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FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#130701: Jul 17th 2016 at 6:10:38 PM

I actually fear Hil's performance in any debate with Trump. She can make points, but her charisma leaves something to be desired.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#130702: Jul 17th 2016 at 6:10:53 PM

I'm still convinced he's going to call HRC a bitch before this is all said and done.

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Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#130703: Jul 17th 2016 at 7:00:40 PM

It's not that the GOP bigwigs aren't primetime speakers (they are), it's just that the RNC isn't billing them as "headliners" in order to feed Trump's ego.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#130705: Jul 17th 2016 at 7:57:49 PM

The debates are going to be painful to watch. Clinton is not especially good at debating, and Trump thrived in the debate environment, and in terms of media exposure in general.

Fortunately, debates do not have that big of an impact on election outcomes, most of the time at least.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#130706: Jul 17th 2016 at 8:01:06 PM

Trump however does tend to debate badly against women.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#130707: Jul 17th 2016 at 8:02:34 PM

And Trump's previous debates were honed to appeal to his base/Republicans. Those exact tactics are going to turn off swing voters and terrify Democrats (and many Republicans) into voting for Clinton. He's already done a lot for the cause of minority voter engagement.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Cape Malleum Majorem
#130708: Jul 17th 2016 at 8:09:06 PM

Why insult orangutans by comparing them to Donald Trump?

My deepest and most sincere apologies to orangutans everywhere. It goes back a ways... I’ll try to give you the short version, here: note 

A few years back, Bill Maher invited Trump to appear on his show (whatever the one that followed Politically Incorrect was called.) Trump refused, because basically, he has no sense of humor and is afraid of being ridiculed by anybody he can’t bully. Maher shrugged it off, but being a comedian, he did what comedians do: make fun of people who deserve to be made fun of.

In the 2012 presidential election, Trump announced his candidacy. But he was running as a single-issue candidate. He was a Birther. You know, those people who claim that Barack Obama’s presidency was illegitimate, because (they claim) he wasn’t born on US soil, therefore he’s not a native US citizen. Obama ignored these idiots for a few years, then finally produced his original long-form birth certificate, which proved that the Birthers were full of shit.

Trump was silent for a brief moment, then he announced: “I’ll give him $5 million, payable to charity, if he produces his college records.” (What was he thinking? “A black guy, getting into college? Nah, gotta be sump’n fishy there.”)

Hearing this, Maher, while appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, joked, “Look at Trump’s hair. There are only two things in nature with that color hair: Donald Trump, and the orange-haired orangutan. I’ll give $5 million to charity if Trump produces HIS birth certificate, and can prove that his mother didn’t have sex with an ape.” He then went on to suggest a few of the charities that Trump might give the money to: The Hair Club For Men, Safari Club International, etc.

Trump took Maher at his word. Maher received a letter from Trump’s lawyer, a copy of Trump’s birth certificate (short form) and a note saying: “Pay up.” Maher ignored the letter, like he ignores all letters from crazy people, so Trump tried to sue him for breach of contract. Maher remarked, “Trump needs to learn two things: what a joke is, and what a contract is.” Apparently, Trump believes that a tongue-in-cheek comment made by a comedian on a late-night talk show somehow constitutes a legally-binding agreement between said comedian and the person he’s poking fun at.

Maher went on to say that people like Trump shouldn’t be clogging up the courts with frivolous lawsuits. “Our legal system is not a toy for rich idiots to play with. It’s not a collection agency for billionaires.” Trump later dropped the lawsuit. (But he still hasn’t proven that he’s NOT the illegitimate love-child of a lower primate...)

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#130709: Jul 17th 2016 at 8:11:50 PM

[up]I understood the reference, I was just making a joke about your joke.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#130710: Jul 17th 2016 at 8:30:08 PM

[up][up][up]Except what if Trump uses different tactics for a different situation? (If that's even possible?)

