Trump Goofs on Kamala and Schumer at Al Smith Dinner as Harris Skips Out on the Venerable Bipartisan Catholic Dinner

Apparently only one man has skipped the dinner in the modern era, and that man wound up losing 49 states. (Walter Mondale, of course.)

And Kamala was already doing poorly with Catholics.

Does Kamala Harris need a mea culpa in PA? Or does her disconnect from voters in the Rust Belt go beyond state lines and religion?
That question has rolled around in my head since reading William McGurn's column yesterday at the Wall Street Journal. McGurn uses Gretchen Whitmer's bizarre mockery of the Catholic Eucharist while wearing a Harris-Walz hat to argue that the Democrat anointee for the presidency now has a Whitmer-created problem. But is that entirely true, or does it go beyond Whitmer's blasphemy?
McGurn recognizes a broader problem, but perhaps not its scope. First, he outlines the direct issues with Catholics, who comprise 30% of Pennsylvania:

As California's attorney general, Ms. Harris signed several friend-of-the-court briefs opposing religious exemptions for private employers such as Hobby Lobby and religious nonprofits such as the Little Sisters of the Poor. She said she was "proud" to have co-sponsored California's Reproductive FACT Act, which compelled pro-life pregnancy centers to display notices about where women could get an abortion. The Supreme Court in 2018 rejected the law as a likely violation of the First Amendment.
But perhaps Ms. Harris's most notorious Catholic moment came after she was elected senator. When Brian Buescher was nominated for a federal judgeship, she grilled him about his membership in the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic men's fraternal organization. Although President John F. Kennedy was also a Knight, Ms. Harris treated the group as though it were the Ku Klux Klan.
She would later co-sponsor the Equality Act, which the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops said could force doctors and hospitals to perform abortions they oppose. Last month she snubbed New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan by declining to attend this Thursday's Al Smith dinner, an election-year staple that has brought Democratic and Republican candidates together in a civil setting for decades.
Those are the direct issues, and those aren't limited to Pennsylvania. Overall, Republicans now have a statistically significant edge in party ID among Catholics, according to Pew polling this year, 50/44. Nationally, Catholics accounted for 25% of the vote in 2020, although apparently pollsters didn't include data on religion in state-level exit polling. One can expect a similarly significant number of Catholics in Wisconsin and Michigan, and perhaps slightly lower levels in states like Arizona and Georgia. In every state, however, Catholics make up a far larger part of the electorate than the Arab-Americans did in Michigan, and yet both Biden and Harris obsessed over their support all year long.
That's one problem, but that's not the only problem. A more recent Pew poll shows Harris trailing Donald Trump with Catholics by five points, even worse than Hillary Clinton performed in 2016. But the issue isn't entirely religious:

Mr. Biden may be the last of the big-time Democrats whose base was the white working class. But it confers a sensibility Ms. Harris is conspicuously lacking. ...
Politico reports that Ms. Harris's prospects are "considerably dicier" because of a "cultural dissonance" between her progressive San Francisco persona and white working-class Catholic Pennsylvanians.

And for some bizarre reason, Kamala decided to blow off the Catholics. After insulting Italian hero Columbus on Columbus Day.

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Catholics in swing states:
NV: 800,000
AZ: 1.1 million
WI: 1.5 million
GA: 1.2 million
NC: 1.8 million
MI: 2.3 million
PA: 5.1 million
Kamala will regret snubbing the Al Smith Dinner and Columbus Day

Vodkapundit has more on that.

Here are some clips:

Trump at the Al Smith Dinner: “All polls are indicating I’m leading big with the Catholic vote — as I should be — but I don’t think Kamala has given up yet. Instead of attending tonight, she’s in Michigan receiving Communion from Gretchen Whitmer.”pic.twitter.com/HHdN8RkIaj
— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) October 18, 2024

PRESIDENT TRUMP: "There’s a group called “White Dudes for Harris”... but I’m not worried about them at all, because their wives and their wives’ lovers are all voting for me." pic.twitter.com/QWhzG1q1Sz
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 18, 2024

TRUMP JUST CALLED TIM WALZ A BITCH! CALL 911 NOW! I’M FUGGIN’ DYING!!!💀💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/dCHuWP8tEq
— David Santa Carla 🦇 (@TheOnlyDSC) October 18, 2024

Full speech here.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:21 PM

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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at October 18, 2024 01:21 PM (Q3Jz2)

2 Fist!

Posted by: fly gal at October 18, 2024 01:22 PM (uxhPb)

3 Nooded

Posted by: Thanatopsis at October 18, 2024 01:22 PM (Q3Jz2)

4 The communion line was great.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at October 18, 2024 01:23 PM (bNf8H)

5 I watched it and thought Trump was great..

Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:23 PM (IyPmt)

6 Bad Hombre
@joma_gc
Major drama within the Kamala Harris campaign this morning. A source reveals that Harris screamed at and angrily berated her campaign manager Julie Chavez for over 30 minutes on the phone this morning.

The source shares that Chavez advised Kamala not to attend the Al Smith dinner because it could send the wrong message and risk alienating LGBTQ and pro-abortion voters if she was seen cozying up to Catholics.

Instead Chavez suggested a compromise of sending in the poorly-received video in lieu of an in-person appearance.

Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

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It must be posted in every thread!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:23 PM (GBKbO)

7 Let’s call it the missing the Al Smith dinner jinx

Posted by: Redenzo at October 18, 2024 01:24 PM (V/pbu)

8
I kinda blew my nut on this topic in JJ's thread.

Posted by: Soothsayer at October 18, 2024 01:24 PM (LNk77)

9 nstead Chavez suggested a compromise of sending in the poorly-received video in lieu of an in-person appearance.

And it was terrible

Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:24 PM (IyPmt)

10 Schumer looked like he was sucking on a lemon and sitting on a Pope's pear throughout Trump's speech.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:24 PM (xCA6C)

11 Trump's performance sure beats McCain's deepthroating of Obama at that year's event.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at October 18, 2024 01:24 PM (bNf8H)

12 "told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses."

May it be so, Lord.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (MQJVv)

13 The whole speech was magnificently funny. Even the opening part, where he said hello to Mayor Eric Adams, and told him good luck with his indictment, was hilarious. Definitely our funniest POTUS ever.

He even got a dig in on the comedian, saying that while even Gaffigan got a TelePrompTer, Trump didn't.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (qg/t1)

14 It must be posted in every thread!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:23 PM (GBKbO)

Tell me this is true...
That this time a woman didn't position Kamala for success...
Finally some diversity!

Posted by: Inogame at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (53oGX)

15 Schumer looked like he was sucking on a lemon and sitting on a Pope's pear throughout Trump's speech.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:24 PM (xCA6C)

Those uncooked cheeseburgers can turn on you without any warning at all.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (vtRd1)

16
Somebody is not positioning Kamala for success they way I positioned her, doggy style.

Posted by: Wily Brown at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (MwtZ5)

17 From the just willowed thread; relevant here:

253
Bad Hombre
@joma_gc
Major drama within the Kamala Harris campaign this morning. A source reveals that Harris screamed at and angrily berated her campaign manager Julie Chavez for over 30 minutes on the phone this morning.

The source shares that Chavez advised Kamala not to attend the Al Smith dinner because it could send the wrong message and risk alienating LGBTQ and pro-abortion voters if she was seen cozying up to Catholics.

Instead Chavez suggested a compromise of sending in the poorly-received video in lieu of an in-person appearance.

Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

The joy is gone.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 18, 2024 01:17 PM (TGPs7)

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (1bNHn)

18 Catholics voting for Kamala would be like chickens voting for Col Sanders. Of course they already have Popeye running the Vatican - no not the spinach guy.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (oZhjI)

19 First president since Reagan who has a sense of humor. How could I not vote for him?

Posted by: huerfano at October 18, 2024 01:26 PM (VGOMa)

20 Kamala will regret snubbing the Al Smith Dinner and Columbus Day

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I will just say that as a Catholic, the Al Smith dinner doesn't affect my vote.

I wonder what Catholic would allow it to, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:26 PM (GBKbO)

21 You know what I saw in Kamala's phoned-in Zoom appearance at the dinner?

Joy. Lots of joy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:26 PM (vtRd1)

22 18 Catholics voting for Kamala would be like chickens voting for Col Sanders. Of course they already have Popeye running the Vatican - no not the spinach guy.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (oZhjI)

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She'll probably end up with like 45% of the Catholic vote.

Maybe a bit lower to get the worst performance by a Democrat with the demographic in decades.

It was pretty much dead even against Catholic Joe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:27 PM (GBKbO)

23 Somebody is not positioning Kamala for success they way I positioned her, doggy style.
Posted by: Wily Brown at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (MwtZ5)

What, is Kamala getting fitted with a muzzle? Just one of those cones used on dogs to keep them from licking their wounds?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 18, 2024 01:27 PM (VNX3d)

24 Major drama within the Kamala Harris campaign this morning. A source reveals that Harris screamed at and angrily berated her campaign manager Julie Chavez for over 30 minutes on the phone this morning.

that sounds very mean. Poor Julie!

she should quit.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:27 PM (s3qiR)

25 15 Schumer looked like he was sucking on a lemon and sitting on a Pope's pear throughout Trump's speech.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:24 PM (xCA6C)

Those uncooked cheeseburgers can turn on you without any warning at all.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (vtRd1)

The only person on the dais that looked more dour than Schumer was Mike Bloomberg. He scowled through the entire speech.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 18, 2024 01:27 PM (qg/t1)

26 Interview with Baier… skipping the Al Smith dinner. Kamala is finding all the rakes lately. More please

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (ANuwa)

27 Good afternoon all!!

I enjoyed the dinner. The slam against White Guys for Kamala was so perfect.

People on X are saying Trump is a living legend and that we will never see his like again. Makes me a little sad.

Posted by: jmel at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (RWHIh)

28 Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (1bNHn)

Not only are we getting it on every thread, we're getting it multiples times on this thread.

I think Harris is abysmally stupid since she couldn't figure she needed to get there in person and find someone to write some jokes for her.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (MQJVv)

29 Trump with a white tie in 2016...

https://is.gd/cruUYW
also a funny meme

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (hovnC)

30
What, is Kamala getting fitted with a muzzle? Just one of those cones used on dogs to keep them from licking their wounds?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 18, 2024 01:27 PM (VNX3d)

The cone of shame and she deserves it...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (IyPmt)

31 "First Gentleman Emhoff likes to talk to Kamala during sex. He usually phones her from his hotel."

Posted by: Take My VP, Please at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (vtRd1)

32 If I were another high power New Yorker, I'd be more than a little wary of what The Donald had as a frame of reference for me.

Posted by: L - If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (NFX2v)

33 Say, I wonder how Julie Chavez is doing today.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (2UnvF)

34 Did Trump perform similarly in past dinners?

I admit to knowing about the event but not really ever paying much attention.

Posted by: Inogame at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (53oGX)

35 The thing about the dinner is that it probably doesn't change much, but it sure gets noticed if you screw it up.
Trump was fantastic.
Harris a no-show.
This just reinforces what most of America is seeing.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (W/lyH)

36 33 Say, I wonder how Julie Chavez is doing today.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (2UnvF)

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I have a report I could share...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (GBKbO)

37 That SNL skit video Coconut sent instead of showing up

WTF was that

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (M7vhK)

38 Somewhat related:

The whore was speaking at a rally yesterday when several people started shouting "Jesus is Lord".

She told them they were at the wrong venue.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (lTGtQ)

39 I will never understand a Catholic in PA who would vote for Biden but not Kamala. They are THE SAME PERSON!! The superficiality of some voters makes me wanna slap someone silly….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (ANuwa)

40
You know what I saw in Kamala's phoned-in Zoom appearance at the dinner?

Joy. Lots of joy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:26 PM

I had to turn that off before that former SNL person stuck her hands under her armpits and then sniffed them.

So many people not positioning Kamala for success.

