{"id":53470,"date":"2023-10-27T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=53470"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T21:55:50","slug":"open-thread-october-27-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/10\/27\/open-thread-october-27-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread October 27, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I was reminded that crazy isn’t always a bad thing. Sure, there’s crazy like Republcans – and that is always bad. But there’s also crazy like your batty old Hungarian vampire Granny<\/a>, which is – delightful (and especially to raise money for a good cause.) I never tire of good crazy. Is everyone ready for Hallowe’en<\/a>? I hope everyone will have a lot of fun. Everything doesn’t always have to be fun – but like with no fun at all really isn’t worth living.<\/p>\n

Also yesterdayI got the email telling me my ballot has been received.\u00a0 About d*** time.\u00a0 If I hadn’t received that today, i was going to look into a replacement ballot – since it was mailed more than a week ago.<\/p>\n

Cartoon –<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

Robert Reich – The real reason Biden isn\u2019t getting credit<\/a>
\nQuote – One theory is that Trump and Fox News have poisoned their minds…. Which brings me to the second theory about why Biden isn\u2019t getting credit: Biden is terrible at \u201cmessaging.\u201d… His speeches aren\u2019t electrifying, to be sure. But he says what needs to be said. He\u2019s truthful. He doesn\u2019t exaggerate. He\u2019s compassionate…. This raises a third theory: Biden doesn\u2019t communicate in ways that today\u2019s media and much of the public are able to hear. I think there\u2019s a lot to this.
\nClick through for full opinion<\/a>. Biden probably cannot, and certainly should not, attempt to change his own style, IMO. But his “surrogates” – withpoout pressuring rational people to adopt an emotional style, it’s probably possible to bring on some “surrogate” who already have an emotional style, who are not afraid to use it, and who can send an emotional message. (In this connection, today is the day I’m sharing the last version of the emotional cartoon I’ve been working on, and I hope to get feedback on which packs the biggest punch (or whether combining elements from more than one would pack a bigger one.)<\/p>\n

The Good in Us – The Quiet One<\/a>
\nQuote – Also, because there is literally no such thing as a moderate Republican in Congress, it would have to be either be an extremist or an ultra-extremist. Once Republicans made it clear that having voted to certify the 2020 election was disqualifying (Tom Emmer, we hardly knew you), it would have to be the latter. Besides, Johnson looks and acts the part\u2014he\u2019s a bespectacled, suit-jacketed, quiet, and respectful back-bencher who, according to The New York Times, has a \u201cgentle style.\u201d… And suddenly having a Speaker of the House feels infinitely worse and more dangerous than not having one.
\nClick through for details<\/a>. Mary Trump has done the deep dive into Mike Johnson so that you and I don’t have to. Unfortunately, it isn’t pretty.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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