Hidin' Biden is scheduled to appear on MSNBC tonite at 10 pm central time.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 31, 2020:

The DNC made their choice. Now what are they going to do?

TomMcGiverin replies on Apr 1, 2020:

Probably replace Biden this summer after they have stopped Bernie and replace Biden with Warren or more likely one of the centrists who dropped out, like Mayor Pete or Klobuchar, who knows? Their whole aim is stopping Bernie, I don't think the DNC really cares that much who else is the nominee.

Words to live by: ".

kmaz comments on Mar 31, 2020:

It's mind-boggling to me that it's nearly April and in the US we still don't have testing widely available wherever it is needed and desired. At the very least, this should be talked about, discussed and beaten to death as a topic, everywhere until it gets completely done. It's mind-boggling to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Not almost as if. We are a declining empire and our leaders see the common people as expendable, so they are fine with a certain amount of collateral damage from this virus as long as it doesn't kill anyone from the elites.

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ZantiMisfit comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Probably not, or at least not on the scale that happened when Trump was inaugurated. People on the Left and Right can be very selective about what they're outraged about.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 30, 2020:

Ain't that the truth... Most of them who are privileged always put their class interest ahead of being outraged about other things.

I just don't know what to put here, lol.

WayneDalton comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Chubby kitty

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 30, 2020:

Agreed, but the cat will say they are just big-boned...

Says it all...

RoboGraham comments on Mar 29, 2020:

Now would be a good time for a general strike

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 29, 2020:

No shit, I'm with you on that.

Hidin' Biden is saying he will not commit to another debate with Bernie in April, even tho the DNC ...

Buddha comments on Mar 28, 2020:

They need to have the debate..

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 28, 2020:

@Buddha I would love to see the Dem party blown up. They are beyond any chance of reform.

Hidin' Biden is saying he will not commit to another debate with Bernie in April, even tho the DNC ...

Athena comments on Mar 27, 2020:

They are an egregiously corrupt bunch, yet we haven't seen the worst of it, I'm sure. Biden has now been accused of sexual assault by former staffer, Tara Reade. Where's the news on this??? The Dems: "Nothing to see here."

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 28, 2020:

The corporate media here is in full Protect And Promote Biden mode.

Hidin' Biden is saying he will not commit to another debate with Bernie in April, even tho the DNC ...

Buddha comments on Mar 28, 2020:

They need to have the debate..

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 28, 2020:

@Buddha I doubt it. Too many people would be scared away from protesting by the virus and all the cops that the DNC would have there waiting for them.

Hidin' Biden is saying he will not commit to another debate with Bernie in April, even tho the DNC ...

Buddha comments on Mar 28, 2020:

They need to have the debate..

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 28, 2020:

My money says they won't, because the DNC wants to protect Biden until sometime this summer, when they will have him step aside so they can appoint someone like Warren or one of the other centrists who dropped out of the race as their nominee at the convention.

Joe Biden's last 5 "live" appearances are an EMBARRASSMENT to the Democratic Party. [youtube.com]

Aurora62 comments on Mar 28, 2020:

The people have been fooled to think we have a Democratic process. The oligarchs have controlled both parties for decades. They are the ones pulling the strings. The MSM are complicit in not reporting the voter suppression, rigging of the machines, and exit poll discrepancies. All to keep the people...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 28, 2020:

Bernie becoming prez would mean the oligarchs losing some of their power. No wonder then that the corporate media and the DNC are so united against him.

I just watched a video of televangelist Kenneth Copeland defending his lavish lifestyle, and why he ...

Novelty comments on Mar 19, 2020:

When the poor arise to eat the rich Copeland will be on the desert menu. 👄

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Larry68Feminist Ok.

I just watched a video of televangelist Kenneth Copeland defending his lavish lifestyle, and why he ...

Novelty comments on Mar 19, 2020:

When the poor arise to eat the rich Copeland will be on the desert menu. 👄

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Larry68Feminist Glad to hear it. Hope they spread it to some of the other Repub scum like their rich donors and other congresscritters of their party.

I just watched a video of televangelist Kenneth Copeland defending his lavish lifestyle, and why he ...

Novelty comments on Mar 19, 2020:

When the poor arise to eat the rich Copeland will be on the desert menu. 👄

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Larry68Feminist I don't care how it looks, all I can say is Good...