Posted by: Civic Classifier at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (MwtZ5)

41 35 The thing about the dinner is that it probably doesn't change much, but it sure gets noticed if you screw it up.
Trump was fantastic.
Harris a no-show.
This just reinforces what most of America is seeing.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (W/lyH)

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I imagine the only actual impact will be some slight depression of the Democrat Catholic vote. Like, 10,000 people total deciding, "Ah, it's not worth it," and leaving the field blank or just not showing up.

Still, while 10,000 in a presidential election isn't a lot, when combined with other 10,000 groups that have decided this for other reasons, it can add up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:30 PM (GBKbO)

42 27 Good afternoon all!!

I enjoyed the dinner. The slam against White Guys for Kamala was so perfect.

People on X are saying Trump is a living legend and that we will never see his like again. Makes me a little sad.
Posted by: jmel at October 18, 2024 01:28 PM (RWHIh)

We need to savor every day that this man is in the public sphere. I never thought I would see anything like this in my lifetime after seeing Reagan in his prime, but Trump actually exceeds those memories. For me, Trump really is my favorite President (as he's wont to say on Twitter).

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 18, 2024 01:30 PM (qg/t1)

43 Schumer was sitting there next to Trump and looked like an extra on The Addams Family show

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:30 PM (M7vhK)

44 Ha, ha -- about the Al Smith Dinner:

Tom Bevan @TomBevanRCP
Washington Post not happy.

https://tinyurl.com/2s3wvrwt
frontpage screencap

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (hovnC)

45 "The other night Kamala told First Gentlemen Emhoff that she had a feeling he was going to get lucky tonight. First Gentlemen Emhoff replied, 'wait, I thought the maid leaves at 5.""

Posted by: Take My VP, Please at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (vtRd1)

46 39 I will never understand a Catholic in PA who would vote for Biden but not Kamala. They are THE SAME PERSON!! The superficiality of some voters makes me wanna slap someone silly….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (ANuwa)

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Identity politics works on some people.

It's stupid.

But it's obviously true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (GBKbO)

47 I Meme Therefore I Am @ImMeme0
I’m DED 🤣🤣🤣

TRUMP: "Right now we have someone in the White House who can barely talk, barely put together two coherent sentences, who seems to have the mental faculties of a child... [it's sad. A person who has nothing going; no intelligence whatsoever...]

But enough about Kamala Harris."

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (hovnC)

48 "Risk alienating [The Troons]".

As if Troons have anyone else to vote for.

Posted by: XTC at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (UnA8+)

49 39 I will never understand a Catholic in PA who would vote for Biden but not Kamala. They are THE SAME PERSON!! The superficiality of some voters makes me wanna slap someone silly….

the bidens are catholic - they super-support Archmere and the priests who run it - they are at Mass etc

people here (SE PA is very very close) are pretty cliquey and we know them. I know them.

they sin - like a lot of Irish Catholics lol - but they are still Catholic

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (s3qiR)

50 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

The joy is gone.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 18, 2024 01:17 PM (TGPs7)
Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (1bNHn)
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I dunno...This news gives ME a bit of joy....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (7fElN)

51 Wait, the MSG appearance isn't a Kill Tony episode, is it?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at October 18, 2024 01:31 PM (pIfcn)

52 She told them they were at the wrong venue.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (lTGtQ

Uhh, since she was touted as a great servant of God by some woman leader at a church, why didn't she just say, "Yes, he is, but all people are welcome at my rally" or anything more clever?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (MQJVv)

53 22 18 Catholics voting for Kamala would be like chickens voting for Col Sanders. Of course they already have Popeye running the Vatican - no not the spinach guy.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (oZhjI)

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She'll probably end up with like 45% of the Catholic vote.

Maybe a bit lower to get the worst performance by a Democrat with the demographic in decades.

It was pretty much dead even against Catholic Joe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:27 PM (GBKbO)
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You left out the quotation marks around "Catholic".

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (1bNHn)

54 Still, while 10,000 in a presidential election isn't a lot, when combined with other 10,000 groups that have decided this for other reasons, it can add up.

***************

A pollster I saw on YouTube mention the difference between a close election and a landslide is only 100,000 votes.

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (M7vhK)

55 I was unaware of the Al Smith dinner. I'm catholic and think most attending are assholes and don't care about their opinion.

However, I am glad it appears to be a solid PR move for Trump. I'm hearing he was pretty funny.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (jyAD3)

56 53 You left out the quotation marks around "Catholic".
Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (1bNHn)

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Eh.

I'm not the arbiter of who's a True Catholic.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (GBKbO)

57 Walz was violated that night.

Posted by: Jokes, he's got 'em at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (RF026)

58 43 Schumer was sitting there next to Trump and looked like an extra on The Addams Family show
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:30 PM (M7vhK)

Schumer looked like Count Orlok, the nosferatu himself, just with slightly more hair.

Posted by: XTC at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (UnA8+)

59 38 Somewhat related:

The whore was speaking at a rally yesterday when several people started shouting "Jesus is Lord".

She told them they were at the wrong venue.

and that they should go to the smaller rally across town.

smaller. 'cause, you know, no one shows up for any trump rallies.

Posted by: anachronda at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (sGtp+)

60 PRESIDENT TRUMP: "There's a group called "White Dudes for Harris"... but I'm not worried about them at all, because their wives and their wives' lovers are all voting for me."

Oh snap!

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (3FQ2L)

61 "I told Kamala she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised."

Posted by: Take My VP, Please at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (vtRd1)

62 Julie Chavez retort: I know you are but what am I?

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (Vyll1)

63 An anti-Trump Catholic speaks:

Greg Price @greg_price11 Oct 17
Jim Gaffigan just roasted Kamala Harris for skipping the Al Smith dinner:

"She did find time to appear on The View, Howard Stern, Colbert and the longtime staple of campaigning, the Call Her Daddy podcast

https://tinyurl.com/ykm3fnrb
58 seconds

Trump War Room @TrumpWarRoom
Jim Gaffigan: "The Democrats have been telling us Trump's reelection is a threat to democracy. In fact, they were so concerned of this threat, they staged a coup, ousted their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris."

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:34 PM (hovnC)

64 OMG tht last one, on walz

that is bloody brilliant and is going to leave a mark for years to come...

throw in the towel, he's killing them....

Posted by: SturmToddler at October 18, 2024 01:34 PM (v6XNT)

65 60 PRESIDENT TRUMP: "There's a group called "White Dudes for Harris"... but I'm not worried about them at all, because their wives and their wives' lovers are all voting for me."

Oh snap!
Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (3FQ2L)

Is Trump a Lurker? That's a line that ace would have written.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 18, 2024 01:34 PM (qg/t1)

66 62 Julie Chavez retort: I know you are but what am I?
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (Vyll1)

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She's on the phone. Put Kamala on speaker, yourself on mute, light up a cigarette, and wait for Kamala to go hoarse.

And then, "Yes, ma'am."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (GBKbO)

67 Catholics voting for Kamala would be like chickens voting for Col Sanders. Of course they already have Popeye running the Vatican - no not the spinach guy.

Now read contemporary Jewish-Americans. Or 1930s Jewish-Germans that didn't get out while the gettin' was good.

Or people in Portland, Seattle, NYC, Philly, Baltimore - you get my point - when things get spicy. Its that Normalcy Bias again. Gets people killed, in big numbers, when things get historical.

Posted by: Read History at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (tF7cu)

68 Posted by: XTC at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (UnA8+)

He eats raw hamburgers for the fresh blood

Posted by: Henauder Kloseoff at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (dzZCL)

69 Apparently only one man has skipped the dinner in the modern era, and that man wound up losing 49 states. (Walter Mondale, of course.)

Funny you should say that ace.

As soon as KH was installed as demorat candidate I had a glimpse of a Mondale-type loss. Now, with the demorat vote fraud apparatus in effect, she won't lose 49 states, but she will get shellacked nonetheless.

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (dCxaZ)

70
I'm not the arbiter of who's a True Catholic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (GBKbO)

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I am. The Bidens are shit Catholics. But so are most Catholics.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (jyAD3)

71 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.
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There were lots of cheers and clapping for Trump.
I did not expect that in NYC.

Biden could fake being a Catholic because he never openly snubbed and insulted Catholics like Harris.

And Trump made sure to emphasize her snbbs and insults several times.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (/MJlQ)

72 She told them they were at the wrong venue.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (lTGtQ

In addition to the fact if you're telling people shouting "Jesus is Lord" at a campaign appearance that they are at the wrong venue it implies that nobody thinks Jesus is Lord where she is.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (MQJVv)

73 63
Trump War Room @TrumpWarRoom
Jim Gaffigan: "The Democrats have been telling us Trump's reelection is a threat to democracy. In fact, they were so concerned of this threat, they staged a coup, ousted their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris."
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:34 PM (hovnC)

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I've been tellin' yas.

The coup sits really badly with Democrats. I have no evidence, not even anecdotal, but if it didn't, it'd be super weird.

Weirder than Walz.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (GBKbO)

74 Afternoon.

Posted by: Robert at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (9mXNr)

75 56 53 You left out the quotation marks around "Catholic".
Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (1bNHn)

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Eh.

I'm not the arbiter of who's a True Catholic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (GBKbO)

Perhaps not but people who openly despise and piss on fundamental tenets of the Catholic faith, such the right to life for the unborn, are providing solid evidence upon which to base a conclusion regarding their true convictions.

Posted by: Arbiter Catholic Fries at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (RF026)

76 I often miss nood calls so I will assume there was one downstairs

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (fwDg9)

77 I will just say that as a Catholic, the Al Smith dinner doesn't affect my vote.

I wonder what Catholic would allow it to, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, f
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Yeah, it not gonna change my vote either. However, if I don't like your politics, but you are pretty funny and genuine and can actually laugh at jokes at your expense, I'm going to have some respect for you. If you skip it, imma think you are a chicken shit thin skinned wimp. It a nice charity event. Go, take your lumps, then dish some out...

Posted by: L'll Sebastian at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (8mCeM)

78 PRESIDENT TRUMP: "There's a group called "White Dudes for Harris"... but I'm not worried about them at all, because their wives and their wives' lovers are all voting for me."

Oh snap!
Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (3FQ2L)

Is Trump a Lurker? That's a line that ace would have written.
Posted by: Darrell Harris

Yeah. LOL. That's Chuy cruelty.

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (3FQ2L)

79
Willowed

So it is now official Democrat doctrine that Catholics are the enemy and will be purged? All Hispanics? Kennedys?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 18, 2024 01:22 PM (n7h9X)

Absolutely. The New Democratic Party hates the Catholic Church. This isn't your Irish-Kennedy party any more. It's the party of anti-religious hate bigots. Unless the Church becomes the American version of the Chinese Patriotic Association, expect harassment to increase.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (QJHS4)

80 Harris' 2020 campaign was an early-derailed trainwreck that didn't make it out of 2019; her Vice Presidency was a trainwreck so bad she wasn't allowed to do serious interviews after about six months; and her 2024 campaign has been like a jaw-dropping trainwreck involving nuclear waste, a crop duster, and a truckful of chickens. But she's poised to be the next George Washington if we would only let her.

Posted by: Anti-Faucist at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (qUkBO)

81 Is Trump a Lurker? That's a line that ace would have written.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 18, 2024 01:34 PM (qg/t1)

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Maybe Jr. because I thought the same thing.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (jyAD3)

82 70 I am. The Bidens are shit Catholics. But so are most Catholics.
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (jyAD3)

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It's part of our belief system!

We're not good enough. It's added to our DNA at baptism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (GBKbO)

83 those Trump jokes are too funny!

I watch a lot of Catholic creator content on the youtube.
Mostly trad-leaning Catholics, but also some left-leaning.

The Witchmer stunt has offended even the libtard Catholics.

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (dCxaZ)

84 Saw a little of Harris skit she sent in, still a cut on Catholics I thought

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (fwDg9)

85 Trump was hilarious! My favorite was him roasting Schumer, who was sitting right beside him, with a joke that even if Kamala lost, Schumer still had a shot to be the first female President.

