That definitely sounds like something that happened. Yup, totally believable.
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PoliGAF 2016 |OT8| No, Donald. You don't.
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That definitely sounds like something that happened. Yup, totally believable.
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This Trump supporter on CNN is doing everything she can to lower Trump's numbers with African American voters even further.
The most interesting thing from that article is that the writer seems to think that Warren is lying to people about her solutions for student loan relief as well.
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Anyone who watches that video can understand the context is a joke. He absolutely crosses the line on all kinds of acceptable behavior, but I can malign everything he's done perfectly well without needing to make it into something it's not. It is unbecoming of a candidate for any elected office, let alone the presidency, to even contemplate such a joke. But making such a joke is not the same as treason/sedition and it cheapens our political discourse to treat it as such. This is like the 2000s when people were saying Bush should have been arrested for treason; Bush/Trump did plenty of awful things that we can criticize without having to resort to that.
If people want to make a moral argument that we should fight Trump with any and all means possible, well, go right ahead, that's your prerogative. Personally I don't see that as being necessary or beneficial. The founding fathers predicted people like Trump would exist and designed our political system to intentionally thwart their ability to wreck unconditional havoc; our system is stronger than any one president and would survive a Trump presidency (as many other countries have survived their 'Trump' equivalents).
Even a couple hundred people farting in a large convention hall is going to go generally unnoticed. Not enclosed enough, ceiling is too high.
It's dumb in principle, but it doesn't even make sense if you grant the idea being sensible. The idea is clearly to make people hold their nose as a symbol of their "support," but...that's not how smell works in a large open area.
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You're giving these people way, way too much credit.
These are giant children who are throwing a tantrum because their fee-fees got hurt. There is no rationale thought or plan behind this. They're just sad, sad little people.
Can those numbers actually get any lower? It seems like he's got 0% support as is.
...and they're announcing this? Those seats will be blocked off like they were yesterday. Dumbasses.They're not going for the smell. They're going to sit next to the mics.
Fair enough. Petulent children will be petulent.
Black Mamba
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Trump's comments. Welp.
I'd like to believe the media is going to turn on him harshly but...ratings.
I'd like to believe the media is going to turn on him harshly but...ratings.
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Retroactive Momentum!
Also, anecdotal anecdote:
My mom has a super good friend who is a Republican. She's not a bigot or a racist or a homophobe. She's religious, and doesn't support abortion. She and my mom are great friends, they just don't discuss politics.
They were talking today when the news about Trump appealing to Russia came on. It was like someone did a 180 on her. First thing she said was Ronald Reagan would be livid. Second thing she said was she was livid because her child was adopted from Russia. Third thing she asked was "Tell me more about Hillary."
And she's now voting for Hillary.
Man I just saw that MSNBC interview with Ben Jealous. The interviewer was trying so hard to get Ben to stay that the Russians hacking the DNC was a good/justified thing because it got DWS fired and he was having none of that. Some MSNBC people are really trying to go in on the "Democrats in Dissary!" narrative. Pretty disappointing 
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Anyway, the Nintendo NX sounds like a really bad idea. Super Vita+Nintendo first party+TV output... is still a system that does badly.
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I agree, it isn't sedition or treason. But I also agree with Mike Pence and Paul Ryan that Russia shouldn't attempt to influence our elections, something Donald Trump has disagreed with in both his purported joking remarks and again on Twitter. And the reason there is a split that's opened up between the speaker and the VP against the nominee of their party is that it is completely insane for a presidential candidate to ask a foreign dictator to help meddle in an election. People are calling it treason because it is so unprecedented. While it may be technically wrong, it does point to the emotionally shocking nature of what he's said.
Your mom's life sounds amazing.
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Duncan Hunter or Steve King will be the 2020 nominee and they'll be just as hated as Trump.
We'll see how it goes.
We'll see how it goes.
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Eh, she's a boring old white woman.
Most interesting thing about her is her inability to give a fuck.
I'll say it again, the argument that "it is obviously a joke" simply does not hold water. You need to mount a better argument than "duh" to be convincing here. It did not seem like a joke to me or several major media outlets or the former CIA director.
Appreciate this post!
I was definitely in earnest when I said that people who are refusing to vote for Hillary are acting in service of white nationalism. The only reason I'm not saying it more is because I was getting too emotional, not because it wasn't 100% accurate.
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Basileus777
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If only you could read all the other posts on the subject I made on the page. Immaculate candidates like Romney and Rubio...
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That NBC woman who he told to shut up was pretty fierce about it. They need to follow her lead.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The reason Donald Trump seemingly gets away with essentially every possible political gaffe is because this election has exposed the fact that there are people who will vote for any warm body so long as the correct letter is in the parenthesis next to their name. Given that fact, he has correctly deduced it doesn't actually matter what he says as long as his name is in the news.
