Trump

[Yak]

[zip accident]

The pendulum can only swing so far one way, then it has to come back, the further it goes, the further it comes back.

Not generally or even mostly.

Not on a five year timescale. On a twenty year timescale it gets a bit more likely, though not very likely, but it's the hundred-250 year timescale you've got to watch out for.

Is Chinese oppression of the workforce a new thing? in some ways yes, in some ways it's a repeat of a very old pattern.

[PFVA]

"Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing," Mr Trump said on Wednesday.

"I think you'll be rewarded mightily by our press."

The emails would contain some "beauties", he said.

And i thought Russia was an enemy being sanctioned right now....

http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36907541

[pogo]

Not on a five year timescale. On a twenty year timescale it gets a bit more likely, though not very likely, but it's the hundred-250 year timescale you've got to watch out for.

Is Chinese oppression of the workforce a new thing? in some ways yes, in some ways it's a repeat of a very old pattern.

Nonsense. The longer you consider the more things change in fundamentally irrevocable ways. 20 years ago the internet barely existed and it has transformed politics. 100 years ago mass media consisted of newspapers. America was a fundamentally different place socially – still racially divided despite the end of slavery, with high immigration but from Europe not Latin America.

The Chinese example is interesting, but I think there what you see, like in Russia, is a country with no tradition of democracy. So China had thousands of years of Emperors, a brief but unstable Republic, then the Communists took over and reinstated rule by a big man (Mao). There’s no pendulum, it never really got going in any other way.

[pogo]

Have we stopped to appreciate how crazy Donald Trump has gotten recently?

It’s weird to keep saying this, but this is not okay. This is not a man with the temperament, the steadiness, the discipline to be president. The issue here isn’t left versus right, or liberal versus conservative, or Democrat versus Republican. It’s crazy versus not crazy. Donald Trump, of late, has been acting pretty crazy. That’s not acceptable in the job he’s running to fill.

[Darkflame]

Why does Trump need the Russians anyway? Obviously he can just send in his team of "you wouldn't believe what they have found" experts he used when he was ring leading the birther movement.

[gumboot]

Huh. He does speak entirely in clickbait idioms, doesn't he.

[PFVA]

Have we stopped to appreciate how crazy Donald Trump has gotten recently?

It’s weird to keep saying this, but this is not okay. This is not a man with the temperament, the steadiness, the discipline to be president. The issue here isn’t left versus right, or liberal versus conservative, or Democrat versus Republican. It’s crazy versus not crazy. Donald Trump, of late, has been acting pretty crazy. That’s not acceptable in the job he’s running to fill.

No, it's not OK and one would think the voters could see that if people, specially people outside their country are laughing away at their candidate.

However if the voters cannot see that then it's their responsability.

[KlaxonCow]

A Presidential nominee actually calling on a foreign power - the old enemy, no less - to commit an act of espionage, compromising national security, and promising great reward, just to possibly dig up some dirt on his political rival to help him win office?

Trump's narcissistic crazy really is obliviously off the scale, it seems.

[Little stoned kiwi]

How awesome would a meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin be? After 2-7 minutes of Trump antagonistically dominating the discussion with non-stop, narcissistic rambling, the whole World will get to see Putin lose his patience and JUDO CHOP! the President of the United States of America. Best reality TV show ever.*

*And that, kids, is how the the war that scorched the Earth started.

[gumboot]

D

I guess they've miniaturized the mind control hair robot since she got hers.

[Barney]

[pogo]

This seems like it should be a headline from The Onion but it isn’t, it’s real and it makes me happy.

Conservatives Stunned By How Much They Liked Obama's DNC Speech

As expected after the Republican’s highly negative conference and Trump’s attempt to scare everyone with lies, the Democrats went positive. They made the positive case for America. This is normally what Republicans do, but they’ve chosen a candidate incapable of inspiring such thoughts. So it was left to Democrats to celebrate what’s great about America. This should put Hilary back well ahead of Trump, and hopefully keep her their until November.

[(o)(o)]

Fuck me is that really Trump mama.. or an alien ???

Some classics in here.. " I've always tried to tell the truth "

[zip accident]

This should put Hilary back well ahead of Trump, and hopefully keep her their until November.

Only until the month starts? the vote isn't on the first.

I think I know what you mean, but if so, you didn't say it.