Hidin' Biden is saying he will not commit to another debate with Bernie in April, even tho the DNC ...

bobwjr comments on Mar 27, 2020:

He is high risk for corona virus, and a lot of disinformation is being tossed around by trumps minions

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 27, 2020:

So is Bernie, but he's not hiding from the public like Biden is. There is little health risk for Biden by participating in a debate in an empty studio or giving an address to the public from his home. But he is hiding from cameras and microphones to conceal his dementia.

Credit and blame.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

We are on our own as far as depending on Trump to help us thru this.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@Tinocca I think even most of the Repub governors are trying to do the right things and not blindly follow Trump on this out of party loyalty, because they know that if things go bad in their state the blame will be put on them, not Trump. Never underestimate self-interest when it comes to most pols. The Repub governor in my state appears to be doing exactly that, looking out for her own political future.

Germany's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Lower Than In Other Countries : NPR

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Universal healthcare and ample testing labs. Go figure. (And here we are, only a few thousand tests per each non-explosion state. For being so great ... America sure is a joke.)

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Our state is not testing nearly that many per day. The figures I gave are the state's capacity of how many they can test at any one time. They are only testing those who feel sick and ask for the test. Nobody is being tested that is without symptoms or is just a person who had contact with someone who was proven infected. So we have really no idea how many people in our state are infected but are without symptoms or are not sick yet.

Germany's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Lower Than In Other Countries : NPR

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Universal healthcare and ample testing labs. Go figure. (And here we are, only a few thousand tests per each non-explosion state. For being so great ... America sure is a joke.)

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

Here in Iowa our testing capacity is still only about seven or eight hundred at a time.

Well a little bit of good news today.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

What do you sell?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@IrishTxJudy Sounds essential to me, just like my sister-in-law who works at a Lowe's hardware store.

Bernie Sanders unloads sarcasm on GOP senators: "Oh my God! The universe is collapsing.

dalefvictor comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Remember that Bernie is not liked by the establishment so he will not be the candidate unless the convention makes him the candidate. This is unlikely unless something happens. In these times we cannot guess at anything as there is way to much workings against him and us. I think the best we can do ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@OwlInASack It's not extraordinary at all when the corporate media is so coordinated and full of capitalist propaganda to brainwash Americans into thinking anything that is not right wing on economics is not even socialism but actually communism. The mass media in most other countries is not so monopolized and slanted towards the right and capitalism like it is here. Socialism is given fair and even-handed coverage in most countries, but not in the US.

The USA is fast tracking COVID-19 according to this chart.

Druvius comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Sadly very very predictable. And we're STILL not taking the measures needed to contain it. Trump and company actually do live in a fantasy world where is will all go away or Americans will be fine with millions dead.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

Smudge would be a great improvement on Trump..

I assume that with social distancing, nobody is recently meeting anyone in person from dating sites?

Larry68Feminist comments on Mar 26, 2020:

When HIV broke out, many people got tested carrying proof they were neither gay nor IV drug users or HIV positive.... next month people will start dating again beyond the incubation period proudly declaring they never set foot on a cruise ship or next to anyone from Wuhan

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@Larry68Feminist My late wife and I went together to get tested for HIV in the mid-1990s after we had been dating a couple months. Since she was past pregnancy age, it was nice that we could then lose the condoms..

I assume that with social distancing, nobody is recently meeting anyone in person from dating sites?

Larry68Feminist comments on Mar 26, 2020:

When HIV broke out, many people got tested carrying proof they were neither gay nor IV drug users or HIV positive.... next month people will start dating again beyond the incubation period proudly declaring they never set foot on a cruise ship or next to anyone from Wuhan

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

I doubt most members of dating sites will just take your word on those things.

Bernie Sanders unloads sarcasm on GOP senators: "Oh my God! The universe is collapsing.

Athena comments on Mar 26, 2020:

The election is still several months away and there is so much happening. We've certainly had a few shocking surprises so far. Will mass gatherings even be allowed in November? Joe is in la la land and needs a teleprompter to make any sense and a compass to find the bathroom. The stress and ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

I was astonished to see the TV report from Australia where the newsperson openly discussed Biden's dementia (the link to it is on Agnostic in the Politics forum), unlike here in the US where the corporate media will not discuss his dementia, out of deference to the Dem establishment. Our censorship would make the old Soviet Union proud.

