Everything posted by Captain Obvious
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BC @ FSU
In hindsight, Aiden Chiles getting rotated into 9 games last year at Oregon State wasn't a great omen for DJ.
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Florida Gators
Napier should be gone before the end of the season along with Stricklin. At least the team is making it clear that this isn't working out and won't get better with time.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
No idea, but is the "-bla" another attempt at claiming she's not really black? It's stupid/childish enough for Trump to embrace.
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The GQP: Trumpist Death Cult
No shots fired at Beyonce during that rant? I'm disappointed. I guess they're keeping that one in their back pocket for September/October in the event that women stop hating them enough.
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Shart 2024: What's that spot on the bathroom floor?
Which member of Surly was this? https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/travel/united-airlines-biohazard-diversion/index.html
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Maybe not "peaceful" in the sense that the Republicans immediately acknowledge reality, ala the Conservative part in the UK earlier this month, but also not another January 6th. I would think in that sense a "peaceful" transition happens in '29. Trump would have served his two terms, spent that last four years making sure he wouldn't be dragged into court for whatever self enriching shenanigans he pulled, and can then continue grifting his base for as long as he stays alive. He would quickly call whoever the Republicans nominated a weak loser that couldn't maintain what he built, and wash his hands of it. He'd also spin that into being a consultant for the Republican party for the foreseeable future at a premium price, and his base would take the bait hook, line, and sinker.
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Absolutely grasping at straws here, but I had basically zero faith anything substantial would come out of this case to begin with. Once they decided to try the case in Florida, Trump was virtually guaranteed to have a favorable judge or at least one jury member who wouldn't vote to convict him of anything. Then, assuming a minor miracle did occur and he was found guilty, the appeals process drags on well past the election and nobody was going to change their mind in November because of another conviction. Anything other than the election is shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic at this point. And that includes the house/senate races. We spend 99% of the time focused on Biden vs. Trump but strategies for retaking the house or holding the senate needs to get more attention.
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Can someone explain this France thing to me like I’m 5?
And of course the RN, like Aggy, has no self-awareness. They blame the "unnatural alliance" of the center and left parties, but never stop to question what drove the alliance to occur in the first place.
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Can someone explain this France thing to me like I’m 5?
Also helps that the actual candidates in 3rd place stand down and make it clear they want their supporters to vote for the non-fascist alternative even if they don't particularly like them. It's not just giving the public a chance to realign, the parties themselves are actively pushing them in that direction.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
"Dems in disarray" is right up there with "Trump lies" or "Trump is a horrible human being" in terms of being played out. None of the aforementioned things should phase anyone at this point and won't move the needle no matter how many people/bots tweet it into the abyss.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
And if Trump wins again, they'll do nothing but blame those people who explicitly told you they wouldn't show up and vote for Biden. Yeah, we'd like more of the country to vote for litwrally anyone the Dems throw out there, but that's not reality. They can't force people to vote for Biden, they can replace Biden with someone who will/has a chance of getting the vote.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
McDonald's need to introduce a triple Big Mac (they can call it the MAGA Mac) with extra large fries value meal that comes with a free milkshake. Offer it to former presidents at half price and hope Trump eats himself to death before November.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Backstreet's back? Alright!
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
I would understand this stance if Biden were consistently leading the polls. But he's consistently behind, and the issue has consistently been his mental fitness, which he's don't nothing but call into question since the debate. He's already losing, keeps amplifying the biggest concern the undecided/centrist voters have about him, but the best course of action is to send him back out there?
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
No worries everyone. He's ok cognitively. Totally fine. The big cigar donors need to force him to watch this on loop while explaining that they're pulling funding if he's going to insist of continuing this march to the execution platform.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Biden is Mr. Burns trying to fend off bankruptcy by sinking all his remaining money into the Trans-Atlantic Zeppelin and U.S. Hay stock. And his team/family is standing around like the the lawyers saying "Absolutely. Great idea sir!"
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Do we at least get jetpack guy to boo, or do we have to wait until the next midterms?
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
This is the last years of Mack all over again. Do we think there are better coaches/candidates out there? Yes. Could they fall flat on their face and get crushed in the election? Yes. But there's no fixing what Biden did by cratering in the debate. He can't magically turn back the clock mentally just like Mack wasn't magically going to turn back the coaching/recruiting clock.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Anything other than the proverbial "home run" should make the decision easy. And the "home run" does nothing more than buy him time until the next appearance where he'll need another one.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
In that case (which I agree with BTW), the polls won't move or he'll fall further behind Trump, which should lead to more calls from democrats for him to step aside coupled with more donors pulling their support from the presidential race and forcing his hand in the coming days.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
I'd view it more as Trump's ego telling him he's so far above Biden he doesn't need to acknowledge his existence. He can spend all his time doing the things he loves best, golf, food, and grifting/talking about himself in front of his cult while he basks in their adulation.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Trump has always been more vocal when he's actually threatened by someone/feels threatened in the polls. Ever since the 2016 Republican primaries he's gone after the biggest threats and ignored the rest. Biden did more damage to himself than Trump could have hoped to do with repeated attacks. I don't think Trump is necessarily listening to others so much as he's knows he doesn't have to do anything unless Biden strings together a few weeks (at least) of coherent public appearances. He can go play golf all day and gorge himself on McDonalds in the meantime.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
They won't be able to spend said $$$$$$$ from their ratings after Trump has them thrown in prison for not actively supporting him.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Bracing for the worst-case scenario of Biden holding it together in this interview, staying the candidate, holding it together until September/October, then having another debate-like episode and there's literally no time to to do damage control or get someone else.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
If Biden starts to wander off, Stephanopolous better not save him. If he can't pull off an interview in a friendly setting, it should hammer home the point that he can't be the nominee any longer. The best case scenario for the interview is Biden buys time until the next interview/public appearance, rinse and repeat until election day.