Dollars to Doughnuts its Duckworth!!!

[Peacetrain]

I could see Rice also.. but for whatever reason.. It just feels like Duckworth to me.

[Sanity Claws]

1. What kind of doughnuts?

Wondering whether to take your bet

[Peacetrain]

4. Well I am partial to raised glazed doughnuts..

[a kennedy]

63. OMGOSH.....ME AS WELL....we have a donut shop that has won the best donuts for the last

10 years in a area wide vote for your favorite bakery goods. The #1 seller are their glazed donuts. Yummmmmmm lotsa folk come from around the area to eat these awesome glazed donuts.

[woodsprite]

8. Duck Donuts! There are none better! :)

[Sherman A1]

26. I must disagree

Only Old Town Donuts in Florissant, Missouri will do for me.

[woodsprite]

30. VooDoo Donuts are supposed to be good too. Never had them. nt

[Sherman A1]

42. I have heard that they are good

But I must support my local donut shop!

Custard Filled or Die!

[Yavin4]

49. I had them when I went to Portland.

They're worth the trip along with the rose gardens.

[flibbitygiblets]

72. In Portland, there's another major donut player to consider

https://letsgo.com/2019/06/28/the-great-portland-doughnut-debate-voodoo-versus-blue-star/

[Jeebo]

10. Gotta be Krispy Kremes.

If they're not Krispy Kremes, they're not doughnuts by definition, in my humble opinion.

-- Ron

[Dave in VA]

16. Absolutely!

The warm ones right from the store!

[mac56]

44. They're ONLY good when they're warm right from the store.

Once they cool off, they're mediocre gas-station donuts.

[Dave in VA]

47. Stolen from the inter tubes...

FOR CONVENTIONAL OVEN: Remove from package and place on cookie sheet. Heat for 2 1/2 minutes in preheated 300 degree oven.

FOR MICROWAVE OVEN: Remove from package and place on paper-lined microwave-proof plate. Microwave at full power for appropriate time: 1 doughnut: 8 seconds, 2 doughnuts: 12 seconds, 4 doughnuts: 20 seconds."

I found these heating instructions on Krispy Kreme's packaging at my local grocer.

+++
Before you ask, yes I've done this and they're still good!

[SharonClark]

60. LOL - I agree.

[a kennedy]

64. No way, I used to get sick from those......ugh something about em made me ill.

[marybourg]

2. That woud be nice.

[BamaRefugee]

3. I'm feeling it too.

[calguy]

9. Nothing against Duckworth

But I'm not feeling it.
I will, however, support her 100% if she's the pick.

[brush]

5. Probably be a backlash if five black women are passed over...

when black voters got Joe the nomination. Just saying.

[Peacetrain]

7. He promised he would pick a woman for VP, but he did promise to put a black woman

on the Supreme Court

[sfstaxprep]

14. That's An Unfair Litmus Test

He should pick the person he's most compatible with. Someone who can have the same type of relationship with him, as he had with President Obama.

If that person had been Warren, then that's who he should have picked. If it had been Klobuchar, then same thing.

Just because people expect that he will pick a black female, doesn't mean he will. And if that costs him support, then those people really don't care about getting rid of Drumpf as they claim.

Tammy would be a fine choice.

[brush]

40. It's no better time than now with the BLM/racial justice climate to...

finally share the power with the people who brung you to the dance.

[Happy Hoosier]

51. Unfair or not history calls

At this moment of history, with the strong surge of the BLM moment and black women voters rescuing us time and again, passing over eminently qualified Black women will be seen as a slap in the face.... again.

[Blue_true]

35. I don't see a backlash if Duckworth is chosen.

She would be a solid choice.

[obamanut2012]

39. He said a woman of color

Duckworth is also a WOC. This isn't the Oppression Olympics -- good lord.

[brush]

41. See post #40.

[Happy Hoosier]

52. It's not about the Oppression Olympics...

It‘s about recognizing a moment in history and seizing it.

I‘d proudly support Duckworth, but some our brothers and sisters would feel sleights and I wouldn‘t blame them.

[rurallib]

6. I have been a Duckworth supporter for VP even before we had a nominee but

right now I think that it is 50/50 Duckworth & Harris.

My spidey sense says Harris.

[Brother Buzz]

17. In California, we're already speculating....

who Governor Gavin Newsom will tap to fill her seat in November.

[sfstaxprep]

56. That's Easy....Adam Schiff nt

[Brother Buzz]

66. Adam Schiff would be a most excellent choice

But truth be told, California is front loaded with eminently qualified people.


Schiff's district is reasonably secure, so that's a plus.

I have reason to believe Kamala Harris would put the buzz in Gavin Newsom's ear that Katie Porter is totally up to the job and would deliver in spades. Unfortunately Porter's district would probably flip back.

