Topic: The Donald is the best GOP candidate ever
started by: Liberal
Posted by Liberal on Jun. 16 2015,11:08 am
After watching Donald Trump's speech announcing his presidential run I'm hoping he gets the republican nomination even though he thinks you all suck, and you're stupid.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 16 2015,11:25 am
^ well yeah, if you're a democrat 
I listened to him, most likely just big talk but some good ideas that would probably never be brought to fruition.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 16 2015,4:27 pm
On the bright side (at least for Expat) if the Donald were to get the Republican nomination Bernie Bullsh!t might have a chance 
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 16 2015,6:10 pm
As many times as this guy has filed Bankruptcy he'll know
how to take the Country down that path!
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 16 2015,9:12 pm
^^Ummm, Trump has never filed bankruptcy.
< http://thelawdictionary.org/article...y-times >
I know of a lot of farmers over the years that have used this strategy. You can always tell when they're going to do it, they go out and buy a bunch of new machinery.
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 16 2015,9:29 pm
Bankruptcy is Bankruptcy in my book! Poor management whether farming or running casinos or personal makes no difference.The cost of wiping away all this debt usually is passed on to you, me and other consumers, Bankruptcy abusers hurt everyone.
< http://www.forbes.com/sites...for-him >
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 16 2015,10:03 pm
^^you don't understand because you're a simple minded dimwit. Sometimes drastic measures are needed to save a company along with a lot of jobs. You've never run your own business so how would you know?
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 17 2015,6:16 am
No I understand perfectly, what should happen to people who welsh on their debts. Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 17 2015,6:40 am
^^I love that scene
Posted by Botto 82 on Jun. 17 2015,6:57 am
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you don't understand because you're a simple minded dimwit. S
This is funny, in a pot-calling-the-kettle-black kind of way.
Roll the windows down. The smell of your own truck stink is taking its toll...
Posted by grassman on Jun. 17 2015,6:58 am
(Self-Banished @ Jun. 16 2015,9:12 pm)
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Ummm, Trump has never filed bankruptcy.
< http://thelawdictionary.org/article...y-times >
I know of a lot of farmers over the years that have used this strategy. You can always tell when they're going to do it, they go out and buy a bunch of new machinery.
Ummm, Trump has never filed bankruptcy.
< http://thelawdictionary.org/article...y-times >
I know of a lot of farmers over the years that have used this strategy. You can always tell when they're going to do it, they go out and buy a bunch of new machinery.
...but, but corporations are people too!
SB is always willing to give big money a pass. Guess he has been fully conditioned. Do not let him breed.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 17 2015,9:53 am
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 17 2015,9:55 am
(Botto 82 @ Jun. 17 2015,6:57 am)
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(Self-Banished @ Jun. 16 2015,10:03 pm)
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you don't understand because you're a simple minded dimwit. S
This is funny, in a pot-calling-the-kettle-black kind of way.
Roll the windows down. The smell of your own truck stink is taking its toll...
Ah! The business expert speaks
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 17 2015,4:51 pm
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 17 2015,7:17 pm
Posted by Common Citizen on Jun. 18 2015,8:23 am
(Expatriate @ Jun. 16 2015,9:29 pm)
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Bankruptcy is Bankruptcy in my book! Poor management whether farming or running casinos or personal makes no difference.
The cost of wiping away all this debt usually is passed on to you, me and other consumers, Bankruptcy abusers hurt everyone.
< http://www.forbes.com/sites...for-him >
The cost of wiping away all this debt usually is passed on to you, me and other consumers, Bankruptcy abusers hurt everyone.
< http://www.forbes.com/sites...for-him >
I'm pretty sure the taxes he has personally produced over the years, as well as those of his corporations, have generated more income for the federal government paying aid to more federal programs than you could ever wrap your brain around. Not to mention all of the other people he has employed and who also pay taxes. I would even venture to say that he has donated more money to charity than you have ever paid, over your lifetime, in taxes.
Think of all of the jobs his corporations were able to preserve by using chapter 11 rather than 7. The legal system in this case seemed to have worked and did what it was intended to do. I'd say the ROI that the government has experienced since the chapter 11 filings has worked out pretty well for them.
If you knew anything about bankruptcy you would know that there are different levels and that not all bankruptcies are a result of poor management. There are plenty of external forces to be considered as well such as geopolitics, weather, bad employee, unions(
), etc.
