Another Trump Surrogate Pushes the “Muslim Brotherhood” Smear Against Khizr Khan

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New Hampshire Representative Al Baldasaro is the co-chair of veterans’ issues for the Trump campaign, and he’s now the latest Trump surrogate to push the far right conspiracy theory that gold star father Khizr Khan is a secret member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Reached by phone in New Hampshire, Baldasaro told ThinkProgress that he believes Khizr Khan, the gold star father who criticized Trump at the Democratic convention, is an agent of the Muslim Brotherhood. Baldasaro explained that he believes Khan has “long ties to the Clinton and Obama campaign.” That is damning because “in the White House there is the Muslim Brotherhood.” Baldasaro suggested “looking it up on the internet” for more information.

There is no evidence that Khan had any connection to Clinton or Obama prior to agreeing to speak at the Democratic convention.

Earlier today Baldasaro tweeted an article from a fringe anti-Islam conspiracy site, making similar claims.

You may remember Mr. Baldasaro’s last appearance at LGF, when he called for Hillary Clinton to be shot for treason. Think Progress reports that Baldasaro’s status with the Trump campaign did not change one bit after he made this appalling statement.

The Trump campaign issued a mild statement saying that they “do not agree” with Baldasaro but was “incredibly grateful for his support.” Baldasaro told ThinkProgress that his role with the Trump campaign had not changed at all since the incident.

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196 comments
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:09:31pm

He dared to besmirch the Trump. He must be destroyed.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:10:02pm

An elected official doing this shit? I mean it’s one thing with someone like Stone. Jesus, these people are vile.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:10:14pm

re: #1 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

He dared to besmirch the Trump. He must be destroyed.

Yes, pretty much.

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Barefoot Grin  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:10:23pm

Al is such a piece of shit. The editorial cartoonist at the Concord Monitor blasted him last week.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:10:29pm

Stay safe Mr. and Mrs. Khan and please please keep speaking out.

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Sir John Barron  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:12:28pm
You may remember Mr. Baldasaro’s last appearance at LGF, when he called for Hillary Clinton to be shot for treason.

Oh well then he’s someone whose opinion should be treated with upmost deference and truthiness.

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Dr. Matt  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:12:54pm

Sean Hannity Lumpy Attacks Father Of Fallen U.S. Soldier After Speaking At Democratic National Convention

Sean Hannity Lumpy: What this really seems to be about is politics and a political agenda and a media that is running with it. And he pulls out his Constitution and he tells Donald Trump to read it. You know, this guy is an immigration lawyer. Does anybody know that? So I assume, on issues involving the vetting of refugees and Trump’s general comments about radical Islam — not Islam, radical Islam — and vetting refugees, and building a wall, and immigration, and people that want to come to this country, he has a political grievance with Donald Trump. And in that sense, he specifically focused on EB visas, a special category in which rich foreigners can essentially buy a visa by promising to invest a certain amount of money, so is it possible that this is all about politics here?

So, dead children are now “all about politics”. Disgusting.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:13:07pm

This is a case of The Donald really falling for the bait. He could have ridden this out, made some cursory comment about the son’s contribution to the country and how he disagrees with the father, and moved on to the next outrageous topic, but he had to take it personally and respond with a personal attack.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:14:17pm

re: #7 Dr. Matt

Sean Hannity Lumpy Attacks Father Of Fallen U.S. Soldier After Speaking At Democratic National Convention

So, dead children are now “all about politics”. Disgusting.

Go fuck yourself Lumpy. He cries about this being “politics” and doesn’t have a word to say about the GOP’s Benghazifest that ignores that not all the families of that tragedy blame Clinton for it. Really Sean just go the fuck away and hang out with your white supremacist pal Hal Turner on a whites only colony.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:15:27pm

If Lumpy got his head out of Trump’s asshole for once, he’d realize that Khan never campaigned against Bush, McCain, and Romney because those guys to their credit never questioned that Muslim-Americans were loyal to this country. Hell for all I know, Mr. Khan could have a high opinion of Bush.

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Sir John Barron  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:15:53pm

re: #7 Dr. Matt

Sean Hannity Lumpy Attacks Father Of Fallen U.S. Soldier After Speaking At Democratic National Convention

So, dead children are now “all about politics”. Disgusting.

But Benghazi mom calling Hillary a killer is definitely not politics. OK.

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Also, upding for “Lumpy”.

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Dr. Matt  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:16:14pm

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:16:24pm

small crowd for Hillary in Omaha.

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freetoken  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:17:21pm

re: #13 Backwoods_Sleuth

Sad!

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Sir John Barron  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:17:22pm

re: #9 HappyWarrior

Go fuck yourself Lumpy. He cries about this being “politics” and doesn’t have a word to say about the GOP’s Benghazifest that ignores that not all the families of that tragedy blame Clinton for it. Really Sean just go the fuck away and hang out with your white supremacist pal Hal Turner on a whites only colony.

Isn’t Lumpy kind of in the politics business? Aren’t Trump and Clinton running to hold political offices?

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:17:43pm

re: #11 Sir John Barron

But Benghazi mom calling Hillary a killer is definitely not politics. OK.

//

Also, upding for “Lumpy”.

That’s different somehow. God forbid you tell Lumpy that not all the Benghazi families want Clinton condemned as a murderer too.

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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:18:12pm

This is the Russian artillery that Trump knows is in Ukraine, but only “in a way.”

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:19:16pm

re: #15 Sir John Barron

Isn’t Lumpy kind of in the politics business? Aren’t Trump and Clinton running to hold political offices?

Yeah you don’t say. I mean I just love the cries of “Don’t politicize this” when Trump is the fucking one who politicized things when he has gone after the patriotism of Muslim-Americans and then made it worse when he and his surrogates went after the Khans. Lumpy is showing that he’s just like his mentor Limbaugh, a pathetic chicken shit.

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piratedan  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:19:24pm

re: #7 Dr. Matt

and yet they had zero issue with trotting out Ms. Smith to accuse Hilary Clinton publicly of allowing her son to be “murdered” while in the service of the consulate in Benghazi.

