Well It’s Balls To The Walz
I’m not going to speculate on how the Harris team opted for Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz to be the Veep. I don’t really care. I hope no one else does, but that’ll never happen.
What surprised me is that Walz is just a little more than 6 months older than Harris.
Right?
Well, the fact that he looks like someone’s (as in like my own) grandfather must have something to do with his vocation as a high school geography teacher.
It ages you a bit.
I can’t vouch for what his time as his school’s state championship-winning football coach did to him. Most coaches I ever knew were tadpoles.
But how about that, huh? A high school teacher becomes Vice President of the United States.
Or am I jumping the gun here? Maybe I better wait and see whether President Maduro…er…TFG and his crew will allow all of this to happen after the Harris/Walz victory in November.
He’s sure to bring out the worst in trumpf, Vance and the rest of the repugnanticans and far right mouthpieces (and it’s already started). Of course he called them weird so we have to expect retaliation.
1I’ll take his credentials and background over Vance and trumpf any day. I copied in a good overview from Steve Benen of his qualifications vs Vance and trumpf in Mr. Empty’s (as JJ herownself called you) in your article below about debate or not to debate.
Trump has already conceded. He knows when he’s licked. He posted this:
TIM WALZ WILL BE THE WORST VICE PRESIDENT IN HISTORY
https://x.com/projectlincoln/status/1820873722653503602?s=61
Walz was a school teacher, but he’ll probably cut Trump some slack and let tense and grammar stand.
2Just got in from work when Kamala was introducing Walz, and watched his speech.
3I LIKE THIS GUY.
All I’d read about him is that he was the guy who got the whole magats are weird thing going.
But I LIKE THIS GUY.
Did I mention that I like the guy?
Trumpf’s worst nightmare- someone who is genuine and likable- and can smile a real smile. Great picture:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/6/2261089/-This-photo-of-Walz-is-topping-the-r-All-subreddit-early-Tuesday-afternoon
4Yup, I agree: this is a great choice for VP by Harris.
Only peripherally related, but remember the attempt to run a Biden/Harris bus off of I35 back in 2020? Well, it seems that the lawsuit under the KKK Act will finally come to trial in September:
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/kkk-act-lawsuit-over-trump-train-surrounding-of-biden-harris-bus-days-before-2020-election-just-got-one-step-closer-to-trial/
From that article, the hoodlums were arguing that there was no conspiracy, just a bunch of folks exercising their right to support Trump, and “there may have been some negligent driving along the US 35 route” but it wasn’t organized or anything. [Yeah, right].
This probably won’t stop the Repubs from trying something similar this year, but I’m glad the case hasn’t been just dropped.
5Born and raised on a farm, gun owner, and someone who doesn’t gives a hoot if you don’t like his attitude with “Mind your own business. . .” Wouldn’t that actually be a MAGA? I bet that is what is chomping on Trump’s pride right now. This guy is nobody’s butt kisser.
6I’m sensing an extreme narcissist is feeling inferior and lashing out. This has to be driving trumpf crazy(ier). I am enjoying this.
7My favorite grandfather! IMO Walz brings everything we need to make this a better country and win! I saw him for 2 minuets last week and liked him immediately. Down to earth well spoken, impressive credentials, honest, fair, happy, positive, all inclusive, etc. etc. etc. What’s not to like!? Plus the Liberal sites give him great reviews.
“Kyle Kluzinski
8Tim Walz is – by far – the most based Democrat governor in the country.
With a 1 seat majority in Minnesota he did:
– universal free school meals
– legal weed
– carbon free electricity by 2040
– tax rebates for the working class up to $1,300 (making under $150k per
year)
– 12 weeks paid family leave
– 12 weeks paid sick leave
– banned conversion therapy
– red flag laws for guns
– universal background checks for guns
– automatic voter registration
– free public college (under $80k)
– ban on PFAS (forever chemicals)
– $2.2 billion increase in k-12 school funding
– sectoral bargaining for nursing home workers”
dei hiring = don, eric and ivanka.
924 years in the Army, rising to the highest enlisted rank will age anyone.
10Repubs are already going after Walz, dubbing him “Tampon Tim,” for his law mandating menstruation products in all school bathrooms grades 4-12. IMHO Tampon Tim is a badge of honor. I doubt there’s a female in this country who hasn’t been desperate for a pad or tampon during school hours. And yes, he meant ALL bathrooms, which has really got the Maggats’ panties in a wad, since it includes transgender students, which is, according to them, sick and twisted. Yeah, I bet we hear a lot more about this in coming weeks.
11Tim looks old, huh? Maybe he started losing hair early – my dad and brother did. I’d rather see his honest white fringe than a certain party’s weirdly dyed and styled combover.
12He’s only six months older than Harris!
13And the “ Swiftboating” races have begun. VoteVets is calling Vance for being the liar that he is and represents.
14‘Pencil Pusher’ JD Vance and his MAGAot minions have predictably begun Swiftboating Gov. Tim Walz now with a despicable pack of lies about Walz’s more than honorable and distinguished 24 year US Army service.
Walz rose to the rank of Command Sergeant Major, E-9, and performed his duties flawlessly.
Now these vicious animals are going after him, because DJT and JD are scared shitless of the great Democratic ticket of Harris and Walz.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/7/2261408/-JD-Vance-goes-there-and-accuses-Tim-Walz-of-STOLEN-VALOR?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_me
15Supporting links (can’t scroll the msg box on phone):
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/7/2261408/-JD-Vance-goes-there-and-accuses-Tim-Walz-of-STOLEN-VALOR?pm_cam
16I give up, can’t do this on the phone…
17This was so predictable. They find some whiner to complain he had to be deployed because Walz retired (months earlier to run for Congress). This big man marine reluctantly had to admit he did not see combat. That’s not a bad thing except he wants to condemn a good man for serving 24 years in the NG like that’s not as good as his 4 years and his boss’s no years. Right out of the RW playbook. MAGAts only hear what they want to hear.
18I imagine Walz has had enough experience dealing with obnoxious school bullies to have no trouble putting DJT and JDV in their places.
19Putting it in Hollywood box office terminology, they are facing the worst ticket since Ishtar
20Governor Walz says he looks older because of twenty years supervising school lunchrooms.
As for “Tampon Tim,” why does MAGA think that’s a negative? The Russian army distributes tampons because they are good for treating bullet wounds. Just what America’s high schools need.
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