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Surban mom.
Is this about my husband? 😉
Yup! This is mostly self regulating. If you (not you personally)are a real jerk, people don’t have to listen to you or amplifiy your message. It is actually kind of a beautiful thing to watch in practice.
He made a couch joke!! ❤️
I like to also add “gross” to Trump and Vance’s descriptions. Really helps to complete the picture in my mind.
This guy is awful.
Mom here. Depends on the situation. My dog once got off leash while I was pushing my kid in a stroller. She wouldn’t come near the stroller. A man watched the stroller while I got the dog. But I wasn’t far from my kid (10 feet, maybe) and the park was full of people. I likely wouldn’t accept help if my kid was just misbehaving.
Yes and no, IMO. Kamala Harris probably can’t win, in part because the US electorate are fairly racist and sexist. There is a part of the DNCs calculus that is about winning the general election.
You know, I’m not picky. My primary requirement is must be able to win.
As damning as it is to the US, the best bet for winning is a good-looking, smooth-talking white guy who will look presidential when compared with Trump.
And that is how you stay the nominee.
Yes, all of those things. Also it makes exercising more comfortable.
There are some places that have a crazy office politics environment (2007 Microsoft, I’m looking at you). If that is the case, I would just change jobs.
However, if you just have annoying coworkers who are off topic, I would just steer the conversation back to work items (“oh, before I forget, can you tell me about [work related item]?”), then leave the conversation. Other tactics that work for me: look really awkward during personal conversation, never ask how someone is doing, wear headphones.
Someone once told me it’s important to care, but not that much. This has also helped me.
Beat of luck to you!!
Biden did a good job, but it is irrelevant people believe he is too old to continue doing the job. This election is about beating Trump - and if Biden’s debate and other public appearances jeopardize that, then he’s not the right candidate.
I’m glad you mentioned his interview increased your concern. I thought it was just me. I’ll vote for whoever is the Democrat on the ballot - but I’m not the person the campaign should be worried about. They have to put someone on the ballot who can win (which, as damning as it is to America broadly, is probably a good-looking, smooth-talking white guy who will look better on stage than Trump).
Maybe, but you don’t often hear people call Jimmy Hendrix a guy who thought about guitar a lot. There is talent augmenting the interest. (Note: I’m not a fan of Trump, but I do think it is important to understand he’s strengths so he can be beaten in the election).
Of course, we all should vote Dem so we still have a democracy in the future. And I’m not overly picky, so long as they can win. So that should be the question - and if Biden’s age impacts his ability to win, the Dems should choose someone who can.
The man is horrible generally speaking, but he is a marketing genius.
His age is a problem to the point where some people are worried about voting for him. And the Democrats have to include that fact in their calculus as they make decisions and move forward - or they will lose.