One is stating that she still holds her accountable despite 11 congressional investigations that found no wrong doing and knowing that the GOP itself was the group that denied the additional security funding for security requests made by the State Department.

The other one is accusing the candidate of holding un-american views in regards to practitioners of his faith and that America is supposed to be inclusive of different ethnicities and beliefs and that it makes his son’s death ironic (if not tragic) since he died for Donald Trump’s right to be a bigoted asshole.

both sides do it… /////////////////

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wrenchwench  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:19:46pm

re: #17 jaunte

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This is the Russian artillery that Trump knows is in Ukraine, but only “in a way.”

In kind of a shooty way.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:20:05pm

re: #12 Dr. Matt

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I don’t see Israel or Pakistan

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:20:08pm

re: #14 freetoken

Sad!

Those darned fire marshals (and the high school custodians going on and on about street shoes on basketball floor…)

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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:20:57pm

re: #20 wrenchwench

TASS and RT says the Ukrainians are shooting at the Russians.

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Sir John Barron  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:21:17pm

re: #13 Backwoods_Sleuth

small crowd for Hillary in Omaha.

Still happy to see her go there. I hope she is able to campaign everywhere.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:24:17pm
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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:24:25pm
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Lidane  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:24:36pm
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KerFuFFler  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:25:23pm

Now that polling is showing a shift in support towards Hillary, Trump needs to prepare a gigantic buffer to protect his ego———the “election was rigged” defense:

But Trump then suggested that November’s general election may not be on the up-and-up.

“I’m afraid the election is going to be rigged,” the Republican nominee told a town hall crowd in Columbus.

Of course when he loses he will not defer graciously to the will of the people. He will gnash his teeth and decry the vast conspiracy that robbed him of the presidency. Given how angry and gullible the core of his support is I hope this does not encourage a significant uptick in political violence. Candidates are supposed to accept their loss for the good of the country. I just cannot imagine the Donald giving a concession speech that does not sound like a call to arms. Then again, maybe he will just say, “Your loss……losers!!!”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:25:40pm
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FormerDirtDart  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:25:45pm

Thanks Donald!

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:26:05pm

re: #26 jaunte

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Right, that’s why he couldn’t even comprehend why Mrs. Khan may not have spoken. Screw off Reince. You and your party don’t respect veterans at all.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:26:32pm

re: #29 Backwoods_Sleuth

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He’s far from liberal as you can be but he was well liked in Nebraska so he’s a great surrogate for her there.

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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:26:59pm

Look it!

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:27:21pm

re: #28 KerFuFFler

Now that polling is showing a shift in support towards Hillary, Trump needs to prepare a gigantic buffer to protect his ego———the “election was rigged” defense:

Of course when he loses he will not defer graciously to the will of the people. He will gnash his teeth and decry the vast conspiracy that robbed him of the presidency. Given how angry and gullible the core of his support is I hope this does not encourage a significant uptick in political violence. Candidates are supposed to accept their loss for the good of the country. I just cannot imagine the Donald giving a concession speech that does not sound like a call to arms. Then again, maybe he will just say, “Your loss……losers!!!”

This is the overall strategy among GOP realists. Do everything to de-legitimize Hilary’s victory, play up every possible incident that looks like fraud or manipulation and commence impeachment proceedings as soon as she takes office.

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VegasGolfer  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:27:22pm

I challenged Hannity to fight me via twitter with the loser getting waterboarded. Still waiting to hear back.
LMAO.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:28:41pm

re: #33 jaunte

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Look it!

Dude, your nominee fucking implied the man’s wife didn’t speak because her religion forbade it. You don’t get to call that misspeaking. Really Reince. Just fucking stop it already. I get it, you’re a psychopath but please stop insulting us by pretending like you respect the Khans and their sacrifice because your party clearly doesn’t. If you did, you’d be denouncing Trump and the hateful lies spread about the Khans by him and his surrogates and supporters.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:29:08pm

re: #35 VegasGolfer

I challenged Hannity to fight me via twitter with the loser getting waterboarded. Still waiting to hear back.
LMAO.

I’d be shocked if you ever hear from him. Hannity’s a typical right wing wimp.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:29:12pm

re: #33 jaunte

Reince: “Look it, everyone party can choose words candidates more wisely in their life and I think everyone understands that.”

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:29:30pm

re: #12 Dr. Matt

Missing: Israel.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:29:51pm
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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:30:05pm

re: #34 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

This is the overall strategy among GOP realists. Do everything to de-legitimize Hilary’s victory, play up every possible incident that looks like fraud or manipulation and commence impeachment proceedings as soon as she takes office.

I’m reminded of the German High Command in WWII trying to deal with various improvisations by The Greatest Field Commander of All Time.

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wrenchwench  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:30:13pm

re: #33 jaunte

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Look it!

Cokie Roberts would have to retire if they took the word ‘look’ away from her.

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:30:43pm

re: #33 jaunte

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Look it!

Look it, a man who has had his nuts chopped off and put in a jar next to Christie’s.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:31:00pm

darned fire marshal!!!!

:D

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:31:02pm

I like how the RNC and GOP wants to spin this as simply misspeaking. No guys, you don’t get to do that.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:31:27pm

I continue to get a good feeling.

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:31:41pm

Baldasaro, Trumps Veterans spokesman, sometimes wears the stripes of a Master Sergeant or Sergeant Major on a camo MAGA hat. Freakn’ disgrace.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:32:03pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:32:38pm

bwahahahaaaa………

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:33:01pm

re: #48 Backwoods_Sleuth

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A very diverse audience too.

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:33:18pm

And watch, as soon as Comrade Combover loses, the GOP will try to convince us that they never really supported him, they were just along for the ride. Like the whole party just developed a mass case of Stockholm Syndrome.

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:33:51pm

re: #36 HappyWarrior

Dude, your nominee fucking implied the man’s wife didn’t speak because her religion forbade it. You don’t get to call that misspeaking. Really Reince. Just fucking stop it already. I get it, you’re a psychopath but please stop insulting us by pretending like you respect the Khans and their sacrifice because your party clearly doesn’t. If you did, you’d be denouncing Trump and the hateful lies spread about the Khans by him and his surrogates and supporters.

I think I despise Preibus et al. more than Trump.

