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by Joe K
Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
Replies: 2324
Views: 39813

Re: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1326299781761691648?s=21 So they’re representing the Pennsylvania GOP (not Trump) in a lawsuit filed months before the election (not after Trump lost) addressing the constitutional question of who, as between the state legislature and state courts, has the power to ...
by Joe K
Tue Nov 10, 2020 2:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
Replies: 2324
Views: 39813

Re: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration

Joe seems to think that the Lincoln Project is going to be doxxing these individual attorneys but I don't see anything wrong with highlighting the failings of the firm, no different than a business who chooses to advertise on Tucker Carlson. If groups on the right wanted to point out firms that do ...
by Joe K
Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:46 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
Replies: 2324
Views: 39813

Re: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration

Hey look, Joe K defending trump again. It's a tradition I'll be sad to see go. Good substantive response from you, as usual. I’ll repeat my hypothetical: are you guys cool with the idea of right-wing protestors, who view abortion as a moral atrocity, picketing the homes of attorneys who represent P...
by Joe K
Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
Replies: 2324
Views: 39813

Re: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration

I think the Lincoln Project going after Jones Day is a terrible precedent. Attorneys should be able to represent unpopular clients without being subject to politicized pressure. How would the people applauding this feel about right-wing protestors picketing the homes of attorneys who work at law fir...
by Joe K
Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
Replies: 2324
Views: 39813

Re: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration

Results of those Georgia special elections just got a lot more meaningless: https://twitter.com/sen_joemanchin/status/1325951672145883138?s=21 To be clear, I’m talking about the filibuster issue as opposed to the Court. Keeping the filibuster in place gives McConnell veto power over any good legisla...
by Joe K
Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Week 2020

This is another great take: https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1325856747559542785?s=20 The GOP has this reputation as being completely ruthless and mercenary, yet they've still not been able to stand up to Trump at any point in the last five years when it should have been easy to strangle his candi...
by Joe K
Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
Replies: 2324
Views: 39813

Re: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration

I think it’s exceedingly unlikely that Trump or anyone particularly close to him is prosecuted for anything, even in the absence of pardons. It’s evident from Biden’s statements during and after the campaign that he wants to be a unifying figure. Fair or not, investigating the guy who just got 71 m...
by Joe K
Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration
Replies: 2324
Views: 39813

Re: The WH Transition Thread --- all things Trump to Biden until Inauguration

I think it’s exceedingly unlikely that Trump or anyone particularly close to him is prosecuted for anything, even in the absence of pardons. It’s evident from Biden’s statements during and after the campaign that he wants to be a unifying figure. Fair or not, investigating the guy who just got 71 mi...
by Joe K
Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Week 2020

tennbengal wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:45 pm
mister d wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2020 5:10 pm Claire McCaskill, a sitting commentator, can rip progressives but progressives cannot rip Claire McCaskill. Mmmhmm.
I am behind anyone that rips McCaskill. She sucks out loud.
Here you go, then:
by Joe K
Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Week 2020

tennbengal wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:24 pm The Saints are beating the living fuck out of Tampa. Like, a holy shit beating.
Please don’t move this post to the NFL thread. It belongs here because the reason Brady is playing so horribly is that he’s heartbroken about Trump’s defeat.
by Joe K
Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:39 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

You know what's really distressing to me right now? If Trump, with all his utter buffoonery and incompetence, had done even a C- minus job managing the Pandemic, he would have won re-election with complete ease. Maybe? I know the polls haven’t exactly been spot-on, but the Biden-Trump head-to-head ...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Day 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 561

Re: Election Day 2024

Pruitt wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:42 pm If we're doing log range predictions, I'll prognosticate that Biden has absolutely nothing to do with the 2024 election.
Agreed. I’d guess it’s Harris v. Cotton/Haley/Hawley.
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

At this moment, I am leaning toward JoeK and friends read of the situation. I do wish Dems would stop chasing the mythical bi-partisanship BS. Not gonna happen. I’ve been saying this for years but there is no more over-represented group in media than “anti-Trump Republicans.” It’s a fun fantasy to ...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

https://twitter.com/krystalball/status/1324095006802501633?s=19 Yeah, the minimum wage is a really important issue to tons of voters, particularly in a year where low-income workers have been crushed by the COVID Depression. Obviously Biden is more likely than Trump to sign a law increasing the min...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

The crazy thing is that if Trump loses, he lost because of white men, especially white men under 30. Everything else was up. White men down White women up Jewish up Blacks up Latinos up Asians up We don't really know this yet. This is based on early, unweighted exit polls, which are notoriously unr...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

The crazy thing is that if Trump loses, he lost because of white men, especially white men under 30. Everything else was up. White men down White women up Jewish up Blacks up Latinos up Asians up We don't really know this yet. This is based on early, unweighted exit polls, which are notoriously unr...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:52 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

...and they'll have to face jr/ivanka Don't discount the possibility of Trump Sr pulling the Grover Cleveland and his running again in 4 years (assuming he's still alive...at some point, his unhealthy lifestyle has gotta catch up with him). I think he’d rather host a show on OAN/TrumpTV and shitpos...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

Yeah, I think there's gonna be time for plenty of looking forward before too long, but while this is not a great result, it's a result that at least saves democracy for the short-term. Unfortunately though, Trumpism is here to stay. Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley and maybe even Little Marco are probably s...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

Are you guys afraid that the fact the Dems don't have the senate is a dream scenario for them? Perfect excuse for a "back to status quo" administration who arent actually interested in pursuing the interests of the progressive wing of the party. If McConnell has 52-53 Senators, as appears...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:43 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

Are you guys afraid that the fact the Dems don't have the senate is a dream scenario for them? Perfect excuse for a "back to status quo" administration who arent actually interested in pursuing the interests of the progressive wing of the party. If McConnell has 52-53 Senators, as appears...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 10:33 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