Posted by MADDOG on Jun. 18 2015,2:19 pm
(Common Citizen @ Jun. 18 2015,8:23 am)
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If you knew anything about bankruptcy you would know that there are different levels and that not all bankruptcies are a result of poor management. There are plenty of external forces to be considered as well such as geopolitics, weather, bad employee, unions( ), etc.
), etc.There are plenty of external forces to be considered as well such as geopolitics, weather, bad employee, unions
, etc.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 18 2015,2:59 pm
^^yep, you're going to draw the wrath😜
Posted by MADDOG on Jun. 18 2015,3:13 pm
For what?
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 18 2015,5:09 pm
@CCWhy am I not surprised at your defense of the Donald, you don’t really think this egotistical nut job would make a viable President do you?
As for bankruptcies, if this were a Democratic candidate who had habitually used bankruptcy you’d be screaming to high heaven about his poor management skills, you’d demand his imprisonment for corruption
Bankruptcy in any form is more of a burden than a blessing, there are lot of banks in this counrty that have loaned people like Trump money, when he walks away through a Bankruptcy loophole, those depositors as well as the taxpayer are on the hook to keep that bank afloat.
I’ve heard Trump blow his horn about having over 8 billion, not in material wealth but liquid assets. Yet he stiffs US for his mismanagement, what’s wrong with this picture!
Only someone who has no real Idea what’s it’s like to experience a hostile takeover of the Company you’ve gave blood sweat and tears to keep profitable, only to see that profitable company bled dry by a conglomerate that had no real interest in Wilson’s Albert lea plant or the plants Illinois, Indiana, Iowa , Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Colorado and Oklahoma as well as it’s Pharmaceutical and Sporting Goods Divisions, it's just another piggy bank to be bled dry, I know all about Chapter 11 and exploiting the Working Class, but idiots like you keep voting for the same folks that rob and rape US all..
What a Joke the Republican Primary has turned into, it'd be funny if it wasn't such a sad reality!
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 18 2015,5:41 pm
^^na·ive·té or na·ïve·té (nī′ēv-tā′, nä′-, nī-ē′vĭ-tā′, nä-)
n.
1. The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.
2. An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act.
[French naïveté, from Old French naivete, native disposition, from naif, artless; see naive.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 18 2015,6:47 pm
Posted by grassman on Jun. 18 2015,8:15 pm
(Self-Banished @ Jun. 18 2015,5:41 pm)
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^^
na·ive·té or na·ïve·té (nī′ēv-tā′, nä′-, nī-ē′vĭ-tā′, nä-)
n.
1. The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.
2. An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act.
[French naïveté, from Old French naivete, native disposition, from naif, artless; see naive.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
na·ive·té or na·ïve·té (nī′ēv-tā′, nä′-, nī-ē′vĭ-tā′, nä-)
n.
1. The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.
2. An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act.
[French naïveté, from Old French naivete, native disposition, from naif, artless; see naive.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
I'll give you a break and think this applies to you or are you just stupid. Wilson's was a great example of the big business of plundering. I was there, I witnessed it. Where the hell were you?!
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 18 2015,8:42 pm
^^Driving truck, not working in some refrigerated hellhole.The plant was old as hell and the company probably figured the fire was a blessing, they probably didn't rebuild because they were in a closed shop state.
Posted by grassman on Jun. 19 2015,5:30 am
You have the answer for everything don't you. Seems to me we had a state of the art hog kill. How many millions did that cost? Remember, one persons hell hole is another persons bread and butter. Get off your pedestal.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 19 2015,5:35 am
^^
Posted by grassman on Jun. 19 2015,6:01 am
I see we lost you again, shiny things get your attention? We are talking years before the fire.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 19 2015,6:03 am
^^you really get pissy when you think you've been insulted.
Posted by grassman on Jun. 20 2015,8:09 am
(Self-Banished @ Jun. 19 2015,6:03 am)
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^^you really get pissy when you think you've been insulted.
Actually, I take pride in what we tried to accomplish there. We did everything possible to keep the place afloat. Too bad big business had other things in mind. The work was not for everyone. Seen a lot of people leave at break time and never come back. If you had done a length of work there, your attitude toward the working class may be a little different
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 20 2015,8:52 am
^^about 6 months total, mostly line work, I very quickly realized that a lifetime of no mental stimulation, repetiticious work and sh!t pay would lead to ending up as an alcoholic moron.What you tried to accomplish there?