Strong Leadership! [youtube.

Fred_Snerd comments on Mar 26, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-GoeFGyIc

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@Aurora62 Why am I not surprised? I saw a Super Tuesday special on Free Speech TV here in America, where they had all commentators from the left, including Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, and they freely reported and commented on Biden's obvious dementia and how the corporate media are covering for him and refusing to discuss it. Better than the old Soviet state censorship how they do the dirty work of the DNC and prop this poor old guy up.

The world squandered its first opportunity to stop the COVID-19.

JayOleck38 comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Yeah, probably. You're saying that's a bad thing?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 25, 2020:

It's not a bad thing if it thins the herd of rich greedheads and ignorant fucks like most of Trump's supporters, but it's not a good thing for the rest of us.

This is going to be interesting to see how the virus plays out.

Larry-new comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Interesting is an understatement. This is the defining tragedy of a generation, and will be referred for decades as such. The economic effects alone are unknown, and may well devolve to the basic food and shelter needs of the long term unemployed. The societal changes alone will be tremendous. ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 25, 2020:

At a minimum, you would hope that the masses would demand that we get single-payer universal health care, paid leave for all workers, and a return to manufacturing here in America of all crucial products such as medical supplies and medications instead of allowing outsourcing of them to countries with starvation wages, because all of these are now necessary as a matter of national security. Time to drop the War On Terrorism and focus on this real threat instead..

Modern Neoliberal Capitalism.

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Communism! I smell COMMUNISTS!!! 😎🍷🍷

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 25, 2020:

I don't fear communists or communism. I fear neoliberal capitalists who are also fascists, which includes most members of both of our major parties in the US serving in the fed govt.. Otherwise, we would have seen the repeal of the so-called Patriot Act.

A little light reading for these days. Lol

t1nick comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Been there read that ages ago. Fond of Camus

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 25, 2020:

Re-read it during the 1980s AIDS plague. It was fitting then and it fits now even more.

Glenn Beck says the oldies should go to work because the economy is more important than their lives.

Druvius comments on Mar 25, 2020:

I think all the sociopthic monsters like him should scream their message loud and clear. It will make identifying and rounding them up easier when the tribunals start. Assuming there even are tribunals.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 25, 2020:

Sadly, if there ever are tribunals and a revolution, they will happen only long after I am dead.

What do you fear more.

Freespirit64 comments on Mar 24, 2020:

I fear Trunk for another 4 years....please no

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 25, 2020:

@Silvertongue Just like four years ago, we won't get to find out as the Dems won't nominate Bernie.

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Wangobango3 comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Well it has shown irrefutably that capitalism is broken. The cracks can no longer be papered over with freshly printed currency.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

You're absolutely right about that, at least for anyone intelligent who is paying attention, but that would be a minority of Americans.

He wants us to sacrifice

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Profits over people, the total opposite of Bernie. Trump really doesn't care how many people die from this as long as they're not members of his family or his circle of rich friends. The rest of us are totally expendable and worthless to him.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd How true..

What do you fear more.

altschmerz comments on Mar 24, 2020:

How about if you're worried about more than one thing? The first three worry me.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@altschmerz You're probably right and I was not saying that the Admin. would or must change the poll. My point is that it's something for all of us to think about in the future if we set up a poll with multiple options that might overlap. We all have the right to our opinions, that's the whole point of this site. I am not going to cower in fear about disagreeing openly with the Admin. or a moderator of one of the groups.

What do you fear more.

resserts comments on Mar 24, 2020:

For me, it's an all-of-the-above situation: The death toll may not be the worst part, but it definitely sets the tone and amplifies people's anxiety and fear — if not for themselves, then for their loved ones. The need for social distancing and non-essential business limits is likely to result in...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

My point below.

What do you fear more.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 24, 2020:

All of it. You can't separate any of it.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

My point below.

What do you fear more.

Freespirit64 comments on Mar 24, 2020:

I fear Trunk for another 4 years....please no

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@Silvertongue The Dems have way better than Biden, Bernie Sanders, but they are too determined to stop him to care about winning in Nov..

What do you fear more.

itsmedammit comments on Mar 24, 2020:

I am anxious about deaths, the overload on the health systems, our economy, the stress on everyone and the perhaps lasting effects of this mess.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

So you would want to vote for 4 of the options. Proves my point below.

