Instant Sunrise posted:

iospace posted:

Dog Gifs?
http://i.imgur.com/28XcGex.gifv

Instant Sunrise posted:

Crow Jane posted:

Apparently Obama is super into it and insists on dragging Sasha and Malia to the ceremony every year )

Stereotype posted:

No one is going to care sadly.

iospace posted:

Dog Gifs?

Crow Jane posted:

I bet Trump wouldn't even pardon the Thanksgiving turkey, and would in fact pose with it's roasted corpse like he did with that taco bowl. Full on Joffrey/Ned deal.

(the President pardoning the White House turkey is one of my favorite stupid little traditions, and I just know he'd gently caress it up. Apparently Obama is super into it and insists on dragging Sasha and Malia to the ceremony every year )

Mr Interweb posted:

Has this been posted?

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/youre-on-your-own-fbn-host-stunned-by-curt-schilling-defending-lewd-trump-remark/

Curt Schilling tries to defend Trump's perverted comments on 10 year olds. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

CommieGIR posted:

quote:

I am a white female. A victim of sexual abuse. A Republican. A Christian.

And I am voting for Donald Trump. And I want to tell you why.

First, I want to address the video that was released. What he said years ago was terrible. A man should never feel like he has the power to manipulate or take advantage of a woman against her will. Men should not view women as inferior or as objects. The rape culture in our country is not ok. What he said was NOT OK. There is NO way to justify it. Does he continue to treat women this way? I hope not, but it’s definitely possible. Do I want someone like that as my President? I mean, not really. But if we are talking about rape culture – Hillary Clinton has done MUCH more to contribute to that than Donald Trump. As an attorney, she has reduced the jail time of rapists. She has helped cover up the abuses done by her husband while he was President. Actions like this have MUCH more of a ripple affect than the derogatory comments and actions of Donald Trump. And it’s sad that we even have to compare the two – because NEITHER is acceptable. But we as Americans have allowed our country to get to this point, and it’s because we stopped paying attention. And we have allowed ourselves to become a product of our media and others in power. Again, not excusing what he did/said AT ALL.

We are WAY beyond voting for a President based on their character. None of the candidates have shining character – especially not Trump & especially not Hillary. But when November 8 gets here – one of them is going to be elected President. If you stay home and don’t vote – one of them will be elected President. If you vote for one of the other candidates – Trump or Hillary will still be elected President. If you write in your own nominee – Trump or Hillary will still be elected President. You can talk about how much you hate it all you want, but this is REALITY.

Another reality that I want to address is the fact that the media has done a great job of distracting us from the real issues when it comes to the election. Are racism and sexism HUGE issues in our country? YES. But how are those things resolved? Movements of people coming together. Different races and religions taking time to understand each other. Men learning how to stand up for their sisters and daughters and wives. And guess what? No matter WHO is in office, we can start doing that NOW. The government is not the answer to these issues. These have been issues in our country since day 1, and the MEDIA is much more responsible than the government.

That being said, these are what I believe are the real issues (in terms of the ELECTION).

National Security – Hillary wants open borders. Are you kidding me? In our lifetime, we have been attacked by terrorists FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. Multiple times. Do I think building a wall on the Mexico border is a little dramatic? Yes. Do I want all the Mexicans out of our country? NO. America is a great place. I understand that tons of people want to live here, and I hope that we can continue to provide that opportunity for people legally. My heart breaks for the refugee crisis in Syria. It truly does. But I don’t think it’s unfair to screen who we allow into our country. Especially when they are coming from a part of the world that is home to radical terrorist groups. Ones that openly hate our country. I am not voting for the President of Mexico or the President of Syria or the President of a non-profit organization – I am voting for the President of AMERICA. Donald Trump wants to protect AMERICANS – no matter what race you are. No matter what gender. On the other hand, Hillary, wants to allow anyone and everyone into our country, regardless of the danger she could be putting her own people in. It is not that I don’t want to help people. If you know me, you know my heart breaks for people around the world who live in far worse situations that I will ever have to face. I have been to these places. I have seen it with my own eyes. BUT if we compromise who we are as a nation, and continue to weaken our borders, we will not be able to help anymore. We will not have a safe place to welcome refugees. We will not have opportunities for better lives for immigrants. By protecting AMERICA – we are actually moving more quickly in a direction to keep the world a safer place too. This also includes gun laws. I do think that the screening process should be more intense when you go to buy a gun. But taking guns out of the hands of Americans leaves us completely helpless. People who use guns for the wrong reasons are CRIMINALS. They do not care about laws. They only thing that will change if you take away our guns is that criminals will continue to buy them illegally and more of us will probably die, because we won’t be able to defend ourselves.
Economic Stability – Donald Trump is a businessman, not a politician. He did not pay taxes under legal provisions. He did not pay people who did not do good work. If he becomes President, America will be his business. He will conduct trades and make deals that benefit US. As he should. Because when you are the President – AMERICA is your job. Not the rest of the world. Hillary has made lots of promises that sound great, but they all require MORE TAXES. And yes, a lot of them are on the wealthy, which sounds fair…but guess what? MOST of those wealthy people have gotten to where they are because they worked hard and used smart business practices. And also, those wealthy people are usually successful business people who EMPLOY other people. So by penalizing them, you are not helping anyone. You are taking more money out of the hands of American people and putting more money in the hands of the government.
SUPREME COURT – this is probably the biggest reason I am voting for Donald Trump. Whoever the next President is will likely nominate FIVE Supreme Court judges. FIVE. Even if you hate Donald Trump & everything about him – if you generally identify with conservative policies, then this is CRUCIAL. Whoever is put in those positions will affect the future of our country even more than whoever serves the next four years as President. It’s possible that America would NEVER recover from a 7-2 Democratic majority. We NEED to keep Republicans in the Supreme Court who will uphold the Constitution.
Pro-Life – this is plain and simple. The amount of abortions in our country is horrifying. Hillary believes that even minutes before delivery, a baby does not have constitutional rights. That is absolutely absurd. Babies are born as early as 22 weeks and survive. If you are passionate about any other social issue in America, this should be important to you. Hillary can talk about other social issues all she wants, but her views on abortion show how little she values human life. Period.
There are obviously more issues than these 4. But these are the 4 issues that, in my opinion, will most drastically affect the future of our country. We HAVE to step back and look at the bigger picture. I refuse to be distracted by the social issues that the media continues to put in the forefront of the coverage of this election.

