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Title: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Gefn on February 10, 2019, 09:05:32 pm
Senator Amy klobuchar democrat from Minnesota announced this afternoon she’s also running for President in 2020.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/amy-klobuchar-joins-2020-democratic-field-promising-to-win-back-midwest-voters-from-trump (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/amy-klobuchar-joins-2020-democratic-field-promising-to-win-back-midwest-voters-from-trump)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Gefn on February 10, 2019, 09:07:06 pm
It’s really getting crowded! I think I might need a scorecard shortly. Just kidding.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Wingnut on February 10, 2019, 09:08:32 pm
The clown car is getting full.  They will have to break out the short buses if the players keep crowding the field.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Bigun on February 10, 2019, 09:15:22 pm
Another delusional nitwit enters the fray.   And likely there are more to come.  The more the merrier I say.
Title: Klobuchar jumps into 2020 race
Post by: mystery-ak on February 10, 2019, 09:41:17 pm
Klobuchar jumps into 2020 race
By Lisa Hagen - 02/10/19 03:27 PM EST

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday announced that she’s running for president in 2020, becoming the fifth U.S. senator to jump into the race to defeat President Trump.

Standing on a snow-covered stage in Boom Island Park in Minneapolis, where the temperatures had dipped to a freezing 14 degrees, Klobuchar announced her candidacy while invoking her family's deep roots in the Midwest, a key battleground for Democrats as they look to rebuild their blue wall in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

“Today on an island in the middle of the mighty Mississippi … I stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron ore miner, as the daughter of a teacher and a newspaperman, as the first woman elected to the United States Senate from the state of Minnesota, to announce my candidacy for president of the United States," Klobuchar announced to a cheering crowd of onlookers.

The three-term senator laid out her vision for the country in a number of policy areas. She pledged to "take on the gun lobby," root out corporate money in politics, commit to environmentally friendly policies, lower health care costs, restore voting rights and implement privacy protection laws.

more
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/429215-klobuchar-decision-2020
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Sanguine on February 10, 2019, 11:15:48 pm
I don't think she'll stay in for long. 
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: DCPatriot on February 10, 2019, 11:29:10 pm
Another delusional nitwit enters the fray.   And likely there are more to come.  The more the merrier I say.

Same thing as 2016 with the GOP.   Seventeen candidates.

All they want is to see themselves on Wiki....adds to their family name and resume.

Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on February 11, 2019, 12:13:27 am
Same thing as 2016 with the GOP.   Seventeen candidates.

All they want is to see themselves on Wiki....adds to their family name and resume.

And they'll forever be referred to as "former Democrat candidate for president".   :laugh:
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on February 11, 2019, 12:17:48 am
Here's a glimpse into Amy et.al.'s future:

John Kasich:  Yoga Day 1

https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/1094332618382938113
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: truth_seeker on February 11, 2019, 12:29:02 am
Just trying to use a bit of common sense.

Is this one trying to convince me she is smart, yet standing out in blowing snow?

Don't they have big buildings they could go inside?

*Four of my great grandparents lived in Minesota (having come from Sweden,Canada), but all headed South and West ).




Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Bigun on February 11, 2019, 12:30:02 am
One more nitwit in a sea of nitwits.  Anybody going to notice?
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on February 11, 2019, 12:37:49 am
Just trying to use a bit of common sense.

Is this one trying to convince me she is smart, yet standing out in blowing snow?

Don't they have big buildings they could go inside? 

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzE6yNjW0AYac2U.jpg)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on February 11, 2019, 12:40:12 am
How stupid is this ....  :laugh:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzFBPATUYAAgcRb.jpg)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: austingirl on February 11, 2019, 12:59:51 am
I'm waiting for Robert Francis to announce after he gets the Oprah full body massage next Saturday.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Bigun on February 11, 2019, 01:05:21 am
I'm waiting for Robert Francis to announce after he gets the Oprah full body massage next Saturday.

He may never be seen or heard from again after that!
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: skeeter on February 11, 2019, 01:06:51 am
President Amy. Sounds about right for the times.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Sanguine on February 11, 2019, 01:11:04 am
Mitt had his staff compile binders full of women, she's a woman who throws binders at staff.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: mountaineer on February 11, 2019, 01:11:43 am
Just trying to use a bit of common sense.

Is this one trying to convince me she is smart, yet standing out in blowing snow?

