Politics Thread

[Smails]

Great clip..man I miss the days when our Presidents actually had some quick wit and humor. Reagan and Clinton were master communicators. The guy in the house now combines 3 words into one and shakes hands with people who aren't there. Like I said before..amazing times

[D-West & PO-Z]

Great clip..man I miss the days when our Presidents actually had some quick wit and humor. Reagan and Clinton were master communicators. The guy in the house now combines 3 words into one and shakes hands with people who aren't there. Like I said before..amazing times

Great response. I'd imagine he had that response rehearsed and ready for weeks though, knowing a questions about age would arise.

But yeah, even being ready for weeks, not sure our current 2 candidates could have delivered that even close coherently.

[paulxu]

I think the challenge they have is what Trump said:

Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham recalls a moment when former President Donald Trump told her, "As long as you keep repeating something, it doesn't matter what you say."

The use of the "Big Lie" has a lot of historical examples that are familiar.

The OSS psychological profile of Hitler described his use of the big lie:
His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...t-big-lie-quot

If upwards to 70% of one party now believe the lie about the election being stolen, it's hard to get them to vote for you if you offer the truth.
It's a real uphill battle.
You may be right that they are running for VP and have to stay on board.

[Smails]

, not sure our current 2 candidates could have delivered that even close coherently.

Yeah, not even close. Biden would start speaking in jibberish tongues and then deliver a big "cummon man!" at the end. Trump would go into attack mode and give out some sophomoric nickname.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Yeah, not even close. Biden would start speaking in jibberish tongues and then deliver a big "cummon man!" at the end. Trump would go into attack mode and give out some sophomoric nickname.

Yep

[bobbiemcgee]

I think the challenge they have is what Trump said:

The use of the "Big Lie" has a lot of historical examples that are familiar.



https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...t-big-lie-quot

If upwards to 70% of one party now believe the lie about the election being stolen, it's hard to get them to vote for you if you offer the truth.
It's a real uphill battle.
You may be right that they are running for VP and have to stay on board.

the Lying' King certainly unloaded a ton of pixie dust on these people.

[xuphan]

the Lying' King certainly unloaded a ton of pixie dust on these people.

Jim Jones also had quite the following. They believed everything he said. Scores of people left the country to follow him to “Jonesville” where they sadly followed him to their own death.

[Muskie in dayton]

All of the Republican nominees are falling right back into the 2016 trap of thinking that Trump will fall under his own weight, and when he does that his base will move to whoever said nice things about him. If you are trying to be the "Trump without the baggage candidate," you are not going to get anyone to support you over him if your talking point is the baggage is all made up. I am just at a loss on the political strategy of the other candidates, unless they are all running to be VP.

If you’re a Republican not trying to be the Trump without baggage candidate, you’re actually a Democrat.

[Masterofreality]

This is a lengthy article but well worth reading.
No, it’s not from Fox, or Daily Caller or a right wing publication. It’s from Tablet magazine
The myth that is Barack Obama and how it has, and continues to divide the country.
Obama continues to be the Puppetmaster behind Biden and a rampant Anti-Semite. Hence his focus on the “Iran Deal”
Be aware:

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/a...nterview-obama

[paulxu]

Interesting article.
I certainly don't see Obama as a "rampant AntiSemite" from the article, but it is reminiscent of Eisenhower's jeep driver and Kennedy's liaisons like Marilyn Monroe. Stuff presidents might have wished they were a little wiser in earlier (or later) days.
Sort of wants us to believe Obama is a kind of puppet master. Hard to imagine.