Obama Responds to Trump Camp’s Request That He Try to Shut Down Protests: Nope

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A few days ago, Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway called on President Obama to try to shut down the mostly peaceful protests against Donald Trump’s election that have taken place across the country.

Today in Germany, the President responded to this absurd and un-democratic request in exactly the way it deserved: “Get used to it.”

President Obama won’t try to call off protests against Donald Trump, he said Thursday, ignoring pleas from the president-elect’s advisers to denounce the nationwide demonstrations.

“I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised over the course of the campaign, I would not advise them to be silent,” Obama said during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Obama said protests are just something Trump would have to get used to as leader of the free world.

“I’ve been the subject of protests during the course of my eight years,” he said. “And I suspect that there’s not a president in our history that hasn’t been subject to these protests.”

UPDATE at 11/17/16 12:49:52 pm by Charles Johnson

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nines09  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:35:58pm

Dear Donald;

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:36:36pm

Good response, Mr. President. This nation is going to miss you tons the next four years.

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gocart mozart  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:38:19pm

Frank Zappa - Freak Out 1968

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Kilroy was here  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:38:37pm

re: #2 HappyWarrior

Good response, Mr. President. This nation is going to miss you tons the next four years.

I miss him now.. and he is still here.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:39:36pm

re: #4 Kilroy was here

I miss him now.. and he is still here.

I know. I’ll always be proud that my first presidential vote was for him. It’d be a great honor ot meet him one day and let him know that.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:40:06pm

Now hearing from Bernie fans standing up for the alt right.

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:40:50pm

Now that’s MY President. #YesWeCan

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:41:07pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Now hearing from Bernie fans standing up for the alt right.

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austin_blue  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:41:44pm

And what a stupid request in the first place. The Right of Assembly is kind of, I don’t know…fundamental to the establishment of this country and its Constitution?

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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:42:01pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Now hearing from Bernie fans standing up for the alt right.

We’re asking for Twitter to do the same thing we’d ask Starbucks to do, get rid of those that spew that kind of hatred.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:42:17pm
A few days ago, Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway called on President Obama to try to shut down the mostly peaceful protests against Donald Trump’s election that have taken place across the country

So I guess we know what to expect after January 20.

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EPR-radar  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:42:46pm

re: #9 austin_blue

And what a stupid request in the first place. The Right of Assembly is kind of, I don’t know…fundamental to the establishment of this country and its Constitution?

Republicans are profoundly anti-American in every conceivable way.

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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:43:09pm

re: #11 Sir John Barron

So I guess we know what to expect after January 20.

Which is why I’m donating to the ACLU now.

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austin_blue  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:44:26pm

re: #12 EPR-radar

Republicans are profoundly anti-American in every conceivable way.

The Trumpets and Alt-Reich are, but many R’s aren’t.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:44:42pm

re: #11 Sir John Barron

So I guess we know what to expect after January 20.

Yeah that’s not a good sign. I don’t see them banning protests outright but trying something more underhanded to do it.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:44:54pm

re: #9 austin_blue

And what a stupid request in the first place. The Right of Assembly is kind of, I don’t know…fundamental to the establishment of this country and its Constitution?

But it was tyranny when the IRS merely reviewed teabag party applications for non-profit status.

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lawhawk  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:45:47pm
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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:47:18pm

re: #15 HappyWarrior

Yeah that’s not a good sign. I don’t see them banning protests outright but trying something more underhanded to do it.

Sending their brown-shirt MAGA thugs to break them up. But only Obama was a thug president with his violent ACORN voting canvassers.

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Kragar  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:47:43pm
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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:47:54pm

re: #18 Sir John Barron

Sending their brown-shirt MAGA thugs to break them up. But only Obama was a thug president with his violent ACORN voting canvassers.

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They probably will have a lot of willing collaborators.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:48:50pm

re: #19 Kragar

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:48:57pm
A few days ago, Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway called on President Obama to try to shut down the mostly peaceful protests against Donald Trump’s election that have taken place across the country

Trump campaign continuing to let it be known that the protests bother him. Not a sign of the strong leader who understands and reveres the Constitution.
SAD!

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:49:03pm
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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:49:45pm

re: #23 Charles Johnson

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Chez Ko Pe  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:49:49pm

re: #11 Sir John Barron

Obama basically told ‘em, “No, you‘ll have to order the goon squads to go in with tanks. It’s all on you.”

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:51:00pm

re: #23 Charles Johnson

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The protesters should instead arm themselves and go occupy a federal facility. That would be OK with the Bundy GOP.

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Dr. Matt  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:51:36pm

Rep. John Conyers’ Youngest Son Is Missing In Texas

Carl Conyers, the youngest son of Detroit Congressman John Conyers, has been reported missing in Texas. He was reportedly last seen on Tuesday afternoon.

According to CBS News Detroit, the circumstances of his disappearance are confusing and concerning.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:51:57pm

re: #23 Charles Johnson

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This is fascism.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:52:15pm

re: #27 Dr. Matt

Rep. John Conyers’ Youngest Son Is Missing In Texas

Crap, that’s not good.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:52:15pm

re: #19 Kragar

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Not really fair to include W Bush in that.

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freetoken  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:52:49pm

re: #28 HappyWarrior

This is fascism.

Authoritarianism.

It’s what dictators do to gain power.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:53:02pm

First & last paragraphs only, since it’s a short article:

Trump’s alt-right-Jewish alliance | Religion News Service

Steve Bannon must be enjoying this. The designated head of strategy in the Trump White House has got the Jews fighting with each other. […]

There is a certain affinity between the white nationalism of the alt-right and the Jewish nationalism of the Zionist right. Steve Bannon’s strategy is to use it to foster an anti-Muslim presidency. And if that means dividing the Jews, so much the better.

I’m pretty sure the part I emphasized is exactly what Sergey was talking about yesterday here & here.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:53:24pm

re: #23 Charles Johnson

Republican suggests charging anti-Trump protestors with terrorism thehill.com pic.twitter.com
— The Hill

Our Brave New World under Unified GOP Government is not off to a promising start.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:53:39pm

re: #31 freetoken

Authoritarianism.

It’s what dictators do to gain power.

True, fascism is merely a form of authoritarianism.

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Dr. Matt  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:54:23pm

re: #29 HappyWarrior

Crap, that’s not good.

No. Not all….especially since Texas is part of the equation.

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EPR-radar  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:54:54pm

I know it won’t go anywhere, because media + Republicans, but the sheer evil genius of the Comey ratfucking campaign should be noted for the record.

Comey’s fundamental problem with his investigation into the Clinton emails was that he had no case. He turned that weakness into a strength as follows:

1) The recommendation to not prosecute came in July with a press conference and Congressional circus to reinforce the narrative that Clinton was a crook and that she was above the law.

2) Comey’s email to congress about reopening the investigation was a perfect October surprise. These things have to be done late, because swing voters are idiots with the attention span of a mayfly.

3) Just before the election, Comey announces that the reopened investigation “did not change any earlier conclusions”, again reinforcing this nonsense about Clinton being above the law, and also consistent with the short attention span of swing voters.

I’m absolutely convinced that items 2 and 3 above were planned as of the July press conference.

