It’s Monday. There are 119 days until the general election. Europe shows us how it’s done, Biden hits the trail hard and Republicans are worried we know they’re fascist a-holes.
I've been reading you for quite a while and I'm glad you're on Substack. I just can't afford to upgrade because I'm on a fixed(disability)income which I have to say I'm extremely worried about losing if Agolf Shitler takes over. Keep up the great writing and cursing! 🤗👍
Just upgraded to a paid subscription, don't fuck it up by becoming PC. Keep calling it like you see it with the appropriate swear words in the appropriate places. (unless of course an inappropriate swear word in an inappropriate place works better) ;)
Hi Adam and Sam, I'm thinking about upgrading to paid. The one problem I have is that sometimes you link to articles behind a paywall. I don't know exactly how these things work, but if it's a paywalled article, any chance you can copy the whole thing into a footnote?
I like your stuff and I'm absolutely fine with the cussing!
Why don’t we take a page from our history as mentioned in the included article and start our own boycotts. If everyone who had a subscription to the New York Times in the Washington Post canceled them, maybe they would get the message that they better start delivering some fair coverage
Biden’s strongest supporters, the Black Congressional Caucus, had to hear his pitch over a teleconference? What’s up with that? The East Room was already booked? WTAF?
So, let’s assume that Biden won’t go. What is the campaign’s plan? Trump bad, Biden good, economic conditions are better than you think, dummy, and I alone can do it is like betting four aces against a Smith & Wesson. The Smith & Wesson being how many silly voters think you are too damned old and will sit this one out. (It could take as little as 1.75% in the swing states.)
It does not matter what the politically engaged who discuss here the degree to which President Biden may, or may not, have a condition beyond mild cognitive impairment, such as incipient vascular dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's that can only be assessed clinically. What matters is the perception of a large portion of the electorate who are only lightly politically engaged and consider almost anyone over 60 as gross and repulsive. Some of these may have voted for Biden anyway in 2020, when he was my age, but many of those have become double haters. They dislike both candidates on age as a baseline. The maybe unlikely to vote for Trump because he is so repulsive. But that doesn't mean that they will turn out for Biden.
Those voters had already begun to turn against Biden over his appearance. The debate probably pushed some more over the edge. The shock to committed Biden voters was how much his affect had changed seemingly at once. If that is how mature voters and even his contemporaries react, what will the effect be on millennials and Zs?
The Biden campaign has failed to add to its existing strategy to address this. Trump will still be a primary focus, and Biden's exceptional achievements emphasized. Whether there's much more mileage left in pointing out how totally bad Trump is uncertain. The perception of the great economy as being otherwise is proving sticky because the only part of the electorate that has sustained experience with adjusting price expectations following inflation are the Boomers and remaining Silents. Someone used to buying a six pack of their favorite craft beer for $9.99 cannot understand why it went up to $12.99 and hasn't come back down. Switching to a cheaper industrial brew doesn't occur as an adaptation.
The age problem is by now baked in. No one of any age can run a gaffe free campaign over the course of the next four months. Every one of Biden's senior moments will be taken as confirmation. Fair or not matters not a bit. What's needed is offsets. Dobbs-proofing at the state level should be supercharged by a specific legislative proposal to codify Roe. Expanding the Supreme Court to 13 seats should be a promise. Opt-in Medicare at 60 should be offered. College costs for national service should be proposed. We have to give the voters something positive to show up. And while it has been sound policy to invest in restoring the industrial base and infrastructure of so many Red states, that wins no electoral college votes. Desalination for Arizona and Nevada would be a good start to reaping political rewards from public investment. Abroad and national defense requires rearmament to replace depleted stocks, expand capacity and transform our land war focus from a far off battlefield of the future while remaining equipped for the wars of yesterday. We should be paying Ukraine richly for technology transfer to us and begin to industrialize their equipment and method.
The campaign is doing nothing comparable. It doesn't matter if it can't or it won't. If the Biden campaign doesn't up its game it is going to lose us, not just him, the election.
You have much to say and you write well but since you asked and want to get more serious, the cussing does get in the way of your message— unless it is used sparingly—just like good comedy.
Really really unhappy to see you on Substack. (Did you delete my prior comment?) I had to unsubscribe since I can't subscribe to any newsletter using Substack, for ethical reasons.
Good to have you here! Now, we need to do what the UK and France just did and send these far right shit heads packing!
💙💙💙
I loved Joe Biden’s call into Morning Joe this morning! I particularly loved when he laughed at some of their questions. Dark Brandon is still here.
Nice to see you on this platform
Thank you!
I've been reading you for quite a while and I'm glad you're on Substack. I just can't afford to upgrade because I'm on a fixed(disability)income which I have to say I'm extremely worried about losing if Agolf Shitler takes over. Keep up the great writing and cursing! 🤗👍
“Dark Brandon’s coming back” is the best news I’ve heard all summer.
