Kirk Gallaway

On 7/26/2024 at 3:08 PM, Robert Reeves said:

Hi, would anyone say the man stood to the left of this Lansdale looking male's shoulder is Asian in appearance? not a good pic, I know.

Robert said of the man in the center: this Lansdale looking male's shoulder?

It looks like a young Regis Philbin to me.

I know the guy on the right is Mike Wallace.

Do you think the guy in the center might be Ben Shapiro's Dad?!

17 hours ago, Matt Allison said:

 

Honestly Matt, I can barely  agree on anything she says here. And the writing is so big I can't copy it!

He held his party united, avoided a bruising and expensive primary.

He's an old guy who bullshitted himself, and some of us were telling you that a year ago. Unlike her, I would have much sooner had Joe step down and have a real primary among real candidates and I know we'd be farther ahead of Trump than we currently are. As I said earlier, any one of 4 candidates could have been further ahead by now.

Joe made sure Kamal didn't have to fight through multiple challengers?

Isn't that what your supposed to do in a Democracy? Or are we just suppose to coronate Kamala for her connection to Biden?

.Waited until the GOP locked themselves into a bad VP choice and formally nominated Trump.

Biden had no choice on that. As I mentioned at the time,  the people forcing Biden out would silently gain the momentum and wait until after the GOP convention to misdirect the GOP..

Then galvanized the party around Kamala in short order in plenty of time to make sure our convention is cohesive.

That'd the only thing she's said where she's not talking completely out of her ass! Biden endorsed Harris, Harris then said she'd have to earn it, and no one else wanted to be looked at as so  ambitious to throw their hat in the ring. Kamala instantly went to the delegates and I guess she earned it? But it's true, under the unusual circumstances , it was important that the convention not be too divisive.

Well Pam, I'm glad Joe could end up denying everybody else  as he "made sure Kamala didn't have to fight multiple challengers" and "then galvanized the party around Kamala",  just for you! 

There's been a Maga Blue denial going on with Biden for a couple of years,  and now there's Maga Blue reverie!  Until after the convention, there''s still a possibility Harris can gain ground over Trump, as I said earlier any one of 3-4 candidates could be up as much as 4-5 points on Trump after the convention. But if Harris is only up by 2-3%,  it's a super close race and Harris does have a bit of baggage some of the other Dem candidates don't.

But  as far as history is concerned. All the good things that Biden did domestically will fall by the wayside if Harris isn't  elected. Biden's pride and denial in confronting his limitations and his collapse in his debate will be what caused Trump to be elected and throw Democracy in peril! If she wins, he's a little tarnished, but good!

5 hours ago, Steve Thomas said:

In response to the (Donald Trump)  speech, a spokesperson for Harris, the frontrunner to become to the Democratic nominee for president, earned applause from supporters as she clapped back at her Republican rival.

"Tonight, Donald Trump couldn’t pronounce words, insulted the faith of Jewish and Catholic Americans, lied about the election (again), lied about other stuff, bragged about repealing Roe, proposed cutting billions in education funding, announced he would appoint more extremist judges, revealed he planned to fill a second Trump term with more criminals like himself, attacked lawful voting, went on and on and on, and generally sounded like someone you wouldn’t want to sit near at a restaurant — let alone be President of the United States," said James Singer.

Harris added that America can “do better than the bitter, bizarre, and backward looking delusions of criminal Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris offers a vision for America’s future focused on freedom, opportunity, and security.”

 

Finally

Steve Thomas

Wow Steve!, That's pretty good fact checking!

I at first thought this was a direct quote from Harris.

Even so, I don't know if that's a move to make Trump back out of the debates, and continually blast him as being a coward?

I'm happy to say I don't think he will.

In his supporter's eyes , he can't back down from the epitome of the enemy he's been railing against.

On 7/11/2024 at 11:34 AM, W. Niederhut said:

I was unaware that Churchill and the British Ambassador to the U.S. were involved in the push to replace Henry Wallace on FDR's 1944 Presidential ticket.

What? this Stevenson memo? To be clear, Jim Di has not at all conclusively proved Britain had any role at all in replacing Wallace. in 1944. The U.S.was in the driver's seat. Britain was in debt to the U.S. for becoming the critical piece in the turning of WW2. And both FDR and Wallace were anti colonialist.

It was all domestic U.S. It was the Dem party bosses that were concerned about Wallace splitting off the Southern wing of the party , so they put in a Missourian , Truman.

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Cliff:

Where did the buck stop?

He got tricked by WASP elite types.  Same thing with the Bay of Pigs.

The buck stopped with JFK -- and the hero worship is over the top.

I agree with Cliff. Is JFK ever going to stop being characterized here as an innocent victim being betrayed by all of his appointments and everybody else around him? Then we hear endlessly that JFK surrounded himself with the ivy league "best and the brightest"?

