Why should MINORITY rule and nonsense "culture wars" hold the US hostage?
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;2938872]You mean this David French?
[URL]https://www.wral.com/story/david-french-one-party-has-a-serious-foreign-policy-the-other-has-a-tantrum/21410442/[/URL]
Headline: One party has a serious foreign policy. The other has a tantrum.
Or this one.
The Trump presidency was a catastrophe for American Christianity.
[URL]https://www.vox.com/22188646/trump-evangelical-christianity-david-french[/URL]
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Bill Maher got to the MAGA core when he said he talked to Republicans who admitted not being fond of Trump but that Trump was all that stood in the way of leftist insanity...Because DEI is about sexism towards men and racism towards white men. Because LGBTQ is not about sexual equality. ... [/QUOTE]
YES, this is the same David French. As both your articles/links, mirrors what I previously posted, about him bemoaning the decline, the degeneration and the decay among Republicans, Conservatism and Christianity in America. Largely in part all attributed the cult of MAGA and Trump.
Keep in mind, Trump is the same guy that ditch service through a fake heel spurs on his foot. So the point your making is Repubs are cowardly military draft dodgers, who then turn around and make fun of those Americans that have sacrificed and served?
French's conclusions about "voting for Harris", while trying to save Conservatism from itself and Bill Maher's CURRENT views on who is the better candidate for the presidency, the White House and to governing America for is spot on, in the belief that Veep Harris is better for the country and as it so happens Conservatism.
Point being, good COMMON SENSE people, despite their religious, socio-economic or political differences, can change their views, when their beloved affiliations, organizations or country are clearly facing an existential crisis, in Trump.
[b][u]As for the culture wars" part of your post:[/u][/b]
With regards to the "wars", those of you on the extreme right of insanity, like to dream up every day, here's what I'll say about that extreme nonsense, [b]that rails against true equality.[/b]
That, from the "war of the sexes", the "war on the LGBTQ community", the "war on DEI", the "war on white men", the "war on purple dinosaurs (my fav.)" and all the other culture wars, those on the extreme right, love to beat their chests over everyday...[u]I'd thought it was pretty obvious, that by now:[/u]
[LIST]We (mostly) in America, settle or differences at the BALLOT-BOX:
1. in a "civilized" country (at least today), such as we have in the USA, many of your nonsensical extreme right "culture wars" and the major issues, that the MAJORITY of Americans want to resolve, are hard fought, and either won or lost at the BALLOT-BOX.
2. your minority "culture war" issues, are a great example of why we need to do away with the Electoral College and a disproportional Senate, IF IT IS TRUE EQUALITY, that you're arguing for.
It's 2024 and America is still being held hostage by MINORITY rule at the BALLOT-BOX.
3. if you're not winning things like the [b]"purple dinosaur"[/b] culture wars at the BALLOT-BOX, may I suggest changing your messaging to something Americans ACTUALLY care about?[/LIST]Look, even when the system is organized, rigged, gerrymandered, voter suppressed to favor such MINORITY views and [b]you still can't win[/b] (ie. Trump lost to Biden by 7+ million votes) on your nonsensical "culture war" issues, that should tell you everything you need to know.
You want lower gas prices and lower Fed Funds Rates?
This should be great news for anyone craving lower gas prices and a reduction in the Fed Funds Rate / Interest Rates!
No, it doesn't increase the chances of a Recession; Quarterly GDP Growth during this period has not been revised downward yet. No, it doesn't change the overall historic jobs creation record for Biden-Harris. No, it does not change the upward jobs creation since March of this year. And, no, it does not predict a change in the usual pattern of upwardly revised jobs reports immediately following similar downward revisions.
[B]Jobs growth gets its biggest downward revision since 2009. Why this time is different.[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/us-job-growth-revised-down-by-the-most-since-2009-why-this-time-is-different.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
But it does demonstrate that the Fed's concerted effort to articially induce a slow-down in the roaring economy Jobs Creation of Bidenomics, as wished for.
It further demonstrates that the dollar amounts of Biden's post-Trump's Pandemic Recovery Legislation were as close to the dime as humanly possible of being exactly what was necessary to produce the Best Recovery from Trump's Pandemic on the Planet while also averting a Great Repub Global or Domestic Depression, Great Repub Global or Domestic Recession and a Hard Crash Landing.
