Ah yes, I remember when I voted for a woman, transitioned into actually being a woman, gave live birth to two children, and then voted for a man in 2020 so I could stop having my period.
Pretty wild ride, tbh. :)
As a Howard grad, I knew about our alum #KamalaHarris. I remember at one alumni club meeting talking about how her star was on the rise.
I also used to watch State of the Black Union every year on C-SPAN, and I became a fan forever when I saw this in 2006:
Trump: I didn’t cut Social Security, remember?
(Fact check: Trump introduced a budget to cut Social Security and Medicare every single year he was in office. The reason it didn’t happen was because Democrats stopped him)
Trump finally said it out loud: “Get out and vote. Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what: it’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.” — Donald J. Trump, addressing the Turning Point Action Believers’ Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida on Friday, July 26, 2024.
@davidfrum I am so sorry for your profound loss. Thank you for sharing this beautifully written memoir of your beautiful child. What a blessing to have Ringo still. Love to you and your family.
Let me be clear: I don’t criticize our media for intense coverage of the health of the president and whether he can fill another term or stay on the ticket. Those are big stories. They are not the only stories. The fact that he is the incumbent does not excuse the inattention to the other major party candidate who was a former president, much less the dereliction of duty that comes with treating his abnormal behavior as normal. 1/
“I care deeply that the American people have an entire picture of what is at stake in this election. And where we are right now, after that debate, is not giving us that picture,” says historian @HC_Richardson.
“It is my expectation, following the Supreme Court’s recent decisions, that that balance may be restored. But if it isn’t restored from the higher reaches of our government and from the media, the American people sure better do it themselves.
“Because we have five months to make sure that we get to the 250th anniversary of the American republic. And if we don’t come out right in November, we’re not going to make it.”
Watch our full conversation here.
On the eve of the celebration of America’s independence from a king, we have to be mindful that the recent SCOTUS decision essentially greenlights a modern day king but only if we are foolish enough, or blinded enough, to elect one.
The comments of this crazy SOB, the architect of Project 2025, stating so boldly that “We are in the process of a second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be,” connects the dots to that decision and the stakes in the upcoming election. This should be a chilling wake up call to all who actually care about freedom and democracy.
Consider policy. Consider age. Consider all of the things you usually consider in an election. But for God’s sakes please, this year let’s get back to putting character and integrity and respect for the rule of law back at the top of the list.
Folks, I know there is a lot of angst out there from last night. I get it. But the Presidency is more than just 2 minute answers and one minute responses on a single night. It’s about judgment and experience and being deliberate. It’s about surrounding yourself with a team who will dig into every issue and challenge both the President and each other and not just say “yes” to everything the President says. And it’s about decency and respect and character. @JoeBiden has demonstrated all of that time and time again. Donald Trump possesses none of these which he has also demonstrated time and time again.
Biden had a bad night.
Also, Trump is an existential threat to democracy, the Republic, the Constitution, and our most fundamental liberties, in addition to being a fraud, a liar, a felon, a degenerate, a global embarrassment, and an ally of evil.
Toughen up. Fight's on.