Here's How Donald Trump Could Become President

[Porkwarrior]

My point is obvious. It didn't matter what Bernie's platform was, or what he said or didn't say, or promised or didn't promise. It was all a charade.

Yeah. And?
Bush Jr only got in because his camp spread a rumour that McCain had a bastard black baby in South Carolina.

Are you new to politics? Are you whining about how sand in your mangina isn't fair? Really?

 

[toubab]

Yeah. And?
Bush Jr only got in because his camp spread a rumour that McCain had a bastard black baby in South Carolina.

Are you new to politics? Are you whining about how sand in your mangina isn't fair? Really?

Fuck no, I'm not new to politics, dumbass. That's why I knew Bernie never had a chance. The DNC decided years ago Hillary would get the nomination this time around.

 

[sr71plt]

Fuck no, I'm not new to politics, dumbass. That's why I knew Bernie never had a chance. The DNC decided years ago Hillary would get the nomination this time around.

That's because Hillary put in the work for Democratic Party candidates for decades before. Bernie was an independent up to ten minutes before he decided to run and did zilch for any Democrat. Most of his support in the primaries was from people who came in just for him and dropped interest in the Democratic Party the minute he didn't win the nomination. You can't know much about politics (or common sense, for that matter) not to know why the Democratic Party establishment mostly stuck with Hillary. A healthy set of choices wasn't stepping forward.

 

[toubab]

That's because Hillary put in the work for Democratic Party candidates for decades before. Bernie was an independent up to ten minutes before he decided to run and did zilch for any Democrat. Most of his support in the primaries was from people who came in just for him and dropped interest in the Democratic Party the minute he didn't win the nomination. You can't know much about politics (or common sense, for that matter) not to know why the Democratic Party establishment mostly stuck with Hillary. A healthy set of choices wasn't stepping forward.

You're another dumbass. Of course I know why Hillary got the nomination, and Bernie didn't. It's pretty fucking simple, as even you understand.

 

[EllieTalbot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkgx1C_S6ls

*sigh* Ah, memories.

I turned 18 that year; it was my first time voting. I remember getting a piggyback ride from my boyfriend on the way back from from the polling station. I was lighter then, hehehe.

I voted for Perot, but before the primaries had been decided, I was for Jerry Brown (D- CA). Yes, I was for Governor Moon Unit... which is one of the reasons I so empathize with today's Bernie enthusiasts. But even back then, Clinton just screamed "cooties" to me, and his wife was... well, something was just off, and I knew she would be in power just as much as Bill if they got into the White House. They announced it, after all, by not-so-jokingly referring to themselves as a package deal.

Unlike most people my age, I knew who radical leftist Christopher Hitchens was. I'd known since I was 11, and I'd learned to respect his judgment. And in the Clintons, he smelled a rat. On voting day, I had no clue what his opinion of the Clintons was, but as the next few years unfolded, and his opinion became known, especially during the impeachment hearings, I heard him detail his initial discomfiture about Bill Clinton from the earliest days of the campaign, and it was so familiar.

I could go on and on, but to end on a superficial note... from then until this day, I have NO idea what in the HELL anyone is talking about when they describe Bill Clinton as good-looking, handsome, seductive, etc. If I were to spend more than ten seconds truly imagining an intimate physical encounter with him, I would have to swallow back vomit threatening to rise in my throat. Not an exaggeration.

Disgusted in Dystopia,
Ellie

 

[toubab]

*sigh* Ah, memories.

I turned 18 that year; it was my first time voting. I remember getting a piggyback ride from my boyfriend on the way back from from the polling station. I was lighter then, hehehe.

I voted for Perot, but before the primaries had been decided, I was for Jerry Brown (D- CA). Yes, I was for Governor Moon Unit... which is one of the reasons I so empathize with today's Bernie enthusiasts. But even back then, Clinton just screamed "cooties" to me, and his wife was... well, something was just off, and I knew she would be in power just as much as Bill if they got into the White House. They announced it, after all, by not-so-jokingly referring to themselves as a package deal.

Unlike most people my age, I knew who radical leftist Christopher Hitchens was. I'd known since I was 11, and I'd learned to respect his judgment. And in the Clintons, he smelled a rat. On voting day, I had no clue what his opinion of the Clintons was, but as the next few years unfolded, and his opinion became known, especially during the impeachment hearings, I heard him detail his initial discomfiture about Bill Clinton from the earliest days of the campaign, and it was so familiar.

