Current Events > Minnesota Gov Tim Walz is Harris VP, per CNN's Acosta.

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creativerealms posted...

They are going to bring up George Floyd, somehow blaming Walz for the protests.

Then they can immediately hit back with January 6th

Southernfatman posted...

It's funny how conservatives are pulling the "he's fat" card with no hint of irony of course. Shows they have nothing to counter him. Show's their desperation.

"Kamala laughs and Walz is fat!"
"So what, you guys hate Santa Claus?"

Santa Claus was a Socialist

Here is an interview Tim Walz did with CNN earlier:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/politics/video/sotu-walz-full-interview

creativerealms posted...

They are going to bring up George Floyd, somehow blaming Walz for the protests.

Please please please I'd love the Republicans to start talking about how bad BLM is again.

To the windoooooow, to the Walz!

I think in terms of George Floyd and the protests, there are some valid criticisms from the left on Walz's handling of it and him being at the center of pushing to make it harder to prosecute cops. But it's nothing he can't overcome like it doesn't outweigh all the other good stuff he's done.

There's no valid criticism from the right though.

They're seriously calling Walz fat? Do they realize that their orange fuhrer is heavier? Lmao

aarrgus posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/66384d74.jpg

Lol.

GOP: "See, he's not just old, but he's also FAT! What could possibly backfire about attacking candidates for being old and fat?"

This guy sucks. Ugh. Shoulda picked Shapiro

mystic_belmont posted...

Here is an interview Tim Walz did with CNN earlier:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/politics/video/sotu-walz-full-interview

Great guy.

gu-gohan posted...

Great guy.

I really liked how he quipped about Republicans in his state voting against giving kids a free lunch.

"Oh, no, their bellies will be filled and be able to learn!"

ClayGuida posted...

This guy sucks. Ugh. Shoulda picked Shapiro

Shapiro would have been worse. After how he handled to collage war protests he would have been poison.

ClayGuida posted...

This guy sucks. Ugh. Shoulda picked Shapiro

Wat

It was a joke. Someone in my Shapiro topic said that no matter who they picked, people would bitch.

I've been team Walz for like 3 years now.

CommonStar posted...

I saw reports that she didn't vibe with him during their interview.

Not surprising. Walz was killing it in his media appearances all week.

Could have energized the Jewish vote but we went with a guy who seems like Dick Cheney and Tim Kane's bodies fused together. And sure maybe he's a decent guy but he also does not seem like he has anything that's really going to attract anyone on his own either...he picks up no swing states or groups, he will just be a good side kick...ugh.

All because pepole think that doing volunteer work 20 years ago means supporting genocide and because they believe any damn rumor fox news said...they better hope this pick works.

CommonStar posted...

I think in terms of George Floyd and the protests, there are some valid criticisms from the left on Walz's handling of it and him being at the center of pushing to make it harder to prosecute cops. But it's nothing he can't overcome like it doesn't outweigh all the other good stuff he's done.

There's no valid criticism from the right though.

He also called out foreign interests coming to the city to instigate and start fires. They arrested a bunch of dudes from various white nationalist groups for starting fires and throwing bricks and shit.

This guy started the whole MAGAs are weird thing off the cuff in an interview and it catapulted him into the VP slot because it resonated with a lot of people. Thats kind of awesome in a way

Necronmon posted...

Could have energized the Jewish vote but we went with a guy who seems like Dick Cheney and Tim Kane's bodies fused together. And sure maybe he's a decent guy but he also does not seem like he has anything that's really going to attract anyone on his own either...he picks up no swing states or groups, he will just be a good side kick...ugh.

All because pepole think that doing volunteer work 20 years ago means supporting genocide and because they believe any damn rumor fox news said...they better hope this pick works.

He's got more country credentials than JD Vance.

Necronmon posted...

All because pepole think that doing volunteer work 20 years ago

Nah I think it was the stuff with his friend and suicide. That shit seems very sus.

As far as Walz being old. He's only a year older than Harris. So much younger than the you know who.

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1820831393892765984

There you go, their attacks on him are that he's pro trans rights. And honestly, I'd hope Vance brings this up in a debate because the simple counter to any of that shit is 'These are Americans you are demonizing. You all demonize blacks, latinos, and the Irish in the 1900's, you demonized gays in the 80's, 90's, 00's, and now you're demonizing trans people. Why don't you just allow Americans to be free to do what they want? So much for the party of freedom, right?"

the_crow13 posted...

