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Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in Nate Silver Sounds the Alarm on Biden Campaign: It's time for the White House to put up or shut up

You might read the article a bit more carefully.

Silver is distinguishing unscripted speeches and/or interviews from scripted speeches, of which yes, there are many.

The question isn't whether Biden can read from a script it's whether he can respond off the cuff.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to Solarpunk in Any other greens feel under attack recently from democrats in the United States?

I think of it as follows:
Five of us in a car and we're sorting things out democratically. Two of us, including the driver, think the ride would be way more fun if the driver goy blackout drunk and wore a blindfold. Two of us want to go to Mcdonald's. You don't want to go to McDonalds and suggest a salad bar.

Well, the votes are tied and the driver and his buddy win by default and we all die in a car crash.

Yes, a salad was better than McDonalds OR a car crash but goddamn, reality is also a thing and doesn't care about what we want.

The time to push for significant change was the primaries and our fellow progressives didn't show up to vote. Voting a third party now just feels "if I don't get my way, I'm taking my ball and going home!"

Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in ‘Just Like We Drew It Up’: What’s behind Joe Biden’s Super Bowl post? [12 Feb 2024 | Sarah Shamim | Al Jazeera]

You could just write out the more accurate and shorter: "those questions demonstrate the silliness of this post and as such I refuse to answer them!"

Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in ‘Just Like We Drew It Up’: What’s behind Joe Biden’s Super Bowl post? [12 Feb 2024 | Sarah Shamim | Al Jazeera]

That's a lot of posts to avoid answering pretty simple questions.

A) Would those people be alive if Biden's social media team hadn't sent that meme?

B) How much effort do you think Biden, or any of his cabinet who actually make decisions, spent on this? Several seconds approving it if that?

Lauchs , 4 months ago to Political Memes in Dark Brandon strikes again...

Lol, okay kiddo

Lauchs , 4 months ago to Political Memes in FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver getting ready to make some more predictions...

Dafuq? He was the pollster who gave trump the best odds of winning in 2016, a position for which he took no end of mockery.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in Fact check: Biden makes three false claims about his handling of classified information

No, because it's super disingenuous to criticize Biden on it like Trump wouldn't be way worse.

Yeah, this is my basic problem with Lemmy on this. Biden's actions are largely the result of American political realities and trump would be way worse. Dangerously so.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in Fact check: Biden makes three false claims about his handling of classified information

So it's just lemmy basically wants Biden to win but doesn't know American politics well enough to know that stopping supporting Israel would likely tank Biden's chances in the election?

Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in Fact check: Biden makes three false claims about his handling of classified information

"All the stuff that was in my home was in filing cabinets that were either locked or able to be locked.”

Ehhh, I think there's a difference between a locked filing cabinet indoors and a random bankers box in the garage.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in Fact check: Biden makes three false claims about his handling of classified information

Lemmy shitting on Biden for Gaza = "YAY!"

Literally any other criticism = DOWNVOTE THE HEATHEN!

It's kinda weird folks.

Lauchs OP , 4 months ago to Vancouver in Lawyers want the Court moved as it is unsafe

I'm sure some lawyers would like to be away from the poor but at least one lawyer was hospitalized after being assaulted leaving the court.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to Political Memes in Money for wars...

I also assume he'd be picking up the tab and free ice cream is a pretty good deal.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to Political Memes in Money for wars...

Child tax credit, tried to forgive student debt, medicare can negotiate now, investing about 300 Billion in manufacturing jobs which don't require a 4 year degree but yes, he didn't come to your house directly and give you ice cream and that is his fault.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to politics in A 5-Way Presidential Race May Help Trump Beat Biden

The under 30s got ooutvoted by the over 65s by a 2:1 margin in the 2020 primaries, it didn't have to be Biden.

Lauchs , 4 months ago to cats in 5 year old cat bed - "Meh". Moved to a new place - "OMG! Have you seen this??!??"

Neat! I hadn't thought about that. I'll try moving my cat's less used scratching post to a better spot...!