Kirk Gallaway

Congrats to Harris! Picking Tim Walz, an actual ideological pick than just trying to balance the ticket! Do you ever wonder about the life some of the Kennedy's like RFK Jr. have been allowed to live? In this case a typical day is going "falconing" , finding dead bear roadkill, picking up the bear with the idea of bringing it home, skinning and eating it, but first he had a dinner engagement at a chic NYC steak house, then found himself late for a flight so he decided he'd stage a bicycle accident with the dead bear in Central Park! Well here's the story, straight from RK Jr. himself telling it to Roseanne Barr! RK gives us a novel approach to damage control by telling his side of the story to some of his celebrity star followers! Brilliant! I was checking some of the old threads here and I saw a Di Eugenio post. STOP THE PRESSES! RFK JR. ON TUCKER CARLSON! Yeah, those were the days! Man what a twofer! Like anything RK Jr. who first learned of a JFKA conspiracy at 50 could tell us would be any different than what Jim Di's already told us, and probably him! heh heh RK bear dump segment starts at 7:11. NYC is now coming after RK with a $37, 000 bill to recover their costs in disposing the bear! It does seem expensive, like the government spending $100,000 for a toilet seat, but RK can afford it!

Ok, he looks like a Granddad even though Harris and him are the same age. But what Tim Walz emphasizes is more on target IMO, than any of the others. He's definitely the least corporate and Harris and him would be a very unified message, that ideally would deflect the corporate sponsored bugaboo about "Socialism" that has plagued the U.S. all of our lives! But is this ideological conformity electable? Shapiro is a good balancing act. I personally don't like his super pro Israel stance. But will that still be a huge issue 3 years from now? He's also pro school vouchers. Could he be part of this new Harris launch to get Republican voters? Mayor Pet seems like a long shot but he is probably the best at debating the opposition. I like Mark Kelley and Gabby Giffords , but as Vice President? Not for me. I'm glad Cooper took himself out of the running. Walz is good for young voters who are already not near as turned off as any other age group at the thought of Socialism.

I agree Jean, the forces of good here would portray LHO as a brilliant mind, who taught himself Russian if he didn't go to Monterey. Was not overwhelmed with being unable to support himself and his family, wasn't put in a position to depend on the kindness of others, and still didn't seem that appreciative, and didn't really offer a lot to others and wasn't a pain in the ass to everyone around him. Yes, most of that comes from Michael Paine. I don't find LHO the least profound, but Larry makes a good point that a lot of 60's activists were very idealistic but not very deep or very penetrative in their political philosophies. Yes, I agree. Apart from the suspicions of the funding of his trip, In some ways, to a lesser extent, LHO is like the groups of Americans who immigrated to Stalin's USSR in the 30's because they wanted to be on the cutting edge of the new political utopia and eventually found they made the worst choices of their lives, except LHO could leave, but when that choice was thrust on him, he threatened to take his life which shows a definite sense of purpose behind the trip. IMO, Both assertions could be correct. He had a good healthy youthful curiosity to see the working reality of the Soviet political system. But he was an avid fan of "I lead 3 lives", these are not necessarily at cross purposes, and at one point along the line, others took notice.

I think this Harris reaction to Trump cancelling the debate is the perfect tone! You have to goad and shame Trump into debate! I think he can be goaded but it may be also be a necessity if Harris extends a lead.

Wow Steve!, So Kemp is standing up to Trump's insults obviously because he knows his standing is strong enough in Georgia that Trump can't touch him. At the same time, even though Trump may stay away from insulting his family he knows Trump is not going to take his advice. But now the Republican Georgia LT. Governor is saying the same thing. Good for Harris making inroads into Florida and getting back states Biden had, but was losing. ***** Geoff Duncan, the former Republican Lt. Governor of Georgia, just released a powerful statement on behalf of the Harris campaign following Trump’s disastrous speech in Atlanta.

Of course, we are currently trying to prosecute a former President Trump, initially 92 counts worth!, though I'll grant up to now, not very successfully. But if Trump doesn't get elected, I do see future successful convictions.

