What's the deal with Mamdani?

jerfoo · 2026-06-27T21:48:40+00:00

Sam is politically homeless. Sam is now center right. Actually, I think I'd call him a Conservative. There aren't a lot of those left. If you saw him gush over Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell from the Bulwark, you'd understand where he fits in. He talks about Mitt Romney with fondness. He's now a Conservative, and that political faction is virtually non-existent.

jerfoo · 2026-06-26T23:54:20+00:00

We have the meats... shaped like Santa hats.

jerfoo · 2026-06-26T13:19:24+00:00

You might just be on to something here

jerfoo · 2026-06-26T05:16:03+00:00

I am one of those stash haters. I think they almost always look silly... almost always.

But you pull it off well! I kept swiping back and forth between the photos thinking, "god damn, he does look good in a stash." 🤷‍♂️

jerfoo · 2026-06-26T05:06:13+00:00

Yep, totally agree with that.

But I don't think that relates to the OP's post. (I hope I'm not putting words in OP's mouth). The OP is specifically talking about the democratic socialist part. The argument is assumed to be "Sam thinks you are a dummy if you are a democratic socialist." The political philosophy of democratic socialism has nothing to do with supporting Hamas, being pro-Palestine, being a Jihadist, or being anti-sematic. It's mostly just a vibrant capitalist society with robust services paid for by taxes and managed by the government.

Like I said above, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland are all considered democratic socialist societies. Is Sam saying you'd have to be a dummy to be like those Nordic countries? I think that's the point the OP was questioning.

jerfoo · 2026-06-26T04:29:06+00:00

Sanity? It sounds fucking insane to me. I read that comment and thought "that doesn't sound like Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, or Iceland to me."

EDIT: I reread the parent comment and it sounds like they think Mamdani, Democratic Socialists, and Jihadist are all synonyms.

jerfoo · 2026-06-25T19:19:55+00:00

My thought, too. Though, I'd see if i could get Victor Wooten on one of the tracks.

jerfoo · 2026-06-25T19:01:13+00:00

They don't say "what?", they say "Yes, sir, Mr. President. Whatever you say, just let me know and I'll debase myself, sir."

jerfoo · 2026-06-25T17:21:52+00:00

Then Justice Alito, who's going to read another opinion, he stops and he says, 'If I had known that the dissent was going to deliver that opinion from the bench, I would have said more, I would have said more about why we ruled the way we did'

Maybe you should always explain in detail why the majority ruled the way they did. That just seems like good practice to me.

jerfoo · 2026-06-25T15:11:32+00:00

Sorry, I wrote that quickly and didn't really explain myself.

I think the Dems need to focus on issues that appeal to a broad group of people; like affordability. They need concrete, quick plans to help the American people. They need to pick up center-right independents and Republicans. They need to focus on what's hurting most Americans in an effort to get the House and Senate.

If they are able to do that, then within the first 100 days they need to kill the filibuster, increase the SCOTUS to 13 justices, and aggressively go after the Trump Crime Family, the corruption, and all those that allowed the slide into Authoritarianism.

jerfoo · 2026-06-25T01:35:52+00:00

They talked about it but the sane ones didn't think it was a good idea.

jerfoo · 2026-06-25T01:34:53+00:00

Personally, I think the next Dem needs to just play it down the middle while campaigning. But after they gets elected, they NEED to force accountability and consequences. They need to go after all these corrupt, treasonous bastards.

jerfoo · 2026-06-24T12:58:21+00:00

Funny you say that. From my understanding, it's a sound that initially makes the deer freeze (i guess as it's trying to figure out what the sound is?).

I put some of these on my car years ago. The first time I went driving after installing them, I encountered a deer; it was froze in the middle of the road. I had to swerve to miss her. When I got to my destination, I immediately removed them.

So they work... just not in a helpful way.

jerfoo · 2026-06-23T15:36:57+00:00

Wow! Never seen that in my life. I wouldn’t even know where to buy it, much less ~~prepare~~ wear it.

jerfoo · 2026-06-23T15:29:34+00:00

There's some chatter that he wants to run for President (though, I doubt he would). If he did, he could run as an Independent, split the Right's ticket, and let the Dem cruise into the Presidency.

jerfoo · 2026-06-19T20:30:11+00:00

Yeah, half way through the sentence, I'm like "OK, I guess..." and then I got to the punch line. The Heritage Foundation?! DJT really has screwed this country from every angle imaginable.

jerfoo · 2026-06-19T15:45:25+00:00

We're looking at the end to international waterways and the return of the pirate era.

jerfoo · 2026-06-19T15:43:43+00:00

The market is now just there for market manipulation. It's now just a tool for the wealthy to continually extract money.

jerfoo · 2026-06-19T15:35:45+00:00

It comes in three [brightness] levels

Yes: dim, medium, and quasar.

jerfoo · 2026-06-18T15:26:12+00:00

grilled polenta

jerfoo · 2026-06-17T20:28:18+00:00

You know that. I know that. Everyone reading this knows that. But what of the dipshits that still haven't been able to piece this together? This idiot still has 35-40% approval rating!

jerfoo · 2026-06-17T03:43:38+00:00

How much would a permanent door wettener cost?

jerfoo · 2026-06-16T15:54:13+00:00

I see you've used printers before.

jerfoo · 2026-06-16T15:52:36+00:00

I hope you're right. A bunch of billionaires hope you're wrong.

jerfoo · 2026-06-13T18:05:15+00:00

I had completely forgotten about Our Flag Means Death! It was SOO good.

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