So here’s a lesson for any future Democratic office holders. Do not appoint Republicans to any post whatsoever. Party above country is how they roll, but they don’t see it that way. They think the nation is the Republican party, with everyone else being an interloper of some kind or other.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:55:23pm

re: #35 Dr. Matt

No. Not all….especially since Texas is part of the equation.

I hope he’s safe. Not good.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:55:44pm
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EPR-radar  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:56:59pm

re: #14 austin_blue

The Trumpets and Alt-Reich are, but many R’s aren’t.

The other Republicans seem content to let the Trumphhroids and Alt-Reich do their thing without hindrance, so I’m not inclined to spare them from this charge.

Also, the Republican party is fully on board with voter suppression, which is as unAmerican as it gets.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:57:10pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

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You could understand it if Sanders was your college aged brother but not someone who’s been some sort of national office for over 20 years. Sanders should know what Turmp is all about.

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:58:21pm

re: #40 HappyWarrior

You could understand it if Sanders was your college aged brother but not someone who’s been some sort of national office for over 20 years. Sanders should know what Turmp is all about.

I’m at the point where there’s no use arguing about Sanders’ flaws with his supporters on my FB anymore.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:58:42pm
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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:58:47pm

I’ll admit I’m surprised that Conway is already signaling Heir Trump’s anti-constitutionalism this soon this emphatically.

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EPR-radar  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:59:04pm

re: #30 Sir John Barron

Not really fair to include W Bush in that.

Why not? W Bush waged a war of choice and got the US into the torture business.

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Dr. Matt  Nov 17, 2016 • 12:59:25pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

@gocartmozart1 @CNN It’s so incredibly naïve for Sanders to even suggest Trump might “take on corporate America.” Never gonna happen.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 17, 2016

Corporate America is salivating over a Trump presidency.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:00:59pm
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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:01:00pm

re: #41 electrotek

I’m at the point where there’s no use arguing about Sanders’ flaws with his supporters on my FB anymore.

Yeah me too. I just hope his supporters are actually paying attention to him and how foolish he’s acting and see that this is the man who thought the Dems should nave nominated in action.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:01:57pm

re: #46 Charles Johnson

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Romantic Heretic  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:02:52pm

re: #15 HappyWarrior

I see Ohio Kent State except with a larger body count and less concern for the victims.

ETA: It’s been a long two weeks and I’m not at me best.

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Kragar  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:03:08pm
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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:03:11pm

re: #49 Romantic Heretic

I see Ohio State except with a larger body count and less concern for the victims.

Kent State?

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freetoken  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:03:22pm

re: #34 HappyWarrior

True, fascism is merely a form of authoritarianism.

In the US, authoritarianism will tend towards the fascistic, given our history and society. In other places and other times the central power figures who would demand obedience were religious hierarchies. In other places it would be tribal military leaders. And so on.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:04:00pm

re: #50 Kragar

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Well I’d be sorry for the Israelis but would be more than happy with Huck out of the country.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:04:13pm

re: #49 Romantic Heretic

I see Ohio State except with a larger body count and less concern for the victims.

Kent State, you mean yes.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:05:03pm

re: #53 Sir John Barron

Well I’d be sorry for the Israelis but would be more than happy with Huck out of the country.

Maybe Trump could join Huck and go someplace else, too.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:05:08pm

re: #50 Kragar

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At least we’re through with him, I feel sorry for the Israelis though.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:05:50pm

re: #50 Kragar

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Reminder, Chuck Rage Furby Johnson is not a valid source.

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austin_blue  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:06:36pm

re: #46 Charles Johnson

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That they are even asking the question is appalling.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:07:44pm

re: #58 austin_blue

That they are even asking the question is appalling.

Yeah I don’t care what the results are. I’m old enough to remember learning about the internment camps for the Japanese as a dark chapter of our history. And here we are now.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:08:15pm

re: #23 Charles Johnson

These assholes really want to have it both ways don’t they?

So Republicans get to spew endless venom at Obama for eight years and they are just “Patriots exercising their constitutional rights” but the Liberals protesting Trump are terrorist traitors who ought be locked up by the hundreds.

Apparently they are okay with FEMA camps so long as they’re the ones running them.

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austin_blue  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:08:30pm

re: #59 HappyWarrior

Yeah I don’t care what the results are. I’m old enough to remember learning about the internment camps for the Japanese as a dark chapter of our history. And here we are now.

Complete agreement.

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Timothy Watson  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:08:58pm

re: #50 Kragar

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:09:06pm

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Romantic Heretic  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:09:48pm

re: #45 Dr. Matt

Corporate America is salivating over a Trump presidency.

As my favourite writer puts it:

Capitalism was content under Hitler, happy under Mussolini, very happy under Franco and delirious under General Pinochet.

I suspect Trump will be closer to Putin. The person through which all money must travel before anything gets done. A kleptocracy even worse than the one now.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:09:54pm

re: #61 austin_blue

Complete agreement.

Never again has become “”Hey maybe if we don’t like that group.” Sigh man, I’ve known Muslims my entire life and it just breaks my heart to see this.

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BeachDem  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:10:08pm

re: #32 CuriousLurker

First & last paragraphs only, since it’s a short article:

I’m pretty sure the part I emphasized is exactly what Sergey was talking about yesterday here & here.

But it’s all going to be OK, because Jared Kushner is now being touted as Alexander Hamilton (or something)

“I see Jared as like the Alexander Hamilton of the new administration. I’m not saying he’s going in or not going in, but this is a 35-year-old guy,” Scaramucci said Thursday. “Remember how young Alexander Hamilton was when he was advising George Washington.”

“Alexander Hamilton was an academic,” Ruhle pointed out.

“Jared is one of the smartest guys that I’ve met,” Scaramucci replied. “He went to Harvard. He’s a very well studied guy.

talkingpointsmemo.com

Note: Kayleigh McInidiot also went to Harvard.

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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:10:59pm

re: #65 HappyWarrior

Never again has become “”Hey maybe if we don’t like that group.” Sigh man, I’ve known Muslims my entire life and it just breaks my heart to see this.

As long as it makes you angry as well.

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Romantic Heretic  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:11:37pm

re: #51 Sir John Barron

Yes, that’s what I meant.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:12:47pm

re: #67 Belafon

As long as it makes you angry as well.

Angry and sad.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:14:27pm

re: #66 BeachDem

But it’s all going to be OK, because Jared Kushner is now being touted as Alexander Hamilton (or something)

talkingpointsmemo.com

Note: Kayleigh McInidiot also went to Harvard.

Alexander Hamilton was one of the most brilliant minds on economics this nation has ever seen. It’s not that Jared is young. It’s that he has no qualifications at all on national security. And comparing Jared to Hamilton is by extension comparing Trump to GW. By the way, didn’t know Kayleigh went to Harvard, man that disturbs me. I mean at least with Shapiro, one gets the impression he acts intellectually dishonest and a fool whereas Kayleigh I thought a genuine idiot.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:14:43pm

ISIS recruiters must be salivating about Trumps plans.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:15:12pm
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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:15:25pm

re: #63 HappyWarrior

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BeachDem  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:17:36pm

re: #70 HappyWarrior

Alexander Hamilton was one of the most brilliant minds on economics this nation has ever seen. It’s not that Jared is young. It’s that he has no qualifications at all on national security. And comparing Jared to Hamilton is by extension comparing Trump to GW. By the way, didn’t know Kayleigh went to Harvard, man that disturbs me. I mean at least with Shapiro, one gets the impression he acts intellectually dishonest and a fool whereas Kayleigh I thought a genuine idiot.

