Belesarius Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Dear lord, please don't make me stick up for Donald Fucking Trump and point out to Bele that those two statements aren't mutually exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 I'm going to error on the side of Donald Trump and Muhammed Ali actually knowing each other and hanging out at different public events together and were at the very least acquaintances if not having friendly professional relationship. They're celebrities and that's what celebrities do. And whatever disagreements the two might have had (or might not have had) in life can stay between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Here is the full Obama quote from the 2015 speech. Muslim Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes -- and, yes, they are our men and women in uniform who are willing to die in defense of our country. We have to remember that. Here is a list of Muslim Athletes. Other than the boxers (Ali, Tyson) and the basketball players, most of these people are not well known. It's also worth pointing out that many of these guys are part of the "Nation of Islam", an organization that many mainstream Muslims would not really accept as Islam. It's sort of comparable to how mainstream Christians view Mormonism. Sturgeon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 David French is not running for President. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/436222/david-french-not-running-president I'd also like to take this time to state that I, Don Ward, am not running for President either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 David French is not running for President. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/436222/david-french-not-running-president I'd also like to take this time to state that I, Don Ward, am not running for President either. Great, now what I am going to do with all those "Donward 2016" buttons and bumperstickiers I made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 The Democrats must still not be taking Trump seriously at this point. That is the only explanation I can think of for their continued intraspecific bickering at this late date. If Trump were to say fuck it and retire to the Bahamas right now he could probably win the Republican party every subsequent election. The Democrats would have no common enemy to encourage them to band together, and the party would simply implode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 So according the latest rumor mill, Trump is considering Newt Gingrich as a possible VP pick. Granted, I am not a Trump supporter, but I can't imagine that many of the people that are attracted to his campaign would be very excited about Newt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Collimatrix Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 So according the latest rumor mill, Trump is considering Newt Gingrich as a possible VP pick. Granted, I am not a Trump supporter, but I can't imagine that many of the people that are attracted to his campaign would be very excited about Newt. I've actually read pieces by a few Republicans who said they would warm up the Trump campaign if he picked Gingrich. The way they saw it, Trump is a know-nothing populist rabble-rouser who is good at manipulating crowds and cameras. Other than the despair he arouses in the hearts of the perpetually offended, they didn't like too much about him. But Gingrich, to them, embodies the very best parts of the contemporary Republican party. He's deeply interested in defense and technology, and ensuring that the US remains the world leader in these areas. Also, he doesn't just say he cares; to a degree remarkable for a career politician he actually understands the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 If Newt Gingrich being VP results in a sweet moonbase I might actually consider voting for Trump. Congratulations on nominating the shittiest candidate, dems. Also, the problem with not letting people on the watchlist buy guns is that there's not sort of trial or anything that gets you on the watchlist, so it would probably violate the 14th amendment (depriving people of their constitutional rights without due process). Priory_of_Sion, AdmiralTheisman, Sturgeon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 If Newt Gingrich being VP results in a sweet moonbase I might actually consider voting for Trump. Congratulations on nominating the shittiest candidate, dems. Also, the problem with not letting people on the watchlist buy guns is that there's not sort of trial or anything that gets you on the watchlist, so it would probably violate the 14th amendment (depriving people of their constitutional rights without due process). Ted Kennedy was on the no fly list (I mean I wouldn't get in a car with Ted Kennedy much less a plane) for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 He wasn't. It was just TSA incompetence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/283511-gingrich-revive-house-un-american-activities-committee They should give it a really communist sounding name like the All American Anti-Islamofacist Defence Committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 yummy yummy leaks https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/dnc/ edit for youtube thing I just got linked Collimatrix and Sturgeon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Seems reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Their doc on trying to undermine the 2016 GOP candidates was neat. Notably, it included nothing about Donald Trump. Maybe he took the DP by surprise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Looking at the current election from the outside, as someone who is interested but absolutely not participating nor had any stake in it to begin with, it has become incredibly obvious to me that most of the discourse surrounding the candidates has to do with labeling.Instead of focusing on the candidates' actions, people label them one thing or another. This allows them to differentiate or equivocate candidates regardless of who they are or what they've done.For example,Actions:Trump Hosted a reality TV show. Started several high profile business ventures that appeared to sacrifice their substance to strengthen his own personal brand. Routinely lies/stretches the truth if it gets him ahead. Has never been a politician before. Hillary Covered up her husband's affairs Routinely abused her staff verbally Started or fomented something like 3 civil wars Exhibits an incredibly obvious addiction to power Lifelong politician Now let's label them:Trump Uber rich corrupt New York liberal Hillary Uber rich corrupt New York liberal Now, I can't hide my complete contempt for Hillary Clinton in writing this, but hopefully I've not exactly endorsed Trump, either. My point isn't that either candidate is good and the other is bad, it's that they are two very different people, but by labeling them you can equivocate them in people's minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Their doc on trying to undermine the 2016 GOP candidates was neat. Notably, it included nothing about Donald Trump. Maybe he took the DP by surprise? Or Ted Cruz for that matter which is equally important imo since he would've been the nominee if Trump didn't enter the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 yummy yummy leaks https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/dnc/ edit for youtube thing I just got linked If Trump is planning to take over the world, he might want to use something better than an AMX-30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronezhilet Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 That is accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 I like how the meme cluelessly uses the Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder line which has been a catchphrase of one Michael Savage now for nearly two decades. Whoever made it probably isn't as hip to American politics as they think they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Whoever made it probably isn't as hip to American politics as they think they are. Psh, no one is, certainly not the fuckers with the free time to doodle cartoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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