What do you fear more.

altschmerz comments on Mar 24, 2020:

How about if you're worried about more than one thing? The first three worry me.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

That was my point below. Bierbasstard seems to think that wanting to vote for multiple options is a joke and unnecessary.

What do you fear more.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

When will posters learn that you need to allow voting for multiple option when you do these polls? Otherwise you don't get accurate results.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@Bierbasstard I guess the difference between you and me is that I will say what I think regardless of who I disagree with, while you, it seems, would instead kiss someone's ass because they are in a position of power. I also trust that the Admin., Andrew, is not petty enough, like maybe you are, that he would ban me for simply disagreeing with his choice on how he set up the poll. I guess we will see if he bans me for it, like you appear to wish he would do and would do yourself if you had his power. Maybe your member name is appropriate.

Well, he's got more faith than i do .

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Maybe Falwell should go "back to school" like the Rodney Dangerfield character in the movie of that name. He could live in the dorms with the infected, but asymptomatic students and see if his God keeps him from getting infected. I'm not holding my breath on that one.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@Philip21 I'm hoping to get by without any breathing issues...

What do you fear more.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

When will posters learn that you need to allow voting for multiple option when you do these polls? Otherwise you don't get accurate results.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

@Bierbasstard The system already offers the multiple vote option. I'm just saying posters should think it thru and use it when they set up the poll.

The Virus of Capitalism Has Infected the COVID-19 Fight

AstralSmoke comments on Mar 23, 2020:

It will be old news and people will have forgotten about it by then.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 24, 2020:

I think by Nov. people will still be dying from this and the virus will still be spreading.. People will not forget.

The Coronavirus Recession Has Begun The coronavirus pandemic has infected hundreds of thousands ...

powder comments on Mar 23, 2020:

So you're saying you're going to get fucked real hard.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 23, 2020:

The only difference is the Dems provide some lubrication and the Rebubs don't.. The end result is the same..

As coronavirus spreads, the futility of religion becomes obvious | Andrew Seidel

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Maybe God, as in the days of Noah and the flood, is using the pandemic to thin the herd and maybe save the planet from climate change? Just a thought....

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 23, 2020:

@TomParos My point is suggesting a thought for how to see this pandemic for those who do believe in God. Jus' sayin'- chill out man..

Oh no! Only 11 left!

indirect76 comments on Mar 23, 2020:

Now that shaking hand is not fashionable I’m free to use my hands instead of toilet paper.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 23, 2020:

@pgrobinson That is certainly disturbing and more than I wanted to hear, but thanks anyway for sharing.....

Oh no! Only 11 left!

joeymf86 comments on Mar 23, 2020:

What are you doing?!?!?! GO TO THE STORE NOW!!! You need more toilet paper....like at least 25 rolls. Then once you're down to 20 rolls left, that's when you buy 25 more!! That's Hoarding 101. ;)

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 23, 2020:

The problem is that right now, with all the hoarding, if you wait until you are down to your last several rolls, you may actually run out before you can buy another several rolls. It really is still that bad in the stores. Most people are lucky to ever find any TP even if they make several store trips in a week.

My cat is running errands for me...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 22, 2020:

Actually, I've heard that animals can get the virus..

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 22, 2020:

@HippieChick58 What about cats?

Don't be the dude asking the question!

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 22, 2020:

This is really very sad. All of the hype of the Bernie rallies and they can’t get to the polls?!? Probably better this way because Bernie is neither the most progressive or the most effective senator we had as choices.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 22, 2020:

@Killtheskyfairy I disagree with those other names. Bernie is way more progressive than them on policies.

Don't be the dude asking the question!

Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 22, 2020:

This is really very sad. All of the hype of the Bernie rallies and they can’t get to the polls?!? Probably better this way because Bernie is neither the most progressive or the most effective senator we had as choices.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 22, 2020:

I'm curious who you thought was more progressive of the candidates?

