New survey finds only one in four Americans are practicing Christians who prioritize faith and ...

WilliamFleming comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Interesting to me is that the decline is as great or greater in older people as in the young. Hard to fathom is that half the decline is said to be due to people taking up religions other than Christianity. What religions are they moving to?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@maturin1919 Somebody's got to pay for those mansions, private jets, etc.....

New survey finds only one in four Americans are practicing Christians who prioritize faith and ...

WilliamFleming comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Interesting to me is that the decline is as great or greater in older people as in the young. Hard to fathom is that half the decline is said to be due to people taking up religions other than Christianity. What religions are they moving to?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@maturin1919 God takes cash, checks, Visa or Mastercard.......

Yup...Right on!!!!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Kitty looks like it could use a little less sleep, a little more exercise, and a lot less food....

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Still a cutie...

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

Mitch07102 comments on Mar 11, 2020:

I heard an insight from someone in the pharma industry who has seen data regarding how the virus spread in China, where it appears to have crested. Think of a wave. We are getting hit by it now. Get ready for it to get worse before it gets better, exacerbated by our governments slow response, and ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

My over-55 retirement condo community is having a meeting later this month to discuss temporarily closing our lodge/clubhouse building in order to slow possible spread of the virus in our community. We have a lot of old people here who would likely die if they got infected.

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

prometheus comments on Mar 11, 2020:

If Sanders is such a great candidate why didn't he win?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@prometheus Which is why Warren ran as the spoiler to hurt Bernie and still refuses to endorse him.

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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 I assume I will be getting your apology should Biden somehow win and his appointments end up being exactly like what I described above? I didn't think so....The source of the appointments list was not Fox News, which I rarely watch and only watch rarely in order to see how much fairer their coverage of Bernie is compared to CNN or MSNBC.

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:

You got it all right. The Dem leaders would rather lose with a neoliberal centrist than win with a leftist, because a leftist would end their corrupt gravy train with the lobbyists and corporate America. Trump saying he was scared of running against Biden was just a ploy to egg the Dems on into ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@david75090 I am doing neither. I am fully aware of Trump and his sins. You can shove your fall in line crap. Enjoy your loss this fall...

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:

@David1955 No shit. Bernie would have truly tried to drain the swamp, unlike Trump, or died trying. That is why both parties, as well as the corporate media, feared him.

The DNC has screwed the pooch again.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 11, 2020:

The Dem party is useless and I hope it finally blows up and is replaced with a true workers party for the 99% or at least for the bottom 90%. The two main problems with the Dem party are its leaders which are part of the 1% as well as all of the suburban members who are part of the top 10% that ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@ToolGuy You're probably right, but after two election cycles where Bernie tried to reform the Dem party and failed, it's time for the Dem party to be blown up and replaced with something that is not controlled by billionaires for the benefit of the 1%. Bernie and AOC have shown how to fund campaigns without selling out to corporations or billionaires...

The DNC has screwed the pooch again.

Athena comments on Mar 11, 2020:

They're definitely giving it to themselves in the rear! Another member here speculated that if Bernie drops out today, they'll take it away from Biden, either for his failing health, or the pretense of it deteriorating and put another candidate in there, like Warren.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@balou I think she would still lose to Trump. If she were the nominee, I would feel better about it than with Biden because at least she is mentally sharp, but at the same time I would expect little from her if she was elected prez. She is a fake progressive and she would govern as Obama 2.0, a Repub lite.

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

prometheus comments on Mar 11, 2020:

If Sanders is such a great candidate why didn't he win?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@David1955 I have and it disgusts me. Bernie gets fairer coverage on Fox News than he does on MSNBC.

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AmyTheBruce comments on Mar 11, 2020:

It sucks to see defeat this early, doesn't it? I also think that Biden is quite possibly the worst candidate that the Dems could have chosen, but... ... I'll vote for him, reluctantly. Maybe (this is a long shot, I know,) he'll choose a great running mate that people can get excited about.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

He will end up with Klobuchar as a running mate. She will add nothing that will help him.

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prometheus comments on Mar 11, 2020:

If Sanders is such a great candidate why didn't he win?

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Because he had the leadership of the Dem party against him as well as all of the corporate media.

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RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@David1955 He is right. American politics has a great effect on the rest of the world. He has a stake in it and also a right to weigh in, as long as he does not interfere with the process.

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david75090 comments on Mar 11, 2020:

The opposite of what you're saying is true. In 2016, Trump got the anti-Hillary vote. Millions didn't trust her. She still got almost 3 million more votes than Your Boy. That won't happen this time. America has seen Trump for 3 years. It will be 4 by election day. They've caught his act. He will...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@OwlInASack The irony is that blacks, particularly older blacks, were the group that powered Biden to his primary wins on Super Tuesday and last night. The reasons they voted overwhelmingly for him instead of Bernie was their nostalgia for the Obama years, combined with all the endorsements Biden got from corrupt black leaders in their states. Bunch of gullible, tribalistic voters, putting their race ahead of policy and their own interests. What the hell has Biden ever done for blacks in America, esp. working class and poor blacks?

Smart lady that knows how it is [youtu.be]

RoboGraham comments on Mar 10, 2020:

"You can't be poor and happy at the same time" So true.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Not only that, but when you are poor, you are excluded and unable to participate in normal types of social events and community. You can go to church and support groups, assuming you don't have kids to look after or have someone to provide free child care, but that's about it...

