Momentum, Impulses, and Face Paint

[H2O Man]

"We make her paint her face and dance."
-- John Lennon; 1971


I'd like to do a follow-up to my post "I've Got a Feeling," regarding why I am 100% confident that we will crush the defendant and the maga cult in November. A line from a "banned" song on the 1972 double album "Some Time in New York City" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono comes to mind. The song's title was taken from a 1969 work by Yoko.

Speaking of things being banned ..... the Dobbs decision by the USSC was the goal of the christian nationalists branch of the republican party. They are attempting to increase the momentum of their national effort to ban women's reproductive rights. Other in their party recognized that Dobbs had added momentum to the Democratic Party, and hoped that Dobbs would fade from public discussion until after the 2024 elections.

Momentum is an essential dynamic in elections. It can be difficult to see which way the wind blows, because of the information overload associated with the media and internet. There are many distractions on the information highway. At unanticipated times, things can collide and throw things off course. This is true on American highways, the information highway, and during campaigns.

We know from the impulse-momentum theorem that the "impulse" that hits a moving object equals the change in momentum. Think of a police PIT maneuver (Precision Immobilization Technique) on the highway. Or the "Monkey Business" that derailed Gary Hart's 1988 campaign. Or the momentum the "Biden is old" bit was getting in the media, before President Biden flattened it head on with his SOTU address.

Just as a PIT requires timing, a campaign does, too. Older forum member will recall that in 1968, had Hubert Humphrey announced he would not follow LBJ's approach to Vietnam a week earlier, he would have beat Nixon. Thus, a campaign's impulese effect its momentum. Let's now look at two current examples.

The republican party has "issues" with minorities and women that have had building momentum in the maga era. Thus, the defendant displayed an impulse, yelling, "Blacks!" at a couple of rallies. Pathetic. Even Lara Trump recognized this -- and we are talking about someone so stupid that she is married to Eric -- and ended the RNC's "minority outreach" after firing about 60 RNC employees. The media has called this a "bloodbath" in the maga party.

In an attempt to appeal to women, and change the momentum of Dobbs, the republicans have inflicted damage to their party by having two women paint their faces and do the maga dance: Katie Britt and Nancy Mace. In essence, the republicans "rat-fucked" themselves. Having Britt read a strange script that she did not write was kind of funny in a tragic way. Mace was simply an insulting call to the darker impulses of humanity.

The timing is perfect. And as the Democratic Party's momentum builds, it will force other republicans to either publicly support the defendant, or voice their opposition. Considering their cowardly nature, we can be confident that they will embrace the ball & chain on their campaign.

[Easterncedar]

1. Nice perspective

Very heartening

Thanks as ever.

[H2O Man]

2. Thank you!

[ms liberty]

3. This is Joe Biden's last campaign for any political office, ever.

I haven't seen that acknowledged in the way I think it should be. I don't think he's going to leave anything in reserve. I think and hope that he's going to go on the all out, no holds barred campaign of his life. He knows the stakes, and he knows what has to be done.

[H2O Man]

6. Great point!

I've had great respect for President Biden for many decades now. And I always hoped he would be elected president. He is a historic figure, and I agree 125% that this being his last campaign needs to be highlighted.

[Hekate]

9. You make an excellent point

[Bundbuster]

4. Agreed - timing & momentum are in our favor, thanks to the Narcissist In Chief

The Magats have been accelerating their historically uncontrollable republican overreach, and as usual are suffering the richly deserved backlash.

(The memory of Humphrey losing to Icky Dick nauseates me to this day, especially the unnecessary nature of it.)

[H2O Man]

7. Very well said!

I think that Jack Smith's "okaying" Employee 5 going public now is a great example of a PIT. It puts an impulse on the judge, and from what I've heard reported today, she isn't impressed with the defendant's lawyers' positions.

Now, I'm old and my memory isn't what it once was ...... but I don't recall hearing "Icky Dick" before. So I owe you a huge thanks!

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. While the drum must beat constantly over the next eight months...

Most voters won’t being paying attention until after labor day, so fall will be the critical timing of attacks on Trump’s most vulnerable issues.

[H2O Man]

8. Right.

This is perhaps amplified by both parties already picking their candidate for the general election.Yet there are strong impulses already, aimed at those who are already engaged. I think that Senator Shumer's comments today are aimed at the "uncommitted" Democratic primary voters.

[Saoirse9]

10. Its so hard for me to understand

how they could be this bloody stupid. I keep thinking surely they are not this incompetent and they have some sure fire strategy for grabbing the White House even after they lose.

Then I remember who their nominee is, and yes, it is entirely possible that they are this stupid.

Seems like stupid is their brand now.

[H2O Man]

11. "bloody stupid"

That works.

What's curious is that a number of cult members appear "normal" in other ways. In my opinion, they are slaves to their unconscious minds. But those running the show are fully aware of what they are doing, hence "bloody stupid." And self-destructive.