Juliajms

Bill Clinton said the other day that there is one bigotry left that America stands by: the dislike of people we disagree with. That is sort of what has contributed to the divide: people only want to talk to people they agree with, and watch news they agree with, and so news that is the truth is suspect now. I have democrat and republican friends and I don't let their voting patterns factor into my friendships with them because that is just a very impractical way of keeping friends. You will wind up discarding friends every election, and that means they really weren't your friends at all. My roommate at college is a diehard republican, but we have been friends 30 years. There is no way either one of us would even consider not liking each other anymore because of some election. Elections come and go. Hillary herself is friends with people who will vote for Trump; everyone should follow her openmindedness. Look at Bill and the Bushes. They were rivals in the 90s, and today are tight friends. That's a better policy than the Trumpian/Palinesque attitude of hating and demonizing everyone they disagree with, no? I think in past years it was a lot easier to go along with this idea. This year, I really can't. Unlike some, I can pity some of Trump's supporters, but I can't be friends with them in any real sense of the word. I know some people who would simply never vote for a democrat because of economics. Most years I could ignore that. This year, I find it truly unconscionable. You are really going to sell out your countrymen just to keep more money in your pocket? I try to put myself in the position of the prolifers. Most years I can, even though I think it's such a destructive position for poor women and families. I guess if I were religious and really truly believed that life begins at conception I'd have to be prolife like those people are, so I get it. Hillary getting to appoint a couple of Supreme Court justices is going to make a big difference in that fight, but hey, how about the people already here? Is Trump the one we want trying to handle Kim Jong-un? I ask you, which of the is more unstable and likely to start the apocalypse first? In someways, what he has unleashed is already out there to stay. No doubt, he'll start Trump TV and we'll be subject to his horrible ideas for the next 20 years, but I'll still take that over having him be our actual president.

All I can think is Jr. has been handed everything in life and then he compares people like that poor little boy on the beach to poison skittles. That entire family seems to lack an empathy gene. Totally disgusting.

She could have got the exact same point across without calling a large portion of the people she hopes to lead deplorable. Calling 50% of Trump's supporters various isims was off the wall. White supremacists scare the hell out of me because I spend several days a week at the Jewish Community Center with my baby. Several people were shot at the JCC in Kansas City (4 hours from me) just a couple of years ago. That doesn't change the fact that I do feel sorry for some of them. Many of them were raised in poverty, hate and ignorance since childhood. They never stood a chance. The person who is leading us should get that. She can call their ideas deplorable. She can call any actions they take deplorable. Beyond that I want the person who is leading us to bring us together, not throw insults. I get enough of that Trump. This white suburban woman was not impressed. The worst part was the way she laughed after she said. Ugh. But whatever. I've always know that she's an elitist and there is literally nothing she could do or say that would lose my vote. She could have been running a silk road on that damn private server and I'd still vote for her.

No, we don't need to see that. It could literally be the end of the world as we know it. This idiot will almost certainly get us into some kind of serious war. With everything happening with North Korea and China the last thing we need in the white house is some wingnut just to teach people a lesson. Next thing you know we'll be carpet bombing North Korea. And yeah, I'm also disappointed in what she said. Good God, could she have sounded any more elitist? Yuck. Here is a woman of high IQ who's had incredible opportunity in her life. The people she is talking about are by and large not coming from a place of such advantage to say the very least. The lack of self awareness is appalling. It's one thing for the average person to say something like that. It's a whole other thing for an actual leader to say it. She was doing a whole lot better with the "better together" theme and when she said she was going to be everyone's president. The worst part is it's a comment that really served no purpose except to make the people in the room feel superior to all the "white trash* out there. She's too smart to make this kind of stupid comment in public. Disclaimer: Yes, I know Trump says worse things hourly.