If Bernie loses bad tonite, I won't be surprised if he concedes and drops out.

dare2dream comments on Mar 10, 2020:

California is the most populous state. We use mail in ballots a lot. Each one has to be opened by hand, verified and tabulated. It takes time. California has a paper ballot instead of voting on a computer. I think Bernie will stay in all the way to the convention even if he is behind. He will do...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

I hope you're right, but I am afraid he will drop out tomorrow since he went home to Vermont tonite and announced that he will not talk to the public tonite. I don't trust computer voting anymore because the Repubs have shown how easy it is to cheat using those, such as Ohio in 2004.

Proud Granny today, my youngest is getting ready to cast her 1st vote and she called me to ask my ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 10, 2020:

Historically, there is virtually no evidence that a VP gives significant help to get a presidential candidate elected.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

@FearlessFly We'll see in about six or seven years. Hope I am around to see it. My crystal ball was right on the money about how the Dem establishment would screw Bernie this time, so I trust it...

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Storm1752 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

You might actually be right. It's like fans who insist Tom Brady is still a great--or at least above-average--quarterback! I've always really liked Joe Biden and I hate to see it, but he does seem to be suffering from early-stage dementia. Still plenty of primaries, still plenty of choices...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

You'll never get kensmiles to admit it....Biden's dementia.

“There are few substantial differences between the two ruling political parties in the United ...

Storm1752 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

As an earlier replier said, it's utter nonsense to say there's no difference between the Dems and Pubs. C'mon! Name some issues--let alone a whole page worth of them--they have positions in common. Oh sure, if you say 'balancing the budget,' they're both for it, of course, but HOW they'd do it ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

@RoboGraham Thank you for summarizing how the Dem establishment and even most Dem pols in DC are at best Repub lite and at worst a fake opposition party. The amount of collusion between them, including the Wall Street bailout in 2008, voting for the Iraq War, and voting for the new NAFTA agreement as well as the old NAFTA agreement, is obscene. And guess what? Bernie voted against all of those things, the only one with integrity who couldn't be bought.

I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding the cognitive skills of one Democratic ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Biden's problems in identifying who someone is or what day an event is on or which office he is running for are not related to stuttering. He is in the early stages of dementia or has mild dementia already. I know a thing or two about it as my late wife suffered and died from it. I recognize some ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

@kensmile4u Get bent...Nobody died and appointed you the judge of truth and lies.

"Bernie has already won.

seattlepanda comments on Mar 9, 2020:

If the D's put up Krusty the Klown, I'll vote for him...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

That's not a fair comparison, because I used to watch The Simpsons and Krusty rocks! He's a freakin' role model.

If Bernie loses bad tonite, I won't be surprised if he concedes and drops out.

Buddha comments on Mar 10, 2020:

I think he'll go to the convention regardless as well he should.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

I hope so. If I were him, I would do it out of spite and to make Biden stay out there and campaign so the voters can see his dementia, among other problems.

Proud Granny today, my youngest is getting ready to cast her 1st vote and she called me to ask my ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 10, 2020:

Historically, there is virtually no evidence that a VP gives significant help to get a presidential candidate elected.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

@Lorajay In 8 years we'll have AOC old enough to run for prez, assuming we still have a democracy by then....Young, female and Hispanic. She would be unbeatable, because identity politics is still very important to most voters, even tho I think it's bullshit and shouldn't matter. But tribalism rules in American politics, rather than policy..AOC is the same as Bernie on policy.

Cats and wine....

Spudgun comments on Mar 10, 2020:

A number of years ago, when we had just moved to Idaho, we had a female cat named Punkin, who was feral to begin with and decided to move in with us when we were living in California. After we moved to Idaho, around Christmas time, we had made some Grasshopper cocktails. Something or other happened ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Drunken cats must be fun to watch....

I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding the cognitive skills of one Democratic ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Biden's problems in identifying who someone is or what day an event is on or which office he is running for are not related to stuttering. He is in the early stages of dementia or has mild dementia already. I know a thing or two about it as my late wife suffered and died from it. I recognize some ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

@RoboGraham You said it all bro.. thank you..

What the hell is wrong with my state? [oklahoman.com]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 10, 2020:

I grew up in Lawton. The list of things wrong wit Oklahoma is very long, and Texas ain't far behind.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Texas ain't all bad. It gave us Buddy Holly and Kinky Friedman, for starters....I'm grateful for them.

Too many people on this site are focused on Trump as the bad guy and NOT on the long game.

BitFlipper comments on Mar 10, 2020:

There's only one nonviolent way to change the Constitution, and it means using the present system cleverly and effectively. All the other options involve Bloodshed and violence.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

I'm more pessimistic than that. I think systemic change or revolution in the US will inevitably be violent. The ruling class will not allow anything less, and I'm also afraid the good guys will lose that one.

I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding the cognitive skills of one Democratic ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Biden's problems in identifying who someone is or what day an event is on or which office he is running for are not related to stuttering. He is in the early stages of dementia or has mild dementia already. I know a thing or two about it as my late wife suffered and died from it. I recognize some ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 10, 2020:

@kensmile4u Give it a rest pal. You are clearly a die hard Biden supporter, while RoboGraham and I are Bernie supporters. We got your point. You need to get a clue and drop it. Enjoy your loss, not ours, this Nov..We will say what we want and if you want to cry about it, contact the admin. Good luck with that too......

If the stock market crashes with accompanying economic downturn,do you think it will benefit Dems or...

racocn8 comments on Mar 9, 2020:

My prediction is that the downturn will be shortlived for 60% of the losses; it will make back 15% of 25% lost, and gradually add back the other 10%. Most of this depends on the inroads the pandemic makes in the US, and not much for other countries, even China. China's losses will hurt, but their ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

I agree with most of your predictions. Whether this crisis and Trump's mishandling of it is enough, along with the economic impact, to lose him the election is still very hard to say. It depends a lot on how long a memory the independent voters have.