If the Cackler really felt proud and honored to be part of the event (one of her lines in that cringe video), she might've, you know, shown up.

Posted by: Biergood at October 18, 2024 01:37 PM (PwgSL)

86 Tim Walz sits down to pee.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:37 PM (RUMEY)

87 Sorry. Doesn't matter what the voters want, or how they'll vote. They'll cheat her in. They have to. Their survival depends on it.

Hell, they planted Joe in the White House, the worst Dem candidate since Dukakis. They can do it again.

Unless you think they have moral qualms about such things.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 18, 2024 01:37 PM (w+hdv)

88 Is Trump a Lurker? That's a line that ace would have written.

*****************

I bet money some of his campaign staff hang out here regularly and take notes

ace is gonna be famous

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:37 PM (M7vhK)

89 NY Post: Al Pacino says he’ll forever be ‘haunted’ by childhood injury to his penis: ‘Such pain’

snip

“I lay there on the bed, with my pants completely down around my ankles as the three women in my life — my mother, my aunt, and my grandmother — poked and prodded at my penis in a semipanic,” Pacino writes.

https://tinyurl.com/26k876vp

*Crosses, uncrosses, recrosses legs repeatedly*

Posted by: Robert at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (9mXNr)

90 88 I bet money some of his campaign staff hang out here regularly and take notes

ace is gonna be famous
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:37 PM (M7vhK)

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They need to push my books!

https://amzn.to/3Yu7ShS

They're full of campaign secrets in code!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

91 I had to turn that off before that former SNL person stuck her hands under her armpits and then sniffed them.

So many people not positioning Kamala for success.
Posted by: Civic Classifier at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (MwtZ5)

If you had to turn it off before she did it, how do you know what she did?

Posted by: Perry Mason at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (JRP2U)

92
Catholics voting for Kamala would be like chickens voting for Col Sanders. Of course they already have Popeye running the Vatican - no not the spinach guy.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 18, 2024 01:25 PM (oZhjI)

This comment needs a photo...

https://tinyurl.com/y5rkdz4s

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (y9nCu)

93 Everyone steals lines from Ace.

It is known.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (RUMEY)

94 She told them they were at the wrong venue.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (lTGtQ

In addition to the fact if you're telling people shouting "Jesus is Lord" at a campaign appearance that they are at the wrong venue it implies that nobody thinks Jesus is Lord where she is.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Bingo

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (lTGtQ)

95 Catholics in swing states:

AZ: 1.1 million
WI: 1.5 million
GA: 1.2 million
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Trump lost those three states by a total of 42,000.

42,000 Catholics in those 3 states switch their vote to Trump and he's closing out his second term right now.

But--BUT--Mike Pence would have almost certainly been the nominee right now.
With Newsome, Whitmer or Shapiro as the Dem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (/MJlQ)

96 93 Everyone steals lines from Ace.

It is known.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (RUMEY)

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Have I ever told you of this cereal from my youth?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

97 Weirder than Walz.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (GBKbO)

I can think of no more perfect an example of projection than when Walz decided to go with the “Vance is weird” line… in Seinfeld’s bizarro world

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (ANuwa)

98
Please tell me Kammie called Chavez a dumb beaner. Lie if you must.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (QJHS4)

99 Absolutely. The New Democratic Party hates the Catholic Church.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

They hate all religions, with the exception of the 'splodey one, the Church of Global Warming, and the Church of Our Brat Girl of Perpetual Abortion.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (v6JzV)

100 The amazing thing is that Julie Chavez thought the LGBTQ voters were more important to the election than Catholic voters. That’s being in a hermetically sealed bubble.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (cV2we)

101 Best Al Smith dinner speech I recall was John McCain's in 2008. It was genuinely funny and McCain's delivery was spot on.

Posted by: Robert at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (9mXNr)

102 I will just say that as a Catholic, the Al Smith dinner doesn't affect my vote.

I wonder what Catholic would allow it to, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:26 PM (GBKbO)
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Since the digital age began, campaigning this late in the election season is nonsense. People have made their decision and no themed dinner is going to make a difference. These last few weeks are when the democrats deluge us with their "free gifts" policies to entice people to show up at the polls who didn't fill out an early ballot (or have someone do so already in their name). Biden's big one was the the forgiving of student loans. Harris hasn't dropped hers yet, but it's coming.

Posted by: Orson at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (dIske)

103 Saw lots if Trump's appearance on Al's dinner, certainly professional lines but they all are mostly

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (fwDg9)

104 70 I am. The Bidens are shit Catholics. But so are most Catholics.
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (jyAD3)

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It's part of our belief system!

We're not good enough. It's added to our DNA at baptism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (GBKbO)

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! *beats chest*

Posted by: Though you aren't the Creator of this mess at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (RF026)

105 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

Yeah Kammy. You didn't leave yourself a lot of choices. You don't go and you piss off Catholics. You do go and you piss off dick suckers and trannies.

Decisions, decisions...

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (3FQ2L)

106 Schumer looks like he's trying to pretend he didn't just lick a poison toad in those clips

lolol

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (dCxaZ)

107 100 The amazing thing is that Julie Chavez thought the LGBTQ voters were more important to the election than Catholic voters. That’s being in a hermetically sealed bubble.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (cV2we)

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20% of America is Catholic.

Maybe...maybe 3% of America is LGBT militant, and they're almost all in NYC and LA.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (GBKbO)

108 84 Saw a little of Harris skit she sent in, still a cut on Catholics I thought

oh it was

they are so beyond clueless

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (s3qiR)

109 >>Uhh, since she was touted as a great servant of God by some woman leader at a church, why didn't she just say, "Yes, he is, but all people are welcome at my rally" or anything more clever?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM

It wasn't on the teleprompter.

Posted by: huerfano at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (VGOMa)

110 The 2020 Vote for President by Religious Groups – Christians
by Ryan P. Burge, Eastern Illinois University

Edit: This post has been updated using voter validated survey weights for the CES 2020 on 1/12/2023

https://is.gd/e5063L

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (hovnC)

111 Everyone steals lines from Ace.

It is known.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (RUMEY)

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (9mXNr)

112 Apparently you're supposed to make self deprecating jokes at this dinner and Trump said, "No; I'm not going to do that" which is funny and so Trumpian. It probably would have earned some good will if Kamala had gone and made jokes about herself. Better than the 45 year old Catholic school girl stunt.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (MQJVv)

113 Have I ever told you of this cereal from my youth?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

Sounds familiar but I can't recall, so go right ahead good sir, who totally wouldn't plagiarize someone.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (RUMEY)

114 The amazing thing is that Julie Chavez thought the LGBTQ voters were more important to the election than Catholic voters. That’s being in a hermetically sealed bubble.

*****************

Theyre also spending an inordinate amount of time trying to get black male votes

By insulting them and telling them to man up and vote for the coconut

But Harris is going to outperform Bidens demographics, mkay

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (M7vhK)

115 My look is Democrats early voting push is vote first, then see all your candidates flaws after your vote is done.

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (fwDg9)

116 103 Saw lots if Trump's appearance on Al's dinner, certainly professional lines but they all are mostly

yeah they were but he added to them really well plus its the delivery too

like the "glum Schumer" thing - he added the glum for sure and it really sold the line

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (s3qiR)

117 Meanwhile, over at DU, they are all high-fiving each other about how Harris just turned in one of the best weeks of any candidate in history.

It's insane.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (/MJlQ)

118 From Al Smith Dinner:

The media has begun discussing the phenomenon of secret Trump voters. I don’t know if you’ve heard about this: people who publicly say they would never vote for Trump, but then, when they go into the voting booth, they do. It’s a small group. They’re called the Biden family,”

Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (AypJH)

119 70
I'm not the arbiter of who's a True Catholic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (GBKbO)

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I am. The Bidens are shit Catholics. But so are most Catholics.
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:35 PM (jyAD3)
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There is a difference between different sorts. Some just fail to live up to Catholic standards. We all fit in that, which is why we have a sacrament to deal with it.

But there is another category: those who actually reject the Church's teaching. They too fall into two groups. Some don't realize, at all, that they are doing so. They are actually just a sign of poor teaching.

But others openly do so, while saying they are within the Church. Abortion makes this obvious. As does homosexual marriage, and transexualism. What we have here is a failure to excommunicate.

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (1bNHn)

120 Enough of the reports of Kamala screaming at her staff and campaign workers. I want a full blown public bleb out with her screaming, snot flying and her throwing objects at random people . Let's see propaganda ministries spin that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (YUtTn)

121 112 Apparently you're supposed to make self deprecating jokes at this dinner and Trump said, "No; I'm not going to do that" which is funny and so Trumpian. It probably would have earned some good will if Kamala had gone and made jokes about herself. Better than the 45 year old Catholic school girl stunt.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (MQJVv)

Kamala isn't capable of being in a crowd not controlled by her handlers...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (IyPmt)

122 So sounds like Paolo will be voting for Trump?

Posted by: Ripley at October 18, 2024 01:42 PM (GUOwU)

123 114 Theyre also spending an inordinate amount of time trying to get black male votes

By insulting them and telling them to man up and vote for the coconut

But Harris is going to outperform Bidens demographics, mkay
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:41 PM (M7vhK)

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Harris was in Detroit earlier today.

But NC and MI are polling the same.

Who believes fucking polls at this point anymore? Seriously.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:42 PM (GBKbO)

124 Sorry. Doesn't matter what the voters want, or how they'll vote. They'll cheat her in. They have to. Their survival depends on it.

Hell, they planted Joe in the White House, the worst Dem candidate since Dukakis. They can do it again.

Unless you think they have moral qualms about such things.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 18, 2024 01:37 PM (w+hdv)

I don’t think so. Some cheating this time but not at a 2020 level. The covid scam gave them a once in a lifetime cheating opportunity in 2020. No covid freakout this year. Big difference

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 01:42 PM (ANuwa)

125 The amount of disinformation about President Trump's performance at this dinner is astounding. To correct this, and help guide The Horde to ~~Right~~Correct Think, here is the official Statement on Trump Appearance at Al Smith Dinner, by Harris-Walz 2024 Rapid Response Director Ammar Moussa:

"Donald Trump struggled to read scripted notes written by his handlers, repeatedly complaining that he couldn't use a teleprompter. He stumbled over his words and lashed out when the crowd wouldn't laugh with him. The rare moments he was off script, he went on long incomprehensible rambles, reminding Americans how unstable he's become. And of course he made it all about himself. He may refuse to release his medical records, but every day he makes it clear to the American people that he is not up to the job."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 18, 2024 01:42 PM (a3Q+t)

126 Alina Habba should have been sitting up there on Babes Row instead of outside of camera view.

Posted by: t-bird at October 18, 2024 01:43 PM (abcTK)

127 I'm a practicing Catholic and most of our family friends are as well.
There is no one I know who regularly attends Mass that likes or is voting for Harris.
That said, 90% of people who claim to be Catholic don't attend Mass weekly. Who knows how this snub went over with them.

Posted by: DAN at October 18, 2024 01:43 PM (BJziQ)

128 Kamala has all of Hollywood backing her and that video is the best they could come up with?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 18, 2024 01:43 PM (2UnvF)

129 >>“I lay there on the bed, with my pants completely down around my ankles as the three women in my life — my mother, my aunt, and my grandmother — poked and prodded at my penis in a semipanic,” Pacino writes.

My best friend from college, his father and Al P. were childhood friends. Grew up in the same building, went to the same schools, talked on the phone every week through the 90s.

I gotta ask him about this.

Posted by: garrett at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (te6KH)

130 Kamala Harris just doesn't look Presidential. Unless you're voting for the President of your HOA.

She looks like she runs the HR dept at a small cap.

Or maybe, the greeter at an aspirational beauty salon.

But not a POTUS.

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (dCxaZ)

131 There's bad VP picks and there are BAD VP picks.

Walz to me represents a top five worst VP pick ever.

Especially given the clear choice she had with Shapiro.

Other than God intervening on our behalf, I'll never understand that choice.

