I wanted to bring this over, yesterday...Biden "wartime president"

[Kc25]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216408371

Metaphorical

Why the GOP will lose badly this fall

I don't think that the invasion is going to end quickly. I think it is likely to drag on for months, even as NATO troops begin to get involved (40,000 troops have just been activated for the first time in decades).

However, it will have three significant effects here domestically.

1. Biden is now officially a war-time president in a battle against a clear tyrant on a likeable country, with every aspect of it broadcast on the Internet in real-time. His ratings are already climbing and may likely end up being higher than Bush's did after 9/11. This means that many of the more critical press outlets are now in the awkward position of appearing unpatriotic if they unload too heavily on Biden, and as so much of the criticism was largely manufactured, this is going to make it much harder for others to define him.

2. Trump's name is now mud. It's ironic that it was Putin that did that, but the reality has been that Trump has defined himself vis-a-vis his relationship with Putin. This is likely to mean that his influence, already waning, has just evaporated altogether. It also means that his most fervent followers are going to find themselves as pariahs, ignored by even local media, and seen as apologists for a tyrannical regime. I expect that the primaries are going to be a bloodbath for the Magats.

3. It takes money to create movements. My suspicion is that if you look at many of the deep pockets that have been supplying the MAGAt movement, you'll find laundered Russian money: highly lucrative contracts for very little actual work, significant overpayment on goods, purchases of properties at 3-4 times notional value, overnight bitcoin billionaires through hacked blockchains, and so forth. That money is all about to disappear, and with it the ability to create blind PACs, to donate in-kind expenses such as Stadium rentals, and even fund stations like OAN, Clear Channel, and Breitbart. It also means that even those people that haven't been getting Russian money are going to be far more circumspect about how they spend their own money, for fear of drawing attention to themselves. I also wouldn't be surprised if it hits organizations such as ALEC, which always seemed to have such an outsized influence given what it is.

I may be wrong on this, but I don't think so. By the time November rolls around, I think the GOP is going to be in complete disarray.

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Biden is NOT a wartime president, as we are not at war. His approval ratings are not going up...

Biden is a failure. Period.
Hard to bring more of the crazy over as I am on my phone.

[ADsOutburst]

Another democratic party fantasy masterpiece founded on little other than their suspicions.

As I said in another post, can he rightly be considered a wartime president if he's not actually participating directly?

Also, polls are showing Americans do not view his handling of the situation favorably.

[dandi]

1. Biden is now officially a war-time president in a battle against a clear tyrant on a likeable country

What's so likeable about Ukraine? It's government is rife with Neo-Fascists and is only there as a result of a coup orchestrated by the Obama/Biden administration. They've incinerated some of their own civilians.

Putin's an asshole and perpetrated an illegal invasion that has to be addressed, but Ukraine is not any beacon of light.

[Mr Mannn]

Biden is now officially a war-time president

Don't you have to be at WAR with someone to be a war time president?
I don't recall a vote for war in congress.

oops! There goes the DUmmy's whole argument. Back to the red wave.

[BannedFromDU]

Don't you have to be at WAR with someone to be a war time president?

Biden has long since conceded defeat to his own sphincter - that's the only war he's waged since the epic battles he fought against Corn Pop.

[Delmar]

Have You Ever Wondered...

Can you make a wish come true?
Why do people make wishes in various situations?
What do you wish for?

What do birthday candles, shooting stars, and eyelashes all have in common? If you've ever blown out a birthday candle, seen a shooting star, or found a stray eyelash, then you've probably done one other thing almost immediately: made a wish.

Those aren't the only superstitions related to making wishes. You'll also find people making wishes on dandelions, wishbones, ladybugs, times of the day (such as 11:11), wishing wells, and even the first star they see at night (thanks to the late-19th-century nursery rhyme).

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-you-make-a-wish-come-true

Some time tested wishcasting techniques posted as a public service for lurking primitives.  We've all heard of the wishbone and shooting star methods but this is the first I've heard of the dandelion, eyelash, and ladybug techniques.  Primitives, if you want your wishes to come true, then you're going to have to put in the work--come at the problem from every angle:  wishbones, shooting stars, ladybugs, and eyelashes.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Dear Penthouse:

1. Biden is now officially a war-time president in a battle against a clear tyrant on a likeable country, with every aspect of it broadcast on the Internet in real-time. His ratings are already climbing and may likely end up being higher than Bush's did after 9/11. This means that many of the more critical press outlets are now in the awkward position of appearing unpatriotic if they unload too heavily on Biden, and as so much of the criticism was largely manufactured, this is going to make it much harder for others to define him.

Want to "bank it"?

2. Trump's name is now mud. It's ironic that it was Putin that did that, but the reality has been that Trump has defined himself vis-a-vis his relationship with Putin. This is likely to mean that his influence, already waning, has just evaporated altogether. It also means that his most fervent followers are going to find themselves as pariahs, ignored by even local media, and seen as apologists for a tyrannical regime. I expect that the primaries are going to be a bloodbath for the Magats.

Perhaps that's just your wet dream, but President Trump is still extraordinarily popular amongst the conservative base whether he runs in 2024 or not.

3. It takes money to create movements. My suspicion is that if you look at many of the deep pockets that have been supplying the MAGAt movement, you'll find laundered Russian money: highly lucrative contracts for very little actual work, significant overpayment on goods, purchases of properties at 3-4 times notional value, overnight bitcoin billionaires through hacked blockchains, and so forth. That money is all about to disappear, and with it the ability to create blind PACs, to donate in-kind expenses such as Stadium rentals, and even fund stations like OAN, Clear Channel, and Breitbart. It also means that even those people that haven't been getting Russian money are going to be far more circumspect about how they spend their own money, for fear of drawing attention to themselves. I also wouldn't be surprised if it hits organizations such as ALEC, which always seemed to have such an outsized influence given what it is.

Facts not in evidence, counselor.

I may be wrong on this, but I don't think so. By the time November rolls around, I think the GOP is going to be in complete disarray.

Once again and finally, wanna bet?

[DUmpDiver]

I may be wrong on this,

Pretty much every sentence in that post is wrong.

[67 Rover]

Re: I wanted to bring this over, yesterday...Biden "Basement wartime president"

FIFY

[Tess Anderson]

Bernie bro is especially delusional.



have another cheeseburger, Kurt.

[jukin]

Too Delusional: Didn't Read

I now see that a great deal of insanity is going into making the delusion that the donkey-commies are going to win and if they don't it is the big cheat.

DUchebags are nothing if not predictable.