Trump is what he is, a malignant narcissist and asshole. He’d be essentially harmless except for the backing of people like Preibus.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:33:52pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

And watch, as soon as Comrade Combover loses, the GOP will try to convince us that they never really supported him, they were just along for the ride. Like the whole party just developed a mass case of Stockholm Syndrome.

“Trump wasn’t a true conservative”

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:34:03pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

And watch, as soon as Comrade Combover loses, the GOP will try to convince us that they never really supported him, they were just along for the ride. Like the whole party just developed a mass case of Stockholm Syndrome.

You saw them act like Ken Cuccinelli wasn’t a real conservative, they’re going to do it with Trump too.

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Dr Lizardo  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:34:05pm

re: #41 EPR-radar

I’m reminded of the German High Command in WWII trying to deal with various improvisations by The Greatest Field Commander of All Time.

In Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Shirer recounts that during Stalingrad, one of the High Command Generals managed to wring out of Hitler permission to retreat.

However, that was quickly tempered with Hitler’s order that they could retreat provided they didn’t lose any territory.

According to Shirer…..”that bit of foolishness almost drove him (the German general) insane”.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:34:18pm

livestream for those who (unlike me) have good internet connection speed.

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:34:33pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

And watch, as soon as Comrade Combover loses, the GOP will try to convince us that they never really supported him, they were just along for the ride. Like the whole party just developed a mass case of Stockholm Syndrome.

If he loses by only 5-10 points they will be back in 4 years with another buffoon.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:34:50pm

re: #52 EPR-radar

I think I despise Preibus et al. more than Trump.

Trump is what he is, a malignant narcissist and asshole. He’d be essentially harmless except for the backing of people like Preibus.

I think I’ve had a similiar type feeling before in that I dislike the GOP “moderates” more than I do the true believer types. You’re right. Without Preibus and his party’s backing, Trump would be just another loud asshole.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:34:51pm

I would have to say that Trump pissed away any post-convention bump

KHAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!

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ObserverArt  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:35:18pm

re: #7 Dr. Matt

Sean Hannity Lumpy Attacks Father Of Fallen U.S. Soldier After Speaking At Democratic National Convention

So, dead children are now “all about politics”. Disgusting.

And Hannity and Fox are not. And Fox would never politicize anything ever.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:35:25pm

re: #57 Decatur Deb

If he loses by only 5-10 points they will be back in 4 years with another buffoon.

Cruz, Rubio, or perhaps a mystery candidate.

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freetoken  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:35:45pm

re: #59 FormerDirtDart

I find 30% disconcerting.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:36:03pm

re: #60 ObserverArt

And Hannity and Fox are not. And Fox would never politicize anything ever.

Fox never politicizes everything and Raymond Shaw is still kind and gentle.

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Dr Lizardo  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:36:04pm

Well, goodnight Lizards.

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:36:26pm

re: #57 Decatur Deb

If he loses by only 5-10 points they will be back in 4 years with another buffoon.

That’s gotta be the worst fear of the GOP movers and shakers, that they’ll be back in 4 years watching an even bigger buffoon than Trump take the nomination.

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Jay C  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:36:28pm

re: #28 KerFuFFler

Of course when he loses he will not defer graciously to the will of the people. He will gnash his teeth and decry the vast conspiracy that robbed him of the presidency. Given how angry and gullible the core of his support is I hope this does not encourage a significant uptick in political violence. Candidates are supposed to accept their loss for the good of the country. I just cannot imagine the Donald giving a concession speech that does not sound like a call to arms. Then again, maybe he will just say, “Your loss……losers!!!”

Not to want to sound like Debbie Downer here, but unfortunately I have the unmistakeable feeling that a “significant uptick in political violence” is going to be the hallmark of post-election America in 2017 and for a while.
IMO, Donald Trump’s near-maniacal support among the right wing in this country is an indicator of the weakness of desperation: desperation that their extremist agenda is going be substantively rejected by the nation as a whole. And the desperation of extremists rarely works out well - for anyone.

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:37:32pm

re: #62 freetoken

I find 30% disconcerting.

Agreed. That’s pretty much 30% in favor of ending civilization because of angst caused by getting high on your own supply of propaganda.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:38:14pm

re: #65 Targetpractice

That’s gotta be the worst fear of the GOP movers and shakers, that they’ll be back in 4 years watching an even bigger buffoon than Trump take the nomination.

And the thing is it could well happen. I mean I honestly thought Romney was among the worst they could do in 2012 all things considered. A person that basically oozed snobbish douchebag who didn’t care about anyone other than himself. Now we have Snobby Bigoted Douchebag. Mitt may not want to admit it but he is probably more like Trump than any other GOP nominee i nthe past.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:38:16pm

re: #66 Jay C

Then they lose the chance of governing. Forever.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:38:28pm

In Omaha:

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:38:36pm

re: #67 EPR-radar

Agreed. That’s pretty much 30% in favor of ending civilization because of angst caused by getting high on your own supply of propaganda.

And these people are our friends, neighbors, and family. Shiver.

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:38:42pm

re: #66 Jay C

Not to want to sound like Debbie Downer here, but unfortunately I have the unmistakeable feeling that a “significant uptick in political violence” is going to be the hallmark of post-election America in 2017 and for a while.
IMO, Donald Trump’s near-maniacal support among the right wing in this country is an indicator of the weakness of desperation: desperation that their extremist agenda is going be substantively rejected by the nation as a whole. And the desperation of extremists rarely works out well - for anyone.

Think you’re probably wrong, but I’ll be holding on to my lil’ Yankee commie arsenal.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:38:49pm

re: #28 KerFuFFler

Now that polling is showing a shift in support towards Hillary, Trump needs to prepare a gigantic buffer to protect his ego———the “election was rigged” defense:

I saw that this was mentioned on CNN’s new poll where Hillary Clinton got a 7 point post-convention bounce.