Oh, she's a antisemite? Ok, never mind.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (RUMEY)

132 296 Mister Ghost - see lots of those on YouTube, amazing a few still look Fantastic in their 60s and 70s, but it's the minority, even in a bunch of 20yo Hotties from long ago.
Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 01:33 PM (fwDg9)

Age spares very few. Plastic surgery works better...

Posted by: Mister Ghost at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (TGPs7)

133 Enough of the reports of Kamala screaming at her staff and campaign workers. I want a full blown public bleb out with her screaming, snot flying and her throwing objects at random people . Let's see propaganda ministries spin that
Posted by: Smell the Glove

But enough about Hillary.

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (3FQ2L)

134 Catholicism seems to have a lot of rules. Seems like it would be easy to run afoul of any number of them on a regular basis.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (v6JzV)

135 124
I don’t think so. Some cheating this time but not at a 2020 level. The covid scam gave them a once in a lifetime cheating opportunity in 2020. No covid freakout this year. Big difference
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 01:42 PM (ANuwa)

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Oh, I think they still could. MI and PA definitely are still corrupt enough to get cheated to victory.

However, there are places where it's simply not as cleanly done. GA, AZ, NV, and even, somewhat ironically, WI.

And, it's looking like VA could be a real surprise.

We'll see. The cheating machine is still in place in many places. It's been rolled back in others.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (GBKbO)

136 Hell, they planted Joe in the White House, the worst Dem candidate since Dukakis. They can do it again.

********************

They are absolutely trying to engineer another steal but thats why the turnout motto has been "make it too big to rig"

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (M7vhK)

137 The amazing thing is that Julie Chavez thought the LGBTQ voters were more important to the election than Catholic voters. That’s being in a hermetically sealed bubble.

They've tied themselves to the mast and jammed wax in their ears. Gay Shit and related perversions are 75% of the de facto Democrat platform these days. They are fucking obsessed with it.

Posted by: Chicks With Dicks Stole My Cheese at October 18, 2024 01:44 PM (YtQZg)

138 A pollster I saw on YouTube mention the difference between a close election and a landslide is only 100,000 votes.
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (M7vhK)

****

That’s because the Democrats steal just enough in swing states to get them over the line.

Posted by: Lurker at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (FC8SQ)

139 From the sidebar. Black chick star of Wicked calls us racist. But she appears in greenface rather than to let a real witch play the part. So who's the racist?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (L/fGl)

140 For a Dem with amazing blowjob skills, Kamala really seems to hate cameras, groups, people watching her, people recording her...

Posted by: Stateless at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (jvJvP)

141 Schumer looks like he's trying to pretend he didn't just lick a poison toad in those clips

He was a sport, though, when Trump did the "First Woman President" line. He hated it, but knew it was funny.

Posted by: t-bird at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (abcTK)

142 >>Theyre also spending an inordinate amount of time trying to get black male votes

Obama trying to help her with this was hysterical.

He looked super gay.

Posted by: garrett at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (te6KH)

143 107 100 The amazing thing is that Julie Chavez thought the LGBTQ voters were more important to the election than Catholic voters. That’s being in a hermetically sealed bubble.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (cV2we)

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20% of America is Catholic.

Maybe...maybe 3% of America is LGBT militant, and they're almost all in NYC and LA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (GBKbO)
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Yes, but the militant part matters. Most of us are lukewarm (despite His warning.) Whether there are enough outside the Cities of the Coast, I don't know. But they carry weight in the college triangle here in NC.

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (1bNHn)

144 OT/ but thank you for the prayers for My Daughter... The surgery went well and she is home..

Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (IyPmt)

145 Kamala Harris just doesn't look Presidential. Unless you're voting for the President of your HOA.

She looks like she runs the HR dept at a small cap.

Or maybe, the greeter at an aspirational beauty salon.

But not a POTUS.
Posted by: kallisto

The DEI Chair at Sarah Lawrence.

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (3FQ2L)

146 He looked super gay.

Posted by: garrett at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (te6KH)

Past tense?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (RUMEY)

147 139 From the sidebar. Black chick star of Wicked calls us racist. But she appears in greenface rather than to let a real witch play the part. So who's the racist?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (L/fGl)

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Ace predicts it will flop. I'm not sure.

2nd most presale tickets ever, or something. There's a market for it.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (GBKbO)

148 Obamas set to hit campaign trail with Kamala Harris for first time

https://tinyurl.com/3dw2n2up

YESSSSSSSS!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:46 PM (vtRd1)

149 Harris and her staff are DEI shitbags. They are performing as expected.

Just like the Secret Service.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:46 PM (jyAD3)

150 If you didn’t hate Kamala before, you will after watching this:

https://tinyurl.com/55rkcyeh

Start around 1:20 and listen to the joy.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at October 18, 2024 01:46 PM (Vh9CX)

151 No covid freakout this year. Big difference

STEINER WILL COME

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (NKszP)

152 OT/ but thank you for the prayers for My Daughter... The surgery went well and she is home..
Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (IyPmt)

That's great news! Something good to be truthfully joyful about!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (VNX3d)

153 Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (IyPmt)

Glad to hear she's home, Donna.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (MQJVv)

154 Maybe...maybe 3% of America is LGBT militant, and they're almost all in NYC and LA.

yes, but their ALLIES are legion

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (dCxaZ)

155 They hate all religions, with the exception of the 'splodey one, the Church of Global Warming, and the Church of Our Brat Girl of Perpetual Abortion.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (v6JzV)

The New Democrats don't make a carve-out for Religion. And on that - I agree - because I'm more worried about what people do that what they say.

Upper Midwest Lutherans paying big money to help facilitate "asylum seekers" ? Don't care. Don't care that you're motivated by faith - giving the benefit of the doubt that it's motivated by faith. Simply Do. Not. Care.

One of our problems, nationally, is this idea that every religious motivation must be protected. One - we never ran headfirst into Islam when we adopted it. But Two - the idea doesn't grasp that some people simply don't care what happens to the nation-state. They're going after the next world. They'll burn this one to get there - and whomever is in it.

Posted by: Read History at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (tF7cu)

156 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

==

HAHAHAH!!

Posted by: runner at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (V13WU)

157 144 OT/ but thank you for the prayers for My Daughter... The surgery went well and she is home..
Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (IyPmt)

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Good news!

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (jyAD3)

158
Biden, Pelosi and all the aborticomaniac Catholics are causing what is called scandal. By publicly saying it's right what the Church holds to be wrong and then to say "I'm a devout Catholic" is to tempt others to doing wrong.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (QJHS4)

159 Vince Langman @LangmanVince 15h
President Trump is killing it at the Al Smith dinner tonight. He's even making fun about being shot. 🤣🤣

https://is.gd/xQStn4
29 seconds; self-deprecation remarks.

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (hovnC)

160 Obama trying to help her with this was hysterical.

He looked super gay.
Posted by: garrett

When he tries to talk street, it's like the inverse of a white guy trying to rap.

Posted by: Biergood at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (PwgSL)

161 @54

>>A pollster I saw on YouTube mention the difference between a close election and a landslide is only 100,000 votes.

I hear clogged toilets also have an outsized influence on how an election turns out.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (kUr/o)

162 What's with all the gunfire racket coming from Corsicana?

Buncha rednecks down there.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (RUMEY)

163 107 Maybe...maybe 3% of America is LGBT militant, and they're almost all in NYC and LA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (GBKbO)

Portland, Denver, and Austin.

Posted by: XTC at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (UnA8+)

164 I once had it explained to me how there are five nearly equal groups of Catholics:
1). Those who attend at least once a week
2). Those who attend at least once a month
3). Those who attend Christmas and Easter (known as the Christers)
4). Those who attend just enough to do communion, confirmation and a funeral
5). Those who never attend

Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (AypJH)

165 Obamas set to hit campaign trail with Kamala Harris for first time

***************

Trump commented on a podcast that Obama has not aged well and would have the Bill Clinton effect of stumping for Harris

That is the more he stumps for Harris the more votes Trump will get, lol

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (M7vhK)

166 the idiot playing the evil witch in Wicked is big mad about the poster WHICH MIRRORS THE POSTER FROM THE STAGE SHOW

WHICH MIRRORED THE STUPID BOOK'S ORIGINAL COVER

but now it's bad and racist wtf

she sucks so I predict the film will suck

also I've heard it's hella long

what happened to film editing?!!?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (s3qiR)

167 It's me donna

Good news.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (NKszP)

168 Kamala. Never got a dinner!

Posted by: Zombie Red Buttons at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (63Dwl)

169 Great news, Donna!

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (v6JzV)

170 I will just say that as a Catholic, the Al Smith dinner doesn't affect my vote.

Was Al Smith a Pope or something? Had no idea that this dinner is a Catholic thing and that you must listen to it to decide your vote for President. I thought it was just a fun annual NYC thing.

Posted by: t-bird at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (abcTK)

171 88 Is Trump a Lurker? That's a line that ace would have written.

*****************

I bet money some of his campaign staff hang out here regularly and take notes

ace is gonna be famous
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:37 PM (M7vhK)
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I bet they stole that idea from Jonah Goldberg. Maybe he should dispatch a protest.

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (1bNHn)

172 The DEI Chair at Sarah Lawrence.

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:45 PM (3FQ2L)

2024 winner of the Michelle Obama Award on Leadership and Dikk Tucking.

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (dCxaZ)

173 Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman 5h
Trump had a great night…! Top 5 moments.
Collin Rugg

https://is.gd/gMfDeR
1:27 minutes

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (hovnC)

174 166 but now it's bad and racist wtf

she sucks so I predict the film will suck

also I've heard it's hella long

what happened to film editing?!!?
Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (s3qiR)

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The play is stupid, but appeals to little girls.

So, middle aged, dried up women will love the shit out of it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (GBKbO)

175 It's part of our belief system!

We're not good enough. It's added to our DNA at baptism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (GBKbO)
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Try Episcopalianism. It's Catholocism Lite, with 90% less guilt.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (U1w17)

176 Catholicism seems to have a lot of rules. Seems like it would be easy to run afoul of any number of them on a regular basis.

Catholicism seems to have a lot of rules. Seems like it would be easy to run afoul of any number of them on a regular basis.

I like rules.

Posted by: Tech Sgt. Chen at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (Z8Yh2)

177 107 100 The amazing thing is that Julie Chavez thought the LGBTQ voters were more important to the election than Catholic voters. That’s being in a hermetically sealed bubble.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 18, 2024 01:39 PM (cV2we)

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20% of America is Catholic.

Maybe...maybe 3% of America is LGBT militant, and they're almost all in NYC and LA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:40 PM (GBKbO)

+Seattle
+Portland
Not that we have many Electoral Votes.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Vote but also buy ammo at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (xcxpd)

178 175 Try Episcopalianism. It's Catholocism Lite, with 90% less guilt.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (U1w17)

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*regards England*

Maybe the guilt is a good thing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:50 PM (GBKbO)

179 2024 winner of the Michelle Obama Award on Leadership and Dikk Tucking.
Posted by: kallisto

*snort.

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 01:50 PM (3FQ2L)

180
Idina Mentzel, or more accurately her voice and vocal range, was what made 'Wicked' the Broadway success.

Posted by: Civic Classifier at October 18, 2024 01:50 PM (MwtZ5)

181 "Donald Trump struggled to read scripted notes written by his handlers, repeatedly complaining that he couldn't use a teleprompter. He stumbled over his words and lashed out when the crowd wouldn't laugh with him. The rare moments he was off script, he went on long incomprehensible rambles, reminding Americans how unstable he's become. And of course he made it all about himself. He may refuse to release his medical records, but every day he makes it clear to the American people that he is not up to the job."
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Well, that's a better joke than her SNL tape.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at October 18, 2024 01:50 PM (L/fGl)

182
Was Al Smith a Pope or something? Had no idea that this dinner is a Catholic thing and that you must listen to it to decide your vote for President.

