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Magoo48

(4,987 posts)
61. Really?
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 01:54 PM
Aug 7

I feel like Kamala’s stage presence is the most dynamic and captivating as an to be found in our party right now.

Walz is a bad debater? crazylikafox Aug 7 #1
My thought exactly pat_k Aug 7 #3
I wouldn't want to cross verbal swords with Walz. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #21
Thinking of The Hustler, where the pool player pretends to be bad.. ananda Aug 7 #62
I like it. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #67
That's it! ananda Aug 7 #68
He will have Vance for lunch. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #83
LOL -- sad for him, happy for us! ananda Aug 7 #95
Maybe he means in the way of a school debate JI7 Aug 7 #11
That makes sense. pat_k Aug 7 #16
Walz played the Midwest "aw shucks ma'am" game Bucky Aug 7 #31
I think they both loved Beau & that bonded them. Joinfortmill Aug 7 #63
Hear, hear! pat_k Aug 7 #85
Minnesota modesty NT BrianTheEVGuy Aug 7 #54
Over the last day or so, I've listened to slightlv Aug 7 #69
I can't find the reference. . . pat_k Aug 7 #87
Why would you think he was "slighted" ? Think. Again. Aug 7 #2
And this article counters the notion... pat_k Aug 7 #4
Why would we need an article to figure that out? Think. Again. Aug 7 #6
Unclear to me where the hostility is. . . pat_k Aug 7 #8
WE Are the stronger side, WE control the narrative. Think. Again. Aug 7 #10
I happened to like the narrative of this article. pat_k Aug 7 #14
Pat, this is a great article. A fascinating glimpse behind the scenes. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #22
Perhaps not surprising. pat_k Aug 7 #71
No it is not surprising now. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #82
I love that story! pat_k Aug 7 #88
He also needed to know what a VP's job entails? Zoomie1986 Aug 7 #91
I kind of get what he might have been asking. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #93
It was a very intereeting article, and I thank you for sharing it! 😇 ShazzieB Aug 7 #26
The article is there because it's interesting. Bucky Aug 7 #34
maybe we shouldn't be so "interested" in divisive media B.S. Think. Again. Aug 7 #38
We read the same article. I didn't find it divisive. Bucky Aug 7 #45
Yeah, Andrea Mitchell was punding on this particular wedge this morning. n/t PatrickforB Aug 7 #19
yep, makes Dems seem sleazy. Think. Again. Aug 7 #23
If she's taking that fork in the road, it's the wrong fork to be using ;) n/t Cheezoholic Aug 7 #47
CNN had a chyron referring to his "VP snub." Amaryllis Aug 7 #32
Well, I guess every American over the age of 34... Think. Again. Aug 7 #35
Nah, you were right above. This is just the fucked up tabloid shit stirring media we have today at work Cheezoholic Aug 7 #49
Being slighted would require that he expected it and felt he deserved it. NH Ethylene Aug 7 #33
Look, he's ambitious. That's a good quality in a politician Bucky Aug 7 #37
Shapiro has tremendous gravitas. The concern was likely that he would overshadow Kamala. PeaceWave Aug 7 #50
We're kinda saying the same thing Bucky Aug 7 #53
Really? Magoo48 Aug 7 #61
It's not just a right wing talking point. yardwork Aug 7 #39
I'm repulsed by those posts also.. Think. Again. Aug 7 #44
I haven't seen any Democrat suggest that he was "slighted." yardwork Aug 7 #55
There was no "strategic decision" to refuse Shapiro because he's Jewish. Think. Again. Aug 7 #76
You're ignoring numerous posts and OPs on DU. yardwork Aug 7 #80
My post directly stands. Think. Again. Aug 7 #81
Just Heard on MSNBC Deep State Witch Aug 7 #5
Yep. I don't think he thinks of it that way either. pat_k Aug 7 #12
We don't know how Shapiro feels. Irish_Dem Aug 7 #27
Yeah we do. He told us. Gore1FL Aug 7 #28
I would only suggest one edit Bucky Aug 7 #41
No doubt! pat_k Aug 7 #72
GREAT statement from Shapiro Pinback Aug 7 #51
+1 pat_k Aug 7 #73
How do you know he wanted it? Think. Again. Aug 7 #36
I agree. This wasn't a job posting. yardwork Aug 7 #48
my thoughts exactly et tu Aug 7 #25
This is making drama about a non issue JI7 Aug 7 #7
There are folks trying to make it a drama. pat_k Aug 7 #9
Until The Gentleman Says He Was, He Wasn't The Magistrate Aug 7 #13
What heading would you have preferred? pat_k Aug 7 #15
Merely Commenting On The Situation, Sir The Magistrate Aug 7 #17
Point taken. pat_k Aug 7 #18
Recommended. H2O Man Aug 7 #20
Well that is interesting. Thanks for the post. bsiebs Aug 7 #46
I noticed that the immediate talking points against Walz seemed to have been prepared for Shapiro. yardwork Aug 7 #52
Right. H2O Man Aug 7 #57
The media is not on our side. yardwork Aug 7 #59
Absolutely! H2O Man Aug 7 #65
Before the interviews, the Greenberg case was. . . pat_k Aug 7 #74
Could be. H2O Man Aug 7 #75
Republicans are trying to divide us with made up drama IronLionZion Aug 7 #24
Shapiro would have DownriverDem Aug 7 #29
Whitmer has little support there and she wins JI7 Aug 7 #42
Why? Would those in MI Vote Against Democracy? Or stay home and Cha Aug 7 #94
Walz doesn't want to run for president? ColinC Aug 7 #30
Honestly, I can't imagine a worse job. yardwork Aug 7 #56
I really love Walz already pinkstarburst Aug 7 #70
I know! pat_k Aug 7 #90
I don't think he was slighted - but there were "concerns" voiced repeatedly TBF Aug 7 #40
Based on those concerns the Democrats should stop supporting gay rights JI7 Aug 7 #43
I need a USA pundit political jargon translator. Voltaire2 Aug 7 #58
The "center" has moved so far right. . . pat_k Aug 7 #78
Me too. Fork the punditacracy. Voltaire2 Aug 7 #79
Walz was my guy! Joinfortmill Aug 7 #60
I thought the article was a great way for me to understand the thinking that goes into the selection process. Nanjeanne Aug 7 #64
Very interesting, and illuminating. elleng Aug 7 #66
Trump is pushing this. Klarkashton Aug 7 #77
There are reports that Senator Fetterman expressed some concerns about Shapiro LetMyPeopleVote Aug 7 #84
As I said in reply to H2O's post above. . . pat_k Aug 7 #92
Of course he wasn't slighted and neither was anyone else. totodeinhere Aug 7 #86
Winning the silver medal at the Olympics isn't a slight. meadowlander Aug 7 #89
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