Biggest Winner:
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unex — 6 years ago(December 29, 2019 07:23 AM)
Biggest Winner:
Boris Johnson - As leader of the Conservatives he saw his party to its largest electoral victory in over three decades, has knocked down the so-called "red wall" of Labour, left the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties in disarray, guaranteed exit from the European Union, sealed Tory dominance for the next half-decade, and may have freed the United Kingdom from the Scottish yoke forever. I will have more to say about him later.
Biggest Loser:
Evo Morales - In the October Bolivian elections incumbent president Evo Morales was set to win reelection when opposition parties accused him of fraud and the Organization of American States agreed. The military demanded he step down, forcing him to flee the country and become persona non grata in Bolivia. Subsequent analysis revealed no electoral fraud and that he was taken down by what amounted to a coup d'état, making Evo Morales the biggest loser of 2019.
Best Politician:
Bernie Sanders - if former Vice President Joe Biden is the front-runner in the Democratic Presidential Primary then Bernie Sanders is the close second. He has forged a broad and devoted coalition with little help from the Democratic National Committee which seems hostile to the idea of him winning the nomination. He has done this by consistently and passionately delivering a message to an electorate that is overlooked, dismissed, or taken for granted by the two major parties.
Most Defining Political Moment:
Robert Mueller's Congressional testimony - after two years of silence while he and his team of Justice Department lawyers interviewed and investigated the president and his allies he finally appeared before Congress and the American public to explain to them what he had uncovered. Besides fully exonerating the president, he was forgetful, stumbling, incoherent, and had to be subdued more than once. What was supposed to be a knockout blow left President Trump looking stronger than ever, bolstering his reputation as the Teflon Don.
Turncoat of the Year:
John Bolton - John Bolton tried his best to sabotage President Trump's Ukraine diplomacy leading to his ouster as National Security Advisor. This after attempting to scuttle overtures towards North Korea and misleading the White House about the prospects of a Venezuelan coup and he now dangles a tell-all book over the administration like a sword of Damocles.
Most Boring:
Pete Buttigieg - Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Naval Intelligence veteran who served in Afghanistan, multilingual globetrotter, McKinsey consultant turned small town mayor, homosexual. Despite his impressive background he is a fundamentally boring person and fails to generate enthusiasm in all but older, whiter, wealthier voters. The rest of the electorate yawns at his focus-grouped slogans and campaign pledges.
Most Charismatic:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - she has lit a fire under not only young progressives who are now running for office following her example but conservatives looking to become the reactionary answer to "AOC". Her easy smile and approachability—she regularly engages with the public through Twitter and via streaming media—has made her an icon of American democracy, so much so that the worn shoes that took her from door to door of constituent homes during her congressional campaign have become secular relics, attracting visitors from across the country.
Bummest Rap:
Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian stooge - This accusation, proffered without evidence, was leveled by Hillary Clinton against the Congresswoman of color running for the Democratic nomination and was picked up by her acolytes and dead-enders across the internet and media. A Clinton staffer tried to backpedal, hedging that the former first lady had not made that specific claim, but that did not slow down fellow-travelling liberals from repeating that smear even today, putting the lie to his spin. In the minds of Democrats Ms. Gabbard is the Russian candidate and the blackest calumny is fair game to tamp down her popularity. Mrs. Clinton owes Congresswoman Gabbard an apology.
Best Comeback:
Boris Johnson - Having resigned his ministerial position last year Boris Johnson was stuck in the backbenches until this spring when sensing the imminent resignation of Prime Ministress Theresa May he announced his candidacy for leadership of the Conservative party. Never a long shot he managed to defeat his opponents and take control of a party reeling from a failure to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union and settle into a Portuguesesque fate of a former world naval power coming to terms with its decline. Despite setbacks—a loss of majority in Parliament and a rebuke by the Supreme Court—Johnson managed to trick the Liberal Democrats into supporting new elections and wrested control of the government, enabling him to finally separate the United Kingdom from the continent and plunge the stake into the heart of perfidious Albion. Comeback of the year.
Most Original Thinker:
Andrew Yang - his id -
Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(December 29, 2019 07:34 AM)
Why the pic of John McLaughlin? He's dead. I'd be curious who wrote those, since it can't be McLaughlin.
I also don't know why he's fawning over China's Xi Jinping. Hong Kong isn't over. And he's putting Uighurs in concentration camps.
Seriously, who's the author?
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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(December 29, 2019 07:49 AM)
I doubt unex wrote that. If he did, he knows politics much better than I thought. I just would like to know who wrote it.
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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(December 29, 2019 03:55 PM)
I didn't say I agree with him. But the author has a coherent view of politics and current events. That's something I wouldn't expect from PE. Besides, it covers a lot of ground for debate. That's a good thing.
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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(December 29, 2019 03:57 PM)
I know, right? Since when does Scotland control London? There are plenty of Scots who want out from under England's yoke. Or did he mean yolk?
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Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 