Besides improving her standing against Trump, Clinton’s convention appears to have boosted the share of Americans who think her policies will move the country in the right direction (from 43% before either convention to 48% now), while Trump’s right direction number held roughly steady following the back-to-back political gatherings in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Further, a majority of Clinton’s backers now say their vote is more to show support for her than to oppose Trump, a sharp shift since early May. Back then, 48% said their vote was one of support for the former secretary of state, 58% say so now. While Trump also improved his numbers on that metric, his voters are more evenly divided, with 47% saying they’re backing him to show support and 50% saying it’s more to oppose Clinton.

This is a really big thing, because it is movement in a fashion where Clinton is expanding on her base voters, and not merely anti-Trump factions whose support come election day are more volatile.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:39:02pm

re: #70 Backwoods_Sleuth

In Omaha:

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Don’t they have anything better to do?

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:39:11pm

re: #59 FormerDirtDart

I would have to say that Trump pissed away any post-convention bump

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KHAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!

As noted downstairs, the only remaining major road posts are the debates. The other 95 or so days will be spent watching Trump continue to plumb new depths of derp and insanity, barring some black swan event that suddenly convinces 51%+ of the American voters that he’s worth taking a chance on.

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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:39:59pm

re: #74 HappyWarrior

Don’t they have anything better to do?

Not for the last 50 years, no.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:40:02pm

re: #75 Targetpractice

As noted downstairs, the only remaining major road posts are the debates. The other 95 or so days will be spent watching Trump continue to plumb new depths of derp and insanity, barring some black swan event that suddenly convinces 51%+ of the American voters that he’s worth taking a chance on.

Right, I think people more or less know where they stand on him and Trump is re-enforcing those feelings rather than challenging them.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:40:52pm

I see a Ron Paul fan in that group.

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:40:53pm

re: #68 HappyWarrior

And the thing is it could well happen. I mean I honestly thought Romney was among the worst they could do in 2012 all things considered. A person that basically oozed snobbish douchebag who didn’t care about anyone other than himself. Now we have Snobby Bigoted Douchebag. Mitt may not want to admit it but he is probably more like Trump than any other GOP nominee i nthe past.

Romney was the distillation of all the worst aspects of capitalism. Trump is the party’s id taken human form. I can’t begin to imagine who they can find that will be worse than these two.

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No Country For Old Haters  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:41:14pm

re: #67 EPR-radar

Agreed. That’s pretty much 30% in favor of ending civilization because of angst caused by getting high on your own supply of propaganda.

I think the angst is due to worldview collapse.

The propaganda just served to prop up their delusional worldview for just a little longer.

It’s just as hard to get someone to give up their delusional beliefs as it is to get a junkie off of heroin.

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:41:32pm

re: #68 HappyWarrior

And the thing is it could well happen. I mean I honestly thought Romney was among the worst they could do in 2012 all things considered. A person that basically oozed snobbish douchebag who didn’t care about anyone other than himself. Now we have Snobby Bigoted Douchebag. Mitt may not want to admit it but he is probably more like Trump than any other GOP nominee i nthe past.

With Romney, there was a veneer of civilization that people could use to fool themselves into thinking Romney wasn’t a sociopath like most GOPers.

Trump dispenses with that veneer of civilization, and is blatant about the bigotry. Both of these charming features have been big hits with the GOP base.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:42:17pm

re: #70 Backwoods_Sleuth

In Omaha:

Berniebots for Stein

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:42:19pm

re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I see a Ron Paul fan in that group.

What a positive messaged group.

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:42:27pm

re: #75 Targetpractice

As noted downstairs, the only remaining major road posts are the debates. The other 95 or so days will be spent watching Trump continue to plumb new depths of derp and insanity, barring some black swan event that suddenly convinces 51%+ of the American voters that he’s worth taking a chance on.

So the obvious question is what kind of black swan are Manafort and Putin working on?

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freetoken  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:42:34pm

re: #80 No Country For Old Haters

I think the angst is due to worldview collapse.

You’re stealing my line!

But yes, i do agree - the angst we see is because the world has changed faster than many Americans’ belief systems can accommodate.

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:43:33pm

re: #79 Targetpractice

Romney was the distillation of all the worst aspects of capitalism. Trump is the party’s id taken human form. I can’t begin to imagine who they can find that will be worse than these two.

Challenge accepted!

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:43:52pm

re: #82 FormerDirtDart

Berniebots for Stein

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Stein’s gotta be screaming. They like Johnson even more than her. I hate to give Johnson credit but after Clinton, he’s probably acted the most presidential. Damning with faint praise I know and God knows he has his own things that are eye roll worthy like not knowing who Harriett Tubman was but I don’t see him on Twitter constantly trying to remind people he’s running too like Stein is.

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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:44:19pm

tRump goes after his second fire marshal. He called a press conference just for this, and only this.

“Just want to tell you—we’ve had thousands of people outside, thousands. They were turned away by—for political reasons—purely for political reasons. They said in this massive building you’re not allowed to have any more than a thousand people. And that’s nonsense. We could’ve had 4,5,6 thousand people. They’ve all been turned away. [INAUDIBLE] It’s a disgrace.

So that’s for political reasons, they were turned away. And that’s too bad. So we have a thousand people in there, they won’t allow any more. The fire marshal said he’s not allowed to allow any more even though the building holds many thousands of people so I just want to tell you that. That’s politics at its lowest—you oughta check it out. But it’s really politics at it’s lowest.”

dailykos.com

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:44:37pm

re: #81 EPR-radar

With Romney, there was a veneer of civilization that people could use to fool themselves into thinking Romney wasn’t a sociopath like most GOPers.

Trump dispenses with that veneer of civilization, and is blatant about the bigotry. Both of these charming features have been big hits with the GOP base.

Right.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:45:07pm

re: #88 Skip Intro

tRump goes after his second fire marshal. He called a press conference just for this, and only this.

dailykos.com

I’m waiting for him to call some of the babies he saw ugly and for the Pavloan dogs in the audience to cheer.

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:45:33pm

re: #84 EPR-radar

So the obvious question is what kind of black swan are Manafort and Putin working on?

Honestly, any speculation I could make would assume that they’re capable of executing any such event without totally cocking it up. The DNC email “scandal” might have been bigger if they had a half-competent nominee who could capitalize on it. But they’ve got Trump, so it went nowhere and further such releases are likely to have an easier lesser effect on moving the needle.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:45:36pm
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Patricia Kayden  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:46:13pm

re: #46 HappyWarrior

I continue to get a good feeling.

