2016 Elections

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"You tell me."
- Donald Trump, when asked how his plan to require a database for all Muslims in the U.S. would be different from the Nazis tracking the Jews in Germany

[Vrede too]

There are bunches of "trump hitler" pics online. I'll go with this one.

[Vrede too]

Sign the petition to tell Clinton to reject campaign contributions from private prison interests, and follow through on her promise to ban private prisons.

11 days before I shared this petition, not sure if the group was behind or if my email was just stacked up at the time:

Hillary Clinton Pledges to Stop Accepting Money From Private Prison Lobbyists

It's just one skirmish victory:

How for-profit prisons have become the biggest lobby no one is talking about
Sen. Marco Rubio is one of the biggest beneficiaries.

[O Really]

So there are Republicans that say, "Donald Trump is a dangerous demagogue. He’s doing damage to the Republican brand that will prevent us from running a competitive national election next year.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politi ... story.html

Yet they also run Cruz, et.al. with a straight face.

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Yep, he's appealing to exactly the constituency that the GOP created, but I don't see any admission of that within the GOP. He's at least as much a symptom as he is the disease.

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In a Desperate Bid to Take Down Donald Trump, Republicans Are Unleashing the F-Word

... a number of Republicans have decided to ramp up the attacks dramatically: They're characterizing him as an out-and-out fascist....

The flaw in this strategy is the assumption that Republicans think fascism is a bad thing.

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In a Desperate Bid to Take Down Donald Trump, Republicans Are Unleashing the F-Word

... a number of Republicans have decided to ramp up the attacks dramatically: They're characterizing him as an out-and-out fascist....

The flaw in this strategy is the assumption that Republicans think fascism is a bad thing.

Most won't even know what the word means.

[O Really]

There are some good arguments that Trump isn't "conservative" in the manner the current crop of right-wing yahoos prefer. I'm surprised the opposition hasn't hit him harder for that. Calling him a fascist is just tossing red meat to the torch and pitchfork village idiots.

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They could also call him a liar, but that would call into question too much of their platform.

[O Really]

Speaking of Trump lies, http://www.golfdigest.com/story/details ... r-happened

Puts a civil war marker on his Northern Virginia golf course for an event he just totally made up.

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Can valor be stolen 150 years after the fact?

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Speaking of Trump lies, http://www.golfdigest.com/story/details ... r-happened

Puts a civil war marker on his Northern Virginia golf course for an event he just totally made up.

From the article


Trump, who is a leading Republican candidate for President, questioned how historians could dispute the battle. "How would they know," he told the Times. "Were they there?"

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Donald Trump said in an interview this week that it is highly unlikely that he would ever use nuclear weapons as president. Meanwhile, Ben Carson said, "Hey, what does this button do?"

[JTA]

Speaking of Trump lies, http://www.golfdigest.com/story/details ... r-happened

Puts a civil war marker on his Northern Virginia golf course for an event he just totally made up.

From the article


Trump, who is a leading Republican candidate for President, questioned how historians could dispute the battle. "How would they know," he told the Times. "Were they there?"

I guess he's got a point. There are a lot of places I'm not at, nor have ever been at at many different times throughout history. Therefore there are a lot of things I can't dispute because I simply wasn't there.

I can't dispute the integral role played by Vikings in the great civil war battle of Greenville, SC back in 1812, when Abraham Lincoln charged down the reedy river on his dragon ship defeating colonel Sanders and his confederate Kentucky militia.

Can't dispute that because I wasn't there.

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Donald Trump said in an interview this week that it is highly unlikely that he would ever use nuclear weapons as president. Meanwhile, Ben Carson said, "Hey, what does this button do?"

It hit Florida, so thankfully nothing of value was lost.

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Christie Says He’s Not ‘Relying On Any Scientists’ To Inform Climate Change Views

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Ben Carson Thinks There’s a Star of David on the Dollar Bill. There’s Not

[O Really]

When right-wing zealot Lindsay Graham becomes the "voice of moderation" we know the country's in deep shit if any more Republicans get into office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pos ... al-scream/

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Is he still running? Graham is at 0.3% nationally, and only 2% in SC!

Bush is under 5% nationally. I wonder what the Vegas odds would have been on that a year ago.

Bernie is leading in New Hampshire. Then? Probably not a lot, but politics is weird.

RCP Average

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Donald Trump: Who are these Muslim sports heroes that Obama is talking about?

... “Obama said in his speech that Muslims are our sports heroes. What sport is he talking about, and who?” Trump tweeted after Obama’s speech....


Donald Trump, left, accepts his Muhammad Ali award from Ali at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night.

There are a number of sports legends who have identified as Muslim, including basketball greats Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Trump has feuded with Abdul-Jabbar on the campaign trail.

Additionally, Trump has both accepted from and given awards to boxing champion Muhammad Ali. Trump has shared multiple inspirational quotes from Ali on his Twitter feed and called Ali his “friend” earlier this year. Trump has also touted the campaign endorsement from another famous Muslim boxer, Mike Tyson....