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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    Doctor Phibes
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    #20

    I suspect this time around it's because somebody has said 'let's let Trump shoot himself in the foot, whilst simultaneously stepping on his dick', and assumed they'd win based on not being the last person to say/Tweet something stoopid.

    I also think it's a mistake, as it happens.

    I was only joking

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by George K
      #21

      More debate prep, no doubt:

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • KlausK Offline
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        #22

        Regardless of the specifics of this election, I wonder how much influence these election events all over the US have.

        I'd guess that a person who buys tickets to an event like that has already made up his or her mind. Would somebody who sits on the fence buy a ticket for an event and be convinced by the speech or something?

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        • AxtremusA Away
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          Axtremus
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          #23

          https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/biden-campaign-lid-trump-421824

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          • KlausK Klaus

            Regardless of the specifics of this election, I wonder how much influence these election events all over the US have.

            I'd guess that a person who buys tickets to an event like that has already made up his or her mind. Would somebody who sits on the fence buy a ticket for an event and be convinced by the speech or something?

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            Loki
            wrote on last edited by Loki
            #24

            @Klaus said in Taking the day off:

            Regardless of the specifics of this election, I wonder how much influence these election events all over the US have.

            I'd guess that a person who buys tickets to an event like that has already made up his or her mind. Would somebody who sits on the fence buy a ticket for an event and be convinced by the speech or something?

            There are massive get out the vote drives. It’s pretty easy to identify people by party now, those with a low propensity to vote. You get a knock on the door by someone who looks like you or something in the mail handwritten and mailed by a volunteer who gets a packet of people to send a mailing to.

            Minds are made up but getting them to vote is still in the balance.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #25

              Another day of prep:

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • KlausK Offline
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                Klaus
                wrote on last edited by
                #26

                Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                Doctor PhibesD Aqua LetiferA 2 Replies Last reply
                • George KG George K

                  Another day of prep:

                  LuFins DadL Offline
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                  LuFins Dad
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                  #27

                  @George-K said in Taking the day off:

                  Another day of prep:

                  That’s ok, The Times can take care of today for him.

                  The Brad

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                  • KlausK Klaus

                    Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #28

                    @Klaus said in Taking the day off:

                    Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                    America.

                    I could list a bunch of other fucking stupid phrases they've come up with, but I'm a guest here and don't want to be rude.

                    I was only joking

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                    • KlausK Klaus

                      Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                      Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                      Aqua Letifer
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #29

                      @Klaus said in Taking the day off:

                      Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                      It's not sudden, it's been part of White House journo speak since the start of the press corps.

                      It means that after the lid's called, the White House has no intention of releasing any kind of policy updates or other bullshit, so the journalists covering the White House can get to work on whatever stories they have without worrying about something more important being released later, to the extent possible.

                      It's good for the journalists because it allows them to plan better, and it's good for the White House because it's a way of controlling the news cycle on their end. So overall, it's very bad for journalism and it's another reason why the White House is actually a shit beat. You're either a glorified stenographer or a gossip columnist.

                      Please love yourself.

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @Klaus said in Taking the day off:

                        Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                        America.

                        I could list a bunch of other fucking stupid phrases they've come up with, but I'm a guest here and don't want to be rude.

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                        George K
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                        #30

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Taking the day off:

                        don't want to be rude

                        Why stop now?

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • L Offline
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                          Loki
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #31

                          There is a nontrivial chance Biden wouldn’t make four years and Kamala would have to step in. That said even if inevitable it wouldn’t change one vote and might actually help in the voting.

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                            Copper
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #32

                            Obviously

                            She has the two most important characteristics for a president to have

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                            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                              @Klaus said in Taking the day off:

                              Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                              It's not sudden, it's been part of White House journo speak since the start of the press corps.

                              It means that after the lid's called, the White House has no intention of releasing any kind of policy updates or other bullshit, so the journalists covering the White House can get to work on whatever stories they have without worrying about something more important being released later, to the extent possible.

