Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be VP running mate

[Roo Island]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/live-blog/harris-trump-presidential-election-live-updates-rcna164954/rcrd51259?canonicalCard=true

 

Harris campaign says it has raised $36 million since Walz's VP announcement yesterday

[Roo Island]

1 hour ago, riclag said:

The set up , where they purposely misled Trump! They told Trump harris was gonna be there !

Weeks before  the same activist pretending to be a reporter was shut down by Pelosi in the halls of congress! “You understand english”.

https://freebeacon.com/author/stiles/democrats/calm-down-karen-pelosi-snaps-at-black-reporter-asks-if-she-understands-english/

 

What a dodgy media outlet! Incredible anyone would read it

[pegman]

4 hours ago, riclag said:

I think we’ll wait to see how much woke the Independent swing voters will tolerate before he & her pivots to the middle!

Im hoping for a transparent press ,reporting all of the Wokeness of both individuals !

By Wokeness do you mean anti racist or sexist???

[JustMyOpinion]

2 hours ago, Roo Island said:

What a dodgy media outlet! Incredible anyone would read it

Rather than attack the source why don't you counter the claim... it would be more of an adult thing to do... bias runs deep on both sides.

Here's a way to start the conversation... it is taken from    https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/left-vs-right-bias-how-we-rate-the-bias-of-media-sources/

Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources

When rating the bias of media sources we use the information below to determine editorial bias. In general, a source rated either right or left favors almost all of the policies in their category, whereas a Left-Center or Right-Center source will favor more of one side, but not all. Least Biased sources tend to be more balanced, provide perspectives from both sides, and have limited editorial positions. Please take into account this chart is from an American Perspective and may not align with all countries.

General Philosophy

Left: Collectivism: Community over the individual. Equality, environmental protection, expanded educational opportunities, social safety nets for those who need them.

Right: Individualism: Individual over the community. Limited Government with Individual freedom and personal property rights. Competition.

Abortion

Left: Legal in most cases.

Right: Generally illegal with some exceptions.

Economic Policy

Left: Income equality; higher tax rates on the wealthy; government spending on social programs and infrastructure; stronger regulations on business. Minimum wages and some redistribution of wealth.

Right: Lower taxes; less regulation on businesses; reduced government spending.  The government should tax less and spend less. Charity over social safety nets. Wages should be set by the free market.

Education Policy

Left: Favor expanded free, public education. Reduced cost or free college.

Right: Supports homeschooling and private schools. Generally not opposed to public education, but critical of what is taught.

Environmental Policy

Left: Regulations to protect the environment. Climate change is human-influenced and immediate action is needed to slow it.

Right: Considers the economic impact of environmental regulation. Believe the free market will find its own solution to environmental problems, including climate change. Some deny climate change is human-influenced.

Gay Rights

Left: Generally support gay marriage; support anti-discrimination laws to protect LGBT against workplace discrimination.

Right: Generally opposed to gay marriage; opposed to certain anti-discrimination laws because they believe such laws conflict with certain religious beliefs and restrict freedom of religion.

Gun Rights

Left: Favors laws such as background checks or waiting periods before buying a gun; banning certain high capacity weapons to prevent mass shootings.

Right: Strong supporters of the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms), believing it’s a deterrent against authoritarian rule and the right to protect oneself. Generally, does not support banning any type of weaponry.

Health Care

Left: Most support universal healthcare; strong support of government involvement in healthcare, including Medicare and Medicaid. Generally, support the Affordable Care Act. Many believe healthcare is a human right.

Right: Believe private companies can provide healthcare services more efficiently than government-run programs. Oppose the Affordable Care Act. Insurance companies can choose what to cover and compete with each other. Healthcare is not a right.

Immigration

Left: Generally, support a moratorium on deporting or offering a pathway to citizenship to certain undocumented immigrants. e.g. those with no criminal record, who has lived in the U.S. for 5+ years. Less restrictive legal immigration.

Right: Generally against amnesty for any undocumented immigrants. Oppose a moratorium on deporting certain workers. Funding for stronger enforcement actions at the border (security, wall). More restrictive legal immigration.

Military

Left: Decreased Spending

Right: Increased Spending

Personal Responsibility

Left: Strong government to provide a structure. Laws are enacted to protect every individual for an equal society. Safety nets for those in need.

