Where Is the Fierce Urgency of Beating Trump?

The New York Times ^ | Oct. 12, 2024, 7:00 a.m. ET | Maureen Dowd

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Barack Obama got blunt in Pittsburgh on Thursday. He chided Black men who are not supporting Kamala Harris, saying that some of “the brothers” were just not “feeling the idea of having a woman as president.”

That left me mulling again: Is Harris in a dead-even race against a ridiculous person because of her sex or is that just an excuse?

Hillary Clinton did not lose because she was a woman. She lost because she was Hillary Clinton. She didn’t campaign hard enough, skipping Wisconsin and barely visiting Michigan. She got discombobulated about gender and whinged about sexism.

I asked James Carville if Kamala’s problem is that too many Americans are still chary about voting for a woman, much less a woman of color. The Ragin’ Cajun chided me.

“We’re not going to change her gender or her ethnic background between now and Election Day, so let’s not worry about it,” he said. “Time is short, really short. They need to be more aggressive. They don’t strike me as having any kind of a killer instinct. They let one fat pitch after another go by. I’m scared to death. They have to hit hard — pronto.”

Her campaign, he said dryly, “is still in Wilmington.”

Kamala spent a week answering questions on “60 Minutes” and “The View” and on the shows of Stephen Colbert and Howard Stern. And she didn’t move the needle.

“She needs to stop answering questions and start asking questions,” Carville said. He thinks that, for her closing message, she should put the issue of Jan. 6 and who won the election on the back burner.

Instead, he said, she should ask:

[SaxxonWoods]

When everyone on your side is giving you advice late in a campaign, you’re losing.

[Boiler Plate]

IMHO...
I think she is just a place holder till they get a chance to run Newsome.
Trump will win and it will be NON STOP, 4 years of how Horrible Trump is and they will hang that around Vance’s neck. Newsome will be promoted as the Glorious Lib Savior to set things right.

[Bishop_Malachi]

Dowd is probably aware of how silly this is. If not she’s kookie

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Dowd has been around for quite awhile. If you have the stomach for it, you can go back and read her past articles. I believe this will confirm (beyond a shadow of a doubt) that she is kooky.

[goodnesswins]

The “silent majority” is being vewy, vewy quiet.

[gitmo]

Thank you.

[stanne]

I’ve been aware of Dowd since the ‘80s

[kiryandil]

The 2009 FreeRepublic Lexicon (Lingo, Dictionary, Lore Handbook) - UPDATE TIME!
Batter’s Profile ^ | 16 September 2009 | FReepers

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/2341085/posts

Pic Rules #3, #4 and #5

Pic Rule - Unofficial, but strictly enforced rule that pictures of unpleasant liberal women must be accompanied by pictures of beautiful women; if beautiful women are mentioned a picture must follow (and inevitably controlled by Helen Thomas) (thanks NonLinear and dinasour). Specific rules follow:
1. If your post mentions Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin, you must post a pic of her.
2. Female equivalent to the Ann Coulter rule. The Bibi (Netanyahu) and Bill Sammon’s rule. Followed by the word THUD in bold. “Thud” refers to the sound made by Freepettes when they hit the floor after swooning over various males of the species.
3. Maureen Dowd (MoDo) is accompanied by Catherine Zeta Jones (because actor Michael Douglas dumped her for Zeta Jones).
4. Posting of Catherine Zeta Jones are usually followed by a post of a Maureen Dowd pic
5. If your post mentions Michael Douglas, you must post a pic of Catherine Zeta Jones.
6. If your post mentions Sarah Palin (aka “Barracuda” or “Sarahcuda” - a high school nickname derived from her athletic prowess), you must post a pic of her and/or her husband Todd (for the FReepettes).
7. Helen Thomas - Whenever any of Rules #1 - #6 are invoked, it will sooner or later become obligatory to post a pic of Helen Thomas. I think this was instituted as the FR equivalent of spiking the thread with saltpeter...
8. If Helen Thomas is mentioned, a picture will be posted. Groans usually follow. See also Helen Thomas in Freeper Pictures/Images.

[sauropod]

Modo is concerned.

[dayglored]

> 8. If Helen Thomas is mentioned, a picture will be posted. Groans usually follow. See also Helen Thomas in Freeper Pictures/Images.

If there isn't an explicit rule for this, there should be:

After a pic of Helen Thomas (or other gruesome liberal woman), a suitable "eye bleach" photo of a beautiful woman must be posted to provide relief,

[kiryandil]

You made us think about Helen Thomas, and now I have to fix it.

[dayglored]

That is some truly outstanding eye bleach. Kudos!

[gitmo]