Displaying 991 To 1,020 Of 19,504 Comments With or Without Trump, Republicans Will Lose Big(ly) This November Hey jjgravitas! Maybe he could write a biography called, “Memoirs of an Antichrist”? Become an ISIS pinup? I think Trump’s empire could come crashing down after the election. » Posted By AdLib On October 10, 2016 @ 2:50 pm gyp46, don’t believe it. Bullies like Trump and his supporters are actually cowards, all they have are their swagger and threats. Will they really want to start shooting down police that come to shut down their threatened riots? No way. » Posted By AdLib On October 9, 2016 @ 4:27 pm Trump’s supporters have the brownshirt mentality, they will march behind The Fuhrer even if he’s leading them to attack entire races and religions, he is the personification of their anger at the world changing to a more multicultural and tolerant society that doesn’t elevate people because they have white skin and claim to be Christians. How they will react to Trump’s big defeat will be very interesting but they are not going to become an armed insurrection, they’re mostly uneducated older white people who are emotionally insecure and scared. There is no actual bravery there. But there may be an audience for The Trump News Channel. » Posted By AdLib On October 9, 2016 @ 4:24 pm Thanks gyp46! I think most Americans will also reject the Trump scheme to justify his bragging of sexual assaults by comparing his actions to Bill Clinton and only see him as more disgusting and view Hillary as more sympathetic. I actually hope Hillary nails him on the sexism of trying to smear a woman for what’s alleged against her husband. What male candidate has ever been smeared for what his wife may have done on her own? So many opportunities for Hillary to turn Trump’s attacks into evidence of his misogyny, I think she’ll be well prepared for that. » Posted By AdLib On October 9, 2016 @ 4:18 pm Kalima, it seems like reality has finally caught up with the Presidential campaign…with a vengeance. Most reasonable people looked at the Trump phenomenon as surreal and ridiculous. He is so plainly incompetent, racist, misogynist, thin-skinned and narcissistic, so unpresidential by any stretch of the imagination, that he couldn’t be taken seriously. I think what’s happened is that the disappointingly disengaged “swing voters” who don’t pay attention to the race until the Fall have finally joined in and after being entertained by the outrageousness of Trump for the past year, really consider what he’d be like as President and reject him. Add that to the incredible tape of Trump happily bragging about sexually assaulting women after attacking a woman for gaining weight and you have a fait accompli. I will stay cool until after the debate but it sure feels like not only is it all over for Trump but it may be over for the Repub domination of Congress. » Posted By AdLib On October 9, 2016 @ 4:14 pm RSGmusic, great to see you! As for Bernie supporters who aren’t supporting Hillary yet, I’d just propose that it’s easier to catch flies with honey than vinegar. Attacking them and Bernie only affirms to Bernie or Busters that they are viewed with distaste by Hillary and her supporters and will only push them away. Bernie’s health care plan was single payer, that’s what the tax increases would have paid for and studies showed that it would have actually resulted in saving Americans $5,000 a year from what they pay now in taxes and healthcare. That said, I think the focus for Hillary should be on connecting with and welcoming holdouts who supported Bernie to voting for her by stressing the similarities of her policies with Bernie’s. As for the GOP, we’re just hours away from the debate and if Trump comes out as maniacal as many predict he will, this could set up the biggest landslide for Hillary and Dems since Goldwater lost…maybe bigger. I don’t think there’s any way Trump can turn things around to have a close shot at winning, the real question is whether his decline will sweep Dems into control of The Senate…and maybe even the House too. » Posted By AdLib On October 9, 2016 @ 4:05 pm CHAT LIVE TONIGHT: The 2016 Vice Presidential Debate – 6:00pm PDT fjb, I do think that the reality of the debate was that Kaine was stressed out and trying to get out all the legit slams against Trump to make Pence have to defend them. Pence was evasive and dishonest through most of the debate, he lied and filibustered, rarely answering the moderator’s questions or defending Trump. The MSM was so anxious to find some reason for calling Pence the winner so they can try and push the race back towards Trump and make it closer…because that brings them more viewers and money. Instead, much of the MSM handed the debate to Pence while simultaneously acknowledging how he lied throughout it. Huh? Is winning a debate all about tone of voice over substance? Pence even offered to go to war with Russia by attacking Russians in Syria. And the MSM hands him a trophy? For what??? I really can’t stand much of the media anymore, so many are just prostitutes with degrees. » Posted By AdLib On October 5, 2016 @ 12:01 pm Alternate Reality News – Captain Trump on Titanic, “Trust Me, We’re Absolutely Not Sinking” 😆 Very clever, Kalima! But my bet is, even though Trump will sink with his “greatest unsinkable ship in the world”, his toupee may survive him and mate with a large sea anemone. [img]https://inverts.wallawalla.edu/Cnidaria/Class-Anthozoa/Subclass_Zoantharia/Order_Actiniaria/StomphiaDidemonDLC7-01.jpg[/img] » Posted By AdLib On October 4, 2016 @ 3:49 pm fjb – Trump is trying to take credit for the billion dollar write off that his tax lawyers and accountants weaseled him into. Does anyone really think Donald Trump sits down and does his own taxes? Hundreds of pages of taxes? Crazy. And of course the Trumpanzees have to change the meaning of just about everything