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  1. 47 minutes ago, Captain Wiggles said:

     

    Giving them airtime on Sunday morning news shows immediately legitimizes them tho. I agree that not pressing their guests is a big problem. Scheduling them while knowing the interview will be soft in the first place is a much bigger issue. Why even bother with it in the first place if the guest is just going to avoid questions and outright lie? To give the appearance of being nonpartisan?

     

    It's the only place moderates and the left are going to see and be repulsed by people like Scott/Noem. 

     

    I would prefer not to give airtime to people like them. What I'd prefer more is to call them in those moments as being dishonest. Then ending the interview. We know that would never happen. They are so afraid of not getting any elected GOP guests, that they still can't use the word "lie" to refer to so much of what Don says to these people. Just say lie. He's lying all the time. 

     

    For Noem......she was probably offered to these networks today without being asked. She's radioactive ☢ right now.

     

    The format of these should go back to the old days like MTP. A few real journalists asking a politician questions together. This 1:1 thing sucks when nobody will push back strongly. 

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  2. https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-05-03-24/h_3111490124de2212e670cbd776874ddc

    From the CNN updated page on this, I wish Merchan had required Trump to stand up and say that either he understood that he could testify or that he still didn't. 

    Judge to Trump: Gag order doesn't "prevent you from testifying in any way"

    Judge Juan Merchan is beginning court today by clarifying to Donald Trump that he has the "absolute" right to testify if he chooses.

    Merchan says he is doing this to clarify the gag order.

    "The order restricting extrajudicial statements does not prevent you from testifying in any way," Merchan says. "It does not prohibit you from taking the stand and it does not limit or minimize what you can say."
     
     
     
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  3. 9 minutes ago, The 12th Commandment said:

    Probably a similar age to you.  My war baby parents, and probably most people over 70, are hardwired to answer the phone.  Frustrates my pops to no end that I never answer.  I sit there at their house visiting and listen to him to tell the telemarketer/scammers not to call them anymore in a very stern voice.  We all know how well that works.  Try to explain to him why it's a bad policy anymore, but it's a losing proposition.

    I've trained my folks in the late 70s to never answer unless they know the number. Took a while. 

  4. 5 minutes ago, Dan T. said:


    Who answers their phone from random numbers that turn out to be pollsters?? 
     

    Clueless, out of touch, often angry old people. 
     

    Who do clueless, out of touch angry old people generally support?

     

    The orange ****head. 

     

    Haven't had a landline in over a decade. Don't answer the cell unless I know the number or the caller ID has something I recognize. Never had a pollster call ever and I'm a Gen Xer. Nobody I know when I've asked have received one either. So, I don't know who they are talking to anymore. Registered voters? Or likely voters? Or people who can spell V-O-T-E-R? I don't know anymore. 

  5. 2 minutes ago, Fergasun said:

    @Jabbyrwock

    Or maybe Biden is not losing and the polls are biased to help the media horse race narrative?

     

    Maybe this too. I look at states like Arizona and Penn and think an issue like Abortion is huge for both..... and we know how important both are for whoever wins. I'm a broken record with this comment. But for being the party of Hollywood insiders, the Dems suck at messaging. I've be looking for movie quality 30 second TV spots with an earworm tune and a easy to repeat 5 word slogan about protecting America from electing extremists who think they have a right to be part of your doctor's appointments, and in your bedrooms. Get a voice that sounds like Tom Hanks or Morgan Freeman. 

  6. 21 minutes ago, Jabbyrwock said:

    Biden:

    Has a larger war chest than the other side.

    Has a better economic record.

    Has a better record on infrastructure investment.

    Has a better record on women's rights.

    Is running against someone under criminal indictment that is farting and sleeping his way through court appearances.

     

    ...and is still either losing or tied about 6 months out.  Could just be the hydrocodone talking, and generalized grumpiness that this damn kidney stone hasn't decided to get it over with yet, but at what point do we stop making excuses and start asking if this is a poorly run campaign?

     

    Can't knock you for being concerned. I would like to see that campaign doing something more right now. I get they might be sitting on this to go hard in the late summer to election day and bury any outlet they can with ads. But something now would be good. Doesn't even need to be pro-Biden. They have plenty of anti-Trump stuff they can run with without mentioning Biden yet.

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  7. 9 minutes ago, Ball Security said:

    I’d expect him to move out when Robles comes back which could be this weekend or early next week.

     

    I know they talk about needing lefty bats. If that’s the case, then bring up Wood too.

     

    if a lefty 30+ batter can't hit..... is he still a lefty bat?

     

     

  8. 5 minutes ago, MartinC said:

    The only way is up from last year in terms of talent and coaching. But there are way too many new parts that have to come together, plus some key missing pieces (OT, possibly CB) for me to think we have a real shot at a division title this year. 

     

    Right. Peters literally referenced San Fran's 1st year when they got there. Said something like it was tough days, but they saw their work starting to pay off in the development of guys throughout the season. It didn't equal a lot of wins right away, but hard play and installing the way they did things was clearly the goal for that year 1. Could Washington overachieve? Yeah. But this is a building the foundation year. Including a rookie QB taking his lumps.

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