You were an employee, nothing more, when the owners pulled the plug it was time to find another job, end of story.
Accomplish? Do you think you owned the business.
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 20 2015,10:08 am
(Self-Banished @ Jun. 20 2015,8:52 am)
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^^about 6 months total, mostly line work, I very quickly realized that a lifetime of no mental stimulation, repetiticious work and sh!t pay would lead to ending up as an alcoholic moron.
So you decided to sit in a stinky truck, let your lazy ass get fat while you were bombarded by AM propagandists all day, yup, that explains why you're an ignorant a$$!
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 20 2015,11:11 am
^^no, my trucks don't smell like your living room, I do exercise and I pay for Sirius radio, why would I listen to AM? Now get outside, enjoy the sunshine
Posted by Expatriate on Jun. 20 2015,4:29 pm
^^
Posted by irisheyes on Jun. 20 2015,5:23 pm
(Self-Banished @ Jun. 18 2015,8:42 pm)
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The plant was old as hell and the company probably figured the fire was a blessing, they probably didn't rebuild because they were in a closed shop state.
The Wilsons company, not Farmland; you're off by at least a decade. I believe Wilson's left the picture in the 80's and it went downhill quite a bit by 2001.
Are you sure you were from Albert Lea? We might need proof.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jun. 20 2015,5:53 pm
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(Self-Banished @ Jun. 18 2015,8:42 pm)
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The plant was old as hell and the company probably figured the fire was a blessing, they probably didn't rebuild because they were in a closed shop state.
The Wilsons company, not Farmland; you're off by at least a decade. I believe Wilson's left the picture in the 80's and it went downhill quite a bit by 2001.
Are you sure you were from Albert Lea? We might need proof.
Wilsons, farmland, Seaboard, same old out dated plant with a few add ons.
As far as being from the area?
Posted by Self-Banished on Jul. 21 2015,5:23 pm
Seems Trump has been getting into more trouble< http://www.theverge.com/2015...-number >
He may not be the right guy for prez but you just have to love his moxy
Posted by irisheyes on Jul. 22 2015,5:09 am
^We have to love his moxy, because we haven't laughed this hard since Sarah Palin stopped doing Katie Couric interviews.
Posted by Self-Banished on Jul. 22 2015,5:12 am
^^you are easily amused aren't you?
Posted by Expatriate on Jul. 23 2015,7:47 am
Even after his fallout with the Republican Party leadership and bashing his fellow Republican candidates, Trump is still polling at the top of Republicans.< http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf...215.pdf >
Posted by Expatriate on Jul. 23 2015,8:05 am
flashback Trump in 04 Posted by stardust14 on Jul. 26 2015,1:57 am
Hope fellow repub candidates call out Trump on his claim of being an "outsider". But they won't. If they did it would be admitting that corporations run this country.
Posted by hymiebravo on Jul. 26 2015,3:37 pm
I heard the Donald has some fail Proof plans for dealing with terrorists. But apparently we would only be privy to them if he were elected president. Reminds of Mick Cain and his Middle East war solutions.
Is he still holding 'his' fail-proof plans hostage as well?
Posted by Expatriate on Aug. 01 2015,7:01 am
< https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump >
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 01 2015,8:13 am
^^ of course you would, Dems like putting their relatives in office
Posted by grassman on Aug. 02 2015,7:36 am
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 01 2015,8:13 am)
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^^ of course you would, Dems like putting their relatives in office
I thought Bush, Bush and Bush are Republicans.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 02 2015,9:26 am
^^ The third one don't count, he's kinda retarded.
Posted by Expatriate on Aug. 04 2015,7:53 am
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 04 2015,8:15 am
As far as Trump goes we'll see what happens thurs. Night should be quite interesting.
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 04 2015,8:46 am
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 02 2015,9:26 am)
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he's kinda retarded.
That's exactly how I'd describe anyone who would consider Trump a good choice for POTUS.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 04 2015,9:18 am
^^ I know what you mean, pretty much the same if you're rootin' for Sanders
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 05 2015,5:46 am
The cut has been made for Thursday night, the question is, are the candidates that didn't make and are on earlier considered the warm up band? the jr. varsity? or are the just sitting at the little kids table?
