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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1141 » by CJackson » Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:03 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
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HarthorneWingo wrote:According to Donald's wife, Melania, it was BILLY BUSH who manipulated and "egged on" Donald into saying all that lewd stuff about grabbing women's pussies. Wow, so Donald Trump, the Master of the Art of the Deal, got out-maneuvered by none other that telepathic mind-manipulator and "scanner," Billy Bush.

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http://deadline.com/2016/10/billy-bush-egged-donald-trump-assault-women-tape-melania-trump-anderson-coope-interviewr-1201837896/



Sort of like how Michelle Obama egged her on to plagiarize her speech


Zing!

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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1143 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Oct 19, 2016 1:17 pm

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Yeah, rigged ... like trying to enact voter registration laws to disenfranchise African American voters under the pretext to (nonexistent) "fraud."
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1144 » by thebuzzardman » Wed Oct 19, 2016 2:59 pm

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ClydeRules wrote:Rigging the polls:

;feature=share&app=desktop

"Anonymous" uncovers payments of $220,000 from Hillary's Superpac to the originators of the NBC/WSJ poll in the month of September alone. Busted!

Trust nothing that you are hearing from the mainstream media because they are manipulating your mind. Theyre funded and controlled by Hillary. Think for yourself.


Alt Right Site. Busted.

Trust nothing that you are hearing form the alt right media because they are manipulating your mind. They're funded and controlled by alt right zealots. Think for yourself.


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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1145 » by guardplay320 » Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:07 pm

There are 100% issues with the way our government currently functions, but anyone who believes Donald Trump is the solution to end corruption has fallen for the greatest con job of our lifetime. The solution to corrupt politicians is not even more corrupt businessmen. People like Trump are part of the problem, not the solution. He isn't running for president to fix all of the loopholes in government policies which have allowed him to make a good deal of his money. He is in it for his ego, pure and simple. His actions say it all - he can't take criticism without lashing out, the ultimate sign of someone ruled by their ego and not principles.

All he can effectively do is state some of the problems (and then exaggerate them times 1,000,0000). He provides no solution to any of them. He is feeding off the anger people have with government. This is the equivalent of a slimy guy who takes advantage of a girl just cheated on just to use her and treat her even worse. No thanks. Stay the course until a true agent of change comes along, not a fraud.
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1146 » by earthmansurfer » Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:05 pm

CJackson wrote:
earthmansurfer wrote:
Amsterdam wrote:

My questions to you all is the following:

1. There are numerous reports that under this administration, the use of Al Queda has been used extensively in Syria, much like they were used in Afghanistan against Russia. Aren't they our sworn enemy? or Are WE missing something? The arming by a U.S. citizen of an enemy combatant is akin to treason...no?

2. The Saudis arm these same folks buy buying waepons from allies from the stock pile of "acquired" weapons from both Iraq and Libya.

But what really really really. boggles my mind, is how passive and forgiving the citizens of this, our Country have become regarding the support and funding of these guys.

Seems that H.C. is in line with the use of them as proxies, (again see Afghanistan), apparently the missing emails prove this.

So Trump is a loose nut, we all agree, but don't dismiss everything he says. He's highlighting rumors mainstream media doesn't want to touch.


1. It is very clear we created many of these terror groups that we are now fighting. We did create Alqaida in Afghanistan to "fight" the soviets. And I'm not sure how much we helped with ISIS, especially in light of the invasions into Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc.

It really seems like the higlaelian dialectic - problem reaction solution. Some people at the top are, well, the only words I have are evil. They know no boundaries, borders, allegiance, etc.

There is project paperclip and a host of other disgusting projects the government has taken part in on record, and we just assume - that is the past, it isn't happening now, etc. But it just continues.

WWII didn't end the Nazi's, remember, most of them came over and worked for our government and I'm sure some of what we have seen, is just more of their work. Disgusting and I hope enough people high up in the Military and enough regular people eventually take these criminals out of power. And btw, I do think Hillary/Bill (Kissinger, Bush's,etc.) are DEEPLY connected to these criminals.

And yes, Trump is a loose nut, but through all his craziness, immaturity and mostly his big mouth, he is our best chance to get these people out of power, but I really think their connections run deep and are wide. It is going to take more than one person, but Trump has some pretty dark connections (I hear), so hopefully he can start something that should have been started when they took Kennedy out.


You're right. The U.S. did essentially facilitate the birth of Al Qaeda.

The art of the dark ops were perfected by Republican administrations. The right's hero Reagan was dirtier than dirt with his undisclosed slush funds used to fund rebel wars in South America. That these kinds of missions continue under a democratic administration should come as no surprise so we should be able to agree that when people go bonkers about Clinton destroying the world she is hardly an originator of the conditions that destabilized the ME. She certainly did not create ISIS contrary to claims of her inaction. If anybody should get credit for those honors it goes to the Bush administration.

