Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

@rhythmdevils, I am glad to see you are not part of the "Pluto is not a planet" cabel. What's your favorite planet? Mine' is the sun...

 

Europa! Though it’s a moon I guess. I have to go with the boring answer of earth. So much diversity.

 

I just read this op-ed predicting a Trump win and repeat of the 2016 elections due to similar dynamics.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opini...lls-expect-election-day-be-repeat-ncna1245282

scares the hell out of me and also makes me angry at both the American people and the Democratic party and liberals across the country.

the fact that this election is even close is such a sad statement to the state of politics in America today and the mindset of the American people. Brainwashed and stupid.

people all across America love trump for no other reason than the feeling he elicits in them. And things he says he’ll do or has done regardless of how false the statements are.

and I also feel angry at Liberals and Democrats for again electing a candidate who is very difficult to like and is boring as hell. Biden is running a campaign strategy of just not being Trump rather than standing for something. With a strong character like Trump who makes bold statements and has a strong presence and image, this just doesn’t work. Instead of electing a candidate that the left wing and more would vote for, we have a candidate who people are voting for simply to get rid of Trump. This strategy is so distasteful and cynical. Makes me sick.

and I also blame Bernie for the tightness of this race for deciding to run such an angry campaign. He was the front runner at first but his angry style turned people off and they went with the safety of Biden. But Bernie of 2016 would have won the primaries and I believe would have a much better chance of beating Trump. You gotta fight a strong character with another strong character. Bernie’s ideas are wildly popular among the public and would really energize voters to vote for him not just against Trump. Yes, Trump would go crazy with the bullshit socialist accusations but I believe Americans would see through it.

it’s just so depressing to see what’s happening in this country right now. So much division. And people don’t just have different opinions anymore they also have their own set of facts. You can find “facts” for anything on the internet these days. Debating a Trump supporter is impossible because they site all kinds of bogus facts and so discussion can’t go anywhere.

I wish we could have open debates about the best way to solve our real problems.

 

Keep in mind Keith Koffler is one of the higher up guys at the Washington Examiner. He has a bias for anything GOP/Trump. However, he could still be right this week.

Brainwashed goes both ways.

Like all of our previous presidents?

Bernie would never win the Sun Belt states in the Primaries. In FL being anything close to a Socialist is a huge death sentence. I'm not shocked that voters in the FL DM Primary voted 40% more over Biden than Bernie.

Here's a warning: If the National Dem Party is going to go more leftward, they should forget winning FL in future elections since in FL there's a major hate against anything Big Government/Socialism. I met plenty of Asians/Brazilians/Cubans/other First Gen Immigrants who are very happy that they are voting for Trump again in 2020. States like FL in reality is more social liberal but uber fiscal conservatives.

As a reminder voters prefer to vote Biden over Sanders in the primary. If for example Berine would had won the Primaries and he would be on the Dem ticket for President, I have a hard time believing that he would win since I do not believe the Sun Belt states except for CA would swing for him. The Biden wining over Sanders by 40% in the FL Primaries is a warning sign for Dems: Run someone who is too hard left and they will get a beating. FL in certain parts wants pretty strong conservatives, that's how it is. We even get former modern liberals from CA/IL/NY who start voting for the GOP after they see their pay checks.

Oh yeah, both sides sucks IMO. Those on the right will never admit that their Medicare/Social Security programs are illegal Socialist programs (when their supporters are heavily into these programs) while those on the left will never admit that their big government programs will bankrupt the country.

 

I don't think the world has ever been so stressed out over somebody else's election. It's worse than the damned virus.

 

Who exactly was brainwashing American people to vote for Trump? The media? Silicon Valley? Wall Street? Social media?
They are all trying to do to Trump in the election what they did to Bernie Sanders in primaries. And for the same reason, they cannot control Trump and they knew they could not control Bernie. The only game in town is restoring the cozy relation with China, and that is worth any price for Silicon Valley and Wall Street. That hoe Jeff Bazos can get to 300 billions from 200 billions Everything else is just a distraction. Or we can believe that Bloomberg decides to spend 100 mln one day, the fraction of what he has spent already, just because his only concern is the well being of American people.

 

My local Walgreens pharmacy has 4 of these signs posted by the entrance. Just in case you didn't know...

 

Trump’s brilliant political strategy. Most of what he says is complete bullshit but he’s convinced half the country to vote for him because of the emotion and feeling he brings out in these people. They love him and blindly believe everything he says.

 

Possible good news if your a Trump supporter: my wife was telling me that how about 3 out of 4 patient rooms she walks into is on Fox News and has been for the last several months. This here in New Mexico, a red state and very Hispanic and working class/poor demographic. She says in past elections cycles CNN and the like was on in more than half of the rooms - Fox having maybe 25%. She says this change has one of her partners in a fit, who is a rather typical liberal (non-practicing) jew from NY. He even said of the black man who had Fox on that he was a "traitor".

Really, I am not making any of this up even though it reads like such a cliche

 

Obama, is that you?
Bush, is that you?

Funny info btw @crenca.

 

Simple explanations are comforting "they love him, and trust him". I know people in the US who will vote for Trump, but not one person who likes him, is that even possible? And certainly they are pretty skeptical about what he is saying.

 

Shit, that would mean that Biden cannot run in 2024?

 

Obama is highly intelligent, talked constantly about his policy proposals, and facts. Yes, sometimes he fudged things a bit but no more than the best in Washington.

Trump is so different man! He blatantly lies constantly. Everything he says is just to conjure a feeling and create the Trump brand. Facts, science, policy, it’s all absent. People are voting for him the way they buy brand name products at the grocery store. It feels good.

you can disagree but I’ve actually studied this extensively and can spot this stuff very easily.

Edit: btw I’m not a fan of Obama’s presidency. I think his lack of engagement with the public is what has caused so much increased division. He let it happen by not expressing the liberal point of view to the public (once in office - during the campaign he was a brilliant communicator) which would have kept perspective and balanced all the shit coming from the right. But he was just silent most of the time.

 

He looks like he hasn’t slept in days (which may be true - campaigning is ruthless) and is putting all his energy into just standing up straight. Speaking is too much to add to that.

 

Out of character my accountant talked politics with me the other day. His theory is that Biden is a placeholder for Harris, and he will "resign" (or die) within the year, and that this has been the insider Democratic plan all along. I personally don't think they are that organized, but maybe...

 

They ALL lie constantly. He's no different than anyone else, he just doesn't have DECADES of media training or a filter so he just says whatever random shit pops into his head.