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LMAO at Trump wanting hackers to get Obama's records while hiding his own tax returns.
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I am glad Trump rarely bothers to delete tweets.
Black Mamba
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Sometimes I feel like Hillary must be ranting and raving in her personal space.
The entire time I'd be thinking (if I was her)
"I am the most experienced, knowledged, person in this race...one of the most accomplished to ever run for President. My opponent is a Clown with a capital C and this is actually a race. Excuse me while I break shit."
Honestly, I wouldn't be able to handle it at the debate. Trump would end up saying something so utterly stupid I'd go off on a rant, I think. Thankfully, Hillary is better than me.
The entire time I'd be thinking (if I was her)
"I am the most experienced, knowledged, person in this race...one of the most accomplished to ever run for President. My opponent is a Clown with a capital C and this is actually a race. Excuse me while I break shit."
Honestly, I wouldn't be able to handle it at the debate. Trump would end up saying something so utterly stupid I'd go off on a rant, I think. Thankfully, Hillary is better than me.
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Clearly though such people by themselves aren't a large enough group to guarantee a GOP win in November. We'll have a better picture in a few weeks anyways, once the convention bounces wear off where things actually stand.
Pretty much everything about Trump is predictable.
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tell me you saw this: https://medium.com/@shitHRCcantsay/let-me-remind-you-fuckers-who-i-am-e6e8b297fe47#.snocmhxbo
It's so fucking good.
Her running mate Tim Kaine, who by the way did a terrible job in New Jersey first act he did in New Jersey was ask for a $4 billion tax increase and he was not very popular in New Jersey and he still isnt, Trump told a press conference in Doral, Fla.
You can't make this shit up.
You can't make this shit up.
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Trump also said Obama is the most ignorant person to ever be President.
That's....that's pretty cool.
That's....that's pretty cool.
Anyway, the Nintendo NX sounds like a really bad idea. Super Vita+Nintendo first party+TV output... is still a system that does badly.
I thought this was fake... but https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/395683702757662721
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
He was losing before and I expect him to still be losing a month from now.
Trump is going to lose but he's going to diablos the absolute fuck out of PoliGAF in the process.
Kaine was governor of Virginia...
If someone supports Trump they are a white nationalist supporter
Do you have a good argument against this? Trump wants to stop immigration and deport people with darker skin tones
Calling for hacking is illegal via 373(a), it's considered physical force.
It seems unlikely that he'd actually be tried for this, but he's pushing the boundaries by engaging in non-protected speech
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Did no one think "Hmm...let's fucking delete a bunch of tweets since this guy is going to be the nominee."
Fuck. If I was the nominee, I'd be shredding speeches I wrote in second fucking grade just in case I accidentally pledged allegiance to ISIS or some shit.
Fuck.
Fuck. If I was the nominee, I'd be shredding speeches I wrote in second fucking grade just in case I accidentally pledged allegiance to ISIS or some shit.
Fuck.
Orange turd said it before: "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters." This imbecile a fucking disgrace, people wake the fuck up and don't let this menace to the human race win. At this point my only thought about those who will vote for this monster is that they are masochists because even if you are a white person who isn't directly targeted by his rhetoric, that very rhetoric only leads to chaos and pain for everyone because it incites retribution and violence.
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My concern is it is keeping Trump's tax returns off the news.
In my dreams, Obama will call a halt to the IRS audit of Trump's returns in the interests of democratic transparency. And, checkmate.
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It also doesn't help that all these cable news stations always have Trump surrogates on as "analysts" that do nothing but spout talking points and straight up lies without being called out on them. It's awful television and borderline unethical.
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What did she say?
What. Did this really happen?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It doesn't really matter what he says as long as it vaguely reflects what the kind of people who vote for the GOP are thinking.
If there's actually a thing Trump can say that will doom him, its going to be a "47%" video where he doesn't have a meaningful option to double-down on it. Do I think there's going to be a tape of Trump calling Obama an N-word that conveniently leaks in October? Yes, probably. Whether he specifically says that or something equally as offensive, I don't know, but you have to remember this all started with the unfounded and demonstrably incorrect accusation that the President of the United States was an African imposter.
Trump's refusal to publicly distance himself from Vladimir Putin has nothing to do with anything other than keeping his name on the banner headlines.
"Senator Adam pledged allegiance to ISIS here in this quoted post. He's unfit to be president."
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That Freddie Gray threw himself around the back of the police van. That she knew 100% that this is what happened. And the people who should be on trial are Obama and the Attorney General for making the riots happen.
It was a mess.
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Freddie Gray killed himself, it's all black people's fault, blah blah blah.
Trump's already basically at zero percent with us anyway. At this point, I hear so much racist shit about folks like Freddie Gray that it doesn't even faze me. I'm like, throw another one on the pile.
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