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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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It wasn't Assange this time so much as it was media trying to read into his "10 year anniversary conference" some major announcement. Realistically, if they have anything that would cause bad press for Clinton but not truly damning, it would likely be saved until a week or two before the election. So we can rest somewhat more easily.
edited 4th Oct '16 5:24:06 AM by CaptainCapsase
And because a lot of younger people still think Assange is the only honest guy in the world being held down by The Man. Seriously, I saw an intelligent, reasonably well informed, liberal guy I know go off and talk about "Why is everyone trying to talk shit about Wiki Leaks when they're just doing the job that reporters used to do before becoming hacks?!"
Unfortunately he deleted that comment before I had a chance to go on about how Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Walter Kronkite never willingly hosted a show on a dictator's propaganda network or doxxed every female voter in a country that is looking to curtail the rights of women.
edited 4th Oct '16 5:37:12 AM by TheWanderer
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |I'm going to take the nutty right's increasing desperation for a Hail Mary from outside the campaign as a sign that beneath their bluster they're becoming desperate and know they're in for an asskicking come November.
By the way, remember how "Presidential" and gracious Donald was because he didn't try to use Clinton's Pneumonia for political gain. You can toss that one out the window after he mocked Clinton's pneumonia a few days ago at a campaign rally
“Here’s a woman she’s supposed to fight all of these different things and she can’t make it 15 feet to her car,” Trump told supporters in Manhiem, Pennsylvania.
The real estate mogul, then swayed side to side, and took a few stumbling steps away from his podium — an attempt at mimicking Clinton’s recent departure from a Sept. 11 memorial event in lower Manhattan, where aides helped escort her into a van after she fell ill at the ceremony.
Clinton, who had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days before the memorial, took three days off from campaigning to recover. Trump at the time sent his regards to Clinton, telling Fox News “I just hope she gets well and gets back on the trail.”
Saturday night Trump questioned Clinton’s “stamina”, five days after making similar comments during their Sept. 26 debate at Hofstra University.
“She’s home resting right now,” Trump said. “She’s getting ready for her next speech, which is going to be 15 minutes and is going to be in two or three days . . . folks we need stamina, we need energy.”
Video in the link.
I'm not sure I've ever wanted to smack someone as much as I want to smack this douche.
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |Oh hey, someone recorded Alex Jones losing it
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Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
edited 4th Oct '16 6:06:07 AM by Krieger22
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot"Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?"
Well it's my sig now so...
He Who's Name Is 538's newest election update summed up is: clinton's holding steady roughly 4 points ahead nationally which is a very comfortable lead. Things can change, especially if Clinton flubs the next two debates, but right now things are looking good.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?"The wikileaks "bombshell" was that once, behind closed doors, Hillary jokingly said (of Assange) "can't we just drone this guy?"
The ego on these people."
I'm with Hillary on this one. Life would be so much simpler if we could just drone this guy.
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."No True Scotsman. He used the promise of dirt on Clinton to signal boost his brand instead of giving us the dirt (let's pretend Jones' line of Infowars Life supplements don't exist), he must be a Hillary plant instead of one of ours!
This is how people on Reddit get randomly accused of being a Correct The Record employee. Nimble America accusations are still rare.
edited 4th Oct '16 6:21:15 AM by Krieger22
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiotWell I'm much less concerned about a potential last minute revelation. If Assange had anything substantial on Hillary he probably would have revealed something more damning than a joke made in frustration.
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Is this an example of Affinity Fraud or does that require actually money to change hands?
edited 4th Oct '16 6:23:42 AM by Kostya
To be fair, that is a very shitty thing to say. Drone strikes shouldn't be joked by the government who is making plain use of them. They are horrifying and awful and should be treated seriously by the people who deploy them.
Obama once joked about droning the jonas brothers and Bush the second had a hilarious skit in like '07 about him snooping around for these sneaky WM Ds. Murdering people is hilarious in the beltway.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?![]()
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Agreed.
Meh.
edited 4th Oct '16 6:32:19 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

So did Assange actually do anything or is he just a deluded idiot?