- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
President Biden’s doctor said Monday that his symptoms from Covid are almost gone and that he has completed his final dose of Paxlovid. In a letter released by the White House, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said that Mr. Biden “continues to perform all of his presidential duties.”
NY Times
If he's good enough to do that, he's good enough to be in front of a camera for a few mins.
Where is he?
This is what makes Russian trolls so effective. They plant an idea, that Biden might be dead, and suddenly it seems quite normal to wonder about his health, and then it is a short step to demand proof he is still with us.
The best propaganda is highly plausible and possibly even true.
In 1935 they would have been making outrageous suggestions that the King was having an affair with a married transgender woman.
Well, that would have rather surprised everybody. I don't think George V was that way inclined.
When I was learning the history of my field in my middle age, my mentor told me: always check the subject's reported dates, do they make sense? A very useful rule: I once came across a 3 year old allegedly attending Merton College, and suchlike anomalies, which proved fruitful areas for inquiry and refutation.
He also dinned into me: check the subject's money and where it came from: and (if Victorian) the sect to which the subject was affiliated. But gender is a new one. Not a bad idea to add it to the checklist, though.
President Biden’s doctor said Monday that his symptoms from Covid are almost gone and that he has completed his final dose of Paxlovid. In a letter released by the White House, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said that Mr. Biden “continues to perform all of his presidential duties.”
NY Times
If he's good enough to do that, he's good enough to be in front of a camera for a few mins.
Where is he?
This is what makes Russian trolls so effective. They plant an idea, that Biden might be dead, and suddenly it seems quite normal to wonder about his health, and then it is a short step to demand proof he is still with us.
Helped by the many useful idiots.
The Mail are running with this story, bigly, reporting many non russian personalities airing the issue.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
President Biden’s doctor said Monday that his symptoms from Covid are almost gone and that he has completed his final dose of Paxlovid. In a letter released by the White House, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said that Mr. Biden “continues to perform all of his presidential duties.”
NY Times
If he's good enough to do that, he's good enough to be in front of a camera for a few mins.
Where is he?
This is what makes Russian trolls so effective. They plant an idea, that Biden might be dead, and suddenly it seems quite normal to wonder about his health, and then it is a short step to demand proof he is still with us.
The best propaganda is highly plausible and possibly even true.
In 1935 they would have been making outrageous suggestions that the King was having an affair with a married transgender woman.
Well, that would have rather surprised everybody. I don't think George V was that way inclined.
(narrator: MisterBedfordshire was referring to King Edward VIII and got the dates wrong)
President Biden’s doctor said Monday that his symptoms from Covid are almost gone and that he has completed his final dose of Paxlovid. In a letter released by the White House, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said that Mr. Biden “continues to perform all of his presidential duties.”
NY Times
If he's good enough to do that, he's good enough to be in front of a camera for a few mins.
Where is he?
This is what makes Russian trolls so effective. They plant an idea, that Biden might be dead, and suddenly it seems quite normal to wonder about his health, and then it is a short step to demand proof he is still with us.
Helped by the many useful idiots.
The Mail are running with this story, bigly, reporting many non russian personalities airing the issue.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
A candidate needs 10 MPs to get nominated - which seems reasonable.
It's not that there will be 10 candidates!!!
That makes a bit more sense!
I quite like it. Good that there will be four at conference. Obviously still only two go through to the members' ballot, but I think there will be less of a tendency for MPs to vote deliberately in opposition to the best candidates to save 'their' candidate. It will be more apparent who the best is.
President Biden’s doctor said Monday that his symptoms from Covid are almost gone and that he has completed his final dose of Paxlovid. In a letter released by the White House, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said that Mr. Biden “continues to perform all of his presidential duties.”
NY Times
If he's good enough to do that, he's good enough to be in front of a camera for a few mins.
Where is he?
This is what makes Russian trolls so effective. They plant an idea, that Biden might be dead, and suddenly it seems quite normal to wonder about his health, and then it is a short step to demand proof he is still with us.
Helped by the many useful idiots.
The Mail are running with this story, bigly, reporting many non russian personalities airing the issue.
What a fascinating turn this debate is taking. In the long and distinguished history of PB has the debate ever veered off into discusion of hot stepmoms before?
