How NOT to run for office in San Diego

[Lance_Turbo]

@HurricaneDitka

It’s not “outrage bullshit”. It’s not even “outrage”. I thought it was mildly interesting that a candidate would commit such an obvious faux pas (I hemmed and hawed about posting it in MPSIMS). I guess I underestimated (yet again) how quickly Dopers would ride to the defense of anything with a (D) after its name though.

The crusty old marine, Doug Applegate, also has a D after his name.

Furthermore, I’m not sure that this won’t help her. She’s polling at 5% in like fifth or sixth place. It’s not so much that any publicity is good publicity but that she really only has one way to go.

Poll

[JohnT]

@Evil_Economist

So…at this point in the thread it should be pretty clear to you that your news site of choice served you up a hefty helping of outrage bullshit. Will this in any way change your opinion of the news site that had such a low opinion of you that they thought you’d eat the shit they served you?

To be fair, he did eat it.

[JohnT]

@HurricaneDitka

It’s not “outrage bullshit”. It’s not even “outrage”. I thought it was mildly interesting that a candidate would commit such an obvious faux pas (I hemmed and hawed about posting it in MPSIMS). I guess I underestimated (yet again) how quickly Dopers would ride to the defense of anything with a (D) after its name though.

Just like George Papadopoulos, she’s just 29, a kid, a nobody, somebody who was just fetching coffee for the real candidates.

[SpoilerVirgin]

@HurricaneDitka

It’s not “outrage bullshit”. It’s not even “outrage”. I thought it was mildly interesting that a candidate would commit such an obvious faux pas (I hemmed and hawed about posting it in MPSIMS).

Could you explain to those of us who are having difficulty understanding exactly what makes this an obvious faux pas? It clearly is not obvious to many of us.

[running_coach]

@SpoilerVirgin

Could you explain to those of us who are having difficulty understanding exactly what makes this an obvious faux pas? It clearly is not obvious to many of us.

IAFPIADDI
(It’s A Faux Pax If A Democrat Does It)

[Lemur866]

@HurricaneDitka

Yeah, for her candidacy, it was a pretty big mistake, sort of like the infamous “deplorables” comment.

The world will keep turning and America will keep chugging along, she just won’t be a Congresswoman.

Can you confirm or deny that she was polling at 5% before she made this comment? If so, then I guess you’re probably right.

In other news, Tim McVeigh was a Republican who murdered 168 people with a truck bomb. I guess he’s not gonna be elected to Congress any time soon either.

[VinylTurnip]

@SpoilerVirgin

Could you explain to those of us who are having difficulty understanding exactly what makes this an obvious faux pas? It clearly is not obvious to many of us.

It’s right there in the Fox News headline! She’s “under fire” (from Fox News, and some consultant who works for a rival candidate) for her remark.

[bobot]

Sounds like “clusterfuck” has been redefined!

[Chronos]

Man, you would think that a crusty old marine would know what a real clusterfuck looks like.

[Darren_Garrison]

Nah, being a “bitmoji-using, America’s Top Model-loving” person is a *much *more damning indictment…

[elucidator]

Barbie or R. Lee Ermey? Whiskey.

[Bryan_Ekers]

This is offensive to crustaceous marine life of ALL ages!

[jasg]

@ElvisL1ves

“Cluster-fuck”?

No, “Cluster-fuck Ho!”.

[China_Guy]

FYI, Marine Camp Pendleton is in San Diego country. Not sure if they are voting in the above election, but if they are this might be a miniscule faux pas.

Factually, I have to agree that she does not look like a “crusty, old marine.” Will the truth win out?

[Johnny_Ace]

@Bryan_Ekers

This is offensive to crustaceous marine life of ALL ages!

There goes the crab vote…

[BobLibDem]

Horrors! She didn’t get the vapors, bat her eyes, and gush “the troops” when referring to a veteran? She doesn’t know that the primary responsibility of each and every citizen is to endlessly sing the praises of those in uniform? She doesn’t know that no veteran can ever be disparaged in any way by any candidate for any office, unless your initials are DJT? It would have been just fine to mock his service if he had been a POW and expressed admiration for troops that didn’t get captured.

[bobot]

Oh, piffledystix. I’m sure that if such a thing were to occur true patriots- Trump supporters- would be up in arms expressing outrage, outrage I tell ya.

[JohnT]

Here’s an example of how NOT to behave while in office if you wish to run again:

@Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle (R)

I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA. Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back.

Delta employs 31,000 people in Atlanta alone, is a massive political and financial force within the Hartsfield Airport complex, and has roots in Atlanta going back to before WW2. Cagle is fighting out of his depth here, and for a stupid hill to die on.

[Johnny_Ace]

@JohnT

Here’s an example of how NOT to behave while in office if you wish to run again:

Delta employs 31,000 people in Atlanta alone, is a massive political and financial force within the Hartsfield Airport complex, and has roots in Atlanta going back to before WW2. Cagle is fighting out of his depth here, and for a stupid hill to die on.

Not to mention that ‘any tax bill’ is likely to benefit other companies than Delta. He’s a windbag, and a not very convincing one at that, unless he’s not planning on running again.

[silenus]

Actually, he’s positioning himself for a run at governor. In the primaries, shift right.

Well, that and the fact that he’s an ignorant peckerhead.