__________

Nominally, it's hosted by the Archbishop of New York.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 01:50 PM (QJHS4)

183 Harris could never self deprecate, nor sit there and listen to others demean her. She simply has never been subjected to that.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (7PziG)

184 The play is stupid, but appeals to little girls.

I read the book when I was a little kid and thought it was kinda dumb. I LOVED L FRANK BAUM and had this massive set of all the Oz books, which I still have, and love so much. there are also semi-recent graphic novels of them which ROCK.

but Wicked was a dumb book. and then a musical, which I assume was also dumb.

and here we are. bleh.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (s3qiR)

185 151 No covid freakout this year. Big difference

STEINER WILL COME
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 01:47 PM (NKszP)

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The retards in the SF Bay area starting Nov 1st mask mandates in hospitals and medical centers. CHILDREN, patients, Drs., nurses and guests must wear a mask.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (jyAD3)

186 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

tsk tsk Ms. Chavez

you are not positioning your HR Manager for success.

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (dCxaZ)

187 @147

>>Ace predicts it will flop. I'm not sure.

If they can manage to muzzle the star, it will easily be a billion dollar film.

It's the closest thing to a live action Frozen until they make a live action Frozen.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (kUr/o)

188 I was going to ask what the Al Smith dinner is but I read somewhere that it's a bipartisan Catholic dinner.

Posted by: Northernlurker , wondering where his phone is at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (hWqy9)

189 183 Harris could never self deprecate, nor sit there and listen to others demean her. She simply has never been subjected to that.

she is - like most of our Leftists - a humorless scold.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (s3qiR)

190 Here's something mildly amusing that Kamala could say about herself as she stood behind the podium, "Some people say that I'm sometimes very nervous in front of people."

(Then she ducks down behind the podium really fast and says from behind it , "But what would give you that idea?"

Then she stands up and say, "It's true that I'm an introvert, but I'm going to work really hard for people of the US, whether I'm seen or working by myself in my office."

Most people could write a funnier skit for Kamala than "Catholic schoolgirl".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (MQJVv)

191 Most of society’s problems can be linked to narcissists and/or New Atheists

Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (AypJH)

192 Nominally, it's hosted by the Archbishop of New York.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Is that the guy sitting next to Schumer?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (v6JzV)

193 188 I was going to ask what the Al Smith dinner is but I read somewhere that it's a bipartisan Catholic dinner.

it raises money for a catholic children's health charitable foundation, I assume started by Al Smith?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (s3qiR)

194 2024 winner of the Michelle Obama Award on Leadership and Dikk Tucking.
Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (dCxaZ)

______________________________________

I just stumbled across something about that I had never seen before. Apparently Joan Rivers actually did a bit at her gigs on Michelle Obama actually being a man, and Obama being gay. I'm sorry I missed that. It was probably pretty brutal. She usually was.

Posted by: Orson at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (dIske)

195 I watched the entire video this morning.

I thought back in 1995 that Molly Shannon's character on SNL as Mary Katherine Gallagher was funny. At the Al Smith dinner 29 years later with a 60 year old Molly Shannon - not so much.

Harris and her team cannot read the temperature of an audience beforehand and is one of their many failures.

Posted by: Cheri at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (oiNtH)

196 Newsweak reporting this as audience booing Trump!

https://is.gd/49p7Vm

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (hovnC)

197 186 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

tsk tsk Ms. Chavez

Wonder who would release this info ? One of Biden's advisors ?

Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (IyPmt)

198 "but every day he makes it clear to the American people that he is not up to the job."

Even CNN wasnt this retarded with their al smith dinner commentary, and thats saying something

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (M7vhK)

199 Idina Mentzel, or more accurately her voice and vocal range, was what made 'Wicked' the Broadway success.

Posted by: Civic Classifier at October 18, 2024 01:50 PM (MwtZ5)
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She's got a great set of pipes.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 18, 2024 01:52 PM (U1w17)

200 I didn't realize that Apple News is a news aggregator of every lefty msm and blog site.

I really do need to switch out my iPhone.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (D6PGr)

201 I heard that the real reason Kamala didn't attend is that all she has are brown pantsuits.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (vtRd1)

202 >>I bet money some of his campaign staff hang out here regularly and take notes

Gutfeld's writers steal almost all of their jokes straight from the Comments.

Posted by: garrett at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (te6KH)

203 Wasn't Al Smith the first Catholic to run for president on a major-party ticket?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (v6JzV)

204 My take is this:

Harris wouldn't attend an event like that because the people in that room are powerful and she's a faker. She knows she doesn't belong in the second chair and only got there because of pigment and pussy.

So standing up there in front of them and cracking on herself is too damaging to her fragile ego, which is already in an existential crisis because she's actually a real imposter in the imposter syndrome.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (RUMEY)

205 The retards in the SF Bay area starting Nov 1st mask mandates in hospitals and medical centers. CHILDREN, patients, Drs., nurses and guests must wear a mask.
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (jyAD3)

Gas or Stormtrooper?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (VNX3d)

206 >>Try Episcopalianism. It's Catholocism Lite, with 90% less guilt.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM

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And 90% more leftist perversion added to make up for it.

Posted by: Bigsmith at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (1Au9i)

207 41 35 The thing about the dinner is that it probably doesn't change much, but it sure gets noticed if you screw it up.
Trump was fantastic.
Harris a no-show.
This just reinforces what most of America is seeing.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 18, 2024 01:29 PM (W/lyH)
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I'm convinced that the DNC Powers that Be have decided to lose big and they are going to help let Kamala lead the way. Otherwise they would have secured (they own him) the Brett Baier interview for her. Al Smith dinner, the same.

Posted by: Braenyard at October 18, 2024 01:53 PM (wD8nw)

208 She's on the phone. Put Kamala on speaker, yourself on mute, light up a cigarette, and wait for Kamala to go hoarse.

And then, "Yes, ma'am."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Like most people, you missed a very, very important step.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (KAi1n)

209 Harris could never self deprecate, nor sit there and listen to others demean her. She simply has never been subjected to that.

she is - like most of our Leftists - a humorless scold.

You can see that Trump is utterly comfortable, and having a good time while discussing the lack of self-deprecating humor. It's something Kamala could never pull off.

Which one would you want to have a beer with?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (xCA6C)

210 208 She's on the phone. Put Kamala on speaker, yourself on mute, light up a cigarette, and wait for Kamala to go hoarse.

And then, "Yes, ma'am."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Like most people, you missed a very, very important step.
Posted by: SFGoth at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (KAi1n)

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Well, I was assuming the lady wanted to keep her job.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (GBKbO)

211
Catholicism seems to have a lot of rules. Seems like it would be easy to run afoul of any number of them on a regular basis.

_________

1) Go to Mass every Sunday and Day of Obligation.

2) Don't be a jerk.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (QJHS4)

212 He's terrible when Obama is "off the cuff" and not highly scripted.

He sounded gay and weak the last time he spoke for Harris.

But gay and weak is no stretch for Obama. Except for his asshole.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (jyAD3)

213 The amazing thing is that Julie Chavez thought the LGBTQ voters were more important to the election than Catholic voters. That’s being in a hermetically sealed bubble.
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If all you watch is TV from Hollywood to the cable networks news shows, you could actually really believe they are at least 30% of the population.

Kinda like how there are polls that show most blacks believe they are 50% of the population of the US.

I've been saying for awhile, the left have so isolated themselves in their own bubbles, they are deep into the "don't know what they don't know" territory

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (/MJlQ)

214 211 1) Go to Mass every Sunday and Day of Obligation.

2) Don't be a jerk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (QJHS4)

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*phew*

I'm in the clear!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (GBKbO)

215 I saw Pigment and Pussy open for...

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (v6JzV)

216 I was going to ask what the Al Smith dinner is but I read somewhere that it's a bipartisan Catholic dinner.
Posted by: Northernlurker , wondering where his phone is at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (hWqy9)

IIRC Al Smith was the first Catholic to enjoy some significant political success in the US. He was governor of NY and the dem nominee for president at least once (but lost) and apparently an all around good guy. He was a devout RC

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (i5Vkf)

217 Here's one for Ace, because we know he loves him some potato.

Brian Stelter goes on LIVE TV and praises Trumps speech tonight at the Al Smith dinner

X: https://is.gd/ZX9klw

Posted by: Cold Rage at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (k8/R/)

218 Trump was the roastee for a Comedy Central roast. He can take it.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (D6PGr)

219 Catholicism seems to have a lot of rules. Seems like it would be easy to run afoul of any number of them on a regular basis.

_________

1) Go to Mass every Sunday and Day of Obligation.

2) Don't be a jerk.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (QJHS4)

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3) The holy water isn't there for drinking. Don't ask how I found that out.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM (vtRd1)

220 Nominally, it's hosted by the Archbishop of New York.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Is that the guy sitting next to Schumer?

I sure hope so. Either that, or the guy has a really flamboyant fashion sense.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM (xCA6C)

221 Read months ago that Nancy intended to lose the presidency to help Dems gather bigger majorities in the mid-terms. That's what she's working on.

Posted by: Braenyard at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM (wD8nw)

222 Nancy Pelosi is a “Catholic” just like Biden .

Posted by: Settled Science at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (8xEbs)

223 My take is this:

Harris wouldn't attend an event like that because the people in that room are powerful and she's a faker. She knows she doesn't belong in the second chair and only got there because of pigment and pussy.

So standing up there in front of them and cracking on herself is too damaging to her fragile ego, which is already in an existential crisis because she's actually a real imposter in the imposter syndrome.

Spot on.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (xCA6C)

224 The holy water isn't there for drinking. Don't ask how I found that out.

The finger bowl?

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (NKszP)

225 The New Atheists believed that if they could breakdown the links of society to religion, then these people would turn to “science” to guide themselves.
The problem is .. when the links to religion are destroyed, people much more often tended to turn to hedonism and debauchery.

Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (AFudc)

226 Read months ago that Nancy intended to lose the presidency to help Dems gather bigger majorities in the mid-terms. That's what she's working on.

Ah, the old "win by losing" gambit.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (xCA6C)

227 170 I will just say that as a Catholic, the Al Smith dinner doesn't affect my vote.

Was Al Smith a Pope or something? Had no idea that this dinner is a Catholic thing and that you must listen to it to decide your vote for President. I thought it was just a fun annual NYC thing.
Posted by: t-bird at October 18, 2024 01:48 PM (abcTK)
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Well, he was the last Democrat I would have voted for. Were I voting at the time, Prohibition would have been decisive.

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:58 PM (1bNHn)

228 Is that the guy sitting next to Schumer?

I sure hope so. Either that, or the guy has a really flamboyant fashion sense.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM (xCA6C)

PRO TIP: Never get the seat behind the guy wearing the mitre.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:58 PM (vtRd1)

229 221 Read months ago that Nancy intended to lose the presidency to help Dems gather bigger majorities in the mid-terms. That's what she's working on.
Posted by: Braenyard at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM (wD8nw)

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The GOPe tried winning by losing as well.

The GOPe is now so weak within the party that there's a solid chance that Mitch's chosen successor as leader of the caucus won't win the vote amongst Senate Republicans.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:58 PM (GBKbO)

230 "Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses."

She should have gone with KJP, because that worked out so well last time.

Posted by: Ripley at October 18, 2024 01:58 PM (GUOwU)

231 I saw Pigment and Pussy open for...
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (v6JzV)
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Earth, Wind and Fire?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 18, 2024 01:58 PM (U1w17)

232 Ah, the old "win by losing" gambit.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (xCA6C)

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Republicans prefer the "lose by losing" gambit.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 01:58 PM (jyAD3)

233 IIRC Al Smith was the first Catholic to enjoy some significant political success in the US. He was governor of NY and the dem nominee for president at least once (but lost) and apparently an all around good guy. He was a devout RC
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Smith also split with FDR as president for the good of the country which harmed him personally.

Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (bt/Nj)

234 And then, "Yes, ma'am."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Like most people, you missed a very, very important step.
Posted by: SFGoth at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (KAi1n)

Well, I was assuming the lady wanted to keep her job.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Who "Yes, ma'am"s into a muted phone? Oh, right.