Posted by Expatriate on Aug. 05 2015,6:38 am
Kind of a rip for those who didn’t make the cut, here’s a link to the New Hampshire forum where 14 of the 17 participated.complements of C-SPAN
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPJpLfDlMhc >
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 05 2015,9:13 am
^^ you need to skip the C-spasm stuff, rot your brain it will😜
Posted by irisheyes on Aug. 06 2015,6:56 am
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 05 2015,9:13 am)
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^^ you need to skip the C-spasm stuff, rot your brain it will😜
Yes, clearly conservative blogs and FOX will keep your brain from rotting.
C-SPAN is far better coverage than the rest on the boob tube.
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The cut has been made for Thursday night, the question is, are the candidates that didn't make and are on earlier considered the warm up band? the jr. varsity? or are the just sitting at the little kids table?
Ten people on a stage is plenty, but Santorum says that polls don't matter. Apparently he forgot how elections work.
I guess your pick for Carly Fiorino didn't make the cut. I don't care for her, but it'd be nice to see the Repubs have a woman as a front-runner to show that they're willing to stop the "War on Women" that comes out in their policies.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 06 2015,8:03 am
^^ I haven't made a pick yet, far too many choices, some have been eliminated from what I want in a candidate like Bush, Christy(remember Weebles, the little toy?he kinda looks like that) and of course Graham.Your defense of C-Span says alot
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 06 2015,10:19 am
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 06 2015,8:03 am)
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Your defense of C-Span says alot
And your mistrust of it says even more. My God, it's gavel-to-gavel coverage of Congressional activity. How can anyone see bias in that?
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 06 2015,10:30 am
(Botto 82 @ Aug. 06 2015,10:19 am)
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(Self-Banished @ Aug. 06 2015,8:03 am)
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Your defense of C-Span says alot
And your mistrust of it says even more. My God, it's gavel-to-gavel coverage of Congressional activity. How can anyone see bias in that?
Which is enough to raise anyone's BP, liberal or conservative.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 06 2015,10:48 am
^^ beat me to it 
Posted by Expatriate on Aug. 06 2015,12:09 pm
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 05 2015,9:13 am)
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^^ you need to skip the C-spasm stuff, rot your brain it will😜
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 06 2015,12:10 pm
^What he said...
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 06 2015,12:56 pm
^^ when you two go to bed at night do you flip a coin or is it a free for all. 
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 06 2015,2:01 pm
It's Taco Thursday tonight. Compliments of the Donald.QUOTE
Get Your Free Tacos Tonight, Courtesy of Donald Trump
If you weren’t planning on watching the Republican debates tonight, perhaps this will convince you to reconsider. Food delivery startup < Eat24 > is launching a very special debate night promotion: every time Donald Trump says “Mexico,” you get a free taco.
That is, every time he says “Mexico,” Eat24 will post a $5 coupon code to Twitter, enough to cover the cost of a taco, or, you know, any other food item under $5. “We believe in freedom of the belly, so it’s totally up to you,” the company wrote in a blog post, which is essentially a backhanded jab at Trump’s now infamous comments about Mexican immigrants.
Democracy has never sounded so delicious.
< wired >
If you weren’t planning on watching the Republican debates tonight, perhaps this will convince you to reconsider. Food delivery startup < Eat24 > is launching a very special debate night promotion: every time Donald Trump says “Mexico,” you get a free taco.
That is, every time he says “Mexico,” Eat24 will post a $5 coupon code to Twitter, enough to cover the cost of a taco, or, you know, any other food item under $5. “We believe in freedom of the belly, so it’s totally up to you,” the company wrote in a blog post, which is essentially a backhanded jab at Trump’s now infamous comments about Mexican immigrants.
Democracy has never sounded so delicious.
< wired >
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 06 2015,4:27 pm
^^^ after the post I made then you mention tacos??What the hell is wrong with you man.
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 06 2015,5:11 pm
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 06 2015,4:27 pm)
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^^^ after the post I made then you mention tacos??
What the hell is wrong with you man.
What the hell is wrong with you man.
You know, that leaves your wide open for a joke. But it likely wouldn't have been a very clean joke, so I'll leave you with this image.
Posted by Glad I Left on Aug. 12 2015,7:56 am
Every organization needs that guy who speaks his mind... but typically you don't want that guy leading it....
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 12 2015,11:08 am
^^ like we have now?
Posted by irisheyes on Aug. 13 2015,6:27 am
(Self-Banished @ Aug. 06 2015,8:03 am)
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Your defense of C-Span says alot
You frequently post conservative blogs and defend FOX, but you have a problem with C-Span?