"Bernie has already won.

RoboGraham comments on Mar 9, 2020:

It's a nice way to think about it and he certainly has done a lot of good no matter how it turns out. But if they nominate Biden, he will have lost to a corrupt system

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

I agree that a Biden nomination means the corrupt system wins and any movement in the party to the left on policy is meaningless, because Biden does not support any of those policy positions nor does he support any fundamental change.

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Athena comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Even if this video has been edited, Biden has made many other gaffes that have shown he's no match for Trump. The republicans will have these running on a loop. I'm not even close to giving up on Bernie. The tides turned for Joe after Amy and Pete dropped out, and they could turn again once he ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@Athena I hope you're right, but I am very pessimistic. The format for the next debate has been altered to protect Biden as much as possible and make it hard for Bernie to attack him.

It's now clear that the only way Bernie can get the nomination is if Warren drops out and endorses ...

Aurora62 comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Warren is a fake progressive. She went on Rachel Maddow and spent time complaining about online Bernie supporters being mean to her. They have every right to be mean to her because she is hurting the movement that is seeking real change for all people and especially the people that have been ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

I saw her interview with Maddow and I totally agree. The whole Bernie Bros. thing may even be a fake trolling thing designed to hurt Bernie, but even if isn't, online trolling is still trivial compared to all the bigger issues that this campaign is about. Bernie's record and personal life are squeaky clean, so this is all his critics have to use against him. Rather pathetic...

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Athena comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Even if this video has been edited, Biden has made many other gaffes that have shown he's no match for Trump. The republicans will have these running on a loop. I'm not even close to giving up on Bernie. The tides turned for Joe after Amy and Pete dropped out, and they could turn again once he ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@Athena, @bingst I don't want an unlected person running the country, whether they are a centrist or even a leftist. I still care about having a democracy and what you are suggesting is undemocratic.

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Athena comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Even if this video has been edited, Biden has made many other gaffes that have shown he's no match for Trump. The republicans will have these running on a loop. I'm not even close to giving up on Bernie. The tides turned for Joe after Amy and Pete dropped out, and they could turn again once he ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@Athena I think Bernie is too nice to do what both you and I would like him to do with Biden in the final two debates. We will see. He also has had a long time to call out all the conspiring against him by the establishment and hasn't done that either. He does know that unless he really goes after Biden, this race is over.

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Athena comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Even if this video has been edited, Biden has made many other gaffes that have shown he's no match for Trump. The republicans will have these running on a loop. I'm not even close to giving up on Bernie. The tides turned for Joe after Amy and Pete dropped out, and they could turn again once he ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@Athena Biden will pick Klobuchar as his VP. She already let that accidentally slip a couple days ago while campaigning for him. The host in the video's final line is the hard truth. The establishment would rather lose with a corporate centrist who will continue their corrupt gravy train than win with a leftist.

I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding the cognitive skills of one Democratic ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Biden's problems in identifying who someone is or what day an event is on or which office he is running for are not related to stuttering. He is in the early stages of dementia or has mild dementia already. I know a thing or two about it as my late wife suffered and died from it. I recognize some ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@RoboGraham I sympathize, but, trust me, the Dem establishment will not notice or care about Bernie supporters voting third party. The only thing that would get their attention and teach them anything would be if Bernie ran as an independent or third party this fall and took 20 or 30% of the vote. That would teach them a lesson, but Bernie will never do that. Too loyal to the party that shits on him.

I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding the cognitive skills of one Democratic ...

RoboGraham comments on Mar 8, 2020:

I know what a stutter sounds like. It's not a matter of stuttering. It's a matter of confusion and lapses in memory. It's not that he is struggling to get words out, the words are coming out clearly but they are incorrect. Like when he said he was running for Senate, or when he called himself an ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

Exactly. His problem is mental processing, not getting the words out of his mouth properly. He is genuinely confused about facts and his orientation to time, place, etc..

I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding the cognitive skills of one Democratic ...

David1955 comments on Mar 9, 2020:

I'm am truly sorry for the man if he is at an early stage of dementia or something like it. But the truth is he did well last week in most of those states because he HADN'T been in them much, or talking publicly. He is a man walking into a Trump slaughter house, a man with more baggage that Grand ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 9, 2020:

You have eloquently stated everything I've been thinking on this subject. The rigging of the Dem nomination process in favor of Biden is the full measure of how much the Dem party hates Bernie and the lengths they will go to stop him. I hope the Biden supporters and the Dem leaders behind his nomination enjoy the full suffering they deserve in watching him go down in flames this fall....

I’m just wondering, being on the outside looking in, is the American Democrat voters’ ideal to ...

skado comments on Mar 8, 2020:

My sense of it is that a majority of Democrats just want Trump out. And then there’s a sizable minority who specifically want Bernie in. I haven’t heard anybody say “If Biden (Warren, Buttigieg, etc.) isn’t the nominee, I won’t vote.” It’s mostly the “Blue-No-Matter-Who” crowd ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 8, 2020:

@Sticks48 We'll see if they get to see enough of Biden's dementia in the final two debates and if they are still comfortable with him after that sinks in, probably too late tho for Bernie to come back. I hope they see before the convention what a mistake it will be to nominate him.

