#Politics From #CNN: President #Biden sent a letter to congressional Democrats telling them he's staying in the presidential race. So nyah.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/politics/joe-biden-house-democrats/index.html

From #CNN: #Russia attacks the largest children's medical center in #Ukraine in daytime missile assault.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/europe/ukraine-russian-strike-childrens-hospital-intl/index.html

#Politics From #CNN: This is a standard practice in the political industry. Most radio hosts haven't the first clue what to ask. The politician's representative will provide the media outlet with suggested questions.

This is no different from the entertainment industry, where media hosts are provided questions to ask the star they have for two minutes.

The host easily could have ignored the suggested questions. She didn't. That's why she got fired.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/07/media/biden-interview-radio-host-philadelphia/index.html

#Politics Funny how the mainstream media keep telling us that far-right politicians and causes inevitably are going to win, only to be proven wrong.

#Politics #France #CNN

"Flares were lit and people on the streets chanted 'everyone hates fascists.'"

#Politics From #CNN:

The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) is projected to beat the far-right National Rally (RN) party in today's #France parliamentary elections.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/france-election-runoff-results-07-07-24-intl/index.html

#Politics President #Biden speaking today at the Mt. Airy Church in Philadelphia. Go to the 1:15:00 mark if the link doesn't take you there.

https://www.youtube.com/live/eANfPiAbWSM?si=7U5JNRF4iF0WN3qS&t=4500

#Politics From Morgan Freeman on Zombie Twitter:

"I'd vote for Biden's head in a jar of formaldehyde before voting for Trump."

#Biden #Trump

#Politics From David Corn at #MotherJones:

"Before proceeding, let’s note that under Democratic rules, there is no way for the party at this point to deny #Biden its presidential nomination. He holds a majority of delegates to next month’s convention in Chicago, and they are pledged to vote for him. For anything else to happen, Biden would have to withdraw from the race. If he sticks with it, the rest of this what-iffing is irrelevant."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/joe-biden-kamala-harris-democratic-convention/

#Politics From #Bloomberg via #TheHill: #Biden improves in battleground state polls.

'The poll also showed Biden narrowed the gap with independent voters, with #Trump and Biden being tied at 40 percent."

“While the first 2024 presidential debate appeared to alarm some Democratic leaders, our surveys of swing-state for Bloomberg News show the matter has done little to change the underlying dynamics of the contest."

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4757918-joe-biden-donald-trump-swing-states-bloomberg-morning-consult-survey/

#Politics From #CNN: Judge Aileen Cannon once again postpones deadlines in #Trump classified document case, agrees to hear if case should be dismissed due to #SCOTUS immunity ruling.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/06/politics/trump-classified-documents-scotus-ruling/index.html

Just activated the system. Interesting that it comes with its own smartphone to record the data. The phone appears to be older, perhaps used; it only has 4G.

We do a movie matinee most Saturdays from our DVD collection.

Today was "Buckaroo Banzai."

Prior films:

Shakespeare in Love
Good Night and Good Luck
Solo
Ed Wood
Last Action Hero
The Maltese Falcon
Mamma Mia!
The Hunt for Red October
Citizen Kane
Backdraft
Damn Yankees
Get Smart
Great Expectations
The Right Stuff
Seven Days in May
Dances with Wolves

I saw my cardiologist earlier in the week because of occasional dizziness. He wants me to wear this for two weeks.

Many of you who are older have probably worn a holter monitor at some point. This is the modern equivalent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NPb-k7D69A

#Politics For those who missed it, here's the complete #ABCNews interview yesterday with President #Biden.

Note that #Trump was offered the same opportunity but declined. Why is no one talking about his cognitive impairment? 🤔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8LoAsHz-Mc

#Politics More from #Politico in May 2012:

"Some key Democrats say they have been dismayed watching Obama become a divider not a uniter, trying to incite anger among women, students and older voters. It’s striking how, in private conversations with Obama advisers, they openly talk of chucking the feel-good politics of 2008 for a very conventional form of political warfare this time around."

#Politics from #Politico in May 2012:

"Obama, not Mitt Romney, is the one with the muddled message — and the one who often comes across as baldly political. Obama, not Romney, is the one facing blowback from his own party on the central issue of the campaign so far — Romney’s history with Bain Capital. And most remarkably, Obama, not Romney, is the one falling behind in fundraising."

https://www.politico.com/story/2012/05/obama-stumbles-out-of-the-gate-076752

#Politics Harvard poll from December 2011:

A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29-year-olds by the Institute of Politics (IOP) at the Harvard Kennedy School finds more millennials predict President Barack Obama will lose his bid for re-election (36 percent) than win (30 percent).

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/12/harvard-poll-predicts-obama-loss/

#Politics #NPR from 2010:

"The Democrats' overwhelming defeat in the midterm elections leaves President Obama with difficult choices ahead. Patrick Caddell has some advice: He should declare himself a one-term president, and spend the remainder of his time in the White House focusing on national problems, not campaigning."

https://www.npr.org/2010/11/15/131334551/op-ed-president-obama-drop-out-of-2012-race