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EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#147476: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:49:55 PM

[up][up][up]I'm just telling you what I know and hear from people in my area

You have to keep in mind that not everyone has the time or care to as invested in politics and candidate research as we are, especially when their social circles are spouting "Both candidates are bad!" or only supporting one party.

This isn't active malice, it's ignorance.

edited 31st Oct '16 12:50:28 PM by EpicBleye

"There's not a girl alive who wouldn't be happy being called cute." ~Tamamo-no-Mae
Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#147477: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:50:51 PM

Am I supposed to believe they missed Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants being rapists? The Muslim ban policy? All his racist comments? The Birther conspiracies?

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#147478: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:54:08 PM

[up] Not to mention opposition of political correctness being one of the main reasons people are voting for him.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#147479: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:55:41 PM

No, they are "accelerationists" or whatever the proper spelling is. The folks who think the progressive revolution can only happen from a maximum regressive environment. Worked out "well" for the Weimar Republic, ya know.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#147480: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:56:11 PM

[up][up] And of course those same people immediately go into hissy fits if someone calls them out on being bigots or "deplorable".

Geez, people like them are so thin-skinned. Much like their Golden Calf Trump.

edited 31st Oct '16 12:56:26 PM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#147481: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:58:03 PM

More frightening to me is that Trump is still advocating for Waterboarding and "much worse" to be used in the war on Terror.

And speaking just nine days before Election Day, the Republican nominee also bemoaned criticism of waterboarding and appeared to once again call for bringing back the since-banned technique for use in the fight against ISIS.

"These savages are chopping off heads, drowning people. This is medieval times and then we can't do waterboarding? 'It's far too tough,'" Trump said, mocking critics of the technique used by the CIA in interrogations of terror suspects under President George W. Bush's post-9/11 administration.

Trump has previously called for reinstating waterboarding and "much worse" methods of torture if he becomes president.

"We have to be tough and we have to be smart. And we have to be in some cases pretty vicious I have to tell you," he added.

This is one of those rare topics that will get me fucking livid - sinking to their level just means they've officially won the war of ideology, as they held true to theirs even when faced with overwhelming force, while we abandoned ours out of fear and/or lust for vengeance.

edited 31st Oct '16 1:12:42 PM by ironballs16

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#147482: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:58:05 PM

Yes! We all know about this and we are all aware of this because we have an active social circle pointing out when this happens and where this happens and why it's bad.

But for everyone else? They don't have the same circles that push political rhetoric and research. Their facebooks and newsfeeds are filled with friends' statuses about how awful their day is and stupid memes that don't have any research put into them and how the latest sports team dropped the game in the last minute.

It's why Trump's sexism only significantly hurt him after the one video went viral. That way everyone knew about it.

Yet even still a lot of people aren't in progressive social circles- brushing it off as locker room talk or a mistake made in the past.

Yes, doing research will reveal how awful Trump is and how his policies are actively detrimental. But people don't want to do the research. They want to relax and not deal with something as complicated and complex as politics can be- especially when both sides are pushing opposite stories.

"There's not a girl alive who wouldn't be happy being called cute." ~Tamamo-no-Mae
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#147483: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:58:24 PM

@Tactical Fox

That's not new for Dore. He's been doing that since last year.

edited 31st Oct '16 12:59:20 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

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#147484: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:59:07 PM

Since the democratic party isn't giving them options to get out of the cycle of welfare they're pushed under,

Except it is. The Democrats are trying to get them out fo the cycle of welfare, the Medicaid expansion, stimulus programs, educational spending so that people can get the education needed for good quality jobs, the ability to unionise and demand better wages, workers rights that would enable them to not be fired so easily, less power for big business to run roughshod all over small businesses. All Democrat ideas blocked by Republicans, the Republicans who the people you're talking about keep electing.

You ever tried to help someone who doesn't want your help and is more loyal to their abuser then to you the person trying to help them? It's really fucking hard.

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Vampireandthen In love with an Uptown Girl from Northern Ireland Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
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#147485: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:59:46 PM

Okay, if Trump becomes President, I have an idea.

Let's all give the simultaneous message:

May God have Mercy on us all.

Course, if Clinton becomes President, let's see how long it will take for Bill and Monica to get photographed having dinner together.

I'll vote third party. Whoever the fuck that is.

I'm not exactly a ray of sunshine.