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Athena comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Even if this video has been edited, Biden has made many other gaffes that have shown he's no match for Trump. The republicans will have these running on a loop. I'm not even close to giving up on Bernie. The tides turned for Joe after Amy and Pete dropped out, and they could turn again once he ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 8, 2020:

The DNC just announced that the next debate will have Bernie and Biden seated, while also there will be audience ?s instead of all the ?s from moderators. Undoubtedly, it's all to protect Biden and hide his dementia. His new nickname should be Hidin' Biden....I think it may be too late and Bernie missed his last chance to go after Biden in a debate. The April debate will also undoubtedly be rigged to protect Biden. It's not just this clip. In South Carolina a week or so ago, Biden said that he was running for the Senate, not the presidency. He also referred to the upcoming primary as Super Thursday, not Super Tuesday. Small things do matter when they make you look out of it. Those of us old enough to remember Reagan and how demented he seemed in the 80s (and it turned out we were right, he had dementia even in his first term) are going to notice this and think twice about electing another demented old person.

A few of his successes..

yvilletom comments on Mar 7, 2020:

But to do what he and we want, Bernie needs social democrats in Congress. Savior presidents don’t exist_

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham My money is on complicity.

It is all very obvious.

IrishTxJudy comments on Mar 7, 2020:

You are very correct. While I don’t live in the UK, there are many “prosperity” churches here in Texas that make me want to throw up. Yes, if you have enough faith, god will meet your needs, and heal you. Hell, just give us all your money and trust the Lort to meet you needs? Don’t you trust...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky Just like the house in Vegas, they always win either way...

A few of his successes..

yvilletom comments on Mar 7, 2020:

But to do what he and we want, Bernie needs social democrats in Congress. Savior presidents don’t exist_

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham Your point about the Bernie Bros being a tiny problem compared to our widespread society problems is right on, and I have seen that counter-argument being used by both Bernie and his surrogates in the corporate media, but I wonder how effective it is, when most Americans do not get nuance or complexity in discussions. I admit that all they have to attack Bernie on is his socialist label, his remarks on Cuba and other governments that aren't capitalists, and the Bernie Bros. Warren was really a snake in her interview with Rachel Maddow smearing Bernie as much as she could on the Bernie Bros issue.

A few of his successes..

yvilletom comments on Mar 7, 2020:

But to do what he and we want, Bernie needs social democrats in Congress. Savior presidents don’t exist_

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham It's possible that the economy may crash before the election, at least the stock market, because of the coronavirus, and if it does, Trump might lose because of that and his mismanagement of it. Unlike Hurricane Katrina, which W totally blew, this crisis will affect most working class white people, including many who voted for Trump.

A few of his successes..

yvilletom comments on Mar 7, 2020:

But to do what he and we want, Bernie needs social democrats in Congress. Savior presidents don’t exist_

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham I often wonder tho if the whole Bernie Bros thing might really be a false flag run against Bernie by online trolls who are really Russian or Repub operatives. These days, you can't be too paranoid. I have heard Bernie suggest that the Bernie Bros thing might be a fake thing perpetrated by people who aren't his supporters that is done to hurt him. Whether that is or isn't the case, there really isn't a good way to defend himself on that without airtight proof of a plot, because the feminists will never believe him if he denies it without proof.

A few of his successes..

yvilletom comments on Mar 7, 2020:

But to do what he and we want, Bernie needs social democrats in Congress. Savior presidents don’t exist_

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham Now that you've explained it, I totally agree. I also think that all the Russiagate stuff from the Dems and corporate media during the last couple years served two purposes as well. It allowed them to fill air time during the Bernie blackout and it also served as a distraction on how the Dems were not even attempting to serve the interests of the masses while blaming their loss in 2016 on anyone but Hillary and the party's contempt for working class Americans. The point of my earlier post is that it was a waste of time as far as actually trying to remove him from office or hurt his re-election chances.

A few of his successes..

yvilletom comments on Mar 7, 2020:

But to do what he and we want, Bernie needs social democrats in Congress. Savior presidents don’t exist_

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham I agree with you that the whole impeachment attempt ended up being a waste of time by the Dems and will now only help Trump in the general. You are one of the few lefties who seems to agree wtih me about that.

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RoboGraham comments on Mar 7, 2020:

There is another presidential contender who has his sights set on social security and medicare.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

Meaning Biden. Even Obama was looking at cutting SS, Medicare and Medicaid. Only a progressive prez will keep those programs safe, not a corporate Dem.

Do you fear a possible coronavirus pandemic?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 7, 2020:

This virus will mainly kill off the elderly and the working poor, both of which are groups that the ruling class sees as expendable. The working poor can easily replaced by more of the same, so no need for the government to help them with a financial bailout to cover medical costs and paid sick ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham I just got pissed at him because he dismissed your post as Dem talking points and then labelled my comment a baseless reply. Too much of a dick for me.

Do you fear a possible coronavirus pandemic?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 7, 2020:

This virus will mainly kill off the elderly and the working poor, both of which are groups that the ruling class sees as expendable. The working poor can easily replaced by more of the same, so no need for the government to help them with a financial bailout to cover medical costs and paid sick ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@RoboGraham I blocked Bobby9.

Do you fear a possible coronavirus pandemic?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 7, 2020:

This virus will mainly kill off the elderly and the working poor, both of which are groups that the ruling class sees as expendable. The working poor can easily replaced by more of the same, so no need for the government to help them with a financial bailout to cover medical costs and paid sick ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@Bobby9 Suit yourself..

A few of his successes..

Bobbyzen comments on Mar 6, 2020:

If Biden is the nominee, Trump will skewer him on his record, not to mention his plagiarism, his corporate donors, his sexism, his cognitive issues...and if Biden fights back with similar slings, it turns into a food fight, which will hurt Biden more because he will be dragged down into Trump’s ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

I agree. Too bad the whole party and the corporate media are all teaming up to make sure he doesn't beat Biden.

