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Why nyt attempts journalism, I don't know. On the trump question, he's been exhibiting the style Reagan perfected - lots of red meat bluster and nuanced policy positions. This comes out especially when trump talks about healthcare.
 
I'll defer to Thruth and Fwiffo when it comes to politics, I want a Canadian Ron Paul.
 
I only vote for one party. I'll leave it at that. Observers, on the other hand, have guessed all across the spectrum which one it is (four by my count).

Any ruling party that hits double digits is bound to be tired and their gaffes put under a spotlight. If you accumulate too much negative press, the small things get magnified. On the other hand, if things are going well, the small things disappear. C'est la vie.

When one gives up trying to change perception and momentum, there's an island without cable television, 24/7 social media and journalists called political exile. It's been around since the Athenians convened at a demos.
 
I'm not too worried about Sanders. Were he to magically win, he'd be totally ineffective in getting anything done, and as a small government type that is just fine with me.
A Bush or a Clinton comes with a whole army of lackeys and political back-scratchers, and will hit the ground running getting their crazy plans rolling. Avoid!
 
Trump/Carson vs. Bernie/Slick Joe.

I will vote for either Carson or Trump. I hope this election, some common sense prevails. Well we are talking about a nation that cares more about Kardashian's hair color 24/7, so my hope is glimpse.
 
Donald Trump Believes His Supporters Are Morons. He's Right.


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Hello, Donald Trump supporters. Donald Trump believes that you are very fucking dumb. And you are proving him correct.

I would like to speak now directly to to the Donald Trump supporters. To you, the 30% of Republicans who back Trump, placing him ahead of any other presidential candidate and causing an ongoing spasm of Trumpmanship that threatens to swamp every other political story this year. The mainstream media says that you are disaffected, fed up with the status quo, and sick of political correctness. The Republican establishment believes that you are a force to be reckoned with. And Donald Trump himself thinks of you as exactly what you are: America’s biggest suckers.

Donald Trump is a leading presidential candidate. How is this possible? Only through the sort of extreme gullibility usually seen only in casinos or fundamentalist religious revival halls. There is no other way. Donald Trump is not a politician. Donald Trump is not a thinker. Donald Trump is not a theorist, or a moral leader, or a man who possesses philosophical convictions other than egoism. Donald Trump is a cartoon clown whose immutable role is “Grossly Exaggerated Rich Guy Stereotype” in the drama of American pop culture. And now, thanks to a high polling number, we are all forced to listen to the media discuss his “policies,” as if he has any. One might as well put a pig in front of a microphone and thoughtfully transcribe his oinks as you interview him about supply-side economics.

“I love the Bible,” says Donald Trump. “Nothing beats the Bible.” Can you conceive of a more blatant piece of hucksterism? Every single syllable drips with the utmost condescension for the intelligence of its listeners. Donald Trump, a born-rich real estate developer with gold faucets in his penthouse, standing on stage in Iowa or Alabama or Michigan, telling you that he loves the Bible. At least corrupt televangelists have the decency to memorize a few Bible passages to bolster their scam. Trump’s crude version of Bible-thumping consists of nothing more than uttering the word “Bible” and watching you, the credulous salt-of-the-earth Christians, clap until your palms are red. It disgusts me to even have to go through the charade of pretending to contemplate whether or not Donald Trump is truly a Good Spiritual Christian. It is time wasted engaging seriously with sheer idiocy. Donald Trump hops from his garish branded helicopter and immediately tells you, the crowd of agog yokels, that he loves nothing more than the Bible, the book of love and humility, and you all accept this at face value, because you too love the Bible, and you think helicopters are really cool. Donald Trump is a third rate carrot peeler salesman at the county fair, and you are the knot of bored marks entranced by his patter, rushing to shell out your dollars for his bauble.

You there! Regard this fine item with awe—a carrot peeler, with a likeness of Jesus etched right into its cheap plastic handle! The bold and holy carrot peeler craftsmanship only found in factories in Communist China! Buy now! And vote Trump!

