George Rebane
Tonight on CNN we had a trainwreck unsuccessfully disguised as a presidential debate. The Democrats will never allow Joe Biden to debate Donald Trump again. And on the off chance that they will, Trump will refuse to participate on humanitarian grounds. In the interval, Kamala Harris please call your office, there are some people there who want to talk to you. (more here)
Coup d’etat. They moved the debate to June so they can replace Biden at the convention. Planned rapid disassembly.
Posted by: Barry Pruett | 27 June 2024 at 09:27 PM
A crackerjack piece of work, gentlemen.
Posted by: Gregory | 27 June 2024 at 09:32 PM
CNN did play it down the middle and did not become part of the story. They had to.
Posted by: Barry Pruett | 27 June 2024 at 09:36 PM
I didn't watch it but I did buzz through a few different sites to see the reactions.
The funniest reactions were the "pundits" who were "shocked" at Biden's appearance and poor performance.
Now - let me guess - Biden was probably the same Biden we've seen for quite a while - am I right?
Even on DK there are people reporting how awful he came across. The real fun will be the next press conference with that pathetic excuse of a human being they shove behind the podium to answer questions. It will probably claim the debate was a deep fake.
Posted by: Scott O | 27 June 2024 at 10:06 PM
George - will you be firing up a poll to see:
Will they replace him?
If so - when?
Who?
Lucky Strike Extra - The Kamala issue.
Posted by: Scott O | 27 June 2024 at 10:13 PM
"...so they can replace Biden at the convention"
With triple bonus comedy points for me. I salute them.
No doubt there are phone lines burning to various (D) worthies. Maybe even Her Nibs.
My real hope is for President Grand Admiral Levine and VP Cloaca in order to properly represent the local area. (not to pick on 'Cloaca', but his name just makes me laugh and laugh. It really is perfectly vulgar.)
I suppose I should read something about this 'debate' and see what's what out there.
Posted by: scenes | 28 June 2024 at 05:48 AM
So, who do you suppose the Democrats will nominate as their 2024 candidate for POTUS?
Posted by: Michael R. Kesti | 28 June 2024 at 06:13 AM
more Biden...
I'd love to be a fly on the wall to watch the various warring factions figure out their next move. There's bound to be a few that are stuck like glue to Biden for their daily bread, but others want to throw him to the wolves to put Their Man in.
Nothing new here really, but President Potato is one of those unusual cases of being essentially just a teleprompter-run husk and never that talented to begin with. Maybe Doctor First Lady Doctor Jill Biden is a modern Edith Wilson. Dunno.
Ya know, if government, especially federal government, hadn't metastasized into the leviathan that it is, none of this would matter so much. Maybe centralized control, even the 'good deeds' variety, isn't such a great idea.
Posted by: scenes | 28 June 2024 at 06:18 AM
re: M. Kesti@6:13AM
Jimmy Carter, but just for a single term.
He can communicate with his staff with beep and beepbeep.
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Given that Team Blue won't be able to gin up a black transgender quasi-socialist with Native American cheekbones quickly enough to market, I'd say that Gavin Newsom is in the running as the next best thing. Selling of the Dream Team would probably require something on the order of a female Black and Hispanic Texan for proper 'balance'.
Posted by: scenes | 28 June 2024 at 06:41 AM
It's time to swear in President Harris.
Posted by: Gregory | 28 June 2024 at 07:26 AM
Well if nothing else last nights affair was “very entertaining”.
Posted by: fish ole’ | 28 June 2024 at 07:42 AM
Completely off topic but a case of “Now we’re talking”!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/scotus-overturns-chevron-deference-massive-blow-administrative-state
Posted by: fish ole’ | 28 June 2024 at 07:46 AM
Well, this isn't a good look.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/29/new-york-times-first-us-paper-urging-joe-biden-to-drop-out-of-presidential-race
To tell you the truth, I think that Biden is the perfect representative for the Democratic Party. Sclerotic, venal, a gerontocracy being driven from below by insane activists all with their own grift. I think he should stay in the race as a living embodiment of his people.
Posted by: scenes | 29 June 2024 at 06:33 AM
Posted by: scenes | 29 June 2024 at 06:33 AM
👍
Posted by: fish ole’ | 29 June 2024 at 06:52 AM
I guess the word continues to come down from some quarters of the DNC to jettison President Potato.
Check out the headlines on the Drudge Report, which lurched left some time ago.
BIDEN FAMILY DEBATES FUTURE: 'MESS'
CRUEL JILL CLINGS TO POWER
HORROR COULD BRING WHOLE PARTY DOWN
BUT HE STILL HAS ELTON JOHN
CARVILLE: WILL BE OFF TICKET!