"If you are somehow still wondering why Black, Brown, poor and young people - the Bernie Folx - ...

JackPedigo comments on Mar 5, 2020:

So what's the solution? A vote for an old, extreme left leaning candidate who will have a large portion of the country against him? I think the model of putting Biden on equal footing as tRump is way over the top. Relationships including politics are always about compromise. Traditionally, the ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@JackPedigo Yes, we all lose and suffer from it, but it's your blame, not mine. I backed someone who could beat Trump, you didn't. It's that simple.

Can anyone tell me if this is a red flag?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 6, 2020:

It sounds like the "testing" you are suggesting is a form of game playing. I am against game-playing by anyone in the dating process. Just be honest and answer, or don't answer their messaging by being straight up with them. I know that I would resent anyone who seemed to be testing me.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@demifeministgal We're done and you're blocked.

Can anyone tell me if this is a red flag?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 6, 2020:

It sounds like the "testing" you are suggesting is a form of game playing. I am against game-playing by anyone in the dating process. Just be honest and answer, or don't answer their messaging by being straight up with them. I know that I would resent anyone who seemed to be testing me.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@demifeministgal Not going to argue it with you or anyone else. You posted here, which implies you wanted feedback. You got it from me. Deal with it or not......

‪This 'gay, atheist, leftist' is taking on Poland's right-wing government — by running for ...

RussRAB comments on Mar 5, 2020:

I thought Pete Buttigieg made an excellent candidate in the Democratic Primary. He had impressive educational background, impressive military service, he was well spoken and steady when fielding criticism, etc. I would have rather he had a bit more experience in office although being mayor isn't a ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@RussRAB True.

"If you are somehow still wondering why Black, Brown, poor and young people - the Bernie Folx - ...

JackPedigo comments on Mar 5, 2020:

So what's the solution? A vote for an old, extreme left leaning candidate who will have a large portion of the country against him? I think the model of putting Biden on equal footing as tRump is way over the top. Relationships including politics are always about compromise. Traditionally, the ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@JackPedigo All I can say is enjoy your loss, not mine, in November when your establishment candidate loses to Trump. Your fault, not mine...

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 5, 2020:

If Biden is nominated, Trump will win and progressives will have to hope our democracy survives and we can support AOC for prez in four years. Whether she sells out and endorses Biden or not now, I think Warren's time will be past in four years should she be thinking of running again then. No way ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@Athena No, I need to stay where my friends are and the food is familiar and enjoyable. I will die here, probably preceded by a lot of despair and unhappiness about how things keep getting worse with the country and the society.

‪This 'gay, atheist, leftist' is taking on Poland's right-wing government — by running for ...

RussRAB comments on Mar 5, 2020:

I thought Pete Buttigieg made an excellent candidate in the Democratic Primary. He had impressive educational background, impressive military service, he was well spoken and steady when fielding criticism, etc. I would have rather he had a bit more experience in office although being mayor isn't a ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@RussRAB As I said above, to me character is a separate thing from identity politics. Identity politics is bad for our democracy because it encourages tribalism, which is making our political choices too much on whether a candidate is part of our "tribe" by being gay, the same gender or race, etc. My prime example in the US is all the black voters, mainly older blacks, who voted for Biden on Tue., mainly because Biden was Obama's VP, so these blacks transferred their loyalty to Biden, even tho Biden's record does not show great loyalty or alliance towards blacks on policy. But tribalism trumps policy and character in this case. Same thing four years ago with blacks who voted for Hillary in the primaries only because her husband Bill was popular with blacks. Neither Clinton, Bill or Hillary, nor Obama or Biden ever did that much for the economic situations of most working class black people, but they did fill their cabinets with black people and helped the black upper class. But working class blacks seem content to settle for the scraps of having people who look like them in those prez administrations because of their tribal loyalty. Suckers......

‪This 'gay, atheist, leftist' is taking on Poland's right-wing government — by running for ...

RussRAB comments on Mar 5, 2020:

I thought Pete Buttigieg made an excellent candidate in the Democratic Primary. He had impressive educational background, impressive military service, he was well spoken and steady when fielding criticism, etc. I would have rather he had a bit more experience in office although being mayor isn't a ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

I think you are totally wrong about Mayor Wall Street Pete. He is a corrupt CIA spook who had nothing positive to offer the US. See Athena's comment above. He is a poster child for what is wrong with people getting hung up on identity politics.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 5, 2020:

If Biden is nominated, Trump will win and progressives will have to hope our democracy survives and we can support AOC for prez in four years. Whether she sells out and endorses Biden or not now, I think Warren's time will be past in four years should she be thinking of running again then. No way ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@Athena I don't think we can afford to wait until 2028. Our so-called democracy will be gone by then. We are probably doomed then.

Elizabeth Warren drops out of the 2020 presidential race - I wish she would have dropped out before ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Me too, but she deserved the chance to see how she did on Super Tuesday first. Don't look for her to endorse Bernie, may not even endorse anyone, but my guess is she will make some deal with Biden and support him for a spot in his admin., not that it's ever going to happen when he loses to Trump if ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@Athena Even if she doesn't endorse Biden, I've heard that there are some Dems in her state that want to see her primaried next time she runs for Senate. She finished third in the MA primary, so she's vulnerable for sure.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 5, 2020:

If Biden is nominated, Trump will win and progressives will have to hope our democracy survives and we can support AOC for prez in four years. Whether she sells out and endorses Biden or not now, I think Warren's time will be past in four years should she be thinking of running again then. No way ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@Athena I thought she would be 35 in four years. How old is she now?

