dimocrat or socialist? Hillary couldn't explain the difference.Cool story. That doesn't change the fact that Strum said people should vote for who they like best regardless of chance of winning.
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dimocrat or socialist? Hillary couldn't explain the difference.Cool story. That doesn't change the fact that Strum said people should vote for who they like best regardless of chance of winning.
I sure did! I still do!Cool story. That doesn't change the fact that Strum said people should vote for who they like best regardless of chance of winning.
Cool story. That doesn't change the fact that Strum said people should vote for who they like best regardless of chance of winning.
Stop the presses: Bill Kristol (The Prince of Neo-Cons) has decided to try to throw a wrench in Trump's run. Trump must have boned Kristol's mistress at some point.
http://gawker.com/conservative-icon-bill-kristol-picks-guy-named-dave-to-1779713058
You got to read this, it is so funny.
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/boro...-supporters-with-baffling-array-of-long-words
"Moments after Hawking made the remark, Google reported a sharp increase in searches for the terms “demagogue,” “denominator,” and “Stephen Hawking.”
I had to look it up and I've got a pretty darn good vocabulary and have been a good writer all my life.I would bet at least 80% of people in this country don't know what demagogue means. I would also guess that there were plenty of anti Trump people goggling it. Good job by the New Yorker trying to make it seem like Trump supporters are stupid though.
I'm not a fan of The New Yorker, but about all the news outlets are carrying the story not just the New Yorker.I would bet at least 80% of people in this country don't know what demagogue means. I would also guess that there were plenty of anti Trump people goggling it. Good job by the New Yorker trying to make it seem like Trump supporters are stupid though.
That doesn't surprise me. It really is sad that journalism has gotten this bad. This is a non story that was only reported on to make Trump look bad. I bet you they're not tracking goggle trends when Hillary supporters use "big words."I'm not a fan of The New Yorker, but about all the news outlets are carrying the story not just the New Yorker.
You got to read this, it is so funny.
"Moments after Hawking made the remark, Google reported a sharp increase in searches for the terms “demagogue,” “denominator,” and “Stephen Hawking.”
Absolutely true. And while I don't disagree that Trump is trying a different tact, what historically happens when demagogues rise to power is a terrifying precedentHawking is completely right in this regard though. Trump is a demagogue.
I'm sorry but I am not about to apologize for knowing what the word "demagogue" means. The piece was "so funny" because it describes Trump so well.Hawking is completely right in this regard though. Trump is a demagogue. Here's the definition (for those of you who don't like Trump but feel stupid being lumped in with Trump supporters by having to google it yourselves and then ruining the hypocritical fun you're having by calling Trump supporters who don't know what it means stupid): a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
That's exactly what Trump is doing. He's gaining support by appealing to popular desires. He's not using rational arguments - but that's because rational arguments are a "been there done that". The majority of voting Americans haven't listened to rational arguments as to why illegal immigration is bad, how much public assistance programs are abused, and why it's important to take care of Americans before sending money off to other countries. So continuing to use rational arguments would be insane (repeating an act and expecting a different result). Time to try a new tactic - which is being a demagogue.
You got to read this, it is so funny.
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/boro...-supporters-with-baffling-array-of-long-words
"Moments after Hawking made the remark, Google reported a sharp increase in searches for the terms “demagogue,” “denominator,” and “Stephen Hawking.”
I might as well make it my signature because I say it all the time, including like 5 times recently on this board.Garbage. Just more left-wing media bias which I don't find amusing at all. Is the New Yorker going to do a story on what Larry The Cable Guy thinks of Bernie Sanders? I doubt it.
THN had the best post of the year earlier today when the first sentence of his poast in the General Lee thread said this: "I hate people." Right on, man. Right on.
They'd only triple down and start working on their "how do we get him impeached?" PR campaign, probably.I want Trump to win the election just for the sheer comedy of watching all the news outlets that have crapped on him along the way realize they don't have as much control over the minds of the voters as they thought they did.
I want Trump to win the election just for the sheer comedy of watching all the news outlets that have crapped on him along the way realize they don't have as much control over the minds of the voters as they thought they did.