I would be happy with Ted Leiu, but like I said, there is a boatload eminently qualified people to consider.

Hell, even Xavier Becerra, California's Attorney General, and former congressman, could kick ass, and his job would essentially be finished with the orange anus's departure.

It's going to be fun speculating what our governor will do.

[shanti]

74. There are a wealth of great choices!

Adam Schiff??

[Miguelito Loveless]

11. Well, it would make for a target no sane Republican would engage

But then, Trump does not meet that criteria, so I think there is no way he will resist attacking her.

She's female, Asian, and disabled, so that pretty much pushes all of Trump bully buttons.

[Peacetrain]

15. Exactly!!!!

[Blue_true]

37. When you say disabled, she is a disabled military veteran who was disabled

while on duty.

[Miguelito Loveless]

68. Oh, missed that one

FOUR reasons for Trump to hate her.

[Blue_true]

69. Yeah. He got five deferments to avoid the risk that she took.

And he now bellows about how patriotic he is.

[boston bean]

12. I don't think so.

[sfstaxprep]

21. Who Do You Think Then?

[boston bean]

23. I am positive it will Kamala Harris.

[sfstaxprep]

34. Me Too

I bought a Biden/Harris 2020 shirt in March 2019. Wore it to New Orleans Jazz Fest, and had lots of people coming up to me and saying that sounded like a great ticket.

I just think that Biden could pull an audible, so to speak, and shock everyone at the last minute, and if he did that, Tammy seems like a likely choice.

Up until a few months ago, the field was wide open. There was no certainty that he was going to pick someone black. Sure, things are different post-George Floyd, but it still should not change his desire to pick someone he trusts and feels compatible with.

Harris probably fits that bill, but for all we know, so does Tammy. And she opens up the Military vote, and as has been said, would at the very least, put Drumpf in the position of having to attack a Wounded War Hero. That could very well backfire in 2020.

[USALiberal]

13. LOL, ok! nt

[Laelth]

18. I'll take the doughnuts, please.

I still think that Biden will choose Karen Bass.

-Laelth

[Peacetrain]

19. You bring the doughnuts and I will bring the coffee!!

and we will celebrate who ever gets picked.. with a sugar high!!

[Laelth]

32. You got a deal. n/t

-Laelth

[Demsrule86]

25. Heard she is out because of Cuba and the Scientology thing.

[Laelth]

36. I think Joe had decided upon her.

Then the Cuba and the scientology stuff came out. Then Joe delayed his decision.

That’s where we are right now. She’s doing damage control. I think Joe will come back to her and feel comfortable with her. For Joe, it’s mainly about the chemistry.

-Laelth

[exboyfil]

20. Of course we will hear endless screeds about her being born in Bangkok

I never understood why it mattered where Obama was born given his mother was a US citizen (of course he was born in Hawaii anyway).

I think that being born out of the country only matters if your parents are POC. That is the only pattern I can detect. There was a barely a whisper about McCain and I don't think any comment about George Romney or Ted Cruz.

[Demsrule86]

24. I doubt it as Cruz was born in Canada. And his Dad wasn't a GI either.

[Demsrule86]

22. I think so too...and Joe has said he has to be in agreement on the issues...so

I don't think it will be Warren...and I have never thought he would choose Harris...Tammy help him down ballot.

[sfstaxprep]

27. I Ruled Warren Out From Beginning, Have Thought Harris Would Be Pick Since Then nt

But I have always like Tammy, and if Joe thinks she's the best pick, I will trust his judgement.

[Blue_true]

28. Canadian donuts or USA donuts? nt

[42bambi]

29. Biden will select a woman. That's when we will all be right. LOL.

[Vinca]

31. I think he has to find the person who will be the best with organizational skills since he's

going to be facing the Covid clusterfuck as well as a myriad of other Trump-related debacles. I don't know how Duckworth fits into that niche, but I remember Kamala Harris had a terribly disorganized primary campaign. Susan Rice is probably very organized and analytical, but I see her more as Secretary of State or Supreme Court justice. I don't know if we're getting the real info on finalists, but my top 2 are still Abrams and Demings. That said, I don't how they fit into my organization criteria either.

[Blue_true]

45. Harris seemed to have preferred first timers as her senior campaign staff.

That typically is a mistake, you need to mix battle scared veterans with newbies. Harris is amazingly well organized in Senate hearings, that shows that she prepares instead of winging it.

I believe you vastly over-rate the VP role. The President will assign the VP specific tasks, like President Obama did with Biden, the truly important factor is the capability of the VP’s staff, Harris would need to seed her staff with old hands that know the insides and outs of Washington DC and the states, then mix in a lot of energetic, smart newbies. Her key would be in finding people that can work collaboratively to achieve goals, no outsized egos that need massaging.

