|
Post by Kimby on Mar 14, 2020 21:11:57 GMT
“Democrats are like condoms. I’ll use ‘em cuz it seems safer. But it doesn’t feel good.”
Michael Che Weekend Update Co-anchor Saturday Night Live
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Apr 10, 2020 20:13:26 GMT
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Apr 19, 2020 15:45:15 GMT
Everybody knows what a fine newspaper the New York Post is, so it is only fair to give credit where credit is due: Eight more years of Obama
|
|
|
Post by mickthecactus on Apr 19, 2020 17:17:24 GMT
Everybody knows what a fine newspaper the New York Post is, so it is only fair to give credit where credit is due: Eight more years of ObamaIs there really somebody called Dick Harpootlian? Andyou say everybody knows what a fine newspaper it is but I don’t...
|
|
|
Post by Kimby on Apr 19, 2020 17:50:43 GMT
I think K2 forgot to use a winky face to indicate sarcasm.
It’s the New York TIMES that’s the fine newspaper, along with the Washington Post. The New York Post and Washington Times are the conservative low-information papers in NYC and DC.
|
|
|
Post by bixaorellana on Apr 19, 2020 18:28:37 GMT
Andyou say everybody knows what a fine newspaper it is but I don’t... It's analogous to The Daily Mail, Mick.
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Apr 19, 2020 18:45:28 GMT
Or The Sun, but American newspapers don't have that page 3 stuff.
|
|
|
Post by mickthecactus on Apr 19, 2020 19:25:16 GMT
I am impressed at how well you foreigners know our press....
|
|
|
Post by questa on Apr 21, 2020 1:39:21 GMT
There was a time when lizard-like Oz creatures ran a lot of the press in both sides of the Atlantic.
|
|
|
Post by patricklondon on Apr 21, 2020 4:53:40 GMT
Or The Sun, but American newspapers don't have that page 3 stuff. I believe the Sun decided some years ago to give up the topless models, even if their other reportorial failings continued.
|
|
|
Post by bixaorellana on Apr 22, 2020 5:39:04 GMT
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Apr 22, 2020 6:19:51 GMT
Excellent. I particularly liked the Trump Putin T-shirt.
|
|
|
Post by mossie on Apr 22, 2020 6:59:40 GMT
Perfect
|
|
|
Post by lugg on Apr 22, 2020 8:07:45 GMT
Haha
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Jun 10, 2020 20:31:02 GMT
|
|
|
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 10, 2020 22:20:51 GMT
You can't make this shit up! One thing you have to say about Great Leader: he sets the bar ever lower.
(not a misspelling of Barr, although that could work too)
|
|
|
Post by mossie on Jun 11, 2020 7:12:44 GMT
Gets more like China every day
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Jun 19, 2020 13:22:00 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Kimby on Jun 19, 2020 14:54:18 GMT
I suspect Biden’s lead will wither somewhat when he gets to start holding campaign events and especially when the debates begin. Although Trump speaks only in untruths and dog-whistles, much will be made of any slip of the tongue Biden makes, and he’s notorious for putting his foot in his mouth at inopportune times.
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Jun 19, 2020 15:08:20 GMT
Also, one point that the Fox News poll made, and which I think is true, is that Trump voters are enthusiastically pro-Trump whereas Biden voters are more scared of Trump but not extremely pro-Biden.
|
|
|
Post by Kimby on Jun 19, 2020 15:22:42 GMT
However, there’s a very strong Vote Blue No Matter Who component to this year’s elections, and it is hoped that down-ballot races with the potential to swing the Senate to the Democrats, as well as some state houses and legislatures, could have a significant impact on America going forward.
It’s particularly important this election, as 2020 is a census year and re-districting to balance the size of House and legislative districts will happen. It matters which party is in power when this happens, because most states do not have non-partisan or independent commissions to do this, and the GOP controlled the process last time, allowing them to win more seats with fewer total votes. Gerrymandering is a very real thing in the USA, and it undermines our “democracy”.
This isn’t funny. So I guess I've posted in the wrong thread...
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Jun 19, 2020 15:33:34 GMT
There is a little bit of gerrymandering in France, but it is not as extreme as in the United States. However, the French government plans to reduce the size of the parliament by 25%, from 577 to 433 for the lower house and from 348 to 261 senators -- and also to add a 20% dose of proportional seats so that the smaller parties will not be left out. Just imagine the raging battles that this will cause!
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Jun 19, 2020 18:15:26 GMT
|
|
|
Post by questa on Jun 20, 2020 1:54:31 GMT
After each State or Federal election in Oz the borders of the electorates are adjusted to even up the numbers and patterns of voting to prevent gerrymandering. This is in the Lower Houses. The Senate and State House of Reps are decided by Proportional Representation
I lived in a semi-rural area where the land was being subdivided and the population changing to modest housing, then to Up-market. In 20 years I had my electoral address change 5 times as both levels of government sliced and diced the boundaries. The two candidates, knowing they had marginal seats were "very good" to us when it came to taking care of their electorates.
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Jun 22, 2020 20:34:23 GMT
|
|
|
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 22, 2020 21:09:30 GMT
Looks as though they kept the adoring cheering throngs out of camera range. Wonder who he did that little whoop-de-do thing with his hat for. It just goes all over me when that miserable little shit salutes. It is not necessary and borderline unacceptable from even the president when in civilian dress. And of course Mr. Bonespurs can only be in civilian dress. Apparently presidents returning salutes from military personnel wasn't a thing until Reagan came along. As we know, he spent a good part of WWII on movie sets, dressed in a military costume.
|
|
|
Post by lagatta on Jun 22, 2020 22:19:57 GMT
Thanks for the info from a military spawn perspective. But it certainly wasn't a habit up here. There are ways responding respectfully to a salute without pretending to be military. I think people such as my parents, who were civilian war workers, simply stood at attention.
|
|
|
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 22, 2020 22:38:41 GMT
I don't know if the Bush père et fils saluted, but probably. Crap easily gets entrenched. Obama was seen not returning a salute & was criticized by some major news sources displaying their lack of fact checking. What a relief to read that Ivanka is considering running in 2024 after her father's second term. I was just on the previous page & saw this post at the top. It immediately reminded me of a photo from yesterday's The Guardian. If you love photography, you'll just eat up this picture -- so creepy and so reminiscent of photographers such as Diane Arbus ~ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/21/donald-trump-mary-lea-trump-book-memoir
|
|
|
Post by bjd on Jun 23, 2020 5:42:20 GMT
Wasn't Bush Sr. in the air force in WW2? Of course, that doesn't mean he should salute when he is out of uniform. My mother was in the Polish army when she was young. One day she got into trouble for not saluting an officer. Her excuse was that she had already saluted him once when he passed by a short while earlier.
|
|
|
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 23, 2020 18:03:47 GMT
Makes total sense! I didn't know that there were women in the Polish army back when your mother was young. For that matter, even though I knew you were of Polish heritage, I didn't realize your mother was from Poland.
|
|