I mourn the loss of my candidate Elizabeth Warren but realized it was going to happen even before I ...

DavidDuhon comments on Mar 5, 2020:

She was a worthy candidate, and I value the primaries--flawed and manipulated by the DNC as they are--for more than just picking a candidate. We get to see candidates unfold, not just their ideas, but how well they hold up on the trail and how well they debate. She would be a valuable VP for ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 5, 2020:

I think she would help Biden if he offered her the VP and she took it, but I highly doubt she wants to settle for that or that he would offer it to her, because a ticket of two elderly people is asking too much of the voters to risk supporting. Both Biden and Warren know that. I also think that this was her one chance and that four years from now her time will be past. AOC will be the best female candidate four years from now on the Dem side.

"If you are somehow still wondering why Black, Brown, poor and young people - the Bernie Folx - ...

JackPedigo comments on Mar 5, 2020:

So what's the solution? A vote for an old, extreme left leaning candidate who will have a large portion of the country against him? I think the model of putting Biden on equal footing as tRump is way over the top. Relationships including politics are always about compromise. Traditionally, the ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 5, 2020:

In a word, yes, the solution would be nominating Bernie. How will we ever really know if he is electable if never given the chance? I know in my bones that he has the best chance of beating Trump and in a leaked audio recording from 2018 at a dinner party of Trump's you can hear Trump admitting that he thought Bernie might have beaten him four years ago and that he was glad Bernie wasn't nominated. I have been offering to make bets against any Dems I know who support Biden that he will lose to Trump and nobody will take me up on it...

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 5, 2020:

I think that last time they, the party leaders and establishment, knew that we " meant it", they just didn't care. And they still don't care, if we stay home or vote third party. All they care about is maintaining their privileges and favors between themselves and lobbyists and rich donors. So what they care about is stopping Bernie. Threatening them about the general election is useless because the ugly truth is they are fine with Trump if it means keeping Bernie out of power where he could end their corruption and privilege.

Now we’ll find out if Liz was really a progressive or a moderate after all.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 5, 2020:

I hope I'm wrong, but to me she has always seemed like more of a fake progressive who was mostly concerned with her own ambition. I really doubt she will prove me wrong now.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 5, 2020:

@skado That's the whole diff between her and Bernie in a nutshell. He is "Not me, us" while she is all about her....Too bad most people can't see that, mostly because they are hellbent on having a female prez.. Those that are hung up on getting that will just have to wait four years for AOC, assuming we have that much time left..

Elizabeth Warren drops out of the 2020 presidential race - I wish she would have dropped out before ...

Lauren comments on Mar 5, 2020:

I really wish she'd redeem herself and endorse Bernie, instead of falling in line again with the conservative party factions.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 5, 2020:

She won't. Her past record doesn't look very encouraging on that front.

Elizabeth Warren drops out of the 2020 presidential race - I wish she would have dropped out before ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Me too, but she deserved the chance to see how she did on Super Tuesday first. Don't look for her to endorse Bernie, may not even endorse anyone, but my guess is she will make some deal with Biden and support him for a spot in his admin., not that it's ever going to happen when he loses to Trump if ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 5, 2020:

@Lauren I hope so and that they think for themselves as true progressives, instead of sheepishly following her if she makes some selfish deal with Biden to sell out progressives.

Elizabeth Warren has dropped out but is not endorsing anybody yet.

RoboGraham comments on Mar 5, 2020:

She gave a speech in which she encouraged people not to vote for Biden so that's a good sign.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 5, 2020:

When was that?

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

Athena comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Sooo...all of the candidates on stage voted against democracy, except for Bernie, stating "your vote doesn't count" (regarding number of votes versus superdelegates) and once Bernie has been screwed again, due to an oppositional coalition, then "please give us your vote"? If Biden is the nominee,...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 5, 2020:

@Athena Exactly! I am so fucking sick of the hypocrisy on this issue by Dem centrists, the party leaders and the party establishment. Their real position is " Everyone must vote blue and support the nominee, as long as it's not Bernie. Of course, if it is Bernie, none of this applies..." Fucking hypocrites!

It's now clear that the only way Bernie can get the nomination is if Warren drops out and endorses ...

yvilletom comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Get Social Democrats into Congress!

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

I wish.. The problem is that few of them have the smarts and determination to raise money from small donations the way Bernie has. Without that, they have no chance of being competitive in a congressional race.

When will someone just be done with it and create an official Progressive party that has no ties ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 4, 2020:

I wish that would happen too, but right now I hope the Dem party finally blows up after they lose, again, in November, which will happen not because Bernie supporters stay home or vote Trump, but because working class voters who have given up on the Dems will stay home when they see there is no real...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@BitFlipper Little difference. Both are very corrupt. Both lie, Biden less often than Trump, but still too often for my tastes. Biden is already mildly senile or demented, while Trump is simply nuts. I could go on, but I think you get my point... Biden might be better for foreign relations and climate change and maybe less likely to get involved in new wars. Not much for a working class person to get excited about as far as helping their day to day lives...

When will someone just be done with it and create an official Progressive party that has no ties ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

When we are young we want things NOW. That is not how it works. How long did it take for women to get the right to vote? Well over one hundred years. The gay rights movement started in the 70's. We still haven't overcome racism in our institutions even though civil rights legislation happened in the...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

I've been waiting my whole adult life for M4A, among other things. I am sick of feeling like none of it will happen before I die. It's also depressing to keep getting older and realize that America has only continued to get worse and more unfair since the early 1970s. It's a very hard reality to accept and experience as one's body and mortality are only continuing to decline.

