DL Open Thread Wednesday May 18th 2022
Memhet Blahs (Not looking good at press time)
Biden on Fetterman vs Oz or MCCormick:
Democrats are united around John, who is a strong nominee, will run a tough race, and can win in November. And while we await the results of the GOP primary, one thing is clear – these candidates are not your father’s GOP. They have fought a malicious, chaotic primary campaign to be the most extreme. And they have shown people their authentic selves – that whoever emerges will be too dangerous, too craven, and too extreme to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.
Summer Lee (PA)…
Andrea Salinas (OR)…
Corporate Dems ate shit yesterday. Am I laughing? Yes, I’m laughing. We love to see it.
Here’s hoping Madison becomes so depressed at his defeat that he tries to end it all by rolling off the Capitol steps. I would pay good money for that .gif
So did AIPAC, whose deep pockets couldn’t get these ‘centrists’ across the finish line. Is Netanyahu in jail yet?:
https://theintercept.com/2022/05/16/pennsylvania-summer-lee-steve-irwin-israel-aipac/
Thumbs up on that article. They attacked Lee by claiming that The Squad, Sanders et al can’t “get things done.” They never mention that the things they get done — look up Chris Coons’ list of wonderful bipartisan things he got done if you want evidence — are minor or trivial, which is why Republicans let them do them.
Speaking of throwing bails of money into the money incinerator:
Of course these Senate races are peanuts for Big Pharma.
FWIW – I like Fetterman’s game plan. Offices like Lt Gov’s can be the soft underbelly for attacking corporate Dems.
Meh bOZo’s campaign will come down to mail in ballots, you know the fraud votes. Who will be the first to say the election was fraudulent
Turkey is blackballing Finland/Sweden application to NATO because… misogyny?
“Cavusoglu not only set conditions for Turkey accepting the membership bids but raised his voice at Sweden’s Ann Linde in what three NATO diplomats said was an “embarrassing” break in protocol.”
“A Turkish diplomatic source said Cavusoglu had outlined Turkey’s stance respectfully, rejecting what he said was an allegation from Linde that its opposition was due to Sweden’s feminist foreign policy.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/how-turkey-spoiled-natos-historic-moment-with-finland-sweden-2022-05-18/
The Joe Manchin of NATO