"Dems never forget to really bore their base."
You have, by now, read the news that Democratic presidential candidate has picked California’s own “Top Cop” Kamala Harris as his running mate and in the process creating a 1988 Republican dream ticket.
Moderate old-timey values, extremely tough on crime, bold international leadership…
One tear each rolled down Bob Dole and George Herbert Walker Bush’s cheeks as they gave each other a quick side hug in heaven when the announcement became official.
“It certainly does have a musty old, boring public library in the afternoon feeling.” My political insider said when reached for comment. “Dems never forget to really bore their base.”
Mondale/Ferraro.
Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen.
Gore/Lieberman.
Kerry/Edwards.
Hillary Clinton/Kaine.
Biden/Harris
Ahhhhhh.
Like a pair of old, brown lace-up loafers. Like late night Public Television specials on traveling in Holland.
The Orange County Register, which happens to be the surf industry’s paper of record, took an adversarial position re. the ticket, remarking: “During her tenure as California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney, Harris turned a blind eye to potentially dirty Orange County cops and refused to order DNA testing that might exonerate a condemned man. In a scandal that rocked the foundation of justice in Orange County, Harris slow-walked an investigation into corruption among sheriff’s deputies, basically doing nothing.”
Mmmmmmm.
Like chunky bifocals. Like a Buick Park Avenue featuring a plush, red velour interior.
The future!
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The Lincoln Project guys are doing great work and they might be Republicans, but they also recognize that Fat Bastard is a phony and a grifter being enabled by a pack of cronies and enablers straight out of Hitler’s playbook.
They are intelligent people who have a conscience and are deeply concerned by the massive damage being done to the country by the complete lack of leadership coming from the Trump administration.
Good on ’em. They got my $13.
people don’t wanna change, there i said it…
Credit Trump for a couple of things:
1. He made The New Yorker great again.
2. He made Saturday Night Live great again.
3. Never have Americans been more engaged in politics than right now. Ever.
Trump might be the antChrist, but he is going to resonate for a long long time.
You no longer have to be qualified, dignified or bona fide to be president.
You just have to be an entertainer.
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan what? An entertainer?
His son said if Ronald Reagan had his way, he would have been happy being the host of The Price is Right.
The presidency was a fluke.
Reagan was a puppet, placed there by smarter people.
Like Bush and kinda like Trump.
Hopefully it’s all going to crumble.
Americans have never been dumber and more gullible than they are now.
yes well spoken ….we alll get it when we read your posts …..gullible and dumber than dumb!
Obama/Biden was far from boring.
Go back and watch Obama’s speeches at the WHCD.
Great, except he created a monster by heckling Trump. Ooops.
Obama was and is a rock star.
Every bit as natural born a politician as Kobe Bryant was a natural born basketball player and Kelly is a natural born surfer and Lou Rawls was a natural man.
The New Yorker called Obama, “A uniquely talented politician,” and they were right.
It would be nice if Comma-la Harris had that same confidence and indefatigable DNA-depth political talent, but I don’t think so.
Not yet anyway, and she’s gonna need a shit ton of charisma to overcome the quadruple-whammy of black x east Indian x 50-something female x Californian.
She might have some traction in California, but she could be poison between the Coast Range and the Adirondacks if she doesn’t charm/scare/entertain/impress the pants off people.
And I wouldn’t say Clinton/Gore was boring either, but the Democrats need another rockstar like Obama.
Chris Cuomo x Alec Baldwin x JFK Jr.: Money, wit, brains, connections, experience, background, fearlessness..
Americans don’t want to be lead, they want to be entertained.
I hope the Democrats have that figured out.
Im hoping Dems are playing the long game. 2024-28 etc Maybe get the senate too.
Hopefully they are palying the short game and will take the Whote House and the Senate in this election.
Without Coronavirus, this election was a slam dunk for Trump.
Game over,
But he’s screwed things up so badly – and showed such a stunning lack of leadership – that maybe America will wake up and the Democrats have a window to take it all.
Take back the Senate and go Nuremberg on the Republicans.
Hope so.
Trump makes zero sense in California and it doesn’t really effect us too much.
We look at the rest of the United States the way Norway and Switzerland look at the rest of Europe: “Poor dumb bastards. Better them than us.”
Its a bit depressing to realize how many people think he is a functional leader. Alot of those folks live and work around you and I. Maybe not the coasts so much.
If he cheats his way to victory? We need to steal back Hawaiian shirts from the idiot bugaloos, claim them for the Anti Cheetolini Movement.
…fuck I hate bullies..thieves and assholes. Trnup is all those things.
It’s more than a bit depressing.
The dumbass proles finally got one of their guys in office and look at the result.
Fat Bastard has completely screwed the pooch and tanked the economy – and the country – even worse than Bush 43.
I used to say: “This too shall pass. He’s only the president. How bad can he screw things up?”
And then Coronavirus rocked up.
Oh well, the silver lining in all this could be that Trump gets tarred and feathered and run out of Washington, the Democrats take control of the Senate and go Nuremberg on Trump and his cronies and enablers – and the Republican party is dissolved.
Wouldn’t it be nice?
yeah, just dont get complacent about polling etc. Im sure you wont.
This needs to be a full landslide, asskicking sweep of the electoral college and 50 million in the popular vote. If he cheats his way in?