McInidiot—Georgetown undergrad, Harvard Law and a stop at Oxford, I believe, in between. So either she absorbed nothing during her education and is a certified idiot, or she is the best actress on the planet. (I’m going with number 1)

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:17:40pm

re: #73 electrotek

Hate to say it but some of them voted for Trump because of anti-Muslim hatred.

County where i work was overwhelmingly pro-Clinton. Some maybe but I’d be shocked if a majority.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:19:19pm

re: #74 BeachDem

McInidiot—Georgetown undergrad, Harvard Law and a stop at Oxford, I believe, in between. So either she absorbed nothing during her education and is a certified idiot, or she is the best actress on the planet. (I’m going with number 1)

I always thought it was funny how many self proclaimed “anti-elites” are products of elite schooling themselves. Kayleigh, Shapiro, anyone at NRO, and of course Trump himself. I didn’t go to an elite school. I was public and in state all the way.

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:19:51pm

re: #75 HappyWarrior

County where i work was overwhelmingly pro-Clinton. Some maybe but I’d be shocked if a majority.

For sure, a lot of my Iranian friends overwhelmingly voted for Clinton.

But I just can’t deny that some of them who still are thirsty for revenge voted for Trump out of spite.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:21:36pm
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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:21:52pm

re: #77 electrotek

For sure, a lot of my Iranian friends overwhelmingly voted for Clinton.

But I just can’t deny that some of them who still are thirsty for revenge voted for Trump out of spite.

I was pretty sad reading about that one lady in Great Falls, single mother I believe and self proclaimed pro-choice, pro-LGBT, believer in climate change that voted for him. I don’t know if she was Iranian-American or not though.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:22:36pm

re: #79 HappyWarrior

I was pretty sad reading about that one lady in Great Falls, single mother I believe and self proclaimed pro-choice, pro-LGBT, believer in climate change that voted for him. I don’t know if she was Iranian-American or not though.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:23:51pm

re: #80 Sir John Barron

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The op-ed in the Post b that one Muslim-American woman who voted for Trump. SHE claimed ot be pro choice, pro LGBT rights, adn a believer in climate change but vote for Trump anyhow. She lives in Great Falls, Va.

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BeachDem  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:24:51pm

re: #76 HappyWarrior

I always thought it was funny how many self proclaimed “anti-elites” are products of elite schooling themselves. Kayleigh, Shapiro, anyone at NRO, and of course Trump himself. I didn’t go to an elite school. I was public and in state all the way.

Oh—and Jared’s esteemed intellectualism?

Jared attended the Orthodox Frisch School, in Paramus, New Jersey. By some accounts, he worked hard in school, but he was not especially academic. In The Price of Admission, Daniel Golden notes that officials at Frisch were “dismayed” when Jared was accepted to Harvard, since, as one former school official put it, “his GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it.” Other students in Jared’s class, the official said, were far more deserving. But Jared had a weapon that his classmates did not: his father. According to Golden, Charles donated $2.5 million to Harvard the year his son applied. Just to be safe, he also donated to Cornell and Princeton.

esquire.com

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:25:45pm

re: #81 HappyWarrior

The op-ed in the Post b that one Muslim-American woman who voted for Trump. SHE claimed ot be pro choice, pro LGBT rights, adn a believer in climate change but vote for Trump anyhow. She lives in Great Falls, Va.

Why in the world would she do that? EMAILS?

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:27:13pm

re: #82 BeachDem

Oh—and Jared’s esteemed intellectualism?

esquire.com

Doesn’t surprise me. I’ll admit it here. I wasn’t the best student but my merits and not my parents’ connections determined my future and even though I’m not rich, I’m proud that I’ve achieved what I have through my own set of skills and my own name. We only have one lawyer in my family that I know of and I never even met him.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:27:33pm

re: #83 Sir John Barron

Why in the world would she do that? EMAILS?

EMAILS and Obama/Clinton didn’t say the magic word on Muslim terrorism.

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BeachDem  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:28:00pm

re: #83 Sir John Barron

Why in the world would she do that? EMAILS?

No, it was because she couldn’t afford her Obamacare insurance, and she didn’t get a mortgage break from some other OBAMA program.

I’m sure things will work out much better for her in the Trump administration.

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austin_blue  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:28:53pm

re: #86 BeachDem

No, it was because she couldn’t afford her Obamacare insurance, and she didn’t get a mortgage break from some other OBAMA program.

I’m sure things will work out much better for her in the Trump administration.

She might not have to worry about the mortgage in her new “home”.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:29:13pm

re: #86 BeachDem

No, it was because she couldn’t afford her Obamacare insurance, and she didn’t get a mortgage break from some other OBAMA program.

I’m sure things will work out much better for her in the Trump administration.

Oh I thought it was the emails and her bitching that Clinton and Obama didn’t use the magical words on terrorism that makes it all go away.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:29:43pm

re: #81 HappyWarrior

Asra Nomani, right?

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:30:20pm

Sad part is she resides in one of the most friendly areas to Muslims in the country. Fairfax County is very friendly to Muslims and has many Muslim doctors, lawyers, enterpenuers, and others.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:30:34pm

re: #89 Ziggy_TARDIS

Asra Nomani, right?

I think that’s her name.

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:31:10pm

re: #81 HappyWarrior

The op-ed in the Post b that one Muslim-American woman who voted for Trump. SHE claimed ot be pro choice, pro LGBT rights, adn a believer in climate change but vote for Trump anyhow. She lives in Great Falls, Va.

Asra Nomani?

She’s a moron, always been seen as a pariah in the Muslim community.

All the ex-Muslims were shaming her for embracing that perverted pig

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:31:34pm

re: #90 HappyWarrior

Sad part is she resides in one of the most friendly areas to Muslims in the country. Fairfax County is very friendly to Muslims and has many Muslim doctors, lawyers, enterpenuers, and others.

She has her own axe to grind in the community.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:31:37pm

re: #92 electrotek

Asra Nomani?

She’s a moron, always been seen as a pariah in the Muslim community.

All the ex-Muslims were shaming her for embracing that perverted pig

I had never heard of her before that. Yes, that’s her.

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BeachDem  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:31:49pm

re: #88 HappyWarrior

Oh I thought it was the emails and her bitching that Clinton and Obama didn’t use the magical words on terrorism that makes it all go away.

She might have mentioned that as well, but I mostly remember her bitching about Obamacare and mortgages. Don’t have time (or stomach) to re-read her crap though.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:31:49pm

re: #93 electrotek

She has her own axe to grind in the community.

Ohhhhhhhhhh, okay.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:32:06pm

re: #95 BeachDem

She might have mentioned that as well, but I mostly remember her bitching about Obamacare and mortgages. Don’t have time (or stomach) to re-read her crap though.

Can’t say I blame you.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:32:48pm

re: #92 electrotek

Asra Nomani?

She’s a moron, always been seen as a pariah in the Muslim community.

