Politics 6/29

[underwaterrhymes]

Biden was not my first, second, or third choice and he’s steady rather than dynamic, but I am so fucking EXCITED to vote for him.

We’ve been living in a shitstorm of chaos and despair for almost four years and I am ready to be a little bored.

[cattledogkisses]

Ditto everyone saying that boring sounds lovely right now. I look forward to the day when I don’t have to wake up wondering what fresh hell the president has wrought upon the country today.

[sonrisa]

I’m voting for Biden, and yes I find *him* dull, but I’m under no illusion that a Biden presidency would be the dull l hope for.

The assholes aren’t going away even if their troll king gets successfully deposed.

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 2, 2020 10:30:08 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

I’m voting for Biden, and yes I find *him* dull, but I’m under no illusion that a Biden presidency would be the dull l hope for.

The assholes aren’t going away even if their troll king gets successfully deposed.

Oh, for sure.

But Biden won’t post racist videos on Twitter and cozy up to other fascists and that brings me great comfort. It’s admittedly a low bar.

[sonrisa]

Jul 2, 2020 10:38:23 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Jul 2, 2020 10:30:08 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

I’m voting for Biden, and yes I find *him* dull, but I’m under no illusion that a Biden presidency would be the dull l hope for.

The assholes aren’t going away even if their troll king gets successfully deposed.

Oh, for sure.

But Biden won’t post racist videos on Twitter and cozy up to other fascists and that brings me great comfort. It’s admittedly a low bar.

Plus, he’s not going to appoint as many people whose only goal is to permanently destroy and dismantle whatever agency they are running. And his gaffes never involve ‘accidentally’ supporting the klan or whatnot.

COVID will become the metaphor for this phase of our county - we might ‘recover’ but will suffer some long term, irreversible damage. Some of which we won’t see until we’ll after it ends. and the worst of the damage is where we already had the preexisting disease of white supremacy.

[sparrowsong]

We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION

Now, would he be even worse? I don’t even know any more.

[carmenere]

Jul 4, 2020 21:08:30 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION

Now, would he be even worse? I don’t even know any more.

It doesn’t matter how Kanye would hypothetically be as president because there’s no way he’ll come close, but a third party spoiler is exactly what we don’t need. Ugh.

[lanehazel]

Jul 4, 2020 21:08:30 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION

Now, would he be even worse? I don’t even know any more.

I thought Kanye and Trump were buds! Maybe dump will fire Pence and offer KW the VP? RIP USA

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 4, 2020 22:34:48 GMT -5 lanehazel said:

Jul 4, 2020 21:08:30 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION

Now, would he be even worse? I don’t even know any more.

I thought Kanye and Trump were buds! Maybe dump will fire Pence and offer KW the VP? RIP USA

It’s possible this is just Kanye being Kanye, but if he is serious, this feels like a very deliberate ploy to take votes away from Biden.

He cannot get on the ticket as an R or a D, but he can still make it on the ticket as an independent in most states.

This is what I mean when I say we cannot look at polls and feel safe. There are a dozen ways Biden can lose in November and not one of them is ethical or fair.

[Dumbledork]

Jul 4, 2020 23:10:36 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Jul 4, 2020 22:34:48 GMT -5 lanehazel said:

I thought Kanye and Trump were buds! Maybe dump will fire Pence and offer KW the VP? RIP USA

It’s possible this is just Kanye being Kanye, but if he is serious, this feels like a very deliberate ploy to take votes away from Biden.

He cannot get on the ticket as an R or a D, but he can still make it on the ticket as an independent in most states.

This is what I mean when I say we cannot look at polls and feel safe. There are a dozen ways Biden can lose in November and not one of them is ethical or fair.

Really? I think if anyone, he’d take votes away from Trump.

After all his stunts the past few years, I can’t think of any reasonable or rational voter going for Kanye. His quip about slavery alone will have people walking away from him.

[al dente]

Jul 4, 2020 23:33:02 GMT -5 Dumbledork said:

Jul 4, 2020 23:10:36 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

It’s possible this is just Kanye being Kanye, but if he is serious, this feels like a very deliberate ploy to take votes away from Biden.

He cannot get on the ticket as an R or a D, but he can still make it on the ticket as an independent in most states.

This is what I mean when I say we cannot look at polls and feel safe. There are a dozen ways Biden can lose in November and not one of them is ethical or fair.

Really? I think if anyone, he’d take votes away from Trump.

After all his stunts the past few years, I can’t think of any reasonable or rational voter going for Kanye. His quip about slavery alone will have people walking away from him.