The U.S. is not a kind government. It aligns itself with "American Interests". Allies are allies because they support "American Interests" and vice versa per the enemies of record.

The kinds of evil some of you guys are flipping out is really old school now. Did we ever really weep for the dead Viet Namese and Cambodians we left in our wake? Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Kissenger, they all decimated populations and screwed up our own country in the process with unnecessary cultural divisions over "patriotism".

So I find many of you completely unhinged with your wild yelpings about Clinton the destroyer. I agree with the Iran deal and the work to disarm their nuclear plants. Kerry was on the job for that, but that is totally in Clinton's wheelhouse. But here you have frothing at the mouth Trumpers yelling about WW3 while simultaneously saying we capitulated to Iran. Sorry guys, you can't speak out of both sides of your mouth and expect to be taken seriously.

You want to change things by electing Trump. That's pathetic. Just not to be taken seriously. Yeah, he'll handle our foreign affairs better according to you. What kind of alarmist BS are you shilling when you say just because Clinton is part of the admittedly imperialistic military-industrial estate that Trump will not ruin all of our international relations and leave us in a more combative, isolationist position with nobody to turn to?

Trump will burn all bridges and you consider that the answer? That's your reset button. What a load of horse apples. Trump is psychotic and completely manic and unhinged. Drop the morality schtick for a second and consider that Trump can't focus on anything for more than ten seconds and he only focuses on his grudges and he is a completely juvenile and you want him to run our government. Sorry, but that is rubbish.

No, it is not better than Clinton.

Like I said, cut it out with the juvenile assertions that Trump can do this job. He's an idiot and a loose cannon and he would blow stuff up out of spite. If he could tweet a nuclear strike he would.

Go find a real candidate. Until then, enough with the nonsense that Trump is an alternative.

Sorry, you don't like Clinton. I get it. I don't like imperialistic assassination squads much myself. But Trump is not a candidate and Mrs. Giuliani as Secretary of Defense is simply not an option.

Go find a real candidate next time. You're stuck with Clinton, but don't pretend Trump is an actual alternative.


Maybe take some of what Amsterdam said to heart. You are asking one thing of me but not speaking with respect. What do you expect in return? I didn't write or express enough for you to know so much about me. I'll keep it short.

My simple perspective and I get the feeling you are reading into things way to much and judging me in the process:
Clinton is generations of eltitism and centralized power in our political structure. We know (if you look at all), the level of corruptness there runs deep. I don't want any more of that in our country, or on our planet.

For all the things we call Trump, it is VERY clear that the elite want nothing to do with him. Look at how the media is going after him non stop but mostly skip over Podesta leaks 4 + 5 which show the collusion between Clinton and Comey (with some Podesta mixed in.)
Because the elite really dislike trump, something must be there. They are really going full bore to make sure he doesn't get elected.

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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1147 » by guardplay320 » Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:26 pm

earthmansurfer wrote:
CJackson wrote:
earthmansurfer wrote:
1. It is very clear we created many of these terror groups that we are now fighting. We did create Alqaida in Afghanistan to "fight" the soviets. And I'm not sure how much we helped with ISIS, especially in light of the invasions into Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc.

It really seems like the higlaelian dialectic - problem reaction solution. Some people at the top are, well, the only words I have are evil. They know no boundaries, borders, allegiance, etc.

There is project paperclip and a host of other disgusting projects the government has taken part in on record, and we just assume - that is the past, it isn't happening now, etc. But it just continues.

WWII didn't end the Nazi's, remember, most of them came over and worked for our government and I'm sure some of what we have seen, is just more of their work. Disgusting and I hope enough people high up in the Military and enough regular people eventually take these criminals out of power. And btw, I do think Hillary/Bill (Kissinger, Bush's,etc.) are DEEPLY connected to these criminals.

And yes, Trump is a loose nut, but through all his craziness, immaturity and mostly his big mouth, he is our best chance to get these people out of power, but I really think their connections run deep and are wide. It is going to take more than one person, but Trump has some pretty dark connections (I hear), so hopefully he can start something that should have been started when they took Kennedy out.


You're right. The U.S. did essentially facilitate the birth of Al Qaeda.

The art of the dark ops were perfected by Republican administrations. The right's hero Reagan was dirtier than dirt with his undisclosed slush funds used to fund rebel wars in South America. That these kinds of missions continue under a democratic administration should come as no surprise so we should be able to agree that when people go bonkers about Clinton destroying the world she is hardly an originator of the conditions that destabilized the ME. She certainly did not create ISIS contrary to claims of her inaction. If anybody should get credit for those honors it goes to the Bush administration.

