etalian posted:

etalian posted:

Crowley also hit all the bad dem standards.

He had to go through a congressional ethics investigation after voting yes to stop wall street bank regulations after meeting finance sector lobbyists and accepting campaign contributions from them.

He and his cronies also used the NYC Orphans court to shake down working class families who lost a loved one who didn't have a will.

One of his associates raked in 1 million dollars in one year through this politically connected appointment.

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Yeah, it's just a very backwards and self-serving way of looking at being an elected representative.

Also, I watched that piece from TDS again, as well as AOC's interview with Colbert, and I have to ask: what am I missing here? What about her accent is supposed to jump out at you with distinct cultural baggage? Is it because I didn't grow up here? Except neither did Trevor Noah.

Condiv posted:

as far as I can tell, she has no accent. I haven't watched the TDS piece, cause gently caress trevor noah, but if I had to guess, he was just playing on some latina stereotype like the shithead he is

Joementum posted:

they're starting to crack the code

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Yeah, it's just a very backwards and self-serving way of looking at being an elected representative.

Also, I watched that piece from TDS again, as well as AOC's interview with Colbert, and I have to ask: what am I missing here? What about her accent is supposed to jump out at you with distinct cultural baggage? Is it because I didn't grow up here? Except neither did Trevor Noah.

SKULL.GIF posted:

lol half the everglades gone, that definitely won't have any unpredictable effects

1994 Toyota Celica posted:

can't wait to ride tame burmese pythons through the canals of Neo-Miami

ate poo poo on live tv posted:

It's just trevor noah being as clueless as always.

Joementum posted:

they're starting to crack the code

Joementum posted:

they're starting to crack the code

Absurd Alhazred posted:

He's got local writers, though.

Jeb! Repetition posted:

You used to not be able to speak ill of DWS here without a bad Dem who was going to leave the forum forever on 11/9 getting all up in your case

Al! posted:

then they should have told him not to do stereotypical puerto rican woman voice

Joementum posted:

bernie.............thank you

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1013143186607345665

Absurd Alhazred posted:

I'm just saying, I don't think "clueless" is really a good defense.

not a cult posted:

https://twitter.com/MrDane1982/status/1010321244821118976


god drat, the 2020 dem primary will be the greatest show on earth

Joementum posted:

they're starting to crack the code

etalian posted:

ACO radicalization was due to bad dem factors
-Her family almost lost her house during the 2008 finance crash and had bankers coming by to take foreclosure pics (Finance sector benefited manhattan more than anything else)
-When her father passed away without a will the Queen orphan court run by Crowley's henchmen took what little lifesavings her family had left and the process took 4 years to complete
-She had to work multiple jobs to keep her family above water

Condiv posted:

really queer Christmas posted:

the only good thing about neoliberalism is that it leads to radicalized population. the hope is to radicalize people leftward and not towards fascism.

Feldegast42 posted:

Lol it looks like the establishment dems are starting up their own talking point media machine given how everybody is suddenly focusing on hating Jill Stein and Susan Sarandon

quote:

President Obama gave a scathing critique of the modern Democratic Party at a fundraiser Thursday in Beverly Hills at the home of a mega donor. Obama chided Democrats for “moping” at “cocktail parties.”

Obama said, “If you are one of these folks who is watching cable news at your cocktail parties with your friends and you are saying ‘civilization is collapsing’ and you are nervous and worried, but that is not where you are putting all your time, energy and money, then either you don’t actually think civilization is collapsing … or you are not pushing yourself hard enough and I would push harder.”

Obama continued, “Enough moping, this is a mope-free zone.”

During the Q-and-A session, Obama was asked if he has any regrets over his eight years.

“He almost accepted some of the blame for the state of the party,” Politico reported, before noting that Obama then blamed the state of the DNC on “neglect” by party leaders.

Obama then admitted that his regret was that people focused too much on him while he was in office.

“I’ll be honest with you,” Obama said, “If I have a regret during my presidency, it is that people were so focused on me and the battles we were having, particularly after we lost the House, that folks stopped paying attention up and down the ballot.”

In his introduction of Obama, DNC chairperson called him the “real president of the United States.”

Obama ended his remarks with a dire warning to Democrats, asking them to stop worrying and get out and do something that inspires people:

“All these people that are out here kvetching and wringing their hands and stressed and anxious and constantly watching cable TV and howling at the moon, ‘What are we going to do?,’ their hair’s falling out, they can’t sleep. The majority of the American people prefer a story of hope. A majority of the American people prefer a country that comes together rather than being divided. The majority of the country doesn’t want to see a dog-eat-dog world where everybody is angry all the time.”

quote:

And the former President even suggested to the roughly 200 donors in attendance, who also enjoyed a performance from Christina Aguilera, that Democrats can't get fixated on the glitz and personality of politics.

"We shouldn't expect (politics) to be entertaining all the time -- and Christina Aguilera was wonderful -- but you don't need to have an amazing singer at every event," he said.

"Sometimes you are just in a church basement making phone calls and eating cold pizza."

***

But Obama's message on Thursday, sitting in overstuffed armchairs across from DNC chair Tom Perez, was far more a call for Democratic self-reflection than the hope and change the launched him into the White House 10 years ago. At an event that included opening remarks from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Obama urged Democrats to not grow complacent and at times validated their fears about the last 18 months.

"This is a moment of great urgency and you are right to be concerned," he said.
At no point in the event did Obama actually say Trump's name. But he did sprinkle his remarks to ardent Democrats, some of whom spent thousands to see him, with plenty of knocks against the opposing party.

"They are mad even when they win," he exclaimed. "Have you noticed that? They don't look happy at all!"

quote:

Obama acknowledged that Democrats are still searching for a message in the midterms and took a stab at a message of his own.

"The simple message right now is that if people participate, and they vote, then this democracy works," he said, "And if we don't vote, then this democracy does not work."

He added: "So, I am happy to talk about specifics, but I want you to know for those of you who have decided you have got something else to do, I am giving you the executive summary: Vote! Participate! Get involved!"

Obama argued on Thursday that the divide in America is a split between "a fundamental contrast of how we view the world and what is going on right now" and that America is "seeing the consequences of what happens when one vision is realized, or at least is in charge."

"That's the bad news," he said. "The good news is that it is entirely within our power to solve it."

****

Asked about women in politics, he opened by saying, "First of all, lets stipulate that women are smart." When the women in the audience hollered, he added, "But, women, you guys aren't perfect, let's be clear. I just don't want you to feel, to quote Beyonce, I don't want you to feel yourself too much now."

quote:

On Friday, Obama will travel to the Bay Area to headline a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Anna Eshoo. The luncheon event is expected to raise millions, with top tickets to the event running $237,300 per couple and general entry running $10,000, according to an invitation.

The trip will also benefit Obama's growing post-presidency foundation, with the former President meeting with prospective donors to his foundation.

Willa Rogers posted:

that was dailycaller's take; here's cnn's:


what... does this even mean?


he's reaching reagan-post-alzheimers levels of incoherence. But he's not just there for his fellow dems:

GSD posted:

what even is this

did trump's brain spiders infect him? or was his brain already broke

Willa Rogers posted:

obama goes to a beverly hills cocktail party to chide richies at cocktail parties: