PleaseBlitz Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 George Will has gone full Hulk. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-one-should-want-four-more-years-of-this-taste-of-ashes/2020/06/01/1a80ecf4-a425-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html Quote This unraveling presidency began with the Crybaby-in-Chief banging his spoon on his highchair tray to protest a photograph — a photograph — showing that his inauguration crowd the day before had been smaller than the one four years previous. Since then, this weak person’s idea of a strong person, this chest-pounding advertisement of his own gnawing insecurities, this low-rent Lear raging on his Twitter-heath has proven that the phrase malignant buffoon is not an oxymoron. Presidents, exploiting modern communications technologies and abetted today by journalists preening as the “resistance” — like members of the French Resistance 1940-1944, minus the bravery — can set the tone of American society, which is regrettably soft wax on which presidents leave their marks. The president’s provocations — his coarsening of public discourse that lowers the threshold for acting out by people as mentally crippled as he — do not excuse the violent few. They must be punished. He must be removed. Social causation is difficult to demonstrate, particularly between one person’s words and other persons’ deeds. However: The person voters hired in 2016 to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed” stood on July 28, 2017, in front of uniformed police and urged them “please don’t be too nice” when handling suspected offenders. His hope was fulfilled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on Minneapolis pavement. What Daniel Patrick Moynihan termed “defining deviancy down” now defines American politics. In 2016, voters were presented an unprecedentedly unpalatable choice: Never had both major parties offered nominees with higher disapproval than approval numbers. Voters chose what they wagered would be the lesser blight. Now, however, they have watched him govern for 40 months and more than 40 percent — slightly less than the percentage that voted for him — approve of his sordid conduct. Presidents seeking reelection bask in chants of “Four more years!” This year, however, most Americans — perhaps because they are, as the president predicted, weary from all the winning — might flinch: Four more years of this? The taste of ashes, metaphorical and now literal, dampens enthusiasm. The nation’s downward spiral into acrimony and sporadic anarchy has had many causes much larger than the small man who is the great exacerbator of them. Most of the causes predate his presidency, and most will survive its January terminus. The measures necessary for restoration of national equilibrium are many and will be protracted far beyond his removal. One such measure must be the removal of those in Congress who, unlike the sycophantic mediocrities who cosset him in the White House, will not disappear “magically,” as Eric Trump said the coronavirus would. Voters must dispatch his congressional enablers, especially the senators who still gambol around his ankles with a canine hunger for petting. In life’s unforgiving arithmetic, we are the sum of our choices. Congressional Republicans have made theirs for more than 1,200 days. We cannot know all the measures necessary to restore the nation’s domestic health and international standing, but we know the first step: Senate Republicans must be routed, as condign punishment for their Vichyite collaboration, leaving the Republican remnant to wonder: Was it sensible to sacrifice dignity, such as it ever was, and to shed principles, if convictions so easily jettisoned could be dignified as principles, for . . . what? Praying people should pray, and all others should hope: May I never crave anything as much as these people crave membership in the world’s most risible deliberative body. A political party’s primary function is to bestow its imprimatur on candidates, thereby proclaiming: This is who we are. In 2016, the Republican Party gave its principal nomination to a vulgarian and then toiled to elect him. And to stock Congress with invertebrates whose unswerving abjectness has enabled his institutional vandalism, who have voiced no serious objections to his Niagara of lies, and whom T.S. Eliot anticipated: He keeps going.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I can get behind this ✌ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 The result of this election needs to be a 1932 or 1964 type landslide for Biden. Complete annihilation of the 2020 GOP Sadly, we aren't going to get that because 42-45% of this country still believes in this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 1 minute ago, SkinsHokieFan said: The result of this election needs to be a 1932 or 1964 type landslide for Biden. Complete annihilation of the 2020 GOP Sadly, we aren't going to get that because 42-45% of this country still believes in this guy 40% of this country never believed this guy. There was a mass disinformation campaign that turned possible voters apathetic, thousands of votes that disappeared, and tens of thousands that did not vote at all. If its a fair election, he loses in a landslide. He is trying to force this country into martial law so he can cancel the election, and then continue spreading sycophants and true believers throughout the courts and police unions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Born 53 years ago today during the Summer of Love while a race riot was going on around me in Detroit. That worm turning. I got to vote today (Go Joe!), kind of a nice birthday present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Biden delivering the address of a lifetime right now. 🏆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Biden’s speech today is great. He might’ve been sleepwalking at the beginning of his campaign, but you can tell now how much he senses the urgency of this moment. I can’t wait to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I don’t try to traffic in hyperbole, but I think Biden’s speech today will be taught in history classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy said: Biden’s speech today is great. He might’ve been sleepwalking at the beginning of his campaign, but you can tell now how much he senses the urgency of this moment. I can’t wait to vote. I just checked & my early voting place is open. I'll be getting showered & headed out within the hour. With my Redskins mask. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Whoa, a @SkinsHokieFan sighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 @SkinsHokieFan good to see you post, amigo---stay sharp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 That was really good. Can imagine the Fox News takes already. Biden is taking advantage of this and why did he cough 4 times? Is he sick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 38 minutes ago, SkinsHokieFan said: The result of this election needs to be a 1932 or 1964 type landslide for Biden. Complete annihilation of the 2020 GOP Sadly, we aren't going to get that because 42-45% of this country still believes in this guy Not going to happen, sadly. Realistically if Joe wins, it's probably a narrow electoral college win; similar to Bush Jr's 2 wins. Joe really needs to do, at minimum, Obama's 2012 reelection win over Romney. Defeating the GOP is going to take several elections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Good to see you, SHF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Just did a Google news search for "US elections", and the only story that mentions that the US is voting today is from al Jezeera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 1 hour ago, @SkinsGoldPants said: That was really good. Can imagine the Fox News takes already. Biden is taking advantage of this and why did he cough 4 times? Is he sick? He does about 4 town halls a week and he always coughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: He does about 4 town halls a week and he always coughs. Damn, dont die in office, big dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: Damn, dont die in office, big dawg If he goes down we use the Weekend at Bernie's protocol, his ass needs to make it to the election. Seriously though Joe looks great for his age and Trump looks like he ate the wrong pill at the Willy Wonka factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: He does about 4 town halls a week and he always coughs. My buddy is like 24 and his asthma makes him cough all the time. It's like scary type of coughs. I always ask him if he is okay and he said he is fine every time lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Wasn't able to catch the Biden speech, but from what I'm seeing from reactions, looks like he hit it out of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Wasn't able to catch the Biden speech, but from what I'm seeing from reactions, looks like he hit it out of the park. Hopefully somebody YouTubes this speech. And includes a disclaimer at the end: No US Citizens were assaulted in the filming of this speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 https://www.c-span.org/video/?472687-1/joe-biden-delivers-remarks-protests For you Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 20 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Wasn't able to catch the Biden speech, but from what I'm seeing from reactions, looks like he hit it out of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rufus T Firefly Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Ben Sasse has reached the "slightly furrowed brow" level on the Susan Collins chart of mild concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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