ADVISERS BELIEVE KAMALA WOULD LOSE
lmao. Since Orange Hitler will most obviously BRING DOWN OUR DEMOCRACY! and MAKE AMERICA LIKE THE HANDMAID'S TALE! and PUT ALL THE POC IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND MELT THEM DOWN AND MAKE LAMPSHADES! I'd say there's a greater than zero chance of Biden winning as long as he can fog a mirror.
After all, that's about all he did last time.
If we're going to auger in as a people, let's auger in big. I'd say that Biden makes the perfect President in a nation of drag queens, HR department Karens, non-profit scammers, and homeless drug addicts. As long as one can watch it all at a distance, it should be amazing.
Posted by: scenes | 30 June 2024 at 07:23 AM
"As President Joe Biden was going over his final notes with his inner circle and getting ready to debate Donald Trump on June 27 in Atlanta, his wife slipped into a nearby meeting of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors," Time reported Friday. "The Biden Victory Fund and the Democratic National Committee’s financial bigwigs had all assembled in the Ritz Carlton as part of a two-day political briefing that featured emotional pep talks and face-time with VIPs. ‘Joe’s ready to go,’ Dr. Biden told the group. ‘He’s prepared.’"
Such is the judgement of a famous Ed.D. F'ing worthless.
Posted by: Gregory | 30 June 2024 at 02:21 PM
New Drudge Report headlines:
POLL: 72% WANT HIM OUT!
STAFF HID DECLINE FROM PUBLIC
FIRST LADY DESPERATELY CLINGS TO POWER
REMNICK: IT'S OVER
No way. Ol' Joe is as competent as ever. Something something deep fakes something.
What I'm going to enjoy is all the instant experts in 50 state election/ballot law. Convention rules. etc.
Posted by: scenes | 30 June 2024 at 04:25 PM
Hilarious!
"STAFF HID DECLINE FROM PUBLIC"
Pretty sure my wife and I and most everyone I'm familiar with were well aware of his "decline" long ago. More like - hid the decline from the Biden-Butt-Lickers.
Posted by: Scott O | 30 June 2024 at 05:56 PM
New Drudge headline.
DEM PATH FOR 'DIGNIFIED' EXIT
Hopefully the Clintons aren't involved on that one.
One thing I like about Drudge Report is how there's no 'right', it's always 'far right' (which I guess is similar to 'hard right' as used by one worthy local). I'm guessing that 'far right' is short for 'things everyone thought before about the year 2000'.
I do have a solution for Biden's problem.
New candidate: Hunter Biden.
Same last name. Same sketchiness. His drug use should appeal to modern progressives. A turbo-Karen like Elizabeth Warren for VP. Grand Admiral Levine as head of DoD. Sam Brinton bringing his sophisticated ways to DoE. Jerry Nadler as head of Health and Human Services. Adam Schiff as Secretary of Bug Eyed Craziness.
A dream team in the works.
Posted by: scenes | 30 June 2024 at 06:52 PM
Oh YA thats going to sway minds who know what they saw -
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nancy-pelosi-defends-president-biden-after-debate-claims-health-professionals-say-trump-has-dementia
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 30 June 2024 at 08:06 PM
ROFLOL the spin machine is on overdrive to protect creepy grampa joe and his freakshow staff -
After the debate, it’s clear Trump should drop out of the race
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/debate-clear-trump-drop-race-143043820.html
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 30 June 2024 at 11:00 PM
Whoda thunk the grifters in creepy grampa joes family would do anything else, need them pardons! -
Biden’s family encourages him to stay in the race as they discuss whether top advisers should be fired
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/biden-family-encourages-him-stay-230904898.html
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 30 June 2024 at 11:22 PM
Really, the picture in the middle of this essay would make a great campaign poster.
https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/surprise-surprise/
Posted by: scenes | 01 July 2024 at 06:49 AM
....and right on cue!
David Corn....perhaps the dimmest of all the nationally known progressive scribblers....pens a missive addressing the dissent from the dimmest on the Supreme Court that caters to the terrors of the dimmest in the progressive electorate!
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/sotomayor-jackson-blistering-dissents-trump-immunity-case/
Posted by: fish | 01 July 2024 at 09:57 AM
Posted by: scenes | 01 July 2024 at 06:49 AM
Really, the picture in the middle of this essay would make a great campaign poster.
Well some people find the prospect of being evicted from public housing unsettling.....
Posted by: fish | 01 July 2024 at 09:59 AM
Mr. Aaronovitch seems comfortable with the ruling.....
