Kamala and Tim were in Pennsylvania together and the attendance for the event was in the "dozens." Even if it was a few hundred, that's a far cry from the thousands who have been showing up at other recent stops. The difference? No free concert. The Harris campaign is like a sales pitch for a time share. The only reason anyone goes is for the free night at the resort. Anyone foolish enough to vote for this mess will similarly have buyer's remorse.
Agree, except at a time share, you don’t have to stay there when someone makes a stupid decision. If there are enough troglodytes to elect these fools, then we’re all stuck at the time share. Or maybe we should vote for her because it’ll bring about a revolution quicker than anything else.
I answered an on-line ad promising me $500 for attending a Harris/Walz rally in Philadelphia and all I got was a $25 gift certificate for a cheesesteak at Chubby's.
Why have a convention? It's not as if they give a damn about what their voters want or even think. Think of all the plywood that could have been saved that was used to protect local Chicago businesses from all those "happy" democrats who traveled far and wide to personally tell those elite "democracy-savers" just how much they love them.
I was at the Democratic convention in 1968 at age 19. The last night I happened to see tanks and armed soldiers on a side street when blindly running away from tear gas and jeeps covered in barbed wire. I don’t think anyone else ever saw all those tanks. Needless to say after a week of Chicago police state riots I had a very different view of our government. I know what the powers that be are capable of doing to its own citizens. I never learned to use a 2A but now I wish I had.
I will be personally disappointed if you guys don't have as your backgrounds the internal shot of the interior of United Center from a "box" view, like the MSNBC dipshits did so that they could pretend they were there when their bigs wouldn't actually spring for their tickets. You should pretend the same way they did; you are professionals after all. You should also get some kind of ticker tape running along the bottom of your screen and some chirons, or whatever they're called, and have them pop up full of inane dipshittery, with a bit of truth mixed in, like, "Harris to Speak Brilliantly at 9pm (in exactly the way Orwell warned us she would)." and so forth . I'm open to paying extra so you can accomplish this.
Love the term "inane dipshittery"! Very descriptive. The Dems should be ashamed to utter the word "democracy," since they disregarded their primary (after rigging it first) voters in a totally undemocratic move! But they have no shame, etc.
"Tim Walz to hold two super hairy coconuts aloft behind speakers tonight, to performatively counter "Stolen Balls" narrative, according to campaign insiders familiar with 'Walz' Balls' strategy."
Thank you, Matt and Walter. I enjoy your live analysis and comments the most of all online offerings. So happy you are doing this, see you this evening!
They really do compliment each other perfectly. From their humor to Matt's grasp of issues and facts to Walters wise and pithy observations. I love when Walter comes up with a zinger leaving Matt falling out of his chair in laughter. So glad they teamed up and I hope it never ends.
Walter has a rare talent for making original points in a subtle and clever way. They are a good team. I think this Podcast Thing is here to stay. But I still like the original stories too. When I sell a few more subscriptions at my site, I'm going to buy a couple of Walter's books.
I read his book on 'Clark Rockefeller' a few months ago, it's very good. There was a previous book by a different author about this Clark character I read years ago, what a crazy situation. Also I highly recommend his County Highway newspaper! He writes in that as well. Subscribed earlier this year and it is wonderful. Reminds me of the old underground stuff, or Rolling Stone before it got too big for its britches. Well...almost show time! 🍿🍷
Don't forget to cover the new Articles of Impeachment against the Biden crime family. Also, so enjoyed Eve's Diary this weekend - tender but not sodden. Thank you both.
I watched the 1968 Democratic convention live on TV when I was a sophomore in high school. Watching it devastated me. I haven't been the same since. I wrote a poem about it at the time. Here it is (I know now that its a pretty bad poem. But it came from the heart)
Reflections on the Democratic
Convention
Day blowing shadows into a ball and then hiding in the cidedel of night.
Wishing it could be more kind, but laughing to see the blood dissolving the childlike features.
Leaves turn brown once, yet continuously.
What I say will somehow relate.
I am insecure among security and time runs at an endless rate that for me must end
At age 19 I was in Chicago for the Democratic convention… long story how that happened. Amazing experience to say the least. The most intense was the last night ( literally in the dark) walking with Duck Gregory from the park across from the Hilton hotel south towards the Cow Palace. Of course we were stopping on a side street by barded wire covered jeeps and tear gas lopped behind us so we had to run thru to get away from the approaching jeeps. Lucky for me, as we walked I had started talking to a single guy who was obviously alone and turned out to be an Israeli student from Harvard. He helped me thru the tear gas because I was completely blinded. For some reason he took us off that street and over to a parallel street. Well that side street was full of tanks with armed soldiers sitting on top. The Israeli freaked out and started screaming at them, asking ‘why are you attack your own citizens’? I begged him to be quiet and get away from the soldiers who actually looked as young and freaked out as us.
Chicago was a true police state. Go watch the documentary on the convention. There were probably as many cops as protesters. Such a scary time for young men facing being drafted into a tragic war!
