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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 27, 2016 13:24:16 GMT -5
By the time November rolls around, could half the people reading this still pass a sanity test? I vote 'no'. November? Most Trump supporters can't pass a sanity test NOW. i think most would pass, weltz. the test is for sociopaths. it is a very small segment of the population.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jul 28, 2016 8:11:35 GMT -5
Trump's lead grows to an all-time high of 7.3% over HRC as Donald Trump hosts largest Ask Me Anything (AMA) Reddit in history in between sold-out arena events in Scranton, PA and another sold-out arena in Toledo, OH Two points I would make about Trump events: 1. I have been a political junkie my entire life. I have been to events- including two Obama events. The Obama events I was at were reportedly "standing room only" and "sold out", except I was there. And they weren't. Trump is packing arenas because unlike Democrats who have a lot of celebrity support, Trump IS a celebrity. Based upon this, it may be tempting to assume these people will not vote which brings me to point two: 2. The notion that the people that turn out to Trump rallies are not going to go and vote is wishful thinking. The media and pop culture have made it cool to hate Trump, and uncool to like him. No one is coming to a Trump rally out of "curiosity". It's simply too big an emotional investment. The perception is that it'll cost a person to support Trump. The result is that the people showing up to packed arenas are hard core-- and the data bare this out. The DNC has been doing CPR on Hillary for a week now-- "reintroducing" their candidate who has been in the public eye for 30 years and "humanizing" their candidate that has had decades to warm up to the American people-- and it is not working. She's the typical big money establishment darling in an outsider year and she is going to get trounced so badly in November it will be remembered in history as one of the largest (if not THE largest) electoral and popular vote landslides in history. You heard it here first earlier in this thread: I don't think it is outside the realm of possibility that Trump will be the first candidate to win all 50 states. He's certainly the first candidate in a long time to FIGHT for all 50 states- including CA. However, if Trump wins a long shot state like NY or OR-- it's all over.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 28, 2016 8:28:41 GMT -5
Trump's lead grows to an all-time high of 7.3% over HRC as Donald Trump hosts largest Ask Me Anything (AMA) Reddit in history in between sold-out arena events in Scranton, PA and another sold-out arena in Toledo, OH Two points I would make about Trump events: 1. I have been a political junkie my entire life. I have been to events- including two Obama events. The Obama events I was at were reportedly "standing room only" and "sold out", except I was there. And they weren't. Trump is packing arenas because unlike Democrats who have a lot of celebrity support, Trump IS a celebrity. Based upon this, it may be tempting to assume these people will not vote which brings me to point two: 2. The notion that the people that turn out to Trump rallies are not going to go and vote is wishful thinking. The media and pop culture have made it cool to hate Trump, and uncool to like him. No one is coming to a Trump rally out of "curiosity". It's simply too big an emotional investment. The perception is that it'll cost a person to support Trump. The result is that the people showing up to packed arenas are hard core-- and the data bare this out. The DNC has been doing CPR on Hillary for a week now-- "reintroducing" their candidate who has been in the public eye for 30 years and "humanizing" their candidate that has had decades to warm up to the American people-- and it is not working. She's the typical big money establishment darling in an outsider year and she is going to get trounced so badly in November it will be remembered in history as one of the largest (if not THE largest) electoral and popular vote landslides in history. You heard it here first earlier in this thread: I don't think it is outside the realm of possibility that Trump will be the first candidate to win all 50 states. He's certainly the first candidate in a long time to FIGHT for all 50 states- including CA. However, if Trump wins a long shot state like NY or OR-- it's all over. You also stated you went to the Trump rally in Mobile and stated the stadium was full and an equal amount of Trump fans were outside the stadium. We know from news pictures of the Mobile event the stadium was maybe half full. I will use the word 'exaggerate' for your knowingly false claim rather than the word which would best define it.
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Post by Opti on Jul 28, 2016 8:44:56 GMT -5
People want to see Trump, it is a spectacle that hopefully will not be repeated. I know he has many die hard fans. So devoted to him that they would actually be OK with lessening the US and raising up Russia. I don't know if they've worked out the end game yet, but sheeple they will be if they will let Trump sell them on the idea it is great to be Russians because Putin loves him so.
