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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
#140251: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:33:00 PM

We're on Tax Returns.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#140253: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:33:38 PM

"What does "repatriation" mean?"

Deportation

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#140254: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:33:42 PM

Yeah, you're totally not complaining.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#140255: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:33:46 PM

This time it was rather blatantly "big league".

rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#140256: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:33:47 PM

e-mails

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140257: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:34:12 PM

[up][up] Brining the money back to the US. He said the Fed was being political by not razing the interest rates and that when they do their will be a crisis. He's not wrong about the crisis bit. Which is why they've never raised their rates

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140258: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:34:28 PM

Dammit he got an applause on the emails bit. Fuck.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#140259: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:34:35 PM

Goddamnit the crowd is cheering for Trump against the rules for the 33k deleted emails.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:35:07 PM by CaptainCapsase

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#140260: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:34:55 PM

"I'm audited all the time!"

Can't imagine why.

golgothasArisen Since: Jan, 2015
#140261: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:35:20 PM

make america bigly again

also tax returns are better than financial disclosures, trump.

and is he making jokes about being audited? jesus fucking christ, this guy could be president.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:35:52 PM by golgothasArisen

"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140262: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:35:26 PM

They're basically trading potshots on who is more shady now.

I agree, we do deserve to see his tax returns.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:36:33 PM by BearyScary

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rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#140263: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:35:48 PM

Trump's getting more heated now.

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#140264: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:35:52 PM

She really knows what to say about his tax returns. Hope she does as well with the e-mails.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#140265: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:36:14 PM

did he really just

'that makes me smart'

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140266: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:36:18 PM

Trump says he paid no taxes because he was "smart." More like economically treasonous.

Hillary handled the emails very maturely.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:37:12 PM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#140267: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:36:57 PM

Tax returns biiiiiiitch

And she handled the email bit perfectly

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#140268: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:37:45 PM

Except that now Trump is railing about them. Let's hope nobody is listening.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:38:02 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#140269: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:37:51 PM

Pleading the 5th is disgraceful? That's something I'd actually call smart.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#140270: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:38:01 PM

"650 mil isnt a lot of money!"

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#140271: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:38:18 PM

WTF!!! He's bragging about how much his buildings and companies are worth.

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#140273: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:39:09 PM

"Its about time this country was run by someone who knew a thing about money" Trump is just setting himself up

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140274: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:39:38 PM

Isn't the real problem that the one percent is bleeding the 99 percent dry?

It'd be nice if either of them said anything about that.

edited 26th Sep '16 6:40:10 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#140275: Sep 26th 2016 at 6:39:44 PM

[up]x5 If he says 650 million isn't a lot of it money, then obviously he doesn't care much for it, in which case I'd be glad to take it off his hands.smile

edited 26th Sep '16 6:40:04 PM by kkhohoho


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