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Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:22 pm
by sTeamTraen
EACLucifer wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:10 pm
Speaking of debates, the South Carolina debate has been cancelled after Lindsey Graham refused a COVID test - gambling with everyone's health to try and maintain a senate majority is exactly the sort of despicable sh.t we are used to from Lindsey Graham.
Is that the same as the Miami (not SC) Presidential debate that has
just been cancelled? (Genuine question - maybe there's a senatorial debate or something.)
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:54 pm
by bolo
It's a senatorial debate.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:10 am
by El Pollo Diablo
Anyone catch the town halls last night? Apparently Trump was on his own and still lost
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:49 am
by Grumble
El Pollo Diablo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:10 am
Anyone catch the town halls last night? Apparently Trump was on his own and still lost
A woman dared to talk back to him. I haven’t seen it but that seems to be what annoyed Trump supporters most.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:11 am
by Vertigowooyay
El Pollo Diablo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:10 am
Anyone catch the town halls last night? Apparently Trump was on his own and still lost
"Flounder" would be the most charitable description.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -moderator
Apparently after Biden's town hall meeting after the cameras were off, he stayed and carried on answering more questions.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:18 am
by lpm
Sounds like the main action came in the Iowa Senate debate.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:27 am
by lpm
I've been following the Iowa race and although I've never been to Iowa I feel I know it.
It's not true they talk about nothing but soybean and corn prices in every bar on the state. In the restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they talk about soybean and corn prices. But in the other restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they also talk about John Deere tractors.
I didn't stay up all night to watch the Iowa debate. But in my imagination they spent an hour discussing soybean and corn prices. The moderator then announced a complete change in topic and they spent the second hour discussing hogs.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:30 am
by lpm
Here's the video of Senator Joni Ernst (R) crashing and burning like a John Deere tractor that crashes into a field of corn and... er... burns.
For context, Theresa Greenfield's first 60 second campaign video mentioned hogs, squealing hogs and castrating hogs over 88,000 times. She was a bit vague on the price of bushel of corn, wavering between $3.68 and $3.69, and in bars across Iowa they'll have talked about how Billy-Joe got $3.69 last week but Billy-Bob only got $3.68. Joni Ernst might have met sudden death, but at least her utterly terrifying white teeth stayed fixed in their alien smile.
https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/sta ... 7031327746
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:51 am
by dyqik
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:49 am
El Pollo Diablo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:10 am
Anyone catch the town halls last night? Apparently Trump was on his own and still lost
A woman dared to talk back to him. I haven’t seen it but that seems to be what annoyed Trump supporters most.
They got so annoyed that one lashed out at Biden and accused him if being like Mr Rogers. Y'know, the children's TV presenter who occupies roughly that same place in the US popular psyche as David Attenborough does in the UK.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:02 am
by Vertigowooyay
lpm wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:30 am
Here's the video of Senator Joni Ernst (R) crashing and burning like a John Deere tractor that crashes into a field of corn and... er... burns.
For context, Theresa Greenfield's first 60 second campaign video mentioned hogs, squealing hogs and castrating hogs over 88,000 times. She was a bit vague on the price of bushel of corn, wavering between $3.68 and $3.69, and in bars across Iowa they'll have talked about how Billy-Joe got $3.69 last week but Billy-Bob only got $3.68. Joni Ernst might have met sudden death, but at least her utterly terrifying white teeth stayed fixed in their alien smile.
https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/sta ... 7031327746
That is a terrifying rictus grin.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:04 am
by Vertigowooyay
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:51 am
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:49 am
El Pollo Diablo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:10 am
Anyone catch the town halls last night? Apparently Trump was on his own and still lost
A woman dared to talk back to him. I haven’t seen it but that seems to be what annoyed Trump supporters most.
They got so annoyed that one lashed out at Biden and accused him if being like Mr Rogers. Y'know, the children's TV presenter who occupies roughly that same place in the US popular psyche as David Attenborough does in the UK.
Anyone would think they view common decency, tolerance, empathy and compassion as weakness.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:10 am
by Grumble
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:51 am
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:49 am
El Pollo Diablo wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:10 am
Anyone catch the town halls last night? Apparently Trump was on his own and still lost
A woman dared to talk back to him. I haven’t seen it but that seems to be what annoyed Trump supporters most.
They got so annoyed that one lashed out at Biden and accused him if being like Mr Rogers. Y'know, the children's TV presenter who occupies roughly that same place in the US popular psyche as David Attenborough does in the UK.
Well I don’t know, but I have seen the name bandied around before now. Does the American right have a collective hatred of Mr Rogers?
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:49 am
by FlammableFlower
I'm not sure which I like more, Savannah Guthrie putting Tump in his place or
Mary Trump's tweet.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 3:42 pm
by dyqik
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:10 am
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:51 am
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:49 am
A woman dared to talk back to him. I haven’t seen it but that seems to be what annoyed Trump supporters most.
They got so annoyed that one lashed out at Biden and accused him if being like Mr Rogers. Y'know, the children's TV presenter who occupies roughly that same place in the US popular psyche as David Attenborough does in the UK.
Well I don’t know, but I have seen the name bandied around before now. Does the American right have a collective hatred of Mr Rogers?
Yes, apparently:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-fred-rogers-evil/
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:36 pm
by Gfamily
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 3:42 pm
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:10 am
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:51 am
They got so annoyed that one lashed out at Biden and accused him if being like Mr Rogers. Y'know, the children's TV presenter who occupies roughly that same place in the US popular psyche as David Attenborough does in the UK.
Well I don’t know, but I have seen the name bandied around before now. Does the American right have a collective hatred of Mr Rogers?
Yes, apparently:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-fred-rogers-evil/
I can't see how a TV series that ended almost 20 years ago can be having such a corrosive effect on students brought up long since then. It strikes me that it's the people who are moaning and making the claims now are the ones who would have been more directly affected by his programs.