he says…because Trump says horrible things. Trump is so obvious now and his mindless drones are so transparent too. Trump is losing and will lose this race but we’ll still be stuck with a third of this country that’s racist and crazy. Lastly, thanks so much for voting for Dems this time around, Trump and his cohorts need to be defeated and indie voters like you will help make that happen. » Posted By AdLib On October 4, 2016 @ 3:44 pm Hey fjb! Same here and I’m hoping many indie voters are feeling the same way. The guy is so disgusting, it’s still stunning how many idiots in this country there are that would support such a creature. BTW, I do like “trumpanzees”! » Posted By AdLib On October 3, 2016 @ 4:13 pm JOIN OUR LIVE CHAT TONIGHT! The 1st Presidential Debate at 6:00pm PDT I’d give it around 30 minutes or so. And just for the record, orangutan’s have much more Presidential demeanors than Trump. » Posted By AdLib On September 26, 2016 @ 4:09 pm Fantastic! Yes, been way too long! Wow, hope the weather calms down a bit and the repairmen get the job done soon! Neither rain nor sleet nor shorting out of internet service is allowed to keep you from our chat tonight! See you then! » Posted By AdLib On September 26, 2016 @ 10:54 am As long as we’re on that theme…
» Posted By AdLib On September 25, 2016 @ 4:00 pm Hey Fergie! That should be your theme song right now! Glad to hear you’re on the mend! » Posted By AdLib On September 25, 2016 @ 3:59 pm The Best Strategy for Hillary’s First Debate With Trump I think it would be very effective for Hillary to find a moment when she can list all the CIA officials, generals, diplomats, Republicans, conservative papers, etc. who have come out to warn America that Trump represents a serious danger to the country and are supporting Hillary as the only reasonable choice. She could also tick off his embrace of nuclear weapons, letting Russia run rampant, wanting to commit war crimes, destroy NATO, etc. The best arguments are those that disqualify Trump completely. » Posted By AdLib On September 24, 2016 @ 10:46 am Nirek, neither do I but I sure wish these MSM bots would eventually realize that news is all about truth and allowing propaganda and lies to permeate their companies de-legitimizes them as news sources. » Posted By AdLib On September 24, 2016 @ 10:41 am Nirek, I also hope Lester Holt will show a bit of responsibility as the moderator and press him on specifics when he just offers lies, bluster and word salad…as well as pointing out some of the lies he spews. » Posted By AdLib On September 23, 2016 @ 6:42 am Nirek, I pretty much agree but add a dash of putting him on the defensive and he’ll blow up real good! » Posted By AdLib On September 23, 2016 @ 6:38 am Or maybe she should just give out the link to this anti-Trump video?
» Posted By AdLib On September 22, 2016 @ 12:09 am KT, I’m hoping that after Lauer was sliced up for his horrible hosting of the CIC forum, Holt and the rest will feel more of a responsibility to actually “moderate” the debate by pressing for answers and calling out egregious lies. Except for the last debate with Chris Wallace, that will be A Trump lovefest and a Hillary hatefest. » Posted By AdLib On September 20, 2016 @ 5:44 pm Senile Reagan vs. Sociopath Trump? Senile Reagan wins. » Posted By AdLib On September 20, 2016 @ 4:38 pm Nirek, that was my “Out-Trump Trump” strategy. She could accuse him of being in bed with Russia, not donating to charity and being far less wealthier than he claims and say that’s why he won’t release his tax returns. She could demand that the American people receive them to know whether or not his financial ties disqualify him from the Presidency. I don’t think he’ll ever release them so she could land some huge punches on him without him even trying to factually defend against the charges. » Posted By AdLib On September 20, 2016 @ 4:31 pm Good strategies, KT! I do think she should repeatedly press Trump on specifics for his grand promises but not get too wrapped up in that because he’ll just keep throwing word salad at her and she’ll miss the opportunity to spell out her specifics and vision. So maybe pepper him here and there on the most important issues for specifics, when he doesn’t give them, appeal to the audience to recognize what a phony and con artist he is then pivot to outline her specific proposals, explaining how she will accomplish positive goals. As you say, she should thrust her sword at him when in a prime position to do so but not parry his accusations all night or he will dominate the debate the way he’s probably planning to (burying her in outrageous lies and accusations so all she does is defend herself from his charges). She needs to set up a blanket dismissive phrase for his BS attacks, slap him with it then move on to talk about her plans. » Posted By AdLib On September 19, 2016 @ 11:49 pm Kes, while I agree that humor is a most powerful weapon to use against a powerful opponent (I may have attempted a degree of levity here or there in articles opposing a Repub or two), Hillary is really not so effective in delivering punch lines…to be frank, she’s pretty bad at it. Like a lot of politicians, she strangles the hell out of the punchline to emphasize it, a basic mistake in comedy. Though, I doo like the idea of her doing a bemused, Reaganesque, “There he goes again, the poor nutter!” Ridiculing him in a dismissive way could hurt his image and get under his skin so he blows up. I do think she will reach out to wavering Trump supporters like the one you describe, that is important but I don’t know that it would be how she would be seen by the MSM as beating Trump since Trump will mimic the same sentiments, as hollow as they are coming from him. She really needs to use one of the above (or something else I didn’t list) to set him up to screw up, he is pretty dependable when it comes to