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Rookersh posted:

This is actually kind of insane though?

Like Farage spent his entire career trying to force the UK to leave the EU. Promised up a storm.

As soon as it did, he immediately went and started talks with Russia about working for RT, which is 100% part of the Russian government.

For all the laughs we had about Manafort working for papa Putin and coming by to try and get Trump a win, it seems mighty odd shortly afterwards we had another person that's suspected of working for Putin trying to weasel his way into Trump's campaign to "help" him.

The 4th dimensional chess game actually being played by Putin.

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Endorph posted:

besides, only one of these candidates was in nba jam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlRI-KsGOrc

Is it possible some genius nerd saint out there has modded Trump into this as well so we could literally see mi abuela actually dunking on him?

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Crow Jane posted:

Getting burned by a Mormon has got to be pretty rough. drat.

Apologies if this has been posted: Tim Kaine facts :3:

Reading these Tim Kaine facts really makes me feel useless.

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I had a few moments over the weekend that had me doing some soul searching, and this/these thread/s share some of the blame for awakening an anger in my I was unaware existed so here is my little story.

I was at a baseball game with my wife and aunt and uncle. Really good seats, first base side - in one of those sections where you have a wait staff and everything. They were in town visiting and had two extra tickets.

It was between innings and one of the coaches was tossing used balls to kids in the stands - we were that close. A woman, somewhere between 55-60 and sitting a few rows in front of us, stepped in front of a little kid to get a baseball that one of the coaches threw - there was enough physical contact that I would have been in the lady's face if it were my kid. This kid couldn't have been older than 8 and was just crushed - didn't cry or anything, but he was wearing it all over his face. She tossed the ball up and down a few times in her seat, bragging to her husband, not acknowledging the kid whatsoever, as several of us around her were yelling to give the ball to the kid.

Almost reflexively I screamed at the lady, "HASN'T YOUR GENERATION STOLEN ENOUGH FROM HIM!?!?" Some dude in front of me just said 'drat' and I couldn't believe I was so upset.

Later that night we went back to my aunt and uncle's hotel room. I had been nervous in the days leading up to them coming into town that the election was going to come up. They're really nice people and I've always had a lot of love and respect for them - very giving, fun-loving, working-class from the mid-west. Both of them in the course of an hour insulted Muslims, black people, panhandlers/homeless people, gays, and intimated that they had done a lot of research before travelling because they wanted to be safe in the big scary urban city. I couldn't bring myself to react or respond to the dog whistling, and everyone was somewhere between tipsy and drunk anyhow, so we said our goodbyes and made some thin plans for brunch the next day that didn't come to fruition. Really was awful.

I've made concessions my entire life for family that were, in many ways, bad people. I am, in many ways, a bad person. But I'm not sure I can reconcile love for family with being an out of touch idiot supporting policies and behaviors that directly make other people's lives horrible. And these two were just two in a list of People With Really lovely Beliefs That Will Not Listen To You, that are or at one time were very close to me - including my mother and father.

Anyways I just spent $60 on Hillary's webstore.

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Endorph posted:

and that little kid's name was albert einstein

lol

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Built 4 Cuban Linux posted:

He said 20 suicides a month and then immediately followed by calling Trump uninformed. It's 22 per DAY.

Yea I caught that too. I have to believe that Joe would be happy to admit the error, regardless as to why, whereas Trump had to be pedantic and argue with someone in a town hall setting.

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Oxxidation posted:

No need to watch the debate, folks, it's been wrapped up.

https://twitter.com/JerMeansWell/status/783443559798013952

Oh thank god; this needs to pick up steam. If that Town Hall debate top-10 that another goon posted last page is legit I hope that also is spread far and wide.

I don't know why I have the delusional idea that if presented with irrefutable evidence that they are being controlled by propaganda, some Trump supporters will come to their senses.