The U.S. is not a kind government. It aligns itself with "American Interests". Allies are allies because they support "American Interests" and vice versa per the enemies of record.

The kinds of evil some of you guys are flipping out is really old school now. Did we ever really weep for the dead Viet Namese and Cambodians we left in our wake? Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Kissenger, they all decimated populations and screwed up our own country in the process with unnecessary cultural divisions over "patriotism".

So I find many of you completely unhinged with your wild yelpings about Clinton the destroyer. I agree with the Iran deal and the work to disarm their nuclear plants. Kerry was on the job for that, but that is totally in Clinton's wheelhouse. But here you have frothing at the mouth Trumpers yelling about WW3 while simultaneously saying we capitulated to Iran. Sorry guys, you can't speak out of both sides of your mouth and expect to be taken seriously.

You want to change things by electing Trump. That's pathetic. Just not to be taken seriously. Yeah, he'll handle our foreign affairs better according to you. What kind of alarmist BS are you shilling when you say just because Clinton is part of the admittedly imperialistic military-industrial estate that Trump will not ruin all of our international relations and leave us in a more combative, isolationist position with nobody to turn to?

Trump will burn all bridges and you consider that the answer? That's your reset button. What a load of horse apples. Trump is psychotic and completely manic and unhinged. Drop the morality schtick for a second and consider that Trump can't focus on anything for more than ten seconds and he only focuses on his grudges and he is a completely juvenile and you want him to run our government. Sorry, but that is rubbish.

No, it is not better than Clinton.

Like I said, cut it out with the juvenile assertions that Trump can do this job. He's an idiot and a loose cannon and he would blow stuff up out of spite. If he could tweet a nuclear strike he would.

Go find a real candidate. Until then, enough with the nonsense that Trump is an alternative.

Sorry, you don't like Clinton. I get it. I don't like imperialistic assassination squads much myself. But Trump is not a candidate and Mrs. Giuliani as Secretary of Defense is simply not an option.

Go find a real candidate next time. You're stuck with Clinton, but don't pretend Trump is an actual alternative.


Maybe take some of what Amsterdam said to heart. You are asking one thing of me but not speaking with respect. What do you expect in return? I didn't write or express enough for you to know so much about me. I'll keep it short.

My simple perspective and I get the feeling you are reading into things way to much and judging me in the process:
Clinton is generations of eltitism and centralized power in our political structure. We know (if you look at all), the level of corruptness there runs deep. I don't want any more of that in our country, or on our planet.

For all the things we call Trump, it is VERY clear that the elite want nothing to do with him. Look at how the media is going after him non stop but mostly skip over Podesta leaks 4 + 5 which show the collusion between Clinton and Comey (with some Podesta mixed in.)
Because the elite really dislike trump, something must be there. They are really going full bore to make sure he doesn't get elected.

Much respect,
EMS


Trump will form his own tribe of elitism and it will circle around his family members and will all be about benefiting him. Don't get me wrong, I dislike the elitist control over our government also - the solution isn't Trump though. On top of me not believing for a second that he cares about the good of the average Joe, I also believe that he is uninformed and dangerous. He could surround himself with informed people, but those will mostly be people who are elitist - look at his campaign links to Goldman Sachs if you don't believe me.
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1148 » by CJackson » Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:59 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
ClydeRules wrote:Rigging the polls:

;feature=share&app=desktop

"Anonymous" uncovers payments of $220,000 from Hillary's Superpac to the originators of the NBC/WSJ poll in the month of September alone. Busted!

Trust nothing that you are hearing from the mainstream media because they are manipulating your mind. Theyre funded and controlled by Hillary. Think for yourself.


Alt Right Site. Busted.

Trust nothing that you are hearing form the alt right media because they are manipulating your mind. They're funded and controlled by alt right zealots. Think for yourself.


Do they listen to Alt-White-Country music?

Slim Whiteman
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-Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Jewboys
-No Pride In Charlie Pride
-You Grab A Rope, I'll Find The Tree Baby


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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1149 » by CJackson » Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:02 pm

earthmansurfer wrote:
CJackson wrote:
earthmansurfer wrote:
1. It is very clear we created many of these terror groups that we are now fighting. We did create Alqaida in Afghanistan to "fight" the soviets. And I'm not sure how much we helped with ISIS, especially in light of the invasions into Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc.

It really seems like the higlaelian dialectic - problem reaction solution. Some people at the top are, well, the only words I have are evil. They know no boundaries, borders, allegiance, etc.

There is project paperclip and a host of other disgusting projects the government has taken part in on record, and we just assume - that is the past, it isn't happening now, etc. But it just continues.

