem is that he doesn't understand what my friend, FHTK, understands - you can be right or do right. You can be right or you can actually get something done that moves the needle in the right direction.
On behalf of H, I'd like to argue that not all Vermonters are weird, and also that not all Vermonters think that just because a Senator is liked and respected in representing his small state doesn't mean he would make an effective President.
I actually think weird is great. Everyone should be weird! I just think that Bernie can be Bernie and stay employed in Vermont...it just doesn't mean he's particularly effective in political office. I think the things he does play well with his home state and supporters but I don't think he really has to play the game or be particularly good at it to maintain their loyalty and vote.
Post by secretlyevil on Jul 28, 2016 16:57:48 GMT -5
ESF, what's the link to that one Rep blogger that is very logical in his blogs? New phone so I don't have it my favorites anymore. Please and thank you!
ESF , what's the link to that one Rep blogger that is very logical in his blogs? New phone so I don't have it my favorites anymore. Please and thank you!
Lots of people speaking Spanish today. Or at least a couple of short phrases. I will be interested to hear how that ultimately is perceived by the electorate.