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[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ghost of LL replied to Bullneck's topic in Cloak Room
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[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ghost of LL replied to Bullneck's topic in Cloak Room
Aww, man—you got me feeling like Gus Walz over here. But sometimes you can’t go home. Sometimes it’s because what was your home is gone. But sometimes it’s because you found a better home elsewhere. And sometimes, it’s both. Trump burned it down, and the MAGAts salted the earth. But in so doing, they kind of showed me that my former political home was actually pretty shitty, and filled with a bunch of pretty shitty people. And when you don’t view the world through partisan lenses, you figure out that a lot of what the Democrats say is…shock of my life…right. There isn’t anything to go back to, but even if there was, I’m pretty good where I am. I’ll never be a Republican again; I’ll never even think of voting for one.- 5091 replies
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[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ghost of LL replied to Bullneck's topic in Cloak Room
You’ve just seen it over the past few days. And forget the House and Senate and Cabinet—look at our governors. Walz, Shapiro, Brashear, Moore, Newsom, Pritzinger, Whitmer—any fucking one of them would be very good presidential candidates. Any fucking one. Who does the other side have? Desantis? Abbott? Who? None of these people have real national appeal. But that’s all they’ve got.- 5091 replies
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
And that’s going to hurt at the top of the ticket. Because a lack of enthusiasm is contagious right up and down a ticket. -
[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ghost of LL replied to Bullneck's topic in Cloak Room
Fuck, man—he’s going to make me cry. -
[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ghost of LL replied to Bullneck's topic in Cloak Room
I mean, in fairness there’s only one office that’s higher. -
[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ghost of LL replied to Bullneck's topic in Cloak Room
And damned if it isn’t true. This campaign just feels a lot better than 2016 or 2020. -
That’s exactly the direction from which we would be coming were we to go down into Sudtirol.
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What's this shit I'm seeing about no in-and-outs? And yeah, spare me the I didn't--this shit was news to me.
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The experience I had as a kid/young man was reconfirmed by the experience my son had: baseball attracts assholes. I don't know why it is, but my high school baseball team was all of the biggest assholes in school. And it was ultimately what led me to give up playing (yeah--the fact that I couldn't hit a fastball that had any movement on it had nothing to do with it at all). Playing hockey was the exact opposite experience. Not that there isn't assholish behavior. And not that I never got into a fight in a parking lot after a game. But on balance, it was just a bunch of chill dudes who understood that we're all on the same team and we're all looking forward to going out drinking after the game.
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Boy, the guns on this thread sure swerved from Greg Swindell over to Huston Street in a hurry.
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I don't see an Austria thread, so I guess I'll just toss these thoughts into here. I'm thinking of 2-3 weeks bouncing around the country--perhaps flying into Munich and out Vienna. I figure maybe 3 days in Munich, 2-3 days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 4-5 days in Tirol (I found a place that looks like the Austrian version of a Great Wolf Lodge, which the kids would probably enjoy), a handful of days in Salzburg, and then 4 days or so in Vienna. But nothing is booked, and I'm obviously up for suggestions. The kids like stuff that is more active (e.g., canyoning and rafting in Tirol). Mrs.LL is going to like just spending an afternoon at the Viktuelenmarkt eating breadroll sandwiches and drinking beer. I'm the dad--I'm good with whatever. So fire away. @texasdago--thoughts on a day trip down to Bolzen? Anybody else have thoughts on a day trip from Vienna to Bratislava?
