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JeffersonClay
Jun 17, 2003

by R. Guyovich

Majorian posted:

The last 20 seconds are of her drawing a "fit to be president" contrast between herself and Trump. It's the same general argument as the first 40 seconds: "vote for me because I'm not Trump."

Yes she's contrasting her fitness to be president with his lack of fitness. That's a reason to vote FOR her. Vote for me because the president sets an example for our children, and I'll set a good one where he sets a bad one. This isn't hard if your brain ain't broke.

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Dogwood Fleet
Sep 14, 2013
Anyone have a clue as to what happened with Greta? Her ratings were kinda crap but I thought they were getting better and I was appreciating her viewpoint as a former prosecutor.

Majorian
Jul 1, 2009

JeffersonClay posted:

Yes she's contrasting her fitness to be president with his lack of fitness. That's a reason to vote FOR her. Vote for me because the president sets an example for our children, and I'll set a good one where he sets a bad one. This isn't hard if your brain ain't broke.

Except that this was the centerpiece of her strategy throughout the campaign, and it didn't work.

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



JeffersonClay posted:

Yes she's contrasting her fitness to be president with his lack of fitness. That's a reason to vote FOR her. Vote for me because the president sets an example for our children, and I'll set a good one where he sets a bad one. This isn't hard if your brain ain't broke.

She executes it horribly.

She'd have been better off ending it with Trump's own words.

Avirosb
Nov 21, 2016

Everyone makes pisstakes
America deserve its voters and politicians TBQH.

mcmagic
Jul 1, 2004

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Dogwood Fleet posted:

Anyone have a clue as to what happened with Greta? Her ratings were kinda crap but I thought they were getting better and I was appreciating her viewpoint as a former prosecutor.

There is no appetite for milquetoast right wing centrism.

Party Plane Jones
Jul 1, 2007

by Reene
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Lightning Lord
Feb 21, 2013

$200 a day, plus expenses

JeffersonClay posted:

Yes she's contrasting her fitness to be president with his lack of fitness. That's a reason to vote FOR her. Vote for me because the president sets an example for our children, and I'll set a good one where he sets a bad one. This isn't hard if your brain ain't broke.

No, it's saying "Vote for me because I'm not this guy" I think that's valid but it needs to be bolstered with concrete policies. Like to bring up Corbyn again, people thought he was a lunatic until Labour released their manifesto, which was full of things they stood for and promised to do. "Theresa May is an idiot" wasn't gonna make anyone vote

sit on my Facebook
Jun 20, 2007

ASS GAS OR GRASS
No One Rides for FREE
In the Trumplord Holy Land

JeffersonClay posted:

Yes she's contrasting her fitness to be president with his lack of fitness. That's a reason to vote FOR her. Vote for me because the president sets an example for our children, and I'll set a good one where he sets a bad one. This isn't hard if your brain ain't broke.

This is the most fully I've seen anyone miss the point in this thread in weeks, which is a real accomplishment

goethe.cx
Apr 23, 2014


The voter suppression stuff sounds bad, but what would they actually do with that information?

socialsecurity
Aug 30, 2003

Koyaanisgoatse posted:

The voter suppression stuff sounds bad, but what would they actually do with that information?

Releasing everyones last 4 ssn to the public would be a HUGE security breach as that is used for verification for all sorts of poo poo.

Majorian
Jul 1, 2009

Lightning Lord posted:

No, it's saying "Vote for me because I'm not this guy" I think that's valid but it needs to be bolstered with concrete policies. Like to bring up Corbyn again, people thought he was a lunatic until Labour released their manifesto, which was full of things they stood for and promised to do. "Theresa May is an idiot" wasn't gonna make anyone vote

Exactly. Voters need to know how you're going to make their lives better, and you need to hammer that point over and over again until it sticks.

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



I guess if you wanna talk to Trump you have to speak his language: empty threats of lawsuits.

botany
Apr 27, 2013

by Lowtax
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/880534684479897600

hahaha

1) make vague threat
2) nothing happens
3) it must have worked!! we're super good at this guys!!

mcmagic
Jul 1, 2004

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Koyaanisgoatse posted:

The voter suppression stuff sounds bad, but what would they actually do with that information?

They are gonna make recommendations that are going to give red states cover to engage in more voter suppression.

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



botany posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/880534684479897600

hahaha

1) make vague threat
2) nothing happens
3) it must have worked!! we're super good at this guys!!

when are they gonna sell their tiger-repellent rocks?

sit on my Facebook
Jun 20, 2007

ASS GAS OR GRASS
No One Rides for FREE
In the Trumplord Holy Land

botany posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/880534684479897600

hahaha

1) make vague threat
2) nothing happens
3) it must have worked!! we're super good at this guys!!

I mean it's worked for the Kims for like 60 years

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


BarbarianElephant posted:

Why would it be crazy for hardcore Christians to want to read the Old Testament in the original language?

the old testament doesn't apply to christians, christ made a new covenant.

