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Post by dondub on Nov 26, 2015 15:10:14 GMT -5
What a great frontrunner he's making for the Repo/Conservatives! It's just so neat how he is showing the world what they are made of.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 26, 2015 15:21:10 GMT -5
I'd call him a pig, but that would be an insult to pigs. And yet, the right just can't seem to get enough of him. I guess it's true what they say....like attracts like.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 26, 2015 15:36:31 GMT -5
Gee dont have a stroke over Trump on Thansgiving Day.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 26, 2015 15:40:58 GMT -5
Gee dont have a stroke over Trump on Thansgiving Day. It's not my Thanksgiving Day.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 26, 2015 15:43:33 GMT -5
Well then carry on! lol
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Post by dondub on Nov 26, 2015 15:49:30 GMT -5
Anyone supporting Trump for POTUS is just succumbing to a cult of personality. So if this is all the Repos have to offer I just hope the trains run on time if he's elected.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality
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Post by Shooby on Nov 26, 2015 16:06:54 GMT -5
Anyone supporting Trump for POTUS is just succumbing to a cult of personality. So if this is all the Repos have to offer I just hope the trains run on time if he's elected.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality Dems already did so why not us?
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 26, 2015 16:44:55 GMT -5
My respect for politicians goes way up if they tell the truth no matter who the audience is. If they are consistent in their positions whether the audience wants to hear it or not. Bernie Sanders this year, John Anderson in 1980, too few others.... Mr. Sanders seems to be the least lyingest of the bunch. If he drops his lies-per-statements ratio by 66% and abandons his pants-on-head crazy spending plans, which constitute pretty much his entire platform, he'll make for a half-decent candidate.
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Post by dondub on Nov 26, 2015 18:10:08 GMT -5
One might assume that Congress would control anything too wild in the Bernie spending plan. One could also assume a large part of it is symbolic of what he would like to see in America....rebuilt infrastructure, cheaper, free college educations, more taxes on the top 5%, a higher minimum wage, universal medicare for all, etc.
Any thought that his democratic socialism is in any way close to China or North Korea is extremist dementia.
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Post by billisonboard on Nov 26, 2015 18:34:43 GMT -5
A musical holiday
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Post by Shooby on Nov 26, 2015 18:47:00 GMT -5
So, I guess you admit Trump's got personality? Works for me.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 26, 2015 18:49:16 GMT -5
One might assume that Congress would control anything too wild in the Bernie spending plan. How? By shutting down the government for a week before caving in like a bug on a windshield... again?
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 26, 2015 18:52:41 GMT -5
So, I guess you admit Trump's got personality? Works for me. Having a nasty personality is still having a personality.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 26, 2015 18:56:39 GMT -5
They have that in Hillary, so seems fair.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 26, 2015 19:25:56 GMT -5
Ladies, that's enough. Either get off one another and start contributing something worthwhile to the thread, or leave the thread. This is getting beyond silly. Just stop.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 26, 2015 19:44:34 GMT -5
No problem. This thread is about Trump after all, and not Hillary. His behaviour mocking a disabled reporter was truly despicable.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 26, 2015 19:48:11 GMT -5
No problem. This thread is about Trump after all, and not Hillary. His behaviour mocking a disabled reporter was truly despicable. Thanks, welts. I have to agree about Trump's behavior. That was, to me, inexcusable and he deserves any negativity he receives as a result.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 26, 2015 19:58:07 GMT -5
He reminds me of a small child with virtually no filter.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 26, 2015 21:25:41 GMT -5
True, dj, and also a reason why conservatives like to crow about the ratings of Fox News always dwarfing any other (and especially liberal) media outlet. But they mischaracterize the whole argument by doing so. Conservatives in general are content to find one outlet that supports their views or biases. Liberals...aren't. Ratings for any particular outlet will be lower because nobody depends on one source. They are far more likely to synthesize various viewpoints from various sources to come up with a coherent (to them) point of view. It is also why most will be closer to the truth, since they are not being dominated by one source which may be (and in most cases IS) provably wrong more often. it used to be the case that more liberals watched FOX than conservatives watched any other network. now, however, so few liberals watch FOX, it is no longer true. their viewership is something like 84% GOP.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 26, 2015 21:26:46 GMT -5
What an absolutely astounding lack of class!! Trump tries to defend his lies by mocking a reporter with disabilities. American politics have turned into trailer park reality show. I guess Trump hates the disabled almost as much as he hates American prisoners of war. Disgusting.
he is like Limbaugh, but with more of an ego and a bank account. think about that. edit: one more thing. we are not criticizing Donald for what he said "14 years ago". we are criticizing him for what he said 14 HOURS ago. but, of course, calling the emperor naked is out of the question.
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 26, 2015 21:29:05 GMT -5
My respect for politicians goes way up if they tell the truth no matter who the audience is. If they are consistent in their positions whether the audience wants to hear it or not. Bernie Sanders this year, John Anderson in 1980, too few others.... Mr. Sanders seems to be the least lyingest of the bunch. If he drops his lies-per-statements ratio by 66% and abandons his pants-on-head crazy spending plans, which constitute pretty much his entire platform, he'll make for a half-decent candidate. at least he has a way of paying for it- which compared to Trumps $17T deficit inducing tax plan is.....preferable?
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 27, 2015 8:04:43 GMT -5
No problem. This thread is about Trump after all, and not Hillary. His behaviour mocking a disabled reporter was truly despicable. Wow, now you want the thread to stay on topic? Keep poor Hillary out of it!
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Post by Shooby on Nov 27, 2015 8:14:59 GMT -5
He reminds me of a small child with virtually no filter. That's what we like about him. He is so Un-PC which is very refreshing.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 27, 2015 8:31:38 GMT -5
You guys are going to have a lot of material to use for the next five years Get used to it.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 27, 2015 8:38:37 GMT -5
I like Kasich for the Vice Presidency.
Bush is still the one I want. Christy is second choice.
BUT, right now, it looks like we get Trump
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Post by Shooby on Nov 27, 2015 8:50:30 GMT -5
Well, since Rubio doesn't really want to be a Senator, I am thinking Rubio would be his VP.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 27, 2015 8:51:43 GMT -5
I like Kasich for the Vice Presidency. Bush is still the one I want. Christy is second choice. BUT, right now, it looks like we get Trump I would pretty much take any of them except for Bush over Obama or Hillary. Not a fan of Rubio though as he is an open gaping hole No border security kind of guy.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 27, 2015 9:00:10 GMT -5
Shooby, I never cared for Bush I CIA and all that baggage before becoming VP and I never felt he was conservative enough Bush II was conservative enough, but forced to be too politically correct due to the overwhelming support from Americans for a socialist alignment in government services.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 27, 2015 9:04:43 GMT -5
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Nov 27, 2015 9:06:49 GMT -5
My respect for politicians goes way up if they tell the truth no matter who the audience is. If they are consistent in their positions whether the audience wants to hear it or not. Bernie Sanders this year, John Anderson in 1980, too few others.... Mr. Sanders seems to be the least lyingest of the bunch. If he drops his lies-per-statements ratio by 66% and abandons his pants-on-head crazy spending plans, which constitute pretty much his entire platform, he'll make for a half-decent candidate. www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/25/google-deems-bernie-sanders-economic-plan-phishing/?page=allGoogle Deems Bernie Sanders Economic Plan A Phishing Scam
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