[Vinca]

59. I think this VP's role will be like none other because there is so much that needs doing ASAP.

I suspect it will be almost like a co-presidency. Only time will tell. There all good candidates overall.

[Blue_true]

65. President Obama came into a dire situation.

At one point before he took office, the world came within a few hours of total financial meltdown, worldwide.

The fact is, the economy won’t get fixed until SARS-COV-2 is brought under control, either via a vaccine, a cure or common sense things like wearing face masks properly, social distancing where possible and proper hygiene as that pertain to the virus. So, in my way of seeing things, the situation boils down to Joe placing focus on one thing, corralling the virus, the rest follows from that. The Secretary of State will actually be more important than the Vice President, because the SOS would need to rebuild badly damaged relationships with allies AND develop a verification based relationship with China when it comes to progress against the virus.

[Mike 03]

33. I'm starting to like this idea too.

That would free up Susan Rice to be Secretary of State, and keep Harris in the senate where she's a superstar.

[flibbitygiblets]

38. I'm feeling Duckworth too!

-She'll bring in the military vote (the military has so many reasons to hate Drumph by now)
-She's Asian-American and can address racism (starting with this "China Virus" bullshit)
-She's no-bullshit and tough as nails (and we need someone who can tear Drumph a new a-hole and enjoy doing it)
-A decorated Iraq war vet (this helps overcome some of the inherent misogyny America still suffers from)

Rice would be a very good choice (prepare to hear non-stop "Benghazi" for the next 3 months though.) I'd tap her as secretary of state, that's where her foreign policy chops can be put to excellent use.

Harris would also be excellent. But being from CA is not so palatable to pretty much everyone not living in a coastal state. (I say this as a born and raised Californian.) I'd sure love to see her as the attorney general who prosecutes Drumph and Barr though (among many others!). LOCK HIM UP!!

Of course, like everyone here, I'll be supporting whomever Biden picks full-throatedly. But I'm SO excited about Duckworth!

[Bayard]

46. Same here

I don't think there's much rethuglicans can hit her on--especially President Bone Spurs. Would love to see her squash Pence like a bug in a debate.

An important point is that Duckworth could help bring in the Midwest. Joe will already have Calif, so don't see Harris being an asset there.

I saw Rep. Jim Clyburn interviewed over the weekend. He has backed off saying the VP must be a black woman. Now, he just says it needs to be a woman.

Susan Rice would be a good choice for SOS. Either Kamala Harris, or Adam Schiff, would be excellent choices for AG.

[marble falls]

43. Harris, Duckworth, Rice, Abrams, Warren and several others: we are finally with a deep bench ...

I will be happy with all of them.

Though I would love to hear the GOP cutting Harris for being too law and order.

[Happy Hoosier]

48. It's gonna be a black woman

Duckworth is fantastic, but in this moment not picking a Black woman would be political malpractice.

[honest.abe]

61. Yep.

[Rice4VP]

71. Agreed. If it's not Warren, it has to be a Black woman

[whistler162]

50. Your quackers!

She would be a good choice..... so would they all.

[whistler162]

53. Why do I keep hearing Stubby Kaye?

I got the VP right here her name is ____ _______

[Peacetrain]

55. Can do.. can do..

Watched Guys and Dolls (or part of it.. actually copied it) on TCM this week and that is one of my favorite songs..that and sit down your rocking the boat.. Nicely Nice.. come to think of it , He (stubby kaye) sings both songs

&feature=share

[jalan48]

54. I hope so, I think she gives us the best chance of winning.

[North Shore Chicago]

57. ANY

woman on the list is better enough.

[tavernier]

58. Hope so!

But whoever it is, that’s who I will be voting for.

[Tribetime]

62. I got 12 bucks for a dozen

I think either Rice or Demings

[JI7]

67. He really needs to pick a black woman. Harris and Rice are actually the best picks anyways

Black women were his biggest supporters with many picking him over Harris with hopes he would put her on the ticket.

[Rice4VP]

70. I think Harris is the expected choice but

Susan Rice is the most sensible and Demmings would be the most strategic. Choosing her will squash Trump’s whole defund the police attack. It will throw him off his game.

He had no problem dogging Mac Cain so Duckworth won’t be any different

Please stop talking about Bass... no name ID and controversial

[budkin]

73. I don't think so

Gotta be an African American woman.

[musicblind]

75. I still think it's Kamala, but I'd be fine with Duckworth.

Rice would be a good pick, too.

I wish Stacey Abrams was still in the running, but I understand why he might be skittish about her level of experience.

Hopefully, Abrams will run for Governor again... and win again.