Politics of Petulance (title renamed to match original post)

[Crazy Cat 41,812]

Anyone who thinks Walz will be seen by fly-over country as moderate is smoking crack.

[Family 3,988]

10 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Anyone who thinks Walz will be seen by fly-over country as moderate is smoking crack.

He ‘s been going for the Normal Guy Next Door all his life…who knows , some will connect to his plain speak . 

[Family 3,988]

Nice to hear FBI did an excellent job on arresting the Pakistani man who tried to hire hitmen to take out US politicians . 
 

But..but,,guy only paid $5K advance. ?

Thats silly ….Iran is out of touch ! You can’t even hire an immigration attorney for that…

Fellow had a wife/child in Pakistan and a wife /child in Iran. 

 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/pakistani-national-charged-alleged-plot-assassinate-donald-trump/story?id=112617075

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[Family 3,988]

Vice President Kamala Harris had just 16 days to pick someone she could be linked to forever. She ended up going with one of the options that she — and the rest of the world — knew the least.

 

This is the inside story of how Harris got to Walz, based on interviews with more than a dozen Democrats, several of whom requested anonymity to speak candidly about what happened behind the scenes.

Candidates who have gone through vetting processes in previous years describe it as a grueling and uncomfortable process that more than one have compared to a proctology exam. 

 

There are exhaustive questionnaires about the candidates’ legal, financial, political, personal, family and employment backgrounds, followed by hourslong interviews known as  “murder boards” at which dirty laundry is aired and hypothetical scenarios are presented to see how the candidates react. And then, maybe, they get to meet with the candidate for the actual job interview.

“It’s a grind of a process,” said former Housing Secretary Julián Castro, who was vetted to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/story-kamala-harris-chose-tim-walz-rcna163290

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[Boiler 45,445]

CNN — 

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush will lose her Democratic primary to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, CNN projects, securing another win for the same pro-Israel groups that helped oust New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman six weeks ago.

Bush, a member of the House “squad” of progressive lawmakers like Bowman, was already earmarked for a tough primary in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District – which ended up being the second-most expensive primary of the cycle, behind only Bowman’s race in New York. Her fierce advocacy for a ceasefire in Gaza added fuel to opponents’ fire.

And in similar fashion to Bowman, Bush – despite the backing of progressive groups, local leaders and top congressional Democrats – was unable to fend off Bell, who, like Bush, rose to prominence during the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, a decade ago following the police killing of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown.

 

[TBoneTX 45,259]

16 hours ago, Family said:

Women are paid roughly 22% less than men on average

Maybe the chicks need better negotiating skills when salary discussions occur.

[Family 3,988]

43 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Maybe the chicks need better negotiating skills when salary discussions occur.

[TBoneTX 45,259]

3 minutes ago, Family said:

You've reminded me:  I was touring the flatlands of the Texas Panhandle years ago on a particularly windy day, and I observed the town chicken laying the same egg four times.

[Family 3,988]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

CNN — 

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush will lose her Democratic primary to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, CNN projects, securing another win for the same pro-Israel groups that helped oust New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman six weeks ago.

Bush, a member of the House “squad” of progressive lawmakers like Bowman, was already earmarked for a tough primary in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District – which ended up being the second-most expensive primary of the cycle, behind only Bowman’s race in New York. Her fierce advocacy for a ceasefire in Gaza added fuel to opponents’ fire.

And in similar fashion to Bowman, Bush – despite the backing of progressive groups, local leaders and top congressional Democrats – was unable to fend off Bell, who, like Bush, rose to prominence during the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, a decade ago following the police killing of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown.

 

It’s a given that not everyone takes the same stance on Israel-Hamas war. 

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2 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

You've reminded me:  I was touring the flatlands of the Texas Panhandle years ago on a particularly windy day, and I observed the town chicken laying the same egg four times.

And here I thought those were roosters😂

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1 minute ago, Family said:

And here I thought those were roosters😂

ROOSTER

My uncle John was in the fertilized-egg business when I was young.  He had several hundred young layers, called pullets, and 8 or 10 roosters whose job it was to fertilize the eggs.

 

My uncle kept records, and any rooster or pullet that didn't perform well went into the pot and was replaced.  Now, this took an awful lot of time.  So my uncle got a set of tiny bells and attached them to his roosters so he could hear them chasing pullets.  Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by listening to the bells.

 

My uncle's favorite rooster was old Brewster.  A very fine specimen he was, but his bell had not rung all morning.  Uncle John went to investigate.  Several roosters were chasing pullets, bells a-ringing.  Brewster had his bell in his beak so it couldn't ring.  He'd sneak up on a pullet, have his way with her, and walk on to the next one.

 

Uncle was so proud of Brewster that he entered him in the county fair.  Brewster was an overnight sensation.  The judges awarded him both the No-Bell Prize and the Pullet Surprise.

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42 minutes ago, Family said:

It’s a given that not everyone takes the same stance on Israel-Hamas war. 

Of course

 

Not everyone took the same stance on WW2

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