He just dropped a single today, and has a new album coming soon. I wouldn’t take any of this too seriously... hopefully. It is 2020 so who knows.

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 4, 2020 23:33:02 GMT -5 Dumbledork said:

Jul 4, 2020 23:10:36 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

It’s possible this is just Kanye being Kanye, but if he is serious, this feels like a very deliberate ploy to take votes away from Biden.

He cannot get on the ticket as an R or a D, but he can still make it on the ticket as an independent in most states.

This is what I mean when I say we cannot look at polls and feel safe. There are a dozen ways Biden can lose in November and not one of them is ethical or fair.

Really? I think if anyone, he’d take votes away from Trump.

After all his stunts the past few years, I can’t think of any reasonable or rational voter going for Kanye. His quip about slavery alone will have people walking away from him.

Oh, it’s absolutely a stunt. Whether it’s one to get people to buy his album or to draw votes away from Biden, I’m not sure. But if he does really run, it’s problematic. No die-hard Trumper will vote for him, but those who were reluctantly voting for Biden instead of Trump might. And die-hard Bernie folks might just do it to show their collective disdain for the DNC.

We don’t want any third party people on that ballot. The deck is stacked against us as it is.

[lemoncupcake]

Is it even possible for Kanye to get on the ballets at this point for states who have had their primary?

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 5, 2020 7:55:20 GMT -5 lemoncupcake said:

Is it even possible for Kanye to get on the ballets at this point for states who have had their primary?

Not as a Republican or Democrat, but he can as an Independent in most states.

[lemoncupcake]

Jul 5, 2020 8:15:48 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Jul 5, 2020 7:55:20 GMT -5 lemoncupcake said:

Is it even possible for Kanye to get on the ballets at this point for states who have had their primary?

Not as a Republican or Democrat, but he can as an Independent in most states.

Ok, thanks. I knew he couldn’t run as a D/R but I didn’t know if independents had to go through the primary system as well.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 5, 2020 8:17:02 GMT -5 lemoncupcake said:

Jul 5, 2020 8:15:48 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Not as a Republican or Democrat, but he can as an Independent in most states.

Ok, thanks. I knew he couldn’t run as a D/R but I didn’t know if independents had to go through the primary system as well.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.deseret.com/platform/amp/entertainment/2020/7/4/21313625/election-2020-kanye-west-running-for-president


BallotPedia:

“Generally speaking, an independent presidential candidate must petition for placement on the general election ballot in all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C. A handful of states may allow an independent candidate to pay a filing fee in lieu of submitting a petition. The methods for calculating how many signatures are required vary from state to state, as do the actual signature requirements. For instance, some states establish a flat signature requirement. Other states calculate signature requirements as percentages of voter registration or votes cast for a given office.”

And

As Yahoo News’ Hunter Walker reported there are a few states where West couldn’t register, including Texas, New York and Illinois, which are “three of the top six in terms of electoral college votes.

[mbcdefg]

Michael Flynn posts video of him and his family taking the “QAnon Oath”:

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 5, 2020 12:41:47 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Michael Flynn posts video of him and his family taking the “QAnon Oath”:

Do I want to know what this is...?

[mbcdefg]

Jul 5, 2020 13:04:48 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Jul 5, 2020 12:41:47 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Michael Flynn posts video of him and his family taking the “QAnon Oath”:

Do I want to know what this is...?

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-flynn-qanon-conspiracy-theory-independence-day-speech-slogan-a9602596.html

[AAM2012]

Jul 5, 2020 12:41:47 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Michael Flynn posts video of him and his family taking the “QAnon Oath”:

Oh boy...

[winecat]

A 5 term CO Representative got beat by a QAnon believer in the GOP primary. www.cpr.org/2020/07/03/as-the-dust-settles-on-the-tipton-boebert-upset-politicos-ponder-how-did-she-beat-a-five-term-congressman/

[curmudgeon]

Jul 5, 2020 13:26:58 GMT -5 winecat said:

A 5 term CO Representative got beat by a QAnon believer in the GOP primary. www.cpr.org/2020/07/03/as-the-dust-settles-on-the-tipton-boebert-upset-politicos-ponder-how-did-she-beat-a-five-term-congressman/

This woman scares the crap out of me. Tipton is worthless, a warm body to vote as the GOP dictates. And also solely responsible for the 2018/19 shutdown:
politics.theonion.com/poll-finds-100-of-americans-blame-shutdown-entirely-on-1831845310
But seriously, I am so worried about November, the Dem candidate lost to Tipton in the last election and I can't handle the possibility of Boebert in Congress.