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One thing that stands out is that the hack of the DNC is suspected to have been done by the Russians. Now why would they hack the DNC and try to smear HRC? Are they actually trying to help Trump? If so, that is kind of terrifying.
I suspect the Russians believe that a product of the KGB political machine like Putin could lead a thin-skinned blow hard like Trump around by his nose.
HRC, however, would be another matter entirely.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
That was actually a well crafted speech.... (!!!!!)
He delivered it rather well... this is the best zinger imo:
“She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
A campaign sign in Polk County is stirring up a lot of controversy.
The sign, located off Highway 411 near Benton, says "Make America White Again" and was put there by Rick Tyler, an independent candidate in the race for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district seat currently held by Chuck Fleischmann.
Tyler told Channel 3, he has no hatred in his heart for "people of color." He says the sign's message is that America should go back to a "1960s, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver time when there were no break-ins; no violent crime; no mass immigration."
And his second sign of a White House surrounded by Confederate battle flags.
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A campaign sign in Polk County is stirring up a lot of controversy.
The sign, located off Highway 411 near Benton, says "Make America White Again" and was put there by Rick Tyler, an independent candidate in the race for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district seat currently held by Chuck Fleischmann.
Tyler told Channel 3, he has no hatred in his heart for "people of color." He says the sign's message is that America should go back to a "1960s, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver time when there were no break-ins; no violent crime; no mass immigration."
To quote an English gentleman, "Oh, reality is reality, and Tyler is Tyler, and never the twain shall meet"
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Trump wrote: “She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
Who's the speech writer?
Elect that person.
That was hackneyed nonsense that the speech writer played directly into.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
Sinful Hero wrote: Well, the congressional race is on here in Tennessee!
Tyler told Channel 3, he has no hatred in his heart for "people of color." He says the sign's message is that America should go back to a "1960s, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver time when there were no break-ins; no violent crime; no mass immigration."
I have a feeling this guy has no idea what the 60's were really like.
I didn't get very far into Trump's big speech. I stopped where he started attacking big business and jobs being sent overseas. Because, you know, Trump is big business and he sent jobs overseas.
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
One thing that stands out is that the hack of the DNC is suspected to have been done by the Russians. Now why would they hack the DNC and try to smear HRC? Are they actually trying to help Trump? If so, that is kind of terrifying.
Well which would they rather deal with, a veteran politician who knows here way around forign policy, or a moron who has no idea what he is doing.
Homosexuality is the #1 cause of gay marriage.
kronk wrote: Every pizza is a personal sized pizza if you try hard enough and believe in yourself.
sebster wrote: Yes, indeed. What a terrible piece of cultural imperialism it is for me to say that a country shouldn't murder its own citizens
BaronIveagh wrote: Basically they went from a carrot and stick to a smaller carrot and flanged mace.
whembly wrote: That was actually a well crafted speech.... (!!!!!)
He delivered it rather well... this is the best zinger imo:
“She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
Who's the speech writer?
Elect that person.
Damn, Whembly is turning quicker that I thought.
I fear I might lose the #TeamTrump contest...
d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
whembly wrote: That was actually a well crafted speech.... (!!!!!)
He delivered it rather well... this is the best zinger imo:
“She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
whembly wrote: That was actually a well crafted speech.... (!!!!!)
He delivered it rather well... this is the best zinger imo:
“She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
Who's the speech writer?
Elect that person.
Damn, Whembly is turning quicker that I thought.
I fear I might lose the #TeamTrump contest...
Nurp.
Still on #TeamJohnson.
Are you actually excited about the Libertarian platform, or is it a protest vote?
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
whembly wrote: That was actually a well crafted speech.... (!!!!!)
He delivered it rather well... this is the best zinger imo:
“She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
Who's the speech writer?
Elect that person.
Damn, Whembly is turning quicker that I thought.
I fear I might lose the #TeamTrump contest...
Nurp.
Still on #TeamJohnson.
Are you actually excited about the Libertarian platform, or is it a protest vote?
Protest.
At least Gary Johnson ain't a turd sammich (Drumpf) v. bowl of vomit (HRC).
Are you actually excited about the Libertarian platform, or is it a protest vote?
Protest.
At least Gary Johnson ain't a turd sammich (Drumpf) v. bowl of vomit (HRC).
Fair enough.
