All We Need is a Tater Tot Hot Dish and Merry Christmas Greetings

In this episode, Nicole, Michael, and David team up to discuss the upcoming 2024 US Presidential Election. Listen to the full episode here.

Episode Notes – Season 3, Episode 13 – Saturday, August 10, 2024

JD Vance

Born in Ohio, 39 years old, married to Usha in 2014, 3 kids
$10 million
Marine Corps (combat correspondent) The Ohio State, Yale Law
2016 tweeted about Trump “my god what an idiot”
2019 founded his venture firm Narya
2019 baptized catholic (2022 article that is worth a read)
2021 announced senate campaign for ohio
During his Senate term
1. Believes that culture war is class war
2. Criminalization of gender affirming care for kids
3. Ban federal mask mandates
4. Ban affirmative action policies at universities and colleges
5. Supports 15 week abortion ban
6. Anti-union
2022 “JD is kissing my ass he wants my support so bad,” Trump said
Has stated that he would not have certified the 2020 election if he had been in Pence’s position
Has been noted as saying many times that Trump has four more years and then who knows what

Nicole’s questions:

Tim Walz

Born in Nebraska, 60 years old, married to Gwen in 1994, 2 kids
Net worth $600,000
Army National Guard (command sergeant major) Chadron State College, Minnesota State University
Taught geography and coached football at Mankato West High School (Minnesota)
2006 elected to congress in Minnesota
Won re-election five times and served in the House for 12 years
- focused on veterans issues – mental health, suicide prevention and pain management
- called for funding to research medical marijuana treatment for veterans
- is known for working across the aisle
Is a gun owner and hunter
2019 ran for Governor of Minnesota and won
- signed into law universal school meals
- expanded voting rights for formerly incarcerated residents of MN
- signed an executive order protecting access to gender affirming care to residents of MN
1995 he got a DWI which prompted him to quit drinking
- Beverage of choice is diet mountain dew
His dog’s name is Scout
His tater tot hot dish has won the the Hot Dish Off three times at the state fair
Coined the term ‘weird’ for Vance and Trumpers

Nicole’s questions:

Is Tim Walz the Dad America needs right now?
Not a question, but I really struggled to fill out the list because Tim is a really boring old white dude

Kamala vs Trump

We already have discussed Trump at length – we know a lot about about Kamala

Nicole’s questions:

Where is Melania and does it matter?
Does everyone like Doug Emhoff as much as I do? Yes
Will there be a debate?
- Will Kamala just show up and talk to the host by herself?
Donald Trump and Elon Musk – Interview
Trump and Adin Ross – full interview (I watched the entire thing
- - No wars during his term
  - Defeated ISIS
  - migrant crime
  - venezuela is safe and beautiful
  - Kamala hates Merry Christmas
  - Biden’s removal was a coup
  - Theory that Kamala hires rappers and singers to fill stadiums at rallies
  - Trump said he will have the Ukraine/Russia war stopped before he even walks in the white house
  - Complains that Google is censoring results – Zuckerberg called Trump to apologize
  - Trump brags about being friends with Putin and Kim Jong Un – talks at length about how much he loves Kim Jong Un
  - Received a Rolex and a Tesla Cybertruck
Now that Biden is out does Trump sound like he has dementia?
Republicans truly believe just as much as democrats that we are doomed
- Trump has horrible posture – just an observation
- Trump was extremely comfortable in the Ross interview and enjoys speaking with agreeable 20somethings.
If Trump loses the election will he accept the results?

Other stuff

Ballotopedia

Politifact.com