Me too. Trump just keeps shooting himself in his feet. It’s fascinating to watch his supporters desperately try to defend his stupidity and pettiness.

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Lidane  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:46:13pm
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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:46:14pm

re: #88 Skip Intro

tRump goes after his second fire marshal. He called a press conference just for this, and only this.

dailykos.com

Dipshit doesn’t know that the FM is concerned with the capacity of the doors, not the volume of the building. Better check the exits if you ever find yourself in a Trump structure.

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KerFuFFler  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:46:54pm

re: #73 Bill and Opus for 2016!

I saw that this was mentioned on CNN’s new poll where Hillary Clinton got a 7 point post-convention bounce.

This is a really big thing, because it is movement in a fashion where Clinton is expanding on her base voters, and not merely anti-Trump factions whose support come election day are more volatile.

I hope the polling stays pretty clearly positive for Hillary so her eventual win will not be a shocker. There is also the possibility that some people will change their support to Hillary because they see her winning and they just want to pull the lever for the winner. People can be pretty strange.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:46:59pm

re: #92 goddamnedfrank

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It’s okay, Reince, maybe someone will hire you as an intern after this and see that you did such a spectacular awful job spinning Trump’s bs.

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:47:09pm

re: #92 goddamnedfrank

I like this idea:

Reince Preibus on self-extracting that bladder stone with a corkscrew: “hindsight’s 20-20”.

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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:47:26pm

re: #95 Decatur Deb

Dipshit doesn’t know that the FM is concerned with the capacity of the doors, not the volume of the building. Better check the exits if you ever find yourself in a Trump structure.

You’d think a world class builder of world class buildings would know something about fire codes.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:47:30pm

re: #41 EPR-radar

I’m reminded of the German High Command in WWII trying to deal with various improvisations by The Greatest Field Commander of All Time.

Time out for a moment of geek, but I read a book in which the author argued that the German Generals were great battle captains but lousy generals. His opinion was that Hitler was one of the only people at the top end of German power who even considered strategic goals instead of just kicking ass all over the place.
As suicidal as Barbarossa turned out, it was actually grounded in the Germans’ experience from WW1 when they inflicted massive casualties on Russia and knocked them out of the war. Hitler tried to repeat that in 1941 but when the incredible casualties they inflicted didn’t bring down the regime, nobody had a strategy to win the war.
Eisenhower, on the other hand, probably couldn’t have led an assault on a farmhouse, but he focused the Allied effort on the cross Channel invasion and pursuit of the Germans after the breakout. He focused on destroying the German armed forces rather than a single thrust which may or may not have worked.

Geek out

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:47:33pm

re: #94 Lidane

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As Bernie showed, rallies don’t mean jack if those who show up fail to make it to the polls. Trump’s gonna learn that the hard way when all these oversold rallies fail to turn into massive voter turnout.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:47:34pm

re: #94 Lidane

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Clinton’s strengths as a campaign builder can’t e ignored.

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:48:50pm

re: #102 HappyWarrior

Clinton’s strengths as a campaign builder can’t e ignored.

Got our first callback from an HRC volunteer coordinator today.

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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:48:59pm

Polling in Georgia has Trump and Clinton tied, 45-45.

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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:49:12pm

re: #96 KerFuFFler

I hope the polling stays pretty clearly positive for Hillary so her eventual win will not be a shocker. There is also the possibility that some people will change their support to Hillary because they see her winning and they just want to pull the lever for the winner. People can be pretty strange.

I expect that if Trump hasn’t cracked 50% by September, we’ll start seeing the return of “unskewing.”

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Kragar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:49:20pm
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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:50:36pm

re: #106 Kragar

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Meanwhile, the GOP’s looking at these numbers and feeling their ulcers grow bigger by the moment, looking at the fundraising deficits that are gonna bite them in the ass down ticket.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:50:46pm

~20 miles west, been hearing the rumbling for about 30 minutes
Not sure if it’s closing, Weather Channel’s radar looks like main force will pass north of me

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:50:56pm

re: #104 jaunte

Polling in Georgia has Trump and Clinton tied, 45-45.

Voter ID laws will fix all that. Believe me!

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:51:11pm

re: #105 Targetpractice

I expect that if Trump hasn’t cracked 50% by September, we’ll start seeing the return of “unskewing.”

I’d be shocked if Trump ever cracks 50%. He seems to have reached his ceiling.

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:51:26pm

re: #106 Kragar

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Ha! I saw an ad online somewhere that Trump was going to donate $2 million to his campaign if others contributed $1 million. Good luck with a.) getting those donations, and b.) getting Trump to actually put any money in.

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piratedan  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:51:56pm

re: #110 HappyWarrior

would be happy to see him at 27%, that seems about right

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:51:59pm

re: #107 Targetpractice

Meanwhile, the GOP’s looking at these numbers and feeling their ulcers grow bigger by the moment, looking at the fundraising deficits that are gonna bite them in the ass down ticket.

And what little money (in comparison) that Donald is raising, he’s going to waste in places like NY and CA where he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance.

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freetoken  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:52:49pm

re: #106 Kragar

That’s popular on Facebook.

It’s not a very meaningful figure, other than Drumpfskind can’t raise money.

Here’s the totals for the financial sector contributions:

opensecrets.org

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:52:53pm

re: #104 jaunte

Polling in Georgia has Trump and Clinton tied, 45-45.

See, this is why I’m optimistic. Clinton is competiting with Trump in some very Republican places. Can’t say that about Trump in Democratic places. Trump has so little room for wiggle room. Really, look at this way, if George W. Bush was winning by one stat in 2000 and 2004 with a much more inclusive message and coherent campaign, why would Trump do it this time with a much more diverse electorate.

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KerFuFFler  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:53:31pm

re: #108 FormerDirtDart

~20 miles west, been hearing the rumbling for about 30 minutes
Not sure if it’s closing, Weather Channel’s radar looks like main force will pass north of me

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Where is this? I don’t remember where all the lizards live.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:53:36pm

re: #112 piratedan

would be happy to see him at 27%, that seems about right

I’d be happy to see Trump go down as the biggest loser in presidential electoral history.