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


Koyaanisgoatse posted:

The voter suppression stuff sounds bad, but what would they actually do with that information?

I have heard the last 4 digits of SSN are the only randomized part. So anyone in the world would have every voters SSN, general location, and name. Just the latter two let you guess voter party identification pretty well, and the SSN lets you gently caress with them. Change their address, take out a credit card, etc

Pander
Oct 9, 2007

Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power.

And at the end of fear, oblivion.



Groovelord Neato posted:

the old testament doesn't apply to christians, christ made a new covenant.

*picks and chooses passages from Judges and Deuteronomy to ensure discrimination and slavery are still cool*

mcmagic
Jul 1, 2004

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It should be noted that no dem's in the house voted for Trumps despicable sanctuary cities bill.

namaste friends
Sep 18, 2004

by Smythe
Help me understand how a politician goes to bed at night thinking that suppressing voters is a legitimate political tactic.

KickerOfMice
Jun 7, 2017

[/color]Keep firing, assholes![/color]

Spaceballs the custom title.
Fun Shoe

socialsecurity posted:

Releasing everyones last 4 ssn to the public would be a HUGE security breach as that is used for verification for all sorts of poo poo.

ThinkProgress posted:

Kobach, who serves as co-chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, asked all 50 secretaries of state to provide him with “publicly-available voter roll data” including voters’ full names, addresses, dates of birth, political party, last four digits of social security numbers, voter history, felony convictions, and other identifying information.

The letter does not say how Kobach or Vice President Mike Pence, the commission chair, plan to use the information or how they will keep it secure.

A federal official is ordering states to collect a gargantuan amount personal information belonging to -every voter in the nation- to be organized and filed away for a purpose undisclosed to the public.

:derp: I TOLD YA THEY WERE COMIN FOR OUR GUNS THIS IS HOW IT STARTS SEE SEE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBX6aEzEz8

big government bad?

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


namaste faggots posted:

Help me understand how a politician goes to bed at night thinking that suppressing voters is a legitimate political tactic.

it's literally the only way the republican party can survive. it's the only reason they currently have power.

mcmagic
Jul 1, 2004

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namaste faggots posted:

Help me understand how a politician goes to bed at night thinking that suppressing voters is a legitimate political tactic.

You're cute.

evilweasel
Aug 24, 2002

Witte's "boom" story:

https://twitter.com/shaneharris/status/880536545601748999

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

We should start just having codes or something for bills so that we stop having "Bill To Prevent The Slaughter Of Children And Kicking Of Puppies" titles on poo poo bills like the "Kate's Law" one.

JasonV
Dec 8, 2003
https://twitter.com/benjaminwittes/status/880538415304908801

Party Plane Jones
Jul 1, 2007

by Reene
Fun Shoe

https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/880539380212826112

evilweasel
Aug 24, 2002

quote:

The operation Mr. Smith described is consistent with information that has been examined by U.S. investigators probing Russian interference in the elections.

Those investigators have examined reports from intelligence agencies that describe Russian hackers discussing how to obtain emails from Mrs. Clinton’s server and then transmit them to Mr. Flynn via an intermediary, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the intelligence.

flynn's a loving traitor

FizFashizzle
Mar 30, 2005








Whelp hope Flynn has some juicy poo poo because he's being thrown under the bus.

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


i'm laughing so loving hard right now.

theCalamity
Oct 23, 2010

Cry Havoc and let slip the Hogs of War
https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/880523984453984257

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better


When will the violence end

eke out
Feb 24, 2013



FizFashizzle posted:

Whelp hope Flynn has some juicy poo poo because he's being thrown under the bus.

All this story is about unsuccessful attempts to get Hillary's deleted emails, though, nothing criminal quite yet. But lays the foundation for the contacts that might lead to Flynn or other GOP people being involved in releasing the later hacked emails I guess.

Jaxyon
Mar 7, 2016
I’m just saying I would like to see a man beat a woman in a cage. Just to be sure.

FizFashizzle posted:

Whelp hope Flynn has some juicy poo poo because he's being thrown under the bus.

Time to flip, Flynn

KickerOfMice
Jun 7, 2017

[/color]Keep firing, assholes![/color]

Spaceballs the custom title.
Fun Shoe

Well that is, uh, unique.

Majorian
Jul 1, 2009

Magnificent. Utterly loving magnificent. And there will be more reveals like this, I promise you. This wasn't the only GOP operative instructed to do this.


Someone told him "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" was a documentary.:laugh:

Aves Maria!
Jul 26, 2008

Maybe I'll drown
My only hope is that everyone associated with this administration will suffer for all time, so this is a nice step in that direction

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Jaxyon
Mar 7, 2016
I’m just saying I would like to see a man beat a woman in a cage. Just to be sure.

Groovelord Neato posted:

it's literally the only way the republican party can survive. it's the only reason they currently have power.

Well not the only way but "appealing to changing demographics" got torpedo'd by the crazy tea party types so it may be now.

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