Right: Personal responsibility and it is the government’s role to hold them accountable. Fair competition over safety nets.

Regulation

Left: Government regulations are needed to protect consumers and the environment.

Right: Government regulations hinder free-market capitalism and job growth.

Social Views

Left: Based on community and social responsibility. Gay couples to get equal rights like everyone else (e.g. marriage); abortion should be legal; support embryonic stem cell research. Support restrictions and regulations around the right to bear arms. Supports taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.

Right: Based on individual rights and justice. Opposed to gay marriage, abortion, and embryonic stem cell research. Support the right to bear arms, death penalty, and personal responsibility as an individual. Opposed to taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.

Taxes

Left: Progressive taxation (high-income earners taxed at a higher rate). Generally not opposed to raising taxes to fund the government.

Right: Tend to favor a “flat tax” (same tax rate regardless of income). Generally opposed to raising taxes to fund the government.

Voter ID

Left: Against voter ID laws citing an undue burden on lower-income groups causing them to be disenfranchised, and that there is virtually no evidence of voter fraud actually occurring.

Right: For voter identification laws to combat alleged voter fraud.

Worker’s/Business Rights

Left: Supports unions and worker protections. Raising the minimum wage. Higher corporate taxes.

Right: Favors business owners and corporations with the expectation higher profits will result in higher wages through a free-market. Generally opposed to a minimum wage. Lower corporate taxes.

[JustMyOpinion]

4 hours ago, Roo Island said:

Woke is a weaponized term from the far right. Absolute bs.

A few years ago, there was considerable anxiety in some quarters about “political correctness,” particularly at universities. Now it’s known as wokeness, and even though the terminology has changed, the concerns are much the same.

Some years ago, I offered an analysis of political correctness that equally pertains to wokeness today. What interests me are ways to think about and discuss political correctness/wokeness so as to avoid polarizing polemics and increase mutual understanding.

The goal is to help us all envision and create a more just and peaceful society by talking with each other rather than talking past each other.  https://theconversation.com/heres-what-woke-means-and-how-to-respond-to-it-219588

[Chomper Higgot]

7 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I was behind McGovern...all the way !!!

 

(Harris has been too much of a shock to my system...maybe...)

 

 

I rather hope the shock continues.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, JustMyOpinion said:

Rather than attack the source why don't you counter the claim... it would be more of an adult thing to do... bias runs deep on both sides.

Here's a way to start the conversation... it is taken from    https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/left-vs-right-bias-how-we-rate-the-bias-of-media-sources/

Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources

When rating the bias of media sources we use the information below to determine editorial bias. In general, a source rated either right or left favors almost all of the policies in their category, whereas a Left-Center or Right-Center source will favor more of one side, but not all. Least Biased sources tend to be more balanced, provide perspectives from both sides, and have limited editorial positions. Please take into account this chart is from an American Perspective and may not align with all countries.

General Philosophy

Left: Collectivism: Community over the individual. Equality, environmental protection, expanded educational opportunities, social safety nets for those who need them.

Right: Individualism: Individual over the community. Limited Government with Individual freedom and personal property rights. Competition.

Abortion

Left: Legal in most cases.

Right: Generally illegal with some exceptions.

Economic Policy

Left: Income equality; higher tax rates on the wealthy; government spending on social programs and infrastructure; stronger regulations on business. Minimum wages and some redistribution of wealth.

Right: Lower taxes; less regulation on businesses; reduced government spending.  The government should tax less and spend less. Charity over social safety nets. Wages should be set by the free market.

Education Policy

Left: Favor expanded free, public education. Reduced cost or free college.

Right: Supports homeschooling and private schools. Generally not opposed to public education, but critical of what is taught.

Environmental Policy

Left: Regulations to protect the environment. Climate change is human-influenced and immediate action is needed to slow it.

Right: Considers the economic impact of environmental regulation. Believe the free market will find its own solution to environmental problems, including climate change. Some deny climate change is human-influenced.

Gay Rights

Left: Generally support gay marriage; support anti-discrimination laws to protect LGBT against workplace discrimination.

Right: Generally opposed to gay marriage; opposed to certain anti-discrimination laws because they believe such laws conflict with certain religious beliefs and restrict freedom of religion.