WWII didn't end the Nazi's, remember, most of them came over and worked for our government and I'm sure some of what we have seen, is just more of their work. Disgusting and I hope enough people high up in the Military and enough regular people eventually take these criminals out of power. And btw, I do think Hillary/Bill (Kissinger, Bush's,etc.) are DEEPLY connected to these criminals.

And yes, Trump is a loose nut, but through all his craziness, immaturity and mostly his big mouth, he is our best chance to get these people out of power, but I really think their connections run deep and are wide. It is going to take more than one person, but Trump has some pretty dark connections (I hear), so hopefully he can start something that should have been started when they took Kennedy out.


You're right. The U.S. did essentially facilitate the birth of Al Qaeda.

The art of the dark ops were perfected by Republican administrations. The right's hero Reagan was dirtier than dirt with his undisclosed slush funds used to fund rebel wars in South America. That these kinds of missions continue under a democratic administration should come as no surprise so we should be able to agree that when people go bonkers about Clinton destroying the world she is hardly an originator of the conditions that destabilized the ME. She certainly did not create ISIS contrary to claims of her inaction. If anybody should get credit for those honors it goes to the Bush administration.

The U.S. is not a kind government. It aligns itself with "American Interests". Allies are allies because they support "American Interests" and vice versa per the enemies of record.

The kinds of evil some of you guys are flipping out is really old school now. Did we ever really weep for the dead Viet Namese and Cambodians we left in our wake? Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Kissenger, they all decimated populations and screwed up our own country in the process with unnecessary cultural divisions over "patriotism".

So I find many of you completely unhinged with your wild yelpings about Clinton the destroyer. I agree with the Iran deal and the work to disarm their nuclear plants. Kerry was on the job for that, but that is totally in Clinton's wheelhouse. But here you have frothing at the mouth Trumpers yelling about WW3 while simultaneously saying we capitulated to Iran. Sorry guys, you can't speak out of both sides of your mouth and expect to be taken seriously.

You want to change things by electing Trump. That's pathetic. Just not to be taken seriously. Yeah, he'll handle our foreign affairs better according to you. What kind of alarmist BS are you shilling when you say just because Clinton is part of the admittedly imperialistic military-industrial estate that Trump will not ruin all of our international relations and leave us in a more combative, isolationist position with nobody to turn to?

Trump will burn all bridges and you consider that the answer? That's your reset button. What a load of horse apples. Trump is psychotic and completely manic and unhinged. Drop the morality schtick for a second and consider that Trump can't focus on anything for more than ten seconds and he only focuses on his grudges and he is a completely juvenile and you want him to run our government. Sorry, but that is rubbish.

No, it is not better than Clinton.

Like I said, cut it out with the juvenile assertions that Trump can do this job. He's an idiot and a loose cannon and he would blow stuff up out of spite. If he could tweet a nuclear strike he would.

Go find a real candidate. Until then, enough with the nonsense that Trump is an alternative.

Sorry, you don't like Clinton. I get it. I don't like imperialistic assassination squads much myself. But Trump is not a candidate and Mrs. Giuliani as Secretary of Defense is simply not an option.

Go find a real candidate next time. You're stuck with Clinton, but don't pretend Trump is an actual alternative.


Maybe take some of what Amsterdam said to heart. You are asking one thing of me but not speaking with respect. What do you expect in return? I didn't write or express enough for you to know so much about me. I'll keep it short.

My simple perspective and I get the feeling you are reading into things way to much and judging me in the process:
Clinton is generations of eltitism and centralized power in our political structure. We know (if you look at all), the level of corruptness there runs deep. I don't want any more of that in our country, or on our planet.

For all the things we call Trump, it is VERY clear that the elite want nothing to do with him. Look at how the media is going after him non stop but mostly skip over Podesta leaks 4 + 5 which show the collusion between Clinton and Comey (with some Podesta mixed in.)
Because the elite really dislike trump, something must be there. They are really going full bore to make sure he doesn't get elected.

Much respect,
EMS


Reading into things?

How?

You support Trump

You have said too many stupid things to justify your support of Trump not to be challenged. You parrot Breitbart swill and claim to be an independent thinker.

He's atrocious and evil and you claim he is an alternative.

Your desire to dismantle the elite comes with no plans to do so, merely a vote for a charlatan who is worse.

You just very (very, very) glibly talked about respect when I showed you that I was not defending many of the systemic problems you may find fault with.

Therefore I was respecting that you have some cause with core issues that we could find in common, but you are pursuing it from a terribly reductive and weak angle.

And you pout and don't actually respond to the tons of juicy content I served up to you on a silver platter. Instead you want to talk about your feelings.