But FDR never had these problems, his cabinet was largely a grass roots of people throughout the country. Including Wallace who graduated from Iowa State university and whose first job was working for his family's farm Journal, and then he  started a hybrid corn company.

Trump as a private citizen is not required to release his medical records, so you can bet he won't. 

But in fairness, How can Trump really know what hit him?

Groubert for 2 hours on this Ben? Get a life or migrate back!

Gil, Your first post  raised  more questions than it answered so I very much  I appreciate your efforts in spelling out your beliefs. I subscribe to a lot of them, but not with near your inner certainty. 

21 hours ago, Gil Jesus said:

In this forum alone, the hatred of one member for another based on his politics, is obvious on a daily basis. I've had to put members on ignore to prevent myself from responding to their hateful attacks on me. When I respond, I get in trouble, so I just ignore them from now on.

 Well that's unfortunate. Hopefully you won't think my questions are hateful.ned in 1963?

21 hours ago, Gil Jesus said:

The political hatred for Kennedy was not that different than today's political hatred for Trump. I say that not being a Republican or a Democrat but as an outsider looking in.

Back then, the hatred for the Kennedys was so intense people were saying the Kennedys ought to be shot. ( And they were ) 

Except it was almost nonexistent Gil, This myth regrettably has been perpetuated by a number of JFKA authors.

JFK was not at all  controversial and didn't have a hundredth of the negative ratings of Trump.  There was some  newfound resistance to JFK in the south  when they heard JFK's civil rights  stand  as JFK won the south in 1960.* Outside of that, resistance was isolated to relative handful of right wing ideologues. That's why the assassination was such a shock!

There's really no comparison between JFK and Trump. If all the elites don't like Trump, how do you explain all of his donations?

IMO, You've got the whole nature of the power game wrong. The elites can back one or both candidates.

For example, After the Trump assassination attempt the stock market sold off tech, and alternative energy stocks  and started buying healthcare stocks, because they sense that Biden's $35 insulin and regulatory attempts toward the sector were now waning. (Gil, is that because Trump is so anti elitist?) They also bought crypto currencies because Trump reversed himself and now likes Crypto. They bought the banks because they know there will be less regulation.

it sounds like you're still caught up in the 60's MIC deal. Defense is only 3% of the GDP!

But if you were to get a Mc Govern type or  Bernie Sanders who was really interested in winding down the U.S. war machine, do you really the CIA would assassinate him?

The answer is no, because their election would reflect a sea change in American politics, and because the interests they represent will just reallocate their resources when Defense goes out of favor. They'd be much more concerned about Sander's taxation policies, and have loved Trump's!

21 hours ago, Gil Jesus said:

The truth is that the CIA has run the US since Dulles became director in 1953.

Ok, give me current concrete examples.

*This  fomented a complete party realignment which is again happening today!

22 hours ago, Tom Gram said:

but to beat Trump she’s gonna need to show some personality and demonstrate to voters that she’s not just another Democratic Party automaton. 

Can't agree with you there Tom, i think there's a lot of personality, particularly after Biden. The question is, is there too much personality?, and is it a personality that can stick with people, or will they get tired of the optimistic smiles.

22 hours ago, Tom Gram said:

However, I thought the content of the speech was pretty uninspiring. It was generic as hell. It sounded like every mainstream Democratic candidate speech I’ve heard since Clinton.  

I think it's different in that the Democrats now have a opponent they genuinely fear more than say Mitt Romney. 

3 hours ago, Tom Gram said:

Her comments about being a prosecutor and be “used to his type” were on the right track, but that sort of thing will only really appeal to people who were going to vote for her anyway. 

Yes that's the issue. But what she's doing now first is shoring up her base. She was talking to a women's group that's ecstatic that they now have a women candidate.

i just saw her today and It's a very  direct and substantive policy criticism of Trump. She's addressing the teacher's union who also have a lot of women.

I suspect this will mostly continue as sort of a coronation to the convention where she'll pick a more centrist VP, and go after the unaligned after the convention. In the meantime, she'll be able to gauge in polls what advantage she has gained by being new, novel and younger than Biden or Trump.  

IMO, When Biden endorsed her, any other potential candidates probably felt that they'd be seen as ambitious troublemakers if they immediately put their hat in the ring.

Harris first said she's going to earn it, and then she went out to the delegates, and in one day got the nomination.

So I guess she did!?

Not at all the process I wanted but I think the  unique personality you mention that she has to develop has to be as a hard nosed prosecutor of Trump.

List of Democrats not to be in attendance for Netanyahu.

https://www.newsweek.com/list-democrats-skipping-netanyahus-speech-1929619

I apologize, but If we're going to make some allegations here. We have to deal with some of the current politics.

The intelligence agencies are much more regulated, much more bureaucratic than they were 60 years ago, and has been on a stiff rather narrow course., which doesn't mean there's never overreach. 