Actually, a bowl of vomit is useful at times. It means it's not all over your floor for your hungover self to have to deal with.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Washington (CNN)John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement -- the sit-in -- to demand House Republicans move on gun control.
In a move rich with historic symbolism, the civil rights icon and Democratic congressman from Georgia led a dramatic protest inside the House of Representatives. He and fellow Democrats sat down at the front of the chamber in an unusual demonstration of civil disobedience challenging Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan.
"Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way. We have been too quiet for too long," Lewis said. "There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. This is the time. Now is the time to get in the way. The time to act is now. We will be silent no more."
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Lewis said, "Too many of our children, too many of our sisters and brothers, our mothers and fathers, our friends, our cousins are dying by guns and we have to do something about it."
He said lawmakers would remain on the floor.
"We don't have any intention of leaving anytime soon," Lewis said.
In a roundtable with reporters later in the day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated that point, saying Democrats would continue the sit-in "until we have a bill."
The sit-in follows the shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub earlier this month that killed 49 people -- the deadliest incident of gun violence in American history. The shooting is renewing the debate over gun control legislation, which seems poised to go nowhere in Congress. The Senate blocked several gun measures Monday even as a CNN/ORC poll this week found that public support for changes such as tighter background checks hovers around 90%.
Ryan didn't commit to holding a vote but House Republicans are slated to meet Wednesday evening to plot their next steps. In an interview with Blitzer, Ryan dismissed the sit-in as a "publicity stunt."
"This is not about a solution to a problem," he said. "This is about trying to get attention."
Several Republican congressmen criticized the sit-in as a political stunt.
"Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's," Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina tweeted. "They sat-in for rights. Dems are 'sitting-in' to strip them away."
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted, "Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor. They refuse to leave until our Constitution replaces due process with secret lists."
... just click on the CNN link for more...
Great time to create a wedge issue prior to the election.
whembly wrote: That was actually a well crafted speech.... (!!!!!)
He delivered it rather well... this is the best zinger imo:
“She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
Washington (CNN)John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement -- the sit-in -- to demand House Republicans move on gun control.
In a move rich with historic symbolism, the civil rights icon and Democratic congressman from Georgia led a dramatic protest inside the House of Representatives. He and fellow Democrats sat down at the front of the chamber in an unusual demonstration of civil disobedience challenging Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan.
"Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way. We have been too quiet for too long," Lewis said. "There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. This is the time. Now is the time to get in the way. The time to act is now. We will be silent no more."
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Lewis said, "Too many of our children, too many of our sisters and brothers, our mothers and fathers, our friends, our cousins are dying by guns and we have to do something about it."
He said lawmakers would remain on the floor.
"We don't have any intention of leaving anytime soon," Lewis said.
In a roundtable with reporters later in the day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated that point, saying Democrats would continue the sit-in "until we have a bill."
The sit-in follows the shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub earlier this month that killed 49 people -- the deadliest incident of gun violence in American history. The shooting is renewing the debate over gun control legislation, which seems poised to go nowhere in Congress. The Senate blocked several gun measures Monday even as a CNN/ORC poll this week found that public support for changes such as tighter background checks hovers around 90%.
Ryan didn't commit to holding a vote but House Republicans are slated to meet Wednesday evening to plot their next steps. In an interview with Blitzer, Ryan dismissed the sit-in as a "publicity stunt."
"This is not about a solution to a problem," he said. "This is about trying to get attention."
Several Republican congressmen criticized the sit-in as a political stunt.
"Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's," Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina tweeted. "They sat-in for rights. Dems are 'sitting-in' to strip them away."
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted, "Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor. They refuse to leave until our Constitution replaces due process with secret lists."
... just click on the CNN link for more...
Great time to create a wedge issue prior to the election.
What's next, shutting down the entire federal government because they don't get their way?
whembly wrote: That was actually a well crafted speech.... (!!!!!)
He delivered it rather well... this is the best zinger imo:
“She believes she is entitled to the office. Her campaign slogan is ‘I’m with her.’ You know what my response to that is? I’m with you: the American people. She thinks it’s all about her. I know it’s all about you... I know it’s all about making America Great Again for All Americans.”
Who's the speech writer?
Elect that person.
Damn, Whembly is turning quicker that I thought.
I fear I might lose the #TeamTrump contest...
Yeah, I wish I hadn't picked the date I did now.
I was hoping a late season panic would set in so I chose a fall month myself
Washington (CNN)John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement -- the sit-in -- to demand House Republicans move on gun control.