This guy started the whole MAGAs are weird thing off the cuff in an interview and it catapulted him into the VP slot because it resonated with a lot of people. Thats kind of awesome in a way

Yeah, I liked his answer to it too in that CNN clip posted earlier and why I think it is really resonating with people. If you just strip away the hatefulness of Donnie and the GOP... a lot of them just are really fucking weird people.

creativerealms posted...

As far as Walz being old. He's only a year older than Harris. So much younger than the you know who.

Actually only 6 months difference, both born in 64

The year is 2020 and a time traveler has appeared to you from the future. They say in 2024 you will stan Nancy Pelosi for her influence on the democratic party's ticket and decision making

Doe posted...

The year is 2020 and a time traveler has appeared to you from the future. They say in 2024 you will stan Nancy Pelosi for her influence on the democratic party's ticket and decision making

wut?

Many of us have been team Walz far longer than Pelosi was. She only made her feelings heard in the last few days.

Perhaps she sees Walz as the best chance to win the white house.

Huge loss for Minnesota, huge gain for the country.

ClayGuida posted...

He also called out foreign interests coming to the city to instigate and start fires. They arrested a bunch of dudes from various white nationalist groups for starting fires and throwing bricks and shit.

Yep and another big thing he did in terms of the George Floyd case is that he took it away from the local DA whom many people in the community did not trust, and gave to Keith Ellison which led to actual convictions.

I asked Tim Walz about IVF politics in February.

"My wife and I used Mayo Clinic reproductive services, and my daughter Hope was named Hope for a reason," he said.

"Because married for eight years, no children, wanting children. We got Hope because of this type of stuff."

Winning candidate. Remember, Republicans voted against IVF access. This is a winning issue for Dems because Republicans are so off the deep end when it comes to reproductive rights.

ClayGuida posted...

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1820831393892765984

There you go, their attacks on him are that he's pro trans rights. And honestly, I'd hope Vance brings this up in a debate because the simple counter to any of that shit is 'These are Americans you are demonizing. You all demonize blacks, latinos, and the Irish in the 1900's, you demonized gays in the 80's, 90's, 00's, and now you're demonizing trans people. Why don't you just allow Americans to be free to do what they want? So much for the party of freedom, right?"

She seemed so angry and scrambled she could barely get her words out properly. Lol

They are fucked. And they know it.

ClayGuida posted...

wut?

Many of us have been team Walz far longer than Pelosi was. She only made her feelings heard in the last few days.

Perhaps she sees Walz as the best chance to win the white house.

Crazy to think that maybe Pelosi is just good at politics and recognizes a strong candidate

dotsdfe posted...

I think that Walz was the right choice. People seem to really like him, while Shapiro came with a lot of baggage that could have turned people off.

If VP picks really matter that much at the end of the day.

They don't to uniformed voters unless they are someone who attracts attention like Sarah palin or now Vance.

I honestly can't even remember who Romney or Hillary's picks for VP where.

Hell only reason I probably remember Cheney after all these years is because he shot someone in the face.

bfslick50 posted...

Crazy to think that maybe Pelosi is just good at politics and recognizes a strong candidate

She still gave us Cuellar instead of Cisneros, so she sucks in that aspect, but that's mostly because she subscribes to this stupid thought that all elected Dems are better than any primary challenger.

Paul Ryan was Romney's pick. Not the worst of the century but one of the most mediocre.

Sufferedphoenix posted...

They don't to uniformed voters unless they are someone who attracts attention like Sarah palin or now Vance.

I honestly can't even remember who Romney or Hillary's picks for VP where.

Hell only reason I probably remember Cheney after all these years is because he shot someone in the face.

Tim Kaine was arguably the worst pick for a VP ever. Not because he's unqualified, but because he's Tim fucking Kaine, arguably the most boring Senator in US politics. He added absolutely nothing to her ticket.

He may not be why she lost, but he absolutely didn't bring in a single vote, not even in Virginia. He had no brand at all to him. At least Joe Lieberman was a Connecticut Senator. That was another awful choice, but he was at least on TV and in the news now and then.

She really should have picked someone with a little more personality or fire. Tim Kaine dude. Christ.

Ar0ge posted...

She seemed so angry and scrambled she could barely get her words out properly. Lol

They are fucked. And they know it.

It's pretty funny that they're running with the "defund the police" narrative when Kamala was a literal cop....meanwhile which party wants to gut the DoJ because their candidate is a convicted felon?

I'm guessing she picked Tim Kaine as being like actually the most qualified to do whatever duties the VP does, and assumed the election was already in the bag

https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1820841865127576052

ClayGuida posted...

