Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential pick, took aim at Donald Trump, comparing the former president to school bullies and accusing him of running his campaign on "the politics of fear." Speaking to a crowd in Milwaukee on Labor Day, September 2, Walz drew on his own experience as a high school social studies teacher and football coach to highlight his perspective on Trump’s tactics.

 

"Donald Trump has been running on the politics of fear," Walz said, emphasizing his firsthand knowledge of dealing with bullies during his years supervising the lunchroom. "Look, I know something about that; I supervised the lunchroom for a bunch of years."

 

Walz continued, using his experience with students to underscore his point. "What I did know about that lunchroom too is the bullies who want to instill fear—they're the first ones to find out what happens when the tide turns," he added. 

 

Drawing a parallel between Trump’s approach and schoolyard bullies, Walz’s remarks reflect a broader critique of Trump’s fear-driven political style, positioning Harris and her campaign as advocates for a more hopeful and positive vision for America.

 

 

Credit: The Independent 2024-09-04

 

 

 

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I fully agree his nicknames the mockery the enuendos all of it reminds me of a petty middle school tyrant with about the same intellectual development.perhaps that’s why it appeals to a certain kind of person…….

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

Trump’s fear-driven political style,

The people should have fear if Harris/Walz wins the elections. She is far worse for the chance to destroy the USA for the sake of her supporting parties agenda. She is clueless on how to manage world affairs. I would bet money that Walz as VP will remove the tariffs on China and even go so far to say will allow China to take Taiwan without intervention. Just like what happened to Hong Kong. 

Have they not got any positive reasons to vote for them? Seems like all they have is fear and loathing of Trump.

 

Do they even have any policies of their own?

6 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Have they not got any positive reasons to vote for them? Seems like all they have is fear and loathing of Trump.

 

Do they even have any policies of their own?

 

he sounds a lot like doug ford. they are buddies though. 

16 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Have they not got any positive reasons to vote for them? Seems like all they have is fear and loathing of Trump.

 

Do they even have any policies of their own?

Well there’s supporting healthcare then there’s supporting domestic mfd.computer chips then there’s supporting nato then there’s supporting democracy then there’s supporting a woman’s rights to her own body then there’s lowering the cost of education then there’s a 25k help with a first time buyers down payment (remember they have to have good credit to qualify for a loan) that eliminates the flakes then there’s standing up for law and order heck there’s lots of policies you just have to remove the trump ear muffs.but you won’t lol 😂 

33 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Seems like all they have is fear and loathing of Trump.

That's reason enough.

13 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

That's reason enough.

If that's the level to which politics have sunk we are all doomed, and it doesn't matter who is POTUS, IMO.

13 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If that's the level to which politics have sunk we are all doomed, and it doesn't matter who is POTUS, IMO.

A line of argument you yourself have frequently made.

 

I’ll remind you when you do so again.

22 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If that's the level to which politics have sunk we are all doomed, and it doesn't matter who is POTUS, IMO.

4 years of Trump was enough at least for me to come to that conclusion.

Edited September 4, 20241 yr by jerrymahoney

1 minute ago, jerrymahoney said:

4 years of Trump was enough at least for me to come to that conclusion.

He never got the job done, so I want him to have another 4 years to finish.

12 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

He never got the job done, so I want him to have another 4 years to finish.

Maybe he had other priorities during his term:

 

Trump visited a Trump Organization property on 428 (nearly one in three) of the 1,461 days of his presidency and is estimated to have played 261 rounds of golf, one every 5.6 days.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_golf

6 hours ago, Tug said:

I fully agree his nicknames the mockery the enuendos all of it reminds me of a petty middle school tyrant with about the same intellectual development.perhaps that’s why it appeals to a certain kind of person…….

Perhaps you're just one of those that are easily offended

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Have they not got any positive reasons to vote for them? Seems like all they have is fear and loathing of Trump.

 

Do they even have any policies of their own?

Walz record in his state was terrible. Low gdp growth and a worse education system. Abusing Trump is his only policy. 