All the ex-Muslims were shaming her for embracing that perverted pig

Oh, so not some random person, undecided voter, etc.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:34:29pm

re: #62 Timothy Watson

I think Huckabee might just be enough to make Bibi absolutely sick with the GOP.

I don’t think so. Sixth row down. He wasn’t at speaker at this year’s summit, presumably because he’d thrown his hat into the ring to be the GOP nominee.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:34:35pm

re: #99 Sir John Barron

Oh, so not some random person, undecided voter, etc.

Yeah I didn’t realize she was prominent. I’ve heard of Hirsch Ali who CL has told me a lot about.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:34:51pm

Speak of the Devil, hi CL.

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:35:15pm
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Scottishdragon  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:36:06pm

re: #9 austin_blue

And what a stupid request in the first place. The Right of Assembly is kind of, I don’t know…fundamental to the establishment of this country and its Constitution?

The next AG will move to have BLM designated as a terror group or some such, and start prosecutions using RICO.

Trump and his people are determined to crush African American(and anybody else ftm) protests against police violence.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:37:13pm

re: #102 HappyWarrior

Speak of the Devil, hi CL.

Hiya. 😈

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:37:23pm

re: #104 Scottishdragon

The next AG will move to have BLM designated as a terror group or some such, and start prosecutions using RICO.

Trump and his people are determined to crush African American(and anybody else ftm) protests against police violence.

“Vote for me, you inner city blacks with all the gangs and crime and stuff. What do you have to lose?”

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Varek Raith  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:38:51pm

re: #102 HappyWarrior

Speak of the Devil, hi CL.

If she’s the Devil, then I’m the Super Devil.
:P

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:39:00pm

re: #105 CuriousLurker

Hiya. 😈

Was just talking about how you’ve told me a lot about Ms. Hirsi Ali that the right uses to bash Muslims.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:39:35pm

re: #107 Varek Raith

If she’s the Devil, then I’m the Super Devil.
:P

So you have a jar of marmalade that causes people to commit adultery?

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:41:05pm

Hi CL, did you get your private post earlier?

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bratwurst  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:41:27pm
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goddamnedfrank  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:44:06pm
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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:45:57pm

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

How many physical businesses are required to allow hate speech?

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:46:14pm
A few days ago, Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway called on President Obama to try to shut down the mostly peaceful protests against Donald Trump’s election that have taken place across the country.

New President-to-be confused about Constitution. Demands country-wide Safe Space.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:46:34pm

re: #113 Belafon

How many physical businesses are required to allow hate speech?

Exactly.

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mmmirele  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:48:26pm

re: #84 HappyWarrior

Doesn’t surprise me. I’ll admit it here. I wasn’t the best student but my merits and not my parents’ connections determined my future and even though I’m not rich, I’m proud that I’ve achieved what I have through my own set of skills and my own name. We only have one lawyer in my family that I know of and I never even met him.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:48:56pm
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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:50:00pm

re: #110 William Lewis

Gah, no—I totally missed it as my attention has been divided all day. Linky, pls?

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:50:06pm
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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:50:07pm

re: #117 Charles Johnson

Because the rest of the world wants to have to question every word the president says.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:50:26pm
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bratwurst  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:52:38pm
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I frequently think that Minnesota is blessed with two of the best United States senators (along with the great Amy Klobuchar)…and remember a few months ago seeing a Bernie bro on Twitter suggesting they BOTH needed to be replaced, having committed the crime of backing Secretary Clinton.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:52:51pm

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:53:19pm

re: #118 CuriousLurker

Gah, no—I totally missed it as my attention has been divided all day. Linky, pls?

Here you go:
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mmmirele  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:53:32pm

Well, apparently my stress level has not affected my blood pressure (normal), blood sugar (down, and for a diabetic, that’s good) and weight (stable). I can’t imagine how that is the case, given that I was exceedingly stressed out before the election and things have not improved. Maybe it’s all the picketing. *smirk*

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:53:32pm

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:54:32pm

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Senator Amy Klobuchar follows me. Not sure how that happened. But she’s the only one.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:55:51pm

re: #127 Sir John Barron

Senator Amy Klobuchar follows me. Not sure how that happened. But she’s the only one.

I like her. If Clinton had won, she could have been a good name to consider for AG or USSC if she were so interested.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:55:54pm

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I frequently think that Minnesota is blessed with two of the best United States senators (along with the great Amy Klobuchar)…and remember a few months ago seeing a Bernie bro on Twitter suggesting they BOTH needed to be replaced, having committed the crime of backing Secretary Clinton.

Two sitting Democratic Senators endorsed a fellow Democrat? Crazy times we live in.

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:56:22pm

re: #123 CuriousLurker

Heh, yeah, as soon as I saw she was white AND libertarian, I blocked her. I basically feel like I have a target painted on my back right now, so I’ve got more immediate (and very real) concerns.

You might appreciate this as well…

Students and Teachers Wear Hijibs Support to support Duluth East Freshman

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:57:29pm

re: #129 Sir John Barron

Two sitting Democratic Senators endorsed a fellow Democrat? Crazy times we live in.

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I know, it’s terrible isn’t it? Man I am so fucking sick of the Bernie Bros. And FWIW, I don’t feel Ellison or any other Congressional Dem that did support Bernie needs to be replaced. These folks don’t want a party, they want a circle purity jerk where they can tell each other how pure and truly progressive they are.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:59:17pm

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 1:59:45pm

re: #123 CuriousLurker

Heh, yeah, as soon as I saw she was white AND libertarian, I blocked her. I basically feel like I have a target painted on my back right now, so I’ve got more immediate (and very real) concerns.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:00:11pm

re: #128 HappyWarrior

I like her. If Clinton had won, she could have been a good name to consider for AG or USSC if she were so interested.

Maybe Trump will ask her to fill a cabinet position. He’s not having such luck with fellow Republicans.

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:00:15pm

re: #125 mmmirele

Well, apparently my stress level has not affected my blood pressure (normal), blood sugar (down, and for a diabetic, that’s good) and weight (stable). I can’t imagine how that is the case, given that I was exceedingly stressed out before the election and things have not improved. Maybe it’s all the picketing. *smirk*

Obama tells Trump: ‘I can’t tell the protestors to stop as long as the ACA is under threat.’

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Scottishdragon  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:00:20pm

re: #126 HappyWarrior

HE’s going to cause a bunch of international incidents and the response will be “Well President Trump was just kidding, President/Prime Minster so and so s needs to take a joke.”

PM Abe is looking for an excuse to change the Japanese constitution away from a pacifist stance and go back to being a military player.

Trump and the American voters just gave him…oh, I dunno, a couple dozen?

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:00:55pm

re: #124 William Lewis

Here you go:
littlegreenfootballs.com

Thanks.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:01:10pm

re: #136 Scottishdragon

PM Abe is looking for an excuse to change the Japanese constitution away from a pacifist stance and go back to being a military player.

Trump and the American voters just gave him…oh, I dunno, a couple dozen?

Which in turn will worry the Chinese. Goddamn what a mess.

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:01:37pm

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:01:50pm

re: #136 Scottishdragon

PM Abe is looking for an excuse to change the Japanese constitution away from a pacifist stance and go back to being a military player.

