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George Takei is awesome.

 

Speaking of Russia, apparently there's a story going around about their government ordering families of Russian government officials and so on to return to Russia. This is very worrying if true. Snopes seems to be saying it's based on a misunderstood article. I hope so.

 

http://www.snopes.com/2016/10/12/putin-urging-russian-officials-to-return/

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Trump threatens to sue the NY Times but a lawyer appearing on the CBS This Morning show stated that the burden of proof is at a much higher standard for a public figure.

Trump's legal team would have to prove malice or reckless reporting, neither seem to be the case with a major paper that already has legal counsel that vets a story like this before it goes to press.

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Apparently he'd also have to testify under oath, which would likely backfire. 

 

His campaign is planning (and already was) to push even more about Bill's past, with more publicity with Hannity (preaching to the choir at this point surely). I have to wonder at this point if this is just being done to try to repulse voters so much that they stay home.

 

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-campaign-planned-intensify-attacks-bill-clinton-sexual-misconduct

 

Meanwhile, some of that disgusting Fallwell Jr's students are actually fighting back against his craven enabling.

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/jerry-falwell-stands-by-trump-amid-assault-allegations-229714

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My only concern is that the narrative goes too far into the personal lives and obscures that fact that Trump is totally devoid of plans for how he'd improve anything. The focus needs to remain on the candidates' ideas. HRC's plans for the economy, health care, education, criminal justice and foreign relations as well as Trump's lack of specific plans. I hope that the Clinton campaign will steer toward the fact that she has solutions and her opponent does not.

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Me too. I'm not sure if we have any chance of substantive issues with this campaign though. Trump is mostly slumbering along because he represents fear and hate - of the world, of the unknown, of the known. 

 

Meanwhile, creepy old Joe makes even Halperin seem objective.

 

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-scarborough-skeptical-timing-trump-sexual-assault-allegations

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