You seem to have a one track mind. I wasn't thinking of stepmoms. Or stepmums. 😊
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
Anyone winning looks like being a significant downgrade from Sunak?
More seriously, Parliamentary calendars I suspect. The party conference recess is 12 September to 7 October, so this setup is probably as quick as it can be.
Two weeks for postal voting looks ambitious, though.
In the post-Johnson election, the nomination threshold was 20 MPs. So ten nominations is proportionally higher... wonder who that helps/hinders?
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
You mean a method of election whereby a set of people are nominated and drop out, with votes being transferred to the successors as they drop out? Mayhap we could have an article on such an alternative to the vote system? A radical suggestion, I know.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
You mean a method of election whereby a set of people are nominated and drop out, with votes being transferred to the successors as they drop out? Mayhap we could have an article on such an alternative to the vote system? A radical suggestion, I know.
Hang on, this means if we all join the Tories now we get to vote because it's more than 3 months from now until when the members vote.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
You mean a method of election whereby a set of people are nominated and drop out, with votes being transferred to the successors as they drop out? Mayhap we could have an article on such an alternative to the vote system? A radical suggestion, I know.
Hang on, this means if we all join the Tories now we get to vote because it's more than 3 months from now until when the members vote.
No, three months starts from the moment there is a vacancy IIRC, so three months from July 5th, so you needed to be a member on or before the April 5th.
See that the kinder & gentler Donald Trump is already in the dustbin of history. Surprise, surprise!
But but but @darkage said, "That is one reason why people vote for Trump, there is at least some kind of optimism and self confidence which is completely lacking from the left."
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
How will they guarantee there are four left after four rounds? What if only four MPs get 10 or more nominations initially - will they just skip the September voting rounds?
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
The young Kamala looks strangely familiar – someone famous?
These are going to need much care to be taken.
The picture on the Laura Loomer tweet linked earlier which LL used to accuse KH of furthering her career by offering sexual favours to powerful men (and I'll say just no more) seems to be of a different woman.
Loomer could be in trouble, I'd say, if that's sound. The common sense ground rules are not to marry a lawyer (!), never mind defame one who is running for POTUS and has just raised ~$50m in 24 hours.
See that the kinder & gentler Donald Trump is already in the dustbin of history. Surprise, surprise!
Let's hope the real Donald Trump is in the dustbin of history come November 6th.
Keep in mind that IF he loses (God willing & the creeks don't rise!) in 2024, then DJT remains eligible to run again - provided he's alive of course - in 2028. AND if not that year, then 2032 etc. etc. etc.
See that the kinder & gentler Donald Trump is already in the dustbin of history. Surprise, surprise!
Let's hope the real Donald Trump is in the dustbin of history come November 6th.
Keep in mind that IF he loses (God willing & the creeks don't rise!) in 2024, then DJT remains eligible to run again - provided he's alive of course - in 2028. AND if not that year, then 2032 etc. etc. etc.
By then hopefully he would be serving a nice long prison sentence, although it may have to be in whatever the American equivalent of a secure hospital.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
In the mistaken belief that it is a matter of the utmost national importance, and that it will command the fascination of the media and populace.
Also, because they are totally incompetent and incapable of organising a piss-up in a brewery.
Says the party which put jezza in charge for two GEs in a row. Let me guess, you are fine with that because he went along with killing Iraqis by the 100 000 but really like totally protested like about a load of rebarbative Dutchmen at the far end of Africa making black people sit at the back of the bus. Man.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
See that the kinder & gentler Donald Trump is already in the dustbin of history. Surprise, surprise!
Let's hope the real Donald Trump is in the dustbin of history come November 6th.
Keep in mind that IF he loses (God willing & the creeks don't rise!) in 2024, then DJT remains eligible to run again - provided he's alive of course - in 2028. AND if not that year, then 2032 etc. etc. etc.
By then hopefully he would be serving a nice long prison sentence, although it may have to be in whatever the American equivalent of a secure hospital.
He will, of course, be able to run from prison in 2028.
See that the kinder & gentler Donald Trump is already in the dustbin of history. Surprise, surprise!
Let's hope the real Donald Trump is in the dustbin of history come November 6th.
