Vox Populi – 7-15-2016

Vox Populi, our weekly live chat about the week’s events, begins tonight at 7:00pm PDT. Hope to see you then!

AdLib 7 days ago

Heh! Trump will probably praise the military coup attempt in Turkey, saying, “That’s what we should do here!”

AdLib 7 days ago

How are things, Beatlex?

AdLib 7 days ago

Yes, you were missed. Glad things are better!

AdLib 7 days ago

See you then!

AdLib 7 days ago

Don’t forget to say “Hi!” or “Donald will get his ComeTrumPence”

AdLib 7 days ago

Hey glenn! Doing well, and you?

AdLib 7 days ago

Hey KT? What’s poppin’?

AdLib 7 days ago

Lots of white TP!

AdLib 7 days ago

Exactly. KT!

AdLib 7 days ago

What a crazy world! As things get crazy out there, do you think that voters will become more afraid of Trump contributing to global instability? Or want him to tyrannically attack the world on our behalf?

AdLib 7 days ago

PLANETPOV EXCLUSIVE!!! A first look at the opening of the GOP Convention!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmYIo7bcUw

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – But I can’t imagine there are anywhere enough voters to vote for Trump’s veiled genocidal assurances.

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – This time, the empty chairs won’t be on stage at the RNC, they’ll be in the audience.

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Sad but true, we have to admit that about 25% of Americans are total loons.

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – True, they’ve been living under our floorboards like cockroaches and Trump has just pulled up the floor and made them confident it’s alright to come out.

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Imagine what Carlin would say about Trump and the media for promoting him.

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Now that is one hell of a quote! Well done!

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Hey, I wish Jon Stewart was on tv right now slicing Trump apart!

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Your quote, “The roaches no longer scatter when you turn on the light. They seem to crave it now. ” Carlin would applaud that!

AdLib 7 days ago

Yes, Sam Bee is brilliant and cutting. She and John Oliver carry on the Stewart tradition best but I miss having Stewart’s sharp wit especially with Trump out there needing to be taken down again and again.

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – REALLY? No, I didn’t hear about that! Jon Stewart is covering the conventiions for Colbert??? WOW!

AdLib 7 days ago

That is fantastic news, glenn! I’m very excited about that!

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Knowing Stewart, he’ll mock them all brilliantly without needing to interview them.

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – Tebow just announced he’s not a speaker at the RNC. Trump keeps lying about people speaking then, it will be such a bomb! But like any traffic accident, we won’t be able to look away.

AdLib 7 days ago

Hey Murph!

AdLib 7 days ago

Wow, that’s messed up, Murph! Glad you could make it!

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Trump zombies will speak for him too, “Brains! Starving for Brains!”

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – There was no precedent to support criminal charges against Hillary. I think his public comments were wrong, it is only his job to state whether they are prosecuting someone or not.

AdLib 7 days ago

As for the Sanders endorsement of Hillary, it was inevitable and appropriate. She has made major concessions to him, she has well earned his endorsement and support of his backers. She just needs to stay faithful to those.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – Think you may be right about Comey wanting to indict her but his people explaining it would be unprecedented.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – How does Pence help Trump in any way? He only appeals to the RW religious extremists who already are going to vote for Trump and turns off indies?

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Nope, there’s no going back on supporting the Progressive principles Sanders promoted.

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – It was smart and practical of Hillary to embrace those providing the energy in the Dem Party and the path for the future of the party. To her credit, she resisted the Bernie Bashers who were dissing him and his supporters for not just conforming to her more centrist policies and candidacy. Hillary is showing she wants a bigger Dem Party and one more energized. Very smart.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph, right, Comey doesn’t like the Clintons and is not a good guy (he’s been a demogogue about BLM). Not surprising he did as much damage as he could when he couldn’t indict her.

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Like a priveleged elitist, Trump wants all the cool stuff from being President but wants the peons to do the actual work.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – Yep but what’s in it for Pence, aside from avoiding losing the race for Gov of IN.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – Great overview of the Trump Show!

