The Real timschochet

The problem with @Strike’s argument is that it assumes that because Biden determined to have a black female Vice President, that in itself makes Kamala Harris unqualified. “DEI hire” is used as a slur or put down. But the actual facts contradict this. It’s not like Biden, after deciding to appoint a black woman, chose somebody off the street with race and sex as the only consideration. To the contrary: once Biden determined to appoint a black woman, he then looked at a list of black women who are qualified to be vice-President. He chose Kamala Harris from that list. And this is what conservatives so often ignore about DEI or affirmative action: it’s not a qualifier in itself, but only the first specification. You still have to be very good at what you do or you’re never getting that job or appointment.

Assuming she is the candidate I really hope this is campaign Trump runs against her.

Well if Biden truly refuses to quit this is exactly what the Republicans want. It’s a mess. We’ll have to see what the weekend brings.

I offered my reasons. Feel free to scroll up.

I didn’t miss your point. I thought it was, typically of you, lazy and not too thoughtful. In both 2008 and 2016, Bill Clinton chose the folks in charge of his wife’s campaign staff- not her. Then he bided his time and tried to stay out of it, then he tried to interfere with disastrous results- like the time in 2008 when he tried to compare Obama to Jesse Jackson- which most black voters at the time correctly perceived as racism. Bill was a great campaigner back in the day but unable to cope with changing times and the populism of Obama, Bernie Sanders, and most of all Donald Trump. His advice was often poor. That doesn’t excuse Hillary. She had the hubris to think she didn’t need to campaign in Wisconsin and tried to win in Georgia when she had no chance to do so. She was dumb about it. But again this has nothing to do with what kind of President she would have been. Much more than her husband, Hillary was a political centrist. She is no liberal and would have fostered a pro-business, pro-trade approach. She would have been as effective as Biden in foreign affairs but much more effective domestically. And of course the Trump Covid disaster would never have occurred. She would have been a tremendous President and ending her 2nd term now, leading this country to a prosperous future. Too bad.

This goes for anyone else who wants to be paid in advance of the official announcement. I’m happy to do it. I had a list of all the people I wagered against but I can’t seem to find it so you’ll have to remind me.

Good one, Squealer!

I enjoy your poetry

Doesn’t apply to Kamala either.

Always cracks me up when Trump fans complain about Democrats and their “corporate masters.” Not that I truly mind; the one saving grace for this country should Trump win is that a lot of the populism is just for show and that he’ll never go through with most of the crap he’s promising. But it’s really amusing to see guys like you suck it up every time.

Damn this Michael Obama the tranny stuff is so funny! Every time you say it it comes off so fresh and new. Keep It up! Loved the Chewbacca stuff too.

All that proves is that she was not a good politician. She was horrible at it. It says nothing about how she would have done as President.

When I have @Strike and @Brahma Bulls following me around from thread to thread like hungry puppy dogs I know I’m doing something right. If the two of them ever agreed with something I wrote I’d be heavily inclined to reconsider my position…

This was written by the guy who insists that Trump doesn’t endorse political violence, who just wrote that Trump was 100x more effective a President than Joe Biden (the infrastructure bill would like a word with you), and whose criticism of Kamala Harris is rooted in blatant misogyny. So spare me the analysis. Your credibility is lacking.

Actually it was before the debate. So about a month ago. I appreciate the fact that you’re been reading me for 15 years. Quite flattering.

lol Doug Schoen hasn’t been a Democrat for years. Amd so dishonest.

Sadly, Hillary is no longer viable. But imagine how great if she was. What a wonderful President she would have been.

How could I be unaware of that 538 link? You’ve only brought it up a zillion times. You remind me of my grandpa. Or Joe Biden. Telling the same story over and over again. Everybody’s heard it by now several times but we nod and humor you. You know what I’m right about? That Trump was a terrible President and will be even worse this time around. That whether he wins or not it’s a disgrace for anyone to vote for him and that you’ll always have to live with that disgrace, while I won’t. I’ll always be right about that.

I’m an optimist and I love this country:

Sorry to disappoint you but that won’t happen. If Trump wins I will congratulate his supporters and wish him well, because I wish my country well. Trump will be my President just as he was last time around- I truly detest the “not my President” stuff. I will oppose him when I think he deserves it but hope for the best. I do believe that Trump is a threat to our democracy; that part is true. But I also think our democracy is strong enough to survive that threat. I am ever the optimist and I always believe good times are ahead.

Of course I have doubts. It will be a close election. But if Kamala is the candidate I predict she will win.

I think you’re making stuff up. I wanted Biden to win, predicted he would many times. But I don’t think I ever wrote anything like “done deal”. Always assumed it would be close. But in the end I believe in the basic goodness of the American people. That part is true.

Well done! Comrade Squealer from Animal Farm could hardly improve on your effort here.

The problem with your assumption is that, per consistent polling, the public largely agrees with Harris’ policy positions far more than they do with Trump on the vast majority of issues.

You may not have been paying attention lately. She has been giving the best speeches of her career. Firing on all cylinders.