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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#147486: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:00:41 PM

@ EpicBleye:

They don't have the same circles that push political rhetoric and research. Their facebooks and newsfeeds are filled with friends' statuses about how awful their day is and stupid memes that don't have any research put into them and how the latest sports team dropped the game in the last minute.

That is of course, if they're even on social media (or can afford to be).


Although I am wondering how long before someone says people like that shouldn't even be allowed to vote...

edited 31st Oct '16 1:02:12 PM by Greenmantle

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TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#147487: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:01:45 PM

FBI's Comey opposed naming Russians, citing election timing

FBI Director James Comey argued privately that it was too close to Election Day for the United States government to name Russia as meddling in the U.S. election and ultimately ensured that the FBI's name was not on the document that the U.S. government put out, a former FBI official tells CNBC.

The official said some government insiders are perplexed as to why Comey would have election timing concerns with the Russian disclosure but not with the Huma Abedin email discovery disclosure he made Friday.

In the end, the Department of Homeland Security and The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the statement on Oct. 7, saying "The U.S. intelligence community is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of emails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations…These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process."

This fucking guy.

His ass better be writing his resignation letter tonight.

New Survey coming this weekend!
Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#147488: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:02:52 PM

[up]

His ass better be writing his resignation letter tonight.

Literally? smile

edited 31st Oct '16 1:03:13 PM by Greenmantle

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EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#147489: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:02:53 PM

[up][up][up]Well, yeah. exactly.

edited 31st Oct '16 1:03:19 PM by EpicBleye

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#147490: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:04:16 PM

[up][up][up] Yeesh, seems like the only thing Republicans in the gov't are halfway good at is making things harder for Democrats. They are absolute crap at their actual jobs.

edited 31st Oct '16 1:04:37 PM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#147491: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:05:54 PM

FBI Director James Comey argued privately that
Comey argued privately
privately

There you go. Before I check the article for the source of this, I'll just say if it isn't multiple sources independently confirming it, it's not reasonable to believe it at this point. If there's some sort of evidence, other than one witness, I'll believe it. (And, needless to say, it'll make my already poor opinion of Comey even worse.)

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#147492: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:05:57 PM

@voting third party: Fuck that. The third party candidates are horrible, and only Clinton can steer this country the right way.

edited 31st Oct '16 1:06:39 PM by smokeycut

Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#147493: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:06:42 PM

Turns out that the FBI absolutely were sitting on evidence that Russia is directly supporting Trump, but Comey refused to release it because of the Hatch Act. He even went so far as to demand that the FBI be removed from that statement that was made a few weeks ago about it. This goes beyond being just kind of oblivious, this is blatantly partisan, and it could ruin the FBI's reputation of being neutral in politics and being relatively well run.

EDIT: Very much [nja]'d

edited 31st Oct '16 1:07:08 PM by Zendervai

Vampireandthen In love with an Uptown Girl from Northern Ireland Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
In love with an Uptown Girl
#147494: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:07:35 PM

[up]Putin is a fucktard.

I really wish George Washington and Abraham Lincoln would crawl out of their graves and give Trump and Hillary an ass whopping.

edited 31st Oct '16 1:08:25 PM by Vampireandthen

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#147495: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:07:55 PM

Course, if Clinton becomes President, let's see how long it will take for Bill and Monica to get photographed having dinner together.

Ignoring the spite, how is this even supposed to be a mark against Hillary herself?

Vampireandthen In love with an Uptown Girl from Northern Ireland Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
In love with an Uptown Girl
#147496: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:09:21 PM

It's not. It's just a joke in reference to the fact that she has her husband's shadow to get out of.

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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#147497: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:10:10 PM

@ Vampireandthen: I'm guessing you hate most (if not all) modern Politicians thennote ?

edited 31st Oct '16 1:11:41 PM by Greenmantle

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BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#147498: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:10:42 PM

So, the article didn't mention any other source than the nameless ex-FBI person. I'm not going to treat that story as true until there's another source. (I'd hold pro-Trump stuff to the same standard.)

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#147499: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:10:48 PM

[up][up][up]She really doesn't, though. The insistence that she does has always come off as weird considering all that she's actually done in her life.

edited 31st Oct '16 1:11:31 PM by LSBK

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#147500: Oct 31st 2016 at 1:13:02 PM

Any thoughts on the odds that when all is said and done the most Comey gets is a congressional censure?

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