Harris for President

[butters]

She said it was pronounced "comma-la" like you said.

thankyou! I'd heard others occasionally pronounce it this way and wondered until I read it was the right way to pronounce it. So: Comma-la it is!

 

[jaF0]

there's a problem i see with this, though: you just KNOW the magats will scream "LOOK! NAZI JACK BOOTS TO WALK ALL OVER US!"

There's a problem I see with this, though: you just KNOW the MAGAts will scream Commie-La.

 

[butters]

I have to admit the lyrics are damned near perfect and kinda hope the Harris/Walz ticket take Nancy up on the offer;

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'​

Song by​

Nancy Sinatra
You keep sayin' you got somethin' for me
Somethin' you call love, but confess
You've been a-messin' where you shouldn't have been a-messin'
And now someone else is gettin' all your best

These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days, these boots are gonna walk all over you

Yeah
You keep lyin' when you ought to be truthin' <<<<< LOLOL
And you keep losin' when you ought to not bet <<<< YUP
You keep samin' when you ought to be a-changin' <<< Same old same old
Now what's right is right, but you ain't been right yet <<< PRICELESS

These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days, these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin' <<< Indeed
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt, ha!
I just found me a brand-new box of matches, yeah <<< Go TIM!
And what he knows, you ain't had time to learn

These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days, these boots are gonna walk all over you
Are you ready, boots?
Start walkin'

Songwriters: Lee Hazlewood. For non-commercial use only.

 

[jaF0]

"And now someone else is gettin' all your best"


You missed that one. Kam's getting all the best attention and polling.

 

[butters]

"And now someone else is gettin' all your best"


You missed that one. Kam's getting all the best attention and polling.

i read the meaning of the line differently, but that works for sure

 

[Lazaran]

thankyou! I'd heard others occasionally pronounce it this way and wondered until I read it was the right way to pronounce it. So: Comma-la it is!

Kamala made it pretty simple for everyone with her “Mama-La” comment.

Her kids call her “Mama-La” (rhymes with Kamala).

 

[butters]

She said it was pronounced "comma-la" like you said.

Kamala made it pretty simple for everyone with her “Mama-La” comment.

Her kids call her “Mama-La” (rhymes with Kamala).

hmmn. so I still don't know. I need to hear this for myself since you both have different ideas on the topic.

 

[Lazaran]

hmmn. so I still don't know. I need to hear this for myself since you both have different ideas on the topic.

Rob and I are in total agreement, but we are just using different examples.

“Comma-La” and “Mama-La” rhyme perfectly.

I prefer the “Mama-La” example because it is spelled almost the same as “Kamala”.

 

[butters]

Rob and I are in total agreement, but we are just using different examples.

“Comma-La” and “Mama-La” rhyme perfectly.

I prefer the “Mama-La” example because it is spelled almost the same as “Kamala”.

oh boy, you Americans I read Comma as rhyming with Momma, and Mama as either 'mamma' or 'ma-MAH' in brit english

you see the difficulty in translating between english english and american english... Causes problems for some poets (not looking at you) both in writing and reading verse for both sound and rhythm considerations!

 

[Lazaran]

oh boy, you Americans I read Comma as rhyming with Momma, and Mama as either 'mamma' or 'ma-MAH' in brit english

you see the difficulty in translating between english english and american english... Causes problems for some poets (not looking at you) both in writing and reading verse for both sound and rhythm considerations!

Ahhh.

That makes sense.

Americans (where I’m from anyway) definitely pronounce Mama and Momma the same.

 

[butters]

Ahhh.

That makes sense.

Americans (where I’m from anyway) definitely pronounce Mama and Momma the same.

I have these issues every single day... that and trying to understand the different uses (the wrong usage, brits did it first unless it was coined in America!) for the same word.

It may be a bugbear of mine since I've always been a stickler for the right word in the right place and pronunciation since words have meanings Trying to edit American-written poetry (the husband's at times) means having to consider that whole other world of language.

 

[butters]

those messages on the trump building in Chicago, lol

“Trump-Vance ‘weird as hell’,” reads one of the messages.

In another, “Harris-Walz joy and hope” is emblazoned on the side of the Trump International Hotel and Tower.

“Project 2025 HQ” also makes an appearance

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...&cvid=2a9cbf34d31f4cea92abe29ca9cb3366&ei=107

 

[RobDownSouth]

Not sure if anyone caught this 90 second snippet from yesterday's DNC finale but Kamala Harris' grand-nieces did an adorable little skit in front of the entire crowd on how to pronounce their Auntie's name.

Actress Kerry Washington was also on stage to hammer the point home
"Confusion is understandable. Disrespect is not".

A pitch-perfect "fuck you" to South Carolina Congresswoman and professional aggrieved victim Nancy Mace.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Not sure if anyone caught this 90 second snippet from yesterday's DNC finale but Kamala Harris' grand-nieces did an adorable little skit in front of the entire crowd on how to pronounce their Auntie's name.

Actress Kerry Washington was also on stage to hammer the point home
"Confusion is understandable. Disrespect is not".

A pitch-perfect "fuck you" to South Carolina Congresswoman and professional aggrieved victim Nancy Mace.

Adorable!

