Run Beto Run!

Run, Beto! Or stroll. Ambling is fine. Whatever he does he'll look Kennedyesque doing it.

His fans compare him to Mr. Obama or the Kennedys — a font of rangy inspiration — rarely dwelling on his record. But Mr. O’Rourke would enter the race without a signal achievement over six years as an El Paso congressman, nor an obvious big-ticket policy idea that might animate his bid.

So not just Kennedyesque, Obamaesque?

In public settings of late, Mr. O’Rourke has placed immigration, education and especially climate change at the center of his remarks, which tend to focus most on a high-minded-but-vague message of uniting a divided nation. 

Is his slogan "Hope and Change"? Might work again!

Comments

[johns]

Trump is famous for the names he gave competing candidates and the humiliating things he said about them. i wonder if he will use the same strategy in 2020. How would he refer to Kamala or Beto or even Biden? I would not be surprised if he was more hands-off towards his opponent, because they can destroy themselves without any help from him.

[D]

I think deep down Robert doesn’t want to run but feels pressure from the Partyto be the 2020 scapegoat.
My bet is on Bernie ala the ill fated George McGovern campaign.

[lurkersusie]

Of course

Chuck Ross
@ChuckRossDC
Chuck Grassley Pressed Mueller Over ‘Selective Use’ Of Emails In Papadopoulos Court Filing (link: https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/11/chuck-grassley-mueller-selective-use-papadopoulos/) dailycaller.com/2019/03/11/chu… via
@dailycalle

[henry]

Maybe he can skateboard skitch the trolley.

[Dave (in MA)]

He can't make fun of Biden's hair.

[henry]

He can point out Biden’s qualifications are as solid as his swimsuit.

[MissMarple2]

As I said at the end of the last thread:

I am gobsmacked that they are actually walking towards the 1968 scenario.

1. Rising leftist wing of the party, who feels like enough isn't being done.
2. Activist groups assemble at the convention city.
3. "Moderate" gets nomination. (Substitute Biden for Humphrey.)
4. Riots ensue.
5. Loss in general election.

I hope Gus takes pictures.

[lurkersusie]

Now we’ll just harass Trump, his family, his company

Aaron Blake
@AaronBlake
BREAKING: Pelosi comes out against impeaching Trump

(link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/03/11/feature/nancy-pelosi-on-impeaching-president-trump-hes-just-not-worth-it/?utm_term=.bded269bd62b) washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/…

[MissMarple2]

lurkersusie,

Here's another link quoting her, and it's not behind a paywall:

https://www.axios.com/nancy-pelosi-impeaching-trump-not-worth-it-ecaf3447-5a00-45f2-9e54-3aab287f32d1.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twsocialshare&utm_campaign=organic

[Captain Hate]

Willowed

A five year old should know absolutely nothing about Trump except that he is president!

Libs inculcating their children with political cant is probably the worst, of many things, they impose on their offspring to prevent healthy development.

[jimmyk]

On those dying elderly only regretting not seeing the Mueller report, I had linked this from Newsweek late last night (serves me right for posting after midnight):

https://www.newsweek.com/elderly-americans-are-dying-without-getting-read-muellers-report-and-theyre-1352933

As sad as it is that this is how people are thinking on their deathbeds, it's just as sad that journalists are writing serious pieces on this, as if it's not reflecting mental illness of some sort.

[henry]

TM, I think Beto is running on the Reagan “Tear Down That Wall” platform.

[James D.]

Willowed:

People don't seem to understand the consequences of their actions, someone will end up being shot sooner than later.

I think the (leftist) people calling for doxing of conservatives understand consequences perfectly well, and would be just fine with people getting shot due to it.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Jim's quote of Thomas Sowell;

From pages 57-58, an anecdote in which black sociologist recounts whites worried when he got into the same elevator at the upscale apartment building where he lived:

I once sarcastically said to a nervous elderly couple who hesitated to exit the elevator because we were all getting off on the same floor "Not to worry, I am a Harvard professor and have lived in this building for nine years." Professor Wilson's sarcasm and anger were directed at people whose reactions reflected a greater concern for their own personal safety than for his sensitivities.