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1917680/BBC-presenter-donald-Trump-murdered
Posted by: fish | 01 July 2024 at 11:04 AM
"BBC presenter sparks fury after calling for Donald Trump to be 'murdered' by Joe Biden"
They are working on AI Trump right now in order to make him immortal.
Posted by: scenes | 01 July 2024 at 01:17 PM
I heard creepy grampa joe and jill want nat king cole to record a rug cutter to support them and have Aretha Franklin host the play party.-
Model Amber Rose appears in a new MAGA-themed music video from rapper Forgiato Blow, titled “Trump Trump Baby” — an ode to former President Donald Trump and a takedown of Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency.
The single features a number of zippy one-liners, including “Democrat party going to take your freedom, indictin’ our president ’cause they can’t beat him” and “the media is the enemy of the people, the Democrats and the fakes news always be cheatin’.”
Among the song’s refrains are “FJB” (fuck Joe Biden) and its euphemism “let’s go Brandon.”
The song is clearly inspired by the Vanilla Ice smash hit “Ice Ice Baby” from 1990.
As Breitbart News reported, Amber Rose officially endorsed Trump for the upcoming 2024 presidential election in an Instagram post in May. She shared a photo of herself with Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump with the caption “Trump 2024,” along with the American flag.
Rose later said the guilty verdict in Trump’s New York case only “helps him more. I think people see the injustice in what happened and they want to vote for him more than ever.”
Trump is quickly gaining support from the rap community, including 11 rappers such as Sexyy Red and Kodak Black.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/06/30/trump-trump-baby-amber-rose-forgiato-blow-release-maga-rap-video-inspired-by-vanilla-ice/
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 01 July 2024 at 05:49 PM
No Paul comments. 🤔
Posted by: Barry Pruett | 01 July 2024 at 06:43 PM
Well thats what they get for scheduling this after 4pm! ROFLOL
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/biden-knocks-supreme-court-ruling-221207499.html
;-)
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BP they are still on the fainting couches waiting for the talking points for lefties! LOL Trump Trump Baby!
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 01 July 2024 at 06:54 PM
Drill baby drill! This would have died under the rollback of the administrative state by scotus anyway but sweet nonetheless.
A federal judge issued a ruling Monday that blocks the Biden administration's ban on new exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) following a challenge by a group of more than a dozen states
"This is a big win for the country's energy industry and the millions of jobs it supports against the attacks from the Biden administration to further its radical climate change agenda at the expense of our economy," West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a statement.
"This administration's Energy Department has no such authority to justify this ban – authority on matters like this lies with Congress and Congress alone," he added.
Opponents of the move argue that the administration's action comes in contrast to a presumption in favor of exports under the Natural Gas Act, as well as decades of Energy Department policies and the reliance of energy-producing states and private industry on exports.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/court-blocks-biden-admins-ban-new-lng-exports
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 01 July 2024 at 07:11 PM
While serpent head is right its great that creepy grampa joe has let jill and the loony wokesters run the show! None of whom can say what a woman is! -
James Carville warns about losing Democratic voters by 'speaking like NPR:' Numbers with men 'in the toilet'
The Ragin' Cajun warned idealistic Democrats, 'You're just running around with talking points'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-carville-warns-about-losing-democratic-voters-speaking-like-npr-numbers-men-in-toilet
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 01 July 2024 at 07:50 PM
Well this is at least plausible…..
But I understand why Punch is so fond of him…..
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/former-hillary-aide-claims-debate-setup-was-soft-coup-democrats-replace-biden
Posted by: fish | 02 July 2024 at 11:30 AM
re: fisho@11:30AM
I'm just guessing, but I don't think there's a 'They'. The whole deal is bound to be a bunch of warring factions, all trying to get their (unearned) piece of a giant pie, and things just happen. The 'test Biden' concept sounds like a kind of retro-history, concocted to make some hive of strategists sound competent.
Given that gubmint is just a grift, gibs, and grab it while you can machine, there's a lot to fight over and there's plenty of knives to go around.
It's for the children.
Posted by: scenes | 02 July 2024 at 04:17 PM
from the Zerohedge article:
"The report claims “The team has been ‘on manoeuvres’ and meeting with Democratic officials,” with one source saying “Gretchen was the first to act. Now the floodgates have been opened.”
Au contraire - gov Hair Gel was on the prowl openly months ago. And he is the loudest hyena claiming he's behind Joe "all the way". Watch it, Joe - the one patting you on the back is the one in position to slide the knife in.
The Canadians can only stand by wistfully at the political fun we have here. They have their moments, but they're just too polite.
