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#731 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 314 weeks ago
slashsfro wrote:Randall Flagg wrote:No Trump will ever be allowed into the GOP again. Don't get me wrong, Trump has done wonders to steal the blue collar base from the Democrats, but the man and his family are pure toxicity. Chelsea Clinton wouldn't fair well either. Sean Parnell just ousted Democrat Connor Lamb in Pittsburgh. Look for him to be a rising start in the GOP - late 30s and a decorated combat veteran who lead a company of men in Afghanistan. Veterans like me are getting really tired of these reservists who served as lawyers and spent 4 months at a Hilton pretending to be John Rambo.
Ok, what have you done with the real Flagg. Seriously though, agree that Trump and his family are horrible people. The thing is if I think they would have won if they ran a regular politican who took the coronavirus more seriously I think Republicans may have won.
It'll will be interesting to see who they run in 2024. Either a female like Nicky Haley or a centrist like Kasich/Dewine/Larry Hogan.
Kasich is persona non grata to the GOP. And there's a good chance he gets a spot on Biden's cabinet. I know people call bullshit when I say I have friends high up in Washington, but it's true and they universally tell me Kasich is excommunicated. One of my good friends was in the room when Kasich got offered the VP slot in late 16. Niki Haley would be a fantastic pick and I hope to see her more in the coming years. I have serious doubts Biden can run again in 2024. Conspiracy nuts say Pelosi's 25th amendment nonsense recently was for Biden, not Trump. I disagree, but the stress of the presidency isn't going to help his mental state regardless of how well he is today. 82 is fucking old.
It was kind of known/unspoken that Biden will only be a one term prez. Which was why the Vice President pick was so important. Since that person was going to get a leg up on the other Democratic "contenders". Assuming she doesn't screw up, the Democratic nominee will probably be Kamala Harris. But it's early and anything can happen in 4 years.
And it's pathetic that Trump is now seeking to stop the vote count because he'll probably be down in those states that he is contesting.
#732 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 314 weeks ago
James wrote:misterID wrote:The best scenario imo is Biden winning and dealing with McConnell. This way, Trump saves face and can brag about getting more votes than Obama, how the race was rigged against him and he didn't really lose, and he can just troll "Sleepy Joe" for the next four years. But hopefully he doesn't run again. I just have this awful feeling he will.
If he lost, it's over. He'll be Sleepy Donald in 4 years.
Ivanka may run in 2024 in an attempt to cash in on Trumpism but I think it's over if Biden takes this.
Not sure how the country is going to react to no more 24/7 Trump.
It'll be weird.
No Trump will ever be allowed into the GOP again. Don't get me wrong, Trump has done wonders to steal the blue collar base from the Democrats, but the man and his family are pure toxicity. Chelsea Clinton wouldn't fair well either. Sean Parnell just ousted Democrat Connor Lamb in Pittsburgh. Look for him to be a rising start in the GOP - late 30s and a decorated combat veteran who lead a company of men in Afghanistan. Veterans like me are getting really tired of these reservists who served as lawyers and spent 4 months at a Hilton pretending to be John Rambo.
Ok, what have you done with the real Flagg. Seriously though, agree that Trump and his family are horrible people. The thing is if I think they would have won if they ran a regular politican who took the coronavirus more seriously I think Republicans may have won.
It'll will be interesting to see who they run in 2024. Either a female like Nicky Haley or a centrist like Kasich/Dewine/Larry Hogan.
#733 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 314 weeks ago
I don't know the rules in Vermont, but they have a Republican governor. If Sanders leaves his senate seat for a cabinet position, do they have an election or does the governor get to appoint a replacement? Same thing with Warren in Massachusetts.
Yeah the government appoints the replacement. Which is why Biden indicated that he probably wouldn’t pick Warren or Sanders.
All the votes have been counted and Biden is ahead on WI.
#734 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 314 weeks ago
I finally got around to watching Doubt. I could kick myself for putting it off for 12 years. Most religious themed movies are a turn off to me.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Meryl Streep should've all won Oscars. None of them won. Hell....Adams lost to Penelope Cruz of all people and her win should've been a lock.
It was also the year of the Slumdog Millionaire hype so it didn't have a chance in hell of getting best picture.
Oof. I remember totally fucking hating Slumdog Millionaire. I love Penelope Cruz but her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona was ok. The film was kinda forgettable to me.
I remember Doubt being really well acted and intense.
Recently re-watched First Love a Takashi Miike film. It’s a love story with “shit happens in one night with Yakuza characters” intersecting plot type of film.
The bloody violence is played for laughs really. A little long but still a fun film to watch.
#735 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 314 weeks ago
Total sham. Wow. Trump was right. Only way he loses is if the Dems cheat. And, they are.
I usually don’t do this. But what a fucking stupid post. You do realize that mail in voting has been around for a long time? And as PaSnow noted there are both Dems and Republicans there when it’s counted.
Please at least try to be informed before making comments that make you look like an idiot or fool.
#736 Re: The Garden » NFL 2019 » 314 weeks ago
James wrote:Anyone watching this Dallas-Philly game?
Holy shit do these teams suck. Amazing that a team from this division will go to the playoffs.