Breaking/Exclusive: Lockdown 72 Hours, Unconfirmed report from (uninformed?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

So is this some rumor or whatever that on Mon. the feds will implement an indefinite national lockdown? What exactly is suspected?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@William_Mary Here in Iowa, we have had pretty good compliance by both citizens and businesses with the governor's policies of social distancing, so I think they will probably just stick with what is already in place. We have only 68 total cases so far and no deaths at this time. So far, only two cities in the state have 75% of the current cases, so they seem to be keeping it from spreading very widely in the state.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

That is why I will confront hoarders myself if I see them doing it in a store. I don't care if the staff is too chickenshit to confront them and limit their buying, I will shame them myself. What are they going to do, hit a stranger that might be infectious?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade I can't blame them, if they are hourly peons who don't get treated well enough to take any risks for the store..

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

That is why I will confront hoarders myself if I see them doing it in a store. I don't care if the staff is too chickenshit to confront them and limit their buying, I will shame them myself. What are they going to do, hit a stranger that might be infectious?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Lilac-Jade Stores need to realize that these kind of customers are worth losing, and even if they aren't where else are they gonna go? The stores hold all the power at this time and customers are at their mercy to buy what they need, so pissing off these assholes is really low risk at this time for the stores. Plus, if they spit on staff those customers could be held for the police and charge with assault.

This is Joe.

Athena comments on Mar 20, 2020:

If I lived in the US I could not bring myself to vote for this creep. No more holding one's nose to vote for someone whose politics and policies don't align with their own, just because he's (marginally) better than the other guy. Enough.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Athena That's how bitter the divide is in America where your vote is seen as being so important in the prez race. In my state, which went for Trump by about 15%, my vote might actually matter in the outcome, or this time, it might not. As for them telling me I must not only vote for Biden but also support him, I know damn well that if Bernie was the nominee they would not be willing to support and campaign for him. So it's hypocritical and a double standard.

Dear Bernie supporters, if Bernie does not get the nomination please please please put all your ...

TattedIrishXx comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Exactly! I think, well no, obviously they’re trying to railroad him and us AGAIN!!! They all took money from big banks, pharma and the like; they know his policies would screw them and they’re beholden to their donors. I hate to be negative and I’m still going to make phones calls, donate, ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@TattedIrishXx The only power we have left would be to get out in the streets like the Europeans with their yellow vests and raise hell, but even then it would take more than that in America and most Americans are not revolutionary-minded like that. Our leaders would just ignore mass protests like they already do when it's against war. In America it would take a mass movement with tens of millions hitting the streets coupled with general strikes and mass non-cooperation with corporate America. Anything less would not be powerful enough and I don't see enough Americans up for that, esp. when most of them are too saddled with debt to take the risk or have the time to get involved.

This is Joe.

Athena comments on Mar 20, 2020:

If I lived in the US I could not bring myself to vote for this creep. No more holding one's nose to vote for someone whose politics and policies don't align with their own, just because he's (marginally) better than the other guy. Enough.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@Athena I will probably vote Green and then lie to my liberal Dem friends that I voted for Biden. Otherwise, I will never hear the end of it from them and those friendships would then have to end. Believe it or not, one of them even told me I needed to also campaign or volunteer for Biden. I told him that would never happen with me, even tho he knows how strongly I support Bernie.

hi i have cp too.

TheDoubter comments on Mar 20, 2020:

what is cp?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 20, 2020:

I'm guessing it's the coronavirus?

I just watched a video of televangelist Kenneth Copeland defending his lavish lifestyle, and why he ...

Novelty comments on Mar 19, 2020:

When the poor arise to eat the rich Copeland will be on the desert menu. 👄

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@Novelty I always hope for karma and poetic justice, but I seldom see it play out...

to saint with love

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 18, 2020:

From what the corporate media are saying, the rest of the primaries may well be called off and the DNC will just declare Biden the nominee..The DNC can do whatever they want to as long as they are willing to put up with the uproar, as the courts have declared them a private organization that does ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@Sticks48 I'll ask you a ? Is it fair that most Dem voters will probably not get to vote in the primaries at all?

There will be a sharp rise in domestic violence on Sundays now that there are no sporting events to ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Yeah. Nothing like a bunch of wife beaters home all the time. And with the added stress? And alcoholism is going to soar..

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 18, 2020:

And now, with the restrictions on gatherings of over 10 people, there won't be any 12-step meetings for alcoholics...

No new posts here in the last 5 days. Is everybody giving up on Bernie's campaign?

Athena comments on Mar 17, 2020:

I think everyone is just freaked out about the virus apocalypse. People are losing their jobs and trying to keep up with what's going on! I haven't given up on him!