And it predicates the wished for reduction in the Fed Funds Rate and oil and gas prices, which today is only 49 cents more for a gallon for regular gas than it hit in 2019:
[B]Fed minutes point to likely rate cut coming in September.[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/fed-minutes-july-2024.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
[B]U.S. crude oil falls below $72 per barrel as jobs growth revised lower.[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/oil-prices-down-on-swelling-us-crude-stocks-easing-middle-east-tensions.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
Another Economic Fact That MAGAs Probably Won't Get
In Bill Clinton's terrific speech at the Democratic National Convention tonight he reminded the world of a remarkable economic fact regarding jobs creation under Dem presidents' policies and stewardship vs jobs created under Repub presidents' policies and stewardship.
[B]Of the 51 Million jobs created since the end of the Cold War in 1989, here is the scorecard:
Dem presidents = 50 Million.
Repub presidents = 1 Million.[/B]
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/live/tSzM0lZoAFs?si=oVUIYwH_idTmtRu3[/URL]
I see some Factcheckers quibbling over the total number, some say it was 49 Million to 1. 5 Million and stuff like that. And, naturally, pro Repub Mainstream Media are rushing in to provide one lame excuse after another for their beloved Repub presidents' crap jobs creation results. We all know the drill: poor Repub GW Bush was "unlucky" enough to have been in office when his Repub / GW Bush Financial Crisis hit at the end of his presidency and poor Repub Donald Trump was "unlucky" enough to lay the foundation for, embrace, create, exacerbate and lie the world into Trump's Pandemic and all that crap.
And, if you only go back to the last couple of Repubs, I might, uh, might be able to excuse the ill-informed for being conned by MSM into believing maybe it was just a couple of back-to-back "unlucky" Repub presidents.
But nope. LOL.
The great President Bill Clinton inspired me to finally get around to checking out something I have been meaning to check for a while.
It turns out the number of USA jobs that have been created over the past 100 years, since 1925, give or take 1-2 Million, is roughly 137,000,000.
[URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobs_created_during_U.S._presidential_terms[/URL]
[B]Here is the 100 year scorecard:
Dem presidents = 100,000,000.
Repub presidents = 37,000,000.[/B]
Those are the parameters and numbers the world should be made aware of as much or more than Clinton's "since 1989" economic fact.
Mind you, other than FDR taking over just as Coolidge / Hoover's Great Repub Depression was crashing down around our ears, factoring in WWII and Barack Obama taking over just as GW Bush's Great Repub Recession was crashing down around our ears, all of the top 5 Government Debt creators of the past 100 years were among those lousy Repub jobs creating Repubs as well. (Wilson had WWI to deal with. But that was more than 100 years ago).
So it's not like we got lousy jobs creation out of Repubs but at least they didn't add the most government debt! No, we got the worst of BOTH economic worlds from them!
[URL]https://www.investopedia.com/us-debt-by-president-dollar-and-percentage-7371225[/URL]
Also, there were the same number of different Repub presidents as Dem presidents since 1925.
And I know how MSM would respond to it:
"Oh, the poor Repub was unlucky enough to be in office when the Great Repub Depression just happened out of nowhere. ".
"Oh, the poor Repub was unlucky enough to be in office when a series of 3 Recessions hit on his watch out of nowhere. ".
"Oh, the poor Repub was unlucky enough to be in office when the Nixon / Ford Recessions hit out of nowhere. ".
"Oh, the poor Repub was unlucky enough to be in office when his Great Reagan / Repub Recession just happened to hit out of nowhere. ".
"Oh, the poor Repub was unlucky enough to be in office when his Financial Crisis just happened at the end of his presidency out nowhere. ".
"Oh, the poor Repub was just unlucky enough to be in office when he added $2. 5 Trillion to the deficit just to create 1 million fewer jobs with his economic "stimulus" legislation than without it and when his Trump's Pandemic just happened out of nowhere. ".
