I'm going to comment, gently and with affection, that the various commenters who're jumping on Jaybird for this post seem to be reading really really far between the literal lines of what he wrong. I'm going to further suggest, again with genuine affection to my co-leftists, that you consider that your reaction in these comments may well be making a point for Jay that he couldn't have achieved had we stuck to the themes Chip, Dark and Doctor Jay's comments hewed to that I endorse whole heartedly.
I didn't say she needs to do anything at all with the Wapo or the Grey Lady (fish em) but she does need to engage with the media generally. She has some time to do it but it needs to be done. It's part of the job of being a candidate and she needs it both to practice her communication and to hone her messages. It's not 2020, covid isn't raging and she needs to control how she's defined. If she doesn't do it then her enemies will do it for her- just because they haven't so far doesn't mean they can't, especially if she cedes the job to them.
It's certainly being talked about by a wide range of folks though it's certainly focused among Harris' detractors. Fortunately it's easily enough dealt with by simply doing some media stuff which happily also is something ya have to do to run for President.
Allegedly Harris did a couple of minutes answering rapid fire questions from her pool reporters in Michigan but there were no slip ups so it wasn't reported on widely. A start but not enough obviously- she did say she's going to do a full sit down interview before month end.
Yes, that is Trump. That Trump is losing it doesn't mean Kamala has it. We need to see her debate and interview yet. Initial signs are positive but this ain't in the bag yet.
Indeed, don't mistake my analysis for disapproval. I am not confident enough to say that Walz is a mistake. I think he's more like an assured 12 on a d20 roll whereas Shapiro is an unmodified raw roll. Shapiro could be the better choice but he could EASILY be the worse one. Walz is solid.
Yeah there's not often a formal repudiation, just a kind of awkward reluctance to talk about it, a refusal to step up to defend what used to be passionate and now are defunct positions and a general eagerness to change the subject.
Unless someone can dig up a video of Harris leading a night time mob into a target with a burning torch or something I think the 2020's less peaceful minority events will have limited salience- so long as she, de minimis, sticks to Bidens lines on this.
I don't think Kamala was actually in charge of any jurisdictions when the summer of Floyd happened. She said plenty of dumb stuff while running for the 2020 nod but, in theory, if she says different-opposing things now that should mostly ameliorate it. It helps that I get the distinct vibe that the further left is quietly chastened by the worst excesses of 2020's events- not enough to actually vocally renounce it, mind, but enough to not want to talk about it and, thus, not get exercised if Kamala defects in a centrist direction on most of those subjects.
Yeah I probably should have worded it as the right has the unique capacity to make hay out of nothing. The DUI event, at least, actually happened so that'd be a comparatively easy subject for them to work with.
It's the argument from the Congress in 2010 all over again and I think it cuts in favor of the left. Yes the ACA was passed. Yes they lost their majority. The ACA endures and is even popular now and the majority has been regained and lost a couple times since.
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/12/2024”
And also especially futile, like complaining that we cannot achieve lunar transit by flapping our arms and holding our breath.
On “JD Vance and Yawgmoth’s Bargain”
Unless you got really lucky with your sol ring draw.
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I'm going to comment, gently and with affection, that the various commenters who're jumping on Jaybird for this post seem to be reading really really far between the literal lines of what he wrong. I'm going to further suggest, again with genuine affection to my co-leftists, that you consider that your reaction in these comments may well be making a point for Jay that he couldn't have achieved had we stuck to the themes Chip, Dark and Doctor Jay's comments hewed to that I endorse whole heartedly.
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Ahhh yes, we played on PSV so have no access to mods
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I suspect you disagree on the direction the bias runs.
On “Saturday Morning Gaming: Returning to Slay the Spire (Again)”
Oh no, they made more??? My hubby and I played the initial 4 characters until we unlocked everything!!
On “Trump News Conference: Watch It For Yourself”
I didn't say she needs to do anything at all with the Wapo or the Grey Lady (fish em) but she does need to engage with the media generally. She has some time to do it but it needs to be done. It's part of the job of being a candidate and she needs it both to practice her communication and to hone her messages. It's not 2020, covid isn't raging and she needs to control how she's defined. If she doesn't do it then her enemies will do it for her- just because they haven't so far doesn't mean they can't, especially if she cedes the job to them.
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Thank you Kazzy. I'm not surprised it didn't get wider play because it was a perfectly solid couple of exchanges. No slip ups.
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Me neither the media is overfull of themselves but Harris will still need to do a lot more interviewing.
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It's certainly being talked about by a wide range of folks though it's certainly focused among Harris' detractors. Fortunately it's easily enough dealt with by simply doing some media stuff which happily also is something ya have to do to run for President.
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Allegedly Harris did a couple of minutes answering rapid fire questions from her pool reporters in Michigan but there were no slip ups so it wasn't reported on widely. A start but not enough obviously- she did say she's going to do a full sit down interview before month end.
On “Open Mic for the week of 8/5/2024”
I mean, the actual lawyers may be working mid day on a Friday.
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Don't hold your breath before the convention. I think she and her team want a clean vibe sweep through to the end of that.
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I appreciate Trump lowering the bar for her. He's not exactly brilliant and has gotten less so.
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Yes, that is Trump. That Trump is losing it doesn't mean Kamala has it. We need to see her debate and interview yet. Initial signs are positive but this ain't in the bag yet.
On “Tim Walz Tapped to be VP Kamala Harris Running Mate”
I think so as well with at least some (mostly internet twitter) subjects.
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Indeed, don't mistake my analysis for disapproval. I am not confident enough to say that Walz is a mistake. I think he's more like an assured 12 on a d20 roll whereas Shapiro is an unmodified raw roll. Shapiro could be the better choice but he could EASILY be the worse one. Walz is solid.
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I go back and forth. What Trump and Vance will say is entirely predictable. What team Harris says in return is the big question mark.
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I don't actually disagree much with Koz here either but I would offer a quibble- this is also Bidens' old team Harris is working with.
On “Tim Walz Tapped to be VP Kamala Harris Running Mate”
Yeah there's not often a formal repudiation, just a kind of awkward reluctance to talk about it, a refusal to step up to defend what used to be passionate and now are defunct positions and a general eagerness to change the subject.
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Unless someone can dig up a video of Harris leading a night time mob into a target with a burning torch or something I think the 2020's less peaceful minority events will have limited salience- so long as she, de minimis, sticks to Bidens lines on this.
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I don't think Kamala was actually in charge of any jurisdictions when the summer of Floyd happened. She said plenty of dumb stuff while running for the 2020 nod but, in theory, if she says different-opposing things now that should mostly ameliorate it. It helps that I get the distinct vibe that the further left is quietly chastened by the worst excesses of 2020's events- not enough to actually vocally renounce it, mind, but enough to not want to talk about it and, thus, not get exercised if Kamala defects in a centrist direction on most of those subjects.
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Yeah I probably should have worded it as the right has the unique capacity to make hay out of nothing. The DUI event, at least, actually happened so that'd be a comparatively easy subject for them to work with.
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It's the argument from the Congress in 2010 all over again and I think it cuts in favor of the left. Yes the ACA was passed. Yes they lost their majority. The ACA endures and is even popular now and the majority has been regained and lost a couple times since.
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Is that a policy they're pushing? Deaf people can't be allowed to drive?