Prickly City by Scott Stantis for August 11, 2019

I tried to watch DeBlasio on Hannity. Five minutes in, I couldn’t stand it anymore.

I saw a former Assassant FBI director trying to say 8/8 = Heil Hitler. That’s Art Bell stuff, or the DSA Convention, what ? I welcome the conventions.

I asked this earlier in the week and had no takers. Give the name of a candidate you like and what ideas the candidate has that make them worth your vote? Nothing negative my just positives about the candidate. Not being Trump is not an answer, that is just an excuse to not vote for Trump, not a reason to vote for some one.

streetbeater less than a minute agoNot only are we the only developed nation without some form of national healthcare, we are also the only one with an endless campaign cycle that costs billions. I guess we are now victims of the politico-industrial complex.

The recently elected British P.M., Boris Johnson didn’t announce his campaign until June 19th of this year and he is already in office.

https://news.yahoo.com/boris-johnson-launches-campaign-become-next-british-pm-102339112.html

“American Exceptionalism” has become code for “American are exceptionally stupid” abroad. Welcome to the new normal.

Here’s some other stuff:

https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/21/450238156/canadas-11-week-campaign-reminds-us-that-american-elections-are-much-longer

https://www.mic.com/articles/118598/7-facts-from-the-around-the-world-show-how-absurd-america-s-elections-really-are

https://www.businessinsider.com/stop-the-noise-us-political-campaigns-are-way-too-long-2012-5

Don’t rush it, Winslow.