The thing that pisses me off is guys like Professor Wilson never direct their anger and sarcasm at the violent criminals whose behavior induces the perfectly rational desire among others not to be among their victims, especially since it is his fellow blacks who are the overwhelming victims of their violence.
Astonishingly enough they actively excuse them and try to spring them from jail to rape and kill more black people which is supposed to somehow show whitey they won't be oppressed.

[Jim Eagle]

I will die not knowing Chelsea Clinton was a notorious serial killer specializing in 911 survivors grand children.

I will die not hearing about Barron Trump being elected POTUS in the tradings of the Adams family but skipping a generation.

I will die never knowing if my powerball number preference 3-6-11-23-25-32 ever won more tha $5.

[D]

Henry:
That is hilarious! I love defeated candidates like Beto and Stacy Abrams think they have a chance at winning.
Pride goeth before the fall.
If Beto is smart , he will wait until 2024.
Good thing he isn’t smart.

[Jim Eagle]

Tradings s/b Traditions. Autowhatever.

[Pinandpuller]

I don't know about 1968 because I wasn't around for about 5/6 of it but "Current Year" they must be trying to raise a revolutionary army. Flood America with cheap labor. Flood America with unpayable debt. Flood America with drugs and pornography.

If you have nothing you have nothing left to lose.

So far the incels are satiated with Xbox Live but they're waiting for the call.

[Narciso]

One of those taranto answers to questions no one asked.

[lurkersusie]

The real collusion

Jordan Schachtel
@JordanSchachtel

Establishment GOP consultant and prominent NeverTrumper Mike Murphy led Right to Rise, the PAC that illegally took $1.3 million from state-owned Chinese gov't corporation. This is Murphy's profile photo. #Projection
(link: https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/1105188418240290820) twitter.com/annalecta/stat…

[Narciso]

I think its clear hes s skrull.

[PDinDetroit]

I think the (leftist) people calling for doxing of conservatives understand consequences perfectly well, and would be just fine with people getting shot due to it.

Sad, but true.

[Narciso]

Cloward and given came up with their formula in 1966, NYC in 1975 was the test case.

[Narciso]

From the last thread zero hedge can come at things at odd angles

[MissMarple2]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-vice-president-cheney-challenges-pence-on-trumps-foreign-policy/2019/03/11/ecddbff6-4436-11e9-aaf8-4512a6fe3439_story.html?utm_term=.d7d418a32f37

Cheney is afraid our allies won't trust us, fears the administration's tendencies to "isolationism", yadayada.

Leaked transcript from someone unauthorized.

Post is happy to print something divisive concerning the GOP.

[Dave (in MA)]

It might be better for Trump if they DO try to impeach him, which is why Pelosi's been advised to take her current stance.

[Extraneus]

Current Top 5:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-11/boeing-shares-fall-9-hundreds-737s-grounded-following-2nd-deadly-crash

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-11/hes-just-not-worth-it-pelosi-comes-out-against-impeaching-trump

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-11/fcking-insane-friends-and-former-aides-dismiss-de-blasios-presidential-ambitions

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-11/saudi-arabia-has-become-worlds-top-arms-buyer

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-11/9-11-flooded-calls-about-suicidal-amazon-warehouse-employees

None of these seem so wacky.

[Pinandpuller]

I need to run this down when I get home but the concept of 'Racism' was sold by pseudoscientific sociologists as a negative character trait of Europeans. See, it's not about power differential or punching down its genetic. It's not genocide they're after, they merely want to destroy racism!

Hey 23 and Me, who here is European?

[Narciso]

New York magazine has made its staff 32 more selective.

[Extraneus]

Chuck Ross suspended by Twitter.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-11/twitter-suspends-daily-caller-journo-after-trump-retweets-dark-money-article

[Pinandpuller]

Hey Mr Jim in Sunnyvale, do you know what the UN calls those passages from Sowell's book you excerpted?

Ethnic Cleansing. I think it's a War Crime.

[henry]

Narciso, just in time for the spring “Learn to Code Workshop” at our local computer professionals group. Special sessions for Women available. (Saw the Women in Tech group run off with a bunch of our PCs. Hope they have lots of students).