Maybe they're sad because they didn't get the message, don't value themselves, and hate people who do.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:59 pm
by jimbob
lpm wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:27 am
I've been following the Iowa race and although I've never been to Iowa I feel I know it.
It's not true they talk about nothing but soybean and corn prices in every bar on the state. In the restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they talk about soybean and corn prices. But in the other restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they also talk about John Deere tractors.
I didn't stay up all night to watch the Iowa debate. But in my imagination they spent an hour discussing soybean and corn prices. The moderator then announced a complete change in topic and they spent the second hour discussing hogs.
Don't be ridiculous
Potato futures would have featured heavily.
As an aside, I sort of miss waking up to Farming today's agricultural price reports. It'd probably be pretty scary at the moment, though.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:08 pm
by dyqik
jimbob wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:59 pm
lpm wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:27 am
I've been following the Iowa race and although I've never been to Iowa I feel I know it.
It's not true they talk about nothing but soybean and corn prices in every bar on the state. In the restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they talk about soybean and corn prices. But in the other restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they also talk about John Deere tractors.
I didn't stay up all night to watch the Iowa debate. But in my imagination they spent an hour discussing soybean and corn prices. The moderator then announced a complete change in topic and they spent the second hour discussing hogs.
Don't be ridiculous
Potato futures would have featured heavily.
That's more of an Idaho thing.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:16 pm
by jimbob
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:08 pm
jimbob wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:59 pm
lpm wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:27 am
I've been following the Iowa race and although I've never been to Iowa I feel I know it.
It's not true they talk about nothing but soybean and corn prices in every bar on the state. In the restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they talk about soybean and corn prices. But in the other restaurant in cosmopolitan Des Moines they also talk about John Deere tractors.
I didn't stay up all night to watch the Iowa debate. But in my imagination they spent an hour discussing soybean and corn prices. The moderator then announced a complete change in topic and they spent the second hour discussing hogs.
Don't be ridiculous
Potato futures would have featured heavily.
That's more of an Idaho thing.
Doh. I was reading Idaho all the way through.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:30 pm
by Grumble
jimbob wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:16 pm
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:08 pm
jimbob wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:59 pm
Don't be ridiculous
Potato futures would have featured heavily.
That's more of an Idaho thing.
Doh. I was reading Idaho all the way through.
no-one actually knows the difference. They’ve never been seen in the same room either.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:34 pm
by dyqik
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:30 pm
jimbob wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:16 pm
dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:08 pm
That's more of an Idaho thing.
Doh. I was reading Idaho all the way through.
no-one actually knows the difference. They’ve never been seen in the same room either.
Idaho has a better pun-based T-shirt.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:09 pm
by Grumble
Biden got better tv ratings than trump. That is more significant than any number of polls I think. Americans are wanting to turn over to Biden to hear what he has to say and whether they actually want to vote for him IMO. Is there another way of reading this?
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:24 pm
by discovolante
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:09 pm
Biden got better tv ratings than trump. That is more significant than any number of polls I think. Americans are wanting to turn over to Biden to hear what he has to say and whether they actually want to vote for him IMO. Is there another way of reading this?
People who have already decided to vote for trump don't care to watch either of them?
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:30 pm
by AMS
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:09 pm
Biden got better tv ratings than trump. That is more significant than any number of polls I think. Americans are wanting to turn over to Biden to hear what he has to say and whether they actually want to vote for him IMO. Is there another way of reading this?
Hard to tell exactly from this side of the Atlantic, but from it feels like it's morphed over the course of the year from "the Dems have picked a candidate" to "hey, at least he's not Trump" to "this reminds me of before it all went to sh.t" to "actually, Biden seems to be objectively good at this on his own merits, and not just in comparison to the current mess". Undoubtedly the pandemic magnifies the "normalness" of Biden as a candidate too, and that also helps the disaffected Republicans to vote for him too.
Also, I wonder if there's an experience factor with Biden, of how to engage with voters, that you're bound to get from someone with long Senate career plus two terms as VP. Trump was something of a novelty candidate last time round, and I'm sure his rallies are wearing a bit thin now for a lot of the non-crazies.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:43 pm
by dyqik
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:09 pm
Biden got better tv ratings than trump. That is more significant than any number of polls I think. Americans are wanting to turn over to Biden to hear what he has to say and whether they actually want to vote for him IMO. Is there another way of reading this?
It should be added that this is despite Trump being on five NBC networks, including in Spanish, while Biden was just on two ABC networks.
Re: The Debates
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:46 pm
by dyqik
AMS wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:30 pm
Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:09 pm
Biden got better tv ratings than trump. That is more significant than any number of polls I think. Americans are wanting to turn over to Biden to hear what he has to say and whether they actually want to vote for him IMO. Is there another way of reading this?
Hard to tell exactly from this side of the Atlantic, but from it feels like it's morphed over the course of the year from "the Dems have picked a candidate" to "hey, at least he's not Trump" to "this reminds me of before it all went to sh.t" to "actually, Biden seems to be objectively good at this on his own merits, and not just in comparison to the current mess". Undoubtedly the pandemic magnifies the "normalness" of Biden as a candidate too, and that also helps the disaffected Republicans to vote for him too.
Also, I wonder if there's an experience factor with Biden, of how to engage with voters, that you're bound to get from someone with long Senate career plus two terms as VP. Trump was something of a novelty candidate last time round, and I'm sure his rallies are wearing a bit thin now for a lot of the non-crazies.
Make Politics Boring Again and Any Functioning Adult 2020 are real yard signs here, and about as common as Trump signs.
To be contrasted with the Giant Meteor 2016 and and Kodos/Kang 2016 last time out.