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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#138901: Sep 16th 2016 at 3:20:33 PM

[up][up]That works too. I just went with the first thing that popped up in recent memory.

edited 16th Sep '16 3:21:10 PM by nervmeister

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#138903: Sep 16th 2016 at 3:51:52 PM

I'm growing to love this man like I never loved no politician before.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#138904: Sep 16th 2016 at 5:07:59 PM

As an aside, MTG is about to release their latest set, and I'm pretty sure this card is a Trump joke.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#138905: Sep 16th 2016 at 5:33:18 PM

Has anyone been thinking about how a Trump win would essentially destroy America's global reputation, especially among her allies? Even before he has done anything, the US elected a protectionist, white nationalist would probably drive anti-American sentiment to levels not seen in Australia/Canada/Europe/Japan/South Korea/New Zealand since 2003 and the Iraq War, at least.

Hell, Trump doing as well is probably already doing damage.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#138906: Sep 16th 2016 at 5:36:17 PM

[up] Add on top of that him more or less stating he wants to turn NATO into a protection racket jointly run with Russia...

The most alarming part is, when you get down to it, there's nothing geopolitically untenable about a Russo-American alliance, particularly in a world where China becomes the principal adversary of the United States. Pivoting in that fashion would be tremendously costly, and would trade a large number of weaker but dependable allies for a single large and very flaky ally, but if Trump ends up burning bridges with Europe (which promptly starts improving relations with China), and fully commits to the Fallout timeline by declaring China to be the "great enemy"...

edited 16th Sep '16 5:42:38 PM by CaptainCapsase

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#138907: Sep 16th 2016 at 5:36:57 PM

Damnit Tobias, now I want that card. It'd work great in my green deck.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#138908: Sep 16th 2016 at 5:46:33 PM

[up][up]I'd feel rather uncomfortable to see Canadian soldiers fight alongside a Trump led US military, what with his advocacy of blatant war crimes (massacring civilians, pillaging resources, summary execution...) and his reckless approach to nuclear weapons. But NATO/NORAD are too entrenched to ever eliminate and are too vital aside...

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#138909: Sep 16th 2016 at 6:08:06 PM

Trevor Noah went f*cking OFF at Trump.

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#138910: Sep 16th 2016 at 6:09:06 PM

My soundcard is borked. Someone please sum it up. I need to know what this man said.

I love him.

Oh really when?
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#138911: Sep 16th 2016 at 6:09:57 PM

Jill Stein and Gary Johnson will not be allowed to participate in the debates.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/third-party-candidates-debate-1.3766507

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#138912: Sep 16th 2016 at 6:12:32 PM

It's basically several minutes of Trevor Noah going Full-Belligerent-Rage and ranting at Trump for his hate of foreigners, pointing out that America is defined by its diversity and that what makes America great is that you can have so many people from so many different countries coming into this country, and how Trump himself has defined himself so much by what foreign countries have given to America, like the iPhone or Melania Trump.

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#138913: Sep 16th 2016 at 6:18:50 PM

Maybe someone should show Trump this?

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#138914: Sep 16th 2016 at 6:26:37 PM

[up][up]Ehhhhh, Not even a quarter of the charisma of Stewart.

Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#138915: Sep 16th 2016 at 6:42:19 PM

I too love Trevor Noah, but that's helped by the fact that I was a fan of his stand up before he took over for Jon, so I already thought he was hilarious and charming without constantly comparing him to Jon.

edited 16th Sep '16 6:42:45 PM by Lennik

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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#138916: Sep 16th 2016 at 7:19:22 PM

[up]You're lucky then, because I got spoiled by Jon.

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#138917: Sep 16th 2016 at 7:27:40 PM

Sounds better than last night's Jimmy Fallon, where he basically spent ten minutes kissing Trump's ass aside from a couple old jokes about how Trump doesn't know what coins are.

Twitter is full of memes today, most of which basically call Fallon a coward for lobbing such fluff questions. Can't say it's unwarranted, and this is coming from someone who has mostly enjoyed Fallon's Tonight Show.

edited 16th Sep '16 7:29:01 PM by speedyboris

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#138918: Sep 16th 2016 at 7:32:55 PM

I imagine many of these people, realizing that Trump has a serious chance of winning, are simply hedging their bets. Prudent on a personal basis, even if it's causing an extremely nonconstructive macroscale trend.

djbj Since: Oct, 2010
#138919: Sep 16th 2016 at 7:36:50 PM

[up][up]I'm not surprised because Fallon does that for all his guests. He always seems to act like he's the interviewee's no. 1 fan. He's a professional butt kisser. That probably how he convinces his guest to do all of those stupid stunts. His show is probably the fluffiest of all the late night talk shows. So I wouldn't get too worked up about him not going after Trump.

However, apparently his house band The Roots snuck in a subtle jab at Trump.

edited 16th Sep '16 7:38:29 PM by djbj

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#138920: Sep 16th 2016 at 8:23:51 PM

So...Trump made another implicit mentioning of violence against Clinton, personally.

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#138921: Sep 16th 2016 at 8:27:29 PM

Again? What'd he say now?

Oh really when?
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#138922: Sep 16th 2016 at 8:34:58 PM

"Hillary's Bodyguards should disarm.Take their guns away. Let's see what Happens with her."

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#138923: Sep 16th 2016 at 8:39:19 PM

[up] How about Trump's bodyguards disarm and take their guns away. Let's see what happens to him then.

edited 16th Sep '16 8:39:58 PM by Bat178

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
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#138924: Sep 16th 2016 at 9:31:22 PM

Both would probably swap to tasers. Or crossbows.

Trump doesn't want Anderson Cooper to moderate the presidental candidates because it would be "unfair".

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randomdude4 Since: May, 2011
#138925: Sep 16th 2016 at 9:51:25 PM

I mean, in Fallon's defense he is a comedian first. It would be out of place for him to invite Trump onto his show and then lambast him. That's not the purpose of his show, not political commentary.

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