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Atahualpa posted:

A quick recap of the past week before the VP debate starts:

-Trump melted down in front of the largest debate audience in history.
-He claimed he won anyway, citing Internet polls, while simultaneously throwing a fit about his microphone and threatening not to participate in the next two debates.
-He acted like he deserved an award for his restraint in not bringing up Hillary's husband's affairs as a point against her (i.e. for demonstrating the bare minimum of basic human decency).
-He proceeded to spend the next several days bringing up Hillary's husband's affairs as a point against her.
-He doubled down on mocking a model for her weight, including an early-morning tweetstorm that led to further questioning of his temperament.
-He falsely claimed said woman was in a porno to discredit her.
-It was then revealed that he was in a porno, albeit with a... tiny part.
-One of his advisors describe said woman as a "ho bag" in a televised interview.
-One of his surrogates said that he would be a better president "than a woman" in a televised interview.
-It was revealed that he not only openly engaged in sexist and degrading talk about women on The Apprentice, he did so while they were in the room. This included talking about how sexy a camerawoman was for resembling his daughter.
-He made a statement that implied that veterans who succumb to PTSD/suicide are just being weak.
-At least three more high-profile papers that have a history of only endorsing Republicans or not doing political endorsements endorsed Hillary.
-It was revealed that Trump had illegal dealings with Cuba when they were under embargo.
-It was revealed that he had illegal dealings with Iranian banks when they were under sanctions.
-His 1995 tax returns were leaked, revealing that he took nearly a billion dollars in losses that year and likely hasn't paid taxes since despite frequently chastising poor people who don't pay income tax.
-His campaign defended said tax returns by saying that he has an obligation to investors to minimize his losses despite the fact that they were personal income tax returns.
-Newsweek published that article about how he uses Chinese instead of American steel despite heavily criticizing outsourcing as part of his campaign.
-A DA sent the Trump Foundation a cease and desist barring them from fundraising in the state of New York.

Does that about sum it up, or did I miss anything?

I'm gonna copy/paste this to Facebook if that's OK

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weekly font posted:

The VP debate will get somewhere around 24-36 hours before Trump does something stupid again.

Trump is live-tweeting the debate. The debate won't get past the debate before Trump does something stupid again.

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Bip Roberts posted:

Why is no one being pounded in the rear end here?

Debate doesn't start for like a half hour

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Colonel J posted:

I'm very stupid and not american and don't get why the pay to play thing is funny :( Can someone ~explain the joke~?

The conspiracy theory version:

Clinton, as Secretary of State: "Donate to my foundation, which I use largely as a personal slush fund, and I will grant you access to the US international dealings."

Anyone correct me if I'm wrong.

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gfsincere posted:

Pence pretty much starting off with lies about the economy.

The slimestink of Pence is palpable.

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Welp, Kaine right out the gate swinging.

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Furnaceface posted:

Why does this Pence guy keep saying you need to go back to the 80s. Does he not remember how poo poo the 80s were?

The 80s were loving awesome if you were upper middle class and white.

I mean, like, heaven on earth.

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I feel like this debate shouldn't be Clinton Surrogate vs. Trump surrogate and instead Clinton surrogate vs Pence the Shithead.

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Ladies and gentlemen, coming live from the Trump Campaign that says they will decimate lying political outsides, I present to you the Best Lying Politician Ever. Mike Pence.

Jesus.
loving.
Christ.

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This is now the battle of Reagan quotes.

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Kaine's disappointing performance (so far), this moderator makes Lester Holt look like a god.

She's loving horrible.

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Postal Parcel posted:

That's a bold and I'd argue false statement

Refereeing is not moderating. Every other sentence out of Pence is a lie.

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Postal Parcel posted:

I'm just calling out the Holt thing. She's seems to be trying to get it moving

That said, we do need someone who will fact check these blatant lies

Fair enough.

Here comes the abortion stuff. Also more Pence lies. gently caress.

'Why did he say that'

'He's not a polished politician'

wtf

Now Kaine quoting the bible ahahahaha WOW

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It's like they're trying to steal the Daily Shows thing where they go out into an unsuspecting community and seriously report on their xenophobia and racism only its the reporter that's the shithead

e;fb

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Trabisnikof posted:

Oh poo poo this is real

Yea if Waffle House is closing there is a Major Weather Event. No joke.