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – But how blind can he be to going down in history as part of the worst Repub ticket ever that loses horribly? I know he probably sees this as his last political gasp but who wants to be remembered as an awful, racist-buddy loser? Isn’t it better not to be remembered than remembered terribly?

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – Makes sense but that disgusting stain of Trump will never come off Pence. Talk about selling your soul for a few pieces of gold.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – Yep, Trump only looks at what he can profit from today even if he goes bankrupt tomorrow but Pence can’t see his destroying his reputation forever?

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – Maybe Pence has been fooled into believing that but it’s crazy, he will always be associated with the racist, misogynist, foul mouthed running mate of his. He has no political future. What blind men the blindly ambitious are.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – May is a far rightist with mostly domestic experience damaging the UK, she’s helped bring on Johnson to handle international affairs…a disaster waiting to happen.

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – Usually I’d agree with that, with other politicians but Pence is so boring, I can’t imagine him having any future in media.

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – I think Trump’s supporters would indeed keep supporting him if he drove a truck down 5th avenue and killed 100 people. His supporters would support this virtual terrorist because they sinply want him to tear down our society to act out their resentment and ignorance. Nothing will turn that 20% or so from their self-destructive dreams. They vote Repub, don’t they? Against their own interests. They are fools easily manipulated by their emotions and not one word of logic can penetrate their emotional outburst towards today’s America.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – But Pence will lose in every way. He will be the establishment guy to the Tea Partiers that isn’t nasty enough and be disliked by indie voters for being so stupidly RW. He has no charisma, no future long term in media, he may think there will be a big payoff and been promised it but when he and Trump lose massively, he will be branded a disaster.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – I agree with them, I think Scotland will leave the UK and at least Northern Ireland will too, if not a united Ireland (which is a bit more complicated).

AdLib 7 days ago

Thanks Murph!

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – This is unfortunately, a natural cycle in human history. The pendulum swings and once there has been an economic imbalance, a crash or massive inequality, those craving power whip up those who are hurting against “the others” purely to use their suffering to elevate themselves and their power/wealth. As you point out, the massive inequity and economic crash of the 1920’s along with Germany’s economic problems setup Hitler and WWII, Mussolini and isolationism here in the US. History doesn’t repeat itself exactly but it could be sued for copyright infringement.

AdLib 7 days ago

Murph – Good point, Pence has shown how inept he is at running his political career, trashing any possibility of re-election in IN. Why should we expect him to be smart about this?

AdLib 7 days ago

I think the GOP convention will be like a too-awful-not-to-watch Celebrity Apprentance episode. Will Gary Busey be speaking? Stay tuned!

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – Natural in the sense that when the 1% tries to dominate the majority using their own democracy and economy against them, the resulting anger finds a way to escape. The criminality of oppressing the majority isn’t natural but the reaction of anger is expected.

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Of course, Palin has got to be speaking! Someone’s got to make Trump look reasonable and rational.

AdLib 7 days ago

Do you think there will be violence outside the RNC?

AdLib 7 days ago

“And now, the RNC presents Trump advisor and color coordinator, David Duke!”

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – Yes, demogoguery after oppressing the majority and trying to re-route their justified anger from them to minorities.

AdLib 7 days ago

Seeya Murph!

AdLib 7 days ago

KT – Chris Christie is there to refill his buffet plate in the RNC green room.

AdLib 7 days ago

glenn – What we learned from the 1980’s is that the wealthy and powerful and evil are never permanently defeated, they are constantly at war with the majority to take their power and wealth. We thought we could move forward victoriously on civil rights, women’s rights, protecting the Earth, social protections for the most vulnerable, etc. but the 80’s and since proved they mist always be defended.

AdLib 7 days ago

Night glenn, have a great weekend!

AdLib 7 days ago

Well, guess it’s about that time to close up the Vox bar for the night! Have a great weekend KT and see you Planetside!

AdLib 7 days ago

PPO! Just as folks were heading out!

AdLib 7 days ago

How’s all with you?

AdLib 7 days ago

Ok, see you then! Hope you’re having a great weekend!

AdLib 7 days ago

I know how you feel.

AdLib 7 days ago