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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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Guess it will go something like this:
"I swear to God this sacred oath that to the Leader of the American empire and people, The Donald, supreme commander of the armed forces, I shall render unconditional obedience and that as a brave soldier I shall at all times be prepared to give my life for this oath."
Disclaimer: The above statement was snark and should be taken as indicative that Rational Insanity intends to follow or believes in said statement. That is all.
edited 7th Sep '16 5:48:59 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.NBC launching the softballs at trump is incredible. Did the network change from a liberal leaning rag when i wasn't looking?
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?You've got to love how they let Trump hide behind the fact that he's not supposed to discuss the intelligence briefings he received and claim that our leaders have been ignored the opinions of experts.
This is by far the most dangerous aspect of Trump; he's very good at manipulating media; he's a ratings magnet and he knows it, and they know it.
edited 7th Sep '16 5:54:40 PM by CaptainCapsase
Draft is a useful resource to have if the US ever ends up in a major and/or defensive conflict. The way the modern military is formed, most conscripts would probably be in logistical positions rather than combat roles (those are getting very technical and take time to learn). And any war that would require a draft would probably incinerate civilization before the conscripts reached the front anyway.
I'm still not worried about a Trump win, the electoral math really doesn't give him a path to 270 yet, but this coddling of the far-right doesn't bode well for the future.
edited 7th Sep '16 5:55:31 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.538 has Hillary's convention bounce almost vanishing. And we can blame the media in part (but mostly the short attention spans of Americans) for having a vested interest in a horse race and letting Trump get away with saying things that they know are just untrue.
edited 7th Sep '16 6:02:38 PM by Lennik
That's right, boys. Mondo cool.![]()
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Trump's debate style shouldn't do well against Clinton. The only problem is that expectations for him are low, so for at least the first debate he'll have an easier time at winning people over.
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Convention bounces always fade over time, hence the "bounce", and Clinton's lasted longer than most. And historically that's a good sign, plenty of analysts say that (barring a massive hypothetical shift) Trump simply doesn't have the time to win over enough states.
edited 7th Sep '16 6:04:12 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Media fucking dumpster fire.
Do these morons not realize that their entire jobs and well being are being directly threatened with a Trump presidency?
He's all but confirmed that he's going to crack down on the media if he becomes President, but these fuckers are so goddamn short-sighted and chasing ratings, that they can't hold their dicks for 2 goddamn months so this asshole won't get anywhere near the White House?!
New Survey coming this weekend!

edited 7th Sep '16 5:33:57 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.