Don't they have big buildings they could go inside?
I understand she's making global warming one of her main issues.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Bigun on February 11, 2019, 01:13:53 am
I understand she's making global warming one of her main issues.

You misspelled Globull!
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 01:21:41 am
Mitt had his staff compile binders full of women, she's a woman who throws binders at staff.

 000hehehehe

Bad timing?
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: RoosGirl on February 11, 2019, 01:45:20 am
Someone say Frau Blucher?

(http://www.zeigen.com/blog/wp-content/fraublucher.gif)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: TomSea on February 11, 2019, 01:47:49 am
Some are comparing her to some old movie character, what was it? 'Mommy Dearest'?

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzESp-FXgAERonM.jpg:large)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzEnr-UWoAEVOSf.jpg)

John Gilmore is a fairly sharp conservative journalist if one wants to read his writings: https://twitter.com/shabbosgoy
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Wingnut on February 11, 2019, 01:48:25 am
Someone say Frau Blucher?

(http://www.zeigen.com/blog/wp-content/fraublucher.gif)

Damn That looks more like Pelosi.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: txradioguy on February 11, 2019, 03:26:26 am
Mitt had his staff compile binders full of women, she's a woman who throws binders at staff.

@Sanguine maybe she'll send the other candidates to her house to do her dishes.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 03:35:08 am
Damn That looks more like Pelosi.

A younger, better looking version of Pelosi.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 03:38:16 am
@Sanguine maybe she'll send the other candidates to her house to do her dishes.

Every time I hear somebody say we're in the weirdest times ever, I always look back to stuff like that.  Keeps my boat from listing.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Sanguine on February 11, 2019, 03:38:37 am
@Sanguine maybe she'll send the other candidates to her house to do her dishes.

 888high58888
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Frank Cannon on February 11, 2019, 03:55:57 am
Who?
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Wingnut on February 11, 2019, 05:56:14 am
A younger, better looking version of Pelosi.

Is that possible?
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 06:05:05 am
Is that possible?

There was once a time Helen Thomas was not terrifying to children (I've seen pictures), so....Why not Pelosi?  How did that old song go..."She may not be very pretty now, but she was somebody's baby once?"

Something like that.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Wingnut on February 11, 2019, 06:17:56 am
There was once a time Helen Thomas was not terrifying to children (I've seen pictures), so....Why not Pelosi?  How did that old song go..."She may not be very pretty now, but she was somebody's baby once?"

Something like that.

Helen was born with a pork chop tied to her umbilical cord.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 06:33:53 am
Helen was born with a pork chop tied to her umbilical cord.

Meh.  Maybe you're right...

(http://www.oursussexroots.com/burton/burton_mh_young2.jpg)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Wingnut on February 11, 2019, 06:40:08 am
Meh.  Maybe you're right...

(http://www.oursussexroots.com/burton/burton_mh_young2.jpg)

Good grief If looks could kill, they probably will
In games without frontiers, war without tears
If looks could kill, they probably will


Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Gefn on February 11, 2019, 03:05:12 pm
Good grief If looks could kill, they probably will
In games without frontiers, war without tears
If looks could kill, they probably will


Always loved that song but never understood it.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 03:15:04 pm

Always loved that song but never understood it.

It's Gabriel, so maybe it's like Yes where the words don't make sense anyway. 
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Wingnut on February 11, 2019, 03:18:56 pm
It's Gabriel, so maybe it's like Yes where the words don't make sense anyway.

When Peter Gabriel quit Genesis to embark on a solo career in 75, Genesis got better.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 03:28:36 pm
When Peter Gabriel quit Genesis to embark on a solo career in 75, Genesis got better.

Them's fightin' words to my Big Brother, back at the Teke House.   :laugh:

(I am forced to agree with you.  I preferred the Collins Genesis to the years with Gabriel.  That said, Gabriel made a better solo act, so probably both Genesis and Gabriel improved with his departure.)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Wingnut on February 11, 2019, 03:36:29 pm
Them's fightin' words to my Big Brother, back at the Teke House.   :laugh:

(I am forced to agree with you.  I preferred the Collins Genesis to the years with Gabriel.  That said, Gabriel made a better solo act, so probably both Genesis and Gabriel improved with his departure.)

Oh yeah.  There was much consternation over his departure at "The House". Bother Blutarski took to the bottle. Some say he always drank. Isaid yes, but from cans. Took about 2 albums for it to go away.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Gefn on February 11, 2019, 04:01:38 pm
Oh yeah.  There was much consternation over his departure at "The House". Bother Blutarski took to the bottle. Some say he always drank. Isaid yes, but from cans. Took about 2 albums for it to go away.