Trump and the American voters just gave him…oh, I dunno, a couple dozen?

What could go wrong?

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:02:42pm

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Scottishdragon  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:02:49pm

re: #138 HappyWarrior

Which in turn will worry the Chinese. Goddamn what a mess.

Japan will conclude they cannot depend on us and our nuclear umbrella.

I don’t blame them.

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:03:21pm

re: #138 HappyWarrior

Which in turn will worry the Chinese. Goddamn what a mess.

And the South Koreans too.

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EPR-radar  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:04:02pm

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

Libertarianism has so many other ways of disappearing up its own ass.

My favorite is that they obsess over concentration of government power and are blind to concentration of private power.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:04:06pm

re: #142 Scottishdragon

Japan will conclude they cannot depend on us and our nuclear umbrella.

I don’t blame them.

The next president is going to have so much waste to clean up. We still haven’t fully cleaned up al ot of Bush’s errors. And now with the things Trump is doing? Man. It’s going to take a special man or woman to be up to that challenge.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:04:24pm

re: #143 electrotek

And the South Koreans too.

Yep.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:04:55pm

re: #142 Scottishdragon

Japan will conclude they cannot depend on us and our nuclear umbrella.

I don’t blame them.

Well how much are they paying us? Our allies gotta pay up! I’ll have the best treaties!

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:05:59pm

re: #144 EPR-radar

Libertarianism has so many other ways of disappearing up its own ass.

My favorite is that they obsess over concentration of government power and are blind to concentration of private power.

Because there are all these great ways to combat the concentration of private power, such as….and….then…hmm…

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:06:40pm

re: #144 EPR-radar

Libertarianism has so many other ways of disappearing up its own ass.

My favorite is that they obsess over concentration of government power and are blind to concentration of private power.

Yeah that is one of my big big beefs with them. Also related and Frank articulates this so much more well than I can but they talk about how they value individual rights but don’t seem to value having a government that can efnroce and protect those rights. Too busy being smug about it all.

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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:09:48pm

re: #149 HappyWarrior

Yeah that is one of my big big beefs with them. Also related and Frank articulates this so much more well than I can but they talk about how they value individual rights but don’t seem to value having a government that can efnroce and protect those rights. Too busy being smug about it all.

The market will decide whether your “right” was worth it or not. Only the most efficient rights will survive and thrive.

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:10:06pm

re: #140 Sir John Barron

What could go wrong?

Well, they’ve got these two ships, named for for famous IJN ships, wonder where they could get used… en.wikipedia.org

Biggest ship since WWII and named for the IJN Kaga that was present at Pearl Harbor and sunk at Midway. A very big FU to Beijing. Not going to need much of an excuse from the Trumpenfuhrer to do more.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:11:12pm

another one bites the dust and is having a hissy fit.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:11:36pm

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Yeah that’s terrifying. And I haven’t even gotten started on how many of them seem to think Lincoln was a tyrant and that the CSA gets demonized wrongly in history.

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:12:19pm

re: #152 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Sir John Barron  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:13:19pm

re: #151 William Lewis

Well, they’ve got these two ships, named for for famous IJN ships, wonder where they could get used… en.wikipedia.org

Biggest ship since WWII and named for the IJN Kaga that was present at Pearl Harbor and sunk at Midway. A very big FU to Beijing. Not going to need much of an excuse from the Trumpenfuhrer to do more.

Interestingly, my newest audiobook is Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness (or something).

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:14:45pm

re: #152 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:15:25pm

re: #156 electrotek

Aren’t multiple accounts frowned upon by Twitter Corporate?

allegedly

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Stanley Sea  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:15:27pm
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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:17:40pm

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Dr. Matt  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:19:13pm

re: #156 electrotek

Aren’t multiple accounts frowned upon by Twitter Corporate?

Violates their TOS.

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Stanley Sea  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:20:39pm

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SQUEEEEEE!!

Crazy dog!!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:21:20pm

re: #160 Dr. Matt

Violates their TOS.

too bad that’s not one of the obvious things to click on when you want to report someone.

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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:22:05pm

re: #153 HappyWarrior

Yeah that’s terrifying. And I haven’t even gotten started on how many of them seem to think Lincoln was a tyrant and that the CSA gets demonized wrongly in history.

I have an idea for a book. If you’ve read or seen Gone with the Wind, you’ll notice it presents a rather rosy picture of the South before the Civil War. But then there’s Rhett Butler, who seems to see the world around him differently. What if the story was rewritten from his POV. Where in the original the slaves were taken care of, he sees the beatings they took, and though he can’t do much to stop them, he’s nicer to them than everyone else. The story could be rewritten showing what actually happened.

I’ve suggested it to my son, but he’s still working, at 16, on his first novel.

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baileylamb  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:23:18pm

re: #12 EPR-radar

From looking at the precinct data, many Republicans, where I live, voted for Clinton or didn’t vote (but considering Portman’s margin in my county I safely assume Republicans voting for Clinton), it was the so called progressive left that did not vote (that and students)

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:24:21pm

re: #164 Belafon

I have an idea for a book. If you’ve read or seen Gone with the Wind, you’ll notice it presents a rather rosy picture of the South before the Civil War. But then there’s Rhett Butler, who seems to see the world around him differently. What if the story was rewritten from his POV. Where in the original the slaves were taken care of, he sees the beatings they took, and though he can’t do much to stop them, he’s nicer to them than everyone else. The story could be rewritten showing what actually happened.

I’ve suggested it to my son, but he’s still working, at 16, on his first novel.

That’s an interesting idea. We have seen reworkigns of past novels before from other perspectives i.e. Wicked and I remember reading an online sort of memoir from Tom Buchanan from The Great Great Gatsby. I’ve never actually read or seen Gone With the Wind. But I love the idea. I mostly do short stories myself.

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In several key states, namely Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin, Democratic Senate candidates and the party’s presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, failed to connect with middle-class voters, who gravitated instead to the populist appeals of Mr. Trump.[…]

Or so the story goes.

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Scout  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:28:33pm

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:30:03pm

re: #164 Belafon

I have an idea for a book. If you’ve read or seen Gone with the Wind, you’ll notice it presents a rather rosy picture of the South before the Civil War. But then there’s Rhett Butler, who seems to see the world around him differently. What if the story was rewritten from his POV. Where in the original the slaves were taken care of, he sees the beatings they took, and though he can’t do much to stop them, he’s nicer to them than everyone else. The story could be rewritten showing what actually happened.

I’ve suggested it to my son, but he’s still working, at 16, on his first novel.

You might find this interesting…

en.wikipedia.org

he Wind Done Gone (2001) is the first novel written by Alice Randall. It is a bestselling historical novel that tells an alternative account of the story in the American novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell. While the story of Gone with the Wind focuses on the life of a wealthy slave owner, Scarlett O’Hara, The Wind Done Gone tells the story of the life of one of her slaves, Cynara, during the same time period and events.

The title is an African American Vernacular English version of the original’s title. Cynara’s name comes from the Ernest Dowson poem Non sum qualís eram bonae sub regno Cynarae[citation needed], a line from which (“I have forgot much, Cynara! gone with the wind”) was the origin of Mitchell’s novel’s title as well.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:30:23pm

re: #168 Scout

You can embed tweets here without being on Twitter. Just click on the date/time stamp (the “1:48pm - 16 Nov 2016” in the tweet above) and copy that link. Paste it here and Charles’ magic does the rest.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:30:24pm

re: #167 wrenchwench

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Or so the story goes.