Keep in mind that IF he loses (God willing & the creeks don't rise!) in 2024, then DJT remains eligible to run again - provided he's alive of course - in 2028. AND if not that year, then 2032 etc. etc. etc.
ADDENDUM - William Jennings Bryan was the "Boy Orator of the River Platte" (Nebraska not Argentina) in 1896, and remained a serious POTUS prospect until (at least) 1912. And was a leading political presence until 1925 through the Scopes Monkey Trial to his death shortly afterwards - a span of three decades
By same math, Trump could continue to infest the US political scene until say 2045 or thereabouts . . .
See that the kinder & gentler Donald Trump is already in the dustbin of history. Surprise, surprise!
Let's hope the real Donald Trump is in the dustbin of history come November 6th.
Keep in mind that IF he loses (God willing & the creeks don't rise!) in 2024, then DJT remains eligible to run again - provided he's alive of course - in 2028. AND if not that year, then 2032 etc. etc. etc.
By then hopefully he would be serving a nice long prison sentence, although it may have to be in whatever the American equivalent of a secure hospital.
He will, of course, be able to run from prison in 2028.
The young Kamala looks strangely familiar – someone famous?
These are going to need much care to be taken.
The picture on the Laura Loomer tweet linked earlier which LL used to accuse KH of furthering her career by offering sexual favours to powerful men (and I'll say just no more) seems to be of a different woman.
Loomer could be in trouble, I'd say, if that's sound. The common sense ground rules are not to marry a lawyer (!), never mind defame one who is running for POTUS and has just raised ~$50m in 24 hours.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, said in 2021 that Vice President Kamala Harris is one of the “childless cat ladies” who is “miserable” with her life and has no direct stake in America because she is not a mom, the HuffPost reports.
The young Kamala looks strangely familiar – someone famous?
These are going to need much care to be taken.
The picture on the Laura Loomer tweet linked earlier which LL used to accuse KH of furthering her career by offering sexual favours to powerful men (and I'll say just no more) seems to be of a different woman.
Loomer could be in trouble, I'd say, if that's sound. The common sense ground rules are not to marry a lawyer (!), never mind defame one who is running for POTUS and has just raised ~$50m in 24 hours.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, said in 2021 that Vice President Kamala Harris is one of the “childless cat ladies” who is “miserable” with her life and has no direct stake in America because she is not a mom, the HuffPost reports.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
What do people know about the disturbances in Whitechapel last Thursday? Should it have made the news or was a blackout decided upon?
It's a strange "blackout" if the Mail and Express both have the story. Seems to have involved a fight between two rival Bangladeshi groups relating to events in Bangladesh.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
In the mistaken belief that it is a matter of the utmost national importance, and that it will command the fascination of the media and populace.
Also, because they are totally incompetent and incapable of organising a piss-up in a brewery.
I remember the Post Johnson leadership contest taking forever to whittle down the candidates to two, who then went to countrywide hustings.
They wound up with Truss and Sunak, demonstrating that a long contest may not end well.
Indeed thinking about it, the ascent of Kamala with near universal support across the party does make me think that the protracted rancor and expenditure on primaries and caucuses is not money well spent.
A long contest only seems to damage and divide a party.
- 10 MPs to be nominated - MP rounds of voting: Sept 4, 9, 10, 11 - Final four make pitch at Conference - Further MP rounds of voting (to reduce to final two): Oct 9, 10 - Postal vote of members: Oct 15 to Oct 31 - Result: Nov 2
In the mistaken belief that it is a matter of the utmost national importance, and that it will command the fascination of the media and populace.
Also, because they are totally incompetent and incapable of organising a piss-up in a brewery.
I remember the Post Johnson leadership contest taking forever to whittle down the candidates to two, who then went to countrywide hustings.
They wound up with Truss and Sunak, demonstrating that a long contest may not end well.
Indeed thinking about it, the ascent of Kamala with near universal support across the party does make me think that the protracted rancor and expenditure on primaries and caucuses is not money well spent.
A long contest only seems to damage and divide a party.
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First time for a couple of weeks, so feels good. So I got everything out, including the 16 foot horn, and gave it a good workout.
I thought about trying Jerusalem, but truth is I hate it so I played a few good study hymns instead.