Pretty good for a sophomore in high school. I remember it too. As a young person, it was scary to see protestors disrespecting the police. It gave rise to my thinking, 'is that gonna happen here?'
I’m not sure I understand why would it frighten someone to see protesters disrespecting the police. Are you familiar with the student protests of the 1960’s? The Kent State murders? I also read the poem differently, but ambiguity is often the sign of a successful poem.
When Matt early on suggests that Walter "is the talent on the show" and Walter looks quizzically at Matt---it's just adorable. Two terrific writers, one political the other more a social commentator using fiction as his vehicle, both brilliant in their use of language who are paired together to eviscerate the political class of self-absorbed Demi-Elites as they posture for posterity while the Ship of State flounders towards the shallows, there is not one, but "two talents", that complement each other in a symphonic barrage of scything insights and clarifying interpretations that reduce the "Elites" to their cupidic core.
Kamala and Tim were in Pennsylvania together and the attendance for the event was in the "dozens." Even if it was a few hundred, that's a far cry from the thousands who have been showing up at other recent stops. The difference? No free concert. The Harris campaign is like a sales pitch for a time share. The only reason anyone goes is for the free night at the resort. Anyone foolish enough to vote for this mess will similarly have buyer's remorse.
"The Harris campaign is like a sales pitch for a time share." 🤣 Perfection!
Stealing. Never heard it better said.
By all means. No need to attribute credit. :P
"Isn't it, though?"
Agree, except at a time share, you don’t have to stay there when someone makes a stupid decision. If there are enough troglodytes to elect these fools, then we’re all stuck at the time share. Or maybe we should vote for her because it’ll bring about a revolution quicker than anything else.
Revolution or CW2?
I answered an on-line ad promising me $500 for attending a Harris/Walz rally in Philadelphia and all I got was a $25 gift certificate for a cheesesteak at Chubby's.
Why have a convention? It's not as if they give a damn about what their voters want or even think. Think of all the plywood that could have been saved that was used to protect local Chicago businesses from all those "happy" democrats who traveled far and wide to personally tell those elite "democracy-savers" just how much they love them.
I hope we get to watch another "Mostly peaceful protest."
You'll see kamala interviewed on Tucker Carlson before the captive media will show democrats protesting at "their own" convention.
Oh, it’s not for the voters. It’s a self-suckathon. Ever seen one? You will tonight! 😂
I think I saw it once in a Ron Jeremy film
Ba-Dump-Bah!
Don't go away folks, Coco will be here all week!
They’re happy and JOYFUL!😀
I'll leave thinking about the plywood to you.
Put a period after "leave."
I was at the Democratic convention in 1968 at age 19. The last night I happened to see tanks and armed soldiers on a side street when blindly running away from tear gas and jeeps covered in barbed wire. I don’t think anyone else ever saw all those tanks. Needless to say after a week of Chicago police state riots I had a very different view of our government. I know what the powers that be are capable of doing to its own citizens. I never learned to use a 2A but now I wish I had.
I will be personally disappointed if you guys don't have as your backgrounds the internal shot of the interior of United Center from a "box" view, like the MSNBC dipshits did so that they could pretend they were there when their bigs wouldn't actually spring for their tickets. You should pretend the same way they did; you are professionals after all. You should also get some kind of ticker tape running along the bottom of your screen and some chirons, or whatever they're called, and have them pop up full of inane dipshittery, with a bit of truth mixed in, like, "Harris to Speak Brilliantly at 9pm (in exactly the way Orwell warned us she would)." and so forth . I'm open to paying extra so you can accomplish this.
Love the term "inane dipshittery"! Very descriptive. The Dems should be ashamed to utter the word "democracy," since they disregarded their primary (after rigging it first) voters in a totally undemocratic move! But they have no shame, etc.
LOL, but I like the MST3K graphic at the bottom of the screen better than blinking/scrolling chyrons.
Maybe you could text them into the show tonight. That one was good.
"Tim Walz to hold two super hairy coconuts aloft behind speakers tonight, to performatively counter "Stolen Balls" narrative, according to campaign insiders familiar with 'Walz' Balls' strategy."
Maybe a scroll underneath: "Fun fact: his wife loves the smell of burning tires!"
🤣🤣🤣
Thank you, Matt and Walter. I enjoy your live analysis and comments the most of all online offerings. So happy you are doing this, see you this evening!
Matt is great, but Walter has found his Media Platform in these podcasts. Keep 'em coming!
They really do compliment each other perfectly. From their humor to Matt's grasp of issues and facts to Walters wise and pithy observations. I love when Walter comes up with a zinger leaving Matt falling out of his chair in laughter. So glad they teamed up and I hope it never ends.
Walter has a rare talent for making original points in a subtle and clever way. They are a good team. I think this Podcast Thing is here to stay. But I still like the original stories too. When I sell a few more subscriptions at my site, I'm going to buy a couple of Walter's books.
