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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 4, 2015 21:27:47 GMT -5
And for the record- I DO know what bigotry means. I wonder if people that use it to slander those whose political ideology is different from their own know what it means? wondering is good. you should practice it more often. preferably before you speak.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 4, 2015 21:34:22 GMT -5
Paul- i was raised by a narcissist. narcissists are pretty much natural bigots. Mr. Mopover is a classic narcissist. he gets ideas into his head- some right, and some wrong- and no matter how much evidence he is presented with, he doesn't back down. never heard him apologize for anything. and make no mistake, people love that. they wish they had that much conviction. but it is not always a good thing. i am not even sure it is USUALLY a good thing. and sometimes, it is a fucking awful thing.
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Post by tallguy on Nov 4, 2015 21:38:34 GMT -5
Wonder who else that could describe?
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 5, 2015 8:43:00 GMT -5
Obama's a bigot, can't even find the closet. Even if you're right- anything's possible. how is Obama a bigot? How is Obama NOT a bigot? He has to be the most condescending person to ever hold the office. Bitter clingers, anyone?
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 5, 2015 8:59:35 GMT -5
Paul- i was raised by a narcissist. narcissists are pretty much natural bigots. Mr. Mopover is a classic narcissist. he gets ideas into his head- some right, and some wrong- and no matter how much evidence he is presented with, he doesn't back down. never heard him apologize for anything. and make no mistake, people love that. they wish they had that much conviction. but it is not always a good thing. i am not even sure it is USUALLY a good thing. and sometimes, it is a fucking awful thing. And yet, you ask how Obama is a bigot? You do recognize that little Barry is a narcissist, right? Can you give me an example of an idea that you think Trump has in his head, that he is committed to- that he has been presented with evidence against- that he won't back down from? My problem with Trump is that he's got a handful of "OK" ideas, and he has a track record of being so ideologically uncommitted that he won't implement, or even try to implement even his just "OK" ideas. If I believed Trump on the single issue of immigration alone- I'd probably just vote for him and get it over with. I despise single issue voters, but I'm damn near single issue on fixing immigration. We need to stop the invasion of uneducated, illiterate, government dependents pouring into this country- most from over our southern border. Speaking of evidence that has been presented, and people that won't back down- everything Trump has said about who is coming into this country has been correct, in fact most of it understated- and speaking of conservative alternatives to Fox News: Part I A Sanctuary For Crime: fullmeasure.news/news/immigration/sanctuary-for-crime-pt-1Part II A Sanctuary For Crime: fullmeasure.news/news/immigration/sanctuary-for-crime-pt2
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 5, 2015 10:04:05 GMT -5
How is Obama NOT a bigot? He has to be the most condescending person to ever hold the office. Bitter clingers, anyone? Ergo, bigot means condescending.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 5, 2015 11:50:48 GMT -5
Paul- i was raised by a narcissist. narcissists are pretty much natural bigots. Mr. Mopover is a classic narcissist. he gets ideas into his head- some right, and some wrong- and no matter how much evidence he is presented with, he doesn't back down. never heard him apologize for anything. and make no mistake, people love that. they wish they had that much conviction. but it is not always a good thing. i am not even sure it is USUALLY a good thing. and sometimes, it is a fucking awful thing. And yet, you ask how Obama is a bigot? You do recognize that little Barry is a narcissist, right? i was hoping you would be more specific than that, but fine. as long as we agree that King Mopover is one, too.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 5, 2015 11:51:33 GMT -5
Can you give me an example of an idea that you think Trump has in his head, that he is committed to- that he has been presented with evidence against- that he won't back down from? his insane birther crap? jesus! that ALONE should disqualify him, imo.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 6, 2015 12:07:17 GMT -5
And I'll clue you in on something else: I think we've reached the point in our political discourse where the racistsexistbigothomophobe card is itself nothing more than a hateful epithet used against people with whom proponents of big government in an attempt to shut them up. A whole bunch of people are tired of insults being hurled at us basically because we're sane. then a whole bunch of people will miss valid criticism, because you are "tuned out". i would love to say that is fine, but it isn't. You are correct: we cannot afford to "tune out" the threat; but valid criticism has nothing whatsoever to do with it. When there's one party that knows which set of pipes they were born with, and how to select the correct facilities recognizing that there are only two possible choices; and one party that is gender confused and set on a public policy debate to codify their mental illness into law-- it tells you where we're at as a country. When which bathroom some gender confused loon in Houston has to use is an issue, but $20 trillion in debt isn't-- Houston: we have a problem.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 6, 2015 12:56:21 GMT -5
then a whole bunch of people will miss valid criticism, because you are "tuned out". i would love to say that is fine, but it isn't. You are correct: we cannot afford to "tune out" the threat; but valid criticism has nothing whatsoever to do with it. When there's one party that knows which set of pipes they were born with, and how to select the correct facilities recognizing that there are only two possible choices; and one party that is gender confused and set on a public policy debate to codify their mental illness into law-- it tells you where we're at as a country. When which bathroom some gender confused loon in Houston has to use is an issue, but $20 trillion in debt isn't-- Houston: we have a problem. 2/3 of that $20T happened under Republican presidents. if you want to have a nice discussion, by all means, have it.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 6, 2015 13:06:51 GMT -5
And yet, you ask how Obama is a bigot? You do recognize that little Barry is a narcissist, right? i was hoping you would be more specific than that, but fine. as long as we agree that King Mopover is one, too. I don't think I've ever defended Trump on narcissism? I don't think he has contempt for people that think differently. I think he aims to win the argument- to beat them, and I think he sees himself as best qualified to beat them- but that's not necessarily bigotry.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 6, 2015 13:07:46 GMT -5
I think you're going to see Carson tumble now-- and Trump will be back on top.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 6, 2015 13:10:33 GMT -5
Fine with me. I think you know who I am supporting. The rest have to get off the Island at some point anyway.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 6, 2015 13:14:19 GMT -5
I think you're going to see Carson tumble now-- and Trump will be back on top. probably. Bush had two trips up the ladder, too.