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Athena I'm on blood thinners and a heart medication that keeps my heart rate low, so I am cold-blooded. Hence, I keep my home at 75 degrees. Therefore, walking outside in 45 degrees is uncomfortably cold.

Is giving every American the same amount of taxpayer dollars a regressive tax?

RoboGraham comments on Mar 17, 2020:

No it's economic stimulus and it mitigates some of the income loss that people suffer from practicing social distancing.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@RoboGraham Too bad the fools settle for the bread dole these days and either vote for Biden or don't vote at all.

Is giving every American the same amount of taxpayer dollars a regressive tax?

RoboGraham comments on Mar 17, 2020:

No it's economic stimulus and it mitigates some of the income loss that people suffer from practicing social distancing.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@RoboGraham No shit. It is also to prevent mass crime by the unemployed as well as riots or rebellion. Just enough to keep the lid on for a while...

No new posts here in the last 5 days. Is everybody giving up on Bernie's campaign?

Athena comments on Mar 17, 2020:

I think everyone is just freaked out about the virus apocalypse. People are losing their jobs and trying to keep up with what's going on! I haven't given up on him!

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Athena I wished I lived in a warmer state. With my fitness center closed, I have to go exercise walk outside and 45 degrees is a little cold for my tastes.

No new posts here in the last 5 days. Is everybody giving up on Bernie's campaign?

Athena comments on Mar 17, 2020:

I think everyone is just freaked out about the virus apocalypse. People are losing their jobs and trying to keep up with what's going on! I haven't given up on him!

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 17, 2020:

I'm probably a bit out of touch with that, as I've been retired for a couple years and don't get out that much anyway. I've also noticed that the site itself is pretty slow this week, probably because people are pre-occupied even if they are home from work or school.

Maybe I hurt her feelings?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Proof that if you've got the money, there's always enough love in the world available, hee, hee....

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@MikeEC I'm sure they have enough "love" to share with all of us, ha, ha..

I'm not just blocking you because I think you're an asshole, I'm practicing good social distancing.

bingst comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I did that recently to two people here. And yeah, I do feel better. :P

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Glad I could help.

Just had a thought for a dystopian SF plot.

MarkiusMahamius comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Imagine a disease that was spread by sex and had a 100% fatality rate (AIDS did for a few years)

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@DavidDuhon Reagan wouldn't even say the word on TV, almost makes Trump look reasonable.

To Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders supporters.

RoboGraham comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I swallowed as I voted for Clinton. I won't be doing that again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSu3khaJunE&t=3698s

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 16, 2020:

I'm still deciding whether to hold my nose for Biden in Nov..

To Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders supporters.

Fred_Snerd comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Biden is a horrible person. This guy seems presidential. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYg21j8zwn8

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Unfortunately, Bernie did not seem to really go after Biden for the jugular last night and Joe's dementia did not seem obvious. So I think the race is effectively over...

To Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders supporters.

prometheus comments on Mar 16, 2020:

One candidate's supporters are clearly not on board with that. They are as determined and contrarian as flat earthers.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 16, 2020:

And you're telling me with a straight face that the Biden supporters would vote for and campaign for Bernie if the shoe was on the other foot and he became the nominee? I call bullshit on that, because I know most of them are hypocrites who only believe in Anyone-But-Trump if the nominee is a corporate centrist. Don't try lying to me about it...

Democrats and Their Media Allies Impugned Biden’s Cognitive Fitness. Now They Feign Outrage.

David1955 comments on Mar 15, 2020:

The last two weeks observing US politics has made it very clear what the struggle is in the US. It's not between the Democratic Party and Trump and his syncos in the Republican Party. It's between the US working population and the Establishment, which controls both parties, and has the same ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 15, 2020:

I'm sure they sleep very well. They are rich and comfortable.

I just heard a news report on the president’s trip to India.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Sarcasm alert in advance....You obviously haven't gotten with the program yet. Everything is "double-plus good", as Orwell would say...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@Aristippus More and more true? By now it's freakin' non-fiction....

I just heard a news report on the president’s trip to India.

resserts comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Remember when everything was "sweet"? Or when they were "neat"? When things were "rad"? What about "gnarly"? Weren't things "far out"? "Totally"! How about when everything was "the tops"? We've *always* had slang, and it's always been a simplistic way of communicating. What a "drag," huh?! I know ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@Aristippus I know Trump went to college sometime, but I doubt he did much listening or learning then, kinda like now.....