And what is this glib BS about taking to heart what Amsterdam said? I responded to them in extreme detail last night. I guessed you missed that too.

It is on the previous page, but here's the link:

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1482402&start=1120#p49511368

I could have veered off into an attack on them, but instead I pushed past it and answered them in detail.

Do I look there like I'm disagreeing with them? Right, I'm not taking an ideological angle am I? I'm talking about facts and reality.

Respect would be actually talking about the subject matter, but so far all you have done is post links propagated by Breitbart and sputtered about the end of the world. You fear Clinton, yet you embrace the scariest person in Trump because of some vague assumption he is not the elite. That is not thinking. It is emotionalism. So maybe your feelings are bruised because it does appear to be what your political opinions are based on, not logic.
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1150 » by K_ick_God » Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:45 pm

More than not understanding why people don't like H -- familiarity breeds contempt, I get it -- I can't understand the non-elitist tag on T. The guy's business practices are shady at best, and at times, they seem fraudulent (like Trump University). He has no track record of fighting corruption and he thinks of himself as above the masses and perhaps above the law.

That part of it is really absurd, although I suspect it's simply a measure of the voicelessness of the people who have glommed on to him.
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Post#1151 » by guardplay320 » Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:57 pm

KnicksGod wrote:More than not understanding why people don't like H -- familiarity breeds contempt, I get it -- I can't understand the non-elitist tag on T. The guy's business practices are shady at best, and at times, they seem fraudulent (like Trump University). He has no track record of fighting corruption and he thinks of himself as above the masses and perhaps above the law.

That part of it is really absurd, although I suspect it's simply a measure of the voicelessness of the people who have glommed on to him.



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Post#1152 » by CJackson » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:00 pm

KnicksGod wrote:More than not understanding why people don't like H -- familiarity breeds contempt, I get it -- I can't understand the non-elitist tag on T. The guy's business practices are shady at best, and at times, they seem fraudulent (like Trump University). He has no track record of fighting corruption and he thinks of himself as above the masses and perhaps above the law.

That part of it is really absurd, although I suspect it's simply a measure of the voicelessness of the people who have glommed on to him.


If people are concerned about corruption, then Trump is the most crooked guy I've ever seen. How would he not be raiding the candy store if he got into power?

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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1153 » by BKlutch » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:11 pm

CJackson wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:More than not understanding why people don't like H -- familiarity breeds contempt, I get it -- I can't understand the non-elitist tag on T. The guy's business practices are shady at best, and at times, they seem fraudulent (like Trump University). He has no track record of fighting corruption and he thinks of himself as above the masses and perhaps above the law.

That part of it is really absurd, although I suspect it's simply a measure of the voicelessness of the people who have glommed on to him.


If people are concerned about corruption, then Trump is the most crooked guy I've ever seen. How would he not be raiding the candy store if he got into power?

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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1154 » by CJackson » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:17 pm

BKlutch wrote:
CJackson wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:More than not understanding why people don't like H -- familiarity breeds contempt, I get it -- I can't understand the non-elitist tag on T. The guy's business practices are shady at best, and at times, they seem fraudulent (like Trump University). He has no track record of fighting corruption and he thinks of himself as above the masses and perhaps above the law.

That part of it is really absurd, although I suspect it's simply a measure of the voicelessness of the people who have glommed on to him.


If people are concerned about corruption, then Trump is the most crooked guy I've ever seen. How would he not be raiding the candy store if he got into power?

DOES NOT COMPUTE


Putting his hands in the cookie jar? Cookie jar is the new p***y.


“You know I’m automatically attracted to money — I just start kissing it. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.”

“And when you’re a star, they let you do it,” Trump says. “You can do anything.”
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1155 » by K_ick_God » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:30 pm

CJackson wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
CJackson wrote:
If people are concerned about corruption, then Trump is the most crooked guy I've ever seen. How would he not be raiding the candy store if he got into power?

DOES NOT COMPUTE


Putting his hands in the cookie jar? Cookie jar is the new p***y.


“You know I’m automatically attracted to money — I just start kissing it. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.”

“And when you’re a star, they let you do it,” Trump says. “You can do anything.”


I think what this tells us is that the movement, whatever it is, may be based more on defiance than actual progress. Trump is not the guy to effect any real change, and we now know almost for certain he is not the guy to win a general election. But if your goal is what we have right now -- a guy who outrages "the establishment" (which is poorly defined and seems to include anybody with a conscience centered on right & wrong) -- then Trump is already paying dividends ... for the first time in his life.