Seriously. At some point during that inarguable pattern of "Once in 100 Years" Repub Economic Disasters, the World can simply no longer believe in THAT much "bad luck" for one political Party any more than they can believe in the Tooth Fairy after age 6.
DAY #1 at the DNC: Thank You Joe!...
[QUOTE=EihTooms;2939042]From someone who knows:
[B]The UAW president says Kamala Harris is a fighter for the working class.
And he called Trump a 'scab.'
Aug. 19, 2024[/B]
[URL]https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/08/19/dnc-live-updates-coverage/uaw-president-speaks-00174857[/URL]
View the full great 10 minute speech here:
[URL]https://youtu.be/HZ4W9_TMi_c?si=0aEeDRKRdcii7xfy[/URL][/QUOTE]
Indeed, it's been a pleasure to watch. And DAY #2 is sure to be even better with the Obama's.
[b]With a whooping 20 Million viewers,[/b] beating both Night #1's of the 2024 RNC and the 2020 DNC (during a lockdown with COVID), it was a masterful demonstration of a coalition and democratic union, united in a joyous fellowship of Dems and Repubs, to beat fascist Trump and Project 2025, in ROEvember.
IMHO, FWIW the outstanding and notable performances, were by:
[LIST]Rep.Jamie Raskin: [i]"...and defeat Donald Trump the career criminal and encourage-able, recidivist, con man and his pet chameleon JD Vance."[/i] He then goes on to say, [i]"...and America, let's make it a landslide, so big, that not even Trump and his Kangaroo court, Supreme Court Justices can try to steal it."[/i] {...crowd erupts}
Rep.Jasmin Crokett: The up and coming, Democrat superstar delivered an [i]"American dream" vs. "America's nightmare"[/i] speech, that was full of play on words and alliteration magic. Best line
in her speech was "...America who would you hire? One has a resume, while the other has a rap sheet!" {...crowd erupts}
Senator Raphael Warnock (GA): Brilliant sermon! Talking about the same "sacrifice" and "humble" upbringings, he has in common with the with the next president of the USA.[/LIST]But the most outstanding and best part of the night, IMHO was the almost 3-4 min. standing ovation for Joe Biden and his masterful speech and the joyful love, tearful goodbyes and farewells, to a Great President in Joe Biden, [b]who put the good of the country above his own ambition.[/b]
Joe Biden, will be remembered as exiting the office of the WH, with Love, Gratitude, Honor, Sacrifice and 50 years of an illustrious career of Service to the American people.
Thank You Joe, Thank You Joe, Thank You Joe!
Day #2 at the DNC: The Obamas Deliever the Speeches of a Lifetime...
With a stunning, 21 million viewers on Day #2 at the DNC, Dems delivered unwavering blow after unwavering blow against Trump and at times without even so much as calling his name. The Obama's delivered two of the all-time great speeches and some stay should even be studied.
IMHO, FWIW the outstanding and notable performances or zingers, were by:
[b]>[/b] DJ Cassidy Spins & Performance by Lil' Jon - The DNC Roll Call was truly spectacular, uplifting and joyous, as the individual pieces of music accompanying the 50 states on Roll Call was wonderfully tailored to suit the personalities of each states. (And even better knowing the music that Trump wanted to use, the musicians barred him from using. Even the Rappers, like 50 Cent, told Trump, NO THANKS!)
[b]>[/b] Stephanie Grisham - While not a great or really good speech, IMHO, it expounded upon Trump's delusion, that he thinks his [b][i]"Jedi mind trick"[/i][/b] is working.[LIST]Grisham says:[i]"He has no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to the Truth. He used to tell me, [b]'It doesn't matter what you say, Stephanie, say it enough and people will believe you.'[/b]"[/i]
I love this quote from her, because it dovetails nicely into the proof positive narrative, found in the recent posts here, w/r to the books and videos on "Ministry of Truth", which shows details his lack of respect for anyone (let alone his supporters) and poignantly reveals the [b][i]"House of Lies Trump Built".[/i][/b]
[i]{See EihTooms' post here, [URL]http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/forum/showthread.php?2467-American-Politics&p=2939033&viewfull=1#post2939033[/URL], for full coverage}[/i][/LIST][b]>[/b] Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker: Had some good zingers. He repeated comments made by Democrats, calling Trump and other Republicans "weird" over their rhetoric and actions. This was probably the best zingers outside of Michelle Obama's speech.
