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Posted (edited)
3 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

Oh look. A racist dog whistle.

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There should be a simple question put to her on live TV there: "She is the Vice President of the United states and a major party nominee for President. You are a member of Congress. We know you know her name and how to properly pronounce it. Why are you purposefully choosing to mispronounce it?"

The same applies to really any GOP goon trying to drum up enthusiasm by stroking racist undertones.

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Mace used to be one of the semi reasonable ones (eg during the certification).  I feel like she hired a publicist or something and realizes that there is money in them there hills (pun kinda intended) and has now gone all in. 

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20 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

What's wrong with mocking white people?

Mocking them makes them "others", and white people can never be "others".  Unless, of course, they are not straight, republican males.  Then it's bombs away.

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2 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

Mace used to be one of the semi reasonable ones (eg during the certification).  I feel like she hired a publicist or something and realizes that there is money in them there hills (pun kinda intended) and has now gone all in. 

Yeah, there was a time when she seemed to be one of the more sensible conservatives that wasn't all-in on the culture war shit.

But she has well and truly fallen in line.

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Posted (edited)
10 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Maybe we should wait until she makes her policy speech today. For all we know, maybe she worked with Liz on it 

As I ETA'd, it appears that this is some pretty mushy pandering about task forces and antitrust enforcement and using existing laws, which doesn't seem to have any real teeth.

I guess we can hope.

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9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Maybe we should wait until she makes her policy speech today. For all we know, maybe she worked with Liz on it 

Maybe and I doubt it's nearly as wonky or as progressive as what Warren would propose. 

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22 hours ago, mdmost said:

It's all about laying the foundation to contest the election when he loses. He'll file lawsuits that she was not a legitimate candidate because Biden won the primaries. It's just throwing grievance shit against the wall. But it's also whining because he spent years making Biden out as the feeble candidate and now that's him. 

This.  He played with fire:  "Joe (80) is too old for the job vote for me (78)"

Now that the narrative is rooted and bore fruit he can't change it because he's got almost 20 years on Kamala.  He laid his own trap.

 

 

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15 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

Oh look. A racist dog whistle.

 

10 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

Mace used to be one of the semi reasonable ones (eg during the certification).  I feel like she hired a publicist or something and realizes that there is money in them there hills (pun kinda intended) and has now gone all in. 

The longer version of that roundtable is quite damning about Mace's integrity and an embarrassing #fail. (It's also a great example of why I turned off cable news 20ish years ago). https://www.threads.net/@acynig/post/C-txLthxcl2/?xmt=AQGz43WHI2p-jebsal4ta-ZGKFxW3XdYuWsZbXFFLMNtKA

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Posted
43 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

What's wrong with mocking white people?

Nothing, but apparently a ton of us get really upset when it's done by non-white people. I don't get it. 

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Mace used to be one of the semi reasonable ones (eg during the certification).  I feel like she hired a publicist or something and realizes that there is money in them there hills (pun kinda intended) and has now gone all in. 

She’s JD Vance with a vagina (and same amount of eyeliner).
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21 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

Liz Warren should serve as America’s first Secretary of Fixing All The Stupid Shit Greedy Assholes Did To Our Country. 

I'd prefer Katie Porter, but OK.

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Posted
2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

The thing about this latest fake outrage, to me, is that it makes no fucking sense.

Of course it makes no sense.

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1 minute ago, hornmpa96 said:

With terrible gummy flour tortillas

I get that they buy them . . . do they not heat them up?  Gah Torchy's is a beating.

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3 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

The thing about this latest fake outrage, to me, is that it makes no fucking sense.

First, I'm not offended, because I'm a white guy and I like tons of spicy fucking shit. Second, when she says mayonnaise or tuna...she's listing bland things. How does that have anything to do with race? He is the one who volunteers White Guy Tacos. So I guess the white guy can't make fun of himself now? It literally makes no sense from any fucking angle. 

Well they thought they could “JV Vance” Walz and as it turns out they cannot because JV is just terrible and Walz is our nations next Uncle-Daddy.

 

And because they know no one likes their shit and they are losing. That part too. 

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17 hours ago, Blotto said:

That's a strange alias for his penis, but he's a strange dude. 

"Weird",  the correct term is "weird"

16 hours ago, shakahorn said:

Probably considers them just one song.

Eruption/You really got me,  yeah, I identify with that.  It's why streaming sucks because it treats them like two different songs most of the time.

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39 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

What daylight do you see between what she's talking about and price controls?  It's not like we're the only ones that say it looks like that.

 

Sure. Price controls are restrictions on prices, set by a central authority.
 