We’ll see what happens on that. I hear his roads plan is nothing more than just privatizing a lot of roads.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:30:26pm
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Dr. Matt  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:30:26pm

Rigged!

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:31:14pm

re: #173 Dr. Matt

Rigged!

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:32:10pm

re: #168 Scout

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Then who is this Scout I am following??!?

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/somebody has my nic, too.

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Dr. Matt  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:33:38pm

re: #172 Backwoods_Sleuth

Wow. I have a feeling that tweet is going to be deleted and someone is getting Articled 15ed.

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Scout  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:34:44pm

re: #175 wrenchwench

LOL
Yeah, I’m sure Scout is a very common nickname — I take it from “To Kill a Mockingbird” just because I love that novel so much.

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:36:50pm

re: #177 Scout

LOL
Yeah, I’m sure Scout is a very common nickname — I take it from “To Kill a Mockingbird” just because I love that novel so much.

And because of that book, my default position is that Scouts are female.

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Stanley Sea  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:36:59pm
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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:37:08pm

Demonstrate against Trump = terrorists.

Demonstrate against President Obama = patriots.

Got it now?

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Dr. Matt  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:37:20pm

re: #178 Backwoods_Sleuth

Trump would be more of a Negan fanboy.

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The Vicious Babushka  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:37:34pm

DONALD TRUMP VICTORY MARCH.
MAKE MILITARY PARADES GREAT AGAIN!!!!

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Kilroy was here  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:38:36pm

Maybe Trump can help Korea and Japan become closer as they work to produce their own nuclear deterrents.
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While there are currently no known plans in Japan to produce nuclear weapons, it has been argued Japan has the technology, raw materials, and the capital to produce nuclear weapons within one year if necessary, and many analysts consider it a de facto nuclear state for this reason.[29][30] For this reason Japan is often said to be a “screwdriver’s turn”[31][32] away from possessing nuclear weapons, or to possess a “bomb in the basement”.[33]

I’m sure both would want them submarine based to keep them away from population centers.

Think of all the R & D money to jump start their economies.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:39:04pm

re: #180 Stanley Sea

LOL!! Tora is not having it today!

I know it’s a sign of solidarity but this safety pin thing is … interesting, to say the least. How about being an ally by stepping up if you see any harassment or discrimination? I won’t have time to look for White people wearing safety pins if I’m being physically or verbally assaulted because of my race or sex.

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:40:30pm

re: #185 Patricia Kayden

LOL!! Tora is not having it today!

I know it’s a sign of solidarity but this safety pin thing is … interesting, to say the least. How about being an ally by stepping up if you see any harassment or discrimination? I won’t have time to look for White people wearing safety pins if I’m being physically or verbally assaulted because of my race or sex.

The safety pin is the bandwagon French flag filter of 2016.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:41:19pm
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I’m thinking Thunderdome to resolve this, only weld the damn thing shut. Two men enter, no man leaves.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:41:43pm

re: #173 Dr. Matt

42% is pretty high for such an odious, unqualified person like Trump. I’m sure he’ll be fine with that percentage since he hates so many Americans and won’t mind that the feelings are mutual.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:42:00pm
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When u not allowed on the bed but your parents aren’t home.

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The Vicious Babushka  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:42:09pm

The selection of the Cabinet is being run like an episode of “The Apprentice.” Media is grabbing these names as they are thrown out like raw meat, but Reality Show Star in Chief will wait until the very last second before announcing The Winner!

Then he will choose absolutely the worst possible person ever for the post, allow him or her to massively fuck up and then scream YOU’RE FIRED. Ratings gold!

Assuming there are still enough people alive to watch broadcast television.

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makeitstop  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:43:21pm

re: #187 Blind Frog Belly White

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I’m thinking Thunderdome to resolve this, only weld the damn thing shut. Two men enter, no man leaves.

Handcuffs and Buck knives. Make it so.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:43:30pm

re: #187 Blind Frog Belly White

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I’m thinking Thunderdome to resolve this, only weld the damn thing shut. Two men enter, no man leaves.

No winners with that fight.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:44:37pm

re: #167 wrenchwench

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Or so the story goes.

Surprising? Not really. Democrats are renown for their spinelessness. This is just par for the course.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:44:59pm

re: #192 HappyWarrior

No winners with that fight.

Not unless they kill each other. Then it’s a victory for everyone!

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:45:26pm

re: #193 Patricia Kayden

Surprising? Not really. Democrats are renown for their spinelessness. This is just par for the course.

Why are some Democrats so scared of Republicans????

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:45:35pm

re: #193 Patricia Kayden

Surprising? Not really. Democrats are renown for their spinelessness. This is just par for the course.

They can’t realistically oppose him on everything. Gotta pick battles.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:46:08pm

re: #194 Blind Frog Belly White

Not unless they kill each other. Then it’s a victory for everyone!

We now return to Republican dickhead death match, I’m Johnny Gomez and here’s Nick Diamond.

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BigPapa  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:46:20pm

Not only did Trump lose the popular vote, I cannot wait for polling on his unfavorable rating right before and after the election. He has to have one of the worst unfavorable ratings ever.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:46:52pm

re: #190 The Vicious Babushka

The media viewed the entire election cycle as a reality show and apparently made $$$ by doing so. Why would they change now? It’s all fun and games to most of them anyways since they won’t feel the negative impact of Trump’s mess ups.

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:47:00pm

re: #196 HappyWarrior

They can’t realistically oppose him on everything. Gotta pick battles.

Sure they can. Look at the the GOP for the last 8 years.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:47:12pm

re: #198 BigPapa

Not only did Trump lose the popular vote, I cannot wait for polling on his unfavorable rating right before and after the election. He has to have one of the worst unfavorable ratings ever.

Yet Republicans think they have a mandate. Eyes.

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:47:34pm

re: #198 BigPapa

Not only did Trump lose the popular vote, I cannot wait for polling on his unfavorable rating right before and after the election. He has to have one of the worst unfavorable ratings ever.

About which he will whine insufferably.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:48:02pm

re: #163 Backwoods_Sleuth

too bad that’s not one of the obvious things to click on when you want to report someone.

Multiple accounts are allowed, it even tells you how to manage them here. What’s not allowed is doing so with the intent of spamming, impersonating, harassing or being hateful/threatening towards others. IOW, you’re not allowed to have multiple accounts to evade suspension for abusive behaviors:

Multiple account abuse: Creating multiple accounts with overlapping uses or in order to evade the temporary or permanent suspension of a separate account is not allowed. […]

support.twitter.com

I have four accounts and have never had a problem. One is for work, one is for graphic design (I haven’t used that one in a LONG time, so I’m not even 100% sure it still works), and the other is a backup with protected tweets (@Curious_Lurker) that I created back when those-who-shall-not-be-named kept creating accounts with names similar to ours.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:48:04pm

re: #200 William Lewis

Sure they can. Look at the the GOP for the last 8 years.