[LIST]JB Pritzer said: [i]"Let's be clear, it's not 'woke' that limits economic growth, it's 'weird...'"[/i]
Pritzker, then took the sentiment further by delivering his next line with such zest and zeal, not it just shattered (IMHO) those who cry foul, by citing DEI instances when Black or brown-skinned Americans are [b][i]"derided as a DEI hire for the sin of being successful while not white."[/i][/b] ---Just Brilliant![/LIST][b]>[/b] Barack Obama - He was right, when he said, [i][b]I Am the Only Person Stupid Enough to Speak After Michelle Obama,[/b][/i] while his speech was great, I think Michelle's was just that much better.
[u]The Best Speech of the Night (must see video): Michelle Obama[/u]
[b]>[/b] Michelle Obama - Great Speech and one of the all-time best, IMHO (even better than her husband's). I won't be able to do it justice, so go watch it for yourselves. Many pundits say, that speech should be studied. She systematically dismantled Trump without ever having to say his name! Genius! Brilliant! Here: [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z832P-efBaM[/URL]
Highlights of best of Michelle Obama's Speech:
[LIST] --Her use of the word [b][i]"sacrifice[/i][/b]", throughout parts of her speech was epic. Again something Trump knows very little about.
--Her ode and tribute to her mother's work ethic and teachings of don't just sit there "do something" were both tearfully moving and joyful.
--Her mother's WE gotta [b][i]"do something"[/i][/b] stories began a long chant and crowd ruckus of [i]"Do Something, Do Something...."[/i]
--Her quip about [b][i]"Hope is making a Comeback!"[/i][/b] got a big eruption and applause from the crowd.
BEST of the BEST:
--All while never saying his name: [i]"...[b]most of us will never afford the grace of failing forward or we will never benefit from [u]the affirmative action[/u] of generational wealth,[/b] if we bankrupt a business or choke in a business, we don't get a 2nd, 3rd or 4th chance. If things don't go our way, We don't have the luxury of whining, or cheating others, to get further ahead...NO! We don't get to change the rules, so we always win. And if we see a mountain in front of us, we don't expect their to be an escalator to take us to the top...NO!, we put our heads down and get to work!"[/i]
---Her best was this line, [i][b]"...wait, wait...I wanna know, whose gonna tell him, that job he's currently seeking, might just be one of those Black jobs"[/b][/i]. Again, total crowd eruption and standing ovation. It was hilarious, poignant, politically funny and hit the target on some many levels, w/r to several gut-punches to Trump, reference to his racist NABJ interview comments.[/LIST]
Day #2 is gonna be hard to top!
Even the sun shines up a dog's ass some days...
[QUOTE=Huacho;2939206]Of course, that isn't true. The S & P was up 26.29% in 2023. The Dow was up 13.70%. The NASDAQ was up 49.32%. So maybe you're talking about the market for used up Seeking hookers? Or the market for silver; that market reached its high oh 50 years ago with the Hunt brothers.[/QUOTE] Don't mind whatever Elvis 2008, thinks he knows about the markets. Which IMHO, is very little, outside of what the dumbasses on FOXY Muse tell him, or the good folks over at CNBC.
But know this for good measure! That it has been almost four (4) years now, that Elvis 2008, has been droning on, about how the markets, the economy, the job numbers, all are going into a recession type crush and how [i]"the economy has been performing so badly, even worse than when Trump was...blah, blah, blah".[/i] Just parroting the latest MAGA economic nonsense, talking points.