Posted by: SFGoth at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (KAi1n)

235
When Trump said that the people who wrote his jokes could be very cruel, I kinda thought it was a shout-out to us.

I laughed out loud several times, not the least of which being when he couldn't handle being oblique and just pointed out that DeBlasio was the worst mayor in history, with no joke included.

Wish he'd said that Kamala would have been there, but she couldn't find a nanny for her husband. I'm pretty sure that'd have killed me.

Posted by: American Hawkman at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (9VDxG)

236 175 It's part of our belief system!

We're not good enough. It's added to our DNA at baptism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (GBKbO)
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Try Episcopalianism. It's Catholocism Lite, with 90% less guilt.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 18, 2024 01:49 PM (U1w17)
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Was. That's what I tried to be for decades. Now it's just Wiccans with organ music. (And I'm not sure which organs.)

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (1bNHn)

237
I saw pigment and pussy open for Badfinger at the Pasadena civic in 1988.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (NKszP)

238 Read months ago that Nancy intended to lose the presidency to help Dems gather bigger majorities in the mid-terms. That's what she's working on.
Posted by: Braenyard at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM (wD8nw)

You've got to pass a bill before you read a bill.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (D6PGr)

239 3) The holy water isn't there for drinking. Don't ask how I found that out.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM

3a) Or gargling.

Posted by: Kokonut Harris at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (a3Q+t)

240 The GOPe is now so weak within the party that there's a solid chance that Mitch's chosen successor as leader of the caucus won't win the vote amongst Senate Republicans.

Were I a GOP Senator, and someone mentioned my name as one of the people McConnell wanted as a successor, I'd vigorously deny it.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (xCA6C)

241 234 Who "Yes, ma'am"s into a muted phone? Oh, right.
Posted by: SFGoth at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (KAi1n)

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Like Kamala would react well to anything said.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:00 PM (GBKbO)

242 Which one would you want to have a beer with?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:54 PM (xCA6C

Neither because I don't like beer and I believe Trump doesn't drink, but I would enjoy having some other acoholic beverage while Trump drinks coke.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 02:00 PM (MQJVv)

243 3) The holy water isn't there for drinking. Don't ask how I found that out.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM (vtRd1)
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No playing patty-fingers in the holy water!

Posted by: Michaeleen Oge Flynn at October 18, 2024 02:00 PM (U1w17)

244 I have to say the Comedian was really funny..

Posted by: It's me donna at October 18, 2024 02:00 PM (IyPmt)

245 240 Were I a GOP Senator, and someone mentioned my name as one of the people McConnell wanted as a successor, I'd vigorously deny it.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (xCA6C)

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Political machines make terrible politicians.

Cornyn and Thune are part of the Senate Republican political machine.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:00 PM (GBKbO)

246
Wish he'd said that Kamala would have been there, but she couldn't find a nanny for her husband. I'm pretty sure that'd have killed me.
Posted by: American Hawkman at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (9VDxG)

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Niiiiiiiice.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:00 PM (jyAD3)

247 I saw Pigment and Pussy open for...
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024 01:55 PM (v6JzV)

The Stray Cats?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (VNX3d)

248 My opinion is mail voting opens a very big can of worms. And it's not tied to the original recipient, that's just the reason to put up the fake ballots needed

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (fwDg9)

249 I'm not the arbiter of who's a True Catholic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:32 PM (GBKbO)

Perhaps not but people who openly despise and piss on fundamental tenets of the Catholic faith, such the right to life for the unborn, are providing solid evidence upon which to base a conclusion regarding their true convictions.
Posted by: Arbiter Catholic Fries at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (RF026)

I have some very good Catholic friends from my college days, now married with two kids they adore. They go to church regularly, have a painting of the Last Supper in their living room; every time I've gone over to have dinner with them, they pray before eating.

And there's not a doubt in my mind that they'll vote for Harris.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (B1ASM)

250 she couldn't find a nanny for her husband.

That would have gotten her goat.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (NKszP)

251 Hot girls are waiting for you on --- www.Nu21.eu

Posted by: Lansa at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (tAxhP)

252 Harris' has made several recent attempts to woo AA voters via racial solidarity: the forgivable loans for black businesses only (gaffe was corrected); Obama's finger wagging; Michelle going to GA for joint appearance.

I conclude from this that she feels she has nothing left to lose with white voters, so no need to fear alienating some of them further.

Imo, this is risky business this close to the election.

Posted by: mnw at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (NLIak)

253 3) The holy water isn't there for drinking. Don't ask how I found that out.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM

3a) Or gargling.
Posted by: Kokonut Harris at October 18, 2024 01:59 PM (a3Q+t)

3b) Or rinsing out your flask.

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (jqH+t)

254 I thought McConnell was close to stroking out not too long ago.

Death, will you not cease your teasing?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (RUMEY)

255 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

Harris delivered a master class in leadership skills.

Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (rj6Yv)

256 Harris wouldn't attend an event like that because the people in that room are powerful and she's a faker.

You just broke the code on just about every politician, CEO, and seriously credentialed person you'll ever meet.

None of them wants to sit down with the Chess street hustler, or the fixed buy in Poker tournament, or any discussion where they can't control the conversation and either demand "shut up" or hit a delete button.

Why ? Because then they'll lose their carefully built-in advantage. 99.99% of them didn't get to where they are by being smart. Life is not a meritocracy.

Harris - or at least her handlers - understand that.

Posted by: Read History at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (tF7cu)

257 "Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses."

It's as if hiring somebody just because they are a Woman Of Color is not a good idea.

Posted by: Ripley at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (GUOwU)

258 254 I thought McConnell was close to stroking out not too long ago.

Death, will you not cease your teasing?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (RUMEY)

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The same with Biden. For Heaven's sake, the guy was bleeding from his eyeball.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (jyAD3)

259 The GOPe is now so weak within the party that there's a solid chance that Mitch's chosen successor as leader of the caucus won't win the vote amongst Senate Republicans.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Leadership elections are like a Pope being selected. Kind of opaque to outsiders because it relies on internal knowledge of who screwed who over, who envies so and so, etc. Petty high or junior high clique based crap.

Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (bt/Nj)

260 Off Jonah sock!

Posted by: Robert at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (jqH+t)

261 If they can manage to muzzle the star

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Speaking of which, big trouble on Snow Woke.

https://is.gd/sFIWET

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (L/fGl)

262 Win by losing is retarded. It doesn’t even work in pro sports. Teams “tank” to get a high draft pick… then the Carolina Panthers pick first and take Bryce Young, a very decent young man but he’s a wisp of a willow… small guy running around trying not to get broken in half by the giants on the field. Lesson - win when you can

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (i5Vkf)

263 Wasn't Al Smith the first Catholic to run for president on a major-party ticket?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 18, 2024

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He was -- on the Dem side. He tried for the 1924 nomination, but John Davis got it, and Harding (the R) won. Smith was the nominee in '28, but lost to Herbert Hoover.

He was governor of New York several times, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (J2vNu)

264 I don't understand when a post is about how f'd up democrats or a democrat is at least 15% of the comments are about how f'd up the GOP is.

Can't credibly accuse aos of being an echo chamber.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at October 18, 2024 02:03 PM (D6PGr)

265 My favorite line was Trump telling Chuck Schumer that the way the Dem party was headed, Chuck still had a chance to become the first woman president.

Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:03 PM (rj6Yv)

266 248 My opinion is mail voting opens a very big can of worms. And it's not tied to the original recipient, that's just the reason to put up the fake ballots needed

yeah and we didn't have it here Skip except in rare cases until that big horrible "vote reform" liberal BS thing got passed.

and who helped pass it? who crossed the aisle to pass it a mere three months after landing in Harrisburg?

anyone know?

True Conservative Republican DOUG MASTRIANO

thanks, CIA! well done there.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 02:03 PM (s3qiR)

267 The holy water isn't there for drinking.

Birdbath?

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 02:03 PM (NKszP)

268 203 Wasn't Al Smith the first Catholic to run for president on a major-party ticket?

… yes, but he ran at a time of the 2nd rising of the KKK were in their anti-Catholic phase.

The 1920’s seemed to be a period of much anti-Catholicism. See the Cristero War in Mexico where some 90,000 died.

Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 02:03 PM (AypJH)

269 I have some very good Catholic friends from my college days, now married with two kids they adore. They go to church regularly, have a painting of the Last Supper in their living room; every time I've gone over to have dinner with them, they pray before eating.

And there's not a doubt in my mind that they'll vote for Harris.

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As Jesus said, beware of the person praying in front of a crowd. (something like that ... I'm not as good of a paraphraser as Kamala is).

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at October 18, 2024 02:03 PM (sX1BW)

270 least 15% of the comments are about how f'd up the GOP is.

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We have to pump up those numbers!

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:04 PM (jyAD3)

271 184 The play is stupid, but appeals to little girls.

I read the book when I was a little kid and thought it was kinda dumb. I LOVED L FRANK BAUM and had this massive set of all the Oz books, which I still have, and love so much. there are also semi-recent graphic novels of them which ROCK.

but Wicked was a dumb book. and then a musical, which I assume was also dumb.

and here we are. bleh.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 01:51 PM (s3qiR)
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The first 6 books are excellent. Even as a kid, I saw the falling off after the Emerald City. Like Doyle, Baum tried to end it. The Patchwork Girl was his Empty House.

But the continuations by others left me with a permanent distrust of sequels by other writers than the original. I know premoderns could pull it off; we can't.

Posted by: Eeyore at October 18, 2024 02:04 PM (1bNHn)

272 Determining cause and effect is not the Left's strong point . It's not even a point.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at October 18, 2024 02:04 PM (D6PGr)

273 I don't understand when a post is about how f'd up democrats or a democrat is at least 15% of the comments are about how f'd up the GOP is.

Why do you assume one precludes the other?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:04 PM (xCA6C)

274 254 I thought McConnell was close to stroking out not too long ago.

Death, will you not cease your teasing?

our elites have hot and cold running adrenochrome again, thanks to the open border

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 02:04 PM (s3qiR)

275 259 Leadership elections are like a Pope being selected. Kind of opaque to outsiders because it relies on internal knowledge of who screwed who over, who envies so and so, etc. Petty high or junior high clique based crap.
Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (bt/Nj)

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I assume that it's about inertia more than anything. "This guy is in charge, and he needs to stay in charge. Especially because of the money."

If Mitch almost lost last time (which does seem likely considering the reports that the losers refused the unanimous vote), then his power, even with money at his disposal, is weakening. His successors rose in prominence not because they were good at making their fellow senators happy but because Mitch essentially bought their positions for them. They are where they are because they made Mitch happy.

They're probably terrible at the actual politics necessary to build a coalition within the caucus.

Still, I'd put odds on Cornyn or Thune as next leader at like 60%. Inertia is powerful.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:04 PM (GBKbO)

276 Trump telling Chuck Schumer that the way the Dem party was headed, Chuck still had a chance to become the first woman president.

Trump is trollmaster general!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 02:05 PM (NKszP)

277 WOW! What a day and I feel great! Just finished a partnered competitive eating challenge with my bro Beard Meats Food! We split three 72oz steaks, two pounds of fries, a pound of Texas toast. Time for desert! How about some,,

CHERRY PIE!

LETS DANCE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjyZKfdwlng

Posted by: Jimmy Carter at October 18, 2024 02:05 PM (5hfjS)

278 Chavez was in tears during the phone call as Kamala shred her to pieces, called her an idiot, inept, horrible at your f-ing job, and told her that her stupid advice is going to be the reason she loses.

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Joy to the joyous

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at October 18, 2024 02:05 PM (sX1BW)

279 225 The problem is .. when the links to religion are destroyed, people much more often tended to turn to hedonism and debauchery.
Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (AFudc)

Or, worse, find a psuedo-religion to latch onto (see also Climate Cult, DEI.)