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:53:47pm

re: #103 Decatur Deb

Got our first callback from an HRC volunteer coordinator today.

Since you’re involved in the campaign, is there any way to donate money where we don’t get a bazillion phone calls asking for just a bit more? It drives me nuts to the point where we haven’t donated yet and would really like to but…

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:54:17pm

re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth

And what little money (in comparison) that Donald is raising, he’s going to waste in places like NY and CA where he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance.

I’m in CA and had a Trump robo-call during primary season. Since I’m a registered Democrat, that seems like a misallocation of resources.

Please proceed with that, Mr Trump. CA is the graveyard of GOP political budgets.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:54:27pm
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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:55:30pm

re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Trump to trash Buffet in 3…2…1.

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:55:41pm

re: #82 FormerDirtDart

So either way, most Berniacs are With Her. Works for me.

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Jay C  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:55:43pm

re: #117 HappyWarrior

I’d be happy to see Trump go down as the biggest loser in presidential electoral history.

At least he’d knock old Alf Landon out of that historical spot: he (Landon) was, by all accounts, a really decent guy…

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:55:51pm

re: #119 EPR-radar

I’m in CA and had a Trump robo-call during primary season. Since I’m a registered Democrat, that seems like a misallocation of resources.

Please proceed with that, Mr Trump. CA is the graveyard of GOP political budgets.

I hear he thinks he can win New York too haha.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:56:23pm
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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:56:46pm
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Targetpractice  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:56:52pm

re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth

And what little money (in comparison) that Donald is raising, he’s going to waste in places like NY and CA where he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance.

Ayep. There’s just so much delicious schadenfreude to be had, the GOP watching as all that effort to gut campaign finance via Citizens United being pissed away by an Oompa Loompa who boasts that he can’t raise jack and/or shit in funds.

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:56:55pm

re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Freepers are all excited about Clinton cancelling a campaign appearance in Cleveland either because they were afraid no one would come or because she has terrible health problems.

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:57:00pm

re: #118 calochortus

Since you’re involved in the campaign, is there any way to donate money where we don’t get a bazillion phone calls asking for just a bit more? It drives me nuts to the point where we haven’t donated yet and would really like to but…

We’re just a ragtag band of volunteers, no insight to the HQ. Wife and I get lots of solicitations electronically, almost never get phone calls. Perhaps if you moved to AL or MS…?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:57:03pm
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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:57:08pm

re: #123 Jay C

At least he’d knock old Alf Landon out of that historical spot: he (Landon) was, by all accounts, a really decent guy…

Yeah Landon was a decent guy. Just happened to be the sacrifical lamb at a time when the GOP was universally reviled. He ended up living a long life. Died in Reagan’s second term, a whole half century after he ran against FDR. By all accounts, a great guy and support for good government.

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EPR-radar  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:57:22pm

re: #124 HappyWarrior

I hear he thinks he can win New York too haha.

I can see Trump going in for an ego-driven attempt to win in NY. That will end badly for him, and it couldn’t happen to a nicer vulgar talking yam.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:57:45pm

re: #125 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Western Iowa eh? I believe that’s white supremacist Steve King’s backyard. Maybe we can get him to the unemployment line. I don’t think any serious lobbying firm would consider hiring him.

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:58:37pm

re: #57 Decatur Deb

If he loses by only 5-10 points they will be back in 4 years with another buffoon.

Or Trump could just run again.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:59:36pm

A Tale of Two Realities:

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 2:59:37pm

re: #129 Decatur Deb

We’re just a ragtag band of volunteers, no insight to the HQ. Wife and I gets lots of solicitations electronically, almost never get phone calls. Perhaps if you moved to AL or MS…?

Thanks. Probably not worth moving. I hate hot, humid weather. I’ll just have to ask someone locally. I know someone who was a delegate in 2012 and probably has some insight into how the whole thing works. Or I could contact the campaign directly.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:00:24pm
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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:00:54pm

re: #134 Patricia Kayden

Or Trump could just run again.

That’s not fair to the young guns buffoons. Deep bench an’ all.

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Patricia Kayden  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:01:31pm

re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth

Looks like a huge crowd to me. Buffett is just another Billionaire who opposes Trump. Nice.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:02:18pm

re: #137 goddamnedfrank

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Bingo, well said Frank. I mean, these remarks may be one thing if Trump was a candidate but he is their nominee, a nominee McCain supports, and did not do anything to impede the nomination of in Cleveland. McCain wants to have it both ways. He wants to be able to distance himself from Trump to save his seat but he doesn’t want to full distance himself because that would require actually standing up to the bigots in the base. McCain’s a hypocritical jellyfish.

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Lidane  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:03:01pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:03:40pm
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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:06:10pm

What we know about Donald Trump and his taxes so far

He doesn’t pay much and he doesn’t report much income.

In 1975, 1976 and 1977, Trump did pay federal income taxes, it showed. The breakdown:

1975: $76,210 in income; $18,714 in taxes.

1976: $24,594 in income; $10,843 in taxes.

1977: $118,530 in income; $42,386 in taxes.

1978: -$406,379 in income; no taxes.

1979: -$3,443,560 in income; no taxes.

The next record available is from 1984, when Trump also reported no income.

There were at least two years in the early 1990s when Trump appeared to have paid zero, or nearly zero, personal income taxes, Politico reported.

sanluisobispo.com

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:06:30pm

If you seriously feel Trump’s remarks have no place in the Republican Party then do something beyond a carefully worded statement. Denounce Trump’s candidacy not just some weasel words about how he doesn’t represent your party.

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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:06:33pm

Pathetic.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:06:49pm
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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:06:50pm

re: #139 Patricia Kayden

Looks like a huge crowd to me. Buffett is just another REAL Billionaire who opposes Trump. Nice.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:07:04pm

re: #143 Skip Intro

What we know about Donald Trump and his taxes so far

He doesn’t pay much and he doesn’t report much income.

sanluisobispo.com

But he’s an everyman.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:07:42pm

re: #145 jaunte

Pathetic.

