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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,351 posts)
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 01:04 PM Aug 2024

Speaking of weird, what is this that feels like joy?

By Sid Schwab / Herald Columnist

I’m trying to measure this feeling of hope and enthusiasm against the reality that it’s an uphill battle for a woman to become president; especially one who’s not white. But there’s no denying the excitement among voters who’d been feeling a heavy sense of – can I say it, Jimmy? – malaise.

Joe Biden’s presidential accomplishments are legion. Freed now from having to promote himself, he’s diving into needed reforms of our out-of-control, Constitution-rewriting Supreme Court. But it had become clear that if he remained in the race he was likely to lose to an increasingly deranged, dangerous, and — let’s say it together — weird man, demonstrably the greatest threat to democracy of any former or potential “president” in our history. Stepping aside only magnified President Biden’s greatness.

Contrary to Donald Trump’s flop-sweaty attacks on Kamala Harris’ laugh, I find it refreshing. She’s having fun! After years of Trumpic nastiness and gloom, peddling fear and hate, lying, tearing down our country despite its thriving economy, record employment, burgeoning small businesses, she’s making America fun again. Has anyone ever seen Trump do that? A full-throated, joyous laugh? Derisive sneers, smirks and mockery don’t count. How embittered must one be never to laugh? How hollowed-out, how devoid of feeling for fellow human beings; how unsuited to hold the reins of a government for the people. He doesn’t like her dancing, either (X: tinyurl.com/baddance4u).

Observing Trump flailing for a foothold proofs the pudding. “I’m running against a low-IQ individual,” he told agreeable rally attendees. We don’t need Alan Turing to crack that code. He’s used it before, on at least one other Black woman (St. Louis American: tinyurl.com/lowIQ4u).

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/schwab-speaking-of-weird-what-is-this-that-feels-like-joy/

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Speaking of weird, what is this that feels like joy? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 OP
I share your hope and enthusiasm.. Permanut Aug 2024 #1
I'm not gonna lie EYESORE 9001 Aug 2024 #2
WHIPLASH! cilla4progress Aug 2024 #3

Permanut

(6,641 posts)
1. I share your hope and enthusiasm..
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 01:12 PM
Aug 2024

now if we can deal with Putin and the fake electors, Mango Mussolini may have to actually go away.

EYESORE 9001

(27,517 posts)
2. I'm not gonna lie
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 01:16 PM
Aug 2024

Last edited Sat Aug 3, 2024, 05:00 AM - Edit history (1)

I felt the malaise setting in after the so-called debate. I even started avoiding this place, having had a bellyful of bad news already. I’m in much better spirits now.

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