The Isolated Politics Blurt Thread I: A New Beginning

just a reminder that desantis said not long ago that:
"You got to be running for the American people and their issues, not about your own personal issues, and that is a distinction between us,"
and this:
"the swamp was not drained"
and this:
"all pro-lifers should know that he’s preparing to sell you out."
and definitely THIS:
“I don’t want to be VP. I don’t want to be in the Cabinet. I don’t want a TV show,” DeSantis said in January, before he dropped out. “I’m in it to win it.”

He put the message in starker terms the prior month, saying, “I can tell you under any circumstance, I will not accept” the vice presidential nomination.
he had a nice sunday breakfast with trump after announcing he was fundraising for him

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...p&cvid=c3908738a07e48d3b7ed2619e89913c4&ei=95
 
the 3 Presidents: Obama, Biden and Clinton on a podcast

Obama admitted he was surprised at the lack of guardrails within the GOP that allowed Trump to take over the party.

But “Trump didn’t surprise me,” he said. “You watch Trump’s campaign, you watch his career, he’s never changed.”
“I mean, he comes from New York. There’s nobody in New York who does business with him or lend him money. He is not considered a serious guy here,” Obama added.

“So, I was surprised he was elected, but I wasn’t surprised in terms of his behavior,” said Obama.

 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming a challenge from a Republican opponent.

Earlier this year, Rep. Justin Jones submitted 26 signatures to Nashville election officials in order to qualify to run as a Democratic candidate. He needed at least 25 signatures from verified voters in his district.

After one of Jones’ signatures was disqualified, Republican challenger Laura Nelson filed a complaint challenging the validity of 10 others.


https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-democrat-statehouse-a553abd63bd9b5a538f1f3d607d5a712
 
I'm surprised it took this long. No student should be unsafe in moving around campus. I hope to see this on the other campuses as well.

Columbia University student files class action lawsuit against school to protect Jews on campus

Protecting speech is fine. Allowing students to interfere with other students' rights is not.
I think this is one thing that both sides can agree on: administration response has been heavy-handed.

College campuses have always been hotbeds of ideological purity, I understand the emotions involved when presented with a world view you feel is grossly unfair.
 
I think this is one thing that both sides can agree on: administration response has been heavy-handed.

College campuses have always been hotbeds of ideological purity, I understand the emotions involved when presented with a world view you feel is grossly unfair.
The administration has not given students a consistent message. The rules are clear, their enforcement of rules has not been.. if the students break the rules, then they should face consequences and then be removed if they persist.

Students at UCLA and Northwestern have been rewarded for breaking the rules... Why? What is the point of having rules and why would any student adhere to them?

Overall, the only heavy handed reaction (and that's a stretch) I've seen was from UT Austin.

Adding : how does removing Hummus from the Cafeteria advance the Palestinian needs?
 
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