I read his book on 'Clark Rockefeller' a few months ago, it's very good. There was a previous book by a different author about this Clark character I read years ago, what a crazy situation. Also I highly recommend his County Highway newspaper! He writes in that as well. Subscribed earlier this year and it is wonderful. Reminds me of the old underground stuff, or Rolling Stone before it got too big for its britches. Well...almost show time! 🍿🍷
I also want to read his book on being somewhat of an outcast at his Ivy League college.
Can’t wait… okay, no shots but if Dr. Jill should happen to snap and cry “ Foul !” , I’m cracking open a bottle of Prosecco!
Just because Matt isn’t doing shots doesn’t mean the rest of us have to suffer!
I was hoping you would cover the DNC as you did the RNC. Everything is better with you and Walter commenting on it.
Don't forget to cover the new Articles of Impeachment against the Biden crime family. Also, so enjoyed Eve's Diary this weekend - tender but not sodden. Thank you both.
I prefer Twain over most Victorian era writers. My other faves are Algernon Blackwood and A Bierce.
Please please please use the 18 foot tall inflatable IUD named Freeda Womb as your back drop.
This made me Horse Laugh...
Will you take a shot every time someone says “existential “?
A shot every time they say democracy would work quicker, I am thinking. Don't think Matt would make it, though! Bourbon Old Fashioneds for me.
Please Matt, no clips of Rachael Maddow. It’s just sheer torture to see that and we don’t have any antiemetics in the house.
That's a valid request. I would like to see Captain Binghampton, though.
So glad YOU are doing this, so I don’t have to 🙄🤡 show
I tried, but Joy Reid is just an awful person.
You mean, "Democrat" convention, right?
please
Save Democracy!
Will you have a fake backdrop like MSNBC did with the GOP convention?
Wonder if they will do the same tonight? I'm not curious enough to actually check in tho.
I watched the 1968 Democratic convention live on TV when I was a sophomore in high school. Watching it devastated me. I haven't been the same since. I wrote a poem about it at the time. Here it is (I know now that its a pretty bad poem. But it came from the heart)
Reflections on the Democratic
Convention
Day blowing shadows into a ball and then hiding in the cidedel of night.
Wishing it could be more kind, but laughing to see the blood dissolving the childlike features.
Leaves turn brown once, yet continuously.
What I say will somehow relate.
I am insecure among security and time runs at an endless rate that for me must end
Well, if it’s bad, it’s bad in a good way. It feels like there’s a good poem in there trying to get out. I wonder if it ever did?
At age 19 I was in Chicago for the Democratic convention… long story how that happened. Amazing experience to say the least. The most intense was the last night ( literally in the dark) walking with Duck Gregory from the park across from the Hilton hotel south towards the Cow Palace. Of course we were stopping on a side street by barded wire covered jeeps and tear gas lopped behind us so we had to run thru to get away from the approaching jeeps. Lucky for me, as we walked I had started talking to a single guy who was obviously alone and turned out to be an Israeli student from Harvard. He helped me thru the tear gas because I was completely blinded. For some reason he took us off that street and over to a parallel street. Well that side street was full of tanks with armed soldiers sitting on top. The Israeli freaked out and started screaming at them, asking ‘why are you attack your own citizens’? I begged him to be quiet and get away from the soldiers who actually looked as young and freaked out as us.
Chicago was a true police state. Go watch the documentary on the convention. There were probably as many cops as protesters. Such a scary time for young men facing being drafted into a tragic war!
On Thursday, Rand Paul introduced a bill to end the selective service:
$31 million a year spent, though military draft hadn't taken place since 1973
https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/national-world/rand-paul-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-end-selective-service/amp/
Nowadays we are the United Police States of America. Just add up all of the different "Agencies" we now have.Full on Police States.
I think that's a pretty darn good poem, and I am an actual poet.
But I'm a poet, but don't know it.
Pretty good for a sophomore in high school. I remember it too. As a young person, it was scary to see protestors disrespecting the police. It gave rise to my thinking, 'is that gonna happen here?'
I’m not sure I understand why would it frighten someone to see protesters disrespecting the police. Are you familiar with the student protests of the 1960’s? The Kent State murders? I also read the poem differently, but ambiguity is often the sign of a successful poem.
I live in Chicago. I wonder if being here "in spirit" sucks as bad.
I’m imagining a giant pile of shit in a room while being shot at.
When Matt early on suggests that Walter "is the talent on the show" and Walter looks quizzically at Matt---it's just adorable. Two terrific writers, one political the other more a social commentator using fiction as his vehicle, both brilliant in their use of language who are paired together to eviscerate the political class of self-absorbed Demi-Elites as they posture for posterity while the Ship of State flounders towards the shallows, there is not one, but "two talents", that complement each other in a symphonic barrage of scything insights and clarifying interpretations that reduce the "Elites" to their cupidic core.
We’ve got ourselves a Wordsmith in Sean. Please continue - Anything you wish to expound!
I like Matt better as a writer, but Walt always has the best comments for this podcast. Maybe that is what Matt was getting at.