So it's not simply a measure of how voiceless Trump supporters are -- but also a window into their mindset:

They know that the U.S. will never (can never) pass laws that discriminate against people of color, or bring back jobs that are lost, or magically increase wages, but we just like making people nervous at the prospect of someone reckless and disrespectful taking the presidency, we just like having him say cruel things, we just like how outrageous he is and how much he bothers you, it's all over but the shouting but we want that shouting itself to be vindictive and against the norms of previous years.

It's like going to a rock concert and banging your head while you play air guitar. It's a release, but nothing more. There is some of that going on. Just a candidate who will throw a rock through your window. It won't help anybody but it's fun. Catharsis. Yelling for the sake of yelling.

That's it. At least the Tea Party did have some actual policy goals. I don't think they were achievable, but they were specific. When that movement was thwarted, all that was left is to create a bonfire to upset as many people as possible.

This is the only way to make sense of all of this.
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1156 » by BKlutch » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:33 pm

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Putting his hands in the cookie jar? Cookie jar is the new p***y.


“You know I’m automatically attracted to money — I just start kissing it. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.”

“And when you’re a star, they let you do it,” Trump says. “You can do anything.”


I think what this tells us is that the movement, whatever it is, may be based more on defiance than actual progress. Trump is not the guy to effect any real change, and we now know almost for certain he is not the guy to win a general election. But if your goal is what we have right now -- a guy who outrages "the establishment" (which is poorly defined and seems to include anybody with a conscience centered on right & wrong) -- then Trump is already paying dividends ... for the first time in his life.

So it's not simply a measure of how voiceless Trump supporters are -- but also a window into their mindset: That is to say --

They know that the U.S. will never (can never) pass laws that discriminate against people of color, or bring back jobs that are lost, or magically increase wages, but we just like making people nervous at the prospect of someone reckless and disrespectful taking the presidency, we just like having him say cruel things, we just like how outrageous he is and how much he bothers you, it's all over but the shouting but we want that shouting itself to be vindictive and against the norms of previous years.

It's like going to a rock concert and banging your head while you play air guitar. It's a release, but nothing more. There is some of that going on. Just a candidate who will throw a rock through your window. It won't help anybody but it's fun. Catharsis. Yelling for the sake of yelling.

That's it. At least the Tea Party did have some actual policy goals. I don't think they were achievable, but they were specific. When that movement was thwarted, all that was left is to create a bonfire to upset as many people as possible.

This is the only way to make sense of all of this.

That's one possible explanation. Another is that he's really gone off the deep end (not to say he was completely stable before this) and one more possibility is that this bright man is so impaired emotionally that his behavior is nothing more than a huge temper tantrum over the fact that he isn't being a winner - and he already hates losers. So he has to hate himself, but he doesn't want to. Hence, the tantrum.
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1157 » by thebuzzardman » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:43 pm

KnicksGod wrote:
CJackson wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
Putting his hands in the cookie jar? Cookie jar is the new p***y.


“You know I’m automatically attracted to money — I just start kissing it. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.”

“And when you’re a star, they let you do it,” Trump says. “You can do anything.”


I think what this tells us is that the movement, whatever it is, may be based more on defiance than actual progress. Trump is not the guy to effect any real change, and we now know almost for certain he is not the guy to win a general election. But if your goal is what we have right now -- a guy who outrages "the establishment" (which is poorly defined and seems to include anybody with a conscience centered on right & wrong) -- then Trump is already paying dividends ... for the first time in his life.

So it's not simply a measure of how voiceless Trump supporters are -- but also a window into their mindset:

They know that the U.S. will never (can never) pass laws that discriminate against people of color, or bring back jobs that are lost, or magically increase wages, but we just like making people nervous at the prospect of someone reckless and disrespectful taking the presidency, we just like having him say cruel things, we just like how outrageous he is and how much he bothers you, it's all over but the shouting but we want that shouting itself to be vindictive and against the norms of previous years.

It's like going to a rock concert and banging your head while you play air guitar. It's a release, but nothing more. There is some of that going on. Just a candidate who will throw a rock through your window. It won't help anybody but it's fun. Catharsis. Yelling for the sake of yelling.

That's it. At least the Tea Party did have some actual policy goals. I don't think they were achievable, but they were specific. When that movement was thwarted, all that was left is to create a bonfire to upset as many people as possible.

This is the only way to make sense of all of this.


Bingo

And I get that anger because the citizens interests HAVE been handed over, to too large a degree, to monied interests. And Trump's supporters are on to something identifying Hilary as part of that structure. Basically, anyone elected besides Trump and Bernie would largely be of that structure. But the Republican party has encouraged this know nothing\obstructionist\government bad! attitude and that helped Trump seize the reigns. Great points all throughout and I don't have the time to go into more detail. I keep coming back to Taibbi when he said that Trumps supporters have some legitimate gripes but unfortunately this charlatan took up their cause and ruined the populist cause for the next however many years.