Operation Bernie Block is in Full Force - The DNC didn't learn anything from four years ago.

Novelty comments on Mar 4, 2020:

This is the error of political parties that the founding fathers actually warned us about. Madison wrote a bit about it but was of the opinion that it was a necessary evil. I say we screw them all up and all vote independently.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@Charlene I really wish he would, but he never will and is an obedient partner with the Dem party. If he did run third party, I still think he might win and would have last time.

Bloomberg's out, and endorsing Biden.

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Clearly this is a DNC/establishment choreographed thing. Biden's offered cabinet positions to Buttigeige and Klobachar already, Bloomberg suddenly wanting out means Obama and others got on the horn and did something. It's so sad. My heart aches for Bernie. Just like it always aches for ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

She will drop out soon and either endorse Biden, in exchange for some deal like VP or cabinet post, or endorse no one. Shows what a fake progressive she is and how she sells Bernie out again. I will not get involved again in a prez campaign unless it's with AOC.

It's now clear that the only way Bernie can get the nomination is if Warren drops out and endorses ...

Athena comments on Mar 4, 2020:

It's not over yet! Warren knows she won't be picked for VP, but her actions in the past have been disappointing to say the least. She supported Bernie as long as she thought she was going to beat him. Lately it's knives out. If she has one decent bone in her body, she'll support him.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@Athena He's starting to attack Biden on his record, but I'm afraid it's going to be too little, too late. He should have started doing that back in Iowa and NH..We'll see how he does in the debate this month, but my feeling is that the CNN moderators will, once again, be so biased against him, that he will be too busy defending himself against them to be able to attack Biden's record during the debate. If I were Bernie right now, I would be preparing ads that attack Biden's record..

It's now clear that the only way Bernie can get the nomination is if Warren drops out and endorses ...

Athena comments on Mar 4, 2020:

It's not over yet! Warren knows she won't be picked for VP, but her actions in the past have been disappointing to say the least. She supported Bernie as long as she thought she was going to beat him. Lately it's knives out. If she has one decent bone in her body, she'll support him.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@Charlene Good. If she backs Biden and confirms she is a fake progressive, she deserves to be dumped by the Dem voters in MA.

To all y'all that voted status quo joe toniggt, enjoy 4 more years of Trump..you deserve it..

Novelty comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Every nation gets the government it deserves. ~Joseph de Maistre

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

Biden's supporters may deserve it, but I am sick of knowing better than them and having to suffer for their mistakes...

To all y'all that voted status quo joe toniggt, enjoy 4 more years of Trump..you deserve it..

Athena comments on Mar 4, 2020:

"It took the desire to overthrow Bernie Sanders for the democrats to finally unite." Krystal Ball https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eWVYbiIm0JA&t=206s

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

I've hated Obama ever since he got elected and started showing his neoliberal colors. No surprise to me that he is behind the Stop Bernie dirty tricks right now.

It's now clear that the only way Bernie can get the nomination is if Warren drops out and endorses ...

Charlene comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Get ready for your nightmare to become a reality..

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

I just heard on TV that she may be dropping out. She's probably going to endorse Biden. What a weasel...

It's now clear that the only way Bernie can get the nomination is if Warren drops out and endorses ...

Athena comments on Mar 4, 2020:

It's not over yet! Warren knows she won't be picked for VP, but her actions in the past have been disappointing to say the least. She supported Bernie as long as she thought she was going to beat him. Lately it's knives out. If she has one decent bone in her body, she'll support him.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 4, 2020:

Unfortunately for us, she doesn't. I am heartened that Bernie is finally wising up and dropping the kid gloves with his "good friend" Biden, finally bringing up his bad record and contrasting himself with Biden. He should have been doing that weeks ago and I'm afraid it may be too late for that...

Silicon Valley Leaders’ Plea to Democrats: Anyone but Sanders [nytimes.com]

RoboGraham comments on Mar 3, 2020:

The leaders are rejecting Sanders and pleading with democrats to vote against him. The workers, not so much. Same as the culinary union. the leaders tried to stop him, the members voted for him.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 3, 2020:

Many people in unions have figured out that their leadership are corrupt and have sold out to the corporations. The culinary union workers in Nevada voted in favor of the interests of themselves and their children rather than those of their leaders. If only most workers were that aware and smart. The union workers knew that their children needed M4A because their kids were unlikely to be able to follow them into good union jobs. They also knew that they could lose their union health insurance easily if they went on strike or their employers decided to screw them out of it later in their retirement.

Progressives plan to BernTheDNC with mass nonviolent civil disobedience if democratic establishment...

BirdMan1 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Non-violent, and I like it.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 2, 2020:

I doubt the cops and the Dem establishment in Milwaukee will allow the protest to stay non-violent. I remember how the 1968 Dem convention in Chicago became a police riot...

Glad to hear that Chris Mathews just got forced out into retirement by NBC.

Athena comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Glad to hear he's gone too. What a drama queen.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 2, 2020:

I wish Warren would drop out too after Tue., when it becomes clear that she has no chance of winning the nomination. But she won't, because, as Krystal Ball has said, her role is to split the progressive vote and stop Bernie. So she'll play her role and stay in it until the convention and be rewarded with a cabinet post in a Biden admin. Except she should know that he won't win, so she will get nothing out of her dirty work. My nightmare is that she drops out and later is picked as Biden's VP, which still would not be enough for Biden to win.

