USA Election 2024

[shadow puppet]

I just hope the polls so far are wrong. I don't trust them after what happened with Hillary, but I can't help checking. My stomach is in knots and I feel nauseous.

 

[fooferdoggie]

 

[KingOfPain]

No bueno. It's being reported elsewhere as well. Did Rump have voting machines fixed? As in cheating?

Suddenly, I'm reminded of this:

 

[dada_dave]

 

[Eric]

 

[GermanSuplex]

A “love story” that could make even a maggot gag.

 

[cbum]

What I found devastating was the NPR report out of Maricopa county (=Phoenix) that a school district had closed all but one (out of 17) polling stations and turned the remaining one into Fort Knox because of threats and open gun carrying "patrons" etc - intimidation on the march, which could very easily be successful in suppressing turnout in targeted areas.

(I don't have to remind anyone Maricopa is the most populous county in AZ - 60% of the vote ...)

How much farther downhill are we going?

 

[Eric]

What I found devastating was the NPR report out of Maricopa county (=Phoenix) that a school district had closed all but one (out of 17) polling stations and turned the remaining one into Fort Knox because of threats and open gun carrying "patrons" etc - intimidation on the march, which could very easily be successful in suppressing turnout in targeted areas.

(I don't have to remind anyone Maricopa is the most populous county in AZ - 60% of the vote ...)

How much farther downhill are we going?

If they had their way nobody outside of affluent areas would ever get to vote, and they're pretty successful with it. If we don't like it we need to vote them out, it's a catch 22.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

Trump Releases Skull Measurements From Phrenology Exam

PALM BEACH, FL—Claiming he had the most “beautiful and perfect” cranial structure that his physician had ever seen, former President Donald Trump reportedly took to Truth Social this week to release the skull measurements from his latest phrenology exam. “According to my doctor and everyone at...

theonion.com

PALM BEACH, FL—Claiming he had the most “beautiful and perfect” cranial structure that his physician had ever seen, former President Donald Trump reportedly took to Truth Social this week to release the skull measurements from his latest phrenology exam. “According to my doctor and everyone at the Boston Phrenological Society, my incredible scalp morphology and brain contours will make me the best president of all time,” Trump wrote in a late-night post, adding that his medical advisor Dr. Heimlich von Thurston personally measured his skull’s shape, hollows, and bumps with specialized calipers and assured him that his 27 mental faculties were aligned in ideal proportion. “Although Laughing Kamala claims she is ‘intelligent,’ ‘mindful,’ and ‘truthful,’ my skull circumference, brow, and forehead shape are far superior according to Morton’s cranial capacity rankings. My skull shows I have the brain of an aristocrat. And she has the brain of a lunatic in an asylum! Release your measurements, Kamala. Or do you have something to hide?” Trump added that when he was elected president, he would ensure that anyone with a criminal skull shape like Kamala Harris’ would be rounded up and deported immediately.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Trump Releases Skull Measurements From Phrenology Exam

PALM BEACH, FL—Claiming he had the most “beautiful and perfect” cranial structure that his physician had ever seen, former President Donald Trump reportedly took to Truth Social this week to release the skull measurements from his latest phrenology exam. “According to my doctor and everyone at...

theonion.com

this is so pathetic and I bet the doctor only has one patient.

 

[MEJHarrison]

Trump Releases Skull Measurements From Phrenology Exam

PALM BEACH, FL—Claiming he had the most “beautiful and perfect” cranial structure that his physician had ever seen, former President Donald Trump reportedly took to Truth Social this week to release the skull measurements from his latest phrenology exam. “According to my doctor and everyone at...