I've been hearing about it all day on the radio.
There is no clear favortie to me...although Tampa seems to be gaining momentum...
I see flaws with everyone. Especially the Bears...my god...did they have a melt down moment at the end of the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter...it's becoming obvious that there is major tension between Foles and Nagy...which is ironic because I thought Nagy wanted Foles.
Foles recently said that something to the effect of 'I know when a play is called that it won't work before we run it.'
Nagy is allegedly an offensive coach whose offense is currently behind Jacksonville in offensive production. The Bears had the 32nd ranked rushing attack going into last night. Tack on the 28th passing game...and you have an offense that sucks and is getting worse.
In his defense, he doesn't really have a good qb. I watched some of that game as well. Foles was not GOOD. He's one of those guys that you have to scheme around and more or less manufacture points. I mean you just can't tell him to you know what just drop back and throw it. There's maybe 10 of those types of QB's in the NFL right now. So you have to go play action on favorable downs.
But their running game and OL has been shit too. That's probably more on Pace though. Being totally honest and impartial, Bears should have a losing record, Lions and Falcons collapsed against them. I think they make the playoffs only because the schedule is soft.
#737 Re: The Garden » Covid 19 » 314 weeks ago
I bet that's gonna go over well.
I have a feeling we're going to get another lockdown here within a few months.
They almost have to. The numbers are fucking scary. 1 million new cases in 2 weeks. And a person dying every two minutes or something.
And apparently, infections are up in Europe again. Lockdowns in several countries. Tourism and economy in those countries aren't going to be back to normal for a long while.
#738 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 314 weeks ago
My god, some of you Trump supporters reside in some sort of fantasyland.
He's not remotely a sucessful businessman (this isn't arguable it's fact) and he's a gigantic idiot and a sleazeball. Mitch's point from the previous page has it right.
Tell me, are the higher voter numbers (especially in places like TX) likely to favor Trump or Biden? A simple yes or no will do. Trump barely won in 2016. I think by 70,000. He's ben a disaster in 2020 (too many stupid things to list).
#739 Re: The Sunset Strip » RIP Eddie Van Halen » 316 weeks ago
I actually tried listening to the Gary Cherone record the other night and couldn't get past the first song. I'll give it another try.
I listened to this when it came out. I liked the riffs but my god the shrieking screaming vocals was like aaaahhh what happened to the guy who actually SANG in Extreme.
As for Van Halen, it brings me back to childhood, my cousin gave me the cassette of II. That still remains my favorite album. Fair Warning is probably better, especially the first 5 songs or so. But something about II and I can kind of relax and enjoy while listening to DOA and Dance the Night Away.
On the Hagar albums. 5150 is a really good album, aside from the 2 ballads, the title track is one of my favorites. I think Ou812 is the weakest Hagar album (haven't listened to Balance in full yet). FUCK is weird in that I like Judgement Day and Top of the World more than the two hits (Poundcake and Right Now). And speaking of that song, I also associate that with Crystal Pepsi which was a 90s thing and one of those you'd have to be around to understand things. I was chatting with someone and he had no idea what Crystal Pepsi was.
#740 Re: The Garden » NFL 2019 » 316 weeks ago
Just got through watching the 93 NFC Championship game between the Cowboys and Niners.
Cowboys won 30-20. Don't let the score deceive you....it wasn't really that close. It was tied 10-10 at the half and then the Cowboys trounced them.
This game is a cluster fuck. It was obvious as the 3rd quarter was wrapping up that the Niners aren't winning this thing. Young can't get it done.
It's mind-blowing. You literally have the greatest QB who will ever play the game standing idle on the sidelines. They weren't willing to bruise Young's ego by benching him and letting Montana get them back in the game...so were willing to lose instead.
There's a moment around the 5 minute mark in the game where they show Montana on the sidelines. There's an intensity in his eyes...he wants to go in. He knows he could clean the clock of this Dallas defense. The cherry on top is how some Dallas players were celebrating with a whole quarter left to go. Montana thrived in such situations. It flustered Young.
This game is slipping through the cracks of time and isn't talked about enough. It is a key moment. The Dallas dynasty starts here in Candlestick. If Montana comes in and wins this thing, it alters the landscape of the NFC. The Dallas dynasty is stomped in its cradle, instead of Montana shipping off to KC we might get a Young trade instead, and the cherry on top is another Niners SB, possibly more with Montana staying.
The only thing I remember about this game was Alvin Harper doing a long catch and run that more or less sealed the game. I think Emmitt Smith scored a few plays later.
My Steelers are looking damn fine. I don't know why there isn't more noise around the Bears. 5-1 and they're not even in the top 1/3 of the power rankings. With Bell going to KC, I'm even more sure they're the AFC champions this year, but maybe I'll get lucky and they'll get sniped early on in the playoffs.
On the Bears, outside of TB they've beaten horrible teams and Foles has looked pedestrian. You can only hide the qb for so long. Also the running game looks like shit. That's why there isn't much noise around them. If you have a huge question mark at qb, your upside is capped or limited. On the AFC side, the Colts are sort similar. Rivers is done. Too bad because the rest of that team is good.