I love it when President Obama drags Trump. He does it so well. "Outright wacky"

I saw that Trump said HRC doesn't look presidential. I think she really does though. It's unfair that appearances matter so much in our culture, but they do, and I feel she has that certain something I expect to see in a leader. Maybe it's just confidence, I can't put my finger on it. One ad I'm seeing that's really effective is the one where someone asks Trump what he's sacrificed for his country and he says something like "I've built businesses and had a lot of success" and the interviewer says "Are those sacrifices?". If he had the humility to just say "you're right, compared to the Khan family and others who have lost children, I haven't sacrificed", he'd be like the majority of us. He's incapable of that though, so the Clinton campaign has another excellent ad. Whoever came up with the idea to keep making ads using Trump's own words hit the mark.

If she had every one of those problems I would still feel morally compelled to choose her over Trump.

No kidding. I bet that's what went through most people's mind when they heard that remark.

Do we know he wasn't? Here is an interesting take on his situation by a psychologist. I feel she's a little generous with her interpretation of things, but it's an interesting read. Originally, I didn't realize that he was sending unwanted pictures of his junk. That takes it to a different level for me, that and having his kid in the room. Anyway, the upshot is these issues aren't easily treated. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/internet-online-exhibitionist-anthony-weiner-psychology-mental-214201 I really don't know enough about Huma's position to say if I think there was a potential for extortion. Seems unlikely. Now we know she has been separated from AW for over a year so it seems like even more of a non issue. That goes double when I think of all the presidents who were cheating while in office. The spouse of some aid hardly seems like an issue after that.

^ I wish the President of Mexico would not give him that legitimacy. Why would you want to meet this jackass unless you really had to?

Yeah, I feel bad for Huma Abedin. If I found out my husband was sexting while my toddler was in bed with him, I would be very, very upset. Sharing a child with someone who lacks all sense of parental judgement has to be really nerve wracking. I have no idea if he's getting therapy, I certainly hope so, but if I were in her shoes I wouldn't give be very impressed with that. All these people run to therapy when they get caught, as if therapy wipes the slate clean.

I believe it too. I think it's great that there are people out there who aren't letting the fact that they are Republicans force them into falling in line for Trump. Some of them are taking a lot of heat. It's not surprising though, politics have become polarized to a disturbing level. We're living in a W time of "if you're not with us you're against us." The problem exists in both parties, but Trump is forcing some surprising people to take a stand on the Republican side.

An interesting article about the terrible effects of Bill Clinton's welfare reform bill, in large part thanks to John Kasich. I hope Hillary has the chance to change some of this. I knew JK was a jerk, but he should really be ashamed in the part he played in denying poor people Snap benefits. It really enrages me that he is making life hellish for his own constituents. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/welfare-reform-20-years-old-and-its-worse-you-can-imagine

What frustrates me is that most of the talk on these shows is nothing but the cult of Trump's personality. There's very little discussion of actual policy.

This is one of those things that really bring home how the 1% live in a completely different world. Two elderly white rich psychopaths working to make one of them POTUS. It's like some kind of weird horror movie. Lord. I wonder who's idea it was to have Mr. Khan speak at the DNC? I would love to shake their hand and thank them. Ever since then my Trump worries are behind me. Maybe he never really stood a chance, but that felt like a true turning point to me.

Trump hiring Roger Ailes to advise him is just pathetic.

I read most of that and skimmed the rest. I try not to waste my empathy on poor little rich girls, but I feel sorry for the little girl Ivanka once was. Beyond that she is like most of the elite. It's a small circle of people who's main goal is to protect their own interests. It's really disturbing how much influence they have over our government, that is when they aren't directly running it. That's one of the problems I have with our country drifting towards oligarchy. In a county of 300 million people we don't need to keep electing the same families into power. I really hope that trend ends for awhile after HRC.

Interesting article on HRC's first SCOTUS pick. Part of me wants her to pick Garland, but a much bigger part of me wants her to go left and younger. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/hillary-clinton-merrick-garland-nomination-226967#ixzz4HLGmcfEq

I think one of the funniest things he's said is if he loses he's going to take a long vacation and go back to living his great life (I'm paraphrasing). I bet certain members of the RNC are choking on that. He's flat out saying losing is no skin off his nose, while all these other suckers have to live with the results of his sh*tty campaign. Can you imagine HRC saying "Well, if I lose I'll go back to making more money in an afternoon than most people owe on their mortgages. No biggie".

