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Gabrael from My musings Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
#99101: Aug 20th 2015 at 9:03:47 AM

I watched my father suffer in agony while cancer ravaged his body and watched him change as soon as it hit his brain. We couldn't do anything but watch him suffer as even morphine wasn't enough.

Jimmy Carter is a good man who deserves to fall asleep and never wake up surrounded by family and in peace. Hopefully he will be able to still have this.

There is nothing wrong with hoping that good people have a painless death.

"Psssh. Even if you could catch a miracle on a picture any person would probably delete it to make space for more porn." - Aszur
Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#99102: Aug 20th 2015 at 9:09:36 AM

[up] You support "assisted dying" then?

Keep Rolling On
vandro Shop Owner from The little shop that wasn't Since: Jul, 2009
Shop Owner
#99103: Aug 20th 2015 at 9:12:21 AM

I'll always love that guy. Panama Canal whee!

Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#99104: Aug 20th 2015 at 9:17:12 AM

Too good a president for our country, that's for sure.

BAFFU Since: Dec, 2012
#99105: Aug 20th 2015 at 9:24:35 AM

I like the guy.

But he is 90.

He has to die eventually.

So I am not really sad.

Just hope it isn't a long drawn out process.

edited 20th Aug '15 9:24:43 AM by BAFFU

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#99106: Aug 20th 2015 at 11:36:14 AM

I agree with Gab, the man has led an amazing life. He deserves to go out on a high note.

Oh really when?
BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#99107: Aug 20th 2015 at 12:47:55 PM

Two vocal Trump fans beat Latino homeless man because he's Latino.

Trump's response is, well, what you'd expect:

“People who are following me are very passionate… They love this country and they want this country to be great again. They are passionate.”

In his defense, he said that just after saying that "it's a shame" if his anti-Latino rhetoric inspired this nasty crime. But it's a pretty bad thing to follow that up with.

The two brothers have long criminal histories. I'd say they're what the country doesn't need.

edited 20th Aug '15 1:04:57 PM by BonsaiForest

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#99108: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:08:12 PM

Lock 'em up and throw away the key.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#99109: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:17:00 PM

Do you hear that sound?

It was the last Latin who was considering voting republican switching to democrat.

Inter arma enim silent leges
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#99110: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:23:42 PM

Let's watch what the rest of the Republican field does. If they all jump on the "TRUMP IS EVIL!!!" field, then they might win .001% of the latino vote in the general election-if they make it that far while alienating the super racist base.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#99111: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:24:01 PM

Expect more of this as the race drags on. Trump has really emboldened a lot of fuck awful people.

Oh really when?
BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#99112: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:58:59 PM

Weren't Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio born to immigrants?

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#99113: Aug 20th 2015 at 1:59:44 PM

Cruz was born to a U.S. national with dual citizenship. I don't know Rubio's story.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#99114: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:01:23 PM

Well when I see it being widespread news, it might have an effect. So far, I do not think I have seen it reflected on any spanish-speaking news sites.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#99115: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:18:17 PM

So Trump is now officially endorsing hate crimes.

Wonderful.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#99116: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:22:57 PM

He DID sue a Spaniard chef for 10 million dollars out of something incredibly stupid. That will drag EFE's attention to him. EFE is the AFP of the spanish language, and soon as they pick up on Trump's comments regarding it, the rest ofthe spanish speaking newspapers will get right on it.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#99117: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:25:50 PM

[up][up]I think he stopped just short of explicitly endorsing it, though he did go rather far in his efforts to explain it away/mitigate it...

This keeps up and Trump is going to get people murdered. How long till one of his maniac supporters decides to "fix America" with a gun?

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#99118: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:28:18 PM

I do not think The Turner Diaries began with white guys literally pissing on some homeless guy.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#99119: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:28:20 PM

I'd argue that various conservatives have already gotten people murdered.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#99120: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:31:04 PM

If I were in the US I'd go to a Ted Cruz rally with the same birther slongans the tea party nutters used on.

WHERE IS YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE CRUZ?

Inter arma enim silent leges
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#99121: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:33:00 PM

Why not rail on Trump due to the fact he keeps importing wives from other countries? He seems to have a slavic woman fetish, judging by his history.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#99122: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:34:37 PM

Slavs are white so they're okay.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#99123: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:37:05 PM

[up]Not according to National Socialists they aren't.tongue

[up][up][up][up]I know the anti-immigration movement has gotten lethal before, I was speaking about Trump (who has only gone nuts about immigration, and everything else really, since about 08 or so) in particular.

edited 20th Aug '15 2:37:33 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#99124: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:38:20 PM

[up][up]B-b-b-b-but they are filthy commies!

THAT IS NOT OK!

edited 20th Aug '15 2:38:30 PM by AngelusNox

Inter arma enim silent leges
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#99125: Aug 20th 2015 at 2:39:59 PM

There will be shootings and lynchings and cross burnings thanks to Trump.

Like I said. Expect things to get much worse as the race goes on

Oh really when?

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