Well, Bernie is still ahead in the delegate count, and in position to do well on Super Tuesday.

glennlab comments on Mar 1, 2020:

The thing that Bernie has going for him is the 15% rule. In Texas and California that could make a big difference since most of the other candidates aren't polling above 15%.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 1, 2020:

@glennlab Probably right, but Bloomberg is also competition if Biden does not do well on Super Tuesday, since Bloomberg can self finance the rest of the way in..

Well, Bernie is still ahead in the delegate count, and in position to do well on Super Tuesday.

glennlab comments on Mar 1, 2020:

The thing that Bernie has going for him is the 15% rule. In Texas and California that could make a big difference since most of the other candidates aren't polling above 15%.

TomMcGiverin replies on Mar 1, 2020:

Wall Street Pete just dropped out to make it easier for Biden and Bloomberg to get over 15% in the future primaries. He will be rewarded with a VP or cabinet slot. Look for Klobuchar to drop out next right after Super Tuesday. The real ? is if Warren will finally see the light that she can't win and drop out so Bernie can get her support. It will show her real colors, as either a true progressive or just an establishment candidate to hurt Bernie and split the votes of progressives. I'm sure Hillary and the party leaders are already talking to her and offering her bribes to not endorse Bernie.

A poll from Trump’s favorite network has him losing to his most likely 2020 opponents

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Confirms what I already knew. Bernie is that best candidate against Trump. The only way he loses is if the Dems undermine him in the general or there is election fraud, which is very likely with electronic voting machines made by Repub companies. I have no doubt there will at least be attempts to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@twshield Screw you then, you're blocked....

A poll from Trump’s favorite network has him losing to his most likely 2020 opponents

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Confirms what I already knew. Bernie is that best candidate against Trump. The only way he loses is if the Dems undermine him in the general or there is election fraud, which is very likely with electronic voting machines made by Repub companies. I have no doubt there will at least be attempts to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@twshield I think you are wrong and if he gets the nomination, we will see. You and I are done here, unless you want a block...

A poll from Trump’s favorite network has him losing to his most likely 2020 opponents

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Confirms what I already knew. Bernie is that best candidate against Trump. The only way he loses is if the Dems undermine him in the general or there is election fraud, which is very likely with electronic voting machines made by Repub companies. I have no doubt there will at least be attempts to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@twshield Because, unlike Clinton, Bernie is able to get a much bigger turnout than anyone else of young people, the poor and others who usually don't vote, either because none of the candidates excite them or because they see no difference between the parties and have given up hope.

Trump knows he beats anybody but Bernie Sanders.

RoboGraham comments on Feb 28, 2020:

He knows that popular policies like debt relief and universal healthcare will be hard to beat. Even with the advantage that the electoral college gives him.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 28, 2020:

The Dem leaders know that a centrist candidate with a status quo platform is likely to lose to Trump, but they really don't care about that. They just want to protect the top 1%..

Trump Fans Go Nuts After Garth Brooks Wears 'Sanders' Jersey For Michigan Show | Crooks and Liars

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I wonder...if Bernie declared that more oxygen was beneficial; that breathing was KEY: how many trumpers would suffocate themselves to spite him and ‘own the socialists’? Just sayin’.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@CarolinaGirl60 I guess you're more tolerant than me. If I had a date like that, I would have excused myself after a half hour and left..

Trump Fans Go Nuts After Garth Brooks Wears 'Sanders' Jersey For Michigan Show | Crooks and Liars

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I wonder...if Bernie declared that more oxygen was beneficial; that breathing was KEY: how many trumpers would suffocate themselves to spite him and ‘own the socialists’? Just sayin’.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Too many of them are mouth breathers anyway. I actually saw one recently, no kidding, a young guy in a MAGA hat that had his mouth open all the time, silently, even when not talking....I need to stay out of IHOP restuarants...

RE: Wokeness

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 27, 2020:

I have no use for political correctness or identity politics, they are mostly one and the same. I think that most of the time they get in the way of actual change in the status quo because they prevent people from expressing their actual truths in how they see and feel about what they experience and...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@OwlInASack I hate ID politics and the way the Dem party in the US obsesses about it because it provides a distraction and substitute for the lack of class warfare on their part on behalf of the lower classes. And too many Dems are just fine with that as they are comfortable members of the top 10% economically.

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chilehead9 comments on Feb 27, 2020:

A huge number of Americans cannot afford a $1,000.00 emergency if it were to come up, and they're charging nearly twice that to watch a debate between the folks that are running for President? I knew a guy that worked for a cruise line that had exorbitant prices for their cruises. The starting ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 27, 2020:

I have heard there are matchmaking services that work the same way, the high price is a condition designed to make sure no regular people are included, so the rich only meet others of their kind.

Just when you least expect to find the one...

FrayedBear comments on Feb 27, 2020:

But you definitely don't eat shit.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 27, 2020:

You do if you order off most of the non-breakfast menu at McDonald's....

[youtu.be] Cats are here , they have no fear . So beware .

Susieq comments on Feb 27, 2020:

I've seen much more enjoyable cat videos than this one.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 27, 2020:

Agreed. It was amusing to see a couple cats with their heads adorned by Trump-type comb-overs..

SAY THE WORD .

kensmile4u comments on Feb 26, 2020:

I see this post as a veiled political campaign for Bernie Sanders. The reason I say this is because Mr. Rigby conflates socialism with environmental and healthcare justice as if some implicit bias against the word socialism is standing in the way of enacting immediate changes. There are many ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 27, 2020:

I assume you mean Trump?

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VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 26, 2020:

*"So is this insane false equalivancy what we're about to repeat?"* Yes.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 26, 2020:

Of course they will repeat the same "mistakes" as four years ago, because their mission is to provide the same propaganda and serve the same ruling class interests. Duh....