Posted by: tankdemon at October 18, 2024 02:05 PM (jfvTO)

280
Read months ago that Nancy intended to lose the presidency to help Dems gather bigger majorities in the mid-terms. That's what she's working on.

Posted by: Braenyard at October 18, 2024 01:56 PM

Trump gets in office, succeeds in lowering energy costs, which effect just about everything we purchase and two years later the left thinks they have a plan to combat success in lowering prices?

Seems a little shaky of a notion.

I see Plan B. I do not like Plan B as it goes right through Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, etc at 3 am.

If I see the 'wise Latina' step down I'll know they can't 'beat the cheat'. But she could wait until after the election, damn it.

Posted by: Civic Classifier at October 18, 2024 02:05 PM (MwtZ5)

281 I thought McConnell was close to stroking out not too long ago.

Death, will you not cease your teasing?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 02:01 PM (RUMEY)

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The same with Biden. For Heaven's sake, the guy was bleeding from his eyeball.
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (jyAD3)
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It's the adrenochrome and the transfusions of children's blood.

Posted by: Michaeleen Oge Flynn at October 18, 2024 02:05 PM (U1w17)

282
The problem is .. when the links to religion are destroyed, people much more often tended to turn to hedonism and debauchery.
Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (AFudc)

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A society several generations removed from the idea of God wouldn't be some rational utopia, it would make "Juliette" look like "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm".

What's happened to Europe now that it has largely de-Christianized and de-Judiefied itself? It's a demographically-doomed, technogically-backward, economically-inert museum.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 02:05 PM (EsZUh)

283 Leadership elections are like a Pope being selected

Different color smoke?

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (NKszP)

284 Off Irish imp sock!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (U1w17)

285 I thought McConnell was close to stroking out not too long ago.

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Old and busted: Do not go gently into that good night.

New and cool: high speed rail!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (L/fGl)

286 I know that-except for the trolls-we dislike Kamala Harris, but you're amusing people. What could you come up as part of a routine for Kamala that would be funny and mildly self deprecating at the same time?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (MQJVv)

287 267 The holy water isn't there for drinking.

.. during the Vietnam War many GIs would go into Saigon and go to restaurants that would have finger bowls meant to be used to clean your fingers between dishes, and they would drink them.

Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (AypJH)

288 I don't understand when a post is about how f'd up democrats or a democrat is at least 15% of the comments are about how f'd up the GOP is.

Easy, at least for me. Because I truly believed Milton Friedman, when he asked Phil Donahue "where are you going to get all these angels" as Phil wanted a group of regulators for this or that.

The best thing about the GOP is it's not in power. The worst thing about the DNC is that it is, and will be for decades, regardless of this election. So, for not, I'd like the GOP to win - and I'd like Trump to win regardless.

Long term ? I'd like to see an alternative to both these parties.

Posted by: Read History at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (tF7cu)

289 Our trolls have taken to just yelling that we need to VOTE TRUMP over and over again.

For some reason.

*devilish smile*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (GBKbO)

290 Leadership elections are like a Pope being selected. Kind of opaque to outsiders because it relies on internal knowledge of who screwed who over, who envies so and so, etc. Petty high or junior high clique based crap.
Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (bt/Nj)

The senator who is best at shaking the Golden Donor Money Tree.

Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:07 PM (rj6Yv)

291 Mitch McConnell reminds me of Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) in Hannibal.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 02:07 PM (RUMEY)

292 What could you come up as part of a routine for Kamala that would be funny and mildly self deprecating at the same time?

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I would have come up with a skit that made fun of Walz. Use him as the punching bag he obviously is.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at October 18, 2024 02:07 PM (sX1BW)

293
He was -- on the Dem side. He tried for the 1924 nomination, but John Davis got it, and Harding (the R) won.

_________

*polite cough*

Coolidge

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 02:07 PM (EsZUh)

294 The first 6 books are excellent. Even as a kid, I saw the falling off after the Emerald City. Like Doyle, Baum tried to end it. The Patchwork Girl was his Empty House.

But the continuations by others left me with a permanent distrust of sequels by other writers than the original. I know premoderns could pull it off; we can't.

oh you are right on the later books.

also the graphic novels aren't bad but they just use the text from the early books. and pretty pictures that mirror the illustrations in the books I have - just more of them

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 18, 2024 02:07 PM (s3qiR)

295 did not have time to attend the Ra

Posted by: Kamal Harris at October 18, 2024 02:08 PM (hbjSA)

296 Lesson - win when you can
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (i5Vkf)

And try to win everything always...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 18, 2024 02:08 PM (exHjb)

297 286 What could you come up as part of a routine for Kamala that would be funny and mildly self deprecating at the same time?

.. I could imagine a routine involving Kamala explaining why she didn’t pick up on Joe Biden’s mental decline

Posted by: SMOD at October 18, 2024 02:08 PM (AypJH)

298
So did Kamala's screaming at her campaign person sound anything like Hillary Clinton screaming on election night 2016?

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 18, 2024 02:08 PM (+oR7L)

299 Our trolls have taken to just yelling that we need to VOTE TRUMP over and over again.

For some reason.

*devilish smile*

You forgot to steeple your fingers.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:09 PM (xCA6C)

300 258 254 I thought McConnell was close to stroking out not too long ago.
Posted by: AlaBAMA
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They used to keep Strom Thurmond in a hospital suite in Walter Reed and wheel him out if he was needed for a vote. Staff functioned as Thurmond's brain and as senator for probably ten years at a minimum prior to his death.

Similarly, staffers are basically running the show for McConnell and that is where the whole invisible world of staffer dynamics come into play. You have the current staffers that enjoy exercising unaccountable power and preparing for lucrative future careers as lobbyists and they are connected to former staffers working as lobbyists and then you have junior staff trying to elbow their way into top staff positions.

So McConnell's staffers are at the apex of Senate GOP staffer positions due to the majority and minority leaders controlling the floor and amendment process and you have the complex of Senate staffers for individual senators working out deals for their senator with McConnell's staffers which usually requires quid pro quos, etc.

Officeholders are often figureheads and fundraisers leaving staff to do grubby work.

Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:09 PM (bt/Nj)

301
Was Al Smith a Pope or something?

He was the Duke of New York.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 18, 2024 02:09 PM (63Dwl)

302 "What could you come up as part of a routine for Kamala that would be funny and mildly self deprecating at the same time?"

Her work experience at McDonalds. Plenty of good stories like that from most peoples first job.

Oh, wait...

Posted by: Ripley at October 18, 2024 02:09 PM (GUOwU)

303 I'd guess Wicked will perform poorly. The audience for it is pretty limited, I think. But what do I know.

Blacks are making a strong case for non-inclusion. Everything you do involving them is racist, and any criticism of them is racist. Why would anyone non-black want to incorporate that kind of needless conflict into their lives?

Posted by: everything is racist all the time and everywhere at October 18, 2024 02:10 PM (YtQZg)

304 Julie Chávez Rodriguez (born April 7, 197

is an American political rights activist and the campaign manager for Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign, transitioning to that role from President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election campaign.
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Oh shit.
She's all of 49.
Her PA director, she is all of 40. Also a Biden re-tread.

Now you know why it's a shitshow that is incapable of separating itself from Biden.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 18, 2024 02:10 PM (/MJlQ)

305 I firmly believe the left used the term weird repeatedly for Vance because they knew that Walz was truly a weird guy. It was played out.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:10 PM (jyAD3)

306 Officeholders are often figureheads and fundraisers leaving staff to do grubby work.

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Pretty much sums up the entire federal government.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at October 18, 2024 02:10 PM (sX1BW)

307 I don't understand when a post is about how f'd up democrats or a democrat is at least 15% of the comments are about how f'd up the GOP is.

Can't credibly accuse aos of being an echo chamber.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at October 18, 2024 02:03 PM (D6PGr)

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Because the GOP is worse. We know the Democrats are evil and fight against us, but at least they’re honest about it. The GOP pretends to be in our side while stabbing us in the back. Every victory we’ve had has been in spite of the GOP establishment.

There’s a reason Dante put traitors in the deepest part of Hell.

Posted by: Lurker at October 18, 2024 02:10 PM (FC8SQ)

308 Coolidge
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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It was a forgone conclusion that Coolidge would get the GOP nomination as sitting incumbent President after Harding died in 1923.

Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:10 PM (bt/Nj)

309 I did not have the time to attend the Al Smith Dinner because I had to attend the Transgender Illegal Immigrant Dinner in Hollywood.

This is more important than some dinner that helps charities in America.

Cackle............... Cackle............ Cackle............

Posted by: Kamal Harris at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (hbjSA)

310 Did you come up with "flopbuster" Ace? Because that's genius.

Posted by: pookysgirl appreciates wordplay at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (dtlDP)

311 300 Officeholders are often figureheads and fundraisers leaving staff to do grubby work.
Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:09 PM (bt/Nj)

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King for a day TJM would institute a constitutional amendment that made it illegal for members of Congress to hire, accept volunteers, or any other help for their official office duties.

They must prove that they've written every bill and amendment they put to the floor by hand with video footage of the whole process.

If the footage is lost, the member is expelled from all government positions for life and given 10 years in prison before they are released and exiled from the country of America for the rest of their lives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (GBKbO)

312
It is the sad fate of all staffers to be screamed at. Their principal can't scream at colleagues, donors or prospective voters, so they take it out on their underlings.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (EsZUh)

313 I know that-except for the trolls-we dislike Kamala Harris, but you're amusing people. What could you come up as part of a routine for Kamala that would be funny and mildly self deprecating at the same time?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 18, 2024 02:06 PM (MQJVv)

If she were to make fun of her own word salad it would be humorous and probably even somewhat endearing. Of this she is not capable however

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (i5Vkf)

314 298
So did Kamala's screaming at her campaign person sound anything like Hillary Clinton screaming on election night 2016?
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 18, 2024 02:08 PM (+oR7L)

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I would still pay good money to see a video of her that night.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (jyAD3)

315 To absolutely no one's surprise:
Rodriguez...attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Latin American Studies.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (xCA6C)

316 Was Al Smith a Pope or something?

He was the Duke of New York.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

I thought that was Donald Pleasance.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (lTGtQ)

317
310 Did you come up with "flopbuster" Ace? Because that's genius.
Posted by: pookysgirl appreciates wordplay at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (dtlDP)

Sounds like something Jonah Goldberg would write.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (RUMEY)

318 Pretty much sums up the entire federal government.
Posted by: SH (no more socks)
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And corporations, and ngos, and most other organizations. It is good to be king is the lesson.

Used to be a more Darwinian selection though as courtiers and ministers used to quite often be imprisoned or killed for giving 'bad' advice to sovereigns back in the day.

Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (bt/Nj)

319 If she were to make fun of her own word salad it would be humorous and probably even somewhat endearing. Of this she is not capable however
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (i5Vkf)

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Yes. It could have brought the house down.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (jyAD3)

320 Our trolls have taken to just yelling that we need to VOTE TRUMP over and over again.

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Been there, done that. Of course this is Colorado so whether my vote is counted as a Trump vote is open to question.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at October 18, 2024 02:13 PM (L/fGl)

321
I would still pay good money to see a video of her that night.
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:12 PM (jyAD3)

You know that video exists, right??

Someone is too afraid of the Arkansas Suicide to release it.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at October 18, 2024 02:13 PM (RUMEY)

322 They must prove that they've written every bill and amendment they put to the floor by hand with video footage of the whole process.

I don't know that I'd want to get rid of all expertise in the subject matter, but one thing is certain: all of the bills would be much shorter.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:13 PM (xCA6C)

323 There are Leftist professional comedy writers, they could come up with something at least amusing

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 02:14 PM (fwDg9)

324 322 They must prove that they've written every bill and amendment they put to the floor by hand with video footage of the whole process.

I don't know that I'd want to get rid of all expertise in the subject matter, but one thing is certain: all of the bills would be much shorter.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:13 PM (xCA6C)

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If Congress is dealing with matters that require expertise, then Congress should elect some people with that expertise.

