dagblog - Comments for "Keisha Lance Bottoms for VP?"

Gonna be blunt. Stacey Abrams

artappraiser — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:19 +0000

Gonna be blunt. Stacey Abrams increasingly appears as if the only thing she really cares about is the Stacey Abrams persona and reputation. I've had quite enough narcissist issues for a lifetime, thank you but no thank you. If I cared I might make a scale with Trump and De Blasio already on it and then try to place her somewhere on the scale, but why waste the time? There are plenty of others who seem interested in a job of actual governing and not just running for higher office 24/7.

Christ you guys are a bunch

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 31 May 2020 22:51:57 +0000

In reply to Many here are making a huge

Christ you guys are a bunch of scolds - it's almost 3 months out til convention.

Many here are making a huge

ocean-kat — Sun, 31 May 2020 22:40:29 +0000

In reply to Keisha Lance Bottoms for VP?

Many here are making a huge leap of faith based on one speech. I'd have to know a lot more about a person before I'd support them for an important job

Still no clue what you think

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 31 May 2020 21:45:00 +0000

In reply to I have.no personal objection

Still no clue what you think I like. I'm looking for someone who knows how to take charge, who doesn't sound like a campaign ad, who can deal with 2 or more of our critical problems, who can take over if an elderly President dies, who stands a chance of working with other people and forming consensus, who can be a badass when needs to be, who has the street cred to bring the crowd forward. And smart enough not to get trapped in the stupider partisan battles. No, this election won't be decided on foreign policy, except for how it feels to be pwned by Russia and other assorted Rogue's Gallery honorary members.

Thanks for the straight up

moat — Sun, 31 May 2020 21:28:16 +0000

In reply to I have.no personal objection

Thanks for the straight up response.

Ok, I'll fess up - cuz she's

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 31 May 2020 21:09:42 +0000

In reply to I have.no personal objection

Ok, I'll fess up - cuz she's a Suthner, dammit - better than no Yankee varmint or smartass California D.A. Homegrown folk.

And if we got Atlanta, we'll take the South like Sherman thru Georgia. That's jes like basic cipherin'.

I have.no personal objection

rmrd0000 — Sun, 31 May 2020 20:57:17 +0000

In reply to Having a reasonably good

I have.no personal objection to Ms. Lance Bottoms. My observation centered around why PP found her acceptable.

Harris is my favorite. Biden still has my vote if he picks Warren, Abrams, etc. I don't base my vote for Biden on whether or not he picks Lance Bottoms.

First, there are many of

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 31 May 2020 20:00:00 +0000

In reply to I know that you love that she

First, there are many of "them" (us whiteys?) that already hear.
Many others may be persuaded if the message is on business & fairness,
and mothers protecting their babies - not "burn it to the ground".
Yeah, she was a cooler head than I would be.
Killer Mike aside from his t-shirt was also focused.
Does anyone care about foreign policy right now?
Coronavirus & riots/rebuilding - that's likely the equation the next 5 months,
unless shuffles the shit sandwich as he's wont to do.
Keisha's handling a riot & pandemic & Atlanta being Atlanta,
London Breed's been handling a pandemic & homelessness.
I don't think the world's waiting for Staey Abrams to step up -
and though I found her a positive voice, I think the lobbying for VP
has killed her chance.
But I'm just 1 voice.
Anyway, it's not 1984 or 1982 or 2008 or 2016.
The dynamic's definitely shifted.

Having a reasonably good

moat — Sun, 31 May 2020 19:21:36 +0000

In reply to I know that you love that she

Having a reasonably good memory, I can reference the snark regarding your previous encounters with PP regarding candidates and their limitations. Marking other people's motivations is not very informative to those outside the loops of such arguments. Both PP and you form such a loop together.

Putting all that to the side and speaking for yourself, do you have an objection to Ms. Bottoms as a VP candidate?

I know that you love that she

rmrd0000 — Sun, 31 May 2020 18:45:48 +0000

In reply to Keisha Lance Bottoms for VP?

I know that you love that she is telling "them" what "they" need to hear.

To receive a boost, a critical mass of "them" will to have to voice support for her.

She may have the Killer Mike vote.

Also, like Stacey Abrams, she lacks foreign policy experience.