That is true but the Republicans have had a majority in the House 6/8 those years and the Senate 2/8. We’ll see what happens in the midterms.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:48:10pm

re: #196 HappyWarrior

They can’t realistically oppose him on everything. Gotta pick battles.

Republicans opposed President Obama on everything. I guess we’ll see what Democrats decide are battles. I hope any appointment of Bannon, Session or other racists are considered battles, at the very least.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:48:36pm

re: #190 The Vicious Babushka

The selection of the Cabinet is being run like an episode of “The Apprentice.” Media is grabbing these names as they are thrown out like raw meat, but Reality Show Star in Chief will wait until the very last second before announcing The Winner!

Then he will choose absolutely the worst possible person ever for the post, allow him or her to massively fuck up and then scream YOU’RE FIRED. Ratings gold!

Assuming there are still enough people alive to watch broadcast television.

Trump knows he’s way over his head. He will do this exactly so he can place blame on them and not himself.

“I hired them to do a job. They failed. Not me.”

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thedopefishlives  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:48:40pm

re: #201 HappyWarrior

Yet Republicans think they have a mandate. Eyes.

Well, they do… but when they fail to deliver on everything that they promised, that will backfire badly. I was actually thinking about that this afternoon; if Drumpf pushes through any of his more controversial proposals, it will blow up in his face and he’ll fail. If he doesn’t push through any of them, there will be backlash from his vile supporters who will feel betrayed, and he’ll fail. Win-win?

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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:49:12pm

re: #200 William Lewis

Sure they can. Look at the the GOP for the last 8 years.

Democrats are more scared of Republican voters than Republicans are scared of Democratic ones. That’s what needs to change on our side, and them not showing up for this election does nothing to change that.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:49:27pm

re: #205 Patricia Kayden

Republicans opposed President Obama on everything. I guess we’ll see what Democrats decide are battles. I hope any appointment of Bannon, Session or other racists are considered battles, at the very least.

Certainly, Bannon should be a battle but I’d have to see the deets of what the infrastructure plan are before I decide we should fight him on that. What we fight him on i.e. things like possibly Muslim registries, we should go in 125%.

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thedopefishlives  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:50:16pm

re: #208 Belafon

Democrats are more scared of Republican voters than Republicans are scared of Democratic ones. That’s what needs to change on our side, and them not showing up for this election does nothing to change that.

Perhaps because Republican voters will shoot you if you look at them wrong.

/half

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:50:37pm

re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth

How nightmarish for George that he has to be talking about something so awful which is part of his family’s history possibly being resurrected in 2016. Sad. Makes you wonder if Republicans are going to straight up try to resurrect such historical gems like slavery or segregation. What is next?

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:50:51pm

re: #208 Belafon

Democrats are more scared of Republican voters than Republicans are scared of Democratic ones. That’s what needs to change on our side, and them not showing up for this election does nothing to change that.

Yes, we have to make them afraid of our voters the way Dem ones are of theirs or Republican ares of their own if they stray from RW orhtodoxy. I just worry that reflexive oposition to anything Trump opposes isn’t a good selling point. Now we’re definitely going to have to fight him hard on a lot of what I’ve seen so far.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:51:43pm

re: #201 HappyWarrior

Yet Republicans think they have a mandate. Eyes.

The funny thing is, they were preemptively delegitimizing Clinton, that even if she won by the expected 4-5% and an EC trouncing, she wouldn’t have a mandate. Trump OTOH, will lose the popular vote by 2 million or so votes, and be the least popular PE ever, but he’ll have a mandate because he’s a Republican who got elected.

At least Cheney was honest when he said, of the 2000 election, that they briefly considered being more bipartisan, but then decided since they’d won, they didn’t need to.

Mandate, schmandate.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:51:50pm

re: #211 Patricia Kayden

How nightmarish for George that he has to be talking about something so awful which is part of his family’s history possibly being resurrected in 2016. Sad. Makes you wonder if Republicans are going to straight up try to resurrect such historical gems like slavery or segregation. What is next?

Not merely his family but his own experience.

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Belafon  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:52:07pm

re: #212 HappyWarrior

Yes, we have to make them afraid of our voters the way Dem ones are of theirs or Republican ares of their own if they stray from RW orhtodoxy. I just worry that reflexive oposition to anything Trump opposes isn’t a good selling point. Now we’re definitely going to have to fight him hard on a lot of what I’ve seen so far.

There are two things Democrats are going to have to do from now on:
1. Vote all the time.
2. Call congresspeople all the time.

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BigPapa  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:52:18pm

re: #202 wrenchwench

About which he will whine insufferably.

Because it’s the media’s fault he’s unpopular. Not because he Grabbed America by the Pussy.

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unproven innocence  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:53:14pm

re: #206 GlutenFreeJesus

Trump knows he’s way over his head. He will do this exactly so he can place blame on them and not himself.

“I hired them to do a job. They failed. Not me.”

Does this mean they might not get paid? (Asking for a friend)
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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:53:22pm

re: #215 Belafon

There are two things Democrats are going to have to do from now on:
1. Vote all the time.
2. Call congresspeople all the time.

Yep we need to vote locally too a lot. We need to build up a strong roster so when we need candidates for Congress or Governorships that we have a lot of good candidates ready. No Congressional seat should go unopopsed. Ideally I’d say that about every state senate and state house seat too but that’s a lot to expect.

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:53:33pm

re: #216 BigPapa

Because it’s the media’s fault he’s unpopular. Not because he Grabbed America by the Pussy.

It’s all rigged. From here on out.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:54:22pm
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Skip Intro  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:54:25pm

Here’s another great idea: Let’s start a war with Iran.

John Bolton, Top Contender For Secretary Of State, Calls For Regime Change In Iran

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bratwurst  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:54:36pm

The intrepid Glenn Greenwald blows the lid off another story…turns out Jared Kushner gives money to a LOT of politicians in the NY metro area!

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A) Trump gave loads of money to Democrats too…including Hillary

B) The reason they are predominantly Democrats is because NY politicians are predominantly Democrats

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:54:58pm

I’d also consider a reshuffle of some leadership in the House side too. I like Pelosi, Hoyer, and those folks but we do need to get younger and more divesre I think in leadership spots.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:54:59pm

re: #187 Blind Frog Belly White

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:56:13pm

re: #209 HappyWarrior

Certainly, Bannon should be a battle but I’d have to see the deets of what the infrastructure plan are before I decide we should fight him on that. What we fight him on i.e. things like possibly Muslim registries, we should go in 125%.

I dislike Bannon a hell of a lot too but I’m not sure how the hell Democrats fight that since it’s not a position where they have to approve the appointment.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:56:18pm

re: #220 Backwoods_Sleuth

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:56:20pm

re: #224 CuriousLurker

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:57:06pm

re: #192 HappyWarrior

No winners with that fight.

If neither man leaves, we all win.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:57:34pm

re: #222 bratwurst

The intrepid Glenn Greenwald blows the lid off another story…turns out Jared Kushner gives money to a LOT of politicians in the NY metro area!

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Yes, Jared used to be a Democrat from what I understand. There’s Greenwald’s “excellent journalistic” skills in actions. And he’s going to act like Dems are being hypocritical for opposing his role on the Nat Sec/transition team because he’s donated to them because Greenwald is just a dickhead.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 2:58:47pm

re: #225 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I dislike Bannon a hell of a lot too but I’m not sure how the hell Democrats fight that since it’s not a position where they have to approve the appointment.

