Taking the day off
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wrote on 24 Sept 2020, 20:29 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2020, 16:53 last edited by George K
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wrote on 26 Sept 2020, 19:50 last edited by
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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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?
wrote on 26 Sept 2020, 21:36 last edited by Loki@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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wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 14:56 last edited by
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wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 16:08 last edited by
Where does this strange phrase "call a lid" suddenly come from?
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wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 19:00 last edited by
@George-K said in Taking the day off:
Another day of prep:
That’s ok, The Times can take care of today for him.
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wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 19:27 last edited by
@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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wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 19:44 last edited by
@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.
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@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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wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 21:12 last edited by
Obviously
She has the two most important characteristics for a president to have
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@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.
wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 21:20 last edited by@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.
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@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.
wrote on 28 Sept 2020, 21:35 last edited by@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.
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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.
wrote on 29 Sept 2020, 01:08 last edited by@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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@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).
wrote on 29 Sept 2020, 01:13 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 19 Oct 2020, 16:28 last edited by
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wrote on 19 Oct 2020, 20:06 last edited by
And this man has the vigor to be POTUS?
Or are they trying to figure out the Hunter mess?
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wrote on 19 Oct 2020, 20:14 last edited by
@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.
