{"id":685,"date":"2024-09-15T19:21:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T19:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=685"},"modified":"2024-09-15T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T19:21:45","slug":"walz-hails-fellow-cat-owner-taylor-swift-as-he-quotes-tortured-poets-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=685","title":{"rendered":"Walz hails \u2018fellow cat owner Taylor Swift\u2019 as he quotes \u2018Tortured Poets\u2019 song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/15\/04\/SEI221656160.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, delivers remarks at an election campaign event in Superior, Wisconsin, on September 14, 2024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach\u201d\u00a0Tim Walz\u00a0took a moment during a fired-up speech in Superior,\u00a0Wisconsin, to give a shout-out to the Harris-Walz campaign\u2019s most high-profile supporter \u2014 and reference a song off her\u00a0<em>Tortured Poets Department\u00a0<\/em>album.<\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris\u2019s vice presidential running mate, accompanied by his wife Gwen, was in full pep-talk oratorical flow on Saturday afternoon when he decided to share some advice with the men in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor of Minnesota said: \u201cHere\u2019s my life hack for all the guys out there \u2014 surround yourself with smart women and listen to them and you\u2019ll do just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat includes my fellow cat owner\u00a0Taylor Swift,\u201d he added, having shown off a Swiftie-style friendship bracelet from the campaign merchandise store.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s really great to have all of these women help us beat the smallest man in the world&#8230;\u00a0Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was clearly a cheeky reference to one of the songs of her latest album, titled \u201cThe Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walz was speaking to a crowd of approximately 1,200 people in the Marcovich Wellness Center on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus.<\/p>\n<p>This was his fourth visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin and comes as part of the four-day \u201cNew Way Forward\u201d tour of swing states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-0 eRVuww\" data-gallery-length=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/14\/23\/newFile.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/14\/23\/newFile.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/14\/23\/newFile.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" alt=\"Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, delivers remarks at an election campaign event in Superior, Wisconsin, on September 14, 2024\" data-gallery-length=\"4\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, delivers remarks at an election campaign event in Superior, Wisconsin, on September 14, 2024<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\">\u00a0(REUTERS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Walz visited Michigan this week, holding events in Grand Rapids and Lansing, and Wausau, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Harris made two stops in North Carolina on Thursday before heading to Pennsylvania and then returning to Washington, DC, for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation\u2019s Phoenix Awards at which President Joe Biden was given a lifetime achievement award.<\/p>\n<p>Pop megastar Swift endorsed the Harris-Walz campaign on Tuesday evening, moments after the end of the presidential debate against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy post on Instagram, she said: \u201cLike many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven\u2019t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-0 ftPpjI\" data-gallery-length=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/15\/04\/SEI221675780.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/15\/04\/SEI221675780.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/15\/04\/SEI221675780.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" alt=\"President Joe Biden introduces Vice President Kamala Harris at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2024 Phoenix Awards on September 14, 2024\" data-gallery-length=\"4\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">President Joe Biden introduces Vice President Kamala Harris at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2024 Phoenix Awards on September 14, 2024<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\">\u00a0(Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I\u2019m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman\u2019s right to her own body for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-0 evWRqX\" data-gallery-length=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/11\/10\/SEI221081716.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/11\/10\/SEI221081716.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/11\/10\/SEI221081716.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" alt=\"Taylor Swift\u2019s Instagram post endorsing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 election\" data-gallery-length=\"4\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Taylor Swift\u2019s Instagram post endorsing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 election<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\">\u00a0(AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>She added: \u201cI\u2019ve done my research, and I\u2019ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an apparent jab at Trump\u2019s running mate\u00a0JD Vance, the singer signed off her post as: \u201cTaylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The accompanying photo showed Swift holding one of her cats \u2013 Benjamin Button.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCoach\u201d\u00a0Tim Walz\u00a0took a moment during a fired-up speech in Superior,\u00a0Wisconsin, to give a shout-out to the Harris-Walz campaign\u2019s most high-profile supporter \u2014 and reference a song off&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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