The biggest danger to that in the short term would be Trump getting rid of all the "administrative state" and employing his ideological cronies and sycophants, unless you think his judgment reigns Supreme and you weren't here for his first Presidency. They are the people who ignored Trump when he said he wanted to bomb Iran!

The current situation has so many checks and balances, lots of  abuses 60 years ago are not as likely to happen.

The same is true of "Operation mockingbird," Who on the left or right doesn't think that the MSM  has been unfair to their cause? I personally think the big issue was at the beginning was the MSM fascination with the Trump ratings that diverted them for subjecting Trump to any real scrutiny. But that's  just me!

Let me go further, Someone answer this: Is Merrick Garland really the "deep state"?  We've had 4 years to prosecute the Election fraud, false slates of electors and the 1/6 riots, the smoking gun tape recording of a  phone call, where Trump is not too ingeniously asking the Georgia Attorney General to find him 11,720 votes!

For 3 years we've known now that had Trump stole classified files  and refused to give  them back. This is a case many Republicans at the time, said was the strongest case against him. But after that, we now have knowledge he was intentionally hiding them and a Trump appointed judge throws it out! 

Where is thy deep state?

All they've been able to accomplish in 4 years is a conviction on the most minor charges of the 92 counts. Then to even the score, they reverse and bring charges and convict Hunter Biden on a gun charge.

Boy if you guys think the deep state is deep, you'd be 100 feet under water if Bobby or I was running the show. You'd really have something to whine about!

* the most real issue as far  the deep state in modern times is surveillance and individual privacy rights, which is a problem brought on by the fact that we just can't keep up with the changes in technology fast enough..

2 hours ago, Bill Fite said:

Re: Green New Deal: I'm hoping she hammers this home and makes it a top priority.

Yes, Bill, California is a huge Green state. But there's an underlying trend that people are being silent about.

The big money corporate state has now determined that the U.S. is going to have to seriously beef up their energy needs to accompany new huge AI data centers and crypto mining, so who suffers? The environment!

This whole short term thinking about climate change is now being quietly pedaled as a necessary risk!

That's why the Biden and  the Dems have touted the fact that we are now producing more energy than ever to counteract Republican false claims. No one wants to be on the wrong side of the issue!

Economically, this is very good for Texas, North Dakota and the energy producing states.

But for the world, it's a mess!  Efforts have to be redoubled!

If elected, we'll see with how much teeth, Harris resists.

But  with Trump and the GOP, the environment will be lead to slaughter like the Palestinians!

Hmmm, Are you saying Jim likes frisky women? I'll have to think about that.

Heh heh, yeah I like that song too. It 'does have an innocence.

From South Bend?, makes sense. 

Cliff: It's "San Fran" that's a problem.

Well Cliff, some here will think you're being blasphemous!

Yes, Kudos to Joe! Not at all the way I would have liked it. But it's a story that a lot of families have faced.

But Netanyahu's coming to town now. WTF!!

I give  Morrow credit. He said it just right.

The Centrist position regarding the Israel-Hamas war of both the Democrats and Republicans is Genocide in Gaza.

It's a niche both parties have retreated to where  the public outrage in most districts can be managed.

I don't expect Harris to make major changes in policy during the campaign.

The razor thin difference between the parties is that the Dems publicly express some reservations.

Now there are starting to be some cracks between the parties about this. Pelosi has come out against the visit, and others are to follow.

-Sandy, I did get out my other laptop and I have all capabilities  there. But I noticed the font is smaller and you're right. I've adjusted the size in my first computer because my eyes are getting worse.

It's interesting in that in one general downsizing.  I go from having 9 capabilities to 18 capabilities including sizing. But the preview option is always the last function on the right.

Anyway Thanks!

49 minutes ago, Sandy Larsen said:

 

Do you mean, the text-size drop-down box at the top of the editing window is not there? What about the drop-down box for setting the text color?

Are you using Windows?

Are you using a desktop computer or laptop?

 

Sandy, I have  neither text size or text color. I'm using windows on a laptop. This has happened before but it's continuing every day now.

As far as VP, I go with the swing state where there are the most votes and Harris is weak, and that's Pennsylvania and Josh Shapiro. Though going after a tossup state like N. Carolina with Cooper could be a good idea because after  2024, Cooper will not be giving up an office as his term is ended. Where  other non VP candidates like Whitmer or Newsome can still use their office to stay in the news for 28 or 32.

I like the image of Mark Kelley, but is that too Westy?   Beshear, Kentucky, ehh.

Yes W. It could easily be a very polarizing racist and sexist campaign which is one of the reasons she's not my first choice, but that could easily backfire on Trump!

Also because he's more vulnerable than ever, any debate where he gets exposed by a black woman like Harris,Trump could become unraveled and blow it!

