All purpose news and politics thread part v: The quickening

[Tendrin]

... oh no...

WBE, you get to unretire a profile.

Governor Paul LePage just announced on my show that he’ll be challenging Governor Janet Mills in 2022. Huge news.

https://twitter.com/HowieCarrShow/st...22491625709569

[Kirby101]

... oh no...

WBE, you get to unretire a profile.



https://twitter.com/HowieCarrShow/st...22491625709569

Good luck. Maine is turning blue and he only won before because it was a three way race. He was never really popular.
Mills is polling at 60%. LePage is a Trumper.

[worstblogever]

... oh no...

WBE, you get to unretire a profile.



https://twitter.com/HowieCarrShow/st...22491625709569

Goddamn it, there's a point when the bugs*** craziest people in American politics need to just take a hint and go away.

[numberthirty]

While I think that I've already said this...

If Katie Porter isn't on the list when Biden narrows down potential VP contenders?

That's going to be a huge flub.

[worstblogever]

While I think that I've already said this...

If Katie Porter isn't on the list when Biden narrows down potential VP contenders?

That's going to be a huge flub.

Oh, look. #30 is deciding unilaterally what Democrats should do again.

The names being tossed around are just fine, with or without the amazing Katie Porter, who while I love her, would get savaged by the right for only having one term of experience in Congress and being "not ready". (Because that's obviously what they would do.)

Keep your advice "independent", please.

[Tendrin]

As much as I like Katie Porter, and I do, I'm not sure Biden's choice ought to be a first term Rep.

[numberthirty]

As much as I like Katie Porter, and I do, I'm not sure Biden's choice ought to be a first term Rep.

While I can see that concern, Porter really is the only person I've seen where I really thought "That person has a perfectly solid shot at potentially getting you some of the "Warren"/"Sanders" voters..."

While that's something of a non-issue if Warren should wind up on the ticket, it's something that would feel like a serious potential "Pro..." if Warren doesn't.

Never mind that her approach as far as "Accountability..."/"Oversight..." would be a very real "Well, Here's Your Alternative..." when put up against the current administration's approach.

[Tendrin]

Bad signs for Graham in SC.

A top donor to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is switching sides.
Richard Wilkerson, former head of Michelin’s North America unit, based in Greenville, South Carolina, has endorsed Democrat Jaime Harrison.
Wilkerson told the Charleston Post and Courier that he got to know Harrison when he worked as a lobbyist for the company on issues such as setting new tire standards for better fuel efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
The newspaper said Wilkerson has contributed more than $10,000 to Graham since 2011 and served on the South Carolina finance committee of his brief attempt at running for president in 2015.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/linds...045358320.html

I mean, it is of course not a sure thing, but top donors switching sides isn't really a great thing to have.

[TheDarman]

Interesting. Here is an excerpt from Reade’s father’s book. (Trigger warning: it is pretty graphic about sexual assault.)

https://twitter.com/kyle_teamjoe/sta...564374531?s=21

You can purchase the book, Loss, by Bob Moulton if you like. But it does verify what is in this picture. Look familiar to anyone?

[PaulBullion]

Here’s a really good Op-Ed by a former sex crimes federal prosecutor about why he is skeptical of Tara Reade’s claim of sexual assault:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...mn/3046962001/

A new development since then: An act 100% identical to what she accused Biden of doing in her revised story can be found as part of a consensual sex scene in a 2010 novel - written by Reade's father.
Here is the google books link to the section:

https://books.google.de/books?id=Ty-...%20her&f=false

[numberthirty]

A new development since then: An act 100% identical to what she accused Biden of doing in her revised story can be found as part of a consensual sex scene in a 2010 novel - written by Reade's father.
Here is the google books link to the section:

https://books.google.de/books?id=Ty-...%20her&f=false

Did you catch the post right above yours?

Interesting. Here is an excerpt from Reade’s father’s book. (Trigger warning: it is pretty graphic about sexual assault.)

https://twitter.com/kyle_teamjoe/sta...564374531?s=21

You can purchase the book, Loss, by Bob Moulton if you like. But it does verify what is in this picture. Look familiar to anyone?

[PaulBullion]

Good luck. Maine is turning blue and he only won before because it was a three way race. He was never really popular.
Mills is polling at 60%. LePage is a Trumper.

... and they have ranked voting now, so another 3 way race won't save him.

[PaulBullion]

Interesting. Here is an excerpt from Reade’s father’s book. (Trigger warning: it is pretty graphic about sexual assault.)

https://twitter.com/kyle_teamjoe/sta...564374531?s=21

You can purchase the book, Loss, by Bob Moulton if you like. But it does verify what is in this picture. Look familiar to anyone?

Oh, coke to you.

[PaulBullion]

Did you catch the post right above yours?

edit: never mind, not worth getting banned over.

[Tendrin]

A new development since then: An act 100% identical to what she accused Biden of doing in her revised story can be found as part of a consensual sex scene in a 2010 novel - written by Reade's father.
Here is the google books link to the section:

https://books.google.de/books?id=Ty-...%20her&f=false

Oh for god's sake.