GMac

What a nightmare, thinking of what this clown is going to do to the environment. It's sickening. You would think of all places, Michigan voters would have rejected Trump on that issue alone. It's scary to think just how fucked up Mother Earth will be once Republicans get going. There's nothing to stop them, at least for the next couple years.

Agreed. It's been a week now, but I still can't comprehend how this happened. I am monumentally disgusted.

So do y'all think that Hillary was disliked, dare I say "hated", so much that people voted for DJT? I don't understand this. I really don't. How the [!@#$%^&*] am I going to get any work done today, I have no idea...

Just hang in there as best you can. Please. We'll all get through this together somehow...

Same here. I got like 3 hours of sleep last night, up since 3am. I'm so disillusioned in America. How the majority of the country embraced this hate monger is beyond my comprehension.

ICAM. Our neighbors are mostly white families with less than a college education, four wheeler loving, bonfire mud boggers. My partner and I have considered them friends before but I can't. I say hello these days and that's about it. My mind goes back to when we first moved on the street (10 years ago), the wife of the duck dynasty fan said she thought we'd be having parties all the time and was surprised at how "conservative" we are. Grrr. Now the parties on the street are the rednecks. I guess she's OK with them. Trump supporters should be called out for their bullshit. I'm sick of it.

I've always wondered how it's remained red all these years, given it's diverse populace. Same goes for a lot of the South (my home) - this region is more than just rednecks...

I was wondering what happened. Unexpected repair costs suck, but good to see you back.

I see what y'all are saying, and agree with you. But a part of me is genuinely concerned about the consequences of all of this for our country. How can we know for certain that the fallout of this will be contained within the Republican Party? Will it bleed out and infect other parts of the government and our democracy? I guess I'm freaking out a lil bit, y'all.

This is alarming. First he threatens Hillary with imprisonment, and now any perceived political threat is removed by any means necessary. I'm no fan of the Republican Party, but this is unprecedented and needs to stopped. Its time for R leadership to remove him from the ticket.

This is an unmitigated disaster. DJT is unimpressive, uninformed and has not answered one question.

That. is. hilarious. I never liked the guy, but had a little respect for him for standing up against the Trump albatross. He's pathetic.

What's going on is that a lot of the press is remembering what made them want to be journalists to begin with. Also, Trump humiliated them with his birther conference and that was the last straw. Well. It's about fuckin time :-) CBS covered his comment about vets and PTSD. Major correctly stated that the military have, for years, tried to take the word "weakness" out of the argument regarding that horrible disorder, and now Trump uses that same word to classify those suffering. It's just unbelievable. Republicans have for years had the military vote on lockdown. I was one of the very few Dems when I was on active duty. I wonder if this will move the military needle at all. That terrorist bank story is damning. Trump's "strengths" are all under attack today and I can't imagine how he comes back from this.

It's almost unbelievable. Trump talks down to vets with PTSD, the NY AG shuts down his foundation and now the thing about using steel from China?!?!? And Vee's right. It's just Monday. What the hell is going on...

I've been thinking about that as well. I'd add Brian to the mix. This thread needs a conservative voice.

She is, but I'm hoping she's fixin to stop talking about it and let The Donald keep digging a bigger hole.

This is scary. Not that it surprises me, but this is the type of behavior that should genuinely give people of all political leanings concern. If he wants his supporters to tow the the line about something as simple as his debate performance, what won't he concede? He's dangerous. I haven't heard anything from evangelicals on how their support of this man is possible. He is everything that they supposedly do not condone. Somethin ain't right.

I didn't get a chance to watch, but it's definitely on my radar. Maybe I'll stream it later this evening, sounds fascinating.

That's not true (yet). Andy Borowitz writes political satire for the New Yorker. He used to have an email called "The Borowitz Report" and they offered him a job and they have always been awful about clearly calling out his writing as comedy. Why do I know so much about him, you ask? He's from Cleveland. LOL! The scary thing is that based on Trump's real actions, that was perfectly believable. Thanks marceline. It did have a definite The Onion feel about it, but then knowing how Trump is, I thought it sounded plausible. lol In-T-Way, thanks for clearing that up for me :-)

So I've come across this little gem in my FB feed... http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-threatens-to-skip-remaining-debates-if-hillary-is-there?mbid=social_facebook What a fuckin crybaby. He's upset because Hillary brought all the vile s.hit that's been spewing from his mouth for months, and left it in a nice lil baggie on his front stoop. That's what a debate is, Donald.

The people in my life that are supporting are irrevocably damaged to me forever more. In my view, it's not only a betrayal to me personally, but to our entire democracy. I simply can't pretend like it's ok and I won't.

I just read that Trump said that he back pedaled on the birther controversy so he "could move on with the campaign". Ugh.

I don't think either will have a solid win. My only consolation at this point is that the Clintons have been up against the wall before and they both work so much better when that happens. But I am tuning out also. I can't bear listening to the coddling and embracing of Trump at his press conference where he blames Hillary Clinton for starting the movement and then takes credit for proving Obama legit. BEcause that's all I expect to see yet the press will fawn all over him without seeing the damage all this is going to our country. Other than real Americans(like the Kahn's, the Flint Pastor, real people) does anyone in the press, the media, in our political hierarchy give a damn about this country. It seems know and to think someone like Donald Trump has convinced people he's a representative of the little man, sickens me. But I am now convinced that there is a whole lot more racism and bigotry in this country than ever before. Unless we get some leaders who will stand up and say it, I pray for the future of America. I'm trying to have faith in our voters but it gets harder every day. People get so beaten down by this it quells their enthusiasm. It is tough. Part of me wonders if this is it. If this is how America goes out and if so, what comes next? I have friends I've known for years who are voting for Trump and I just don't know how I can stay friends with them. What do you do when your friend joins the Nazis? It's troubling. We have neighbors that for years have voted Republican and proudly wear "Duck Dynasty" tshirts and hats. They've always been supportive of me and my husband, even having the neighborhood over for a couple of our anniversaries. I've managed to look beyond it for that reason, but I've often felt that their support for right wing extremists is a betrayal. I can no longer tolerate it. I've distanced myself from them over the course of the last several months because of their support for Trump. I simply can't, and won't, be friends or associate with people that support such a vile human being. And sadly, this includes family members. I am genuinely scared of what may come in November.

Yes to all of this! I don't think so either. I read something the other day from New York Magazine that put it very well: "The average undecided voter is getting snippets of news from television personalities like Lauer, who are failing to convey the fact that the election pits a normal politician with normal political failings against an ignorant, bigoted, pathologically dishonest authoritarian." It's sickening. The term "the lesser of two evils" may have been appropriate at some point in modern history, but this election it is most definitely not. I still can't get my head around how any sane, fairly open-minded person could look at these two candidates and be undecided.

Yea, the MSM are doing a number on HRC and the health "conspiracy". It's concerning me that if they keep harping on this non-story, it could sway some voters. My partner never follows politics as closely as I do, and he came home this afternoon talking about how unhealthy she is. So he would fall into an average, run-of-mill voter, IMO. It's scary.