The only solace of Hilary getting elected is things will stay just as bad as they have been, the downward trend, ultimately, of the last 30 years, some good times in the bubbles notwithstanding. That and not worrying about Trump blowing up the planet or something.
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1158 » by earthmansurfer » Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:01 pm

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You're right. The U.S. did essentially facilitate the birth of Al Qaeda.

The art of the dark ops were perfected by Republican administrations. The right's hero Reagan was dirtier than dirt with his undisclosed slush funds used to fund rebel wars in South America. That these kinds of missions continue under a democratic administration should come as no surprise so we should be able to agree that when people go bonkers about Clinton destroying the world she is hardly an originator of the conditions that destabilized the ME. She certainly did not create ISIS contrary to claims of her inaction. If anybody should get credit for those honors it goes to the Bush administration.

The U.S. is not a kind government. It aligns itself with "American Interests". Allies are allies because they support "American Interests" and vice versa per the enemies of record.

The kinds of evil some of you guys are flipping out is really old school now. Did we ever really weep for the dead Viet Namese and Cambodians we left in our wake? Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Kissenger, they all decimated populations and screwed up our own country in the process with unnecessary cultural divisions over "patriotism".

So I find many of you completely unhinged with your wild yelpings about Clinton the destroyer. I agree with the Iran deal and the work to disarm their nuclear plants. Kerry was on the job for that, but that is totally in Clinton's wheelhouse. But here you have frothing at the mouth Trumpers yelling about WW3 while simultaneously saying we capitulated to Iran. Sorry guys, you can't speak out of both sides of your mouth and expect to be taken seriously.

You want to change things by electing Trump. That's pathetic. Just not to be taken seriously. Yeah, he'll handle our foreign affairs better according to you. What kind of alarmist BS are you shilling when you say just because Clinton is part of the admittedly imperialistic military-industrial estate that Trump will not ruin all of our international relations and leave us in a more combative, isolationist position with nobody to turn to?

Trump will burn all bridges and you consider that the answer? That's your reset button. What a load of horse apples. Trump is psychotic and completely manic and unhinged. Drop the morality schtick for a second and consider that Trump can't focus on anything for more than ten seconds and he only focuses on his grudges and he is a completely juvenile and you want him to run our government. Sorry, but that is rubbish.

No, it is not better than Clinton.

Like I said, cut it out with the juvenile assertions that Trump can do this job. He's an idiot and a loose cannon and he would blow stuff up out of spite. If he could tweet a nuclear strike he would.

Go find a real candidate. Until then, enough with the nonsense that Trump is an alternative.

Sorry, you don't like Clinton. I get it. I don't like imperialistic assassination squads much myself. But Trump is not a candidate and Mrs. Giuliani as Secretary of Defense is simply not an option.

Go find a real candidate next time. You're stuck with Clinton, but don't pretend Trump is an actual alternative.


Maybe take some of what Amsterdam said to heart. You are asking one thing of me but not speaking with respect. What do you expect in return? I didn't write or express enough for you to know so much about me. I'll keep it short.

My simple perspective and I get the feeling you are reading into things way to much and judging me in the process:
Clinton is generations of eltitism and centralized power in our political structure. We know (if you look at all), the level of corruptness there runs deep. I don't want any more of that in our country, or on our planet.

For all the things we call Trump, it is VERY clear that the elite want nothing to do with him. Look at how the media is going after him non stop but mostly skip over Podesta leaks 4 + 5 which show the collusion between Clinton and Comey (with some Podesta mixed in.)
Because the elite really dislike trump, something must be there. They are really going full bore to make sure he doesn't get elected.

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Trump will form his own tribe of elitism and it will circle around his family members and will all be about benefiting him. Don't get me wrong, I dislike the elitist control over our government also - the solution isn't Trump though. On top of me not believing for a second that he cares about the good of the average Joe, I also believe that he is uninformed and dangerous. He could surround himself with informed people, but those will mostly be people who are elitist - look at his campaign links to Goldman Sachs if you don't believe me.


I don't really disagree with anything you've said. But when you say Trump will surround himself with Elites, well, he might, but remember, they are really really going out of their way to knock him out. There must be something there. Though it could just be a dog and poney show.
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Re: Can Trump wiggle out of this one? 

Post#1159 » by earthmansurfer » Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:02 pm

CJackson wrote:
earthmansurfer wrote:
CJackson wrote:
You're right. The U.S. did essentially facilitate the birth of Al Qaeda.

