Obama & Byedone working the phones

Submitted by EdMass on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 3:36pm

Well, I for one am shocked!

From the NYT article today
Pete Buttigieg Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race

It's behind a paywall so here's the interesting bit.

Mr. Buttigieg talked with Mr. Biden and former President Barack Obama on Sunday night, according to a Democratic official familiar with the conversations. Mr. Biden asked for Mr. Buttigieg’s support and the former mayor indicated he would consider the request. Mr. Buttigieg wants to sleep on the decision, he told aides, some of whom believe he should move quickly to endorse Mr. Biden.

Mr. Obama did not specifically encourage Mr. Buttigieg to endorse Mr. Biden, said the official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss private conversations. But Mr. Obama did note that Mr. Buttigieg has considerable leverage at the moment and should think about how best to use it. Should Mr. Buttigieg endorse Mr. Biden on Monday, it could reshape the Democratic primary if many of his supporters shift to Mr. Biden, creating a more formidable centrist challenge to Mr. Sanders’s progressive movement.

If it looks like an endorsement and walks like an endorsement and smells like an endorsement...

Anyone want to bet that Amy got the same call?

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Submitted by Dr. John Carpenter on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 3:42pm

He must be waiting until Biden starts floundering again before he finally endorses.

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Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 9:57pm
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@Dr. John Carpenter

Guess Obama is keeping his powder dry

Or he's snorting/shooting it......

Wink

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Submitted by Bob In Portland on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 6:26am
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@thanatokephaloides I think that that would be Hunter.

Wait, that's unfair. Hunter shouldn't only be defined by his vices. He's also his dad's bagman.

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Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 3:45pm
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Mayo Cheat has no leverage. Obummer must be bummed that Biden won SC in stead of Mayo Cheat. I could see him being his mentor - so selfless of Obummer.

Watch this presser with Bernie - he's nobody's fool.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNb8x83klOk&feature=youtu.be]

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Submitted by ChezJfrey on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 4:36pm

Oh really? https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox

I can read that page just fine Wink

Don't worry...all those "news" sites (I coughed a few times there) offer a "free to look" for a few times, then hit you up for subscriptions, disallowing further freebies. All the browser add-on does, is delete those cookies from your machine. Nothing illegal, just deleting your own computer files.

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Submitted by brae-70 on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 6:29pm

his retirement fron MSNBC

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Submitted by TheOtherMaven on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 6:31pm
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@brae-70

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Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 10:20pm
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@brae-70

Chris Matthews has abruptly announced his retirement from MSNBC

spelling corrected

Seriously? Tweety no mas?

Smile

Confirmed here, among other places. From the cited article:

Chris Matthews announced that he is retiring effective immediately, and that Monday’s Hardball would be the last on MSNBC.

“This isn’t for a lack of interest in politics,” he said on the air tonight. “As you can tell I have loved every minute of my 20 years as host of Hardball.”

Matthews did not appear on MSNBC’s coverage of the South Carolina primary on Saturday night, which led to speculation over his absence. Laura Bassett wrote in GQ last week that he had “inappropriately flirted” with her before an appearance on his show, “making me noticeably uncomfortable on air.” She criticized the way that Matthews interviewed presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren following the debate last week in Charleston, SC.
He addressed that story in his remarks today, indicating that his decision to retire came after mutual discussion.

“After conversations with MSNBC, I decided tonight will be my last Hardball, so let me tell you why. The younger generation is out there ready to take the reins. We see them in politics, in the media, in fighting for their causes. They are improving the workplace. We are talking here about better standards than we grew up with — fair standards.”

“A lot of it has to do with how we talk to each other. Compliments on a woman’s appearance that some men, including me, once incorrectly would have thought were okay. They were never okay. Not then, and certainly not today, and for making such comments in the past, I am sorry.”

If he's talking about the "standards" of how men and women relate to each other on air, he's right, Reportedly, he flirted inappropriately with Laura Bassett on camera. He should have known better. But if he thinks that the rest of broadcasting is maintaining "fair standards" with no Fairness Doctrine in place, he needs a new drug!

[video:https://youtu.be/0PhqlB-uTX8]

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Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 7:36pm
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campaign trail for Biden, after this. Those are their marching orders. They are ganging up on Bernie. They'll show him. They will all run against him for Biden. He'll pick Pete for his VP, in case he dies in office. Just a wild guess. Unknw

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Submitted by Not Henry Kissinger on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 10:21pm
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@Raggedy Ann
to endorse Biden before Obama slapped him back into line.

I think Pete was still probably miffed about Harry Reid kneecapping him for Biden in Vegas.

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Submitted by Alligator Ed on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 2:24am
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@Not Henry Kissinger the backstage where deals are made (cough, cough).

Mr. Obama did not specifically encourage Mr. Buttigieg to endorse Mr. Biden, said the official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss private conversations. But Mr. Obama did note that Mr. Buttigieg has considerable leverage at the moment and should think about how best to use it. Should Mr. Buttigieg endorse Mr. Biden on Monday, it could reshape the Democratic primary if many of his supporters shift to Mr. Biden, creating a more formidable centrist challenge to Mr. Sanders’s progressive movement.