I do hope this utterance to Russia does fully turn Bernie supporters away from him. I did think Trump could cause a world war. I just did not think he'd work on it before being elected. I know I am exaggerating a bit but I had no idea that President Trump could be this dangerous and destroy the West. And he'll think about handing over disputed territories to Russia.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/why-bernie-sanders-supporters-should-reject-donald-trump/485258/
What I want to warn this voter and anyone indulging in the same thought process is that they’re indulging in a dangerous fantasy, one that combines extreme pessimism and extreme optimism in an extremely confounding way. On one hand, the voter would have us believe that electing Hillary and working hard to pressure her from the left to make gains in progressive priorities is pointless or doomed to failure. The system is so corrupt that it’s time to burn it down and start over.
On the other hand, he would have us believe—while we imagine the ashes—that four years or more of Donald Trump will turn out to be better than a Clinton presidency in the gains it ultimately brings progressives, despite the powerful forces arrayed against them—that unlike every other time in history when a bigoted authoritarian assumed power at a time of economic, political, and geopolitical volatility, the poor and marginalized will emerge as unexpected beneficiaries.
My correspondent is too smart to indulge that fantasy until November. It would be like standing on a golf course with a raised 9-iron during a thunder storm and telling yourself that while it’s not clear if you’d survive a lightning strike, imagine if it cured your migraines, lowered your cholesterol, and increased your lifespan. There is no more reason to think a Trump-shock to the system would be salutary.
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Post by sesfw on Jul 28, 2016 11:02:31 GMT -5
I know. Since Trump is going to win all fifty states, Puerto Rico and various US territories, not to mention overwhelming popularity and support in Canada and our other Allies abroad, well I guess I'm just going to give up now.
Glad you are finally seeing the light .................. congrats
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Post by happyhoix on Jul 28, 2016 11:31:04 GMT -5
So I've been looking at Costa Rica since you mentioned it.
I like it, other than the tropical aspect of it. I went on a cruise to various Caribbean islands this spring and thought the intense tropical sun would make me spontaneously combust.
I think southwestern Canada might be more compatible with my very Northern England gene pool with the translucent white skin that refuses to tan and blue eyes that get blinded in bright sunlight. Give me a murky cold climate.
If they would have me. Should Trump win, I imagine the Canadians might be swamped with panicked Yanks.
i have been looking at Vancouver, as well. i have family there. only the beach bums and people who live on the South Coast move to the coast in Costa Rica. everyone else moves to the highlands (above 1000m). this keeps the daytime highs MODERATE and DRY. that is what i am looking @. ditto for all of the other regions in Equatorial America. What is the snake and spider situation in the highlands?
I love looking at video of tropical areas, but my snake and spider phobia prevents me from ever feeling comfortable there. Big ass snakes and spiders in the tropics.
Plus DH is phobic about bats - even the nice little insectivores we have around here, that do nothing but snatch up insects (he claims they lay eggs in your hair - only half joking). Should he see a flying fox in motion in the tropics (one that isn't safely in a zoo) I'm afraid his heart would just seize up.
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Post by happyhoix on Jul 28, 2016 11:33:53 GMT -5
Should Trump win, Pence will be the one who will be doing all the 'hard' stuff as president, so this is actually encouraging.
Hopefully Trump as POTUS will occupy himself with big breasted women and shiny objects and let Pence steer the ship of state.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 28, 2016 11:46:16 GMT -5
I know. Since Trump is going to win all fifty states, Puerto Rico and various US territories, not to mention overwhelming popularity and support in Canada and our other Allies abroad, well I guess I'm just going to give up now.
I'm sure that the Leader will rule wisely, so Congress might as well pack in the gavel as well. Hail Victory! Hail Trump! yeah, we got it. he will probably usher in a veto proof majority in both the House and the Senate, as well. BOW TO THE NEW EMPORER!!!!
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 28, 2016 11:48:15 GMT -5
I know. Since Trump is going to win all fifty states, Puerto Rico and various US territories, not to mention overwhelming popularity and support in Canada and our other Allies abroad, well I guess I'm just going to give up now.
Glad you are finally seeing the light .................. congrats yeah, we are seeing the light. this one:
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 28, 2016 11:49:14 GMT -5
i have been looking at Vancouver, as well. i have family there. only the beach bums and people who live on the South Coast move to the coast in Costa Rica. everyone else moves to the highlands (above 1000m). this keeps the daytime highs MODERATE and DRY. that is what i am looking @. ditto for all of the other regions in Equatorial America. What is the snake and spider situation in the highlands?