This ain’t that. This proposal would expand the scope of FTC’s oversight to include wholesale market power in food commodities and to remind the DOJ that antitrust regs exist. And possibly institute price gouging bans at the federal level similar to what already exists in most states. 
 

It’s not a matter of daylight. Calling this “price controls” is a Pavlovian response trained into the media and citizens by rent-seekers working the refs. 

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8 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

The thing about this latest fake outrage, to me, is that it makes no fucking sense.

First, I'm not offended, because I'm a white guy and I like tons of spicy fucking shit. Second, when she says mayonnaise or tuna...she's listing bland things. How does that have anything to do with race? He is the one who volunteers White Guy Tacos. So I guess the white guy can't make fun of himself now? It literally makes no sense from any fucking angle. 

Falls under the endless list of "every accusation is a confession" category for those morons. 

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5 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

 

I get that they buy them . . . do they not heat them up?  Gah Torchy's is a beating.

I think they pull tortillas from the walk-in and put them straight in the plastic basket. Those tortillas have never seen the flattop grill.

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Posted
20 minutes ago, Chopper said:

The racists are still very angry and offended about a joke.

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Meanwhile:

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Why can their white guy make jokes about white people when our white guy can’t make jokes about black people? That’s racist!

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3 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Nobody’s offended. It’s theater. 

Yep.  The Nancy Mace clip was definitely theater. She pronounced Kamala correctly then remembered she’s supposed to mispronounce it so everybody could get outraged. This is basically professional wrestling.  Mace is the heel and has to insult Kamala so the babyfaces can come to her rescue.

I used to expect more of CNN, but not anymore.

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15 hours ago, Chopper said:

 

Well Ava Braun aka Maggie Haberman certainly tries.

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What actually happened:

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Trump: I’m angry at her. I don’t have respect for her. She attacks me. She called me weird. She called JD weird. He’s not weird!

 

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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."

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9 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Nobody’s offended. It’s theater. 

Theater and a market viability test of a new outrage to sell to voters on the right to get them energized.  The old ones are not so effective anymore.

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22 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

The thing about this latest fake outrage, to me, is that it makes no fucking sense.

First, I'm not offended, because I'm a white guy and I like tons of spicy fucking shit. Second, when she says mayonnaise or tuna...she's listing bland things. How does that have anything to do with race? He is the one who volunteers White Guy Tacos. So I guess the white guy can't make fun of himself now? It literally makes no sense from any fucking angle. 

White trash victimization has been the staple of Trump's populist nonsense.  That currency is getting less valuable daily.  It's far too early to tell, but it feels like even Trump's own supporters are beginning to get bored with this trope.  Eight years of Trump complaining and whining finally seems to be losing steam.

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Okie State said:

Why am I not at all surprised people would take offense to Walz joking about white people not liking spice? Snowflakes indeed.

 

1 hour ago, 'stache said:

It’s because they are completely humorless. People of all different races and ethnic groups make fun of their own stereotypes including white people with a sense of humor. It’s called self deprecating humor. The mocking of Kamala laughing and pointing out that we’ve never seen Trump or Vance or any of the sycophants utter a genuine chuckle revealed that aspect of their personalities. Their souls are truly wretched. 

Yep. It's the same people that whisper a complaint at work on why they're not allowed to create a white employee group. For many (all?) of them, it boils down to the fact that they're not allowed to say the n-word. Perhaps some would actually never say it. They just want the right to say it without repercussions or being criticized. 

and for the record, a taco with unseasoned ground beef and cheese, sounds horrible. Hopefully its 80/20 ground beef and not too lean.

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Posted
29 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Why can their white guy make jokes about white people when our white guy can’t make jokes about black people? That’s racist!

Yep. It's another version of why can't WE say the N word???

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Well, I'm as white as a white dude gets, and I love me some ground beef + chili powder + shredded iceberg lettuce + shredded cheddar in a crispy corn taco shell as much as the next guy.  I do know it isn't al pastor, though. 
Why can't I love my gringo tacos?  Why are they persecuting me?  We can't catch a break in this society.
 

It’s not like al pastor is spicy. Nor is a typical taco. That may be why Kamala was surprised. Generally, the only thing spicy about a taco is if you put a hot sauce on it. At least that’s been my middle aged, white, midwestern guy experience.
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1 minute ago, Tuco said:


It’s not like al pastor is spicy. Nor is a typical taco. That may be why Kamala was surprised. Generally, the only thing spicy about a taco is if you put a hot sauce on it. At least that’s been my middle aged, white, midwestern guy experience.

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