Did you know if you pronounce Kamala's name wrong, that is now a hate crime? True story.
Anyways ... some are saying that Kamala is an example of failing upward. She was pretty terrible at everything she's ever done, including being VP. But it's not that, rathe she's emblematic of the Bingo Card Politics gripping the D-State Party. You can call it DEI if you want.
Qualifications are no longer based in the reality of substance, measureable or otherwise. Nope, you're qualified on how you fill out the Diversity Bingo Card. And Kami checks off the most boxes, and it's why Mayor Bootyjuice will probably be the veep, as he checks off the last remaining, being The Gay.
And don't forget kids, if you're a straight white male then you're the Free Space in this stupid game. Which means it can be filled anytime by literally anyone.
The public may not be prepared to so the full might of institutional power levied in such a way to prop a candidate up and push her over the finish line - it'll make 2020 look like a joke because last time they were serious, this time they're desperate. We're already seeing it in the newsmedia and Hollywood. The public is is about to have their minds invaded in a way no one outside of dystopian fiction has experienced and it's tough to say if it'll work. My gut says, "yeah, no stopping the monolith" but maybe, just maybe the electorate will be true to that most American of traits: contrarianism.
P.S. Since "Dark Brandon" is being retired, I am looking for the cringiest AI Kamala BS on the internet to update my Substack icon with. Any suggestions on where a cache of that sweet sweet internet trash is, I would appreciate it.
I'm not familiar with the instrument -- and maybe a real musician will show up and tell me I'm wrong -- but I do play a bit of six-string guitar, finger-style. If someone were to add and extra string, probably on the treble side, it would a) extend my range, and b) give me additional options for grabbing some of those higher notes. It does add some complication, but at the same time opens up the possibility of playing melodic lines without having to go all the way up the fret board.
I've been wracking my brain for an analogy. This may be stupid, but here's what I came up with. Imagine you had a four-room apartment: kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom. Then you move into a five-room apartment. The first four rooms would stay pretty much the same; maybe you move a couple of things into the spare room. But that spare room gives you options: you could turn it into a kid's room, media room, a library, a workout room, whatever. You can do the same stuff you did before, but now you can also do a bit more. The downside is: there's more cleaning.
Yeah, maybe it was a stupid analogy. But hey -- she's playing bass left-handed! A Paul McCartney tribute!
The Warning are a fabulous group - they are steeped in rock, and they give hope for the genre. I loved seeing Lizzy Hale of Halestorm give Warning guitarist Daniela Villarreal her personal copy of her Lizzy Hale Signature model Gibson Explorer on stage, and Daniela was overwhelmed with emotion. They get it, and they grateful to be able to go out and play live to people that enjoy the music. The kids are alright.
Gonna be a wild and weird next few weeks at the very least. And, yes, even a candidate as lame as Kamala can win, if they're pushed, and covered for, by the Dem Party, the MSM (to the extent that there's a difference between those two), the Dem vote-harvesting machine, professional Academics, and celebrities os various stripes. All Tump has going for him is about half the voters.
Man, what must it be to be a democrat where the last 3 election cycles the party has already decided who is going to win and your votes in the primary mean nothing. First Hillary's coronation in 2016, Biden's selection in 2020 and now this abdication to 'Giggles' Harris. This may be the election where their base finally says "Screw this! I'm out" A big indicator on Kamala's viability will be how many vulnerable democrats want to be seen with her.
Biden can't resign until the Democrats officially nominate someone. There's still 7 to 10 days before the DNC runs its "virtual roll call" to make the nominee official. That's actually enough time for the Dems to develop buyer's remorse over Kamala, so Biden can't make her President before then. After the virtual roll call, regardless of who the nominee is, he will resign: if Kamala is the nominee, he will make her President to boost her prospects, and if someone else is the nominee, he will make her President as a consolation prize to keep Black and female Democrats from jumping ship.
Did you know if you pronounce Kamala's name wrong, that is now a hate crime? True story.
Anyways ... some are saying that Kamala is an example of failing upward. She was pretty terrible at everything she's ever done, including being VP. But it's not that, rathe she's emblematic of the Bingo Card Politics gripping the D-State Party. You can call it DEI if you want.
Qualifications are no longer based in the reality of substance, measureable or otherwise. Nope, you're qualified on how you fill out the Diversity Bingo Card. And Kami checks off the most boxes, and it's why Mayor Bootyjuice will probably be the veep, as he checks off the last remaining, being The Gay.