Why do the faithful fear coronavirus?

abyers1970 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Probrably the same reason why a Pastor needs a gun when preaching a sermon. Gods protection is not enough you need a 9 mm. https://youtu.be/NDSDpGlU1Ec

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Sounds like he trusts in his 9 mil. rather than in God..

Smart cat! .

OldGoat43 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Like I've said before, animals are getting smarter while humans are getting dumber.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@dalefvictor My guess is they will settle for enslavement..

Smart cat! .

OldGoat43 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Like I've said before, animals are getting smarter while humans are getting dumber.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Wouldn't surprise me. Cats are quietly planning world domination...

Smart cat! .

Druvius comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Honestly, as someone who has read a lot on animal cognition, pretty sure this can't be real. I don't think the cat brain can process information like that. I could be wrong, I'll have to poke around and see what studies along those lines have been done.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

I'll bet Smudge's brain can process like that!

March 13, 2020: With empty shelves, cancelled events, closing schools, rising infection, high ...

Jamespuck comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I keep wanting to list my assets and liabilities, but maybe the most important is that I know how to create in adversity, and survive sometimes in style. Joking told someone yesterday that 'wow you have so much toilet paper. I guess when I need some I could just Rob your house when so many are dead....

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Hopefully this crisis doesn't turn into some version of The Purge movies...

Notice that the 1% in politics and business has been hit with Covid19?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 14, 2020:

No, because they can afford good health insurance. They. Don't really care about the peons. For them, it is all about accumulating mass wealth to ride put the future collapses.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Actually, the 1% don't even bother with health insurance. They self pay for their health care and for them it is pocket change.

March 13, 2020: With empty shelves, cancelled events, closing schools, rising infection, high ...

Druvius comments on Mar 14, 2020:

You're not impressed by the crack team of grocers he assembled to fight Covid-19? https://united-cats.com/2020/03/13/i-have-no-words-grocers-to-fight-a-pandemic/

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 14, 2020:

We need your cat Smudge to lead us instead..

Notice that the 1% in politics and business has been hit with Covid19?

Lorajay comments on Mar 13, 2020:

I don't it will thank it will affect the 1% but smart people in the middle class may come to realize that without a universal health care system their own health is in danger from a pandemic.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

The crucial group to affect is those in the top 10%, the comfortable controller/professional class. They tend to vote against the interests of the lower classes, but epidemics like this may get them to vote for single payer out of self interest so things like this don't end up hurting them. Unlike the 1%, they don't live in the same kind of bubble with their own planes and compounds.

No one owes Joe their vote.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 13, 2020:

The Dems can have and will have earned my vote when they quit standing for nothing but identity politics and multiculturalism, which cost the rich and corporations nothing, and instead start fighting for the lower classes and trying to reverse the class war of the last 40 years. Until then, they can...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@Athena I agree that Biden was picked by the establishment for his appeal to older voters and Obama nostalgia.

No one owes Joe their vote.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 13, 2020:

The Dems can have and will have earned my vote when they quit standing for nothing but identity politics and multiculturalism, which cost the rich and corporations nothing, and instead start fighting for the lower classes and trying to reverse the class war of the last 40 years. Until then, they can...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@Athena Agreed, they could have done way better than him by selecting someone without dementia that was just as much of a corporate centrist.

No one owes Joe their vote.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 13, 2020:

The Dems can have and will have earned my vote when they quit standing for nothing but identity politics and multiculturalism, which cost the rich and corporations nothing, and instead start fighting for the lower classes and trying to reverse the class war of the last 40 years. Until then, they can...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@Athena You aren't being cynical enough here. There is no mistake whatsoever in this. They deliberately want to lose to Trump if it keeps Bernie out of the White House.

As coronavirus spreads, the futility of religion becomes obvious | Andrew Seidel

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Talk about pro-active. The Unitarian church in Des Moines has cancelled all activities, including services, even tho the total confirmed cases in my state are about a dozen, all in the other side of the state, and there are no confirmed cases in my local area. Looks like they are going to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@Merseyman1 Indefinitely.

YouTube: "Kenneth Copeland heals viewers of Coronavirus through their televisions" This disease ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Mar 13, 2020:

I wonder if he can sense the presence of my middle finger.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Good one...