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#130712: Jul 17th 2016 at 8:38:34 PM

After Ted Cruz conceded and Trump got a lock on the nomination, there was speculation that he'd stop making a lot of the outrageous statements he used to rile up the Republican base, and instead go more moderate for the general election. That hasn't happened yet, though.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#130713: Jul 17th 2016 at 8:46:43 PM

Trump is far too narcissistic to stop. He literally can't help himself.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#130714: Jul 17th 2016 at 9:12:21 PM

Exactly, Trump isn't known for impulse control.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#130715: Jul 17th 2016 at 10:39:35 PM

At risk of overthinking the joke: Trump wears a wig IIRC.

edited 17th Jul '16 10:39:46 PM by Protagonist506

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TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#130716: Jul 17th 2016 at 10:53:04 PM

As if Trump's weekend disaster couldn't get worse...

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all

Some choice quotes...

“I put lipstick on a pig,” he said. “I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is.” He went on, “I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization.”

But Schwartz believes that Trump’s short attention span has left him with “a stunning level of superficial knowledge and plain ignorance.” He said, “That’s why he so prefers TV as his first news source—information comes in easily digestible sound bites.” He added, “I seriously doubt that Trump has ever read a book straight through in his adult life.” During the eighteen months that he observed Trump, Schwartz said, he never saw a book on Trump’s desk, or elsewhere in his office, or in his apartment.

Schwartz expected Trump to attack him for speaking out, and he was correct. Informed that Schwartz had made critical remarks about him, and wouldn’t be voting for him, Trump said, “He’s probably just doing it for the publicity.” He also said, “Wow. That’s great disloyalty, because I made Tony rich. He owes a lot to me. I helped him when he didn’t have two cents in his pocket. It’s great disloyalty. I guess he thinks it’s good for him—but he’ll find out it’s not good for him.”

This is just incredible.

Minutes after Trump got off the phone with me, Schwartz’s cell phone rang. “I hear you’re not voting for me,” Trump said. “I just talked to The New Yorker—which, by the way, is a failing magazine that no one reads—and I heard you were critical of me.”

“You’re running for President,” Schwartz said. “I disagree with a lot of what you’re saying.”

“That’s your right, but then you should have just remained silent. I just want to tell you that I think you’re very disloyal. Without me, you wouldn’t be where you are now. I had a lot of choice of who to have write the book, and I chose you, and I was very generous with you. I know that you gave a lot of speeches and lectures using ‘The Art of the Deal.’ I could have sued you, but I didn’t.”

“My business has nothing to do with ‘The Art of the Deal.’ ”

“That’s not what I’ve been told.”

“You’re running for President of the United States. The stakes here are high.”

“Yeah, they are,” he said. “Have a nice life.” Trump hung up.

edited 17th Jul '16 10:53:39 PM by TacticalFox88

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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#130717: Jul 18th 2016 at 12:39:23 AM

The Baton Rouge cop shooting suspect apparently had views on women that wouldn't be out of place in the MRAverse.

Police also have confirmed that he had a membership card for a black sovereign citizen organization on his person.

edited 18th Jul '16 12:41:03 AM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#130718: Jul 18th 2016 at 12:51:31 AM

Doesn't surprise me. A disappointing number of hardcore black nationalists hold views that are pretty misogynistic, homophobic, or otherwise Not So Different from racist whites.

edited 18th Jul '16 12:51:53 AM by AlleyOop

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#130719: Jul 18th 2016 at 12:53:18 AM

No race has a monopoly on stupidity.

(By the way, I apologise for that last post. It was in bad taste.)

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#130720: Jul 18th 2016 at 1:30:56 AM

The New Yorker—which, by the way, is a failing magazine that no one reads—

Sasuga Turampu-chan!

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
optimusjamie Since: Jun, 2010
#130721: Jul 18th 2016 at 1:51:59 AM

Not all of us speak anime, Handle.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#130722: Jul 18th 2016 at 1:53:53 AM

Excellent as expected, cute little Trump.

edited 18th Jul '16 1:54:56 AM by Memers

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#130723: Jul 18th 2016 at 1:57:43 AM

Or, idiomatically, "That's our Trumpy!"

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#130724: Jul 18th 2016 at 3:50:26 AM

@Tactical: Thus far most polling hasn't reflected Trump's "disaster"; he's doing about as well as Romney did, and about as well as any Republican would be expected to.

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#130725: Jul 18th 2016 at 4:55:48 AM

[up] That's the stupid part: it's like the right has become so hopped up on the steady diet of lies fed to it by its tame media that it is incapable of realizing that such a thing as truth exists. They simply don't hear the negative things said about their candidate.

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