LaceyLou

Not sure how I missed it... did Drumpf really say that the job of auto workers was an easy one that could be done by a child?

Even though I always regret going to 'twitter,' I couldn't resist looking at it to see reaction to the Selzer poll. Did you know that it means she has sold out, and that this is part of massive election fraud, or at least an attempt to throw Drumpf off of his game? You learn something new every day.

I understand. I sometimes wonder why I still have faith. My bf is from Guatemala. A good chunk of my coworkers for the past 20 years have been from Latin America, Haiti-oh let's be honest from most of the world. I've seen how much they all contribute not only to the workplace, but to their adopted country. How people can just hate them is something I'll never understand.

It would restore some of my faith in my country if this happens. It'll take a while to completely regain my faith... and if he wins I think it's gone forever.

I haven't heard anything concrete, but have heard others say this is one issue that's impacting their decision there.

Raising kids is a full time job! Still, I think once you've settled in you'll be able to find something that interests you. I'm looking into transit and housing groups, myself.

What I would like to see, if people want different, is for them to go into their communities and find ways to help. There are plenty of organizations, with both conservative and liberal leanings, that could really use volunteers. Of course, this only works if they really do want to improve things. If they're just trying to help themselves or want permission to hate it won't work at all.

While it would be good news for Harris to win Iowa, I don't think this guarantees a win for her in places like WI, MI, PA, etc. I've heard that a lot of women who remember life before Roe are going heavily for Harris in states who recently passed abortion bans/restrictions-like Iowa. Many of them know women who died from botched illegal abortions.

I'm old enough to remember when Iowa was represented by Senator Harkin... maybe Iowa is going back to its roots.

Let's just hope that the next Drumpf never makes it to Super Tuesday in the primaries.

The only thing I can think of is that there are many people who look at stories of the Wild West with its lawlessness and find them romantic. The reality was different, of course but people still like the idea.

I've been watching reruns of Emergency, which I remember loving as a little kid. And I'm happy to say that seasons 1-6 were ones I still liked. After season 6, there were 3 2 hour movies and a retrospective. FETV is in the middle of showing these movies. The second and third movie have been....underwhelming. One of the best parts of the series was that the focus was mostly on the rescues, with very little family drama. This is what inspired a lot of people at the time to become paramedics. Movies 2 and 3, on the other hand, have a full hour of soap opera type buildup before showing the rescues. In other words-boring.

Shriek! Honestly I think it's best for the Kennedys in general to stay out of the limelight for a while, no matter who they support.

I wasn't sure the right place to put this but.... does the thought of Amazon becoming a health care provider make anyone else nervous?

I know. I really picked the wrong time to be at home recovering from surgery.... I need to do something relaxing, like reading the books on serial killers that I just got!

I think at least one person on here as already said that he could see Drumpf being willing to accept somebody being killed in order to stage some of the event... he has been shown in the past to be callous when somebody near him is hurt. That said, no, I don't think it was staged. Not the first one anyway. The second situation makes me think that the party's "we think people should be allowed to carry a gun everywhere" doesn't apply to everybody.

Drums are cool. I'd recommend trying something like a saxophone instead, though. Or a piano if you don't have to move it anywhere.

Yeah, if you're going to make something up about a rally you should at least wait until the rally has taken place.

It's true, as I've said before I grew up in rural America, and have family in 'flyover states,' and I do know some people who go for the stereotypes. That said, most of the people I know in the city are hardworking people, some of whom struggle to make ends meet, and it's pretty laughable that we're referred to as elites. This is an us vs. them war that was started by the oligarchs and I'm sad to say it has been very effective.

What I don't understand is why it's so important to him for people to think he was hit by a bullet. Isn't being shot at serious enough all by itself?

OK, that answers my question more. I still have a hard time understanding. Of course I deliberately choose to live in a city where I can be car free, so there's that.

I get this, but it doesn't actually answer my question. I'd personally get a smaller, less expensive pickup truck to tow things, and there are ones with the four door cabs that still manage to have a long enough bed and are strong enough to haul things-and the post that made me think of it was a Charlie Kirk one in which he said that Drumpf is making a comeback partly because he saw a lot of men voting, and partly because there were 'so many pickup trucks in the parking lot.'

LOL. It's amazing how one's view can change where Drumpf is concerned (I think this was originally a post of his from 2016). I looked and he's gleefully saying that about 75% of the voters at the placed he went to today are men, and there are a lot of pickup trucks in the parking lot. Side note: when did the pickup truck change from being an extremely valuable tool for farmers and trades to a display of masculinity? A lot of the pickup trucks I see here are at least 100K, don't fit well into city streets, and don't have beds long enough to be particularly useful.

The only problem is that it's true that a lot of people are struggling with bills, and living paycheck to paycheck-and we do all need to remember this and address these issues. He's one of the reasons that people point to Democrats as being out of touch elitists. What he does get right is that this isn't a new thing, but something that has gradually gotten worse for more people over the past 40-50 years. He's also right that inflation wasn't caused by Biden and that it's actually slowed down on his watch. I only hope that Harris's campaign has gotten this message to enough people.

And you've reminded me of one reason I want to ensure that higher education is kept in reach for people: there are a lot of talented people out there who could make a real difference. I want to make sure that those who want an education aren't barred because of background and/or financial reasons.