I guess by fighting Bannon, I mean bringing attention to the fact that Trump is appointing this guy to a key role in his administration but point taken. The big fights will of course be on Senate confirmed appointees i.e. judges and cabinet members and policy.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:00:14pm

re: #220 Backwoods_Sleuth

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BigPapa  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:00:17pm

Speaking of Might Green, I just unfollowed Lee Fang for concurrent douchery:

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:00:49pm

re: #227 wrenchwench

I never noticed the weapons on the wall before. In this case, for escapees.

Ha! I hadn’t noticed them either.

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:01:09pm

re: #221 Skip Intro

Here’s another great idea: Let’s start a war with Iran.

John Bolton, Top Contender For Secretary Of State, Calls For Regime Change In Iran

huffingtonpost.com

They will. It’s what Putin wants to increase the price for his oil and gas.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:01:27pm

re: #232 BigPapa

Speaking of Might Green, I just unfollowed Lee Fang for concurrent douchery:

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It’s not hard to figure out Lee but then again, you’re too busy being a concern troll asshole to actually give a shit.

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electrotek  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:01:55pm

re: #234 William Lewis

They will. It’s what Putin wants to increase the price for his oil and gas.

That would make a lot of problems for Russians backing Bashar al-Assad if Iran gets attacked.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:03:27pm

re: #158 Stanley Sea

Had to hunt down the entire commercial and it is too cute. I’m partial to Boxers.

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 - #BusterTheBoxer

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wrenchwench  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:04:10pm
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That’s an Australian feral cat. I don’t know whether ours are up to that.

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CuriousLurker  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:04:11pm

re: #224 CuriousLurker

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Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:05:08pm

re: #238 wrenchwench

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That’s an Australian feral cat. I don’t know whether ours are up to that.

Ours don’t have to travel so far. Lots more songbirds to kill.

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Skip Intro  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:05:49pm

re: #234 William Lewis

They will. It’s what Putin wants to increase the price for his oil and gas.

Big Trump backers like the Mercers and Trump’s son-in-law really like the idea too.

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William Lewis  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:08:16pm

re: #241 Skip Intro

Big Trump backers like the Mercers and Trump’s son-in-law really like the idea too.

But it was Hillary that was the big war monger… < spit >

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:10:30pm

re: #242 William Lewis

But it was Hillary that was the big war monger… < spit >

Thanks Susan .//

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thedopefishlives  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:10:38pm

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That’s an Australian feral cat. I don’t know whether ours are up to that.

I’ve thought about attaching a cat cam to our outdoor cat. I know she covers a surprisingly wide area here in town.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:11:22pm

re: #132 Sir John Barron

Why? When did any Republican politician shut down criticisms of President Obama? Boehner even allowed Congressional Republicans to put forward a bill questioning President Obama’s citizenship. Conway needs to be put in her place when she makes these stupid arguments.

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Patricia Kayden  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:15:55pm

re: #164 Belafon

“If you’ve read or seen Gone with the Wind, you’ll notice it presents a rather rosy picture of the South before the Civil War.”

This is why I’ve only watched GWTW one time. Its portrayal of the antebellum South is horrifying to me, especially since some of the African Americans in that film had parents who were enslaved.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:16:13pm
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gocart mozart  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:18:08pm
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Timothy Watson  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:23:43pm

Grr…made political donations through ActBlue to two candidates and gave tips to ActBlue on both, which spawned four transactions on my debit card which caused a fraud alert that now won’t let me use the card for online transactions.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:24:17pm

re: #249 Timothy Watson

Grr…made political donations through ActBlue to two candidates and gave tips to ActBlue on both, which spawned four transactions on my debit card which caused a fraud alert that now won’t let me use the card for online transactions.

Agh, that’s frustrating.

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Stanley Sea  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:24:29pm
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I just keep getting sick.
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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:27:24pm

re: #251 Stanley Sea

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I just keep getting sick.

I forgot about that. And this is the guy Trump wants advising him on national security? I forget is national security adviser a Senate confirmed post or not?

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:28:31pm

re: #252 HappyWarrior

It’s not I don’t think.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:30:37pm

re: #253 Eclectic Cyborg

It’s not I don’t think.

Yeah I don’t think it is either. I don’t remember Condi being approved when Bush picked her.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:31:02pm

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:32:38pm

Special Offer For Trump Supporters: 50% Off On Screening For Dunning-Kruger Syndrome

immediate treatment highly advised for sufferers of this dangerous condition!

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Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:33:24pm

re: #256 HappyWarrior

Yeah I don’t think it is either. I don’t remember Condi being approved when Bush picked her.

Correct. Core White House staff do not require Senate confirmation.

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BigPapa  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:38:05pm
Today in Germany, the President responded to this absurd and un-democratic request in exactly the way it deserved: “Get used to it.”

Damn, I regret not voting for him both times. I’m proud of the guy.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:39:10pm

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HappyWarrior  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:39:38pm

re: #260 Blind Frog Belly White

Correct. Core White House staff do not require Senate confirmation.

Yeah I thought so. Just wasn’t 100%. Thx.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:41:30pm

I fixed the fridge ice maker, which had found a new way to freeze itself together again.

By my calculations, that makes me more productive today than the trump transition team.

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:43:25pm
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Timothy Watson  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:47:45pm

re: #266 goddamnedfrank

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I go to Rebecca’s Twitter page and get distracted by the Alias-era picture of Jennifer Garner she used in a story.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 17, 2016 • 3:53:30pm

re: #265 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I fixed the fridge ice maker, which had found a new way to freeze itself together again.

By my calculations, that makes me more productive today than the trump transition team.

Sure, but have you leaked half a dozen different names for Secretary of State? Has your staff told the Japanese PM not to take anything your boss says seriously? Have you hate-tweeted the New York Times yet today? Spoken to multiple heads of state on unsecured phone lines? Told the Prime Minister of the UK to look you up if she’s ever in the States?

So little time, so much to fuck up!

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ObserverArt  Nov 17, 2016 • 4:19:46pm

re: #187 Blind Frog Belly White

David Martosko ✔ @dmartosko
Fight brews over attorney general job between Ted Cruz and Kris Kobach dailym.ai via @MailOnline
2:27 PM - 17 Nov 2016

I’m thinking Thunderdome to resolve this, only weld the damn thing shut. Two men enter, no man leaves.

Oh gawd no. Neither one. But, Trump’s in charge now so a crappy AG it will be no matter who it is. Mix with a new Supreme Court, new Federal judges and look out…here it comes…a 21st century nervous breakdown.

What is sad in this election, I see rightwing nutjobbers basically out for punishment of liberals/progressives in any way it can be dished out.

Little do they know, they too will be punished.

Wait, maybe they know and are happy to be beaten as long as the liberals/progressives are too.

What a strange time in America.

It’s still America isn’t it?

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gocart mozart  Nov 17, 2016 • 4:36:39pm
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dell*nix  Nov 17, 2016 • 4:42:11pm

re: #143 electrotek

Ask the Hungarians how it worked for them in the 50’s.


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