Sure looks like Biden is in good shape. I just woke up, but here's my understanding (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Looks like Wisconsin should go for Biden. Michigan looks good for Biden too at this point Nevada has basically only mail-in ballots from Clark County to count according to Ralston ...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 10:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

I was apoplectic during the general election campaign that the Dems weren’t using Julian Castro more as a surrogate. He was pretty much the only Presidential candidate who wasn’t giving a speaking spot at the convention. The cynical part of me says they were mad that Castro endorsed Warren rather th...
by Joe K
Wed Nov 04, 2020 9:48 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

That quote isn't a tangible, physical thing. It means "if all you say you are is an alternative set of rich white people who are less racist than the other set of rich white people who are more racist you need to be something better in order to prove you're actually worth my vote." The de...
by Joe K
Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Election Week 2020
Replies: 1230
Views: 20900

Re: Election Day 2020

My prediction is that Biden wins with 310 EC votes. In the somewhat unlikely event he wins Florida, the suspense will be over quickly. OTOH, a tight race in Pennsylvania means that it’ll be a nerve-wracking night.
by Joe K
Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 31684

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

I am currently registered as a republican. Mainly to vote for/ against candidates running for local shit. If not, I wouldn't need to vote in any primaries. Pretty red in my neck of the woods. Conversely, I’ve lived my entire adult life in cities where it’s impossible for Republicans to win local el...
by Joe K
Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:18 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 31684

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

It’s telling to look at where Trump actually is popular. I saw a recent poll that had Philippines first and Israel second. So he’s a big hit in countries led by guys who do extrajudicial executions for drug offenses and imprison Muslims in an Apartheid state.
by Joe K
Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL week 8
Replies: 103
Views: 2237

Re: NFL week 8

They are going to need a QB. Newton is clearly not the answer. Looks like they were right to trade away Garoppolo, though. He looks bad in SF, despite playing in as QB-friendly a system as he’ll ever find. Shanahan gets the bulk of the blame for the 4th quarter of last year’s Super Bowl but that te...
by Joe K
Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:13 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Replies: 3857
Views: 213714

Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

mister d wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:16 am What's fucked up is the same thing happened to a women's pro player in their first outdoor game and no one has ever really cared.
She posted this yesterday:
by Joe K
Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 306
Views: 5923

Re: 2020 NBA Playoffs

Doc Rivers is probably at least a marginal upgrade over Brett Brown, and Morey is a big upgrade over Elton Brand and whoever else was making front office decisions over the last 2 years. But it’s weird to hire a big name coach before hiring a big name exec in the same offseason. Normally you hire th...
by Joe K
Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:12 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 306
Views: 5923

Re: 2020 NBA Playoffs



If Morey re-hires his former protege Sam Hinkie then The Process is truly complete!
by Joe K
Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint
Replies: 635
Views: 12645

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

This isn’t Kevin Cash’s team. He is a more of a figurehead pushing the preprogrammed buttons as defined by Erik Neander and his crew of analysts. Mark Carig nailed it: There is an arrogance about the way old school baseball people talk about how the old ways are better. In an Orwellian twist, that ...
by Joe K
Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint
Replies: 635
Views: 12645

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

To add to my point about Cash’s results, I know the shorter season length and extreme unbalanced schedule helped, but it’s ridiculous that he got a .667 winning percentage out of that roster to begin with. And that’s with only getting 76 plate appearances from Arozarena (who performed at “only” an A...
by Joe K
Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:19 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint
Replies: 635
Views: 12645

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

I definitely don’t think that should be viewed as some kind of career-defining error by Cash. The results he’s gotten over the last 3 seasons have been ridiculous, given the budgetary and talent limitations, so clearly his “process” has merit. However, the Dodgers seemed to have a pretty good read o...
by Joe K
Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:37 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 31684

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

Strong reading comprehension skills, Giff. There isn’t much “new” because already it’s long been well-established that Hunter Biden was making a lot of money from business dealings in Ukraine and China while his father was VP. But there are emails that reference a Ukrainian businessman meeting Joe (...
by Joe K
Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint
Replies: 635
Views: 12645

Re: 2020 MLB Season, Sponsored by Sprint

Not a Dodgers fan, but Buehler has been my favorite player to watch in all of MLB over the last few years. This curve to K Arozarena to end the 6th is NSFW.

by Joe K
Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:18 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 31684

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

Maybe just stop taking weird victory laps for your predictions about President Biden when it's still 1.5 weeks from the election? I would be less inclined to take a “weird victory laps” if my initial prediction wasn’t derided as “100% wrong” and “nonsense” one month before Biden said that he’ll do ...
by Joe K
Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:47 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 31684

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

You guys bitching about Biden are fucking insane at this point. Trump and this brand of evil needs to get kicked in the ass. But, yes, please.. Continue to wring your hands about Biden being a moderate/centrist. That's the fucking point right now. Fucking Hell. I’m not sure about Mr. D but not only...
by Joe K
Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 31684

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate

Bipartisanship is such a weird campaign tactic against an unpopular incumbent. Is it? I feel like appealing to some of those turned off by Trump isn’t a terrible thing. One of the reasons some people dislike Trump (or politics in the Trump era) is the nasty partisanship. Appearing bipartisan is how...
by Joe K
Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:47 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate
Replies: 2136
Views: 31684

Re: 2020 Presidential Election: Joe Biden vs Whoever the Republicans Nominate



Hey, remember when some of you guys got really mad at me when I said Biden would never expand the Court because he cares too much about bipartisanship and would never pick that fight with the GOP?
by Joe K
Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Random Politics
Replies: 9202
Views: 462591

Re: Random Politics

Most progressive candidate ever!