In a move rich with historic symbolism, the civil rights icon and Democratic congressman from Georgia led a dramatic protest inside the House of Representatives. He and fellow Democrats sat down at the front of the chamber in an unusual demonstration of civil disobedience challenging Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan.
"Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way. We have been too quiet for too long," Lewis said. "There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. This is the time. Now is the time to get in the way. The time to act is now. We will be silent no more."
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Lewis said, "Too many of our children, too many of our sisters and brothers, our mothers and fathers, our friends, our cousins are dying by guns and we have to do something about it."
He said lawmakers would remain on the floor.
"We don't have any intention of leaving anytime soon," Lewis said.
In a roundtable with reporters later in the day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated that point, saying Democrats would continue the sit-in "until we have a bill."
The sit-in follows the shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub earlier this month that killed 49 people -- the deadliest incident of gun violence in American history. The shooting is renewing the debate over gun control legislation, which seems poised to go nowhere in Congress. The Senate blocked several gun measures Monday even as a CNN/ORC poll this week found that public support for changes such as tighter background checks hovers around 90%.
Ryan didn't commit to holding a vote but House Republicans are slated to meet Wednesday evening to plot their next steps. In an interview with Blitzer, Ryan dismissed the sit-in as a "publicity stunt."
"This is not about a solution to a problem," he said. "This is about trying to get attention."
Several Republican congressmen criticized the sit-in as a political stunt.
"Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's," Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina tweeted. "They sat-in for rights. Dems are 'sitting-in' to strip them away."
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted, "Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor. They refuse to leave until our Constitution replaces due process with secret lists."
... just click on the CNN link for more...
Great time to create a wedge issue prior to the election.
What's next, shutting down the entire federal government because they don't get their way?
Washington (CNN)John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement -- the sit-in -- to demand House Republicans move on gun control.
In a move rich with historic symbolism, the civil rights icon and Democratic congressman from Georgia led a dramatic protest inside the House of Representatives. He and fellow Democrats sat down at the front of the chamber in an unusual demonstration of civil disobedience challenging Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan.
"Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way. We have been too quiet for too long," Lewis said. "There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. This is the time. Now is the time to get in the way. The time to act is now. We will be silent no more."
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Lewis said, "Too many of our children, too many of our sisters and brothers, our mothers and fathers, our friends, our cousins are dying by guns and we have to do something about it."
He said lawmakers would remain on the floor.
"We don't have any intention of leaving anytime soon," Lewis said.
In a roundtable with reporters later in the day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated that point, saying Democrats would continue the sit-in "until we have a bill."
The sit-in follows the shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub earlier this month that killed 49 people -- the deadliest incident of gun violence in American history. The shooting is renewing the debate over gun control legislation, which seems poised to go nowhere in Congress. The Senate blocked several gun measures Monday even as a CNN/ORC poll this week found that public support for changes such as tighter background checks hovers around 90%.
Ryan didn't commit to holding a vote but House Republicans are slated to meet Wednesday evening to plot their next steps. In an interview with Blitzer, Ryan dismissed the sit-in as a "publicity stunt."
"This is not about a solution to a problem," he said. "This is about trying to get attention."
Several Republican congressmen criticized the sit-in as a political stunt.
"Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's," Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina tweeted. "They sat-in for rights. Dems are 'sitting-in' to strip them away."
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted, "Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor. They refuse to leave until our Constitution replaces due process with secret lists."
... just click on the CNN link for more...
Great time to create a wedge issue prior to the election.
What's next, shutting down the entire federal government because they don't get their way?
Washington (CNN)John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement -- the sit-in -- to demand House Republicans move on gun control.
In a move rich with historic symbolism, the civil rights icon and Democratic congressman from Georgia led a dramatic protest inside the House of Representatives. He and fellow Democrats sat down at the front of the chamber in an unusual demonstration of civil disobedience challenging Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan.
"Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way. We have been too quiet for too long," Lewis said. "There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. This is the time. Now is the time to get in the way. The time to act is now. We will be silent no more."
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Lewis said, "Too many of our children, too many of our sisters and brothers, our mothers and fathers, our friends, our cousins are dying by guns and we have to do something about it."
He said lawmakers would remain on the floor.
"We don't have any intention of leaving anytime soon," Lewis said.
In a roundtable with reporters later in the day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated that point, saying Democrats would continue the sit-in "until we have a bill."
