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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Yeah I didn't know about the DUI thing until today, .128 in Nebraska with a legal limit of .10 (wow that's high), back in 1995. Not sure about the deaf thing though.

If he does get the VP nod, it would be funny to watch Republicans attempt a "DEI and DUI hire" attack ad when this poo poo was litigated, re-litigated in every other election, and it appears he went to Minnesota to get his poo poo straightened out.

https://x.com/aubreystrobel/status/1820571221798359521

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Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Oh hey cool a redemption story.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Crab Dad posted:

Oh hey cool a redemption story.

Yeah exactly, dude went from getting a DUI to cleaning up and becoming the governor of MN.

Kaiser Schnitzel
Mar 28, 2006

Schnitzel mit uns


If a high school football coach doesn’t have a DUI, are they really a football coach?

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

Not in the Midwest they aren’t

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

Kaiser Schnitzel posted:

If a high school football coach doesn’t have a DUI, are they really a football coach?

Is it the same for NG NCOs?

Stultus Maximus
Dec 21, 2009

USPOL May

hobbesmaster posted:

Is it the same for NG NCOs?

Pretty sure it's a requirement for E7.

Kaiser Schnitzel
Mar 28, 2006

Schnitzel mit uns


hobbesmaster posted:

Is it the same for NG NCOs?

Por que no los dos?

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

Stultus Maximus posted:

Pretty sure it's a requirement for E7.

I think that actually fits the timeframe?

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Stultus Maximus posted:

Pretty sure it's a requirement for E7.

gently caress THATS WHAT I FORGOT

Stultus Maximus
Dec 21, 2009

USPOL May

Crab Dad posted:

gently caress THATS WHAT I FORGOT

Make sure you get it on the way back from banging your girlfriend. Also a requirement.

fknlo
Jul 6, 2009


Fun Shoe

Stultus Maximus posted:

Make sure you get it on the way back from banging your girlfriend. Also a requirement.

Is her still being in high school a requirement or just bonus points?

MonkeyFit
May 13, 2009
Not a requirement anymore. Had a chief on my boat get de-chiefed for a DUI.

Though now that I think about it, maybe that had more to do with our CO being a very southern, very religious, very piece of poo poo. And the chief was a gay black man with a husband.

windshipper
Jun 19, 2006

Dr. Whet Faartz would like to know if this smells funny to you?

MonkeyFit posted:

Not a requirement anymore. Had a chief on my boat get de-chiefed for a DUI.

Though now that I think about it, maybe that had more to do with our CO being a very southern, very religious, very piece of poo poo. And the chief was a gay black man with a husband.

His husband must have been pissed that he was off banging his high school girlfriend.

Cugel the Clever
Apr 5, 2009
I LOVE AMERICA AND CAPITALISM DESPITE BEING POOR AS FUCK. I WILL NEVER RETIRE BUT HERE'S ANOTHER 200$ FOR UKRAINE, SLAVA
Wonder how many of these cases are going to pop up in the next year.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/virginia-man-charged-online-threats-vice-president-kamala-112595399

quote:

A Virginia man is charged with online threats against Vice President Kamala Harris
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press
August 5, 2024, 4:24 PM

A Virginia man has been arrested and charged with threatening online to kill Vice President Kamala Harris and harm other public officials.

Frank L. Carillo, 66, of Winchester, made an initial appearance Monday in federal court and is being held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.

According to an FBI affidavit, agents in Phoenix began investigating after online threats were made against a Maricopa County official on a social media website called GETTR.

Agents found that an account under the name “joemadarats1” had made numerous threats against politicians, including Harris and President Joe Biden.

In late July, after Biden dropped his reelection bid and Harris emerged as Democrats' likely nominee, the account issued numerous threats against the vice president. In one, the author wrote “Harris is going to regret ever trying to become president because if that ever happened I will personally pluck out her eyes with a pair of pliers but first I will shoot and kill everyone that gets in my way.”

The FBI traced the account to Carillo's residence in Winchester. The FBI searched his home on Friday and Carillo told officers that if the search was “about the online stuff. I posted it,” according to the affidavit. He later stated incredulously, “This is all over a comment, huh?”

Quackles
Aug 11, 2018

Pixels of Light.



Reuters posted:

Kamala Harris vice-president choice narrows to Walz, Shapiro ahead of battleground tour

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice-presidential running mate to two finalists, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

Ms. Harris, the U.S. Vice-President, is expected to announce her selection by Tuesday, ahead of her first scheduled public appearance with her running mate that evening at Temple University in Philadelphia.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-kamala-harris-to-announce-vice-president-pick-before-touring/

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012




One is a good choice, the other will take all the momentum out of the Harris campaign lol

Lets see if Harris can dodge a rake or not

ded
Oct 27, 2005

Kooler than Jesus
it's 2024 and convicted felon darnalp pee turmp is still the gop candidate

you know who will get picked

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

orange juche posted:

One is a good choice, the other will take all the momentum out of the Harris campaign lol

Lets see if Harris can dodge a rake or not

Donnie is right that the VP pick doesn't actually matter that much

unless you're old as gently caress with cheddar for brains and you picked a real weirdo

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



facialimpediment posted:

Donnie is right that the VP pick doesn't actually matter that much

unless you're old as gently caress with cheddar for brains and you picked a real weirdo

The vp pick won't have an impact on policy but it can absolutely take the wind out of a campaign, by picking a weirdo, or someone who likens pro-palestine protestors to white supremacists, and has a publicized response to a company like Ben & Jerry's where they stated that they would look into applying Pennsylvania's anti-BDS laws as punishment against the company for them speaking out against Israels actions towards Palestinians.