Posted by: Scott O | 02 July 2024 at 04:47 PM
scenes - "I'm just guessing, but I don't think there's a 'They'
There is - it's not the Blob and it's not the DNC. But there are factions. In the Information age blocs and factions cohere without the need for physical get-togethers or confabs or close employment or even conventions. They just start to orbit around each other and send each other signals. If you are receptive to a particular set of signals you reply in turn and in kind. Pretty soon a power bloc forms and loosely joins other power blocs that nestle with a good amount of overlap (Venn diagrams help here) with other blocs. Everyone is semi to fully aware of the major players and emissaries and go-betweens emerge to line up possible solid fronts concerning each particular issue. I don't pretend to have a clue as to who or what bloc managed the early debate date, but it had its intended effect. It's actually too late for a graceful re-alignment of power blocs but not too late for a card shuffle of some kind.
There is a "they" - but exactly who is "them" this time might be a puzzle to keep the pundits busy for a bit.
A casual reading of the Roman Empire shows that there is always a "them" but people are fickle and alliances tend to be, shall we say - 'subject to change'.
They funniest part is the placid veneer the Dems and the news media are trying to maintain, but you know it's a freakin' cat fight going on right now.
Posted by: Scott O | 02 July 2024 at 05:21 PM
Perhaps they were hoping that they could catch President Brainstem in a "Ron Burgundy" moment.....
https://x.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1808244360242221309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1808244360242221309%7Ctwgr%5E3f4c61e8b192340c8b0c64cf052753a862ed8484%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapundit.com%2F658160%2F
Posted by: fish | 03 July 2024 at 07:06 AM
Looks like that rare instance where the "Vice Presidential Insurance" doesn't pay off.....
From the website currently administered by Matt Drudges boyfriend....
....and what's with them using her photoshopped "official picture? I want recent photos where she is morphing into Maxine Waters.....you know, the ones where it looks like she is melting.
https://dnyuz.com/2024/07/03/biden-told-ally-that-he-is-weighing-whether-to-continue-in-the-race/
Posted by: fish | 03 July 2024 at 08:12 AM
What's up with those nasty Mexicans?
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNMsUAtu/
Posted by: Real MAGA Wives of SCOTUS | 03 July 2024 at 08:45 AM
Hmmm....yes....indeed!
No mention of using her brain I see.....
And what about those skills she learned while serving under Willie Brown?
Posted by: fish | 03 July 2024 at 12:24 PM
"Vice President Kamala Harris’ past donors privately strategize in case Biden drops out
Vice President Kamala Harris’ allies are discussing scenarios in the event that President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 campaign, said people familiar with the matter.
The talks have focused on whether Harris would control the massive Biden-Harris campaign war chest managed by Biden’s team, if the president were no longer in the race."
...and massive it is given high tech's and the financial industry's hooks into Team Blue.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/03/kamala-harris-allies-strategize-in-case-biden-drops-out.html
I like the idea of President Harris. It'll all be insane in new and interesting ways.
Trump, like him or hate him, pushed his way though the jungle single-handed. Ms Harris is a combination of AA and right-place-right-time. Sweet. We'll be living Kosinski's 'Being There' in real life.
You know, if it all this accomplished was pushing the neo-conlibs out of foreign policy dominance, it would be an OK thing.
Posted by: scenes | 03 July 2024 at 12:31 PM
'if it all this'
huh? Oh well, I had to run to get the steak off of the flame.
(the lack of editing, along with the lack of decent search, plus the inability to properly deal with different varieties of url, are why I love typepad so much. Is it just me, or is the quality of web apps a lot lower than old school computer applications?).
Posted by: scenes | 03 July 2024 at 12:51 PM
The greatest gift ever…..
…..from the Gaffe Master!
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/im-not-leaving-biden-makes-absolutely-clear-on-all-staff-call-hes-in-this-race-to-the-end/
Posted by: fish | 03 July 2024 at 01:22 PM
It's time to swear in President Harris.
Posted by: Gregory | 28 June 2024 at 07:26 AM
I wasn't kidding.
Posted by: Gregory | 03 July 2024 at 02:07 PM
I think I have the solution.
Jeb!
2024
Posted by: scenes | 03 July 2024 at 02:10 PM
After Kamalala is sworn in, she can pick a running mate. It won't be a Bush.
Posted by: Gregory | 03 July 2024 at 02:18 PM
Amazing.
Missouri v. New York.
https://ago.mo.gov/wp-content/uploads/Missouri-v.-NY.pdf
Best timeline ever.