[JimNorCal]

Ext 5:39, the middle one LOL

[matt - deplore me if you must]

O'Rourke is the Democratic Party's Fabio. Not much going on upstairs but the girls ooh and aah....

[D]

Matt:
Great analogy.
Not really presidential material.
A white Obama.

[JimNorCal]

Mr Pin tell me honestly! Are you upset ... or trying to qualify for one of those high-pay, make-work UN jobs?

[Porchlight]

Beto is a millionaire, soon to be billionaire via his father-in-law. At least the Kennedys were launched by their own dad.

[D]

Porch:
How do you like his chances?

[Extraneus]

O'Rourke is the Democratic Party's Fabio.

(Can't wait for the ladies to respond to that.)

[jimmyk]

The New Yorker has gone the way of CNN, WaPo, and NYT. It was always left of center, but mostly not so political, including the cartoons. Now it’s flipped, in more ways than one. I’d subscribed for years, but dropped it two years ago when it became all Orange Man Bad, all the time.

[Jim Eagle]

Back by popular demand, The Latin Phrase of the Day:

Bello Persico Themistocles Graeciam servitute liberavit.

[Porchlight]

Definitely Obamaesque:

[Porchlight]

I think he's a joke, maryrose, but the Dems seem to want a fresh face. He would get stomped running against Cornyn; I think he has a shot at the Dem nomination but not a significant one.

[Narciso]

Actually it's New York thr magazine ton Wolfe helped build.

[Jim Eagle]

Porch,

Which one of those is Beto?

[Porchlight]

The one in the dress on the left, maryrose.

[D]

Wow he makes an ugly woman!

[D]

The guy on the right is prettier.

[Buckeye]

The one in the dress on the left, maryrose.

Probably get him the tranny vote.

[Porchlight]

Oh, sorry, that should have been addressed to JiB, not maryrose.

[henry]

Jeb! Owned by Chinese?

Sean Davis:

Hillary Clinton and the DNC colluded with a foreign spy and a sanctioned Russian oligarch to interfere in the 2016 general election. Now it looks like the biggest NeverTrump PAC in 2016 colluded with Chinese nationals during the GOP primary.

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1105194583963652096?s=21

[D]

Henry:
Hillary and company have committed so many crimes with foreign countries it boggles the mind.
No wonder she demanded Secretary of State.
She spent all of her time arranging illegal sweetheart deals.
Too bad she couldn’t be bothered to respond to ambassadors in harm’s way because she was getting rich and drunk instead of doing her job.

[Narciso]

They might as well fed panda for all the good they did.

[GUS]

Hell if BEATOFF O'ROURKE wants to come to Milwaukee, and drunk drive AGAIN, he's coming to the right place!!!

[clarice]

More sad news from Glasater: Our dear Pagar passed away last Wednesday his daughter wrote to tell me just now. She said he had a massive stroke Sunday and just couldn't pull out of it.

[Jim Eagle]

I didn't know this but self-driving cars are racist. Trump must have a dealership then.

http://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=03/11/2019&SO=&HC=4&ID=536255

[Captain Hate]

RIP Pagar. Had anyone here met him?

[D]

Clarice:
Oh no.
It can’t be.I loved his posts and I agreed with him almost 100 percent of the time.
I am so upset.

[Captain Hate]

Jeb! Owned by Chinese?

The fine per primary vote might set a new record.

[Tom R]

Damn that sucks about Pagar. Prayers to his family.

[henry]

Sad news again. RIP Pagar.

[Extraneus]

Ugh.

[jimmyk]

Very sad about pagar. I sure hope bad news doesn’t come in threes.

[Jim Eagle]

Never met Pagar but was a friend on FB. Loren Kapplinberg, IIRC. A great patriot. He hated anyone who was not pro-American values, especially Democrats, as we all know. A friend, a patriot, an American treasure. Rest in Peace, my Friend. May God Rest your Soul.

[Captain Hate]

O'Rourke is the Democratic Party's Fabio. Not much going on upstairs but the girls ooh and aah....

I'd put money on Fabio being significantly smarter than the buck toothed goof.

[Jane]

Oh I am so sad about Pagar. I loved him.

[D]

Pagar will meet up with daddy in heaven .
He was pro-life and a kind, good person.
I will miss him very much.