And don't forget kids, if you're a straight white male then you're the Free Space in this stupid game. Which means it can be filled anytime by literally anyone.
Terrific analysis of 'the Kamala Experience'.
The public may not be prepared to so the full might of institutional power levied in such a way to prop a candidate up and push her over the finish line - it'll make 2020 look like a joke because last time they were serious, this time they're desperate. We're already seeing it in the newsmedia and Hollywood. The public is is about to have their minds invaded in a way no one outside of dystopian fiction has experienced and it's tough to say if it'll work. My gut says, "yeah, no stopping the monolith" but maybe, just maybe the electorate will be true to that most American of traits: contrarianism.
P.S. Since "Dark Brandon" is being retired, I am looking for the cringiest AI Kamala BS on the internet to update my Substack icon with. Any suggestions on where a cache of that sweet sweet internet trash is, I would appreciate it.
"In the best interest of my party and the country." Joe put party before country. That's really all you need to know.
As Stephen Green said the other day: somewhere in Alaska there's a one-legged duck with a broken wing saying, I'm glad I'm not *that* guy.
5-string bass! Wicked! And I've missed these music updates. Hope you can still find the time to share them.
Six, I think?
Freeze frame at 1:53. I count 5, but what do I know?
Yep, five. I assume it's harder to play?
I'm not familiar with the instrument -- and maybe a real musician will show up and tell me I'm wrong -- but I do play a bit of six-string guitar, finger-style. If someone were to add and extra string, probably on the treble side, it would a) extend my range, and b) give me additional options for grabbing some of those higher notes. It does add some complication, but at the same time opens up the possibility of playing melodic lines without having to go all the way up the fret board.
I've been wracking my brain for an analogy. This may be stupid, but here's what I came up with. Imagine you had a four-room apartment: kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom. Then you move into a five-room apartment. The first four rooms would stay pretty much the same; maybe you move a couple of things into the spare room. But that spare room gives you options: you could turn it into a kid's room, media room, a library, a workout room, whatever. You can do the same stuff you did before, but now you can also do a bit more. The downside is: there's more cleaning.
Yeah, maybe it was a stupid analogy. But hey -- she's playing bass left-handed! A Paul McCartney tribute!
The Warning are a fabulous group - they are steeped in rock, and they give hope for the genre. I loved seeing Lizzy Hale of Halestorm give Warning guitarist Daniela Villarreal her personal copy of her Lizzy Hale Signature model Gibson Explorer on stage, and Daniela was overwhelmed with emotion. They get it, and they grateful to be able to go out and play live to people that enjoy the music. The kids are alright.
Somehow I had never heard of them until this week. And a Lzzy Hale endorsement would make me burst into tears too!
Gonna be a wild and weird next few weeks at the very least. And, yes, even a candidate as lame as Kamala can win, if they're pushed, and covered for, by the Dem Party, the MSM (to the extent that there's a difference between those two), the Dem vote-harvesting machine, professional Academics, and celebrities os various stripes. All Tump has going for him is about half the voters.
I seriously thought he was incapacitated or dead, and yet he's back, not unlike the walking dead. Bizarre.
Man, what must it be to be a democrat where the last 3 election cycles the party has already decided who is going to win and your votes in the primary mean nothing. First Hillary's coronation in 2016, Biden's selection in 2020 and now this abdication to 'Giggles' Harris. This may be the election where their base finally says "Screw this! I'm out" A big indicator on Kamala's viability will be how many vulnerable democrats want to be seen with her.
"Brat" and "coconut tree" seem a lot less like Gen Z cool than Gen Z shitposting about the cringe of Kamala tryin' ta be hip.
Biden can't resign until the Democrats officially nominate someone. There's still 7 to 10 days before the DNC runs its "virtual roll call" to make the nominee official. That's actually enough time for the Dems to develop buyer's remorse over Kamala, so Biden can't make her President before then. After the virtual roll call, regardless of who the nominee is, he will resign: if Kamala is the nominee, he will make her President to boost her prospects, and if someone else is the nominee, he will make her President as a consolation prize to keep Black and female Democrats from jumping ship.
That makes more sense than anything else I've heard in the past month. Hell, the past decade.
Thanks!
"I don't know s**t about s**t." Wrong, Jimmy boy. You know funny.
Looks aren't everything!
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