Why do the faithful fear coronavirus?

creative51 comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Well, ya see, god is on spring break right now, so they have to fend for themselves, kinda disturbing to them.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@LenHazell53 Funny...

Why do the faithful fear coronavirus?

Charlene comments on Mar 13, 2020:

It's a plague from Gaawd brought on by our____________, and by allowing _____________ to be seen and accepted as Normal people. It's the Wrath of Gaaaawd! Fill in the blanks with whatever group/ community the Kkkristians hate at the moment.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Yup, straight up hating on queer people...

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Bobbyzen comments on Mar 13, 2020:

No toilet paper on the shelves of my local Target. Luckily I bought the 87,000-roll package from Costco last week 🤪

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

I have enough to last me at least until summer..

Real News...Here we go folks: [youtube.com]

BitFlipper comments on Mar 13, 2020:

It's like the fuckin' Twilight Zone.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

" The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street", to be precise. A classic episode.....

When Trump came into office the US was already a great nation.

Druvius comments on Mar 12, 2020:

You're not wrong.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@t1nick Smudge is Druvius's cat friend who is running for prez. See his avatar above.

When Trump came into office the US was already a great nation.

Druvius comments on Mar 12, 2020:

You're not wrong.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 12, 2020:

We need your buddy Smudge!

The DNC has screwed the pooch again.

bobwjr comments on Mar 11, 2020:

There is still a lot of disinformation being floated about by republicans, be wary, he was a good VP backed Obama, was poorest senator in Congress, still way better than trump

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@Charlene I voted for Obama in 2008, but as soon as I saw his cabinet appointments I knew we had been conned and that we were screwed as progressives for the next 8 years, because any attacks against him, from the left or the right (no matter how valid) were dismissed as racist. Man, how I hated Barry The Liar, which is why being stuck with Biden is doubly infuriating when I see how he rides Obama's coattails, which objectively are not that great to begin with. Nader agreed with me immediately after Obama's cabinet was announced and denounced Obama as a con man. Too bad most blacks were too drunk on racial pride to see the truth of that. By 2012, I was voting Green and also did that in 2016 after Bernie got screwed the first time. My state went for Trump by over 10%, so my conscience vote did not matter in the outcome.

The DNC has screwed the pooch again.

bobwjr comments on Mar 11, 2020:

There is still a lot of disinformation being floated about by republicans, be wary, he was a good VP backed Obama, was poorest senator in Congress, still way better than trump

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@Charlene Exactly! Why blacks voted for him, outside of Obama nostalgia and race loyalty over that, is beyond me. He has been no friend to blacks who are working class or poor.

This just in- Bernie will address the media today at 1 pm ET.

dare2dream comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You are making a lot of assumptions.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

We'll see how many of them are right.

Joe Biden Obviously Has Dementia and Should Withdraw | Ted Rall's Rallblog

bobwjr comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Sounds like trumper post

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Ted Rall is a radical socialist, not a Trumper by any means.

I have started a new group called COVID-19 in an effort to provide a forum for free thinkers, ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Jesus ain't gonna save anybody from this.....

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@Surfpirate Yeah, my attitude is "You just keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better"... suckers....

This just in- Bernie will address the media today at 1 pm ET.

Buddha comments on Mar 11, 2020:

I'm with him all the way ! No to joe

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Now that people are aware of Biden's dementia and his handlers are trying to hide him and protect him, my nickname for him is Hidin' Biden...

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Have you seen the short list of Biden's likely appointments to his cabinet and economic advisors? Another bunch of Wall Street folks, including plenty of Goldman Sucks figures, same as Obama's bunch. No wonder they were scared of Bernie. He would have appointed only allies of the bottom 90%.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@david75090 Time to block, you ass...BTW, my comments on Biden's short list are from a progressive website, not a conservative one. David just can't stand it if someone brings up info he doesn't like...

This just in- Bernie will address the media today at 1 pm ET.

Athena comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Thank goodness he didn't drop out. I'm keeping my cool although I'm feeling contempt for the democratic party and their corruption. There's still hope.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

We shall see. I'm still ready to bet even money that the DNC will cancel the debate before Sun. and also not have one in April either. Even if the debate goes on, you can be sure the moderators will be ready to protect Biden from Bernie...