Or, it should stop meddling in domestic affairs entirely.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:14 PM (GBKbO)

325 Officeholders are often figureheads and fundraisers leaving staff to do grubby work.
Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:09 PM (bt/Nj)

The last time we saw Dianne Feinstein she was still formally in office and looked like Jimmy Carter’s twin…. It was ghoulish

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:14 PM (i5Vkf)

326 King for a day TJM would institute a constitutional amendment that made it illegal for members of Congress to hire, accept volunteers, or any other help for their official office duties.

They must prove that they've written every bill and amendment they put to the floor by hand with video footage of the whole process.

If the footage is lost, the member is expelled from all government positions for life and given 10 years in prison before they are released and exiled from the country of America for the rest of their lives.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I prefer subsidiarity myself and turning DC into a sleepy backwater ghost town as it was before FDR. The federal government should return to only doing its functions that are not replicable by the states--national defense, control of borders, and external diplomacy.

Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:15 PM (bt/Nj)

327 Speaking of Hillary, she will be 80 in 2028 so she is off the board...at last.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 18, 2024 02:15 PM (jyAD3)

328 When you cheat no worries.

Posted by: Plainoldtoast at October 18, 2024 02:15 PM (1wiKW)

329 326 I prefer subsidiarity myself and turning DC into a sleepy backwater ghost town as it was before FDR. The federal government should return to only doing its functions that are not replicable by the states--national defense, control of borders, and external diplomacy.
Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:15 PM (bt/Nj)

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King for a Day TJM wouldn't stop with the one amendment, but the idea of Congresscritters not actually doing their duty, deferring to unelected staffers, irritates me.

It must be addressed directly with no wiggle room.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

330 "317
310 Did you come up with "flopbuster" Ace? Because that's genius.
Posted by: pookysgirl appreciates wordplay at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (dtlDP)

Sounds like something Jonah Goldberg would write."

Mike at RLM used it a few years ago.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 18, 2024 02:16 PM (WPL6O)

331 The last time we saw Dianne Feinstein she was still formally in office and looked like Jimmy Carter’s twin…. It was ghoulish
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:14 PM
(i5Vkf)

And sad.

Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:16 PM (rj6Yv)

332 Now you know why it's a shitshow that is incapable of separating itself from Biden.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 18, 2024 02:10 PM (/MJlQ)

who actually lost the election

these dweebs are so stupid they don't even know about the steal that biden himself bragged about pre-election.

And now, here they are, re-creating the magic of their big 2020 "success"

such clownage, seriously how do they even figure out how to replace the toilet paper on the dispenser?

Posted by: kallisto at October 18, 2024 02:16 PM (dCxaZ)

333 78 degrees and sunny in Austin Texas

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 02:16 PM (fwDg9)

334 I prefer subsidiarity myself and turning DC into a sleepy backwater ghost town as it was before FDR. The federal government should return to only doing its functions that are not replicable by the states--national defense, control of borders, and external diplomacy.
Posted by: whig at October 18, 2024 02:15 PM (bt/Nj)

I'd add collection of tariffs to the list.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 18, 2024 02:16 PM (VNX3d)

335 330 Mike at RLM used it a few years ago.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 18, 2024 02:16 PM (WPL6O)

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I just rewatched their Pixels Half in the Bag!

Funner than Pixels, which I watched right before because I needed something on the TV.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (GBKbO)

336 If Congress is dealing with matters that require expertise, then Congress should elect some people with that expertise.

Or, it should stop meddling in domestic affairs entirely.

Leaving it to whom? Let's consider an example: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. I'd certainly want to have the advice of people who understand the legal implications and the technology. The average pol is simply not intellectually equipped for such an undertaking, yet it absolutely needs to be addressed.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (xCA6C)

337 King for a Day TJM wouldn't stop with the one amendment, but the idea of Congresscritters not actually doing their duty, deferring to unelected staffers, irritates me.

It must be addressed directly with no wiggle room.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

My king for a day move would be to make the 10th amendment the FIRST. Make federalism great again

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (i5Vkf)

338 The Kamala no show reminds me of the old joke:

How many lesbians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
That's not funny.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (wBaIH)

339 "317
310 Did you come up with "flopbuster" Ace? Because that's genius.
Posted by: pookysgirl appreciates wordplay at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (dtlDP)

Sounds like something Jonah Goldberg would write."

Mike at RLM used it a few years ago.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 18, 2024 02:16 PM (WPL6O)

Who ya' gonna call?

FLOP BUSTER!

Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (rj6Yv)

340 For all those of us who wish we were there

Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (fwDg9)

341 If the footage is lost, the member is expelled from all government positions for life and given 10 years in prison before they are released and exiled from the country of America for the rest of their lives.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:11 PM (GBKbO)

****

Harsh. Pitiless. Unforgiving.

I like it!

Posted by: Lurker at October 18, 2024 02:18 PM (FC8SQ)

342 336 Leaving it to whom? Let's consider an example: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. I'd certainly want to have the advice of people who understand the legal implications and the technology. The average pol is simply not intellectually equipped for such an undertaking, yet it absolutely needs to be addressed.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (xCA6C)

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Repeal it. Defer to the states, the proper sphere for questions of a domestic nature.

Done.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:18 PM (GBKbO)

343 Repeal it. Defer to the states, the proper sphere for questions of a domestic nature.

Done.

How? You have to have a national policy, or the whole thing degenerates into incoherence.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:19 PM (xCA6C)

344 Who ya' gonna call?

FLOP BUSTER!
Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (rj6Yv)

Now I can’t stop humming Ray Parker Jr. thanks a lot!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:20 PM (i5Vkf)

345 For all those of us who wish we were there
Posted by: Skip at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (fwDg9)

I want to go someday. Sounds like good times with great people. Would be nice to put faces on some of the gray boxes.

Best wishes to all

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 18, 2024 02:20 PM (NtVYv)

346 How many lesbians does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Busty ones?

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 18, 2024 02:21 PM (NKszP)

347 343 How? You have to have a national policy, or the whole thing degenerates into incoherence.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:19 PM (xCA6C)

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No, you don't.

We used to have a system where individual entities had to deal with the patchwork of American laws at local and state levels. It worked. It was hard on national organizations, but they eventually came to systems that were broadly accepted without federal law.

Me being the movie guy, I think of the Hays Code, brought up because every little pocket of America had its own decency rules. The private sector came up with a system that was broadly acceptable without any federal involvement.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:21 PM (GBKbO)

348 NOOD UK Labour Party

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 18, 2024 02:21 PM (VNX3d)

349 For that matter, the military is unarguably a national imperative. Do you really think the average Congressman understands whether it's better to put the money into drones vs carriers, and what the tradeoffs are?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:22 PM (xCA6C)

350 Leaving it to whom? Let's consider an example: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. I'd certainly want to have the advice of people who understand the legal implications and the technology. The average pol is simply not intellectually equipped for such an undertaking, yet it absolutely needs to be addressed.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (xCA6C)

****

Why do we need a Federal communications decency act? Repeal it.

Posted by: Lurker at October 18, 2024 02:22 PM (FC8SQ)

351 We used to have a system where individual entities had to deal with the patchwork of American laws at local and state levels. It worked. It was hard on national organizations, but they eventually came to systems that were broadly accepted without federal law.

Back before the internet, perhaps.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:22 PM (xCA6C)

352 So standing up there in front of them and cracking on herself is too damaging to her fragile ego, which is already in an existential crisis because she's actually a real imposter in the imposter syndrome.

Spot on.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 01:57 PM (xCA6C)

Concur.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 18, 2024 02:23 PM (W/lyH)

353 these dweebs are so stupid they don't even know about the steal that biden himself bragged about pre-election.
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Oh yeah, 100% Chavez-Rodriguez truly absolutely believes Biden won the cleanest, fairest, most transparent election in history.

That Biden not only honestly received more votes than Obama--but bested Obama among blacks ... in 6 cities only.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 18, 2024 02:23 PM (/MJlQ)

354 349 For that matter, the military is unarguably a national imperative. Do you really think the average Congressman understands whether it's better to put the money into drones vs carriers, and what the tradeoffs are?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:22 PM (xCA6C)

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That can easily fall under executive mandates. Congress shouldn't be micro-managing the military.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

355 Who ya' gonna call?

FLOP BUSTER!
Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:17 PM (rj6Yv)

Now I can’t stop humming Ray Parker Jr. thanks a lot!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 18, 2024 02:20 PM (i5Vkf)

By unpopular demand (YT)

LINK https://tinyurl.com/38mprbk3

Posted by: mrp at October 18, 2024 02:24 PM (rj6Yv)

356 78 degrees and sunny in Austin Texas
Posted by: Skip

74 in far NE Texas. And no rsin forcasted for at least ten days.

Posted by: rickb223 Gold & Silver Spot Prices at October 18, 2024 02:25 PM (3FQ2L)

357 256 Harris wouldn't attend an event like that because the people in that room are powerful and she's a faker.

You just broke the code on just about every politician, CEO, and seriously credentialed person you'll ever meet.

None of them wants to sit down with the Chess street hustler, or the fixed buy in Poker tournament, or any discussion where they can't control the conversation and either demand "shut up" or hit a delete button.

Why ? Because then they'll lose their carefully built-in advantage. 99.99% of them didn't get to where they are by being smart. Life is not a meritocracy.

Harris - or at least her handlers - understand that.
Posted by: Read History at October 18, 2024 02:02 PM (tF7cu)

_____________

Not chess, Mr. Spock. Poker!

Posted by: Captain James T. Kirk at October 18, 2024 02:25 PM (EES2L)

358 That can easily fall under executive mandates. Congress shouldn't be micro-managing the military.

Come on. Power of the purse.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 18, 2024 02:25 PM (xCA6C)

359 73 63
Trump War Room @TrumpWarRoom
Jim Gaffigan: "The Democrats have been telling us Trump's reelection is a threat to democracy. In fact, they were so concerned of this threat, they staged a coup, ousted their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris."
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at October 18, 2024 01:34 PM (hovnC)

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I've been tellin' yas.

The coup sits really badly with Democrats. I have no evidence, not even anecdotal, but if it didn't, it'd be super weird.

Weirder than Walz.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, finding suspense, madness, and humanity with Michael Powell at October 18, 2024 01:36 PM (GBKbO)

Rightfully so.

It was the equivalent of walking straight up to Democrat voters and telling them directly,

"Your vote means nothing. You mean nothing. We'll tell you what to do and when we do you go along with it.

Oh, and by the way. Thanks for helping us preserve Democracy!!!111!!"

They should've handled things with an open convention and vote at the DNC. Buuuuuuut, they didn't. They handled it with an "FU Democrat voters!"

Posted by: naturalfake at October 18, 2024 02:31 PM (eDfFs)

360 How? You have to have a national policy, or the whole thing degenerates into incoherence.

Just about every intrusion on all our personal freedoms in my lifetime have been made under the guise of efficiency and expediency.

The Reich aspired to efficiency. I'll take less, if you don't mind.

Posted by: Read History at October 18, 2024 02:32 PM (7qE2k)

361 Rightfully so.

It was the equivalent of walking straight up to Democrat voters and telling them directly,

"Your vote means nothing. You mean nothing. We'll tell you what to do and when we do you go along with it.

Oh, and by the way. Thanks for helping us preserve Democracy!!!111!!"

They should've handled things with an open convention and vote at the DNC. Buuuuuuut, they didn't. They handled it with an "FU Democrat voters!"
Posted by: naturalfake at October 18, 2024 02:31 PM (eDfFs)

"We asked you to support this shit sandwich for the last four years. We thank you for your service. This time, you don't get to pick your shit sandwich, but you will still have to eat it."

Heckuva message, Brownie.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at October 18, 2024 02:37 PM (KbCG3)

362 Don't care who you are, the most leftist angry hack that lived or what. If you cannot admit that "wives and wives lover" line was the not top line a politician has uttered during the heat of their race, ... I dunno what to tell you. We just live in different worlds, not just different nations.

Posted by: Ray Midge at October 18, 2024 03:21 PM (tWxAY)

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