Concerning the WAPO article link Doug posted. $10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt Political appointees rejected efforts to search for additional evidence investigators believed might provide answers, then closed the case. **** The bottom line is as of sometime in 2022, the statute of limitations kicked in. Biden and Merrick Garland had a year to prosecute , but I suppose dropped it because they wanted to promote unity. But here are some of the details: -Inside the state-run National Bank of Egypt, employees were soon busy placing bundles of $100 bills into two large bags, according to records from the bank. Four men arrived and carried away the bags, which U.S. officials later described in sealed court filings as weighing a combined 200 pounds and containing what was then a sizable share of Egypt’s reserve of U.S. currency. -Over the course of his presidency, Trump shifted U.S. policy in ways that benefited the Egyptian leader, a man he once called “my favorite dictator.” In 2018, Trump’s State Department released $195 million in military aid that the United States had been withholding over human rights abuses — a move that had been opposed by his first secretary of state — followed by the release of $1.2 billion more in such assistance. -after he assumed office, Trump quickly embraced Sisi, the people said. Breaking with U.S. policy under President Barack Obama, Trump invited the Egyptian leader to be one of his first guests at the White House and met with him again, among other Arab leaders, on his first trip abroad. RE:PROBE -One official called it “jaw dropping.” In early 2017, Justice Department officials were briefed on initial reports from the Central Intelligence Agency that Sisi had sought to send money to Trump. -Barr later instructed FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to impose “adult supervision” on FBI agents Barr described as “hell-bent” on pursuing Trump’s records, according to people familiar with the exchange. It is unclear what, if any, actions Wray, who was also appointed by Trump, took in response. -In June 2020, the prosecutor Barr appointed to take over the office leading the case closed the probe, citing “a lack of sufficient evidence to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt.” -This exclusive account of the Egypt investigation is based on a review of thousands of pages of government records, including sealed court filings and exhibits. The Post also interviewed more than two dozen people with knowledge of the investigation. The individuals spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive probe that ended without criminal charges. Some showed The Post emails, texts and other documents corroborating their accounts.

Stephen Bonell who also goes by the name of "Destiny," which sounds very egotistical,but nonetheless is a stud in these debates below! Bonnell was born of super right wing Anti Castro parents who fled Cuba in the 60's . This is a Piers Morgan podcast involving on one side Bonnell and Cenk Uygur against 2 Trumpists I don't know the name of. Morgan is really a pro Trumpist masquerading as some twisted sort of "enlightened centrist. " I'm aware of the meaning of the term "flake" to describe a person but not as aware of the current extrapolation into "snowflake" but I think the libertarian women here who seems to love Marilyn Monroe falls perfectly into what I envision the term snowflake should be, in that it's still flaky, but conveys a general harmlessness. The other Trumpist is a black body builder with lots of tattoos. There was an instance with both of them where I did agree with but in general they were fodder for Bonnell and Uygur. Then they bring in snotty Toni Lahren of blonde women Fox news in a setting like out of a beauty pageant. My only regret is that there wasn't time to completely grill her! One wasted segment about Pier's Catholic sensitivities, Get over yourself Piers. W. I don't know if Piers just recently moved to Denver but I've never seen majestic mountains like that in the U.K.!

W. I appreciate and applaud your efforts to contribute to this tread even though it is relegated to relative obscurity. But Schumer's efforts are largely symbolic. The Dems have the Senate but not the House and with so many seats coming up, the chances are right now they'll lose the Senate! About a similar disenfranchising issue with campaign reform in a battleground state. Wisconsin had a very good Senator Russ Feingold who partnered with John Mc Cain in the campaign finance Mc Cain/Feingold bill. How did Wisconites reward him? They booted him out of office for tall Swede Ron Johnson! Then after 4 years of Johnson saying crazy sh-t, Feingold tried to retake the seat and Johnson defeated him again! Then remember we had Governor Jim Thompson , who at one time was early on was leading the Repub race in early 2016 with 11% to go down to 1% with national exposure after the first 2 primaries! And who can forget Paul Ryan? Biden should have started this Supreme Court thing after Dodd. The Clarence Thomas improprieties were public knowledge by that time. But the chances were also limited without both houses. .

