politics Post Election Thread: Democracy Dies In Darkness And You Can Help

[SergeantMatt]

Too lazy to look it up, but how does this compare to historical instances of faithless electors?

Most faithless votes for Pres since 1808, IIRC.

[T___A]

ahahahahahaha Sanders got a vote:

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-in-hawaii-bernie-sanders-electoral-1482196946-htmlstory.html

[T___A]

Most faithless votes for Pres since 1808, IIRC.

With the Hawaiian faithless elector it breaks that record.

[ApplesauceBandit]

Hillary made history, but not in the way she intended it seems!

 

[Collimatrix]

Next question; is there any indication that this large number of faithless electors will be in any way significant, or is this just the capstone of crazy on a generally insane election cycle?

[Priory_of_Sion]

Next question; is there any indication that this large number of faithless electors will be in any way significant, or is this just the capstone of crazy on a generally insane election cycle?

Not significant at all unless someone has this as a bar trivia question in a couple of decades or something

[Belesarius]

[ShamefurDispray]

Is the DNC full of Ukrainians now?

[Donward]

Not only are the Russkies hacking the election, now they're trolling Democrats about it.

 

[Sturgeon]

Donald Trump highlight reel:
 

[Sturgeon]

I see Donald Trump needs to hire an aerospace engineer. If he's worried about costs, though, he could probably just settle for someone who posts at F16.net.

 

[T___A]

Most likely a negotiation tactics in order to try and bring costs down.

[Sturgeon]

Most likely a negotiation tactics in order to try and bring costs down.

Everybody keeps saying that, meanwhile Trump appears to have packed his cabinet with McNamaras.

I hope that is what it is, but it also seems like Trump is especially vulnerable to reformer rhetoric.

[Ramlaen]

I am a Trump supporter but he better not f up the F-35 program now that it has been on track and delivering results for a while now.

 

What are the odds that a Boeing rep lobbied hard when they were talking about the next Air Force One's cost?

[Jeeps_Guns_Tanks]

My guess is he's just trying to get them to offer up some cost cutting out of fear.  But that's really best case, a lot of militaries are waiting on the F-35 and it really is looking ok now. 

[Belesarius]

I wouldn't bet on him not fucking it up.

 

My guess is he's just trying to get them to offer up some cost cutting out of fear.  But that's really best case, a lot of militaries are waiting on the F-35 and it really is looking ok now. 

[ShamefurDispray]

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/jimmy-carter-palestine-op-ed/index.html

 

before you leave, fuck up geopolitics for the next guy

[Sturgeon]

Jimmy Carter: Fucking up geopolitics for a solid four decades.

[Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect]

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/jimmy-carter-palestine-op-ed/index.html

before you leave, fuck up geopolitics for the next guy

It's all the Democrats can do to try to sabotage the next 4 years so a Republican presence doesn't take hold.

[Sturgeon]

Is "the Republicans stole the election" the only explanation Democrats can ever come up with for losing?

I also like that their cross-section of Hillary supporters looks like a bunch of old rich people, plus one software developer/accountant whose dick is visibly shriveled.

[LostCosmonaut]

I didn't watch the video, but the "Putin Makes Me Scared and Wet" quote on the thumbnail is pretty magical and I'm definitely not getting the intended meaning from it.

[Meplat]

Apparently there is some hoopla about retaining entertainers, and Trump's inauguration..

 

My suggestion-

 

"Hey, I bet the Marine Corps band or the USAF band and the USMC silent drill corps are available, and likely more than willing to perform".

[Scolopax]

"But something something military people + inauguration of president I don't like = HITLER"

 

I think it's a good idea

[Sturgeon]

I bet he could get Chris Rock to do a bit. That would really pop some heads.

[Meplat]

"But something something military people + inauguration of president I don't like = HITLER"

 

I think it's a good idea

 

Hitler was a Corporal.

Trump never served.  So he's kind of in the clear there.

Anyhow-

 

I'd figure a few military bands, maybe the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels, invite the Red Arrows down, the PAF, the Band of the Coldstream Guards, and similar entertainment would be a great "ha, go fuck yourself" to the self aggrandizing entertainment industry.

 

Besides, he could resurrect Mother Theresa and Ghandi,appoint them to his cabinet, while having Christ and Buddha as senior advisers , and people would still call him Hitler.