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
These are exactly the values supported by Nixon and Ford. And the Republican Party under Nixon and Ford was a "conservative" party. You're right that Reagan (I'm not sure that I will concede Bush) started the change in direction from "conservative" to "reactionary." But for the most part, it was reactionary in rhetoric only. The Republicans of the 80s and 90s had the good political sense not to actually do anything to ban abortion, no matter how much they might talk of doing so. And they had the good political sense to manage immigration and create paths to citizenship (though Pete Wilson thought racial scapegoating of Hispanics was the way to go, resulting in the destruction of the Republican Party in California). As you go from Nixon to Trump, there is clearly a reactionary creep to the Republican Party. But I'd argue that that is really only clear in retrospect. It was just a Dole or McCain win away from remaining firmly tied to conservativism. I mean, maybe. -
2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
. . . that is never enforced, in part because there are major First Amendment issues with it. But anyway, yeah--go on you fun Palestinian protestors and tell me how awful "Genocide Joe" and the Democrats are. -
2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Is conservative. Not "sounds." Is. I'm still pretty damned conservative. I favor free trade and the international financial order that has made the United States of America the dominant financial and mercantile power in the world. I don't want to repeal our free-trade agreements, rethink the monetary policies that have made the Dollar the world's reserve currency, or entertain the idea of defaulting on our debts. I favor adhering to our international obligations, from Europe to East Asia. NATO is the strongest mutual-defense organization in the history of the world, and has preserved the peace in Europe for nearly 80 years, which is the longest that continent has gone without a major war since . . . ever. And in East Asia, our defense treaties with Japan and South Korea have fostered an economic environment that has led to an economic expansion throughout Asia while enriching Americans. I favor preserving freedom of thought and expression. Of ensuring Americans are free to make their own decisions about their property, their religion, and their bodies. At the same time, I favor preserving the social safety net that we have built up over the past 90 years. And where there are holes in that safety net, either in its original construction or because new economic developments have torn holes in it, it should be repaired. All of these are conservative values. These are the values that would be supported by any conservative party. But the GQP today is not a conservative party. It is a reactionary party. And reactionism is not "conservativism." Don't. People know they don't like it even if they don't know precisely what it is. "Project 2025" has just become a buzzword for "scary shit that Trumpublicans are going to do if they get back into power." Use that. Feed it. Say "Project 2025" over and over again with ominous and foreboding music in the background. Just please, for the love of god, don't go into a discussion of Schedule F trying to reach people who you think don't know enough about Project 2025. -
[Harris+Walz] The 2024 DNC: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
Ghost of LL replied to Bullneck's topic in Cloak Room
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
This is part of the point. Demoralize them. Let them know that they're losing. They're losing in part because Harris has vastly more money to spend on ads than Trump does. These people view electoral politics as entertainment and sport. But if their team isn't winning, they're not going to show up for it in November. Because why would you bother showing up for a loser? Demoralize them now; they'll stay home in November. -
2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
And no--we're not having any fucking fires. -
2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Why would I invite you? Every time I'm in New York, you find some excuse not to hang out with me. "I'm in London that week." "I'm in Cape Town that month." Yeah--likely story. It fucking feels like high school again every goddamned time I got to New York. -
2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
My brother--you don't need an invite. You're always welcome at Casa GOLL. Ummm, I'm gonna have to think about that. -
2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Hey, are you and @Pescado_Rojo and @Kyrie Eleison coming over to my house for Election Night drink-a-thon against this year? If so, you better bring your top-drawer hot dish, my friend. -
2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Ghost of LL replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
Of the many things I am looking forward to being rid of when Kamala Harris beats Donald Trump, somewhere on the list is the phrase "Trump World." -
Yep--the main blow is definitely coming in the Pas-de-Calais direction. I still consider the strike in the Normandy region to be a distraction. Much more soberly, I'm really worried that this offensive into Kursk has the whiff of Operation Michael in the Spring of 1918. It just feels like it might be a last throw of the dice while there are still dice to throw.
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Inside Munich, almost everything you're going to want to see is inside the old city walls (which are gone, but are marked by various gates). You can take the S-Bahn to Marienplatz, and that puts you right at the main town square. Fronting on the Marienplatz is the Neues Rathouse (New City Hall) with the glockenspiel in the clock tower. Across the way is St. Peter's Church, which is worth a hike up to the tower for a great view (you can see the Alps in the distance) and the full skeleton of some saint (southern German Catholics are very big on the display of relics). I also like walking back behind St. Peter's to the Viktuelenmarkt, which is a big farmers market with a beer garten. If you get up in the morning, walk around the old town, and then go over to the beer garten and grab a lunch of some sandwiches on a bread roll and end up sitting there the rest of the day drinking beer, . . . that's not a wasted day in my book. The Residenz--the in-town residence of the kings of Bavaria, roughly the equivalent of Buckingham Palace--is a few blocks north. And near that is the Odeonsplatz with the Theatinerkirche, which is itself worth a stop. The Odeonsplatz is interesting because it is where the showdown between the Bavarian state police and the Nazis occurred that ended the Beer Hall Putsch. On the left side of the Feldherrenhalle, which is the loggia on the south side of the square, is where the gunbattle took place. There was a Nazi memorial there, at which everyone passing had to give the Nazi salute. That's obviously gone. Still remaining is a memorial to the police officers killed by the Nazis. If you're interested in the Nazi spots, Munich has a lot of them. I'd recommend the website https://www.thirdreichruins.com/munich.htm, which will show you a number of spots that were significant to the Nazis, Munich being the birthplace of the party. And there are plenty of spots where you can still see the remnants of Nazi decorations. Just outside the city center is Schloss Nymphenburg, which is another of King Ludwig's castles and was kind of the suburban royal residence (akin to Windsor Castle). There's no nearby subway stop, but the bus goes there. The Olympic stadium and athlete's village is a short subway ride from the city center. That's worth a look. The BMW headquarters and Museum are a short walk away (right across the Autobahn). Go to the Hofbrauhaus if you want. But the Augustinerkeller just north of the main train station is where it's at. The food and beer are both better, and there's a great garden. Also have a liter at the beer garden at the Englishergarten.
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I guess I'm lucky. I got one for a month from now. All I have to do is drive out to fucking Bastrop first thing in the morning. We get the government we vote for, friends.
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