The art of the dark ops were perfected by Republican administrations. The right's hero Reagan was dirtier than dirt with his undisclosed slush funds used to fund rebel wars in South America. That these kinds of missions continue under a democratic administration should come as no surprise so we should be able to agree that when people go bonkers about Clinton destroying the world she is hardly an originator of the conditions that destabilized the ME. She certainly did not create ISIS contrary to claims of her inaction. If anybody should get credit for those honors it goes to the Bush administration.

The U.S. is not a kind government. It aligns itself with "American Interests". Allies are allies because they support "American Interests" and vice versa per the enemies of record.

The kinds of evil some of you guys are flipping out is really old school now. Did we ever really weep for the dead Viet Namese and Cambodians we left in our wake? Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Kissenger, they all decimated populations and screwed up our own country in the process with unnecessary cultural divisions over "patriotism".

So I find many of you completely unhinged with your wild yelpings about Clinton the destroyer. I agree with the Iran deal and the work to disarm their nuclear plants. Kerry was on the job for that, but that is totally in Clinton's wheelhouse. But here you have frothing at the mouth Trumpers yelling about WW3 while simultaneously saying we capitulated to Iran. Sorry guys, you can't speak out of both sides of your mouth and expect to be taken seriously.

You want to change things by electing Trump. That's pathetic. Just not to be taken seriously. Yeah, he'll handle our foreign affairs better according to you. What kind of alarmist BS are you shilling when you say just because Clinton is part of the admittedly imperialistic military-industrial estate that Trump will not ruin all of our international relations and leave us in a more combative, isolationist position with nobody to turn to?

Trump will burn all bridges and you consider that the answer? That's your reset button. What a load of horse apples. Trump is psychotic and completely manic and unhinged. Drop the morality schtick for a second and consider that Trump can't focus on anything for more than ten seconds and he only focuses on his grudges and he is a completely juvenile and you want him to run our government. Sorry, but that is rubbish.

No, it is not better than Clinton.

Like I said, cut it out with the juvenile assertions that Trump can do this job. He's an idiot and a loose cannon and he would blow stuff up out of spite. If he could tweet a nuclear strike he would.

Go find a real candidate. Until then, enough with the nonsense that Trump is an alternative.

Sorry, you don't like Clinton. I get it. I don't like imperialistic assassination squads much myself. But Trump is not a candidate and Mrs. Giuliani as Secretary of Defense is simply not an option.

Go find a real candidate next time. You're stuck with Clinton, but don't pretend Trump is an actual alternative.


Maybe take some of what Amsterdam said to heart. You are asking one thing of me but not speaking with respect. What do you expect in return? I didn't write or express enough for you to know so much about me. I'll keep it short.

My simple perspective and I get the feeling you are reading into things way to much and judging me in the process:
Clinton is generations of eltitism and centralized power in our political structure. We know (if you look at all), the level of corruptness there runs deep. I don't want any more of that in our country, or on our planet.

For all the things we call Trump, it is VERY clear that the elite want nothing to do with him. Look at how the media is going after him non stop but mostly skip over Podesta leaks 4 + 5 which show the collusion between Clinton and Comey (with some Podesta mixed in.)
Because the elite really dislike trump, something must be there. They are really going full bore to make sure he doesn't get elected.

Much respect,
EMS


Reading into things?

How?

You support Trump

You have said too many stupid things to justify your support of Trump not to be challenged. You parrot Breitbart swill and claim to be an independent thinker.

He's atrocious and evil and you claim he is an alternative.

Your desire to dismantle the elite comes with no plans to do so, merely a vote for a charlatan who is worse.

You just very (very, very) glibly talked about respect when I showed you that I was not defending many of the systemic problems you may find fault with.

Therefore I was respecting that you have some cause with core issues that we could find in common, but you are pursuing it from a terribly reductive and weak angle.

And you pout and don't actually respond to the tons of juicy content I served up to you on a silver platter. Instead you want to talk about your feelings.

And what is this glib BS about taking to heart what Amsterdam said? I responded to them in extreme detail last night. I guessed you missed that too.

It is on the previous page, but here's the link:

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1482402&start=1120#p49511368

I could have veered off into an attack on them, but instead I pushed past it and answered them in detail.

Do I look there like I'm disagreeing with them? Right, I'm not taking an ideological angle am I? I'm talking about facts and reality.

Respect would be actually talking about the subject matter, but so far all you have done is post links propagated by Breitbart and sputtered about the end of the world. You fear Clinton, yet you embrace the scariest person in Trump because of some vague assumption he is not the elite. That is not thinking. It is emotionalism. So maybe your feelings are bruised because it does appear to be what your political opinions are based on, not logic.


Bro, sometimes more is less.
And your negative talking about Trump, is well, a bit ironic.
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