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Slate Action
Feb 13, 2012

by exmarx

Slate Action fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Aug 3, 2015

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Feather
Mar 1, 2003
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

HappyHippo posted:

I've reread Clinton's comments again and while at first I thought they were bad I'm not sure what to make of them any more. Someone pointed out that the "process" alluded to in the bold part could be referring to the sort of Republican/right wing media witch hunt like the one that brought down ACORN. If not that I have no idea what that sentence means.

That's kinda what triangulation is, though. The entire goddamn point of that sort of vague non-position is to make it easy for a listener to imprint his own biases and assume she's in agreement with him or her.

Joementum
May 23, 2004

jesus christ

Karl Sharks
Feb 20, 2008

The Immortal Science of Sharksism-Fininism

Chris Christie posted:

It's not going to stop there. UP, UP AND AWAY.

Just signed up at Trump's campaign site with e-mail and physical mail address for electronic and physical campaign updates and materials.

Gonna spread the Gospel of Trump here in the Great State of South Carolina, one of the early and most important primaries.

Also told them take a public stand on Citizens United, and also try to go after labor votes. Trump is pro-union, and he's been railing against outsourcing of jobs and insourcing of cheap foreign labor, might as well try to rip away white blue-collar voters from the Democrats.

Trumpmentum is real. Get on the train while you can boys and girls. CHOO-CHOO!!!

Donald Trump posted:

I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun. With today’s Internet technology we should be able to tell within 72-hours if a potential gun owner has a record.

What do you think about that?

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



Karl Sharks posted:

What do you think about that?
Indeed. This comment represents a fatal breach of orthodoxy. From what Trump proposes, it's just a slippery slope away to the land where all guns have been taken to forge the Gun Throne.

Paper With Lines
Aug 21, 2013

The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!

Chris Christie posted:

It's not going to stop there. UP, UP AND AWAY.

Just signed up at Trump's campaign site with e-mail and physical mail address for electronic and physical campaign updates and materials.

Gonna spread the Gospel of Trump here in the Great State of South Carolina, one of the early and most important primaries.

Also told them take a public stand on Citizens United, and also try to go after labor votes. Trump is pro-union, and he's been railing against outsourcing of jobs and insourcing of cheap foreign labor, might as well try to rip away white blue-collar voters from the Democrats.

Trumpmentum is real. Get on the train while you can boys and girls. CHOO-CHOO!!!

I hope we get a "toxx yourself for Donald" thread.

GalacticAcid
Apr 8, 2013

NEW YORK VALUES
Google Donald Trump

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



Bing Donald Trump

Dahn
Sep 4, 2004

Chris Christie posted:


Trumpmentum is real. Get on the train while you can boys and girls. CHOO-CHOO!!!

You may be right, as the field thins he will gain support.

Take away Cruz, Paul, Carson or Christie and he gets most of those votes.

That puts him in the 40's.

He also is drawing an interest to the Primary process that never happens.

The extra people that show up to vote at the primaries, (the ones that normally stay home and wait for the general) they are most likely voting for Trump.

He is the unapologetic alpha male, when is the last time we had one for president.
Obama, nope
Bush, nope
Clinton, a little till he got caught banging interns in his office
Bush 41, not so much
Reagan, yep

It's Batshit crazy, but I can see him being nominated.

Mirthless
Mar 27, 2011

by the sex ghost

Nessus posted:

Bing Donald Trump

...Bing Donald Trump porn

Chris Christie
Dec 26, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

Karl Sharks posted:

What do you think about that?

If he keeps that position today, I will vote for someone else.

Lord of Pie
Mar 2, 2007


Mirthless posted:

...Bing Donald Trump porn

he does all his own stunts

Good Citizen
Aug 12, 2008

trump trump trump trump trump trump trump trump trump trump
I normally don't subscribe to accelerationism but I will vote for Trump in any and every capacity I am able. There would need to be a revival of epic poetry in order to accurately recount the story of America's tragic demise at the hands of a golem constructed from the essence of American greed and bluster. It will be the most amazing, and possibly last, thing I ever witness.

Dahn
Sep 4, 2004
Looks like the phone number was legit.


http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/gawker-publishes-donald-trumps-cell-phone-number-120946.html

AsInHowe
Jan 11, 2007

red winged angel

Of course the phone number was legit.

D1Sergo
May 5, 2006

Be sure to take a 15-minute break every hour.

Politico posted:

Trump’s campaign confirmed that it was indeed a cellphone number belonging to the Republican presidential candidate, albeit one that he doesn’t use anymore.



Hahahaha, bullshit.


AsInHowe posted:

“Hello, who is this?” in Trump’s unmistakable voice.

“Donald?”, I said.

“Yeah, who is this, how did you get this number?” was the reply.

“Just wanted to share the great news!”

“What!”

“Your phone number is on Gawker.com! *laughter* Gonna be a fun day today! *more laughter*”

*rage noise, phone clicks*

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver
30 days notice, you say? Why, that's before the videos went public, if I'm doing the math right.

Joementum
May 23, 2004

jesus christ
Here's a TV/IV thread for tonight Totally-Not-a-Debate Presidential Forum thingy (which Trump is not attending, sorry): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3734560

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



Chris Christie posted:

If he keeps that position today, I will vote for someone else.
In a technical sense, any human being other than perhaps L. Neil Smith is capable of forming the thoughts/words "I will restrict guns." In a sense, they are doing this even if there's a "not" in the middle there. Knowing this fact, how can you, in good conscience, vote for any human being for the office of President?