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 13 2015,6:29 am
^^Yes, listening to those idiots all day will rot your brain.
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 19 2015,12:00 pm
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I just got through reading the Star Tribune editorial that the A.L. Tribune published relating to comparisons between Trump and Teague.
I just kept thinking over and over. How has our pennings, verbalizations, our world, this time in history gotten so intertwined in manipulation? What have we taught and are teaching the next generations? What disservice have we done and are doing to these young people?
To print the ridiculousness of this article for all to see comparing an alleged sexual predator to stupid, often inappropriate things uttered by Trump is beyond the pale.
Our politics, and make no mistake this is all about politics and Trump, the writer found a timely handy story about an alleged predator and found it to be useful to manipulate the public.
Donald Trump is arrogant, and can be a boastful, condescending person, but Mr. Trump has found an aching, a need in our society today and he has yelled it from the roof tops. He has gotten where no politician has ever been before. He is speaking for the masses — the masses who are sick and tired of exactly what this Star Tribune writer attempts to do: manipulate.
These writers, these news organizations don’t get it. People want the simple truth. Not to be manipulated, not lied to. Just truth.
Whether you like, don’t care or hate Trump, he has found something no one before him ever has, < a VOICE for the silent majority. >
Nice letter. It speaks volumes.
I just kept thinking over and over. How has our pennings, verbalizations, our world, this time in history gotten so intertwined in manipulation? What have we taught and are teaching the next generations? What disservice have we done and are doing to these young people?
To print the ridiculousness of this article for all to see comparing an alleged sexual predator to stupid, often inappropriate things uttered by Trump is beyond the pale.
Our politics, and make no mistake this is all about politics and Trump, the writer found a timely handy story about an alleged predator and found it to be useful to manipulate the public.
Donald Trump is arrogant, and can be a boastful, condescending person, but Mr. Trump has found an aching, a need in our society today and he has yelled it from the roof tops. He has gotten where no politician has ever been before. He is speaking for the masses — the masses who are sick and tired of exactly what this Star Tribune writer attempts to do: manipulate.
These writers, these news organizations don’t get it. People want the simple truth. Not to be manipulated, not lied to. Just truth.
Whether you like, don’t care or hate Trump, he has found something no one before him ever has, < a VOICE for the silent majority. >
Posted by Liberal on Aug. 19 2015,12:34 pm
Silent majority? Why is it America elected a liberal president twice? Is the "silent majority" just too stupid to vote?
Posted by Liberal on Aug. 19 2015,12:42 pm
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But Trump's success with some comes with resounding negatives from others. He tops the list of candidates Republican voters say they definitely could not support: 30% say they would not back him, up from 21% saying so in Quinnipiac's late-May survey. That figure is even higher among Republican women, 37% of whom say they would never vote for Trump.
< http://www.cnn.com/2015...debates >
I wish MN had primaries in the presidential election so I could vote for Trump.
Posted by Common Citizen on Aug. 19 2015,8:03 pm
(Liberal @ Aug. 19 2015,12:34 pm)
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Silent majority? Why is it America elected a liberal president twice? Is the "silent majority" just too stupid to vote?
Yep. You hit the nail on the head.
I think people stayed home not wanting to vote for a loser RINO in both cases. Unfortunately they're too stupid to realize the unintended consequences of that action or rather inaction by doing so. Imo 😞
Posted by hymiebravo on Aug. 19 2015,8:10 pm
Trump is keeping it [real] sort the way that Larry the Cable Guy is keeping it real I suppose. Another guy we want the country's coming up generations to emulate too I suppose as per the op ed comments.
Posted by hymiebravo on Aug. 19 2015,8:11 pm
Go Donald Trump go!
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 23 2015,7:40 am
< http://www.newyorker.com/news...d-trump >
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 23 2015,1:33 pm
Indeed.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 23 2015,1:57 pm
For now, I just watch with great curiosity, I find it amazing what he's tapped into.I can see some what your pic says Botto, but no experience? We have a clown in office now that has no experience, was a senetor for all of about 5 minuets and has never held a real job in his life.
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 23 2015,2:34 pm
Yeah, but Obama never had the bigot misogynist xenophobe vote, and yet he still won. I guess that says a lot about that demographic.
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 23 2015,3:30 pm
^^Sure he did, the black vote.You've never heard of reverse descrimmination?