theonion.com

PALM BEACH, FL—Claiming he had the most “beautiful and perfect” cranial structure that his physician had ever seen, former President Donald Trump reportedly took to Truth Social this week to release the skull measurements from his latest phrenology exam. “According to my doctor and everyone at the Boston Phrenological Society, my incredible scalp morphology and brain contours will make me the best president of all time,” Trump wrote in a late-night post, adding that his medical advisor Dr. Heimlich von Thurston personally measured his skull’s shape, hollows, and bumps with specialized calipers and assured him that his 27 mental faculties were aligned in ideal proportion. “Although Laughing Kamala claims she is ‘intelligent,’ ‘mindful,’ and ‘truthful,’ my skull circumference, brow, and forehead shape are far superior according to Morton’s cranial capacity rankings. My skull shows I have the brain of an aristocrat. And she has the brain of a lunatic in an asylum! Release your measurements, Kamala. Or do you have something to hide?” Trump added that when he was elected president, he would ensure that anyone with a criminal skull shape like Kamala Harris’ would be rounded up and deported immediately.

It should not take that damn long to figure out this was a joke! Any other person and I would have gotten it immediately. But with this clown, I thought it was real.

 

[Roller]

It should not take that damn long to figure out this was a joke! Any other person and I would have gotten it immediately. But with this clown, I thought it was real.

Yeah, the line between Onion satire and reality has almost blurred to non-existence with Trump.

 

[Clix Pix]

I read this, thought, "I knew he was nuts, but THIS nuts?" and then noticed the source......

 

[cbum]

Well, the Onion certainly hit a home run. My eyes are still burning.

 

[GermanSuplex]

I only now got to watch clips of the Al Smith dinner. Not really impressed. Trump bombed and it was just a diet version of his greatest hits. “As Rush Limbaugh called him, Barack HUSSEIN Obama..”

Yeah, no laughter from the room. Because it’s not funny. He was so bad he got great applause at the most minor of jokes that weren’t evil, just so the crowd could break the awkward silence and finally laugh.

Jim Gaffigan was funny, but honestly, some of the topics weren’t really funny given the stakes, even when the jokes were at Trump’s expense. And I’m someone who firmly believes you can joke about almost anything as long as the intent is humor or enlightenment, and not just putting someone down. Which I don’t think Gaffigan did, but I don’t know. Trump kills everything, and this was no different.

It was interesting seeing Trump on stage with Leticia James.

 

[Eric]

Anyone in PA want $100 for voting for Trump? Here you go...

Elon Musk offers Pennsylvania voters $100 each as he drums up Trump support

Elon Musk is offering $100 to registered voters in Pennsylvania to sign a pro-Donald Trump petition "in support of free speech" and the "right to bear arms."

www.newsweek.com

Elon Musk Offers Pennsylvania Voters $100 Each As He Drums Up Trump Support​

Elon Musk is offering $100 to registered voters in Pennsylvania to sign a pro-Donald Trump petition.

"If you're a registered Pennsylvania voter, you & whoever referred you will now get $100 for signing our petition in support of free speech & right to bear arms. Earn money for supporting something you already believe in," the SpaceX CEO wrote to his more than 200 million followers on X, formerly Twitter.

Musk linked to America PAC, a political action organization he founded in support of Trump's presidential campaign.

The petition reads, "The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments."

It offers a further $47 for each subsequent registered voter someone refers to the petition. While this requires a signed IRS form for payments of $600 or more, there appears to be no limit on the number of registered voters that can be referred.

 

[GermanSuplex]

But welfare is “buying votes”. Go the f*ck away and play with your expensive toys. I thought conservatives were also against absentee fathers?

 

[shadow puppet]

Received this text this morning:

"A Message from California Secretary of State on behalf of Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters. The US Postal Service has collected your ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election and will deliver it to your county soon."

 

[MEJHarrison]

Received this text this morning:

"A Message from California Secretary of State on behalf of Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters. The US Postal Service has collected your ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election and will deliver it to your county soon."

I got a similar text a day or two back:

"MARK H, This is a message from Washington County Elections. Your ballot for the upcoming November 5, 2024 General Election is in the mail to you. Normal delivery time is 5-7 business days."

 

[Nycturne]

Ours should be in the mailbox when I get home today. Dropping off in one of the local boxes tomorrow before going off to see if we can't see a whale or two before the season ends.