[DrJ]

Ugh. You all stay healthy!

[Buckeye]

RIP Pagar.

[Jim Eagle]

Yeah, DrJ, these things tend to happen in threes. I wish everyone a happy lifestyle. Run, lift weights, eat Keto, drink red wine, enjoy life, and if it comes for you to join daddy and pagar consider yourself blessed.

[Jim Eagle]

I love her: Kelly Conway on twitter about Dems going to Wisconsin for their 2020 Convention: "four year's too late".

[MissMarple2]

Oh no! I am so sorry about Pagar!

[Captain Hate]

Ahoy!

https://mobile.twitter.com/carrollquigley1/status/1104335624394493952?s=21

[jimmyk]

That was me, JiB. I confess to m a bit concerned about frau, who hasn’t been here in some time. Anyone in contact with her?

[DrJ]

JiB,

Different cultures treat it differently. The Germans have an expression "Aller guten Dinge sind drei" -- all good things come in threes. Quite the opposite meaning...

[MissMarple2]

Here's more about low-energy Jeb's PAC:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/03/just-in-jeb-bush-super-pac-hit-with-massive-fec-fine-for-accepting-1-3-million-in-illegal-donations-from-chinese-corporation/

[DrJ]

jimmyk, I'll send her an email message.

[Extraneus]

Keto?

Japanese woman honored by Guinness as oldest person at 116

She is usually up by 6 a.m. and enjoys studying mathematics.

The previous oldest living person was another Japanese woman, Chiyo Miyako, who died in July at age 117. The oldest person prior to Miyako was also Japanese.

[Extraneus]

.

[matt - deplore me if you must]

ach! terrible news. God bless his soul and comfort his family.

[James D.]

I can’t believe that about Pagar.

Just stunning and another gut punch.

[D]

Prayers for Pagar and his family during this difficult time.I will miss his patriotism and common sense.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/11/exclusive-president-donald-trump-on-immigration-i-dont-want-to-have-anyone-coming-in-thats-on-welfare/

Breitbart got an exclusive interview with President Trump today - 40 minutes.

This is the first of several articles they will run based on it.

[jimmyk]

Thanks, DrJ.

[DrJ]

Sent -- I'll let you know what comes back.

[Dave (in MA)]

Pagar's last name was Klopping, unless I'm more confused than usual.

[Narciso]

So the stroke happened before daddys passing.

[D]

Even VDH on Lou Dobbs refers to the McCabe/Rosenstein palace coup.
I trust VDH who has written a book about President Trump than I do others.

[Extraneus]

Today is an important day for NFL followers. What they call the first day of legal tampering, even though tampering is prohibited.

March 11 - 13

Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2018 player contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 13.

March 13

The 2019 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.

Trading period for 2019 begins at 400 p.m., New York time, after expiration of all 2018 contracts.

[Jane]

I’m also worried about Ann. Is anyone in touch with her/. RIP pagar. We love you.

[MissMarple2]

John Bolton
‏Verified account @AmbJohnBolton
2h2 hours ago

The Venezuelan National Assembly has decreed the suspension of crude exports to Cuba following the collapse of the national electrical grid. Insurance companies and flag carriers that facilitate these give-away shipments to Cuba are now on notice.

[Narciso]

Theres a Loren klopping in Panama with a lumber company and a vfw posting

[Narciso]

That would seem to be it:

https://pa.linkedin.com/in/loren-klopping-665415112

[Extraneus]

Pagar was a stalwart advocate for veterans.

[Narciso]

Could he have been a chaplain?

http://vfw3822.org/Installation-2011.html

[PDinDetroit]

RIP pagar.

I second DrJ - everybody stay healthy!

When the good ones are taken away, always feel like they spared some atrocity yet to come.

[Captain Hate]

Ann hasn't been on Zuckerberg since November. I'll try to email her.

[anonamom]

Anchorage Library update: Director is gone til the 13th.

Will report in once she cals me.

[clarice]

https://www.nysun.com/editorials/pelosi-is-hoisted-on-the-houses-own-petard/90604/

[henry]

Chad Pergram

Cummings says he backs Pelosi not pursuing impeachment: "I support Pelosi. I support the Speaker"