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 24 2015,12:00 am
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 24 2015,4:52 am
I think Trump only sees one color, green.
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 24 2015,10:09 am
(Botto 82 @ Aug. 23 2015,2:34 pm)
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Yeah, but Obama never had the bigot misogynist xenophobe vote, and yet he still won.
Tells you a lot about the
voter base doesn't it?
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 24 2015,10:30 am
So 2008 voter turnout was about 57% and of that Buster took about 52%I other words a sh!tload of conservatives stayed home.
Hmmm
I'm thinking maybe The Donald might be waking them up.
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 24 2015,10:38 am
Found this in a blog from 2010.QUOTE
Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals she was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs -- what her dad dismissed as "redistribution of wealth."
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative, and a rich one at that -- a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his, rather than benefit society.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. "You don't need to spend money on these expensive furnishings in this huge house when there are people who need to earn more than minimum wage and better food!" she lectured.
To her shock and amazement, all The Donald said in reply was "Welcome to socialism."
That's it? she thought to herself -- no argument? But before she could even think of a follow-up, he actually changed the subject! "How are you doing with your studies?" Trump asked her.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."
The Donald was closing in now. He asked Ivanka, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."
Ivanka, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair!? I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"
Then Donald slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to capitalism."
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative, and a rich one at that -- a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his, rather than benefit society.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. "You don't need to spend money on these expensive furnishings in this huge house when there are people who need to earn more than minimum wage and better food!" she lectured.
To her shock and amazement, all The Donald said in reply was "Welcome to socialism."
That's it? she thought to herself -- no argument? But before she could even think of a follow-up, he actually changed the subject! "How are you doing with your studies?" Trump asked her.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."
The Donald was closing in now. He asked Ivanka, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."
Ivanka, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair!? I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"
Then Donald slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to capitalism."
Posted by Self-Banished on Aug. 24 2015,12:27 pm
^^ hmmmm, sounds like trump might have wanted to name his daughter "Buttercup"
Posted by Botto 82 on Aug. 24 2015,12:33 pm
(MADDOG @ Aug. 24 2015,10:09 am)
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(Botto 82 @ Aug. 23 2015,2:34 pm)
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Yeah, but Obama never had the bigot misogynist xenophobe vote, and yet he still won.
Tells you a lot about the
voter base doesn't it?I thought the bigot misogynist xenophobe voters WERE the
voter base...
Posted by MADDOG on Aug. 24 2015,3:34 pm
You sound like a Bob Reich sound bite. I suppose you forgot about Ted and Slick Willy?
Posted by Self-Banished on Sep. 03 2015,1:45 pm
< http://fox40.com/2015/09/03/donald-trump-signs-rnc-loyalty-pledge/ >
Posted by MADDOG on Oct. 05 2015,2:12 pm
It's only one poll, but maybe tides are turning. I don't mind. Nothing a liberal hates more than a black conservative republican. < Ben Carson Surges To Lead In Poll >
Posted by grassman on Nov. 12 2015,7:10 am
WASHINGTON — It was a debate remark so unusual that some people thought it a slip of the tongue, but on Wednesday, Donald Trump redoubled his claim that U.S. "wages are too high.""We have to become competitive with the world," he said Wednesday in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" broadcast from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire.
"Our taxes are too high, our wages are too high, everything is too high," he said. "People are going to start firing people" because costs are excessive, he added.
Most presidential hopefuls this year, including all of the Democratic candidates and many of the Republicans, have argued the opposite — that stagnant wages for American workers are a central problem facing the economy.
Says the man that has self proclaimed net worth of 9 billion dollars! I wonder if he thinks he pays his pilot of the Trump Jet too much. Once again the arrogance of those with the money. "It's mine, I deserve it while the little people catch my crumbs," attitude.
Posted by Self-Banished on Nov. 12 2015,8:08 am
Go watch the Hormel vid, yep, paid too much.
Posted by Liberal on Nov. 13 2015,9:34 am
I like that the Donald called Carson on his knife BS. Even if you stab a large hunting knife into a steel wall it won't break unless it's carbon content were so high that it would be unusably brittle. And WTF is up with taking after your mother with a hammer?I grew up hearing about presidents and cherry trees, not presidents, hammers, and hunting knives.
Posted by Self-Banished on Nov. 13 2015,10:02 am
So now I hear Trump pretty much comparing Carson to a child molester? Will he get away with that one?