Gun Rights

Left: Favors laws such as background checks or waiting periods before buying a gun; banning certain high capacity weapons to prevent mass shootings.

Right: Strong supporters of the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms), believing it’s a deterrent against authoritarian rule and the right to protect oneself. Generally, does not support banning any type of weaponry.

Health Care

Left: Most support universal healthcare; strong support of government involvement in healthcare, including Medicare and Medicaid. Generally, support the Affordable Care Act. Many believe healthcare is a human right.

Right: Believe private companies can provide healthcare services more efficiently than government-run programs. Oppose the Affordable Care Act. Insurance companies can choose what to cover and compete with each other. Healthcare is not a right.

Immigration

Left: Generally, support a moratorium on deporting or offering a pathway to citizenship to certain undocumented immigrants. e.g. those with no criminal record, who has lived in the U.S. for 5+ years. Less restrictive legal immigration.

Right: Generally against amnesty for any undocumented immigrants. Oppose a moratorium on deporting certain workers. Funding for stronger enforcement actions at the border (security, wall). More restrictive legal immigration.

Military

Left: Decreased Spending

Right: Increased Spending

Personal Responsibility

Left: Strong government to provide a structure. Laws are enacted to protect every individual for an equal society. Safety nets for those in need.

Right: Personal responsibility and it is the government’s role to hold them accountable. Fair competition over safety nets.

Regulation

Left: Government regulations are needed to protect consumers and the environment.

Right: Government regulations hinder free-market capitalism and job growth.

Social Views

Left: Based on community and social responsibility. Gay couples to get equal rights like everyone else (e.g. marriage); abortion should be legal; support embryonic stem cell research. Support restrictions and regulations around the right to bear arms. Supports taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.

Right: Based on individual rights and justice. Opposed to gay marriage, abortion, and embryonic stem cell research. Support the right to bear arms, death penalty, and personal responsibility as an individual. Opposed to taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.

Taxes

Left: Progressive taxation (high-income earners taxed at a higher rate). Generally not opposed to raising taxes to fund the government.

Right: Tend to favor a “flat tax” (same tax rate regardless of income). Generally opposed to raising taxes to fund the government.

Voter ID

Left: Against voter ID laws citing an undue burden on lower-income groups causing them to be disenfranchised, and that there is virtually no evidence of voter fraud actually occurring.

Right: For voter identification laws to combat alleged voter fraud.

Worker’s/Business Rights

Left: Supports unions and worker protections. Raising the minimum wage. Higher corporate taxes.

Right: Favors business owners and corporations with the expectation higher profits will result in higher wages through a free-market. Generally opposed to a minimum wage. Lower corporate taxes.

Quit with the Rightwing Liberty thing.

 

That died when they got fixated on what goes on in other people’s bedrooms, restricting the rights of some to make those it own health choices and a strange fixation on what’s on the inside of other people’s pants.

[Yellowtail]

Say it ain't so Timmy! 

 

[impulse]

She's going to wish her team did more vetting.

 

[brewsterbudgen]

16 minutes ago, impulse said:

She's going to wish her team did more vetting.

 

 I doubt it.  None of the mud the Right are trying to throw is sticking.  In fact, he will probably adopt the 'Tampon Tim' name as it shows how out of touch the Trump campaign is! 

[susanlea]

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 I doubt it.  None of the mud the Right are trying to throw is sticking.  In fact, he will probably adopt the 'Tampon Tim' name as it shows how out of touch the Trump campaign is! 

Shows Americans have gone mad. In the 1990s Tim's ideas would lead to a mental hospital.

Edited August 8 by susanlea

[Yellowtail]

I believe that during stolen valor Walz's tenure as governor, Minnesota's school ranking went from 8th in the country to 17th. Great job that! 

[shdmn]

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Say it ain't so Timmy! 

 

 

Say it ain't so Donnie Two Scoops.

 

 

Edited August 8 by shdmn

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, shdmn said:

You seem like reposting this mugshot in multiple threads, so you will love me doing the same.

 

 

Oh no, I think I'll change my vote and support the Marxist ticket now. 

[impulse]

2 minutes ago, shdmn said:

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Say it ain't so Timmy! 