Matt No offense but you've been saying this now for 3 years with Biden , as well as forecasting the demise of Putin! A couple of months ago, I finally had to interject here that Biden was losing and the very best he could do was 275-263, and he was currently behind in all 3 battleground states he won in 2020, which would be a Trump wipe out! I'm pretty much with Bill's new forecast at this time with Harris. This is Harris's hay day. She has to build a secure lead of 4-5 points right after the convention or it's going to be a slog, where if no candidate makes a major mistake, we're going to be relying on Harris in her debate with Trump, which I think she could do very well. I'm just getting tired of the rose colored glasses of Michael, Cohen, Mary Trump and Ben Meiselas, , (even though I like him a lot) telling me every new Trump incident buries him and ends up creating false hope and being wrong! How many people have been saying this now since 2016! These people do not have their fingers on the pulse of anything! They probably just don't want to believe Americans could be so stupid, but they obviously can by virtue of the fact that this is already so close!

Whew! Really? Eisenhower? It's hard for me to imagine Clinton not bs'ing himself about that! I do remember Reich saying something to that effect. He did sort of phase Reich out. Before him, it was the only 12 year period of Republican rule in the post war era. Then he lost all of his nerve when the Newt Gingrich Republican sweep happened. But if we're including celebrities and sports stars on a Democratic ticket, Bill. I might have, at one time put forward Al Franken and Bill Walton, bless his positive soul, RIP! In the next phase, we'll need people who had the courage for serious ego death! And the Dead at the Inaugural Ball! Inspirational talk in 2020! And speak of a meeting of the devils! Bill interviewing Kareem! I like his lead question! heh heh heh Kareem: Memories of Bill Walton: My Rival, My Brother and My Close Friend https://youtu.be/rp7ntz0uQYA

Watch Buttigieg in this Fox interview. This guy could take on anyone now in politics and 60 years ago could even absolutely wipe JFK's ass in any debate! OMG!, did I say that! The demands on candidates, the varieties of questions are unlike anything back in the 60's, The scope of Presidential debates back then were like electing Andy of Mayberry to office compared to now. By today's standards the Kennedy Nixon debates were child's play between the 40 yard lines, it was very civil and they hardly disagreed about anything really. We'll see how this develops but the Harris campaign does draw lines very clearly, and mostly to the Dems advantage. Imagine the nerve racking spectacle of still playing between the 40 yard lines with Biden, and I think inevitably losing and greatly hastening the end of his life on the planet! I don't know how the electoral politics would work. Is America ready for the Black/Asian/ Woman/Gay ticket ? Would Buttigieg though being a Gay from Indiana make inroads into the battleground states? But for debate, I don't think there could be any better. Not just against J.D. Vance. But the entire Fox network! Just watch how Buttigieg stays on message!

That's right Matt. Watch Buttigieg in this Fox interview. This guy could take on anyone now in politics and 60 years ago could even absolutely wipe JFK's ass in any debate! OMG!, did I say that! The demands on candidates, the varieties of questions are unlike anything back in the 60's. The scope of Presidential debates back then were like electing Andy of Mayberry to office compared to now. By today's standards the Kennedy Nixon debates were child's play between the 40 yard lines, it was very civil and they hardly disagreed about anything. Excellent post W.! We'll see how this develops but the Harris campaign does draw lines very clearly,and mostly to the Dems advantage. Imagine the nerve racking spectacle of still playing between the 40 yard lines with Biden, and I think inevitably losing and greatly hastening the end of his life on the planet! I don't know how the electoral politics would work. Is America ready for the Black/Asian/ Woman/Gay ticket ? Would Buttigieg though being a Gay from Indiana make inroads into the battleground states? But for debate, I don't think there could be any better. Not just against J.D. Vance. But the entire Fox network! Just watch as Buttigieg stays on message. https://youtu.be/t48d7JkkFyk

It's understandable with the fluid political situation that of late we have been posting polls about every day. I did want to resist that. But this Fox poll is breaking new ground! I know this was Bill and I's hunch. These 2 candidates were as unpopular and as old as any candidates ever! It had to mean that if given a different choice many more voters would come out. Is this an outlier or a real trend to the upside?

This Vanity Fair article on RFK Jr. is rather damning, but in a Kennedy clan believable way! He's portrayed as a somewhat disturbed person that no one in the family has the guts to expose! I'd say obviously they don't like what he's doing and fear he could do harm to the country, that also reflects on their family. And now they hear that RK would offer his voters for a Medical Post in Trump's Cabinet ?? https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history