I love looking at video of tropical areas, but my snake and spider phobia prevents me from ever feeling comfortable there. Big ass snakes and spiders in the tropics.
Plus DH is phobic about bats - even the nice little insectivores we have around here, that do nothing but snatch up insects (he claims they lay eggs in your hair - only half joking). Should he see a flying fox in motion in the tropics (one that isn't safely in a zoo) I'm afraid his heart would just seize up.
i'll let you know. i will be there in 3 months. for the record, i am a bat fanatic. the macrobats (flying foxes) are not native to the Americas. only the microbats.
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Post by dondub on Jul 28, 2016 11:50:20 GMT -5
Guano!
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Post by happyhoix on Jul 28, 2016 11:54:10 GMT -5
What is the snake and spider situation in the highlands?
I love looking at video of tropical areas, but my snake and spider phobia prevents me from ever feeling comfortable there. Big ass snakes and spiders in the tropics.
Plus DH is phobic about bats - even the nice little insectivores we have around here, that do nothing but snatch up insects (he claims they lay eggs in your hair - only half joking). Should he see a flying fox in motion in the tropics (one that isn't safely in a zoo) I'm afraid his heart would just seize up.
i'll let you know. i will be there in 3 months. for the record, i am a bat fanatic. I love our little bats, too. They're so graceful darting over the pond, and I know they're sucking up so many bugs while they do it. I watched one nap a luna moth on the wing once. They've got tough times right now with the white nose disease in our state - not so many of them as there used to be.
I used to have a bat box but it got blown away in the tornado, along with most of the trees. I need to get another one to give them a place to hang out where maybe they can avoid the white nose disease.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jul 28, 2016 11:58:21 GMT -5
Oh, if you think we're having fun-- wait until our new national holiday which I have proclaimed: "Splodey Head Day" observed the Wednesday after the US Presidential elections starting in 2016. i am planning to be in Costa Rica on election day. Really? Well, stop on by.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 28, 2016 13:28:49 GMT -5
i have been looking at Vancouver, as well. i have family there. only the beach bums and people who live on the South Coast move to the coast in Costa Rica. everyone else moves to the highlands (above 1000m). this keeps the daytime highs MODERATE and DRY. that is what i am looking @. ditto for all of the other regions in Equatorial America. What is the snake and spider situation in the highlands?
I love looking at video of tropical areas, but my snake and spider phobia prevents me from ever feeling comfortable there. Big ass snakes and spiders in the tropics.
Plus DH is phobic about bats - even the nice little insectivores we have around here, that do nothing but snatch up insects (he claims they lay eggs in your hair - only half joking). Should he see a flying fox in motion in the tropics (one that isn't safely in a zoo) I'm afraid his heart would just seize up.
Here you go. Perhaps this might ne more suitable for your DH.
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Post by Opti on Jul 28, 2016 13:32:15 GMT -5
Huh. This is exactly how I feel about Trump.
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What is the snake and spider situation in the highlands?
I love looking at video of tropical areas, but my snake and spider phobia prevents me from ever feeling comfortable there. Big ass snakes and spiders in the tropics.
Plus DH is phobic about bats - even the nice little insectivores we have around here, that do nothing but snatch up insects (he claims they lay eggs in your hair - only half joking). Should he see a flying fox in motion in the tropics (one that isn't safely in a zoo) I'm afraid his heart would just seize up.
i'll let you know. i will be there in 3 months. for the record, i am a bat fanatic. the macrobats (flying foxes) are not native to the Americas. only the microbats. Ever since I donated to that bat charity after our 2014 bet, they've been spamming me with mail and magazines. I don't know why any sane person would put photos of bats on their mail and magazine covers. The creatures are unspeakably ugly. The conservatories would do better to prevent everyone they could from ever seeing a photo of a bat. It would increase their chances of running into potential donors that didn't have a clue what bats look like, and their donations would triple. As it stands now, I'd bet you'd get more people willing to pledge money to exterminate the things. Gah! Killitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillit!
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i'll let you know. i will be there in 3 months. for the record, i am a bat fanatic. the macrobats (flying foxes) are not native to the Americas. only the microbats. Ever since I donated to that bat charity after our 2014 bet, they've been spamming me with mail and magazines. I don't know why any sane person would put photos of bats on their mail and magazine covers. The creatures are unspeakably ugly. The conservatories would do better to prevent everyone they could from ever seeing a photo of a bat. It would increase their chances of running into potential donors that didn't have a clue what bats look like, and their donations would triple. As it stands now, I'd bet you'd get more people willing to pledge money to exterminate the things. Gah! Killitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillit! Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think bats are beautiful.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 28, 2016 14:15:38 GMT -5
i am planning to be in Costa Rica on election day. Really? Well, stop on by. can we take the boat out?
