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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
#140376: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:22:54 PM

Is there a YouTube montage of Trump support of Iraq? There needs to be one.

Also, Ode to Hannity

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#140378: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:23:21 PM

[up][up] If not, it'll probably be on tonight's The Daily Show

Every time Trump does his smug grin I feel like his face is going to cave in on himself.

edited 26th Sep '16 7:24:28 PM by Shippudentimes

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#140379: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:23:27 PM

"I have much better judgement than she does.[...] I also have much better temperment than she does... [...] My greatest strength is my temperment..."

RONG

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
#140380: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:23:30 PM

"I have a better temper than she does"

  • Audiences laughing*

Inter arma enim silent leges
Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#140381: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:23:40 PM

Trump bragging about his temperament ........ just wow.

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
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
#140382: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:23:40 PM

Laughter.

With the Kurds there's the fact that openly allying with the Kurds would anger Turkey.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#140383: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:24:06 PM

"I have better temperament than she does". [lol][lol][lol][lol] Yeah, sure.

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#140384: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:24:44 PM

WINNING TEMPERAMENT

edited 26th Sep '16 7:25:31 PM by LogoP

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140385: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:26:00 PM

of course all he does is win

Yeah, I can't say that with a straight face. Maybe Maybe a mocking, derisive one.

edited 26th Sep '16 7:26:23 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
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
#140386: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:26:07 PM

NUKES! NUKES! NUKES!

"If man can be baited by a tweet he shouldn't have the hand of the button."

And Trump is denying or sidelining Global Warming and demanding payment from US allies.

edited 26th Sep '16 7:27:32 PM by AngelusNox

Inter arma enim silent leges
KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#140387: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:27:13 PM

Clinton clearly has a great temperament - I never would have been able to resist following up saying that Trump's fingers shouldn't be near the nuclear button with "tiny, tiny fingers".

Oh God! Natural light!
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#140388: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:27:15 PM

The way Turkey has been going lately, there may come a point we tell them to stuff it about the Kurds.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#140389: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:27:20 PM

Hopefully, he will nuke his chances of getting in office.

Should China go into North Korea?

edited 26th Sep '16 7:29:02 PM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#140390: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:27:21 PM

"Nuclear is the single greatest thing."

RONG

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#140391: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:27:24 PM

Her comments on nukes really upset him.

LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#140392: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:27:25 PM

Oh, no, he brought up Global Warming...

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#140393: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:28:42 PM

Yeah, I miss WWE's Chyna, too, Trump.

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
#140394: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:29:09 PM

It's called the JSDF.

Also, fucking Nippon Kaigi. I tolerate their existence, but not their grasp on power... which applies to the GOP today too.

DID YOU FUCKING DISS THE B-52.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
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
#140395: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:29:55 PM

CHINA! CHINA!

Russian cutting edge!

He knows jack shit about military development.

Inter arma enim silent leges
golgothasArisen Since: Jan, 2015
#140396: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:29:56 PM

The late night talk show hosts are gonna have a field day with this.

I can't wait to hear how Colbert and Oliver discuss this. [lol]

but seriously what why do people follow this man he is clearly sane

he's just some guy who escaped from a mental asylum and is pretending to be a candidate

"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"
Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#140397: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:30:08 PM

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#140398: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:30:09 PM

Iran has power over North Korea.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
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
#140399: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:31:17 PM

Does this guy even know of what happened to China after the Opium War? [lol]

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#140400: Sep 26th 2016 at 7:31:28 PM

Iran has voodoo if they have power over NK. Which means they don't even need nukes.[lol]


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