CdnFox Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 George Clooney taking step back from politics after being made a 'scapegoat' for Kamala Harris' loss | Daily Mail Online George Clooney feels he is being used as a ‘scapegoat’ in the furious blame game over who could have cost Kamala Harris the election – and will take a step back from politics The Hollywood star, 63, threw his support behind Harris after penning a blistering op-ed on why Joe Biden would cost the Democrats the win if he didn’t abandon his campaign, but it still wasn’t enough to prevent an historic victory for Donald Trump. Clooney has since been criticized by Democrats for his influence during the election, with some claiming Harris' loss was his fault. LOL Bad news to all you Celebs who pushed Harris - the left tends to eat it's own when things don't go it's way nom nom nom... 2 Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
Venandi Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 (edited) 4 hours ago, CdnFox said: ....with some claiming Harris' loss was his fault. The list seems to be growing eh? - Biden for not dropping out earlier. - Obama for not endorsing her earlier. - Her campaign machinery for not communicating effectively with voters. - Women (in general) for not supporting a female candidate. White women (specifically) for not supporting a black woman and even worse... black women for not supporting a sister. - Men (in general) for being too sexist to vote for a woman with a special shout out to black men for being race traitors. - Immigrants for not supporting immigration. - The media for focussing on cackles and salads. and - pollsters for getting it so tragically wrong And that's a short list... I've yet to hear a lack of common sense policy and the notion of being a better candidate floated as causal. Democrats seem incapable of admitting that things like defunding and vilifying the police, opening the border, weaponizing the judiciary, or withdrawing from Afghanistan in the most insanely incompetent manner ever witnessed was (in any way shape or form) contributory. That qualifies as another short list BTW... the rest of it would be a stand-alone thread. But ya, Good Lord, it must have been Clooney, it must be his fault... right? I suppose it's the only way you could possibly think that a change in packaging to include rainbows (to promote inclusivity) would have altered the outcome.... a uniquely liberal POV I think. But maybe there's an outside chance that all it really needed was some introspective thinking, and maybe they'll get there eventually. Maybe even something as simple as an internal dialog that asked questions like "what could possibly go wrong with my brilliant plan?" and "what are the (potential) unintended consequences we may need to mitigate?" would have served them better than having to answer inevitable after action questions like: "WTF did you think was going to happen?" Edited November 10, 2024 by Venandi Quote
Michael Hardner Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 7 minutes ago, Venandi said: Democrats seem incapable of admitting that things like defunding and vilifying the police, opening the border, weaponizing the judiciary, or withdrawing from Afghanistan in the most insanely incompetent manner ever witnessed was (in any way shape or form) contributory. That qualifies as another short list BTW... the rest of it would be a stand-alone thread. And you missed it too. "It's the economy, stupid" - James Carville Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Venandi Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Michael Hardner said: And you missed it too. I thought that one went without saying... I actually pared the list down so as not to challenge Herbs attention span. And yes, certainly, some Dems are selling it as causal and they have a point. But ionically (and speaking personally) , it's about the only factor I (might) have had the capacity to forgive had there been a rational exit plan up for consideration. I could have acknowledged that she was the VP, not the POTUS and cut her some slack because of it. During the campaign it was the elephant in the room though, and that poor elephant was wearing a miniskirt and lipstick in a failed attempt to get a dance partner... it was hungry for something more substantial than salad and it starved to death waiting. Edited November 10, 2024 by Venandi 1 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 Wow. They just don't learn. They lost the male vote after running around calling masculinity toxic, but those things aren't related right? They lost the middle of the country after calling it fly over country and saying those people cling to their guns and Bible. That was just a coincidence. They lost Hispanics after claiming you all are just as unique as your breakfast tacos. ¿No puede ser? The lost black men and women after claiming they wanted more weed dispensaries. They lost the middle class after telling them they were to stupid to understand the economy was awesome. I guess those $7 tubs of butter are actually cheap? But, yeah, it is Looney Clooney's fault. (That was is middle school nickname. I made it up, but it tracks so I am going with it.) Insulting large voter groups couldn't have possibly been the problem. 1 Quote The Rules for Liberal tactics: If they can't refute the content, attack the source. If they can't refute the content, attack the poster. If 1 and 2 fail, pretend it never happened. Everyone you disagree with is Hitler. A word is defined by the emotion it elicits and not the actual definition. If they are wrong, blame the opponent. If a liberal policy didn't work, it's a conservatives fault and vice versa. If all else fails, just be angry.