All no doubt, because that has been the utter crap that was coming out of Trump, then pickup by right-wing MSM and regurgitated by the MAGA cult (and sometimes often the other way around). And we now all know, that when Trump says:[LIST] [i][b]"It doesn't matter what you say, [/b][/i] [Stephanie or insert whatever Trump ex-advisor you want], [i][b]say it enough and people will believe you." [/b][/i][/LIST]As I've told Elvis 2008, before:
[QUOTE=Spidy;2935600] [b]"Even the sun shines up a dog's ass some days".[/b] But in YOUR case, you've been calling for a market crash and economic recession, for almost the last 4 years now. [b]And you've been WRONG every time! [/b]
So the sun hasn't exactly shone much up your ass for four years. But I'm sure, if you say it long enough and often enough...that sun will surely shine some day! (....kkkk!)[/QUOTE]
For almost several months now, Elvis 2008, hasn't even been able to tell us, what the hell is the Trump/Vance campaign stands for, is running on, or the policies or plans they are looking to put in place to make the lives of Americans better, other than [b]tax-cuts for the billionaires[/b] and [b]"drill, baby drill"[/b].
Day #3 at the DNC: Repub Economic Myth Busted...
With a steady, 20.2 million viewers on Day #3 at the DNC, compared to 18M viewers on Day #3 of the RNC. BTW, the DNC 21M on Day #2, had [b]7+ million more viewers[/b] than the 14M by the RNC on their Day #2 (if we're measuring or counting crowd sizes...kkkk!).
That 7+ million is eerily close to the number President Joe Biden won the 2020 Election and popular vote with, as a point of interest. Hmmmm...coincidence or perhaps would that be the Obama effect and REAL "presidential" power from a REAL former president.
IMHO, FWIW the outstanding and notable performances, were by:
[LIST] House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries
Opera Winfery
Maryland Gov., Wes Moore
Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg
Tim Walz[/LIST][u]The Best Speech of the Night: Bill Clinton[/u]
Former President Bill Clinton - YES, the mind blowing economic fact, that of the 51 million jobs created since end of the Cold War in 1989, Dems have been responsible for creating 50 million of those jobs. President Clinton, tell us he had to fact check this amazing piece of economic data 3x times.
I think, EihTooms, [b]best explains the significance,[/b] of this eye watering, jaw dropping, mic-drop and cold hardcore economic FACT, here: [url]http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/forum/showthread.php?2467-American-Politics&p=2939183&viewfull=1#post2939183[/url]
This economic (gold nugget and gemstone) FACT, will for me at least, FINALLY shut the door, debunk and put to rest the perception, pretense and perceived reality, that any such right-wing, Repub, QAnon\MAGA, Conservative, Republican Libertarian nonsense, about them being better at the economy is nothing more than a myth, trotted out by paid MSM to uphold that myth, as long as paid advertising dollar are flowing into their coffers.
This will be a stark reminder for any Repub or Repub Libertarian, who continues to cling to that myth, that Repubs are better at the economy than Dems.
Day #3 was alright, and a good start for the nomination for the DNC Veep, Tim Walz.
Repub "suburban kitchen table" issues?
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;2939276]So Kamala Harris is the person to vote for who is a good conservative? I just had it out with Viliany when he called himself an economic conservative and yet he endorsed he $10 trillion Covid money printing operation. There is very little difference between borrow and spend Trump and borrow and spend Harris and Biden. Trump can negotiate better deals because he is not burdened by the legacy deals. Biden and Harris cannot cut anything ... [/QUOTE]
Allow me to debunk the usual Repub poppycock and nonsense on "anything" economic related. [b]Dems have created 50 million jobs[/b] since end of the Cold War in 1989. In that same period, [b]Repubs, 1 million.[/b] Enuf Said!
Also please see EihTooms' [b]excellent explanation and significance,[/b] of this eye watering, jaw dropping, mic-drop and cold hardcore economic FACT, here: [url]http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/forum/showthread.php?2467-American-Politics&p=2939183&viewfull=1#post2939183[/url]
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;2939276]... yada, yada, yada
...but you have these white suburban housewives who are voting Democrat out of guilt
... yada, yada, yada[/QUOTE]
Thank you for your FOXY Muse and QAnon/MAGA talking points and those "suburban kitchen table" issues, that are SO NOT top of mind for Americans!
But fear not, Elvis 2008, I'm sure your "suburban kitchen table" issues are well covered in your [b]newly minted Repub "bible", Project 2025.[/b]
So let's see how well Americans resonate with your "culture war issues", I mean "suburban kitchen table issues", at the BALLOT-BOX shall we?
