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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
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#143901: Oct 13th 2016 at 4:16:03 PM

Launch Trump TV while declaring the election stolen from him.

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TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#143902: Oct 13th 2016 at 4:24:21 PM

Have an aneurysm and die, or better yet, lose the gift of speech.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#143903: Oct 13th 2016 at 4:28:58 PM

Is it too much to hope that he actually has to answer for all these alleged sexual assaults? I mean, between a lack of evidence (he said she said isn't enough for a conviction) and statutes of limitations, its a long shot.

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Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#143904: Oct 13th 2016 at 4:43:33 PM

My guess is that during his concession speech he will primarily blame the liberal media for his defeat and then announce the launch of Trump TV.

I'd probably put 25% odds on him laying a large part of the blame on the Republican establishment (though they'll get hit a little regardless) and declaring the foundation of a new party.

I don't think he'll be foolish enough to actually try to stir up actual violence, but I've learned that giving him the benefit of the doubt is generally not a smart play, so I'll put 10% odds of him doing exactly that.

Nerevarine Since: Mar, 2016
#143905: Oct 13th 2016 at 4:47:15 PM

Where are people getting the Trump TV thing from? Did Trump ever mention having an interest in hosting a TV network? I recall people saying that he would drop out of the race at the RNC and instead launch Trump TV there, but that obviously didn't happen.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#143906: Oct 13th 2016 at 4:49:39 PM

[up] he has a vested interest in being the center of attention and in a position of power, so his own TV station seems like a good fit.

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#143907: Oct 13th 2016 at 4:54:37 PM

That and he's working with Breitbart. What people are more worried about is the idea he might refuse to concede.

edited 13th Oct '16 4:55:02 PM by Elle

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
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#143908: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:01:15 PM

If I could make Trump's head exploded with the power of my mind...

Well, I'll just have to settle for voting against him.

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#143909: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:06:14 PM

Honestly, with the way his campaign has evolved both before and after these revelations, I'm expecting him to not only refuse to concede but to refuse to acknowledge the results of the election either. I think this is going to get ugly.

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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
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#143910: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:07:46 PM

What do you think will happen if he refuses to concede?

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#143911: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:10:20 PM

He can whine about it, possibly make a speech that incites violence or feels like a call to commit violence. But considering that legally he won't be able to do more than that if he loses, uh... bunch of hot air. Worrying hot air.

Well, maybe he'll try and call for a recount?

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#143912: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:13:29 PM

What would happen legally to a candidate that refuses to concede? Will a recount be demanded, causing a "hanging chads" controversy all over again?

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#143913: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:14:43 PM

Trump is a sex offender collaborating with a foreign enemy that has been caught attempting to rig our election, who has spent months preparing his followers for the idea that they must rise up in violence just as soon as "the crooked election" hands Hillary her win.

"Legally" is not a factor in Trump's potential retaliation.

edited 13th Oct '16 5:15:29 PM by TobiasDrake

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#143914: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:15:21 PM

I always thought concession was just a formality. It shouldn't change the fact Clinton's won.

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#143915: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:20:07 PM

It won't. It mostly only matters to the mob.

NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#143916: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:21:38 PM

He can call for things all he wants, but even if he gets them, unless the election results are actually in doubt, it won't make a difference. They'll do a recount and he'll still lose and back to square one.

If he's stupid enough to do anything illegal (like inciting violence), then he'll be arrested, plain and simple. There's no worries of Trump riding into the White House on a wave of mob violence. If he calls for his supporters to rise up against the liberal oppressors and throw the criminals out of Washington at gunpoint, then he'll receive a visit from some polite but very insistent gentlemen from the FBI and that'll be the end of that.

What's more likely is that he'll continue to cast aspersions on the legitimacy of the election without ever going so far as to actually do anything about it. Much like he's done with Obama's birth certificate. This is still troublesome because it's an excuse to label Hillary's presidency illegitimate (just like the birth certificate thing was used against Obama), but I don't really think it'll get very far. It'll be fodder for the alt right and that's about it.

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BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#143917: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:23:26 PM

I honestly hope that Trump just sort of fades away as a public figure. I really hope that Trump TV doesn't happen because then I'll probably be exposed to that shit on a daily basis.

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TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#143918: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:25:33 PM

Obama just now

"You shouldn't [Republicans] get credit for unendorsements for [Trump's tapes], because of political expediency"

He going for the throat.

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#143919: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:28:01 PM

Honestly, Trump TV doesn't worry me. None of his ventures like that have worked, and Trump TV wouldn't last either.

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#143920: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:30:12 PM

Obama is out of fucks to give.

Holy shit. Turn on MSNBC, now.

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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.
#143921: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:37:48 PM

Oh, he mentioned my state! Like, he specifically mentioned Ted Strickland.

Is he in Ohio now?

Wow, I was talking about the Ohio gubernational Senate election (what the hell was I thinking with "gubernational"?) just yesterday, and here the president talks about it on national television.

edited 13th Oct '16 5:46:23 PM by KarkatTheDalek

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#143922: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:39:06 PM

[up][up]

http://www.msnbc.com/live-online/watch/live-obama-at-hispanic-heritage-month-event-784532035742

I think that should take you there, too

EDIT: Maybe not, it's dated yesterday.

edited 13th Oct '16 5:43:30 PM by sgamer82

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
#143923: Oct 13th 2016 at 5:57:05 PM

So just to prove that the US isn't the only nation with nutjobs, would anyone like to know what Kate Hopkins (the 'journalist' who called refugees cockroaches) has said on Trump's latest comments?

"I'd rather by grabbed by the pussy than governed by one"

Here the weirdest bit, she astrarixed "pussy", because god forbid you say the word for female genitalia while using it as an insult and endorsing sexual assault.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#143924: Oct 13th 2016 at 6:01:41 PM

Did she mean in the usual derogatory sense or was it a "colorful" way to say that women are bad leaders?

edited 13th Oct '16 6:14:33 PM by LSBK

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#143925: Oct 13th 2016 at 6:02:16 PM

Sounds like she's got a bit of female self-hatred there.

"I'd rather by grabbed by the pussy than governed by one"

I highly doubt that.

edited 13th Oct '16 6:16:37 PM by BearyScary

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