Im going to riot, maybe pour my starbucks latte in the street!! Throw my surfwax in the trash in protest.
Fuck…but seriously, what the hell is wrong with people. I get the screw you Clinton vote, drain the swamp etc. but Jeezus K Riste..that guy? The biggest conjob in 50 years. Too many idiots think the Apprentice was a real show, and the Trnup actually was a businessman.
Cohens book should make for a good read.
That and when Duestchbank releases their records.
And when Putin puts up the Teenage Beauty Pagent party tapes on YouTube.
ps I dont edit much, as you can tell. Itsa my style.
yeah, just dont get complacent about polling etc. Im sure you wont.
I mailed in my application for the mail-in ballot yesterday.
Why cant they figure out a way to vote by computer?
They can put a man on Mars, and they can’t figure that out?
And doesn’t Australia have mandatory voting?
Fined if you don’t.
Imagine if America did that.
80% turnout and balance the budget with the fines.
This needs to be a full landslide, asskicking sweep of the electoral college and 50 million in the popular vote. If he cheats his way in?
Yeah it has to be a clear cut tsunami but I don’t think it will be.
Hope so.
Im going to riot, maybe pour my starbucks latte in the street!! Throw my surfwax in the trash in protest.
Im hoping people will gather by the tens of thousands in front of the White House and chant OUT! OUT! OUT! until Fat Bastard stumbles onto Air Force One and fucks off.
Fuck…but seriously, what the hell is wrong with people.
Ignorance, arrogance, greed, fear, hatred, racism, etc, etc.
I get the screw you Clinton vote, drain the swamp etc.
Yep, people just did NOT like Hillary, which I kinda understand. She is smart and determined but she is not likeable. And this is agist and misogynistic, but how many women +50 have you deal with who are dog fricking nuts? Hillary had that against her, too. She missed her window.
but Jeezus K Riste..that guy? The biggest conjob in 50 years.
Americans don’t want to be lead, they want to be entertained. And they have enough faith in the country to allow a complete fuckup to run it for four years.
Too many idiots think the Apprentice was a real show, and the Trnup actually was a businessman.
Affirmative. Idiocracy is here.
Cohens book should make for a good read.
I think they are going to have to build an additional wing to the Trump Presidential Library for all the tell alls that are being written and will be written once Old Fat Bastard is gone: Kelly Anne Conway, McNinny, maybe even Melanoma, Jard, Ivanka – if they smell money, they;ll do it.
And my friends in NY publishing say even Putin is thinking of writing one
I’d buy that for a dollar..
That and when Duestchbank releases their records.
And his taxes become public.
And when Putin puts up the Teenage Beauty Pagent party tapes on YouTube.
Hope so. Why isn’t he doing it now?
Because he wants Trump to stay in office.
Once he’s out, it’s game on.
Putin is a rascal.
ps I dont edit much, as you can tell. Itsa my style.
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Bottom line, anyone who still supports Don the Con is either a shit person or severely brainwashed.
Maybe a shot with the Scientologists if we got spiffied up like this …..
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Fuck off with this shit Chas, stay in your lane of shark scare mongering, hating on kelly slater and bagging out the wsl.
I disagree, his branching out of his comfort zone and offending many more than before.
Well done Chas!
I disagree with your disagreement, that political party is perpetually offened, so it’s hardly an achievement
It’s funny cause it’s true
He’s way too eloquent.
Odds for Biden to win presidency were -140 (1.70 or 5/7) before Kamela was named as VP they didn’t move after she was named. So there is 74 mil in turnover in betfair on this market so this is as solid as you can get. With all the bad shit that has gone in the world to effect Trump he is amazingly +160 (2.60 or 8/5) to win It all. Biden is an idiot and Trump will destroy him in the debates. And Kamela is a complete phoney. Trump beat Hillary as a 5-1 outsider. He wins again. People bet on the economy. Covid recovery begins he wins easy. Thank God for the electoral college.
ha funny!!! Dems might take the senate too. Incumbents in his position? Usually lose.
Could Someone please Interview Jim Banks on his views on current American politics and whats happening in the World right now? He’s got his finger well and truly on the pulse.In fact a weekly segment for him would be beneficial to everyone. Perhaps throw Uncle Eddy in the mix? I think theres a lot of value there for your readership.
Can have bets how many times he says “C’mon man!”
Willie Brown says she can suckstart a Harley…..impressive.
hey chas, how did you think the zoom chat went, happy with how its all going?
Are you going to do a story on it here at some stage?
Far from a fan of poor old sloppy Joe
I actually thought putting a narcissistic, spoilt, seriously disturbed bigot with the social, emotional and intellectual capacity of a 10 year old., in charge of the worlds most powerful nation…was a pretty interesting and entertaining social experiment
But maybe its time to put some boring adults back in charge for a while
correcting, 5yo…
I was feeling generous
Fox News has given Kamala 24/7 coverage. Someone is nervous.
don’t tell Ben M…….as he is convinced California runs the world…we all know it’s “us!”
Trump is going to smash them.
His a street fighter these two are hippies
He’s a clever man we’re clearly not all as clever as him. His Mum lived pretty close to where I am, apparently a really lovely lady by all accounts. Shame we have lost that generation born between 1900 and 1930 they were a really tough interesting lot. Their offspring not so much.
she’s a bison… howard bison.