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    • #9157
      Avatarrogpodge
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    • #9158
      Mick1Mick1
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      I’m no fan of Gretchen Whitmer. But that’s so over the top, it’s got to be a deepfake.

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    • #9160
      Avatarrogpodge
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      https://www.instagram.com/feministabulous/reel/DA8lS2sP-Rv/

      Posted on the influencer’s Instagram account w/ the comment, “If he won’t, Whitmer will.” Liz Plank, Canadian feminist influencer and podcaster.

    • #9168
      Avatarrogpodge
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      Don’t forget that Whitmer was one of the first to call JD Vance “weird.” How did that work out for the Dems?

    • #9169
      Avatarrogpodge
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      https://x.com/LevineJonathan/status/1845202251654234422

      Huh. What does this have to do with the CHIPS Act? Especially with a Canadian influencer? Absolute BS.

    • #9170
      Mick1Mick1
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      I have a weird opinion on this whole who-called-who-weird business. The first time I saw that particular near-epithet was from the Daily Mirror (politically neutral vis-a-vis American presidential politics), and the specific comment occurred immediately after Biden anointed Harris as his successor. Biden dropping out was very strange, and there were so many candidates who were so much better than Harris, it seemed somehow off to me.

      Then I read the Daily Mirror article, which contained a somewhat casual reference to Kamala Harris as “deeply weird.”

      And I remember thinking “Bingo.

      The whole Kamala Harris package was just weird, a verdict that was spot on. From her beginnings in SF politics, to her relationship with a married, 60-year-old, besotted Mayor Brown who gave her what amounted to her first (no-show), well-paid political appointments, to her terrible evaluations as a city attorney, to her backstabbing of her boss Terrence Hallinan, to her cranky relationship with Kimberly Guilfoyle, to the set-in-stone-fact that she was more than conservative, she was a callous DA (I can’t believe any black or Latino man would vote for her, ever), to her less-than-ideal short term as CA AG, to her prosecutorial appearance in the Kavanaugh trial as Senator, to her highly, highly improbable run as a 2020 presidential candidate, in which she finished 14th in the New Hampshire primary with 129 total votes, to her evisceration in the debates by Tulsi Gabbard, to her panicked, Dan-Quayle-esque look when asked a question that she didn’t know in advance, to her being (literally) the first Democrat to drop out of the race, to her selection as VP by a senile president who had no compunction about practicing racial/gender identity politics, to her completely inappropriate cackling and odd personal style, to the fact that 90 of her staff voluntarily left her employ, to her MASSIVE failure as Border Czar…

      I think the Dems even thought it was deeply weird, and they decided to get out in front of the weirdness by calling a successful former President and his ex-Marine, ex-Yale VP candidate as “weird”, a non sequitor if ever there was one.

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    • #9172
      Mick1Mick1
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      https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1844424044621484351 Is this mocking Communion?

      Turns out I was wrong. Apparently the Gov. has a penchant for weird videos, no kidding. There are others out there.

      Speaking of Harris, this doesn’t include that Harris embraces gender ideology, transgender/contraception mandates, opposes pro-life pregnancy centers and activists, and scrutinized Catholic judicial nominees including Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Bryant. She pressed Judges Brian Buescher, Paul Matey and Peter Phipps about their affiliation with the Knights of Columbus and whether it would make them biased. (for the uninitiated, the KofC is the world’s largest Catholic service organization with 2 million members worldwide). Non-Catholic presidents in the past have had good relationships with the KofC, including Teddy Roosevelt, Taft, Harding, Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover (who, when he defeated Catholic Al Smith for President, personally congratulated the head of the organization for the great works performed by the KofC), FDR (who created Columbus Day in response to KofC requests and in response, the head of the KofC urged FDR to accommodate German Jews in 1937 when it was clear they were in danger from the Nazis), Truman, Eisenhower (who added “Under God” to the Pledge at the behest of the KofC), LBJ, Nixon (who addressed their national meeting), GHWBush (who referred to the KofC publicly as one of the “thousand points of light”), Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama and Trump.

      For the second year in a row, the Biden administration has denied the KofC’s request to hold a Memorial Day mass in the Poplar Grove national cemetary. They’d held a commemorative mass there for the last 60 years. Why was it turned down? Because Harris/Biden’s National Park Service defines a “religious service” as a “demonstration”, I kid you not. And therefore, it is denied.

      As California AG, in 2016, she launched a raid on pro-life activist David Daleiden’s home. He did an undercover investigation of Planned Parenthood which showed PP organization officials discussing costs for fetal tissue and body parts. He was charged with 15 felonies, case is ongoing. She didn’t investigate the allegations, and she has received thousands of dollars in campaign funds from Planned Parenthood. Also, as California AG, she co-sponsored and promoted the Reproductive FACT Act which required pro-life pregnancy centers to post notices that provide info on where to obtain abortions. In 2018, the USSC ruled that the law violated their right to free speech.