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Ryan looks uncomfortable holding it.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:08:03pm
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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:08:15pm

re: #145 jaunte

W. Cleon Skousen version?

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TedStriker  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:08:31pm

re: #149 HappyWarrior

Ryan looks uncomfortable holding it.

“The power of Christ compels you!”

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:08:36pm

Good, they deserve to be out-Reaganed because Reagan was able to convince them for a generation or so that they had a monopoly on loving our country and that it was acceptable to question the patriotism of others.

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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:08:37pm

re: #149 HappyWarrior

Ryan looks uncomfortable holding it.

It’s probably burning his fingers.

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TedStriker  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:08:46pm

re: #151 Skip Intro

W. Cleon Skousen version?

Probably.

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jaunte  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:08:57pm

re: #149 HappyWarrior

Ryan looks uncomfortable holding it.

He’s afraid the No Religious Test clause is going to burn his fingers.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:09:04pm

re: #151 Skip Intro

W. Cleon Skousen version?

Nah, that’s Glenn Beck’s. Paul’s is signed by Ayn Rand.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:09:19pm

re: #156 jaunte

He’s afraid the No Religious Test clause is going to burn his fingers.

Ah that explains it.

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Skip Intro  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:10:11pm

re: #157 HappyWarrior

Nah, that’s Glenn Beck’s. Paul’s is signed by Ayn Rand.

Ah, the Fuck Everybody Who Isn’t Me edition.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:10:33pm

BUTTHURT ALERT!!!!!

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:10:54pm

re: #157 HappyWarrior

Nah, that’s Glenn Beck’s. Paul’s is signed by Ayn Rand.

The Galt’s Gulch Constitution is not going to leave guns in the hands of the plebs—trust me.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:11:53pm

re: #160 Backwoods_Sleuth

BUTTHURT ALERT!!!!!

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Oh I see Jim is blind in addition to being painfully stupid.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:12:45pm

re: #151 Skip Intro

W. Cleon Skousen version?

Nah, GPO printing, for the House of Representatives

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:13:00pm

Jim must know some really old looking high school kids because the median age in that crowd looks about 40 or so.

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:13:37pm

The Khans are on the PBS Newshour. Asked if their lives have changed, Mr. Khan replies that their lives have changed-for the better because of all the love and support they have received.

I love this man.

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A Mom Anon  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:14:56pm

re: #160 Backwoods_Sleuth

That literally makes no sense. School hasn’t started in most places (today was the first day in parts of GA, but not everywhere), what high school kid is going to give up the end of summer break to go to school and sit at a rally? Especially ones that can’t vote yet. Not that kids aren’t engaged and aware, but any moron who knows kids knows it’s time for hanging out with friends, finishing up that part time summer job and otherwise getting ready for Summer to wind down.

How does SMOTI explain the happy and enthusiastic crowds at the DNC? Were all of those people forced to be there? Idiot.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:15:00pm

re: #165 calochortus

He needs to run for office.

Where does he live. Is their a chance the Democrats could recruit him, and have him win, in 2018 or 2020?

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:15:13pm

re: #165 calochortus

The Khans are on the PBS Newshour. Asked if their lives have changed, Mr. Khan replies that their lives have changed-for the better because of all the love and support they have received.

I love this man.

I have read about that. Wonderful to see people reaching out to strangers like that and showing love and support.

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dangerman  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:15:34pm

re: #137 goddamnedfrank

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actually you *could* emphasize enough….
though you arent

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:16:07pm

re: #167 Ziggy_TARDIS

He needs to run for office.

Where does he live. Is their a chance the Democrats could recruit him, and have him win, in 2018 or 2020?

Charlottesville, Virginia.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:16:48pm

re: #166 A Mom Anon

That literally makes no sense. School hasn’t started in most places (today was the first day in parts of GA, but not everywhere), what high school kid is going to give up the end of summer break to go to school and sit at a rally? Especially ones that can’t vote yet. Not that kids aren’t engaged and aware, but any moron who knows kids knows it’s time for hanging out with friends, finishing up that part time summer job and otherwise getting ready for Summer to wind down.

How does SMOTI explain the happy and enthusiastic crowds at the DNC? Were all of those people forced to be there? Idiot.

I know right? Just nonsensical ravings from a nonsensical man.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:17:24pm

re: #167 Ziggy_TARDIS

I think he is either in Maryland or Virginia.

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Decatur Deb  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:17:44pm

re: #166 A Mom Anon

That literally makes no sense. School hasn’t started in most places (today was the first day in parts of GA, but not everywhere), what high school kid is going to give up the end of summer break to go to school and sit at a rally? Especially ones that can’t vote yet. Not that kids aren’t engaged and aware, but any moron who knows kids knows it’s time for hanging out with friends, finishing up that part time summer job and otherwise getting ready for Summer to wind down.

How does SMOTI explain the happy and enthusiastic crowds at the DNC? Were all of those people forced to be there? Idiot.

Screw SMOTI—send the committed adults away from a rally and fill it with fresh kids any day.

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:17:58pm

re: #44 Backwoods_Sleuth

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darned fire marshal!!!!

:D

SMOTI in deep denial

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:18:27pm

re: #167 Ziggy_TARDIS

He needs to run for office.

Where does he live. Is their a chance the Democrats could recruit him, and have him win, in 2018 or 2020?

Wikipedia says they live in MD. I’m not sure he has an interest in politics, but who knows?

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:19:59pm

re: #175 calochortus

Wikipedia says they live in MD. I’m not sure he has an interest in politics, but who knows?

They introduced him as being from Charlottesville in his speech. It’s far from the most right wing part of the state in that they have had a Democratic Congressman in my lifetime but it’s far from strong Democratic area too since the parts of the district outside of UVA are pretty conservative.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:20:05pm

re: #170 HappyWarrior

If he is there, he can’t win on account of Gerrymandered districts. If Democrats can seize control of Virginia though, they could redistrict in time for 2018, in theory. (See what happened in Texas.)

re: #175 calochortus

If he is there, it becomes easier, especially if the Democrat in question is nearing the time to step aside.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:20:15pm

re: #166 A Mom Anon

That literally makes no sense. School hasn’t started in most places (today was the first day in parts of GA, but not everywhere), what high school kid is going to give up the end of summer break to go to school and sit at a rally? Especially ones that can’t vote yet. Not that kids aren’t engaged and aware, but any moron who knows kids knows it’s time for hanging out with friends, finishing up that part time summer job and otherwise getting ready for Summer to wind down.