Oh how I miss John Belushi. I bet he would have made some great funny movies.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: dfwgator on February 11, 2019, 04:02:59 pm
When Peter Gabriel quit Genesis to embark on a solo career in 75, Genesis got better.

Peter Gabriel or Phil Collins?

https://vimeo.com/106059529
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Frank Cannon on February 11, 2019, 04:06:29 pm
When Peter Gabriel quit Genesis to embark on a solo career in 75, Genesis got better.

 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 04:41:53 pm
Oh yeah.  There was much consternation over his departure at "The House". Bother Blutarski took to the bottle. Some say he always drank. Isaid yes, but from cans. Took about 2 albums for it to go away.

Those first couple of post-Gabriel Genesis albums were shaky because Collins taking lead vocal was supposed to be temporary (I mean really!  Who has a drummer sing lead?).  Collins was looking for a Gabriel replacement then.  Once Collins decided he was going to stay lead vocalist (and stay with Genesis while doing a solo act), things smoothed out and the band moved on to better things.

Did that make Collins a bit of a jerk?  Sure, but who cares?  It's not like he'll ever come to my bar....
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 04:44:43 pm
Oh how I miss John Belushi. I bet he would have made some great funny movies.

I think so.  I was, however, very underwhelmed by "Neighbors," and it was surprising to see a Belushi/Aykroyd movie suck like that.  YMMV.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Frank Cannon on February 11, 2019, 04:45:17 pm
Oh how I miss John Belushi. I bet he would have made some great funny movies.

Not judging by his later work....

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51VHMYDF6PL._SY445_.jpg)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 04:56:49 pm
Not judging by his later work....

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51VHMYDF6PL._SY445_.jpg)

Agreed.  That flick blows, too.  I had forgotten about that hunk of duck, it was so bad....
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Frank Cannon on February 11, 2019, 05:00:58 pm
Agreed.  That flick blows, too.  I had forgotten about that hunk of duck, it was so bad....

Look at most of the work the SNL guys pumped out after they put the coke spoons down. It's terrible....

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51yjeElmwPL.jpg)

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51pZgok0YnL._SY445_.jpg)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 05:11:30 pm
Look at most of the work the SNL guys pumped out after they put the coke spoons down. It's terrible....

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51yjeElmwPL.jpg)

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51pZgok0YnL._SY445_.jpg)

I never saw Trouble, but I did see BB2, and it sucked.  Would it have been better with Belushi?  Probably not.  I think he'd kicked the bucket by then, and Goodman is a poor replacement.  I like him in his own parts, but being shoe-horned into BB2 was a rotten part for him.

To my bests recollection of those days, most of the movies from ex-SNL actors bombed because they decided to take themselves too seriously on the big-screen.  Comparable to the Jerry Lewis transformation of the 50's and 60's.  It could be because they could not transition from skit comedy?
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Jazzhead on February 11, 2019, 05:33:38 pm
Sorry Amy,  you just received the kiss of death.   The WSJ editorialized this morning that Sen. Klubuchar "may be the Democrat best able to beat Mr. Trump." 
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Hoodat on February 11, 2019, 05:59:42 pm
Klobuchar is one evil piece of work.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/amy_klobuchar_not_your_senator_next_door.html (https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/amy_klobuchar_not_your_senator_next_door.html)
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Sanguine on February 11, 2019, 06:06:45 pm
Klobuchar is one evil piece of work.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/amy_klobuchar_not_your_senator_next_door.html (https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/amy_klobuchar_not_your_senator_next_door.html)

Interesting.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Bigun on February 11, 2019, 06:11:11 pm
Just another SOS trial lawyer with delusions of grandeur.
 
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 06:19:37 pm
Klobuchar is one evil piece of work.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/amy_klobuchar_not_your_senator_next_door.html (https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/10/amy_klobuchar_not_your_senator_next_door.html)

You can tell how obnoxious she is just by letting her speak...not on the stump but how she addresses people on the Judiciary Committee.  It's not difficult to imagine how she treats her staff.
Title: Re: Sen Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 Democratic Presidential field is
Post by: Cyber Liberty on February 11, 2019, 06:21:25 pm
Just another SOS trial lawyer with delusions of grandeur.

I'm sure she considers herself the cat's meow.  Delusional is putting it kindly.  I guess most politicians are self-satisfied.