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PM's avatar

Kommila, after reading all the rave reviews in the media, and in the treatment she got on Tue night's debate. must be asking her staff ': ‘Why aren't I 50 points ahead'?

Adorable Deplorable's avatar

Imagine if she DIDN'T have the MSM, academia, Hollywood, school teachers, university's, 20 million government workers, professional sports, the gay mafia and the mentally ill? Trump would be 90 points ahead.

Aaron Jones's avatar

All she has to be is 50 (fake) ballots ahead.

PM's avatar

A compelling reason for reelecting DJT-'IS CONGRESS UP TO ITS POST-CHEVRON CHALLENGE? When the Supreme Court nullified the Chevron Deference doctrine earlier this year, it threw down the gauntlet to Congress. Under Chevron, courts were required to defer to executive branch bureaucrats whenever there was confusion about congressional intent on a regulation.

They don’t like to talk about it, but responding to Chevron is among the most important challenges that will confront senators and representatives alike in the new Congress come January 2025'

Alice Ball's avatar

This 100%!!!! They're very quiet about it, aren't they?

Wim de Vriend's avatar

Whassup? Why am I blocked from liking this comment?

Don Surber's avatar

I have no idea. Sometimes I hit like and it doesn't register. Try again.

Wim de Vriend's avatar

Tried again, and all I get is "You are blocked from liking this comment". It's not the end of the world, but as Yoda said, "Annoying it is."

LuAnn's avatar

That does happen. Hit the button again.

Suzie's avatar

My “like” button stopped working months ago.

PM's avatar

Thx, Suzie- Thought you didn't like me anymore.❤️

Suzie's avatar

Don has the best commenters anywhere, hands down!

Brilliant, insightful and best of all, funny!

♥️👍 a million likes to each and every one, every day.

Wim de Vriend's avatar

I checked, and mine works for your comment but not for PM's. I'll try restarting my computer.

PM's avatar

Simple-I'm a vindictive old bastard- Thought it was I, red of neck, who showed you how to post an article, not your lovely daughter. Didn't much like the grammar corrections, but I notice you stopped, so there's that-apparently, blocked means you can't reply to my comments. and I can't reply to your comments.

Wim de Vriend's avatar

No, it took a great deal more to learn how to post on Substack; and I'm still not 100% confident. My oldest one was posted in 2021, then I couldn't figure out how to most more, so I gave up. But lately, thanks to my daughter-in-law, I've posted half a dozen, and all to read for free; a rare bargain. Click on Wim's World War II Memories.

PM's avatar

Meh, I've mosted more than 300, all free.

Vince Gallo's avatar

Actually the Springfield problem gives the saying ‘your goose is cooked’ a whole new meaning.

Ann Fairbank's avatar

Just as the Dems claiming ‘Trump is finished’. Nope, ‘not by a long shot’.

DanMan's avatar

Lichtman is the Luntz of Cheneys

Denver Gregg's avatar

Where I live is a patchwork quilt of jurisdictions between Denver, Aurora, Glendale, and unincorporated Arapahoe County. I'm in the latter with a Denver mailing address. Two apartment complexes get all the press, but there's a whole lot more going on. A few weeks ago there was a riot in a Target parking lot with over a thousand young men shooting guns in the air. Abandoned stolen wrecked cars take up a large amount of street parking, often bearing either graffiti or bumper stickers proclaiming "Venezuela". I see dozens of VZ flags every day. well, at least that's better than the flags there were prevalent in June i guess.

Denver Gregg's avatar

some of the stuff i've just become numb to, like how at just about every major intersection there are either squeegee guys, women with toddlers begging, or both. it's changed the routes i take for things like grocery shopping or coming home from church (they usually aren't out yet when i'm heading in).

and it's not just Venezuelans. a nearby rental property has eight or so men newly arrived from Senegal. none can speak enough English to carry on a conversation. one speaks just enough French to converse with one of my neighbors. none has papers needed for employment, so they literally beg for their food.

