The Trump "mandate."

[Conager]

You're really stretching here.

A mandate represents the will of the people. If he didn't win the popular vote he doesn't have a mandate. It's really that simple.

Trump should get up every morning and ask himself, "What would Hillary do?"

 

[KingOrfeo]

And make no mistake, he does have a mandate. Just winning an election is a mandate.

He won the Electoral vote, and that worked exactly as the founders designed it to. (As an aside, over twice as many Hillary electors turned out to be 'faithless' as Trump electors. Apparently that entire effort wasn't well thought out.)

Yeah, yeah, now comes the nattering nabobs yapping about the popular vote. To those I say, "Go read Federalist 68, the whole thing, not just the part that was cited by the activists in the aforementioned abortive effort."

Where does the mandate come from? Well, Trump carried 30 states. 60% of the nation as a Federal Republic. Not a number to sneeze at. But the real eye opener is that Trump carried 98.1% of all the counties in the United States. Hillary carried 1.9%. Now we're talking a real mandate, aren't we?

So what are the mandates?

1. Run the cockroaches out. ie. enforce immigration laws.

2. Shit can "ShuckNJiveCare"

3. Roll back the Executive Orders and over-reaching regulations.

4. And if he sticks to his list he's going to load the SCOTUS with conservative judges.

What else did he talk about? (Here is where I'd like to take bets on which moron is going to jump in with "make America Great again," as if campaign slogans are actual line item programs. But they will because they bought into the whole "Hope and Change" bull shit as an actual program.)

Ishmael

"Deplorable" is really far too kind a word, isn't it?

 

[BotanyBoy]

Mandate, kicked ass, massive landslide....

None of those labels change the fact that Trump got the 11th lowest percentage of electoral votes in the history of the electoral college.

Where did Hillary rank? LOL

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Given the fact that the popular vote is meaningless under our system of government, 30 out of 50 states IS a mandate and it's even more glaringly obvious when you consider that 98.1% of ALL the counties in the nation voted for Trump.

Ishmael

Arguing about whether or not Trump has a "mandate" based on a given set of metrics is EVERY BIT as stupid as the popular vote bullshit that the sore losers are picking at their scabs over.

All this conversation does by raising the subject is to give them yet one more irrelevant data set by which to attempt to discredit a fair and honest election.

For Godsakes, talk about something worth talking about.

 

[Adre]

I was being a starry eyed optimist when I thought one big plus of a Trump victory would be that the Lunatic BroPatrol would shut up for while and bask in the departure of Hillary. Turns out these mouth breathers are more obsessed with her now than they were before. They sure seem defensive about this "massive" triumph.

 

[Pookie]

I was being a starry eyed optimist when I thought one big plus of a Trump victory would be that the Lunatic BroPatrol would shut up for while and bask in the departure of Hillary. Turns out these mouth breathers are more obsessed with her now than they were before. They sure seem defensive about this "massive" triumph.

What else are they gonna do at this point if not drone on and on about Hillary? Start talking about sex? *shivers*

 

[Adre]

What else are they gonna do at this point if not drone on and on about Hillary? Start talking about sex? *shivers*

Talk about a brief conversation.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Trump should get up every morning and ask himself, "What would Hillary do?"

Unfortunately, that is a question he lacks the brains to answer.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Trump should get up every morning and ask himself, "What would Hillary do?"

She'd demand a fat bribe.

 

[phrodeau]

I haven't been able to figure out what "Shucknjivecare" is. Apparently only Ishmael has ever used the word.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=shucknjivecare

I think it must mean the system of healthcare we used to have, before the ACA. It seems to fit.

 

[Pookie]

I haven't been able to figure out what "Shucknjivecare" is. Apparently only Ishmael has ever used the word.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=shucknjivecare

I think it must mean the system of healthcare we used to have, before the ACA. It seems to fit.

It's an invention by what I believe is referred to as a jive turkey.

 

[Conager]

man·date/ˈmanˌdāt/
noun

an official order or commission to do something.
the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election.

 

[KingOrfeo]

man·date/ˈmanˌdāt/
noun

an official order or commission to do something.
the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election.

Actually, I think it means two guys going out for dinner and a movie, as in, "Wow! I have a mandate with Vladimir tonight!"

 

[Adre]

Overheard at the restaurant: "Vlad, Put in right here."

 

[zipman]

Trump should get up every morning and ask himself, "What would Hillary do?"

Actually, I would hope he would get up every morning and ask himself "what might actually make this country better?"

He's already backed out of a lot of his election promises which he lied about so he actually has a clean slate.

Now what he does with it is a different story.

 

[Conager]

Actually, I would hope he would get up every morning and ask himself "what might actually make this country better?"

He's already backed out of a lot of his election promises which he lied about so he actually has a clean slate.

Now what he does with it is a different story.

Agreed.

 

[Liar]

Trump should get up every morning and ask himself, "What would Hillary do?"

Since the answer would be "Be a boring wonky buerocrat going out of her way to avoid appearing too controversial", yeah, maybe he should.

 

[Liar]

Where did Hillary rank? LOL

Who sives a shit? Stop the "b-b-but Hillary" nonsens.

Trump is the president-elect. And his electoral win margin was at best mediocre. This is fact.

 

[islandman]

Trump won, so why the insecurity, both here and on his twitter feed? Is there that much thin-skin around?

 

[Ishmael]

Arguing about whether or not Trump has a "mandate" based on a given set of metrics is EVERY BIT as stupid as the popular vote bullshit that the sore losers are picking at their scabs over.

All this conversation does by raising the subject is to give them yet one more irrelevant data set by which to attempt to discredit a fair and honest election.

For Godsakes, talk about something worth talking about.

The amusement value is clearly lost on you. Oh well.

Ishmael

 

[KingOrfeo]

All this conversation does by raising the subject is to give them yet one more irrelevant data set by which to attempt to discredit a fair and honest election.

I don't know as any election with this level of voter suppression can be counted as fair.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Trump won, so why the insecurity, both here and on his twitter feed? Is there that much thin-skin around?

What part of "black man winning by ten million: ILLEGITIMATE! White man losing by three million: MANDATE!" do you not understand?

 

[hashtag4]

Jesus Rob, your siggy looks just as retarded as you.

You Libtard trolls always litter the forum with cartoons and gifs (which even a primary school student can find on the net). Probably to compensate for the fact that you always lose at the battle of the wits.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Welcome back mah friends to teh show that nevar ends....

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff502/Soonyigump/AngryLittleFaggot_zpsfiddvinh.gif

 

[hashtag4]

Aww, nice to see that you have such a healthy self-esteem and are laughing at your own jokes, 'QueerBait /QueerTag' /QueerSlobThatnoLitwomanwantstofuck.
Given that other than yourself, pookie, Adre and Penis Gazer and maybe a couple of GB thugs like yourself, nobody finds you funny.

Awesome (mis)reading of my emotions too. Not only that (you see yourself as)cute, but you're brilliant too.