Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Mike]

Oh, there will be a lot of kooky bullshit but at least Kamala Harris will never sniff the presidency.

[Dr. Strangelove]

lol remember when Politico (I think?) wrote a piece right after the assassination attempt about how Trump was a changed man. Very spiritual now, very serene.

His final two weeks his platform was basically Kamala is a stupid bitch and everyone should be nicer to me and thank me more often

[Mike]

Worked, didn't it?

But honestly, I actually did think he was way more light-hearted and affable. Even self-deprecating at times. The McDonald's stunt was pure political campaign gold as was the garbage truck in Wisconsin. I listened to the entire Joe Rogan podcast and he was just laid back speaking contemporaneously on a wide range of topics and came off as an intelligent thoughtful guy for the most part.

[Mike]

Harris will make her concession speech at 4:00.

[Dr. Strangelove]

It got him elected. You seem cheerily optimistic that Trump can no longer harm the Republican Party going forward and the economy can't possibly get any worse than it is right now (a goddamn fucking nightmare). I'd be careful (the Republicans should be too) to not regard this as a sweeping mandate. This ain't 1984 or even 2008, bub.

This election teaches us once and for all too that the average American is far more bothered by inflation than unemployment, because inflation affects everybody at least a little bit.

[iam416]

IMO, there were two issues the Ds had no real good answer for:

(1) Inflation. The Chairman certainly exacerbated it and the voters knew it. And then The Chairman refused to acknowledge it. Then The Chairman said it was only transitory. Then "elites" started in on how it really only affects the wealthy. There wasn't an ounce of honesty in it.

(2) Immigration. The Chairman certainly created the problem. The Chairman denied a problem existed forever. D sanctuary cities screamed no mas in rank hypocrisy. The Chairman continued to do nothing until maybe the very end.

Neither of these issues are hard to follow or figure out. And they're important -- as a matter of politics, at least -- they're important.

[AlabamAlum]

DSL,

[Dr. Strangelove]

Lots of people about to radically change their view on how the economy is doing.

[foxhopper]

I the economy can't possibly get any worse than it is right now (a goddamn fucking nightmare).

I seem to remember every day you coming here saying how great things are.

[Tom W]

You voted for Trump, you own him. Don't blame the Dems for forcing your hand or any other responsibility-dodging bullshit. You knew what you were buying and you wanted so, so much more of it. Some people just want to watch the world burn. Sicko.

At least we don't have to worry about how long the batteries in our mandated electric cars will burn.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I seem to remember every day you coming here saying how great things are.

Hey if you're struggling, I'm sorry. My life's been great the past 4 years. Well, not so much the start of 2023 but otherwise, yeah.

[Mike]

You seem cheerily optimistic that Trump can no longer harm the Republican Party going forward

Well, this was his last election. I suppose he'll try to play kingmaker in some races and it will cost a seat here or there. But, man, the party seems more united and functional that it has been since before he came onto the scene. If Florida is a model for the future of the Republican party, I'm fine with that. Hopefully, Don is just keeping DeSantis' seat warm for 4 years. Ron's quasi "I'm running but not really" campaign makes a little more sense now. A Desantis - Shapiro race in '28 would be a welcome reprieve from the shitshows we've been through lately.

This election teaches us once and for all too that the average American is far more bothered by inflation than unemployment, because inflation affects everybody at least a little bit.

I suppose that's true but by the end this thing, inflation wasn't even an animating force for me. It was, #1, the border and a very close #2 was to pump the breaks on Leftist bullshit. A common theme I'm hearing today from people on both sides is how tired everyone is of the goddamn condescension from the progressive left. Stop telling people who they should vote for based on gender and race and then call us names if we don't want to do that. Fuck the fuck off with that bullshit. You know who else is getting tired of that shit? Latinos! Black men! White women! Hell, nearly goddamn everyone! I don't need a lesson in masculinity from Barack fucking Obama. They can all hop in their fucking Subarus, drive to the nearest wind farm, and have a good fucking cry as the dead birds fall from the sky around them.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Soros must have finally run out of money.

Can we bury that excuse for good now, please? Along with the Dems printing all the fake votes they want?

How do the D's go from 81 million to 66 million DSL?

[THE_WIZARD_]

Harris will make her concession speech at 4:00.

...she will start with..."I was raised in a middle class neighborhood..."

[Dr. Strangelove]

How do the D's go from 81 million to 66 million DSL?

I don't know dipshit, did our vote rigging machine break?