                              It's good for the journalists because it allows them to plan better, and it's good for the White House because it's a way of controlling the news cycle on their end. So overall, it's very bad for journalism and it's another reason why the White House is actually a shit beat. You're either a glorified stenographer or a gossip columnist.

                              Doctor PhibesD Offline
                              Doctor PhibesD Offline
                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #33

                              @Aqua-Letifer said in Taking the day off:

                              @Klaus said in Taking the day off:

                              Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                              It's not sudden, it's been part of White House journo speak since the start of the press corps.

                              It means that after the lid's called, the White House has no intention of releasing any kind of policy updates or other bullshit, so the journalists covering the White House can get to work on whatever stories they have without worrying about something more important being released later, to the extent possible.

                              It's good for the journalists because it allows them to plan better, and it's good for the White House because it's a way of controlling the news cycle on their end. So overall, it's very bad for journalism and it's another reason why the White House is actually a shit beat. You're either a glorified stenographer or a gossip columnist.

                              So, in simple terms, once the lid's been called there's no chance they'll need to drop the dead donkey.

                              I was only joking

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                @Aqua-Letifer said in Taking the day off:

                                @Klaus said in Taking the day off:

                                Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?

                                It's not sudden, it's been part of White House journo speak since the start of the press corps.

                                It means that after the lid's called, the White House has no intention of releasing any kind of policy updates or other bullshit, so the journalists covering the White House can get to work on whatever stories they have without worrying about something more important being released later, to the extent possible.

                                It's good for the journalists because it allows them to plan better, and it's good for the White House because it's a way of controlling the news cycle on their end. So overall, it's very bad for journalism and it's another reason why the White House is actually a shit beat. You're either a glorified stenographer or a gossip columnist.

                                So, in simple terms, once the lid's been called there's no chance they'll need to drop the dead donkey.

                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                                Aqua Letifer
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                                #34

                                @Doctor-Phibes said in Taking the day off:

                                So, in simple terms, once the lid's been called there's no chance they'll need to drop the dead donkey.

                                😆 yes.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                • L Loki

                                  There is a nontrivial chance Biden wouldn’t make four years and Kamala would have to step in. That said even if inevitable it wouldn’t change one vote and might actually help in the voting.

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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #35

                                  @Loki said in Taking the day off:

                                  There is a nontrivial chance Biden wouldn’t make four years

                                  Do you think that there is the same chance for President Trump? Both are in the 70+ years old. Neither seem to live a really healthy lifestyle (but I really dont know for sure).

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                                  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                    @Loki said in Taking the day off:

                                    There is a nontrivial chance Biden wouldn’t make four years

                                    Do you think that there is the same chance for President Trump? Both are in the 70+ years old. Neither seem to live a really healthy lifestyle (but I really dont know for sure).

                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #36

                                    @taiwan_girl said in Taking the day off:

                                    @Loki said in Taking the day off:

                                    There is a nontrivial chance Biden wouldn’t make four years

                                    Do you think that there is the same chance for President Trump? Both are in the 70+ years old. Neither seem to live a really healthy lifestyle (but I really dont know for sure).

                                    It just goes to show the dreadful toll that the Presidency takes on a man. When elected, Donald Trump was the healthiest person to ever be US President, now, a mere four years later he's a fat old bloke.

                                    I was only joking

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #37

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Jolly
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                                        #38

                                        And this man has the vigor to be POTUS?

                                        Or are they trying to figure out the Hunter mess?

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • JollyJ Jolly

                                          And this man has the vigor to be POTUS?

                                          Or are they trying to figure out the Hunter mess?

                                          George KG Offline
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                                          George K
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                                          #39

                                          @Jolly said in Taking the day off:

                                          And this man has the vigor to be POTUS?

                                          Or are they trying to figure out the Hunter mess?

                                          I'll go with door #2.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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