Thought for the Day

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Originally Posted by Stavros

I can understand diehard Republicans in Georgia voting for Herschel Walker, but who else is going to when he is so obviously stupid? Trump seems to have established so low a level of intelligence in public office, that now even the most dim person can seek election. I agree you cannot limit candidates on the basis of intelligence, but he isn't running to be on tv. And it is the acquiescence of people who do know better that is so chilling, be it Walker or Trump. It does make you wonder if Americans have learned anything since 2015.

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Completely agree,and the main reason why Georgia Republicans are voting for an Unintelligent,Unqualified Fool like Herschel Walker,because they don't want Raphael Warnock getting re-elected to the US Senate.

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Originally Posted by Stavros

I can understand diehard Republicans in Georgia voting for Herschel Walker, but who else is going to when he is so obviously stupid? Trump seems to have established so low a level of intelligence in public office, that now even the most dim person can seek election. I agree you cannot limit candidates on the basis of intelligence, but he isn't running to be on tv. And it is the acquiescence of people who do know better that is so chilling, be it Walker or Trump. It does make you wonder if Americans have learned anything since 2015.

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Every time I hear him speak, (even taking into consideration that he use to stutter when he was kid), I think to myself there is no way he should have received the nomination from a major political party in the first place. Let alone be involved in a runoff election.

But for all the hoopla about Biden winning Georgia in 2020 or the popularity of Stacy Abrams, the thing to remember is that Georgia is still a red state. So I'm not surprised about how well Walker is doing. Its not about the man, but the (R) next to his name.

Having said all that, I'm still hopeful that Warnock is going to win.

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Originally Posted by blackchubby38

Every time I hear him speak, (even taking into consideration that he use to stutter when he was kid), I think to myself there is no way he should have received the nomination from a major political party in the first place. Let alone be involved in a runoff election.

But for all the hoopla about Biden winning Georgia in 2020 or the popularity of Stacy Abrams, the thing to remember is that Georgia is still a red state. So I'm not surprised about how well Walker is doing. Its not about the man, but the (R) next to his name.

Having said all that, I'm still hopeful that Warnock is going to win.

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I wonder what you make of these comment by Robert Reich. I also wonder if what is emerging in a State like Georgia is a cleavage between the Urban and the Rural, where one is more liberal than the other -and if this is also a common feature in States and not just across the South-?

"Georgia isn’t quite a microcosm of America. It’s more likely a microcosm of the future of America.
Since 2000, the state’s population has surged, particularly among young people and people of color. The foreign-born population now exceeds 10% of the state’s total.
Atlanta has become a hub of youthful innovation and knowledge work, including upwardly mobile Black professionals.
Warnock and Walker are two Black men in a runoff contest created decades ago to thwart Black candidates. Georgia has never had two Black nominees compete for the Senate."
The Georgia Senate runoff is a referendum on Trump’s zombie grasp on America | Robert Reich | The Guardian

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Originally Posted by blackchubby38

But for all the hoopla about Biden winning Georgia in 2020 or the popularity of Stacy Abrams, the thing to remember is that Georgia is still a red state. So I'm not surprised about how well Walker is doing. Its not about the man, but the (R) next to his name.

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According to this article, 94% of voters identifying as Republican voted for Walker in November. https://www.thedailybeast.com/hersch...y-maga-loonies

Therein lies your problem. As long as only a small percentage of Republicans is prepared to reject the party line - no matter how stupid, whacky or extreme - things will always be on a knife edge. If only 1.5% of voters had changed their vote this guy would have been elected.

That said, their are clearly some positives. Of all the losers only Kari Lake seriously tried to do a Trump and claim her loss was fraudulent, and that has turned into a fizzer. The lack of interest this time around suggests that hardly anyone really believed Trump's big lie. It was all a performance to demonstrate fealty to the cult.

I am off to Germany and Austria for a month of opera, good food and drink and convivial company. So i offer you warmest greetings for the Christmas and New Year in the hope you too will be well-fed, well-loved, and at peace with this turbulent world.

Silent Night in German (Stille Nacht) -Dresden choir. (Dresdner Kreuzchor) - YouTube

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Originally Posted by Stavros

I am off to Germany and Austria for a month of opera, good food and drink and convivial company. So i offer you warmest greetings for the Christmas and New Year in the hope you too will be well-fed, well-loved, and at peace with this turbulent world.

Silent Night in German (Stille Nacht) -Dresden choir. (Dresdner Kreuzchor) - YouTube

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Have a fun and safe trip,and likewise Stavros. :)

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Originally Posted by Stavros

I wonder what you make of these comment by Robert Reich. I also wonder if what is emerging in a State like Georgia is a cleavage between the Urban and the Rural, where one is more liberal than the other -and if this is also a common feature in States and not just across the South-?

"Georgia isn’t quite a microcosm of America. It’s more likely a microcosm of the future of America.
Since 2000, the state’s population has surged, particularly among young people and people of color. The foreign-born population now exceeds 10% of the state’s total.
Atlanta has become a hub of youthful innovation and knowledge work, including upwardly mobile Black professionals.
Warnock and Walker are two Black men in a runoff contest created decades ago to thwart Black candidates. Georgia has never had two Black nominees compete for the Senate."
The Georgia Senate runoff is a referendum on Trump’s zombie grasp on America | Robert Reich | The Guardian

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I think there is something to be said that that two black men were competing for the United States Senate. Its just a shame that one of the candidates wasn't qualified to run for public office.

As for the cleavage between Urban and the Rural, I think its a lot more common in the South because of the population growth of many of the mid size metro areas over the past 15-20 years and even going farther back to the mid 1990s.

Marjorie-Qanon Karen-Taylor Greene says the quiet part out loud,and her despicable comments shows how dangerous she really is. And there's going to be more of these disgusting comments when her and her fellow members of the MAGA Caucus take over the House Of Representatives on Tuesday January 3rd 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7YPUycCmI

Personally, I think it should be a year. But I guess 5 months is better than doing nothing at all.


Fearing 14K migrants a day, Biden admin weighing rule to ban asylum seekers for 5 months: report

http://nypost.com/2022/12/13/biden-a...months-report/

Kevin McCarthy has sold his soul to the MAGA Caucus in order to become the speaker of the House Of Representatives ,and will be the weakest speaker of the House Of Representatives and will be at the mercy of that caucus for the next two years,which will be very chaotic due to the MAGA Caucus launching fraudulent investigations into Joe Biden,his family and his administration all because they don't like him,and to get even with the Democrats for launching investigations into their leader the MAGA King Donald Trump,instead of governing and passing legislation. Which will lead to them losing the 2024 Election and the Democrats retaking control of the House Of Representatives in 2025.