overreacting to a perceived insult. Can’t wait to see it, I’m confident Hillary will come out on top. » Posted By AdLib On September 19, 2016 @ 11:42 pm Thanks gyp46! As you see, my thought is that the best way to cage this snake is to let him bite himself. One way or another it’s about indicting him on his own words and affirming a positive vision in a future without him. And hammering him for not answering questions is something that the moderator could do that would be responsible. » Posted By AdLib On September 19, 2016 @ 11:33 pm Hillary Clinton and Coughing Up the Truth Peace back at ya, Aquarius! » Posted By AdLib On September 14, 2016 @ 10:52 pm Hey Aquarius! I don’t think Hillary’s pneumonia would have become as big of a deal if her campaign hadn’t tried to cover it up. So unnecessary, they should have just been forthright about it at the time and not tried to hide it by saying that she was just overheated. Sure, Trump and his beasties would have still used it to attack her fitness as a candidate but most people wouldn’t have cared as much. Hillary has one big Achilles Heel, her trustworthiness. She needs heal that heel, not make it worse. I don’t understand why any Hillary supporter wouldn’t want her to fortify her main weakness against attacks. I agree that the media has acted as a megaphone for many dishonest attacks against Hillary. At the same time, Hillary and her campaign do offer falsehoods to the public from time to time. When she went on Fox News a few weeks ago, she claimed that FBI Dir. Comey said she had been truthful with the public about her email server. She soon had to claim she “short-circuited” when she said that and revised that claim to say he had said she was truthful with the FBI. Then a few weeks later, her campaign’s not truthful about her health. I would hope we could at least agree that this kind of thing isn’t helpful to building a perception with undecided voters that she’s trustworthy. As to principles, I do think intentions matter but the question arises, is a principle just having a belief or does one need to abide by that belief through their actions in order for it to truly be a principle? Personally, I think a principle is only proven to be such when it is reflected by a person’s actions and choices. For example, I’m sure that many Trump supporters believe they’re principled but by their support of a bigoted candidate and their being in denial when their candidate hates and deceives, they prove that their intentions are irrelevant, they’re actually unprincipled. We are the choices we make and the things we do and say, that’s what truly describes who we are and what principles we really hold. I’d of course agree that Hillary has done many valuable and meaningful things in her career but that doesn’t obscure the reality of the times when she’s not open and honest. Both are demonstrably true. As of June, the percentage of undecided voters was 25%. ( http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/20/25-of-voters-in-2016-race-remain-undecided-survey.html ). Hillary is below 50% of the vote in every poll. Hillary can’t win the election if she loses most of the undecided voters, the math is clear. The reason that I said that undecided voters are who really matter at this point is that the rest of voters have already made up their mind. Hillary supporters aren’t going to change their vote and neither are Trump supporters. So none of them need to be sold on why they should choose Hillary over Trump. When Trump unloads more bigotry and hate, he won’t lose his voters. When Hillary doesn’t tell the truth about something, she won’t lose her voters. The only ones affected by the behavior of either candidate at this point are the undecideds. They’re not prone to ignoring the stumbles of candidates as supporters of each may be. So when Hillary has the chance to be open and honest but is later shown to be covering something up, it can make a negative impression on those voters that she needs to win. They may not be well informed on all she’s accomplished, many will just judge her by what they see her doing in the campaign. I simply don’t want them having a reason to vote against her. Wouldn’t we all feel better about Hillary’s strength as a candidate if there were no more opportunities for Trump or the MSM to prove that she hasn’t been open and honest again? As they say, the first step in solving a problem is first recognizing that it is one. I do think Trump has no choice but to participate in the debates, even with his gains, he’s still behind Hillary and he’ll want to find some way of getting ahead. The debates represent the biggest possible gamechanger between now and the election so he can’t afford to skip them. Not to mention how Hillary will and should portray him as a coward who can’t even face up to debating the woman running against him, how could he ever face up to a strong leader anywhere in the world in a crisis if he’s too cowardly to just debate? I want her in full good health for that debate, staying off the campaign trail between now and then as much as she needs to because that will have a much bigger impact than any campaigning she could do over the next week. » Posted By AdLib On September 14, 2016 @ 3:55 pm And we all know that Presidents never get sick… » Posted By AdLib On September 14, 2016 @ 9:29 am Kalima, I think the answer to that question is a resounding “no”. » Posted By AdLib On September 14, 2016 @ 9:26 am PPO, what’s sad is that even after Trump is beaten, the corporate MSM that so strongly promoted and supported him will still be with us, only wealthier and more justified about exploiting extremists for the increased revenue they bring. Wish we could vote to change the MSM leadership every 4 years. » Posted By AdLib On September 14, 2016 @ 9:20 amComments Posted By AdLib
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