 

[butters]

Not sure if anyone caught this 90 second snippet from yesterday's DNC finale but Kamala Harris' grand-nieces did an adorable little skit in front of the entire crowd on how to pronounce their Auntie's name.

Actress Kerry Washington was also on stage to hammer the point home
"Confusion is understandable. Disrespect is not".

A pitch-perfect "fuck you" to South Carolina Congresswoman and professional aggrieved victim Nancy Mace.

yeah, watched it

the tone, so fun, so cheerful, such a stark contrast to all trump is and champions

 

[butters]

Race and Gender Push Harris Above Trump Nationally​

Race considerations crater Trump support among non-white voters​

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, August 23, 2024 – Voters nationally give Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris an edge over former President Donald Trump in November’s election by a seven-point margin (50 to 43), but race and gender remains central to the vote. When voters are made to think about the race or gender of the candidates, Harris’ lead grows substantially; when they’re not, support is essentially tied. Harris is also helped by strong support among the slightly less than half of men who reject traditionally masculine identities. Trump’s strongest support is among men who hold traditionally masculine identities, while women and other men strongly favor Harris.

“Trump has built his political career around a very specific performance of whiteness and masculinity,” said Dan Cassino, a professor of Government and Politics at Fairleigh Dickinson, and the Executive Director of the poll. “In the past, that’s been seen as a strength, but it’s no longer clear that it’s working.”

In the overall sample, Harris leads Trump 50 to 43 among likely voters, with 7 percent saying that they will support someone else in November’s election (with undecided voters included, that lead is 47 to 40). Both Trump and Harris have the support of 95 percent of their partisans, and Harris leads Trump 38 to 33 among independents who do not lean towards either party. Similarly, Harris has a strong lead among self-identified liberals (87 to 10), progressives (93 to 5) and moderates (62 to 30). Trump leads among conservatives (76 to 19), and MAGA voters (95 to 4).

an experiment was built into the poll, by using three sets of the same 'issues' but in different orders, and with an introduction of two others as the last option; this was to help determine predispositions caused by being aware of the fundamentals of the issues when it came to race and gender.

The issues included Tax Policy, Immigration Policy, Climate Change, Abortion and Foreign Policy. But not all respondents got the same list. In addition to randomizing the order of the issues, one-third of respondents were given “The Race or Ethnicity of the Candidate” as the last issue before the vote choice question, and one-third were given “Whether the Candidate is a Man or a Woman” as their last issue. The remaining one-third got all five of the issues, in no particular order.

Among voters who were not primed to think about the race or sex of the candidates, Harris and Trump are tied (47 to 48). When the list of issues mentions the sex of the candidates, Harris pulls ahead, 52 to 42. And when the race of the candidates is mentioned, Harris holds a 14-point lead, 53 to 39, a 15-point shift from the baseline condition.

“When voters are thinking about race or sex, Trump’s support just plummets,” said Cassino. “All the time, we hear strategists and pundits saying that Democratic candidates shouldn’t talk about identity, but these results show that making race and sex salient to voters is bad for Trump and boosts Harris.”

https://www.fdu.edu/news/fdu-poll-finds-race-and-gender-push-harris-above-trump-nationally/

 

[ll74]

Probably posted previously....worth a second or third...

 

[RobDownSouth]

Race and Gender Push Harris Above Trump Nationally​

Race considerations crater Trump support among non-white voters​

an experiment was built into the poll, by using three sets of the same 'issues' but in different orders, and with an introduction of two others as the last option; this was to help determine predispositions caused by being aware of the fundamentals of the issues when it came to race and gender.

https://www.fdu.edu/news/fdu-poll-finds-race-and-gender-push-harris-above-trump-nationally/

The usual suspects continue to whine "but she won't talk to the meeeeeeeeeedia!" endlessly.

Meanwhile, the crack Washington press corps unearthed this little gem yesterday:
If Harris and Walz are elected, they will be the first president and vice-presidents to have worked at McDonalds.

Side note: 13% of all American adults have worked for McDonalds at some point in their life.

 

[jaF0]

I am not at all convinced the machine will allow Kam to be inaugurated. Five full months is a long damn time.

 

[RobDownSouth]

I am not at all convinced the machine will allow Kam to be inaugurated. Five full months is a long damn time.

I suspect there will be rioting in the streets if Trump somehow "wins" the election by three votes (6-3).

 

[jaF0]

Ex-RNC Chair Says He Appreciates Republicans for Kamala Harris Effort​

Rich Logis, Florida's "Republicans for Harris" co-chair, said Saturday that "this is an opportunity to move away from Donald Trump."

 

[adrina]

 

[Crownvic]

Harris for president? NOT!!

 

[Lazaran]

Damn!!!

The Democrats are bringing out the big guns in the run up to the election: Dave Bautista speaking to white men; Snoop speaking to the brothers, and Marc Anthony speaking to the Latinos.

 

[butters]

Damn!!!

The Democrats are bringing out the big guns in the run up to the election: Dave Bautista speaking to white men; Snoop speaking to the brothers, and Marc Anthony speaking to the Latinos.

Dave Bautista called ‘a better person in every way’ after Trump’s ‘embarrassing’ dig