All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[Jack Dracula]

Would be even better if/when Trump loses to Biden, Twitter shuts down his Twitter account.

Should've done it in 2016. It's been an ongoing security risk.

[Mister Mets]

Joe Biden keeps his word.

https://twitter.com/EdGreenberger/st...28022863740931

[Tami]

#UNFIT The psychology of Donald trump - Trailer

I tried to post the video but it didn't work out.

[Malvolio]

Joe Biden keeps his word.

https://twitter.com/EdGreenberger/st...28022863740931

So Biden is supposed to be senile, but he can remember an offhand promise he made 8 years ago? Let's see Trump keep a promise he made 8 years ago.

[GindyPosts]

So Biden is supposed to be senile, but he can remember an offhand promise he made 8 years ago? Let's see Trump keep a promise he made 8 days ago.

Fixed for accuracy.

[worstblogever]

So Biden is supposed to be senile, but he can remember an offhand promise he made 8 years ago? Let's see Trump keep a promise he made 8 years ago.

Trump only remembers his grudges. And he'd never give anyone anything for free.

[Tami]

Trump only remembers his grudges. And he'd never give anyone anything for free.

Except for stress, ulcers, anxiety, and a strong urge to scream like Black Bolt or Banshee.

[Tami]

Hey, WBE

N.J. senator calls Black Lives Matter movement ‘Marxist,’ says systemic racism is ‘evil lie’

While appearing at a 9/11 memorial Friday, state Sen. Michael Doherty remembered the hundreds of emergency responders — many from New Jersey — who died during the 2001 terrorist attacks and how hundreds of others have succumbed to related illnesses in the two decades since.

Doherty, one of the most outspokenly conservative members of New Jersey’s Democratic-controlled state Legislature, then said recent calls across America to “defund the police” have come from “Marxist organizations” — including the Black Lives Matter movement — seeking to “create chaos and mayhem in the United States.”

The lawmaker, who is white, also insisted systemic racism is an “evil lie" and doesn’t really exist in the country.

[GindyPosts]

Hey, WBE

N.J. senator calls Black Lives Matter movement ‘Marxist,’ says systemic racism is ‘evil lie’

In another reality, Conservative Democrats would need to find another party. However, they're only Democrats 'cuz lazy or uninformed voters unanimously will vote straight ticket.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

My gut tells me Trump will deal with the loss as we'd expect... he's going to start calling for "protests" in ways that are stochastic terrorism calls. It will build until Twitter blocks a post or two at first, and then they're just going to ban his account entirely by the time we even get to February of 2020.

Even if by, some miracle, Twitter shuts down Trump’s account, he can still go to Faux News to call for those “protests” as I doubt they’d abandon him, even if he loses.

[zinderel]

So this is bad.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/m...-out-unopposed

I suspect WBE is already reaching for the booze. Not that an R+27 district wasn't sending her *anyway*.

I want details on why her opponent dropped out. Did opposition research dig up some dirt that he didn’t want aired? Was he blackmailed or threatened by QAnon loonies? Is it something benign and simple like a health scare or an infidelity issue? Dropping out to allow a whack job to run unopposed for a position of power kind of begs the question and demands an answer...

“Why?”

[Mister Mets]

I want details on why her opponent dropped out. Did opposition research dig up some dirt that he didn’t want aired? Was he blackmailed or threatened by QAnon loonies? Is it something benign and simple like a health scare or an infidelity issue? Dropping out to allow a whack job to run unopposed for a position of power kind of begs the question and demands an answer...

“Why?”

It was mentioned earlier. He had some family issues that led him to move out of state, which would prevent him from being able to be a candidate in Georgia.

His campaign talked to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in response to online conspiracy theories.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/politic...PB6F3BBQAFCME/

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene’s opponent quit the House race

Kevin Van Ausdal’s uphill campaign for a U.S. House seat ended with a knock on his door late Wednesday while he was cooking dinner.

It was a deputy sheriff, there to serve him divorce papers from his wife. As part of the proceedings, he would have to vacate the home they shared.

After flirting with renting a nearby place, the Democrat decided to move in with family in Indiana – and abruptly abandon his congressional bid for an open seat against Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Van Ausdal didn’t initially want to share those details, which were provided with his approval Friday by his campaign aide, Michael McGraw. But rumors of threats and coercion had surfaced on social media after he cited “personal and family reasons” for his surprise decision to drop out.

“We told him there’s no wiggle room here,” said McGraw, the candidate’s principal consultant. “We are deeply saddened because the campaign was taking off in a lot of ways.”