Sophie's avatar

I have read that illegals need only show up at our borders and they are given all sorts of free handouts—healthcare, food stamps, cell phones, housing, driver’s license, transportation, voter registration, cash for miscellaneous items, etc.

It doesn’t seem fair that illegals vote regularly but must beg for food. And by “vote” I mean a ballot is filled out by a well-intentioned dem activist.

Seriously, it is a shame that US citizens have had to alter their lifestyles to accommodate people who should not be here.

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

Goes beyond shame to borderline treason aiding invaders and not the citizens.

TeaPartyGal's avatar

Amen; it's treason alright.

LuAnn's avatar

How sad. But it is happening everywhere in Western countries. My son just told me he recently met several Venezuelan "migrants" in our neighbourhood who landed illegally in the U.S. and are now in Canada. They will not like Montreal's winter.

Jim Nelson's avatar

The poll, in my opinion, was a no-brainer. Another great pun from Mr. Surber. In regard to lists of characteristics in play during an election, my key indicator is charisma. That is, the candidate with the most charisma wins. The reason that I know the 2020 election was rigged is that FJB has little if any charisma and DJT is brimming with it. If you look back at the 2000 and 2004 elections where W won, his opponents were Algore and Lurch. Both these Democrats were charisma challenged candidates and, although W wasn't high on charisma, he had way more than those two stiffs. In 1992, Bill Clinton, another politician with high levels of charisma, beat George H.W. Bush who was mocked on SNL by a goofy Dana Carvey. Of course, there is Bob Dole and Mittens who both lost badly in their races. Now we have Kamala vs. DJT. Kamala put on a good show on Tuesday, but she is not an inspiring individual and when she starts that cackle it is a bad look and shows her lack of gravitas. Without a teleprompter, she is as lost as FJB trying to find his way into the White House.

janice pavel's avatar

Joe putting on a Trump hat, and smiling, make it subtly okay to support Trump. Who will secretly pull the lever for T? Biden, Newsom, Shapiro and anyone wanting to run in 2028.

Stanley Yelnats's avatar

The first woman president should be able to stand on her own. Ms Harris has to have a man to hold her hand everywhere she goes — Walt during her only interview and Muir during her only debate. She’s a vacuous, crippled, apprehensive excuse of a person. And the only way she got where she is is through men.

Playswithneedles's avatar

Just like Hillary. Who, without Bill, would have wound up being an ambulance chaser at some small law firm in Illinois.

Subvet's avatar

There are some who believe Bill would have never gotten there without Hillary. She was in charge of the "bimbo" eruptions.

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

Protecting her Investment Sub .

Subvet's avatar

She was also behind "White water" and who can forget Vince Foster

Mark's avatar

I believe there was a chicken who predicted every election correctly too. Lichtman sounds like a deep state stooge. People vote based on their economics. While the rich are doing ok in the stock market, most people know that all commodities are up 40% from 4 years ago. They will vote for a Pussy grabber over Deep Throat. FJB

Lawsy0's avatar

Trump has no charisma?? Lichtman burned his fortune-telling card with his tongue bath for Kamala. No big loss. Fact of the matter is, charisma is the first element in Trump's DNA. There are people like that. The room lights up when they appear. I love palace intrigue, but I am completely over US politics for the year. I'll vote, out of habit but I remember when it was out of "love of country." The year I became 21, is when voter age was lowered to 18. There have been presidents I could not abide, but I still stand for the national anthem! And when cut, I bleed red, white and blue.

stuBdoc's avatar

There was a spoof of Harry Chapin's "Cat in the Cradle" years ago that went, "There's a cat in the kettle at the Peking Moon..." Maybe that restaurant is in Springfield, OH.

Chef R.T.'s avatar

One of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s finest:

Did you ever think when you eat Chinese,

It ain't pork or chicken, but a fat siamese,

Yet the food tastes great, so ya don't complain,

but that's not chicken in your chicken chow

mein.