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If that's the level to which politics have sunk we are all doomed, and it doesn't matter who is POTUS, IMO.

 

Both Harris and Walz are inauthentic fakers. There's no there there.  Trump is a gruesome narcissist, a conman, a cheat. But he at least hasn't denied his origins and created an entirely fake personae. 

10 hours ago, Tug said:

I fully agree his nicknames the mockery the enuendos all of it reminds me of a petty middle school tyrant with about the same intellectual development.perhaps that’s why it appeals to a certain kind of person…….

 

Enuendo? Is that like a burrito?

3 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Trump is a gruesome narcissist, a conman, a cheat. But he at least hasn't denied his origins and created an entirely fake personae. 

 

You're right. We can truly see what a horrible human being he is.

3 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Both Harris and Walz are inauthentic fakers. There's no there there.  Trump is a gruesome narcissist, a conman, a cheat. But he at least hasn't denied his origins and created an entirely fake personae. 

Do you have any proof to back your statement up?

IMO Walz comes across as a whiner that can only complain about Trump, without putting forward any reason to vote for him and her.

 

If they were more popular they'd be so far ahead in the polls that Trump could drop out and go play golf. It says a great deal that Trump is so close to them in the polls.

On 9/4/2024 at 2:28 PM, John Drake said:

 

Both Harris and Walz are inauthentic fakers. There's no there there.  Trump is a gruesome narcissist, a conman, a cheat. But he at least hasn't denied his origins and created an entirely fake personae. 

John, your boy joined forces with AMERICA First ! Rfk jr said his uncle and dad wouldn’t recognize the current dem party ! Whats your response?

48 minutes ago, riclag said:

John, your boy joined forces with AMERICA First ! Rfk jr said his uncle and dad wouldn’t recognize the current dem party ! Whats your response?

 

Still can't vote for Trump. But Harris and Walz are dumb as dirt. I'll focus now more on them and their terrible prospects than Trump's narcissism.

Edited September 5, 20241 yr by John Drake

On 9/3/2024 at 4:22 PM, thesetat2013 said:

The people should have fear if Harris/Walz wins the elections. She is far worse for the chance to destroy the USA for the sake of her supporting parties agenda. She is clueless on how to manage world affairs. I would bet money that Walz as VP will remove the tariffs on China and even go so far to say will allow China to take Taiwan without intervention. Just like what happened to Hong Kong. 

First thing that would happen after kamala takes office is ukraine is lost to russia. Next is china invades taiwan

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

IMO Walz comes across as a whiner that can only complain about Trump, without putting forward any reason to vote for him and her.

 

If they were more popular they'd be so far ahead in the polls that Trump could drop out and go play golf. It says a great deal that Trump is so close to them in the polls.

Harris and Walz both super whiner voices. Unbearable.

On 9/4/2024 at 6:54 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Have they not got any positive reasons to vote for them? Seems like all they have is fear and loathing of Trump.

 

Do they even have any policies of their own?

Perhaps you need to become one of Trump's political advisers on campaign strategy........

 

 

1 hour ago, riclag said:

John, your boy joined forces with AMERICA First ! Rfk jr said his uncle and dad wouldn’t recognize the current dem party ! Whats your response?

His uncle and Dad would not recognize RFK........

9 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Still can't vote for Trump. But Harris and Walz are dumb as dirt. I'll focus now more on them and their terrible prospects than Trump's narcissism.

That's the problem for the US ( and the western world ). It's a choice between 2 awful candidates, neither of which should ever have got within cooee of being POTUS. Trump is a deeply flawed character, and she is just incompetent, IMO.

It says to me that the US political system is broken, perhaps beyond repair, that no better politicians were able to be front runners.

9 hours ago, mdr224 said:

First thing that would happen after kamala takes office is ukraine is lost to russia. Next is china invades taiwan

I've seen nothing to suggest that Harris will end US support for their proxy war.

6 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I've seen nothing to suggest that Harris will end US support for their proxy war.

I see nothing to suggest Harris would end support of Ukraines fight for survival against the criminals that have invaded their country…….there I fixed it for you…..