Everything posted by Khan
- As The World Turns Discussion Thread
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The Politics Thread
They could schedule all the come-to-Jesus meetings they want. None would make any difference. Trump won't listen.
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Nothing will come of it, though. They'll "investigate," Trump's people will lie (and blame it on Hillary/Obama), they'll determine no further action need be taken, and we will have to draw a new line for Trump to cross (which he will - and in record time). At this point, Trump could literally gun down someone in cold blood, and we STILL would have to question why he hasn't been forced out of the election.
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And that's exactly who we need as our next president: someone who "don't talk good," whose words leave others open to threats on their lives.
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Words can kill. That's all.
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I am not saying a word. (Except, I apologize if this has been posted and/or discussed already.) http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/melania-trump-immigration-donald-226648 (Not one. Damn. Word.)
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I think -- and this is just what I think, I offer no proof -- but I think Trump suffers from bipolar disorder and is currently unmedicated.
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I wouldn't put it past Trump to hire mercenaries and take the WH by force.
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Incidentally, Newt was supposedly in on said intervention. Since that announcement of the plan, we've since heard Trump may intend to dump Manafort and bring back Crazy Corey Lewandowski - his favorite advisor who the kids forced him to dump, and one who still consults him unofficially while presently on the payroll of CNN. Sorry, Vee. I must've overlooked it. Frankly, I doubt if anything, including bringing back Lewandowski, would make any difference at this point. "You can't un-ring the bell," etc.
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In the past several hours, I have read reports suggesting "top GOP leaders" are readying both an "intervention" with Trump as well as a backup plan should Trump either end his campaign or be forced out of the Republican party. What do y'all think about that? Is there any weight to these rumors? Personally, I think it would serve the GOP right if they couldn't get Trump off the ticket. They had their chance -- heck, they had several chances -- to neutralize this guy, right up to the RNC; and if they cannot be rid of the man now, it's their own damn fault. But on the other hand, the possibilities here are just too delicious for this soaps-deprived boy to resist, lol.
- The Politics Thread
- The Taylor Swift Thread
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The Politics Thread
Ah, yes, Roger Stone. Good old Roger Stone. I wonder if he ever recovered from that tabloid scandal.
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I think the baby started crying again.
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The Politics Thread
Is he allowed to respond? I would say, "No." Because, with every response to every criticism against him, he starts yet another fracas on the Internet. At some point, someone on his team has got to take away his smartphone and laptop. And I REALLY feel sorry for his kids. Because, if he loses, they will have a helluva time rehabilitating the Trump brand in the wake of all this.
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Many who have also expressed interest in voting for Donald Trump are delusional and believe that they can turn back the hands of time when White men felt they had more social and economic mobility, enough to be the sole breadwinner, and everyone else knew their place. For many of these people America was a better place and when they claim to want to 'take back the country', they essentially want to take America back to the 50s before the 'turbulent' years of Civil Rights, the Women's Movement and Gay Rights movements. So many have claimed that back then, a White man knew where he stood...basically at the top of the socio-economic hill. Any doubts, look at the demographic core of Trump voters and who constitutes his largest part of his voting constituency.
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Nobody brings the crazy like Donald J. Trump.
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It's a sock-it-to-me, verry interesting, cuckoo, laugh-in world.
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I think I read on FB how they staged a walkout. Can anyone here confirm that?
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Will she use her own accent?
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And if it doesn't...? The others need to follow Sarah Silverman's lead and tell them they're being ridiculous.
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Frankly, I think that is what they want. In their opinion, Bernie Sanders never stood a chance within the Democratic party, because the so-called system was rigged against him from the beginning. All their support meant zero, because the party wanted Hillary Clinton as their nominee and nothing was going to change that. Ergo, losing the election, even to a thug like Donald Trump, would be hell for everyone INCLUDING them, but it would also be just desserts for "evil Hillary" and her cronies. Many might vote for a third-party candidate under the nebulous claim of, "Hey, Jill Stein/Gary Johnson could come from behind and upset the apple cart (for Hillary AND for Trump)!" But let's get real: no third-party candidate stands a chance of winning this, or any, election. We know it, and they know it. Now, Bernie is trying his best to persuade them to unify with the rest of the party for the nation's sake, using the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" approach. However, I don't believe he, or anyone else, will ever get through to these voters. As Carl and others have said, they're revolting, because they just like being outsiders, and they'll boo and chant and carry on like Trump supporters because they're not getting their way, plain and simple. Within that percentage of Bernie supporters, though, I have to think there are some who are protesting, because they genuinely see this as being bigger than Trump, bigger than Hillary, bigger than even Bernie. The system is broken on BOTH sides of the aisle, they say, and as long as it remains broken, no one like Bernie will ever stand a chance of breaking through. (Me? I think they have a good point -- and in any other election year, I would applaud and support them. But this is truly Not. The Year.) She'll definitely be cheered by the "Berniacs" who believed Hillary should have chosen her for her VP.
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Yeah, I think Oliver would have been better at the gig than Trevor Noah, who (IMO) just isn't intelligent enough.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a rather...polarizing figure. Could someone explain to me, though, why she is that way? I'm not familiar with her record. No doubt, Trump will use this scandal against Hillary in the run-up to Election Day. But I wonder how it will affect her chances. Will this hurt her in the voting booths or will voters be able to look past it?