Seems to me I ordered sweet and sour pork,

But Garfield's on my fork,

He's purrin here on my fork...

There's a cat in the kettle at the Peking Moon,

The place that I eat everyday at noon,

They can feed you cat and you'll never know,

Once they wrap it up in dough, boys,

They fry it real crisp in dough.

Chou Lin asked if I wanted more,

As he was dialin up his buddy at the old pet store,

I said not today,

I lost my apettite,

There's two cats in my belly and they want to fight,

I was suckin on a Rolaid and a Tums or two,

When I swear I heard it mew, boy,

And that is when I knew...

There's a cat in the kettle at the Peking Moon,

I think I gotta stop eating there at noon,

They say that it's beef or fish or pork,

But it's purrin there on my fork,

There's a hairball on my fork.

stuBdoc's avatar

Didn't realize that it was Weird Al, but not surprised. Thanks!

Vince Gallo's avatar

Spoken like a true smart ass.

A man after my own heart. Lmao 😂👍😂

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

Good dive and examination into election predictors but I still rely on the gut as pre-retirement noting bumper stickers and signage on vehicles,clothing,real estate and listening to chatter among strangers. It seems the msm/left/dems are not getting the desired reaction from a three on one argument/debate thus advancing severe cases of TDS.Thanks for fun polls and in the final I heard Tom Jones from back in the day.

LuAnn's avatar

Oh yeah, What's New Pussycat. That's a Tom Jones classic.

Don Surber's avatar

I was going to go with What's Menu, Pussycat?

How Much Is That Doggy In The Window was too long.

Arf Arf

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

Who sang the Doggie in The Window?I am thinking Dinah Shore or Patti Page but?

Chef R.T.'s avatar

Patti Page - 1953

Chrismene Bien Aime - 2024

LuAnn's avatar

I pray that you are right, Marlan.

Mick's avatar

Agreed. I especially can't see why the dems get the "no serious contest" as a win - it was rigged so people like RFK, Jr or Dean Phillips weren't allowed to run. In fact, they kept up the lawfare and the changing the rules in favor of Biden like the South Carolina switch-a-roo.

Ann Fairbank's avatar

Dems m,believing their own press, immediately called for a second debate. Kamala vs Kamala didn’t cackle but she did smirk showing her arrogance and ego. So she’s full of false ego (Didn’t Earn It) and over confident. Pride goeth before the fall. I wasn’t the only one wanting to take that smirk off her lyin’, condescending mouth. She’s not likable.

Now for POTUS Trump… I hope he ditches the Rally model. In that setting it put him on defense. He gave us a great four years and he only needs to answer that once (unlike Kamala who ducked and dodged that 1st question and was never busted by the biased moderators) he should point that out. Then just lay out his plan for the future on the economy and illegal immigration…no more roasted cat, dog or duck in Ohio. No more apartment buildings taken over by viscous armed gangs in Colorado. Declare all of them terrorists and treat accordingly. On all these points hammer away on her 3 1/2 years of failure and empty promises to do her job. I love the rally’s but he needs to tighten up his delivery while being the DJT we love. He owns all the facts. No need to explain or defend himself.

-DCH of Australia's avatar

Calamity Harris has fallen for DJT's trap. He gave an average appearance at the Tuesday night demorat dialogue so she wants another go. Just what the Donald wants a few weeks away from election day to hoist her on her own petard.

Chef R.T.'s avatar

The size of either candidate’s rallies is irrelevant, and DJT should have made that clear instead of letting his ego take over. “Kamala, are you serious? The country is falling apart, millions of illegal immigrants are flooding the southern border, inflation is at its highest peak in decades, the cities are collapsing, we’re engaged in two wars overseas…and you’re worried about the size of my rallies? How much more shallow can you get?”

Flier's avatar

"Third party: There is no significant third party or independent campaign."

The third party closed down and joined Trump. Sounds like a two-fer on the forecast scale.