At any point they might... they might TURN. And then, bam! Gun Throne.

Tricky Dick Nixon
Jul 26, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
So excited for the "revolutions" we're to have at the hands of two grumpy old men.

OAquinas
Jan 27, 2008

Biden has sat immobile on the Iron Throne of America. He is the Master of Malarkey by the will of the gods, and master of a million votes by the might of his inexhaustible calamari.

Nessus posted:

In a technical sense, any human being other than perhaps L. Neil Smith is capable of forming the thoughts/words "I will restrict guns." In a sense, they are doing this even if there's a "not" in the middle there. Knowing this fact, how can you, in good conscience, vote for any human being for the office of President?

At any point they might... they might TURN. And then, BLAM! Gun Throne.
:commissar:
That's better.

Wolfsheim
Dec 23, 2003

"Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."
I don't post in this thread much, but just popping in to say I loving love this poo poo and cannot wait for Thursday. I believe in Trumpmentum :patriot:

Joementum
May 23, 2004

jesus christ
New South Carolina poll.

bpower
Feb 19, 2011

holy poo poo, hes breaking tables :allears:

Apathetic Panda
Nov 14, 2005

This is how we roll.
Jesus.

I'm in for Bernie all the way but I kind of understand the like for Trump. He's racist as poo poo, but he's honest and I think everyone is tired of having politicians constantly lie to them. I know exactly where he stands and he'll stick to it, even if I personally disagree. That's kind of refreshing.

The X-man cometh
Nov 1, 2009
I disagree. I think he's just saying whatever he thinks the base wants to hear, in his unique style. It doesn't take a genius to know that republicans hate Mexicans and China, and a tough guy approach to the daesh.

stoutfish
Oct 8, 2012

by zen death robot
trump is a centrist imo

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



Apathetic Panda posted:

Jesus.

I'm in for Bernie all the way but I kind of understand the like for Trump. He's racist as poo poo, but he's honest and I think everyone is tired of having politicians constantly lie to them. I know exactly where he stands and he'll stick to it, even if I personally disagree. That's kind of refreshing.
I think people have been convinced politicians constantly lie to and betray them, while overlooking exactly how often every other kind of authority figure does the same drat thing. Trump is full of poo poo from top to bottom. You're reacting to his well honed presentation of confidence.

Joementum
May 23, 2004

jesus christ

stoutfish posted:

trump is a centrist imo

In that he believes he is the center of the universe, true.

Whiskey Sours
Jan 25, 2014

Weather proof.

Lindsey Graham can't break 5% in his home state :allears:

fronz
Apr 7, 2009



Lipstick Apathy
When's that "6PM" fox poll coming out? Is that Pacific or something?

Brannock
Feb 9, 2006

by exmarx
Fallen Rib
Who exactly are those people who say they'll vote for Jindal or Pataki or O'Malley or Webb or whatever? Are they contrarians? Have they genuinely looked up those candidates and genuinely agree with them? Are they just picking a random name from the list?

Apathetic Panda
Nov 14, 2005

This is how we roll.

Nessus posted:

I think people have been convinced politicians constantly lie to and betray them, while overlooking exactly how often every other kind of authority figure does the same drat thing. Trump is full of poo poo from top to bottom. You're reacting to his well honed presentation of confidence.

This is probably true, but even if his confidence is just projecting a false-truthfulness, it's still resonating with people who are either burned by politics or racist shits themselves.

I don't agree, I kind of hate everything Trump stands for, but I understand.

Civilized Fishbot
Apr 3, 2011

Brannock posted:

Who exactly are those people who say they'll vote for Jindal or Pataki or O'Malley or Webb or whatever? Are they contrarians? Have they genuinely looked up those candidates and genuinely agree with them? Are they just picking a random name from the list?

Jindal probably has a floor of support among people who really want to see an Indian-American president. Otherwise there are probably quite a few people from the home cities/districts/states of these candidates who have been following their careers for a while and are rooting for them to continue to succeed.

Octatonic
Sep 7, 2010

Juvenalian.Satyr posted:

So excited for the "revolutions" we're to have at the hands of two grumpy old men.



Secret Trump/Sanders meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxi7JRJrod4&t=117s

Joementum
May 23, 2004

jesus christ

fronz posted:

When's that "6PM" fox poll coming out? Is that Pacific or something?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2015/08/03/poll-new-high-for-trump-new-low-for-clinton/

MrWillsauce
Mar 19, 2015

Trump isn't grumpy. He's just Trumpy.

Joementum
May 23, 2004

jesus christ
Also here's the Democrats in the Fox poll. Biden probably benefited from the weekend reports that he was running.

fronz
Apr 7, 2009



Lipstick Apathy

My boy Rick isn't doing so hot

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OAquinas
Jan 27, 2008

Biden has sat immobile on the Iron Throne of America. He is the Master of Malarkey by the will of the gods, and master of a million votes by the might of his inexhaustible calamari.
Fox has gotta Fox. "New low for clinton*!"
* (still leads by ~30 points)

Also, Perry is most likely officially out of the non-kiddie table debates with that 1% showing.

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