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 28, 2016 14:17:24 GMT -5
i'll let you know. i will be there in 3 months. for the record, i am a bat fanatic. the macrobats (flying foxes) are not native to the Americas. only the microbats. Ever since I donated to that bat charity after our 2014 bet, they've been spamming me with mail and magazines. I don't know why any sane person would put photos of bats on their mail and magazine covers. The creatures are unspeakably ugly. The conservatories would do better to prevent everyone they could from ever seeing a photo of a bat. It would increase their chances of running into potential donors that didn't have a clue what bats look like, and their donations would triple. As it stands now, I'd bet you'd get more people willing to pledge money to exterminate the things. Gah! Killitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillit! i believe that is a "leaf nosed bat" = perhaps the ugliest of the microbats. most of them are way cuter. but that is not why i love them. i love them because they are flying mammals. not only flying mammals, but very adept ones.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jul 28, 2016 14:18:01 GMT -5
that's a flying fox. not the cutest of the bats, but certainly one of them.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 28, 2016 14:25:18 GMT -5
I know. Since Trump is going to win all fifty states, Puerto Rico and various US territories, not to mention overwhelming popularity and support in Canada and our other Allies abroad, well I guess I'm just going to give up now.
I'm sure that the Leader will rule wisely, so Congress might as well pack in the gavel as well. Hail Victory! Hail Trump! yeah, we got it. he will probably usher in a veto proof majority in both the House and the Senate, as well. BOW TO THE NEW EMPORER!!!! If you thought the Clinton's kill list was lengthy, wait until you see Trump's list to get his way.
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Post by happyhoix on Jul 28, 2016 15:04:11 GMT -5
What is the snake and spider situation in the highlands?
I love looking at video of tropical areas, but my snake and spider phobia prevents me from ever feeling comfortable there. Big ass snakes and spiders in the tropics.
Plus DH is phobic about bats - even the nice little insectivores we have around here, that do nothing but snatch up insects (he claims they lay eggs in your hair - only half joking). Should he see a flying fox in motion in the tropics (one that isn't safely in a zoo) I'm afraid his heart would just seize up.
Here you go. Perhaps this might ne more suitable for your DH. Hmm, I don't know about DH, but I'm certainly very interested now
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Post by happyhoix on Jul 28, 2016 15:08:12 GMT -5
i'll let you know. i will be there in 3 months. for the record, i am a bat fanatic. the macrobats (flying foxes) are not native to the Americas. only the microbats. Ever since I donated to that bat charity after our 2014 bet, they've been spamming me with mail and magazines. I don't know why any sane person would put photos of bats on their mail and magazine covers. The creatures are unspeakably ugly. The conservatories would do better to prevent everyone they could from ever seeing a photo of a bat. It would increase their chances of running into potential donors that didn't have a clue what bats look like, and their donations would triple. As it stands now, I'd bet you'd get more people willing to pledge money to exterminate the things. Gah! Killitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillitkillit! They have such an amazing sonar system, and such sensitive ears. Perfectly adapted to the niche they occupy.
And I'm sure to another leaf nosed bat, that picture would be hot stuff.
Imagine what bats think when they look at us - hairless creatures who stumble around in the dark and can't even fly.
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Post by happyhoix on Jul 28, 2016 15:10:24 GMT -5
I think we're looking at different conventions.
I've been watching the one in Philadelphia, with the screaming crowds and inspired speakers.
Maybe you're thinking of the one last week that nearly fell apart when the second runner up refused to endorse the candidate and none of the previous presidents (and a lot of current congressmen) from that party refused to even show up.
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Jul 28, 2016 15:23:35 GMT -5
I think we're looking at different conventions.
I've been watching the one in Philadelphia, with the screaming crowds and inspired speakers.
Maybe you're thinking of the one last week that nearly fell apart when the second runner up refused to endorse the candidate and none of the previous presidents (and a lot of current congressmen) from that party refused to even show up.
And this LMAO!
money.cnn.com/2016/07/28/media/democratic-convention-ratings-day-three/index.html
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