In his remarks, Mr. Buttigieg directed criticism toward Mr. Sanders, without naming him, that he has previously made on the debate stage and on the campaign trail.

I won't worry about Pete's future employment. The CIA will redeploy him somewhere hot, so to speak. You know, like tropical Somaliland.

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Submitted by mhagle on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 7:45pm
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bidenrally.png

Do you notice the lights are down so you don't see the "lack" of crowd?

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Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 7:52pm
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@mhagle
The stage crowd looks thin, too. It's about to get interesting!

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 8:53pm
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@mhagle

Did you see the photo smiley posted of Bernie's rally in little ole Utah? But sure ByeDone's got more supporters. I'm going to LMAO if Bernie runs away with every state tomorrow.
Go Bernie!

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Submitted by Marie on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 10:04pm

Just asked on another thread if anyone had seen a number for the attendance at the Joe/Pete/Amy/Beto Dallas shindig. Guess that number will be classified.
@mhagle

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Submitted by Alligator Ed on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 2:34am
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@Marie Attendees? Don't know much about the shindig but I'll guess at the program.

Mayor Pete will speak eloquently for his allotted 20 minute oration, after which all the listener's still in awe of Pete's speaking prowess will be prove unable to give a coherent analysis of what he said.

Beto will pose for fashion pics when Vanity Fair's photogs attend the event. On stage, Beto will perform table dancing, while singing a Mexican narocorrida.

Amiable Amy will demonstrate preparation, serving, and of course, consuming a delicious Caesar salad.

Finally, JoJo will be lead to the stage, profusely thanking everyone for his Oklahoma rally. Unwilling to let past statements go uncorrected, ByeDone will admit that he misspoke about the death toll from the flu as 150M (more than 40% of the population)

If any one can get a video of the event, please hesitate to post it at c99, in the matter of good taste (and you know, I have pretty low standards in that department).

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Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 8:12am
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@Alligator Ed

for some California grass.

(I only wish).

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Submitted by Shahryar on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 8:58pm
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I'm thinking she still wants to be the "consensus" pick.

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Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 10:24pm
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@Shahryar

Obama soon? Hillary? Or does Hillary still have hopes?

She's got high hopes
She's got high hopes
She's got high, fresh bull pie in your eye hopes.....

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Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 8:13am
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@thanatokephaloides

I'm glad I've got you guys to go through this with.

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Submitted by Bob In Portland on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 6:35am
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@Shahryar I think that DNC leadership would just as soon keep Hilz behind the curtain for the next six or eight months. I'm sure that there's some identity politics people still worshipping at her altar, but I suspect even the DNC have finally realized how toxic she is. Remember the pictures of her being dragged up stairs and being pushed into limos? People make allowances for the old and infirm, but when the crust is cracked open she really is a hideous human being.

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Submitted by WoodsDweller on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 11:13pm
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You've got the primary win that you've spent half your life pursuing, and today your former challengers are bending their knees, your name is on the lips of the TV pundits, and the oligarchs are returning your phone calls again.
Break out the ale, these men are thirsty!
Tomorrow the reality of the election will come crashing down on you.
Remember today, Uncle Joe, today life is good.

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Submitted by on the cusp on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:15am

@WoodsDweller by tomorrow. Short term memory loss. Establishment Dems are pushing a man exhibiting symptoms of mental illness.
Fuckers.

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Submitted by jim p on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:38am

@on the cusp Biden would survive all those creepy Joe videos out there when the Trumpsters are sure to show them?

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Submitted by janis b on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 1:01am
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Because, they'd rather duel it out for most creepy? Nothing makes any sense at that end of the spectrum.

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Submitted by JCWeb on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 8:40am

@jim p … with all the pre-Super Tuesday news (withdrawals and endorsements), Chris Matthews stepping down, a little noticed news item (well, Fox covered it) was the fact that the Senate Rs are opening up an investigation that I would call Ukrainegate II that, unlike the House impeachment fiasco, is going to focus on Burisma and Hunter Biden, something that is likely to continue right up until the fall election and, for those Dems concerned about "electability," it makes Sleepy Joe (aka known as "Quid Pro Quo" Joe if you've seen the tape of his bragging about getting that prosecutor fired) an even riskier pick.

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Submitted by Alligator Ed on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 2:37am
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@on the cusp Consider JoJo to be merely a placeholder until H. Rodent Clinton can be inserted into the picture. Shameless plug: Godzilla and Mothra Get Married will be playing in a theater near you.

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Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 8:15am
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@on the cusp

I was telling Anja that despite the fact that I don't like him, and that I'm angry at him for the crime bill, the Iraq War, Anita Hill, and especially the bankruptcy bill (FFS!), my stomach still twists with pity when I see him up there.

Those unbelievable motherfuckers. They're willing to do that to one of their own.

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Submitted by on the cusp on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 8:43am

@Cant Stop the Macedonian Signal going along with it.
I guess there is money in it for her, certainly no love and respect for her husband.
How will we ever erase these memories of top tier Democrats doing this? This will never be forgotten, will write this into the history books for future generations to see.
Hope you have a great day and that neither of us will go to bed tonight horribly depressed!

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Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 9:34am
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@on the cusp

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