Nothing that comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth bears the slightest resemblance to real policy positions that might be put into place by a real president. I am not talking about whether or not his policies are liberal or conservative. I am talking about whether they are in any way based in the real world, or whether they are the off-the-cuff ravings of an egotistical jackass whose own jackassery is exceeded only by that of his supporters. The answer is the latter. His position on immigration is impossible. His position on economics is made up on the spot. He speaks of international trade agreements as if he was speaking of fantasy football. Donald Trump will appoint super smart guys to make good deals and tell those Chinese what’s what! Why didn’t anyone else think of this? The profound stupidity of his discourse is perfectly matched to the profound stupidity of its intended audience.

That’s you: his stupid supporters.

Donald Trump could pay people to cobble together a coherent political platform and train him to repeat it, if he wanted to. But why bother? He can simply give racism, “the Bible,” and a few outrageous insults of public figures to you, the least informed slice of the electorate, and receive your full-throated support in return. In this sense, Donald Trump’s campaign is easy. He just does what comes naturally. The only remarkable thing about him is his staggering level of support in the polls. I would say that he has pulled off an amazing con, but “con” implies some sort of devious and clever plot. What Donald Trump has done is much simpler: he has correctly assessed the imbecility of the public, and found that it matches his own preferred level of rhetorical rambling. The rest is presidential history.

How best to stick it to the damned elites? Why, by throwing your support behind a billionaire golf course builder and ostentatious private jet owner, of course! You saps. He loves the Bible more than any other book! You fools. He’ll send China back to China, and Mexico back to Mexico! Something something deals, making deals, a deal for America! He’s not afraid to stand up and say that anyone “doesn’t have a clue!” Argle bargle, hibbity jibbity, he is an undifferentiated mass of rage, just like us, the large group of people left behind in three decades of rising inequality in America! By appealing solely to anger rather than to intellect, he will somehow solve intractable problems! He pounds the table quite sharply!

You fucking suckers.

Donald Trump offers less than bread and circuses. He offers only uninteresting insults, unimaginative lies and unattractive baseball caps. To you, his millions of supporters, he offers something else: his contempt. He figures that you are too fucking dumb to see through him. So far, he is absolutely right.

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It's hilarious that the Religious Right is embracing as a Christian a guy who said a few months ago that he'd "never asked God for forgiveness". Asking forgiveness is arguably the second-most important practice of the faith.

Reasons to vote for Trump:
You hate Mexicans.
You love his television show.
You lack even the most basic understanding of civics.
You wish you could bang a series of blonde Eurotrash girls and can't, so you want to vote for someone who does.
You think a moderately successful business career makes one a perfect president.
You want to see toupees an accepted piece of headwear
You hate the political parties and think electing a guy who signed a pledge that he will only run as Republican will fix that
You lie all the time about your own success in life and want a president who does too so you don't feel as bad.
He paid you.

Reasons not to vote for Trump:
You think he's a Christian and you want a Christian president.
 
Hey, Taylor is dead on with what she says. Does anyone think Gawker, or other media, has any concerns about Trump and religion? It's propaganda, attempts to subvert the public. And it's not working because Trump is immune to media shaming. That's why he is a winner and people support him.
Gawker is a bunch of vile swinehunds. We know they want Hillary. We don't care!
 
Rambo said:
John Lee mentioned Stormfront. Just wanted to be sure.
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The "media elite" are trying to label Trump as being a posterboy for "white supremists" or whatever. Their calumny is unending!
So did John Ellis stick with English or wander off into Espanol?
 
Seeing the options to vote for I can see why so many in the US don't vote.
Take it as a bit of consolation that it's the same over here in Europe.
The UK has a voting system where a party with only 30% of the votes can form the government.
And in Germany it's likely to be a big coalition, because all major parties on their own suck.
The next elections in Germany will be particularly interesting because we will see right wing parties gaining influence (and all the "democratic" and Christian parties will moan about it).
 
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