Kamala Harris

FogBlueInSanFran said:
Absolutely not.

It's simply incomplete.

You nor he have any interest in thinking through all he's done/accomplished, pro and con, what you agree with or disagree with.

Hence I why I predicted -- accurately (not that it was difficult) -- the thoughtless, unbalanced brickbats would be the reaction, regardless.
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And I'm sure this is not true of Democrats about Republicans or their Candidates.

Shall we check the tape? :)

That's said, I didn't say anything about the pick here. But if you want to know what I think here it is... He meets the first law of choosing a VP candidate which is:

Don't hurt the top of the ticket with the base: He doesn't hurt Kamala.

Kelly had a domestic situation they were scared of and Shapiro is an Israel supporting Jew.

That's not hot with a good portion of the base. But, like you said, everything PPT said about Waltz is true.

And you can always add what he has done or accomplished for completeness....

Let me start, he was a teacher, 24 year veteran, 2 time Governor of the great State of Minnesota...

Feel free to add
 
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Gareth Barry Conlon said:
All these leftie policies are actually effective and popular. Minesota is similar in demographics to many mid West red states but because of these types of policy they are significantly out performing them.

State funded school meals a classic example of what a Trumper would call 'radical left'. They would never do that. But then the Republican run states are all consistently the worst when it comes to education.

I also read today that Minnesota is the 3rd happiest state. Behind two other Dem states and of course the least happiest is west Virginia which is also ranked worst in education.

So all this woke stuff seems to be working.
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Did you bother to ask how happiness was quantified in this study?
 
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PPT said:
Another loony leftie.

His first executive order as governor was to establish a DEI council. Tick!

He’s supported “gender affirming care” for children - puberty blockers and surgery. Tick!

He was governor whilst Minnesota burned during the BLM riots and refused to allow the National Guard in. Tick!

Yep he fits the bill.
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So I decided to do a bit of reading, 36 pages in fact, on this DEI council. Because from your description it sounded pretty awful. Proper woke stuff!

A few examples of some of the action plans this DEI council is implementing:
> making sure government documentation is sufficiently accessible for blind people
> improving consultation with disenfranchised communities, including lower socioeconomic/working class groups, to gather feedback on how government policy would impact their community
> streamlining administration and demystifying business procurement to reduce costs and ensure the government can benefit from more small and medium business owners
> improve communication across government departments to share best practice on things like recruitment, and building practical anti-racism policies and procedures.

Horrendous! This guy should be ashamed. The whole policy document doesn’t mention trans people once!

It’s amazing what happens when you read. Opens up a whole new world of understanding.
 
FogBlueInSanFran said:
Fair point, I should get outside.
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Been there twice. Once in ‘99 with a girlfriend who was working as a journalist in Vancouver. We spent the weekend there and then went back to British Columbia. Loved it. Loved its energy and its nightlife.

Second time on my honeymoon (not with the foregoing girlfriend!)just after we’d traversed the Big Sur. Ate and drank really well. It was late November 2008, and Obama had been elected a few days before. There was a good vide going round.

When thinking about the US cities I have loved (e.g. Boston, Chicago, Philly, Nashville) I sometimes overlook SF. And that’s wrong. Based on my memories, it’s a truly wonderful and interesting city.
 
Just realised that Walz is the guy who started this new trend of calling Republicans weird. The MAGA crowd seem to really hate that. This interview is brilliant.



“We can’t even go to Thanksgiving with our uncle, because you end up in some weird fight, it’s unnecessary… Well it’s true, these guys are just weird.”
 
SkyBlueFlux said:
Just realised that Walz is the guy who started this new trend of calling Republicans weird. The MAGA crowd seem to really hate that. This interview is brilliant.



“We can’t even go to Thanksgiving with our uncle, because you end up in some weird fight, it’s unnecessary… Well it’s true, these guys are just weird.”
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Well, the excitement being "palatable" isn't exactly the start I was hoping for but . . .
 
SkyBlueFlux said:
PPT said:
Another loony leftie.

His first executive order as governor was to establish a DEI council. Tick!

He’s supported “gender affirming care” for children - puberty blockers and surgery. Tick!

He was governor whilst Minnesota burned during the BLM riots and refused to allow the National Guard in. Tick!

Yep he fits the bill.
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So I decided to do a bit of reading, 36 pages in fact, on this DEI council. Because from your description it sounded pretty awful. Proper woke stuff!

A few examples of some of the action plans this DEI council is implementing:
> making sure government documentation is sufficiently accessible for blind people
> improving consultation with disenfranchised communities, including lower socioeconomic/working class groups, to gather feedback on how government policy would impact their community
> streamlining administration and demystifying business procurement to reduce costs and ensure the government can benefit from more small and medium business owners
> improve communication across government departments to share best practice on things like recruitment, and building practical anti-racism policies and procedures.

Horrendous! This guy should be ashamed. The whole policy document doesn’t mention trans people once!

It’s amazing what happens when you read. Opens up a whole new world of understanding.
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To add to your excellent post: Minnesota did not burn down during the BLM protests. Nor did Minneapolis. Nor did any other city or state.

I don’t even have links to support this because the claim is so ludicrously (and demonstrably) false no one even feels the need to refute it specifically.

But there are many links confirming that the claim Walz refused to allow the National Guard in as patently false, as well. Not just because the National Guard were always in Minnesota (Walz was/is literally the commander-in-chief of the Minnesota National Guard), but because he actually coommanded the National Guard (not Trump) to enter Minneapolis and St. Paul after the George Floyd protests escalated. It was the first time the National Guard had been fully mobilised in the state’s history.



www.cbsnews.com

Minnesota governor fully mobilizes state's National Guard

The Minnesota National Guard said this marks the first time it's been fully mobilized since World War II.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
 
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