Yes, of course I meant my musical instrument. What did you think I meant?
He also dinned into me: check the subject's money and where it came from: and (if Victorian) the sect to which the subject was affiliated. But gender is a new one. Not a bad idea to add it to the checklist, though.
https://x.com/GWRHelp/status/1815415805137260860
Sinister new theory about Biden's latest disappearance https://mol.im/a/13659637
Edit: apols, I see @MikeL got there before me.
More seriously, Parliamentary calendars I suspect. The party conference recess is 12 September to 7 October, so this setup is probably as quick as it can be.
Two weeks for postal voting looks ambitious, though.
In the post-Johnson election, the nomination threshold was 20 MPs. So ten nominations is proportionally higher... wonder who that helps/hinders?
And am about as likely to be asked.
“ Joe Manchin says he wouldn’t serve as Harris VP. “
The picture on the Laura Loomer tweet linked earlier which LL used to accuse KH of furthering her career by offering sexual favours to powerful men (and I'll say just no more) seems to be of a different woman.
Loomer could be in trouble, I'd say, if that's sound. The common sense ground rules are not to marry a lawyer (!), never mind defame one who is running for POTUS and has just raised ~$50m in 24 hours.
Checking, inveterate liar Margery Taylor-Greene advised Mr Trump not to hire Loomer because she was a "documented liar" (Source Forbes *). From MTG
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/04/07/marjorie-taylor-greene-blasts-possible-trump-campaign-hire-loomer-calls-her-unstable-and-a-documented-liar/
Laura Loomer is potentially on a very sticky wicket.
JD seems to have that problem.
https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1815465890500276700
At least in that case, you could be doing multiple Bobs rather than pulling the knobs of your Father Willis. *
* I may be falling to @TSE level here.
Ballot finds 55 per cent of Conservative members list the former immigration minister as one of their top choices for next leader
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/22/robert-jenrick-emerges-tory-leadership-frontrunner-poll/ (£££)
Jenrick is a more intellectual Truss.
The Tory leadership election will be an online vote for members.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbelstern
I haven't got one on this organ, indeed the only one I know of in the country is in Hay on Wye Parish Church.
By same math, Trump could continue to infest the US political scene until say 2045 or thereabouts . . .
https://x.com/boyymodal/status/1815250038945411209
“The next four or eight years” was a bit out, by the odd decade or three.
Also the fact that putting Sinema on the ticket, would be great way for Harris to ensure she loses Arizona.
Reckon she's about as electable in AZ, as Sarah Palin proved to be in AK in 2022.
Jenrick is no William Hague.
(But what's with the Telegraph? 55 percent putting him as one of their top choices is a horribly tortured statistic.)
LL doubling down. Ooops.
I'll leave it there.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, said in 2021 that Vice President Kamala Harris is one of the “childless cat ladies” who is “miserable” with her life and has no direct stake in America because she is not a mom, the HuffPost reports.
> 37m ago All Democratic governors fall in line to support Kamala Harris
> 45m ago The Harris campaign announced it raised a record-breaking $81 million in its first 24 hours.
As has been demonstrated here many times, having a high IQ doesn't guarantee any degree of compassion or humanity.
They won't have a new leader in place to do it and Rishi doing it would be a bit of a bummer after 4th July.
Step forward Lord Cameron to relive the glory days on last time? Or we get the Return Of Boris?:D
It's not as if there is going to be an election any time soon, so no need for a tub thumper.
Agree with you that his take on his Mission Impossible 2024 will be interesting.
They wound up with Truss and Sunak, demonstrating that a long contest may not end well.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13651945/Bangladeshis-clash-streets-London-rioters-hurl-missiles-police-smash-cars-10-killed-anti-government-riots-Dhaka.html
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/22/failed-rwanda-deportation-scheme-cost-700m-says-yvette-cooper
Said that JDV being more intellectual (NOT smarter) than DJT is a VERY low bar.
A long contest only seems to damage and divide a party.
It's just a shame I can't have the Hillbilly Elegy Vance rather than the Putin shill Vance.
But an extended leadership replacement schedule makes sense. Maybe at least some of the shine will even have come off the new government by then.
It doesn't seem to occur to him that the reason his grandparents were so successful was well paid and secure Unionised jobs.