Tim Kaine was arguably the worst pick for a VP ever. Not because he's unqualified, but because he's Tim fucking Kaine, arguably the most boring Senator in US politics. He added absolutely nothing to her ticket.

He may not be why she lost, but he absolutely didn't bring in a single vote, not even in Virginia. He had no brand at all to him. At least Joe Lieberman was a Connecticut Senator. That was another awful choice, but he was at least on TV and in the news now and then.

She really should have picked someone with a little more personality or fire. Tim Kaine dude. Christ.

Yeah Dems tend to get forgettable VPs from all i can tell. Biden was an exception but I can't say that he wouldn't largely be forgotten had he not became president. I probably would remember him cause that video of him and Obama running around with a pride flag stuck with me.

Doe posted...

Paul Ryan was Romney's pick. Not the worst of the century but one of the most mediocre.

I only remember that pick because Biden really wrecked him in a debate that year. Then he became House Speaker a couple years later.

Doe posted...

I'm guessing she picked Tim Kaine as being like actually the most qualified to do whatever duties the VP does, and assumed the election was already in the bag

After Gore's defeat for being 'boring' she should have learned a lesson. Politics aren't what they were up until the 00's. People want to be energized and entertained. They want to be inspired. She probably still doesn't understand why people backed Bernie.

Heineken14 posted...

Yeah, I liked his answer to it too in that CNN clip posted earlier and why I think it is really resonating with people. If you just strip away the hatefulness of Donnie and the GOP... a lot of them just are really fucking weird people.

Exactly. You don't have to agree with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on *everything* but they seem like ordinary, everyday people who are interested in doing boring, everyday things that will help the lives of Americans.

Trump and Vance on the other hand are freaking weirdos, and their biggest cheerleaders (Boebert, Greene) are even stranger. Calling them weird is the politically correct term...the *truth* is that they're freaking nuts and they come across as incredibly creepy and deranged.

Hillary picked Tim Kaine, the literally who candidate, from Virginia.

ClayGuida posted...

Tim Kaine was arguably the worst pick for a VP ever. Not because he's unqualified, but because he's Tim fucking Kaine, arguably the most boring Senator in US politics. He added absolutely nothing to her ticket.

He may not be why she lost, but he absolutely didn't bring in a single vote, not even in Virginia. He had no brand at all to him. At least Joe Lieberman was a Connecticut Senator. That was another awful choice, but he was at least on TV and in the news now and then.

She really should have picked someone with a little more personality or fire. Tim Kaine dude. Christ.

Lol, that's not why she lost. Tim Kaine was fine. She lost because 20 years of smear attacks by the right and a shit campaign cost her. She didn't take Trump serious and believed victory was assured.

Ryan was actually a great pick. Yea his politics suck, but he was among the most noteworthy House Members at the time, he was being featured in Men's Health magazines, he was a budding celebrity politician.

I also think that John Edwards was a great pick too. Yea we didn't know about his affairs, dying wife, and all that, but he was a pretty good politician who also had an ability to break out of the political sphere. It's a shame he turned out to be a piece of shit. Anthony Weiner is another great politician who turned out to be a creep.

No clue why Dems struggled so hard to find a break out politician who wasn't also a fucking weirdo.

ClayGuida posted...

Ryan was actually a great pick. Yea his politics suck, but he was among the most noteworthy House Members at the time, he was being featured in Men's Health magazines, he was a budding celebrity politician.

I also think that John Edwards was a great pick too. Yea we didn't know about his affairs, dying wife, and all that, but he was a pretty good politician who also had an ability to break out of the political sphere. It's a shame he turned out to be a piece of shit. Anthony Weiner is another great politician who turned out to be a creep.

No clue why Dems struggled so hard to find a break out politician who wasn't also a fucking weirdo.

I wanna say Weiner is the one I pissed my grandad off over. When allegations came out over him he said something along the lines about its always a democrat. I happened to be on the computer and like 10 seconds later I spun the monitor around and showed him where republicans had been nailed for similar.

Mind you I actually still voted republican back then. I just hate when people feel the need to lie to make their point.

What sucks about Weiner is his biggest moment of fame besides dick pics was him shouting at Republicans for not taking care of 9/11 victims on the House floor. That resonated with many. It shamed them into doing something. He could have been a real game changer for Dems. Then it turned out he was why Comey released that letter in the week of the 2016 election.

Why was it so hard for the Dems to not pick a weirdo?

These two fucking weirdos were great picks.