 

Expand  

You seem like mugshots since you keep reposting this in multiple threads, so I am sure you will appreciate me doing the same.

 

 

Edited just now by shdmn

 Which one has become a popular T-shirt?

 

[susanlea]

22 minutes ago, impulse said:

 Which one has become a popular T-shirt?

 

Tim has 3 fans.

[susanlea]

30 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I believe that during stolen valor Walz's tenure as governor, Minnesota's school ranking went from 8th in the country to 17th. Great job that! 

Tim has been destroyed in 48 hours 

[Chomper Higgot]

Waltz has his fans, and he has his detractors.

 

Confusingly, they are sometimes one and the same person.

 

Or perhaps one and the same confused person:

 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/despite-new-criticism-trump-told-walz-2020-happy/story?id=112616502

[khunJam]

16 hours ago, riclag said:

New york voters sound off  about the summer of love riots 2020 originator state governed by Gov walz!

 

“Oh boy another winner”

“He’s a socialist and the country will burn down just like It did during the George Floyd riots”

Reporting from Time Sq

 

 

No doubt a repeat is scheduled 

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, khunJam said:

No doubt a repeat is scheduled 

 

 

Well that has convinced me........the man is definitely no good...why on earth did she pick him.....did she not watch this first?

[khunJam]

3 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Well that has convinced me........the man is definitely no good...why on earth did she pick him.....did she not watch this first?

She pick him because she knew you would fall for it!😆

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, khunJam said:

She pick him because she knew you would fall for it!😆

 

 

Not now I've seen that clip.

[John Drake]

5 hours ago, susanlea said:

Tim has been destroyed in 48 hours 

 

Don't know if he's destroyed. At least, not yet. But the picture emerging of a man who exaggerates his (non) war record, military rank, sits back while his state's cities burn, gives driver's licenses to illegal aliens, has a problem with alcohol, and cannot control his anger, all that is something that makes for an ugly portrait. The more I learn of him, the more I distrust him.

[susanlea]

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Don't know if he's destroyed. At least, not yet. But the picture emerging of a man who exaggerates his (non) war record, military rank, sits back while his state's cities burn, gives driver's licenses to illegal aliens, has a problem with alcohol, and cannot control his anger, all that is something that makes for an ugly portrait. The more I learn of him, the more I distrust him.

It will take a few weeks for masses to catch on. Voters are dumb. Economic data early Sept and early Oct. By 15 Oct we know all the numbers and how bad Tim is. 

[khunJam]

10 minutes ago, susanlea said:

It will take a few weeks for masses to catch on. Voters are dumb. Economic data early Sept and early Oct. By 15 Oct we know all the numbers and how bad Tim is. 

50 percent of the voters are stupid and 70 percent out of that bunch are reactionary voters not including the ghost voters that appear out of nowhere from nowhere.

[khunJam]

19 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Not now I've seen that clip.

What were the couple doing on that clip?😆

[John Drake]

I wonder why Obama selected Walz over Shapiro?

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, John Drake said:

I wonder why Obama selected Walz over Shapiro?

Really? Because Shapiro is a Jew that supports Israel. Is that not clear?

 

Obama was no friend to Israel and would prefer Iran as an ally and the power in the region. 

[Roo Island]

15 hours ago, JustMyOpinion said:

A few years ago, there was considerable anxiety in some quarters about “political correctness,” particularly at universities. Now it’s known as wokeness, and even though the terminology has changed, the concerns are much the same.

Some years ago, I offered an analysis of political correctness that equally pertains to wokeness today. What interests me are ways to think about and discuss political correctness/wokeness so as to avoid polarizing polemics and increase mutual understanding.

The goal is to help us all envision and create a more just and peaceful society by talking with each other rather than talking past each other.  https://theconversation.com/heres-what-woke-means-and-how-to-respond-to-it-219588

It's known as wokeness because the right are weaponizing it.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2020/jan/21/how-the-word-woke-was-weaponised-by-the-right

 

How the word ‘woke’ was weaponised by the right

 

[Yellowtail]

2 minutes ago, Roo Island said:

It's known as wokeness because the right are weaponizing it.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2020/jan/21/how-the-word-woke-was-weaponised-by-the-right

 

How the word ‘woke’ was weaponised by the right

 

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