Van Ausdal was a longshot candidate at best. The northwest Georgia district he was competing to represent is overwhelmingly Republican. Outgoing U.S. Rep. Tom Graves captured more than three-quarters of the vote over a little-known Democrat in 2018.

But Greene’s runoff victory brought a surge of attention to his bid. Greene moved to the district weeks after Graves announced he wouldn’t stand for another term, and won the GOP nod despite a history of racist and xenophobic remarks and support for the baseless QAnon conspiracy.

An IT specialist with no political experience, Van Ausdal quickly benefited from support from Democrats outraged by Greene’s hateful comments. (Just in the last week, she asserted that wearing masks is “emasculating” and featured a picture of herself on a now-deleted Facebook post holding a rifle next to images of three Democratic congresswomen.)

An uptick in donations helped the Democrat hire McGraw and other staffers to beef up his operation, and he touted an internal poll this week that put him at 40% in the race, though few party insiders found it credible.

But the campaign unraveled as his marriage fell apart. McGraw said Van Ausdal initially explored ways to keep running from Indiana, but his staff pushed back.

It’s not illegal for U.S. House candidates to live outside their districts, but the Constitution stipulates they must live in the same state where they are running.

“We said that automatically triggers the end of the campaign,” McGraw said of Van Ausdal’s decision to move to Indiana. “He doesn’t know the ins and outs of federal election law. And he wasn’t thinking about the constitutional requirements for office.”

The timing of the resignation puts Democrats in a bind. Because it’s within 60 days of the election, state law appears to restrict Democrats from appointing a successor. The Secretary of State’s office said he can withdraw his candidacy -- but that “he cannot be replaced” on the ballot.

Local Democrats are still making contingency plans in case of another twist. So is Van Ausdal’s former campaign team.

“To a certain extent, we haven’t thrown in the towel. We’re still waiting to see what happens,” said McGraw. “But winning this race is a tall order even for an experienced politico.”

[Tami]

In another reality, Conservative Democrats would need to find another party. However, they're only Democrats 'cuz lazy or uninformed voters unanimously will vote straight ticket.

He's a Republican. The article is misleading.

[Mister Mets]

He's a Republican. The article is misleading.

That is a badly written article.

This opening to a paragraph strongly suggests Doherty is a Democrat: "Doherty, one of the most outspokenly conservative members of New Jersey’s Democratic-controlled state Legislature, then said recent calls across America to “defund the police” have come from “Marxist organizations” — including the Black Lives Matter movement — seeking to “create chaos and mayhem in the United States.”

It would be like referring to Ted Yoho as one of the most outspokenly conservative members of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

And they make a point to note that the Governor is a Democrat twice, and that Trump is a Republican once.

"Doherty, a frequent critic of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and a longtime supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, proceeded to call 2020 a “very disturbing year” and that “perhaps the most disturbing development has been the attack on law enforcement and calls to defund the police.”"

"The Democrat (Murphy), who is white, was asked during his latest coronavirus briefing Friday in Trenton whether he supports Oliver’s comments that New Jersey will never defund the police."

It seems odd to have an article that points out to readers that Trump is a Republican in case they're unaware of this assume they must be so familiar with a state senator that they don't need to be told the guy's party.

[Tami]

That is a badly written article.

This opening to a paragraph strongly suggests Doherty is a Democrat: "Doherty, one of the most outspokenly conservative members of New Jersey’s Democratic-controlled state Legislature, then said recent calls across America to “defund the police” have come from “Marxist organizations” — including the Black Lives Matter movement — seeking to “create chaos and mayhem in the United States.”

It would be like referring to Ted Yoho as one of the most outspokenly conservative members of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

And they make a point to note that the Governor is a Democrat twice, and that Trump is a Republican once.

"Doherty, a frequent critic of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and a longtime supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, proceeded to call 2020 a “very disturbing year” and that “perhaps the most disturbing development has been the attack on law enforcement and calls to defund the police.”"

"The Democrat (Murphy), who is white, was asked during his latest coronavirus briefing Friday in Trenton whether he supports Oliver’s comments that New Jersey will never defund the police."

It seems odd to have an article that points out to readers that Trump is a Republican in case they're unaware of this assume they must be so familiar with a state senator that they don't need to be told the guy's party.

I can't speak for the quality of the article: Senator Michael J. Doherty (R)

If what it says bears out, that's one heck of a thing to say anywhere.