Michael Malice (Michael Krechmer, internet blogger guy) on Harris.
"
The brains of John Fetterman
The charisma of Hillary Clinton
The eloquence of Joe Biden
The kindness of Amy Klobuchar
The appeal of Ilhan Omar
The humor of Kathy Hochul
The humility of Jill Biden
"
Posted by: scenes | 03 July 2024 at 02:30 PM
moi: "You know, if it all this accomplished was pushing the neo-conlibs out of foreign policy dominance, it would be an OK thing."
Realistically, I'd say that the probability that Harris isn't already captured by the defense-intelligence complex is basically nil.
You have to admit that it's funny to see a general class of rulers (both parties) who have put together a platform of unlimited 3rd world immigration, universal surveillance, men-in-dresses, outsourcing, aggressive foreign policy, ethnic and gender-based affirmative action.
I'm not absolutely sure what to call that as a philosophy.
Posted by: scenes | 03 July 2024 at 03:11 PM
They are well and truly stuck with creepy grampa joe -
Uncharted territory: Could campaign finances keep Biden on the ballot?
An FEC commissioner said there are 'too many hurdles' to replacing Biden as the nominee
Trainor, speaking Wednesday on "The Josh Hammer Show," said given the financial roadblocks, he believes Democrats "have no choice but to continue forward with President Biden as their nominee because there are just too many hurdles."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/uncharted-territory-could-campaign-finances-keep-biden-ballot
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 03 July 2024 at 04:56 PM
https://archive.is/4EUyj
Posted by: scenes | 03 July 2024 at 05:49 PM
Meme of the Day.
https://x.com/MBrassenstein/status/1808486792926011532
Posted by: scenes | 04 July 2024 at 05:50 AM
You really have to wonder at this point if the democrats aren't trying to throw the election.....
Abigail Disney does not approve.....!
https://www.the-sun.com/news/11826681/president-joe-biden-bumbling-radio-black-woman-interview/
Posted by: fish | 05 July 2024 at 06:36 AM
What....having a senile but semi-animated puppet is the ultimate end state of democratic politics....
The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden The president’s mental decline was like a dark family secret for many elite supporters.
He can be talked into anything. If the voters revolt....well... "We always thought he might possibly be having some cognitive issues....but you can't hold us responsible....after all, you guys elected him"....perfect plausible deniability! He
walksokay, shuffles on his own....so people think he's still alive!Holy Grail....!
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/conspiracy-of-silence-to-protect-joe-biden.html
Posted by: fish | 05 July 2024 at 09:17 AM
re: fisho@9:17AM
Decent article.
Oh well. When a senior politician is as far gone as President Sundowner, it's just normal behavior by a self-interested group.
. They'd rather have 'their man' in office as opposed to someone else.
. Senior staff are actually running the show and like it that way (I expect this is a problem that Trump largely doesn't have).
. It's really all just marketing. The Biden Basement Campaign of 2020 was brilliantly done, although it required COVID to jam through the voting rules changes and lack of visibility of the candidate.
I guess that the ideal (D) candidate is a guy on a feeding tube somewhere.
Naturally, we're at Cope Level 1000, which is fun as all get-out to watch. NO! TRUMP IS THE ONE WITH DEMENTIA!!!
Naturally, they'll all jump on the Kamala Bandwagon the moment everyone is promised their piece of the pie. Democrats generally are just like establishment Republicans, all about the grift.
lol. Holy shit, I wish I had Orange Hitler's genes. Hate him all you want, but that guy is remarkable for his age.
Posted by: scenes | 05 July 2024 at 12:17 PM
..as an aside, I'm not sure that the current system is very good at producing high quality thinkers. Post-Nixon, they all seem to be average (at best) in intelligence and not well suited to rolling dice on the Risk board.
Watch Putin sometime do an ad-hoc sort of talk. Sharp as tack. There actually are bright people out there.
Posted by: scenes | 05 July 2024 at 12:22 PM
Putin is only 71. His exit time will come.
Posted by: Gregory | 05 July 2024 at 01:16 PM
As of 1:15p on Friday, July 5th 2024 the only thing missing is the video of Biden “Air Boxing” like Ferdinand Marcos did just before they carried him out in a box!
Hey….a guy can hope!
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=111677294
https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1987/01/29/Exiled-Philippine-leader-Ferdinand-Marcos-makes-workout-video/9089538894800/
Posted by: fish | 05 July 2024 at 01:21 PM
Now thats funny! -
At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/essence-black-democrats-rally-behind-004449691.html
;-)
Posted by: Don Bessee | 06 July 2024 at 06:22 PM