I URGE you to please look at the bigger picture. And above all else to vote. DO NOT STAY HOME. Face the reality of the 2 futures in front of us. Because honestly, voting for someone besides Trump or Hillary is as good as not voting at all. Not to mention, that if someone was spending millions to dig up dirt on them, I’m sure they would have skeletons in their closets too.

P.S. Another reason I am voting for Trump is because of who is running with. Mike Pence is a man of character, faith and integrity. And if this is the first person Trump has “hired,” I have a lot of hope for who else might surround him as he serves his term in the White House.

highme posted:

We don't deserve Goldens.

iospace posted:

My neighbor had one we dubbed the big lug. Like, he was your stereotypical, "I LOVE YOU" golden and would drape himself over your lap. Sadly he passed away many years ago, but every time he'd come over, he'd grab a shoe by the door and bring it to us.

A Winner is Jew posted:

I don't want to live on this planet anymore

https://kellyquelette.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/why-im-voting-for-donald-trump/

Pastrymancy posted:

Asma Khalid is a demographics reporter at NPR that specializes in researching and interviewing voter blocs (I.e. evangelicals, blue-collar workers, etc.) and tracking electoral changes. Some of her work can be listened to in a recent podcast series she did with a FiveThirtyEight reporter, Farai Chideya, on demographics likely to affiliate with R, D, or Undecided. Here's their podcast on it.

She's also been chronicling what it's like to be covering the election as a practicing Muslim-American, and posted this thread today. She's said she's saving most of her material to do a book after the election cycle is over, but her Twitter feed alone is just depressing to read.

https://twitter.com/asmamk/status/786672972815884290

DICKS FOR DINNER posted:

Tom Cotton is legitimately probably the dumbest person in government. I wouldn't worry about him.

A Winner is Jew posted:

I don't want to live on this planet anymore

https://kellyquelette.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/why-im-voting-for-donald-trump/

iospace posted:

but every time he'd come over, he'd grab a shoe by the door and bring it to us.

Gyges posted:

People own 23 cats. No one owns 23 dogs.

Spaced God posted:

https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold/status/786679388540633089
I love how this election has led us down a road where we need to determine the price of popcorn in 1989.

Harrow posted:

Anyone posted that spicy new Podesta email that conspiracy theorists are taking to mean Clinton had Scalia killed?

https://twitter.com/DewDamage/status/786484555263778816/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc

Boy do I want to see the wall of conspiracy theories at this dude's house.

Pastrymancy posted:

I'm not really sure how Fahrenthold stays sane anymore.

Hope he gets a bunch of awards next year though. Or a vacation. Or both.

Instant Sunrise posted:

she's right

A Winner is Jew posted:

I don't want to live on this planet anymore

https://kellyquelette.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/why-im-voting-for-donald-trump/

Lightning Knight posted:

Future historians will pour over photos like this when trying to piece together the ancient religion of "Cat Gifs" and its central tenet of "can haz cheseberger?"

A Winner is Jew posted:

I don't want to live on this planet anymore

https://kellyquelette.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/why-im-voting-for-donald-trump/

quote:

Do I think building a wall on the Mexico border is a little dramatic? Yes. Do I want all the Mexicans out of our country? NO.

iospace posted:

Dog Gifs?
http://i.imgur.com/28XcGex.gifv

iospace posted:

My neighbor had one we dubbed the big lug. Like, he was your stereotypical, "I LOVE YOU" golden and would drape himself over your lap. Sadly he passed away many years ago, but every time he'd come over, he'd grab a shoe by the door and bring it to us.

Instant Sunrise posted:

tbh what i think needs to happen with policing:

• disarm the police except for special firearms response units that go out on an as needed basis
  
• cops should live in the neighborhoods they patrol and should be required to get to know and understand their community
  
• work with minority communities to best fit their needs
  
• mandatory body cameras
  
• severely curtail the use of swat teams, if not outright eliminate them for most departments. a city like irvine california doesn't need a swat team.
  
• more on foot patrols and less reliance on vehicles. having cops in patrol cars all the time creates a social barrier between the police and the surrounding community.

Accordion Man posted:

drat straight.

I bet Trump pronounces it like the peanut butter.

(It's a g, not a j.)

WeAreTheRomans posted:

This is the most Jed Bartlet thing I've ever heard about Obama, and I love it

bad boy in the boy band posted:

Obama is everyone's weirdo dad.

I bet he makes a bunch of dad jokes too.

Islam is the Lite Rock FM posted:

Yes! Yes! Give in!