US Politics Thread 2021-24

[Jimbuna]

Biden's staff give him detailed instructions with pictures and large font that tell him how to 'enter and exit a room' during planned events

President Joe Biden is given detailed instructions with pictures and large font instructing him on how to enter and leave venues ahead of planned events, it has emerged.

A template provided to event staffers, and obtained by Axios, shows how Biden's aides prepare a short document with a photograph that depicts his precise route he needs to use to 'walk to the podium'.

The template also reportedly included memos that showed the 'view from podium' and 'view from audience', which were also accompanied by photographs.

The White House has claimed the short memos are 'basic approaches' that are critical to Biden's 'advance work' as president, adding that the same approached is also used by Vice President Kamala Harris' team.

But some event staff have said they were 'surprised' by the memos and do not think a 'seasoned political pro' should need verbal and visual guidance on 'how to enter and exit a room'.

The White House provides event staff with a template to use when preparing their instructions for Biden ahead of events, Axios reported.

The template, referred to by Biden's staff as 'advance work', uses large font and visual aids to show different views of the venue interior, including the President's entry and exit paths.

A staffer who allegedly worked a Biden event in the last 18 months described the guidance as 'detailed verbal and visual instructions'.

The worker, who claimed to be 'surprised' by the guidance, added: 'I staffed a simple fundraiser at a private residence, but they treated it like it was a NATO summit with his movements.'

Biden's staff has seemingly downplayed the guidance, alleging that 'high levels of detail and precision are critical to presidential advance work — regardless of who is president'.

The White House told Axios the documents 'are basic approaches that are used by any modern advance team, including the vice president's office and agencies.'

A spokesperson for Harris reportedly confirmed that she and her staff are briefed in a similar way at events, saying: 'These documents are standard logistical briefing materials and photos for any principal, including the vice president.'

DailyMail.com has approached the White House for comment.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-events.html

[em2nought]

Notice that democrats are only concerned with whether Biden can beat President Trump, and they don't seem to be concerned with whether Biden can do his job of running the country effectively. I guess they're happy with rampant inflation, wide open borders, endless wars, and the rest of Biden's $hit show.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by em2nought

Notice that democrats are only concerned with whether Biden can beat President Trump, and they don't seem to be concerned with whether Biden can do his job of running the country effectively. I guess they're happy with rampant inflation, wide open borders, endless wars, and the rest of Biden's $hit show.

Democrats are like the Manson family they’re locked into a cult. A bunch of Karen’s living in a bubble that has done more to destroy this country’s reputation and system of government than any other political party known to mankind.


First 30 minutes are so worth watching

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by em2nought

JEEZE!! the damn President does live in a Casa Blanca at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at that??!

[mapuc]

One thing is to wipe the GOP of the stick another thing is to have a clear politics them self.

As an outsider it looks like the Dems only politics is to stay in charge and prevent GOP regain power.

They(Dems) are pointing fingers and they get tens of thousands of Americans to look at the person(Trump) who they are pointing fingers at

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[Otto Harkaman]

^ easily sums up the last eight years

[Skybird]

[Rockstar]

“I find it both laughable and preposterous that the same people who, for the past four years, forced you to carry a vaccine passport to dine in a restaurant, hold a job or get on a flight are the same people now opposing common-sense legislation requiring individuals to show proof of American citizenship to vote in elections." - Rep Paul Gosar

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

“I find it both laughable and preposterous that the same people who, for the past four years, forced you to carry a vaccine passport to dine in a restaurant, hold a job or get on a flight are the same people now opposing common-sense legislation requiring individuals to show proof of American citizenship to vote in elections." - Rep Paul Gosar

When the Senate rejects proof of citizenship to vote we need to make the democrats own it the whole way until November. 198 House democrats voted against proof of citizenship to vote.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...ship-to-vote/?

[vienna]

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[Jimbuna]

Biden's candidacy faces new peril as Pelosi, Clooney and more Democrats weigh in

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's imperiled re-election campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it's up to the president to decide” if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump.

Late in the evening, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch called on Biden to withdraw from the election, becoming the first Senate Democrat to do so.

The sudden flurry of grave pronouncements despite Biden's determined insistence he is not leaving the 2024 race put on public display just how unsettled the question remains among prominent Democrats. On Capitol Hill, an eighth House Democrat, Rep. Pat Ryan of New York, and later a ninth, Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, publicly asked Biden to step aside.

“I want him to do whatever he decides to do," Pelosi said Wednesday on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” rather than declaring Biden should stay in. While Biden has said repeatedly that he's made his decision, she said, "We’re all encouraging him to make that decision, because time is running short.”

It’s a crucial moment for the president and his party, as Democrats consider what was once unthinkable — having the incumbent Biden step aside, just weeks before the Democratic National Convention that is on track to nominate him as their candidate for reelection.

Biden is hosting world leaders in Washington for the NATO summit this week with a crowded schedule of formal meetings, sideline chats and long diplomatic dinners showcasing his skills. His party at a crossroads, Biden faces the next national public test Thursday at a scheduled news conference that many Democrats in Congress will be watching for signs of his abilities.