I could go on and on, but to end on a superficial note... from then until this day, I have NO idea what in the HELL anyone is talking about when they describe Bill Clinton as good-looking, handsome, seductive, etc. If I were to spend more than ten seconds truly imagining an intimate physical encounter with him, I would have to swallow back vomit threatening to rise in my throat. Not an exaggeration.

Disgusted in Dystopia,
Ellie

Christopher Hitchens was one of the most intelligent individuals I've had the pleasure of reading and listening to, ever. Shame he died too soon.

 

[BotanyBoy]

That's because Hillary put in the work for Democratic Party candidates for decades before. Bernie was an independent up to ten minutes before he decided to run and did zilch for any Democrat. Most of his support in the primaries was from people who came in just for him and dropped interest in the Democratic Party the minute he didn't win the nomination. You can't know much about politics (or common sense, for that matter) not to know why the Democratic Party establishment mostly stuck with Hillary. A healthy set of choices wasn't stepping forward.

Stop trying to Church it up boy....

Sanders posed a threat to establishment (D) pay to play gravy train.

Hillary doesn't pose any threat to establishment corruption, she's the face of it.

 

[sr71plt]

You're another dumbass. Of course I know why Hillary got the nomination, and Bernie didn't. It's pretty fucking simple, as even you understand.

But you seem so bitter about it--like you are just pretending to understand.

And you've been posting "not too bright" about the campaign for months.

 

[underguy1]

He would have had a better chance if he'd actually been a Democrat, which he wasn't, or hadn't denigrated the DNC, which he did (so, why shouldn't members of the DNC not be supporting someone who was trying to steal the party and was badmouthing it at the same time? duh), or if, in all that time in Congress, he'd actually ever sponsored a bill that responded to his claimed platform. As it was, he was phenomenally successful in almost stealing a major party--upstaged only by Trump's theft of the Republican Party.

You are saying that the electoral fraud committed by the DNC was justified.

Well done you. You've come out as a fascist.

 

[underguy1]

Christopher Hitchens was one of the most intelligent individuals I've had the pleasure of reading and listening to, ever. Shame he died too soon.

Christopher Hitchens was a to rent fraud.

 

[toubab]

But you seem so bitter about it--like you are just pretending to understand.

And you've been posting "not too bright" about the campaign for months.

I'm not bitter Hillary got the nomination. I fully expected all along she would get it, for several years now, actually. The only thing I recall being wrong about concerning this election season is I didn't think Trump would win the R nomination, originally. I will give myself credit, however, for realizing rather early on that I was wrong about that, and admitting it. Trump is not the joke I took him to be, originally.

If Trump does well in tonight's debate, which he very well could, in my opinion, I may well change my mind about who will be the next president of the US. We shall soon see.

 

[toubab]

Christopher Hitchens was a to rent fraud.

How so?

 

[Wordsworth]

Hitchins personified integrity. How else does one explain his being extoled and alternately reviled from all quarters on varying issues? He clearly aimed to please no one, and succeeded brilliantly.

 

[underguy1]

Hitchins personified integrity. How else does one explain his being extoled and alternately reviled from all quarters on varying issues? He clearly aimed to please no one, and succeeded brilliantly.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.



Ha.


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

I genuinely laughed out loud at that.

Hitchens was a to rent fraud.

He rented himself/sold his soul to the neocons and their defence contractor patrons as an Arabist and Orientalist.

He argued the 'clash of civilisations' narrative for all his worth. Which is a great capitalist fraud.

 

[Wordsworth]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.



Ha.


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

I genuinely laughed out loud at that.

Hitchens was a to rent fraud.

He rented himself/sold his soul to the neocons and their defence contractor patrons as an Arabist and Orientalist.

He argued the 'clash of civilisations' narrative for all his worth. Which is a great capitalist fraud.

Always pleased to be the source of mirth and merryment.

That's an interesting charge, what with him being an avowed socialist. The rent must have been dear.

In what form did he receive his remuneration?

 

[underguy1]

Always pleased to be the source of mirth and merryment.

That's an interesting charge, what with him being an avowed socialist. The rent must have been dear.

In what form did he receive his remuneration?

Not familiar with the history of neoconservatives obviously. Or Hitchen's u-turn.

And yet you feel qualified to laud a man that you clearly know next to nothing about.

How curious.

 

[Wordsworth]

Not familiar with the history of neoconservatives obviously. Or Hitchen's u-turn.

And yet you feel qualified to laud a man that you clearly know next to nothing about.

How curious.