      She attended a Baptist church, which candidly is one of the most anti-Catholic Protestant faiths.

      Basically, Harris craps on Catholics.

      But is the Whitmer video mocking Communion? Well, I’ll put it this way. In conjunction with Harris passing up the Al Smith dinner which goes to fund Catholic charities — let’s just say I’m not wild about either of those activities. And I didn’t even mention abortion…it wasn’t Harris’ pro-abortion stance, it was the fact that she was Biden’s point person on abortion, visiting abortion facilities, Planned Parenthood, etc.

      BTW, Walter Mondale is the only other presidential candidate in the history of the dinner (since WWII) who was invited and refused to attend. I don’t think the landslide will be that big, but I think that Catholics won’t be wild about this.

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    • #9176
      Mick1Mick1
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      Man, was I wrong. Here’s Whitmer apologizing for mocking Communion:

      Gretchen Whitmer apologizes for Doritos video critics say mocked Christian sacrament (msn.com)

      Whitmer explained — and I shit you not — that it was supposed to be a video about the importance of the CHIPS Act to Michigan jobs. AYFKM? I didn’t honestly realize how much Whitmer and Harris hated Catholics.

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    • #9189
      Mick1Mick1
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    • #9191
      AvatarBeeg_Dawg
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      IMO, she would have been better off wearing a leather catsuit while claiming she was helping corner the sex worker voting block.

      This is not the first time Whitmer had a dust up with organized religion.  https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/churches-file-lawsuit-against-whitmer-for-violating-first-amendment-rights-during-covid-19

      It’s always fun to re-visit her Covid policies.  https://www.thecentersquare.com/michigan/article_f43c7e72-c1be-11ed-92bd-5b73e21f1b7c.html.  I especially like the ban on operating motorboats and traveling to second homes, which her husband got caught violating shortly after she locked down the state.

      I guess voters really are that stupid.

    • #9192
      Avatarrogpodge
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    • #9193
      Mick1Mick1
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      I have a weird opinion on this whole who-called-who-weird business. The first time I saw that particular near-epithet was from the Daily Mirror (politically neutral vis-a-vis American presidential politics), and the specific comment occurred immediately after Biden anointed Harris as his successor. Biden dropping out was very strange, and there were so many candidates who were so much better than Harris, it seemed somehow off to me. Then I read the Daily Mirror article, which contained a somewhat casual reference to Kamala Harris as “deeply weird.” And I remember thinking “Bingo.” The whole Kamala Harris package was just weird, a verdict that was spot on. From her beginnings in SF politics, to her relationship with a married, 60-year-old, besotted Mayor Brown who gave her what amounted to her first (no-show), well-paid political appointments, to her terrible evaluations as a city attorney, to her backstabbing of her boss Terrence Hallinan, to her cranky relationship with Kimberly Guilfoyle, to the set-in-stone-fact that she was more than conservative, she was a callous DA (I can’t believe any black or Latino man would vote for her, ever), to her less-than-ideal short term as CA AG, to her prosecutorial appearance in the Kavanaugh trial as Senator, to her highly, highly improbable run as a 2020 presidential candidate, in which she finished 14th in the New Hampshire primary with 129 total votes, to her evisceration in the debates by Tulsi Gabbard, to her panicked, Dan-Quayle-esque look when asked a question that she didn’t know in advance, to her being (literally) the first Democrat to drop out of the race, to her selection as VP by a senile president who had no compunction about practicing racial/gender identity politics, to her completely inappropriate cackling and odd personal style, to the fact that 90 of her staff voluntarily left her employ, to her MASSIVE failure as Border Czar… I think the Dems even thought it was deeply weird, and they decided to get out in front of the weirdness by calling a successful former President and his ex-Marine, ex-Yale VP candidate as “weird”, a non sequitor if ever there was one.

      Nate Silver explains why the Harris crew stopped calling Trump/Vance weird. Apparently, (a) it didn’t poll well, and (b) the Harris/Walz team needs weird voters.

      https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-needs-weird-voters

      Harris is going on Joe Rogan and Fox with Bret Maier. Should be interesting. To me, it’s a sign of near desperation.

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    • #9194
      Mick1Mick1
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      Harris’ ‘dissonance’with Catholics, FBI’s ‘enduring’ pro-Joe Corruption and other commentary

      Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) had no idea her mock-communion Doritos video might offend Catholics — showing “how out of touch Democratic elites are,” roars The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn. And such “cluelessness may prove costly” for Kamala Harris in November. It’s not just gaffes: As the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Kristen Waggoner recalls, Harris has “long used government power to try to coerce people of faith to violate their consciences.” Politico flags the “cultural dissonance” between her San Francisco persona and white working-class Catholic Pennsylvanians. Then there’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who talks about helping pregnant women who want to keep their babies. As Brian Burch of CatholicVote quips, Kennedy “is offering Democrats social permission” to vote Republican.

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