Quest for the Presidency (2016 Edition)

[Sirch]

Apparently the information I heard which suggested Trump's gastroenterologist passed away was inaccurate. He's recently been found and interviewed on camera. But what a hipster doofus! I wouldn't take his advice on which restaurants to go to, much less medical advice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KEWXHLwDR0

[profvolup]

Originally Posted by Meini Again

Thank God for British Education.

After reading this lot of diaorhea I can only pray that THE SANER portion of the USA

do not do a MENTAL like Brexit.

Actually, Trump's popularity can be explained by the Brexit.

That is ... if you were an Englishman who questioned the actions of some of the EU's own members, you were called a "racist." So, what do you think happens? You are 'pushed' towards the alleged 'racist side.'

That's exactly what happened in the US!

You had moderates who voted for the President, but were questioning his failures to implement the policies he promised. But because you questioned the President, you're called racist.

So what do you think happens?

Explains why twice as many Democrats switched their registrations to Republican, than vice-versa, in 2016. The term 'racist' is a shutdown word, even when people have legitimate questions and concerns over policy.

Like Germany and Sweeden being complicit in the refugee nightmare, and taking in millions.

That is ... if you want to see a sustained refugee migration case study, research the Indochina Refugee Crisis of 1975-2000. Now look at those rates of immigration. They were much, much lower than the current rates from Libya, Syria and similarly.

Now, read the public US DHS reports on the 4 countries with the most Visa overstays and at least 10x the rate of violence, compared to other nations. Yes, all 4 are Muslim, and DHS keeps advising State to cut off Visas, and track those already overstaying theirs, especially ones that had run-ins with the laws.

Same goes for the US CBP public reports on how organized crime, who commits 80% of all gun homicides in the US, and a good percentage of the rapes too, has moved the homebase of most of their 'enforcers' north from Arizona to California and Colorado, where amnesty cities are options, and they can not be tracked. That is, they are arrested by local law enforcement, but set free, and not reported to the US Marshalls, because they are not checked, purposefully.

Now ... if you are Trump, you seize on these details. And while all the US media is polarizing (for ratings, and advertising dollars), even if you are a logical, rational person, you might vote Trump just to get someone to expose the realities -- even if you disagree with Trump's 8 year-old logic -- because the US media itself, is ignoring them, like 8 year-olds themselves.

This explains Trump's popularity. It's not 'racist' to actually want people, especially the US media, to stop ignoring real issues in the US. Trump really was the anti-US media vote, not so much the anti-President or anti-Hillary vote, for most moderates supporting him. Now that has changed, since Trump pissed of anyone and everyone, shooting himself in the foot. But that was his heavy base prior.

Because 30%+ of the US is not racist, any more than England, or Germany for that matter. That 30%+ is actually filled with people who just want someone to shine a light on problems that are downplayed and ignored ... legitimate concerns. But because people use the word 'racist' as a shutdown word to prevent debate, it gets overused, abused and it reaches the point ... people don't give a flying fuck any more, they're going to be called 'racist' just for disagreeing.

Like, in your case, the number of refugees entering Germany and Sweeden, especially passing through other EU states. No one talks about what the Czechs or others are doing themselves. But here in the US, even the moderates point that out. It's not 'racist' to question rates of immigration, which has nothing to do with the immigration itself. It's the same thing we have in the US, it's the rates of undocumented influxes, which includes Americans and organized crime abusing them (Americans want to hold Americans accountable on many levels), which can actually higher than the net rate of birth-deaths by American citizens themselves in some years.

But people forget, the US has always been like this. Hispanic Americans are just the new Irish American. People forget the Irish were extremely discriminated against, and the one thing that saved the Irish is that they became local law enforcement, so they could protect their own. That's why using law enforcing against undocumented residents actually backfires (see my 'carrot stick' post a few back), but ignoring them is also a problem.

Yes, Trump's answers are silly. But so is the US media. Just like the German Liberals who paint anyone who questions the rates of immigration as 'nazis.' But at least in the case of Germany, it's legal. It's funny, but I invite anyone to look at US law v. any EU member nation law on immigration -- and the US is the farthest from 'racist' on legal immigration! Nearly all EU states have laws that would be considered 'racist' in the US!!!

The US problem has been, and always will be, with the organized crime built on human trafficking. They've always been the main problem with gun homicides and violence too. The CDC has all those statistics going back decades, but the US media ignores them too. That's why Trump is popular with moderates, because they want someone to force the conversation. Same reason Merkel's party lost 30% of seats to alleged 'nazis.'

It's never the 8 year-old 'racist' or 'nazi' arguments that the US and other media like to use, for conflict, for ratings, for advertising dollars. And the more logical, educated people get 'labelled,' the more likely they are finally going to say, "You're calling me a racist any way, maybe I should vote 'against' you."

Explains why the Brexit happened. That +5% that suddenly 'showed up,' against what the polls said.

[Sirch]

Trump Used Campaign Donations To Buy $55k Of His Own Book.

