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re: James Talarico makes surprise appearance at ACL Fest after campaign absence

Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:31 pm to
Posted by BurlesonCountyAg
Member since Jan 2014
5528 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:31 pm to
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there'll be plenty of media of it because everyone at the event has their camera phone with them


Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
13956 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:34 pm to
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You think a September flu put him down for nearly two weeks?


Doubtful. He probably decided to take a few extra days off.

It’s still incredibly rude of him to not alert Spencer Pratt of his whereabouts.
Posted by IvoryBillMatt
Member since Mar 2020
12718 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:34 pm to
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doesn’t make sense to you that somebody bed ridden w a nasty flu doesn’t want their photo taken or do any interviews? Do you hear yourself?


He's running for Senate. Letting his supporters know how he was doing would have been a nice gesture...maybe even relatable.

I think you're being obtuse.
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
13956 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:35 pm to
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You can ignore that 12 days that he was out of commission if you so choose, but that's bizarre. Why didn't his campaign put out a statement as soon as he knew he was going to be out-of-commission because of the "flu"?


Well he managed to turn this board into a HS gossip lunch table…
Posted by tigersbh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13538 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:36 pm to
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transphobic


You are bonkers!
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
51209 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:38 pm to
Posted by KCT
Psalm 23:5
Member since Feb 2010
52427 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:38 pm to
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Well he managed to turn this board into a HS gossip lunch table…


Is this seriously the best you loonies can do? Do you really think a 13-day absence from a campaign is anywhere near normal?
Posted by RummelTiger
Official TD Sauces Club Member
Member since Aug 2004
94427 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:39 pm to
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It doesn’t make sense to you that somebody bed ridden w a nasty flu doesn’t want their photo taken or do any interviews?


It's the flu.

Michael Jordan played a playoff game with it.

I think Talarico could do a quick video letting his constituents know he was okay - don't you?
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
13956 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:46 pm to
Nope. I’m not concerned in the least.

It’s embarrassing to see so much hand wringing about it.

End of the day,… Don’t really think that it matters.

Nobody cried when Paxton was MIA for months…. They just wondered what he was doing.
Posted by hogminer
Bella Vista, AR.
Member since Apr 2010
10454 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:48 pm to
Sure are a few Talarico downvoters in the house
Posted by Uncommon Idea
Member since Feb 2025
487 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:48 pm to
It takes time to get the dosage right, ya'll.
Posted by mwade91383
Washington DC
Member since Mar 2010
8111 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:52 pm to
I, like most normal people, don’t think it materially mattters if he does or doesn’t.

That’s the point. You’re falling for dumbest conspiracy theories possible.
Posted by RummelTiger
Official TD Sauces Club Member
Member since Aug 2004
94427 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:53 pm to
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You’re falling for dumbest conspiracy theories possible.


Posted by MyMardiGrasHat
Member since Sep 2026
153 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:53 pm to
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he was at the loony bin.


Honestly, is this what you really think?
Posted by jizzle6609
Houston
Member since Jul 2009
21933 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:54 pm to
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Right wingers have an unlimited emotional demand that is only partially satiated by an endless flow of BS.


I laughed hard this considering the left.

Your people literally have Blue, purple, green hair and support genital mutilation and you are telling the other side they have emotional issues? The majority of your party is fatherless.
Posted by RandRules
Member since Mar 2025
704 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:55 pm to
And Democrats project
Posted by MyMardiGrasHat
Member since Sep 2026
153 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:56 pm to
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I think Talarico could do a quick video letting his constituents know he was okay - don't you?


The flu hits people differently. But youre correct he could have given everyone an update.

I think this was done on purpose. Slow down the campaign and ramp back up before early voting starts.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
67331 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:00 pm to
I wish TMZ wasn't so left leaning.....
They'd easily get to the bottom of this
Posted by Dawgsontop34
Member since Jun 2014
46895 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:04 pm to
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It's the flu. Michael Jordan played a playoff game with it. I think Talarico could do a quick video letting his constituents know he was okay - don't you?


And if it was the week of the election, he’d probably be out.

With a month to go (the most important time to be seen), as someone with type 1 diabetes it makes sense for him to rest and fully recover. At least that’s what I’d be telling him to do if I were on his campaign team.
Posted by mwade91383
Washington DC
Member since Mar 2010
8111 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:08 pm to
People are feeling anxious and getting desperate to find stuff to meaingfully stick to JT (and drag down his chances).

Vegan, fake girlfriend, now FluAnon . It’s pretty on brand and to be expected at this point.
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