How does SMOTI explain the happy and enthusiastic crowds at the DNC? Were all of those people forced to be there? Idiot.

Omaha schools have students first day on August 17th…
Amazing what you can fin on the internet
New teachers report Wednesday
Link

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:21:03pm

Apparently Mr. Khan keeps a stack of pocket Constitutions at home to give to people.

PBS contacted the Trump campaign, but they didn’t send anyone or have a response.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:21:36pm

Okay, now my friend is just being stupid. Concern trolling Michelle Obama about her line that the President will shape the lives of our children the next four to eight years. Goddamn, I hope to God he doesn’t want to talk politics tonight because I’m honestly afraid of losing my temper and a friend. And he’s posting Wikileaks bs about how Clinton armed Islamic terrorists in Syria. Goddamn.

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:22:20pm

re: #166 A Mom Anon

That literally makes no sense. School hasn’t started in most places (today was the first day in parts of GA, but not everywhere), what high school kid is going to give up the end of summer break to go to school and sit at a rally? Especially ones that can’t vote yet. Not that kids aren’t engaged and aware, but any moron who knows kids knows it’s time for hanging out with friends, finishing up that part time summer job and otherwise getting ready for Summer to wind down.

How does SMOTI explain the happy and enthusiastic crowds at the DNC? Were all of those people forced to be there? Idiot.

The Clinton Foundation is paying them?

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The Vicious Babushka  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:22:22pm

re: #65 Targetpractice

That’s gotta be the worst fear of the GOP movers and shakers, that they’ll be back in 4 years watching an even bigger buffoon than Trump take the nomination.

Does a bigger buffoon than Trump even exist?

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:22:36pm

re: #177 Ziggy_TARDIS

If he is there, he can’t win on account of Gerrymandered districts. If Democrats can seize control of Virginia though, they could redistrict in time for 2018, in theory. (See what happened in Texas.)

If he is there, it becomes easier, especially if the Democrat in question is nearing the time to step aside.

Well that’s assuming he wants to run. Don’t get me wrong, I admire the hell of the guy too but he may not be ready to commit to being a legislator and honestly he does a lot of great things already as an immigration lawyer.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:23:33pm

re: #179 calochortus

Apparently Mr. Khan keeps a stack of pocket Constitutions at home to give to people.

PBS contacted the Trump campaign, but they didn’t send anyone or have a response.

He gives them to UVA ROTC cadets apparently. And his son went to UVA too, his son definitely was a smart guy. UVA is very difficult to get into. I only knew a handful of people who got in there from my high school.

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calochortus  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:24:58pm

My, my, my. Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff are continuing to take Trump apart, with some help from Amy Walter.

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piratedan  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:26:06pm

obviously SMOTI is just using his own reference as High School was the best 10 years of his life, so maybe that’s it…. /////////////////////

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:27:48pm

re: #186 piratedan

obviously SMOTI is just using his own reference as High School was the best 10 years of his life, so maybe that’s it…. /////////////////////

I like how he makes high school kids being excited for Clinton out to be a bad thing. I mean the audience obviously was pretty diverse age wise from all the pictures I’ve seen anyhow so SMOTI must be huffing paint again.

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ExpatGirl  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:29:21pm

re: #70 Backwoods_Sleuth

What separates them from the Tea Party is that they can spell.

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Cheechako  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:30:32pm

I really believe Dtrumps Achilles heel is his tax forms. He’s not proud of something in his taxes and is doing everything he can to hide it. Could be anything from charity donations to a very low income. Since Donny is so sensitive to any type of criticism, he need to be constantly pounded on this issue. Every anti-Trump commercial ought to have a closing tag such as “Donald…where are your tax forms?”. Keep the issue right out in front until he complies or goes berserk.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:32:03pm

re: #183 HappyWarrior

True, but I think he could do a lot of good, and we don’t have enough Muslims representing us in Congress.

There should be 4-10 Muslims in the House, and 1-3 in the Senate, based on the incredibly vague demographics about Muslims in the US. We got 2 in the house, none in the Senate.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:33:38pm

re: #189 Cheechako

It is most likely a combination of all speculation I have heard.

He is probably worth less than $1 Billion, has severe debt we don’t know about, and has large connections to Russia.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:35:08pm

re: #190 Ziggy_TARDIS

True, but I think he could do a lot of good, and we don’t have enough Muslims representing us in Congress.

There should be 4-10 Muslims in the House, and 1-3 in the Senate, based on the incredibly vague demographics about Muslims in the US. We got 2 in the house, none in the Senate.

I don’t disagree with you at all. I just would like to see his thoughts on it. We definitely do need more representation for Muslims for sure. 2 out of 535 in Congress overrall is pretty bad. It’s just that elected office would probably be a big step up for him. Again, if he wants it, I’d happily support him. I just feel that he could legitimately do alot of good things and does in his current profession.

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ObserverArt  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:35:24pm

re: #44 Backwoods_Sleuth

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darned fire marshal!!!!

:D

Even though it was hot…her campaign did it right in Columbus yesterday…it was outside and had space left for more. Not sure how many were there as I am terrible at crowd estimations but people streamed in from 12:30 to 2:30 easily.

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Joe Bacon  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:36:42pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

And watch, as soon as Comrade Combover loses, the GOP will try to convince us that they never really supported him, they were just along for the ride. Like the whole party just developed a mass case of Stockholm Syndrome.

I can’t praise you enough for coming up with Comrade Combover!

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TedStriker  Aug 1, 2016 • 3:53:20pm

re: #174 The Vicious Babushka

SMOTI in deep denial

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I’m sure some of the folks there would be love to be HS age again, but at least they aren’t all ancient either.

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Joe Bacon  Aug 1, 2016 • 4:59:27pm

re: #145 jaunte

Lyin’ Ryan having something else besides Atlas Shrugged in his hand?

Gosh, I’m shocked!


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