A problematic I/P stance can definitely gently caress up a campaign if a significant portion of your hopeful voting base is on a side not shared by your VP.

orange juche fucked around with this message at 11:01 on Aug 6, 2024

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

DEER CRACKERS
The argument that the VP has very little power or influence normally holds water… but then this very cycle is illustrating that sometimes the vice president does matter. Biden’s choice mattered an awful lot.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

orange juche posted:

The vp pick won't have an impact on policy but it can absolutely take the wind out of a campaign, by picking a weirdo, or someone who likens pro-palestine protestors to white supremacists, and has a publicized response to a company like Ben & Jerry's where they stated that they would look into applying Pennsylvania's anti-BDS laws as punishment against the company for them speaking out against Israels actions towards Palestinians.

A problematic I/P stance can definitely gently caress up a campaign if a significant portion of your hopeful voting base is on a side not shared by your VP.

A real dumb result (if it's Shapiro) would be the +2% bump for Pennsylvania, but tanking the rest of the blue wall due to Gaza. Things start to get real wacky if PA/MI/WI aren't voting as a bloc anymore.

And on the VP decision, we still ain't got poo poo.

https://x.com/weijia/status/1820787484181115032?t=GC_UsnoZdF4yMZczECf1Iw&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
well oh poo poo

https://x.com/Acosta/status/1820804240786206808?t=ikAvwhZYIlqCcQAIIH131Q&s=19

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012




Yeah, that's pretty much down to Shapiro's publicly known stance on Israel.

bird food bathtub
Aug 9, 2003

College Slice
Holy poo poo, dems doing the smart thing. Are we sure the fabric of reality wasn't torn when the large hadron collider was turned on?

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

DEER CRACKERS

bird food bathtub posted:

Holy poo poo, dems doing the smart thing. Are we sure the fabric of reality wasn't torn when the large hadron collider was turned on?

DJT ascends escalator as Rockin’ in the Free World plays in reverse.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

bird food bathtub posted:

Holy poo poo, dems doing the smart thing. Are we sure the fabric of reality wasn't torn when the large hadron collider was turned on?

WaPo has now joined CNN and my feed is now flooded, it's actually happening and I'm still really shocked.

https://x.com/daveweigel/status/1820805670741930200?t=rSRJMQAdKZ1DtRG1bNjTHw&s=19

fknlo
Jul 6, 2009


Fun Shoe

The objectively correct choice. Shapiro has too much baggage and the pick would have been a nakedly obvious swing at Pennsylvania and nothing else.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



fknlo posted:

The objectively correct choice. Shapiro has too much baggage and the pick would have been a nakedly obvious swing at Pennsylvania and nothing else.

The PA GOP also had baked and ready attack ads against Shapiro, and were already starting in on it, it would have given them a way to claw at the Harris campaign.

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

DEER CRACKERS
Shapiro’s Wikipedia page will be so good in a few months.

Hyrax Attack!
Jan 13, 2009

We demand to be taken seriously

bird food bathtub posted:

Holy poo poo, dems doing the smart thing. Are we sure the fabric of reality wasn't torn when the large hadron collider was turned on?

Haha yeah it’s weird they’re making good calls, although I’ll take it

Herstory Begins Now
Aug 5, 2003

orange juche posted:

Yeah, that's pretty much down to Shapiro's publicly known stance on Israel.

being in support of school vouchers really, really did not do him any favors

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Well, if y'all want Walz in podcast longform format, here you go:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-tim-walz-the-midwestern-dad-democrats-need/id1548604447?i=1000664114455

I mean, I was sold from his first christening of "weird", but I was really fuckin sold on his background, accomplishments, and etc. Even has a DUI on record like a true Sergeant Major.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


With the Ds appearing to make good choices post-Joe announcement, I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop where they bring out HRC or Bill as the keynote of the convention or something equally as dumb and deflating

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Upside of picking Walz is he's going to insist that another President visit Matt's Bar.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


https://bsky.app/profile/jrmoockjr.bsky.social/post/3kz2hxlmzio2u

Vance: [going on about something weird / Project 2025]

Walz: Let me just stop you there high speed

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S5Ml9lz0jQ&t=1835s

This is how Walz debates, he loving smoked his opponent in his debate vs Scott Jensen in the last Governor election.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Nick Soapdish posted:

https://bsky.app/profile/jrmoockjr.bsky.social/post/3kz2hxlmzio2u

Vance: [going on about something weird / Project 2025]

Walz: Let me just stop you there high speed

https://x.com/aklingus/status/1820813739656188200?t=GHjfOBPl9aZPBUv_30DTgg&s=19

https://x.com/aklingus/status/1820813739656188200?t=NE9BTuG2HrDulo2CdhQzng&s=19

https://bsky.app/profile/swin24.bsky.social/post/3kz2jsk4j7c2o


quote:

Team Trump fundraising text just now:

"From Trump: TIM WALZ WILL UNLEASH HELL ON EARTH!

He's already pulling in MILLIONS to WIPE MAGA OUT.


CLEARLY the high school defensive coordinator sergeant major is going to unleash hell on earth.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Every story I read just makes me like this dude more.

https://x.com/GovTimWalz/status/1717239000899985790?t=bczsgFN7chpRwGG7yJvrJw&s=19

https://x.com/GovTimWalz/status/1717265874350969034?t=M4rBVDRMcRD-eTpEOpcnew&s=19

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pantslesswithwolves
Oct 27, 2008


That derpy look on that drat dog’s face just locked in the “I also have a furry dipshit who runs my household” voting bloc.

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