To be sure, Biden maintains strong support from key corners of his coalition, particularly the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill, whose leadership was instrumental in ushering the president to victory in 2020 and is standing by him as the country’s best choice to defeat Trump again in 2024.

“At this moment, the stakes are too high and we have to focus,” Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota told The Associated Press on Tuesday, saying Democrats are “losing ground” the longer they fight over Biden’s candidacy. “Democracy is on the line. Everything we value as Democrats, as a country, is on the line, and we have to stop being distracted.”

Pelosi has been widely watched for signals of how top Democrats are thinking about Biden’s wounded candidacy, her comments viewed as important for the party’s direction as members weigh possible alternatives in the campaign against Trump.

Because of her powerful position as the former House speaker and proximity to Biden as a trusted longtime ally of his generation, Pelosi is seen as one of the few Democratic leaders who could influence the president’s thinking.

The lack of a full statement from Pelosi backing Biden’s continued campaign is what lawmakers are likely to hear most clearly, even as she told ABC later she believes he can win. Her remarks came as actor Clooney, who had just hosted a glitzy Hollywood fundraiser for the president last month, said in a New York Times op-ed that the Biden he saw three weeks ago wasn’t the Joe Biden of 2020. "He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.”

Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat from Colorado, spoke forcefully late Tuesday about the danger of a second Trump presidency and said it’s for the president “to consider” the options.

Stopping just short of calling for Biden to drop out, Bennet said on CNN what he told his colleagues in private – that he believes Trump “is on track to win this election -- and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the Senate and the House."

Bennet said, “It’s not a question about politics. It’s a moral question about the future of our country.”

Another Democrat, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, said Wednesday he was “deeply concerned” about Biden winning the election, which he called existential for the country.

“We have to reach a conclusion as soon as possible,” Blumenthal said on CNN.

And Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia told reporters, “I have complete confidence that Joe Biden will do the patriotic thing for the country. And he's going to make that decision.”

Democrats have been reeling over whether to continue backing Biden after his poor showing in the June 27 presidential debate with Trump and his campaign’s lackluster response to their pleas that Biden, at 81, show voters he is up for another four-year term.

Biden and his campaign are working more intently now to shore up support, and the president met with labor leaders Wednesday, relying on the unions to help make the case that his record in office matters more than his age.

With the executive council of the AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of trade unions, Biden told the crowd that even Wall Street was acknowledging the power of unions, as he once again articulated his vision for an economy built “from the bottom up and middle out.”

“I said I’m going to be the most pro-union president in American history,” Biden told the cheering crowd. “Well guess what? I am.”

While more House Democrats have publicly called on Biden to end his candidacy, no Senate Democrats have gone that far. Bennet was among three Democratic senators, including Jon Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who spoke up during a private lunch Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the meeting and granted anonymity to discuss it.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer invited Biden's campaign to address senators' concerns. The president's team is sending senior Biden advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, and Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon to meet with Democratic senators privately Thursday for a caucus lunch, according to both a Senate leadership aide and the Biden campaign.

There were some concerns, however, that it could backfire. One Democratic senator who requested anonymity to speak about the closed-door meeting said it could be a waste of time if Biden would not make the case to senators himself.

Pelosi of California said Biden “has been a great president” who is beloved and respected by House Democrats.

The Californian said she watched as he delivered a forceful speech at the NATO summit on Tuesday, and recounted his many accomplishments.

While foreign leaders are in Washington this week and Biden is on the world stage hosting the event at a critical time in foreign affairs, Pelosi encouraged Democrats to “let’s just hold off” with any announcements about his campaign.

“Whatever you’re thinking, either tell somebody privately but you don’t have to put that out on the table until we see,” she said, how it goes “this week.”
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/polit...c5ca5ab5&ei=25

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by em2nought

When the Senate rejects proof of citizenship to vote we need to make the democrats own it the whole way until November. 198 House democrats voted against proof of citizenship to vote.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...ship-to-vote/?

I read the article, congress passed a law making it necessary to be a u.s. citizen if you want to vote back in 1996. According to my understanding of the SAVE Act it’s supposed to fine tune the process of voter registration, make easier to register if you don’t have proof of citizenship and better access to SAVE database. All well and good and I’m for it. But I think they should have done something like this soon after last election instead of trying to make changes just before the next election.

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

I read the article, congress passed a law making it necessary to be a u.s. citizen if you want to vote back in 1996.

All the illegal alien has to do is believe they were allowed to vote, and then there is no penalty if they illegally vote

https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_permitt..._United_States

(c) Subsection
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(a) does not apply to an alien if—

(3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by em2nought

All the illegal alien has to do is believe they were allowed to vote, and then there is no penalty if they illegally vote

https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_permitt..._United_States

I agree and no doubt it’s important to fine tune the law and grant state access to SAVE. But like any government fix it’s doesn’t magically happen overnight. Until the bureaucracy has the time to understand and implement the changes, expecting them to get it right the first time this close to an election would only add to the confusion and more divisive corporate media driven conspiracy theories.

If they were really serious they should have done it sooner.

[mapuc]

It sounds like it is very easy to vote in your country. That there are no further control on who's voting an American citizens or some foreigner

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