He might try for a day or two, but he's incapable of behaving normally. Nearly every day he says something more outlandish than the day before. I don't think he can speak more than a few mins without making stuff up and he's an attention whore. At this point all HRC has to do is sit back and let him keep talking. At this rate he's running out of groups to offend. Now that HRC has released her tax records I'm really interested in seeing what's lurking in Trump's. Is it just that most of his income comes from investments like Mitt Romney or is it something shady?

She's the one running, so yeah. You brought Bush up because you made the huge leap in logic that because I might think HRC is less than honest I must be a Republican. You can compare her to W all you like, but if that's what it takes to make her look honest, I'd call that a trust and honesty problem for the ages. All I can say is that it's a damn good thing Trump is looking nuttier by the day.

Rick Scott dropping the ball on Zika. No surprise. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/florida-zika-abortion-women-pregnant-governor

That's a generous perspective. I think he's such a narcissist he thinks he can make reality what he wants it to be or at least convince the public that reality is what he says it is. Thank god, it looks like you're right and HRC is going to win, but I find it deeply disturbing that he's pulling the wool over so many people's eyes. One very positive thing about HRC winning is that she's getting the last laugh on all of the people who tried to force her into a traditional first lady role years ago. Remember when she made that crack about not staying home and baking cookies? Not long after that she was basically forced to drop her maiden name. I think she even went on some morning show and baked cookies to mitigate the backlash, if I'm remembering right. I hope she says a little silent f*ck you to those people when she takes office. I give her lots of credit for staying the course and making it happen.

Sure, all politicians stretch the truth and make pie in the sky campaign promises. Trump is doing more than that. I truly think he's mentally ill. Some of the conspiracy theory stuff he's said is plain nutty. The Clinton's have lied about ethical issues (deny, deny, deny), which I see as very different than pretending we can create jobs for everyone. I give HRC a pass on that stuff. GWB probably should have gone to jail, if we really need to bring him into it. Obama lied the way politicians always do, which almost seems quaint compared to the rest.

Have you been watching the news? Don Lemon (and he's certainly not biased against her) just had clips of Hillary speaking and then the FBI coming right in and contradicting her line for line. She lied about not having classified emails on her server. She also lied about the FBI backing her up on not having classified emails on her server. That's just this week. The Clinton's both have a very long history of lying. I'm not going to pretend the emperor is wearing clothes just because I agree with them politically. I have......I also watched it when 22 million emails were deleted during the Bush Admin. and not one word was reported about that. I'm not sure what that has to do with HRC's credibility. Because the Bush administration did dirty things everyone else gets a free pass? and the Bus Admin. started a war based on lies THEY told and how many US soldiers came home maimed or dead? how many Iraqi civilians were killed based off these lies? but you have decided, as do most, to completely ignore that because you have this hate on for HRC. I don't care for her too much myself...but voting for her is like taking the chance Anakin will not turn to the dark side over Trump who is the damn Emperor of the Galactic Empire. but people see what they want to see...and I will not argue facts against emotions or hatred. so..enjoy. LOL What on Earth are you talking about? I don't hate HRC. I happen to adore Bill Clinton for that matter (he's still a shameless liar). The fact that you would say that is so far out there, I can't even comprehend it. It's laughable that you are saying I'm the emotional one in this discussion. Just because I don't put blinders on does not mean I hate the woman, far from it. On a personal level I like her. That doesn't mean I think she has been honest over the years. Of course, I'm voting for her. Trump is a monster. I've never voted for a Republican and I doubt I ever will in this lifetime. Preaching to me about Bush makes no sense because he's not running. All of the awful things he did has no bearing about the culture of dishonesty that surrounded the first Clinton administration or HRC's credibility. Sorry, but I'm not really looking forward to a retread of the days when the definition of terms like "sexual relations" are in dispute. Not after being spoiled by having an ethical leader for the last 8 years.