Also, we need to have the surgeon general recognize that NOT cursing is a fucking national health problem that causes undue stress on the heart! 💙
Just upgraded to a paid subscription, don't fuck it up by becoming PC. Keep calling it like you see it with the appropriate swear words in the appropriate places. (unless of course an inappropriate swear word in an inappropriate place works better) ;)
One suggestion, you guys. Actually two..
1. Don’t stop cussing!
2. Is there some way the link to Substack from the email can go directly to the app if we have it?
Hi Adam and Sam, I'm thinking about upgrading to paid. The one problem I have is that sometimes you link to articles behind a paywall. I don't know exactly how these things work, but if it's a paywalled article, any chance you can copy the whole thing into a footnote?
I like your stuff and I'm absolutely fine with the cussing!
Good idea. We can also work harder to find links that aren’t hidden. We’re grateful you’re thinking about joining us:)
Don't you ever stop fucking swearing, you sexy patriots !
Why don’t we take a page from our history as mentioned in the included article and start our own boycotts. If everyone who had a subscription to the New York Times in the Washington Post canceled them, maybe they would get the message that they better start delivering some fair coverage
https://theconversation.com/black-economic-boycotts-of-the-civil-rights-era-still-offer-lessons-on-how-to-achieve-a-just-society-228057
When the big issues are decided, please suggest that we bring back the Fairness in Reporting Act!
MSM has tied itself in knots trying to keep a balance and all that does is piss off EVERYbody!
They seem to have lost the ability to report the truth. I’m convinced that they are reporting this crap in order to stay off DJT’s Retribution list.
God! I miss getting the truth!
Biden’s strongest supporters, the Black Congressional Caucus, had to hear his pitch over a teleconference? What’s up with that? The East Room was already booked? WTAF?
So, let’s assume that Biden won’t go. What is the campaign’s plan? Trump bad, Biden good, economic conditions are better than you think, dummy, and I alone can do it is like betting four aces against a Smith & Wesson. The Smith & Wesson being how many silly voters think you are too damned old and will sit this one out. (It could take as little as 1.75% in the swing states.)
It does not matter what the politically engaged who discuss here the degree to which President Biden may, or may not, have a condition beyond mild cognitive impairment, such as incipient vascular dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's that can only be assessed clinically. What matters is the perception of a large portion of the electorate who are only lightly politically engaged and consider almost anyone over 60 as gross and repulsive. Some of these may have voted for Biden anyway in 2020, when he was my age, but many of those have become double haters. They dislike both candidates on age as a baseline. The maybe unlikely to vote for Trump because he is so repulsive. But that doesn't mean that they will turn out for Biden.
Those voters had already begun to turn against Biden over his appearance. The debate probably pushed some more over the edge. The shock to committed Biden voters was how much his affect had changed seemingly at once. If that is how mature voters and even his contemporaries react, what will the effect be on millennials and Zs?
The Biden campaign has failed to add to its existing strategy to address this. Trump will still be a primary focus, and Biden's exceptional achievements emphasized. Whether there's much more mileage left in pointing out how totally bad Trump is uncertain. The perception of the great economy as being otherwise is proving sticky because the only part of the electorate that has sustained experience with adjusting price expectations following inflation are the Boomers and remaining Silents. Someone used to buying a six pack of their favorite craft beer for $9.99 cannot understand why it went up to $12.99 and hasn't come back down. Switching to a cheaper industrial brew doesn't occur as an adaptation.
The age problem is by now baked in. No one of any age can run a gaffe free campaign over the course of the next four months. Every one of Biden's senior moments will be taken as confirmation. Fair or not matters not a bit. What's needed is offsets. Dobbs-proofing at the state level should be supercharged by a specific legislative proposal to codify Roe. Expanding the Supreme Court to 13 seats should be a promise. Opt-in Medicare at 60 should be offered. College costs for national service should be proposed. We have to give the voters something positive to show up. And while it has been sound policy to invest in restoring the industrial base and infrastructure of so many Red states, that wins no electoral college votes. Desalination for Arizona and Nevada would be a good start to reaping political rewards from public investment. Abroad and national defense requires rearmament to replace depleted stocks, expand capacity and transform our land war focus from a far off battlefield of the future while remaining equipped for the wars of yesterday. We should be paying Ukraine richly for technology transfer to us and begin to industrialize their equipment and method.
The campaign is doing nothing comparable. It doesn't matter if it can't or it won't. If the Biden campaign doesn't up its game it is going to lose us, not just him, the election.
You have much to say and you write well but since you asked and want to get more serious, the cussing does get in the way of your message— unless it is used sparingly—just like good comedy.
Drop all the cursing
Otherwise you are doing a public service. Thank you.
Really really unhappy to see you on Substack. (Did you delete my prior comment?) I had to unsubscribe since I can't subscribe to any newsletter using Substack, for ethical reasons.