Hitchens more than adequately defended his reasoning for being a member of several, disparate points of view that one doesn't conventionall see in tandem. I can't see myself expressing his points of view more adequately than he penned.

You make my point. His seemingly conflicting positions speak to firmly held beliefs, not a populist idealogue.

You were the one that accused him of the great sin of being a capitalist. You seem to be less than clear on the labels you are bandying about.

Not sure what qualifications one needs to be a fan of another's writing? Are there particular qualifications you have that you would like to put forth?

You also didn't address your charge that he was somehow a literary merc of the vast capitalist defense conspiracy.

It is quite possible that anyone can hold opinions different from yours or for that matter mine and not be a paid shill, correct?

As I've said he took fire from every corner imaginable for one or the other of his opinions. I obviously for those reasons cannot possibly agree with all of them.

 

[EllieTalbot]

Christopher Hitchens was a to rent fraud.

Care to back that up?

I could understand if there was something in his career that pointed to his getting privileges or other compensation specifically for writing favorable things for the powerful, but to my knowledge (and it's fairly comprehensive, I warn you), there's not even a whisper of that in his career. There are certain positions he took through the years that made him unpopular - often with the right, less frequently (but more vehemently) with the left, but no hint of doing so for personal gain. If anything, his career suffered and went through upheavals when his writing upset the establishment.

And yet he prevailed. A testament to his talent, methinks.

Reader in Reading,
Elllie

 

[underguy1]

Hitchens more than adequately defended his reasoning for being a member of several, disparate points of view that one doesn't conventionall see in tandem. I can't see myself expressing his points of view more adequately than he penned.

You make my point. His seemingly conflicting positions speak to firmly held beliefs, not a populist idealogue.

You were the one that accused him of the great sin of being a capitalist. You seem to be less than clear on the labels you are bandying about.

Not sure what qualifications one needs to be a fan of another's writing? Are there particular qualifications you have that you would like to put forth?

You also didn't address your charge that he was somehow a literary merc of the vast capitalist defense conspiracy.

It is quite possible that anyone can hold opinions different from yours or for that matter mine and not be a paid shill, correct?

As I've said he took fire from every corner imaginable for one or the other of his opinions. I obviously for those reasons cannot possibly agree with all of them.

Hitchens became a cheap Orientalist for the Israelis and the MIC. These are capitalists.

They are opposed to revolution or any form of progressivism or popular movements.

He was paid handsomely by their think tanks.

You've been conned by a con man.

 

[underguy1]

Care to back that up?

I could understand if there was something in his career that pointed to his getting privileges or other compensation specifically for writing favorable things for the powerful, but to my knowledge (and it's fairly comprehensive, I warn you), there's not even a whisper of that in his career. There are certain positions he took through the years that made him unpopular - often with the right, less frequently (but more vehemently) with the left, but no hint of doing so for personal gain. If anything, his career suffered and went through upheavals when his writing upset the establishment.

And yet he prevailed. A testament to his talent, methinks.

Reader in Reading,
Elllie

Oh please.

 

[GrandpaBill]

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"I endorse Donald Trump. He has a firm grasp and a hard cock." - Sarah Palin

 

[EllieTalbot]

I'm not bitter Hillary got the nomination. I fully expected all along she would get it, for several years now, actually. The only thing I recall being wrong about concerning this election season is I didn't think Trump would win the R nomination, originally. I will give myself credit, however, for realizing rather early on that I was wrong about that, and admitting it. Trump is not the joke I took him to be, originally.

If Trump does well in tonight's debate, which he very well could, in my opinion, I may well change my mind about who will be the next president of the US. We shall soon see.

It's going to be verra interesting. Unfortunately, I'l be working during the event and won't see it until Tuesday, but I'll do my damndest to avoid spoilers. Might even be better than an episode of Game of Thrones.

Anxious in the Annex,
Ellie

 

[EllieTalbot]

Oh please.

Please what? Please stop requiring that people back up their assertions?

Um... no.



Put up, fella. Or... you know.

Here in Herefordshire,
Ellie

 

[underguy1]

Please what? Please stop requiring that people back up their assertions?

Um... no.



Put up, fella. Or... you know.

Here in Herefordshire,
Ellie

Oh for goodness sake. Who was paying him in the last few years?

You think the AEI etc are fucking socialists?

Twit.

 

[EllieTalbot]

Christopher Hitchens was one of the most intelligent individuals I've had the pleasure of reading and listening to, ever. Shame he died too soon.

*nodnod*