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I showed my wife that video and was sad to hear that her response was less shock and more "yea, more of the same; a lot of men talk like this all the time" and then we hugged and I apologized on behalf of I'm not sure who.

:smith:

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WampaLord posted:

:psyduck: HOW CAN IT GET WORSE?

There really must be a n-word tape.

Trump is a horrible piece of poo poo that thinks he can do no wrong. It can get exactly as bad as your wildest imaginings can imagine and I hope they release something equally or more horrid every day between now and the election, including something 15 minutes before the town hall tomorrow.

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CascadeBeta posted:

I think it's a legal thing. Even though everyone knows it's sexual assault, it'd still open them up to liability.

The next-next-next tipping point will be the collective media challenging Trump's claims that he has the best lawyers and that he will sue everyone.

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If Trump can be convinced that more oppo research release will negatively damage his brand to the point of financial ruin, I think he might drop out. But I think that's the only thing that'd scratch at a chance of getting him to do so.

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lol wow. I know, celebrity endorsements, yada yada but

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robert-de-niro-donald-trump_us_57f8bafde4b068ecb5dec90e?section=&

e: 2 out of the last 3!

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Grouchio posted:

I feel like I've grossly under-reacted to the Trump's obscenity video so far. (Must be because that's exactly what I expected from him) Where in the media can I find a more proper reaction from?

Google Ana Navarro

E; phone posting

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Holy gently caress there's still four weeks left before the election.

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Volcott posted:

http://www.infowars.com/expose-rapist-bill-clinton-win-5k/

NBC figures this may be why someone started heckling Bill yesterday.

Can't we just drone this guy?

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canepazzo posted:

New polls! NBC/WSJ/MARIST (pre-tape)


Florida:

Clinton 45
Trump 42

Rubio 48%
Murphy 46%

Pennsylvania:

Clinton 49
Trump 37

Chaser:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/785102728334893056

Trump is going to un-endorse the GOP.

It'll be right after the next mega-bomb media release, when more of the GOP leadership drop him.

Can't. Wait.

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Dude in comment section calling for people to kill the Clintons, then threatening to kill anyone who tells him to chill the gently caress out, is particularly...well, it's something.

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What the gently caress does a Hillary victory speech even sound like at this point

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Feels like another strongman tactic from Trump to scare off anymore GOP support withdraw.

I don't see this going well for him or the GOP, no matter what.

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Bassetking posted:

gently caress me blind sideways. That's it, isn't it? Trump-Licensed Candidates. Buy into a Voting Bloc.

It's brilliant in its chilling, red-in-tooth-and-claw Capitalist design.

If that's really his strategy it's going to go about as well as his attempt to get into the sports entertainment business.

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Rip Testes posted:

Trump protesters interrupting CNN live broadcast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m3I2s5MksA

I clicked that link and, in sequence, was forced to watch a commercial for:colon cancer screening at-home kits, ultra flex depends diapers, some app to help you learn computers and a steroid inhaler for COPD.

Old people.

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FactsAreUseless posted:

You watched Youtube ads. You are the oldest person.

:negative:

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trash person posted:

"Why did a media company wait to release something until it would be most impactful/garner the most eyeballs?" is not a good question. It's an easily answerable question if you think about it for more than five minutes.

Cruz is just pissy cause if it had been brought up earlier it could've ruined Trump during the primaries.

Further, if Cruz ran a good campaign, some easily loving researched material would have turned up mountains of this poo poo.

This is great to watch and all but Republicans both did this to themselves and also owe the entire country a great big loving apology for embarrassing us on the world stage like this. gently caress.

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David Duke is so excited right now.

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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

I don't know if you all are aware, but there's a special fancy Congressional session in January after every election. After the ballots are cast and the electors do their thing, the new Congress counts the ballots and declares a winner. Nothing is official till then, and during that session any state's votes can just be straight up thrown in the Capitol dumpster.

Yea doing this along with Trump stoking the fires of a rigged election narrative and this idea suddenly becomes kinda scary.

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