Venandi Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 (edited) 11 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said: Wow. They just don't learn. They lost the male vote after running around calling masculinity toxic, but those things aren't related right? They lost the middle of the country after calling it fly over country and saying those people cling to their guns and Bible. That was just a coincidence. They lost Hispanics after claiming you all are just as unique as your breakfast tacos. ¿No puede ser? The lost black men and women after claiming they wanted more weed dispensaries. They lost the middle class after telling them they were to stupid to understand the economy was awesome. I guess those $7 tubs of butter are actually cheap? But, yeah, it is Looney Clooney's fault. (That was is middle school nickname. I made it up, but it tracks so I am going with it.) Insulting large voter groups couldn't have possibly been the problem. And lots more IMO. It's a long (LONG) list and each item is worthy of separate consideration in a separate thread, the very sort of after action considerations they will likely ignore. Instead, they'll fire the aid who failed to put that poor elephant in a rainbow dress and then blame Clooney for not dancing with her. Got to run... cheers Edited November 10, 2024 by Venandi Quote
Michael Hardner Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 47 minutes ago, Venandi said: 1. I could have acknowledged that she was the VP, not the POTUS and cut her some slack because of it. 2. it was hungry for something more substantial than salad and it starved to death waiting. 1. Democrat leadership didn't realize that Stock Market highs and inflation statistics didn't result in immediate satisfaction over the economy. 2. It remains to be seen whether we are going to see an upswing or Marx's final prediction about capitalism. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Venandi Posted November 10, 2024 Report Posted November 10, 2024 (edited) 3 hours ago, Michael Hardner said: Democrat leadership didn't realize that Stock Market highs and inflation statistics didn't result in immediate satisfaction over the economy. And they don't realize what a pound of butter costs either. They don't know that they don't know and can't even begin to fathom why knowing speaks to their own credibility. It's almost funny, they can't see that not knowing reflects poorly on every single word they mumble after "I grew up in a middle class family." Down Herb... it's actually not about the cost of butter so let me save you a few LOLs and FFS's and suggest that you either get it or you don't. It's actually analogous to waving red capes at raging bulls whilst thinking the bull isn't smart enough to notice, and when he does, thinking he won't trample you underfoot because you grew up on a farm. Frankly, I watched all this in awe, usually whilst singing Gayle's little ditty "abcdeFU" under my breath. Here's your headline of the day and it's the first time I find myself in agreement with Bernie, which must mean he has it all wrong too. Nancy Pelosi fires back at Bernie Sanders for comments on Dems' sweeping election loss: No 'respect' Sanders said the Democratic Party 'abandoned working class people' https://www.foxnews.com/media/nancy-pelosi-fires-back-bernie-sanders-comments-dems-sweeping-election-loss-no-respect Edited November 10, 2024 by Venandi Quote
CdnFox Posted November 10, 2024 Author Report Posted November 10, 2024 8 hours ago, Venandi said: The list seems to be growing eh? It is truly inspiration to see how many groups and races and religions and sexes and persuasions had to work together in order to trip her up. Well done everybody, we're finally coming together as a people Quote And that's a short list... I've yet to hear a lack of common sense policy and the notion of being a better candidate floated as causal. Ding ding ding! They offered nothing. They honestly believed that all they needed to do to win was to not be trump and giggle. Spread as much hatred as humanly possible about trump to the point of Ridiculousness and be happy and be brat and be fresh and you win the election. I thought that celebrity endorsements would have all of those people's fans bowing down and automatically doing what they were told. It is often said that people don't vote for governments they vote out the government they don't like, but the research shows that that is not the case. You still need something to believe in to vote for. And the democrats didn't understand that. They didn't understand that they had to put something on the table. And now they're arguing over who didn't endorse harris hard enough. What's even more hilarious as I have already seen a number of democrat pundits and supporters coming out and arguing that they need to run campaigns even harder like that. Even less policy even less focus on what they can do and more focus on how terrible the opponent is. Like they just don't get it. At this rate they're going to miss the next two elections as well Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
CdnFox Posted November 10, 2024 Author Report Posted November 10, 2024 7 hours ago, gatomontes99 said: Wow. They just don't learn. They lost the male vote after running around calling masculinity toxic, but those things aren't related right? They lost the middle of the country after calling it fly over country and saying those people cling to their guns and Bible. That was just a coincidence. They lost Hispanics after claiming you all are just as unique as your breakfast tacos. ¿No puede ser? The lost black men and women after claiming they wanted more weed dispensaries. They lost the middle class after telling them they were to stupid to understand the economy was awesome. I guess those $7 tubs of butter are actually cheap? But, yeah, it is Looney Clooney's fault. (That was is middle school nickname. I made it up, but it tracks so I am going with it.) Insulting large voter groups couldn't have possibly been the problem. They're also out there screaming at men, women Latinos and blacks about how they're all horrible people and disgusting and should all die. So Those people are probably pretty likely to vote for the next election Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
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