Donald Trump used his campaign funds to buy thousands of copies of his own book at retail cost, simultaneously diverting donor money back into his pockets while artificially boosting his sales figures. It’s a tactic that may be illegal, campaign finance experts say...

[profvolup]

^ This is pure humour. This same level of total bullshit is what they did to Ross Perot too. They would nitpick on every dollar, ignoring the dozens upon dozens of millions of dollars that flew out of his own pocket, never to come back, even had he won.

I invite you to research any campaign, and look what kind of personal benefits most receive from their fund raising, including salaries, gifts, etc... Heck, look at Chelsea Clinton and others who work with the Clinton for-profit, using Clinton Foundation funds. People who do not spend their own money, but other people's money. Heck, the Clintons have had higher income (acquisition of new wealth) some years than Trump.

So ... you're going after a guy with his own money? Seriously, these conspiracy theories are pretty bad, considering how much debt Trump has forgiven his own campaign. If anything, Trump is proving how it's stupid to run for office with your own money. He'll never see a return on the investment he's made, and that's probably why he wanted to not take the nomination -- the only conspiracy theory on him I do believe, confirmed by a former campaign manager.

So anyone who says this type of shit is a total hypocrite, especially among candidates who never ran any business. Yes, Donald Trump was privileged. No argument. It's why I've never liked him, although the Clintons for similar reasons as well.

Now Ross Perot actually became a shining example at the US Naval Academy, and when IBM wouldn't listen, he founded EDS. Gary Johnson founded a blue collar business too, and was known as a hands-on CEO who would work right with his workers because, after all, he's always been a handy man himself. But no one is talking about these guys in those positive lights. In fact, when Johnson comes up, they demonize him as an anarchist, forgetting everything he did in New Mexico over 8 years, even well into the .COM bust, and W.'s first recession.

But that's just like what they did to Perot too, all negative, thinking Perot could actually go net positive, and thinking that's why he ran. Oh yeah, sure.

It's funny how people just want to make this about anti-Trump and anti-Clinton, and go off on the small things. What I care about most is Hillary's 'regime change' in Libya, and her war-hawk stance. What I care about most with Trump is his threats to inhibit the Freedom of the Press. Hillary is just stupid to keep trying to explain her private servers and forcing 100% of all federal business through it, treating everyone like idiots, especially those who know they must follow policies so they don't go to jail, especially cleared personnel. And Trump, he treats us like 8 year-olds, and while that was fun for awhile, because the US media also treats us like 8 year-olds, it doesn't provide solutions.

This bullshit is not worth mentioning at all. Trump going out of his way to make his publisher a few tens of thousands of dollars. Really? Really?! I remember this load of bullshit with Perot too, and Perot was a much better man.

[fordprefect739]

"full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2...QuJ/story.html

[Sirch]

This bullshit is not worth mentioning at all. Trump going out of his way to make his publisher a few tens of thousands of dollars. Really? Really?! I remember this load of bullshit with Perot too, and Perot was a much better man.

He reportedly diverted money from his campaign and used it for illegal purposes. How is that bullshit? I just stated the facts as they are being reported. If Hillary did the exact same thing would it still be bullshit? And for the record it's not his money, he's accepting donations from individuals and corporations. Shows him as a con man.

[rodak]

Here's a nice pic of Hillary Rodham Clinton to ponder on!

[scoundrel]

Originally Posted by Sirch

He reportedly diverted money from his campaign and used it for illegal purposes. How is that bullshit? I just stated the facts as they are being reported. If Hillary did the exact same thing would it still be bullshit? And for the record it's not his money, he's accepting donations from individuals and corporations. Shows him as a con man.

One presumes the books are going to be distributed as gifts; promotional material for the campaign. If they are being used for furthering the campaign, the spending of this money is not necessarily improper, though you would like to think that there are some controls in place on how money gets spent.

[scoundrel]

It's been a while, but it sounds as though Hillary Clinton has finally made an effort and started to talk in this campaign, which of course is encouraging.

Slightly less encouraging is that she spoke for 35 minutes and talked about the Republican Party in general and Donald Trump in particular. No doubt she has a duty to talk about these things. But should she not also be talking about herself, her party, her aspirations, her hopes for the future wellbeing of the nation? "Donald Trump is a heel" should not be the only reason to vote for Hillary Clinton, but so far Mrs Clinton has not put forward anything positive on reasons to vote for her. In fact, she has been very passive in this election so far, right from the start of the nominations, almost a spectator. This has worked very well while Donald Trump has been engaged in his own peculiar brand of performance art. It is notable that Donald Trump was her speechwriter on Thursday: she spent more than half of those thirty five minutes reciting and dissecting Mr Trump's truly remarkable public utterances, starting with that charming allegation that the illegals coming in from Mexico are drug addicts, criminals and rapists.

But this is saying nothing about Hillary Clinton herself.

[fordprefect739]

Originally Posted by rodak

Here's a nice pic of Hillary Rodham Clinton to ponder on!

Byrd disavowed the KKK in 1952.

Repeat: 1952

Here's what the NAACP had to say about him after his death:

http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/naa...r-robert-byrd/