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Post by marvholly on Nov 7, 2015 6:29:57 GMT -5
Anyone else planning to watch SNL tonight?
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 7, 2015 13:35:36 GMT -5
Anyone else planning to watch SNL tonight? Absolutely!
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Post by marvholly on Nov 8, 2015 6:18:22 GMT -5
Anyone else planning to watch SNL tonight? Absolutely! actually found his hosting BORING! At least Hillary's skit a few weeks back was funny.
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 8, 2015 10:16:50 GMT -5
I laughed once in the skits Trump was involved. And in that skit Trump really was not involved as it was the SNL writers writing the comments in Trump's supposed Twitter messages about the SNL players ((paraphrasing) "He added a 'Y' to my name (Kenan) didn't he"). Only time I laughed.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 8, 2015 13:38:29 GMT -5
actually found his hosting BORING! At least Hillary's skit a few weeks back was funny. It was awful! I didn't laugh once. It felt forced and boring, almost like they were going out of their way not to offend the King of Narcissists.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 9, 2015 9:10:30 GMT -5
actually found his hosting BORING! At least Hillary's skit a few weeks back was funny. And yet Trump ratings beat the Hilldebeast show by 47 points...
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 9, 2015 9:13:19 GMT -5
Can you give me an example of an idea that you think Trump has in his head, that he is committed to- that he has been presented with evidence against- that he won't back down from? his insane birther crap? jesus! that ALONE should disqualify him, imo. What was insane was Obama not putting an end to it all when he could have years earlier. Trump finally won that debate, and Trump forced the issue. And frankly, that's Trump's appeal. He stepped in and ended the controversy. In that "insane" episode, Trump was the leader. Obama obeyed Trump's command.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 9, 2015 9:20:44 GMT -5
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 9, 2015 9:22:49 GMT -5
actually found his hosting BORING! At least Hillary's skit a few weeks back was funny. And yet Trump ratings beat the Hilldebeast show by 47 points... Trump was the 'host'. Miley Cyrus was the host in which Clinton had a guest appearance in a sketch.
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 9, 2015 9:25:00 GMT -5
actually found his hosting BORING! At least Hillary's skit a few weeks back was funny. And yet Trump ratings beat the Hilldebeast show by 47 points... Did you make up the name 'Hilldebeast' too.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 9, 2015 11:34:34 GMT -5
his insane birther crap? jesus! that ALONE should disqualify him, imo. What was insane was Obama not putting an end to it all when he could have years earlier. victim blaming? wow.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 9, 2015 11:35:17 GMT -5
i am thinking of it as a tie. seem fair to you?
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 9, 2015 11:36:26 GMT -5
What was insane was Obama not putting an end to it all when he could have years earlier. victim blaming? wow. It was to Obama's advantage to not make the birther issue go away. He knew that. The Tea Party refused to understand that.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 9, 2015 18:58:48 GMT -5
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 9, 2015 19:00:39 GMT -5
i am thinking of it as a tie. seem fair to you? The race is definitely within the margin of error-- and the whole race is undoubtedly in play. Trump may be hovering around 30%, but that means the other 70% is in play.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 9, 2015 19:42:40 GMT -5
speculation. the previous poll showed Trump only up 4%, and trending badly. disclaimer: i don't know anything about monmouth, but i have no reason to doubt the poll.
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