The sit-in follows the shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub earlier this month that killed 49 people -- the deadliest incident of gun violence in American history. The shooting is renewing the debate over gun control legislation, which seems poised to go nowhere in Congress. The Senate blocked several gun measures Monday even as a CNN/ORC poll this week found that public support for changes such as tighter background checks hovers around 90%.
Ryan didn't commit to holding a vote but House Republicans are slated to meet Wednesday evening to plot their next steps. In an interview with Blitzer, Ryan dismissed the sit-in as a "publicity stunt."
"This is not about a solution to a problem," he said. "This is about trying to get attention."
Several Republican congressmen criticized the sit-in as a political stunt.
"Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's," Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina tweeted. "They sat-in for rights. Dems are 'sitting-in' to strip them away."
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan tweeted, "Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor. They refuse to leave until our Constitution replaces due process with secret lists."
... just click on the CNN link for more...
Great time to create a wedge issue prior to the election.
What's next, shutting down the entire federal government because they don't get their way?
Zodiac killer approved
ICWYDT...
GOP was willing to play, their "price" for the Democrat bills was to ensure Due Process...
I hate the idea of tying firearm purchases to the no-fly list. Not to turn this into the 50 billionth gun thread, but as a strategy, I think this is not one I like even if it's a good one for the Democrats. If they would work with the GOP on getting some sort of judicial oversight, I think I could get on board and everyone can be a winner, but in mid 2016 I suspect that working with the other side is a loser for everyone involved.
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Flinty wrote: The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
The common ground between the left-of-Hillary voter and the Everyman voter enamoured by Trump is their mutual desire to seize control of federal, state, and local government from corporate interests and establish a representative democracy.
I think a whole new party with an entirely new platform could be formed around this unifying principle (or an existing party could realign it's platform to adopt this principle).
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Ouze wrote: I hate the idea of tying firearm purchases to the no-fly list. Not to turn this into the 50 billionth gun thread, but as a strategy, I think this is not one I like even if it's a good one for the Democrats. If they would work with the GOP on getting some sort of judicial oversight, I think I could get on board and everyone can be a winner, but in mid 2016 I suspect that working with the other side is a loser for everyone involved.
Yeah... it's a bad strategy, especially since the current D plans would weaken the Due Process provisions.
The GOP has a losing strategy on gun reform because there is a supermajority of citizens that want something (I.e. anything at all) done in Congress to perturb these horrible massacres we see in the news. Banning No Fly Listers is something, and some measures will beat no measures. Really, the GOP/NRA need to come up with a reform proposal to satisfy public demand. I imagine the issue won't be dealt with, if it ever is, until after Obama's term.
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jasper76 wrote: The GOP has a losing strategy on gun reform because there is a supermajority of citizens that want something (I.e. anything at all) done in Congress to perturb these horrible massacres we see in the news. Banning No Fly Listers is something, and some measures will beat no measures. Really, the GOP/NRA need to come up with a reform proposal to satisfy public demand. I imagine the issue won't be dealt with, if it ever is, until after Obama's term.
Actually... when the bills are drafted, it's unpopular by the public.
Why do you hate her so much that you cannot consider her political position in comparison to Trump's? It can't be Benghazi, or the email scandal, because you clearly hated her prior to those.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
Why do you hate her so much that you cannot consider her political position in comparison to Trump's? It can't be Benghazi, or the email scandal, because you clearly hated her prior to those.
Because:
#NeverHillary
#NeverTrump
FETH them both.
In other words, Trump is the boorish, baffoon clown:
Hillary Clinton is like Periwinkle:
Spoiler:
Seriously, I was ambivalent toward HRC, even during her Senate tenure. However, it's the Benghazi/email saga/Clinton Foundation saga that forever put me in the #NeverHillary camp.
She's obviously let it be known that she can be bought...
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Seriously, I was ambivalent toward HRC, even during her Senate tenure. However, it's the Benghazi/email saga/Clinton Foundation saga that forever put me in the #NeverHillary camp.
I'm calling BS on that, person who ran with Benghazi the moment it started and is going to run with a traditional, GOP criticism in 1...2...3...
She's obviously let it be known that she can be bought...
And Gary Johnson, current CEO of Cannabis Sativa Incorporated, cannot be? The dude's face is on their webpage with the tag "Gary Johnson campaign updates - Gary's run for the White House 2016."
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
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