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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

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What’s delaying Biden’s Veep pick?

What delay?  VP candidates are typically announced before conventions.

McCain announced Palin on August 29th.
Obama announced Biden on August 23rd.
Romney announced Ryan on August 11th.
While Clinton announced Kaine on July 22nd, that was days before the Democratic National Convention that year.

The Democratic National Convention starts August 17th.  If you don't know by then who the VP candidate is, then go ahead and argue that there is a "delay."  Until then, you are as full of it as usual.

[Echo4]

https://youtu.be/k5KuxjuKAE4

"Enough is Enough" is the tune to this ad promoting LGBTQ registration and voting, noting that had they all registered and voted in 2016, that would have been enough to swing the election tother way.

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What’s delaying Biden’s Veep pick?

What delay?  VP candidates are typically announced before conventions.

McCain announced Palin on August 29th.
Obama announced Biden on August 23rd.
Romney announced Ryan on August 11th.
While Clinton announced Kaine on July 22nd, that was days before the Democratic National Convention that year.

The Democratic National Convention starts August 17th.  If you don't know by then who the VP candidate is, then go ahead and argue that there is a "delay."  Until then, you are as full of it as usual.

And of course you assume that because you haven't heard who his pick is that Biden hasn't made his decision.

[barton]

...than an inept corrupt Russian bran-dead stooge currently nailed to his perch.

I don't see him eating much bran,  let alone lethal amounts.   

Nice M Python sourced metaphor. 

I suspect any poll regarding a candidate in their seventies who has verbal gaffes,  will garner a significant fraction of "might get dementia while in office" yesses.   

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https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/59_think_biden_unlikely_to_finish_a_four_year_term_in_white_house

Wow - this is unprecedented.

No, it's Rasmussen.

Biden is the oldest nominee for President in our history (older than Bob Dole! I had to look that one up.)  So is there a possibility he doesn't finish his term?  I guess.  But I'm not sure what any polling on the issue is meant to prove, let alone a Rasmussen poll.

I wonder what chance Trump would have of finishing his second term if he could be prosecuted for crimes.  Likely he'd be out already.  Quite aside from the obvious cognitive and physical decline he has been exhibiting.

[Echo4]

Governor Baker of MA has responded to the month long increase in cases.

In response to recent large gatherings, the size of permitted outdoor gatherings has been cut in half, from 100 to 50 people, in both public and private spaces. The limit on indoor gatherings remains at 25.

Baker announced several other steps, including tightened rules for eateries. Baker said bars “masquerading” as restaurants must close down and released updated guidance to eliminate ambiguity around the rules.

"One of the things that's come up a number of times is that pretzels and potato chips meets the food service requirement. It clearly doesn't," Baker said. "What we tried to do with the amendment of the order is make absolutely clear you need to be serving food that's prepared on-site and the people who are in your venue need to order and eat food if they're going to order a drink."

Meanwhile, in Sturgis, SD...  in Georgia...  In Texas.... In Florida...

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That fox video of Biden riding a bike and looking hearty and joking with a (somewhat clueless) reporter was a nice break from their usual pro-Trump stream.   Puts the lie to the Trump campaign's "feeble old man hiding in his basement" nonsense.  I'd like to see Trump riding a bicycle,  but I know he has to master holding a glass and ramp walking first.

I don't know why it is absolutely impossible to imagine Trump on a bicycle.  Is it the obesity?  Is it that a guy who struggles to walk down a ramp can not maintain his balance well enough?  In the end I'm not even sure he knows how to ride one. 

[barton]

 

In response to recent large gatherings, the size of permitted outdoor gatherings has been cut in half, from 100 to 50 people, in both public and private spaces. The limit on indoor gatherings remains at 25.

Baker announced several other steps, including tightened rules for eateries. Baker said bars “masquerading” as restaurants must close down...

Guy walks into a bar with new health rules due to covid.   Asks for some rum punch.

"There's a separate line for punch, " says bartender.   "Health laws. "

Guy looks around,  but there are few patrons...

....and no punch line.

[bodiddley]

Meanwhile, in Sturgis, SD...  in Georgia...  In Texas.... In Florida...

Widespread dumbassery from sea to shining sea.
Inexcusable.
Get your shit together people.
You've already grossly fucked up for 6 months.
Do things right.

[luee]

---Putin says Russia has approved 'world first' Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain---
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/europe/russia-coronavirus-vaccine-putin-intl/index.html

A notable date in the pandemic fight. Did they really hack into vaccine "secrets"?

[Yankguy1]

I believe Putin as much as I'll believe Trump when he says the same thing a couple of weeks before Election Day.

[Echo4]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1292782215756120065

Lincoln Project shares a few key comments from Trump on executive orders, plus one on golf.

[Echo4]

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/8-year-old-boy-arrested-florida-020546924.html

Good thing that there were three police there to handle the situation!

But... I can't decide whether more of the problem rests with the substitute teacher who called the police, the school that did not intervene, or the police who could not figure out even when their handcuffs fell off from being too big that maybe, just maybe, hauling the child off to jail was not, perhaps, the best way to handle this situation.

[Echo4]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/10/politics/donald-trump-college-football-coronavirus/index.html

Bread and Circuses, brought to you by Trump!

[bankshot1]

I believe Putin as much as I'll believe Trump when he says the same thing a couple of weeks before Election Day.

Trump will EO a $1 trillion order for stockpiling the Russian covid vaccine.

I understand it only works with hydroxy.

good thing we got a shit ton of that.