Now it's revealed that RFK JR. went to Trump in 2016 after his victory lobbying Trump to start a "Vaccine task force". And of course, now there's speculation after the phone call that  Trump might  offer a post to RK in exchange for throwing his votes to Trump.

2 hours ago, James DiEugenio said:

Harris did pretty well against Pence, and she insisted he not talk over her more than once.

Yes that was the debate if you remember where Pence had the fly squatting on his forehead!

Yes, Harris did well, but what I hated about that debate was the moderating by Susan Paige, who caved in to the man and let Pence ramble on endlessly and keep extending everything he was saying!
 

If It's Harris. This is what the Dems should have Harris do. PROSECUTE DONALD TRUMP!

First Harris grilling Walrus William Barr about a number of things, including Barr's handling of the Mueller Report.

Russia gate denying Bill Barr worshipers should probably focus on this exchange!  

Yeah fat chance!   coo coo ca choo!

This with Brett Kavanaugh, the problem with this was the Dems sat on that information for 6 weeks, or they could have nipped the Kavanaugh nomination in the bud before it became such a spectacle!

https://youtu.be/qv7_ZmM8BQ0

Harris's grilling of Jeff Sessions

https://youtu.be/mK_HmEFxCpI

If I had criticism of Harris's speeches and delivery, I would say it's that she projects her speech from the roof of her mouth up to her nose giving her speech a nasal twang. As they say, she must project from the diaphragm more!

Otherwise, rather impressive!

-A plurality of voters are now independents!

-It's older voters, born before 1964,  where Republicans have the edge!

-People born since 1981 are more apt to vote Democrat than Republican!

-But overwhelmingly, people born since 1965 are Independents! Which often have a preference between the 2 major parties.

-In some polls Biden has 70% saying he's no longer fit for office.

-But what is not said, is that 57% in that same poll said Trump is not fit for office!

It could be that any one of 4 or 5  potential Dem candidates when the campaign begins, could immediately push 4-5% ahead of Trump! Maybe not, but this polling says so.

Age wise, could it be that we've just been in power so long, We choose candidates that are our age but most of the people just don't like?

                                                         Repubs           Indep.       Dems

Silent generation 1928-1945                 39                26               35

Baby Boomers     !946-1964                  35                33               32

Generation X        1965-1980                 30                 44               27

Millennials             1981-1996                 21                  52                27

Generation Z         1997-2012                 17                  52                31

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/poll-largest-percentage-americans-independents/

It was only relevant because you posted  Gibson's  "rant" Carl, and as I said, otherwise it has absolutely no relevance. Maybe you should research Mel Gibson.

And I didn't mean to name drop "Tesla,"  I'm sure your first exposure to Musk was after he was forced to buy twitter.

Sorry, something else to research.

The names Gallaway, No, I've known of Musk long before Tesla, but what does that have to do with this?

13 hours ago, Karl Kinaski said:

Mel Gibson  News on  X
 

Yeah, well that was certainly worth posting!

To clu ya  Karl, Mel Gibson has been a known nut case, as well as an anti Semite for about 20 years. 

I think his father was an 70's Eric Von Donnegan type religious fanatic guru of sorts as well! So that "focus of evil" runs in the family!

1 hour ago, Matt Allison said:

Since you're having so much difficulty with this, I'll spell it out for you:

A political party that switches their Presidential nominee in the months leading up to the election, has never won the election.

IOW, the odds are that Donald Trump just guaranteed his return to office, and thus, the end of U.S. democracy as generally known up to this point.

That's simply wrong Matt. In addition to James Polk.

Franklin Pierce was added on the 35th ballot and nominated on the 49th ballot and became President! And the fact that he was an unknown actually helped!

Rutherford Hayes in 1876. (7th ballot)

James Garfield in 1880.      (36th ballot)

Warren G. Harding in 1920 (10th ballot)

All of these were Dark Horses and all 4 won!

Hubert Humphrey who got the nomination after RFK was killed, was the VP under LBJ Just like Harris. The thing that poisoned Humphrey was that he didn't want to be too dovish against the VN war because it was his boss's war. The critical thing that derailed his campaign at the beginning were the Chicago riots where Humphrey started the campaign down 15 points and ended up pulling within 1% at election day and losing.

I would expect that there aren't going to be huge riots at this convention or it will be the Dems stupid fault!

Any efforts by the Republicans  to stop the this change will backfire!

I'm hearing pundits say that there isn't sufficient time to know the candidates.

I think that's BS!

We don't have to have a year and a half process every 4 years to pick a President. People also shouldn't have to feel like they could have to have a beer with the President! They could probably find out everything they need to know in a week or month, but they're too lazy to even read!

And we don't have to have a year process every 2 years to elect a Congressman either.

* Thanks Sandy, I am maximized and I still don't have the sizing option.