Trump

[F-ZeroOne]

Well, that took long:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-BB1qnkjc

[PFVA]

I would vote for Kamala.

I hope she wins.

I wouldn't be surprised if Trump and Vance win though.

[F-ZeroOne]

A certain British news media outlet - publishes a newspaper, part of its title rhymes with "Fail" and "Heil" - has compiled a clip of Kamala Harris laughing, because apparently her laugh is - according to them - a potential problem. I won't link the video, because of the source, I expect you can find it if you want to.

I've seen the video, and guess what? She laughs like a - hold on to something, folks, this is going to shatter the very foundations of your sense of the universe - normal person.

Its been two days.

[SuperMappy]

We already have this here, but please come over and join the fun!

http://www.loonyparty.com/

[F-ZeroOne]

"Character is what you are in the dark... "



(shortest clip I could find with the quote, from about 00:52)

Except Trumps character is what he is all the time, in the light:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/p ... 235069397/

(if one were being generous, he may mean "until the next election" or "because we're gonna win so good no-ones gonna beat us for a long time". Exceedingly generous. It is equally telling, however, that he doesn't want to attempt to pronounce his opponents first name correctly).

[funkstar]

Well, that took long:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-BB1qnkjc

I know the main point here is Gorka’s deliberate racism and misogyny, but the softening to “Being a woman of colour in this world definitely gives you a leg up.” is still just wild. These people are truly delusional.

[Mat]

Gorka's a nasty piece of shit; I've only had the displeasure of knowing who he is since I started working here, and I've not once heard him use anything other than hate-filled, populist invectives.

[F-ZeroOne]

Someone may have just made an oopsie:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/liv ... 4938520162

[KlaxonCow]

Yeah, someone didn't do their research before shooting their mouth off.

Kamala's mother is Indian. But her father's from Jamaica.

So it's perfectly fine and non-contradictory in any fashion whatsoever for her to promote both her Indian and black heritage, as she's mixed race and both apply.

Indeed, Donald J. Trump would have enjoyed researching her father, as his name is Donald J. Harris. He's such a narcissist, the fact that they're both "Donald J." would have thrilled him, I'm sure.

Thing is, this is Trump. This would have killed any other politician's career stone cold dead. But "Teflon" Trump is too stupid to have any recognition of his mistakes, let alone shame - and, let's be frank, a substantial amount of his core supporters are simply racists (or at least casual racists) that this actually plays well to them, even though it's actually a disaster - so nothing ever sticks.

[PFVA]

Trump belongs to the group of people who thinks someone has to choose one ethnicity even if they have several.

That was prevalent until 2-3 decades ago.

'Mixed' was not accepted.

[Little stoned kiwi]

Even with the focus on one race, one of the interviewers felt they had to point out black people have a variety of backgrounds; they don't all think the same and vote the same.
Which is fair because Trump is clearly a racist wanting the 'black vote' without any concept of what it means to be black in the US. I think he was inferring that Kamala 'turned black' for the advantages that come with being black, assuming black people will vote for her if she's considered to be so as well.

Foreshadowing: Trump will try blackface.

[Mqark]

Foreshadowing: Trump will try blackface.

Did he pick up many Oompa Loompa votes?

[F-ZeroOne]

Thing is, this is Trump. This would have killed any other politician's career stone cold dead. But "Teflon" Trump is too stupid to have any recognition of his mistakes, let alone shame - and, let's be frank, a substantial amount of his core supporters are simply racists (or at least casual racists) that this actually plays well to them, even though it's actually a disaster - so nothing ever sticks.

Sadly true. Anyone else and they would have been fired into political obscurity virtually instantly. Possibly though those vital swing voters will see just how inane and desperate Trump is getting (I suspect that hes still trying to wrap his head round the idea that Biden just gave up).

Regards this discussion being cut short, again if one was being out-of-their-way fair Trump arrived an hour late and may have needed to be somewhere else, but the optics are certainly suboptimal for him. Well, even more so than they were already.

[skab]

Did he pick up many Oompa Loompa votes?

All of them.

[Dio]

Thing is, this is Trump. This would have killed any other politician's career stone cold dead. But "Teflon" Trump is too stupid to have any recognition of his mistakes, let alone shame - and, let's be frank, a substantial amount of his core supporters are simply racists (or at least casual racists) that this actually plays well to them, even though it's actually a disaster - so nothing ever sticks.

Sadly true. Anyone else and they would have been fired into political obscurity virtually instantly.

There was a good article on the Guardian that discussed some of this. The thesis was that the clever part of Trump's schtick is that he can come across as actually taking the mick rather than being serious. His supporters view it as highly effective satire. "Oh, he doesn't mean all that, he's just saying it to make those loony lefties froth at the mouth again".

Of course, it also allows him, when in office, to do exactly what he said he'd do, even if/when it was said or interpreted as satirical.

I think it's an interesting point and explains a large part of the teflon nature - his supporters see people apoplectically ranting about Trump's failings and just laugh at more lefty suckers.