DL Open Thread Tuesday September 19 2023
GOP – Going Overboard Pandering:
Vivek Ramaswamy regrets taking the Covid vaccine. His wife, a surgeon, does not.
The presidential candidate has previously spoken about how he and his wife don’t agree on everything. That includes their feelings about getting vaccinated against Covid.———//———Trump lied a lot in the Meet the Press interview
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That’s your half-assed open thread for today. Try to be kind to your fellow humans today. They probably don’t deserve it, but you deserve a day that bends toward kindness and away from strife.
Trump will refuse debates, but I wonder if the VP candidates will debate? That might be more interesting. I like Harris but her debating skills leave me cold. Harris would not be especially effective against a MAGA Gish Gallop – nobody would really – so the only way to win is not to play.
You think that if Trump and Biden are the nominees, Trump will not debate? Based on what?
I mean, I agree debates are fucking stupid and pointless, but the kabuki seems more entrenched than things actually stipulated in the constitution.
“debating skills”
Heh.
These silly exercises are not debates, no matter what the feckless political establishment wants to call them, and there’s little evidence that they sway voters.
Great news:
Eligible voters getting a new driver’s license or ID card in Pennsylvania will now be automatically registered to vote, Commonwealth officials said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, announced the change Tuesday, touting it as good for democracy.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s wife damns him with faint praise. Watch the video. Why can’t she be the candidate?
Better question: Why is she married to that dipshit?