Heather Cox Richardson points to what the Harris campaign says as Trump tries to weasel out of debating Harris:
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MylesRydenreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Perfect, except maybe the note should start, "Little Donnie..."
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milkmanreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
Yes. And we must also institute measures to ensure a news media industry that clearly reports such obvious facts. -
Yes, and I feel that there should be age limits too. Even normal age related cognitive decline can blur some of the intricate details that so many policies have, causing politicians to sign/not sign them into law without understanding the broader scope of effects.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to JohnW last edited by
@the_Effekt I suppose I'd be quicker to endorse mental health tests than age limits, since imposing age limits seems to me to reinforce ageism that is already a toxic feature of our culture. I'm more inclined to celebrate the many cultures that link age to wisdom and cherish the elderly for that reason.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to milkman last edited by
@milkman Yes — and perhaps the best measure is already in place: we can stop subscribing to tell them we won't buy their garbage any longer.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Roger Moore last edited by
@VATVSLPR A great suggestion. And you're right, his campaign wouldn't allow it. There's a reason they're trying to keep him in the shadows and carefully controlled when he's in public.
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NeadReportreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy I think the size of his hands in this cartoon is the 2nd most funny thing.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to NeadReport last edited by
@NeadReport For sure.
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JohnWreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
I did think about that too, but in this particular case I felt like an exception was needed.
Decisions with age related mental decline could impact millions of people. If it were me personally, I'd back down if I had to make a decision like that and I was slowing down.
Not everyone is aware of their mental status though, so someone stepping in is sometimes necessary.
I know it's not a favorable POV, but that's my position on this particular matter.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to JohnW last edited by
@the_Effekt I do continue to think that our throwaway society is especially savage when it comes to elderly people, who can have so much to offer all of us, when they're valued and their lives are made secure and comfortable in their senior years.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"I don’t think that even the outlets that recognize the troll are giving the Kamala Harris campaign enough credit for the jujitsu they’re engaged in with the debate. …
Because of a decision Joe Biden made, Donald Trump has lost the ability to choose whether he wants to face someone like Kamala Harris."
~ Marcy Wheeler
#KamalaHarris #Trump #debate
/6Kamala's Campaign Pushes Trump's Impulse Control Problems - emptywheel
Kamala Harris' campaign has started to play with Trump's impulse control. The debate over the debate is only the latest example.
emptywheel (www.emptywheel.net)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"And he’s stuck: The thing his MAGAts like about him is his spontaneous riffs, many of which rely on the humiliation of others. But if he calls the Vice President the N-word or bitch publicly, it’ll further sink him in the polls.
At least from the moment that Kamala started to put on campaign events that Trump would love to pull off, the campaign has been damaging Trump’s ego."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Undoubtedly Michelle and Barack Obama (among others) made that worse at the DNC. And all that makes some outburst that could doom his campaign more likely."
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Guitarsophistreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy I think we have already learned that nothing Trump says or does can doom his campaign. His only possible sin for MAGA is to be boring. That might be happening, but right now it is only happening for his rally goers. If he falls asleep at the debate, that might move the needle a little. If he uses offensive words, that might excite the base a little because it's not boring. Yet.
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🇺🇸My Head’s Exploding🤯replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to 🇺🇸My Head’s Exploding🤯 last edited by
@leswarden Let's hope! A good analogy.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Guitarsophist last edited by
@jredlund I think the people the Harris campaign is strategizing to win, if possible, are the so-called "undecideds."