And also to watch all the celebs who said they'd leave the country if he was elected be put to the test. We know none of them will actually leave because they have it too nice here, but it'll be fun to watch them have to backtrack on their words as well.
I want Trump to win the election just for the sheer comedy of watching all the news outlets that have crapped on him along the way realize they don't have as much control over the minds of the voters as they thought they did.
And also to watch all the celebs who said they'd leave the country if he was elected be put to the test. We know none of them will actually leave because they have it too nice here, but it'll be fun to watch them have to backtrack on their words as well.
The irony is that all the media coverage is a) MOAR MEDIA COVERAGE and b) emboldening his supporters. The number one trending topic on Google News for the last umpteen months running is "Donald Trump."I want Trump to win the election just for the sheer comedy of watching all the news outlets that have crapped on him along the way realize they don't have as much control over the minds of the voters as they thought they did.
The irony is that all the media coverage is a) MOAR MEDIA COVERAGE and b) emboldening his supporters. The number one trending topic on Google News for the last umpteen months running is "Donald Trump."
The funny thing is -- and Trump is a really smart guy -- I'm not sure he's even trying to. It's just Donald being Donald.Donald Trump has made the media his bitches and they can't do a damn thing about it.
The funny thing is -- and Trump is a really smart guy -- I'm not sure he's even trying to. It's just Donald being Donald.
Trump counts on them to respond the way they do. It's an embarrassment to this country to have that guy in-place to be president. I'm ashamed of the whole country.I want Trump to win the election just for the sheer comedy of watching all the news outlets that have crapped on him along the way realize they don't have as much control over the minds of the voters as they thought they did.
And also to watch all the celebs who said they'd leave the country if he was elected be put to the test. We know none of them will actually leave because they have it too nice here, but it'll be fun to watch them have to backtrack on their words as well.
Trump counts on them to respond the way they do. It's an embarrassment to this country to have that guy in-place to be president. I'm ashamed of the whole country.
I'm now hearing ALL the talk radio yahoos changing their tune. For some reason, they seemed to have dumped Michael Medved's show in favor of Hannity's now, on my local station. They kept Prager, but Medved was uber-critical of Trump and they replaced him in the afternoon. I love listening to those guys. They have a great gig. I just wonder if they actually believe the BS that they shovel to their audience or if it's all an act to keep the audience tuned-in. I know Howard Stern is 95% an act when he's on the air.
Admit it, you are just looking for someone from raidar so you can excoriate and eviscerate their poasts today.DSouthr I have to admire how you can complain about the media/public criticisms of Trump and then in the same breath completely mischaracterize and/or oversimplify the candidates on the other side of the aisle, all in complete seriousness. Well done. That's why the discourse on this board is so effective and fruitful.
DSouthr I have to admire how you can complain about the media/public criticisms of Trump and then in the same breath completely mischaracterize and/or oversimplify the candidates on the other side of the aisle, all in complete seriousness. Well done. That's why the discourse on this board is so effective and fruitful.
I actually just want to see if I can provoke a comprehensive and protracted rejoinder from DSouthr.Admit it, you are just looking for someone from raidar so you can excoriate and eviscerate their poasts today.
A Socialist and a Communist? If you really believe that, this is pointless to even try to discuss. if Hillary Clinton were a true Socialist, she wouldn't be int he pockets of just about every Wall Street entity and every munitions/war industrialist's pocket. I might give you that Bernie Sanders is a "Socialist", especially through the filter of American political understanding. But, "Communist" is not Josef Stalin's Soviet Union or Mao Tse Dong's Red China. Those were dictatorships, period. They are no more an example of Communism than the USA is an example of a representative Republic now.How is it an embarrassment to have Trump running and no mention of the embarrassment of the dems down to a socialist and a communist with the communist all but winning their nomination?
And I've responded to your challenge by saying that I'm not interested in defending Hillary or Bernie. It's largely a waste of time and an exercise in frustration to try to have an actual discussion on this topic in this forum due to the polarization. So I might post a meme or a jab here or there, but you guys can have at it with the rants and raves; I'll be over in the fun threads.I've challenged you on the same thing though. Dave might have wrongfully characterized the dems' choices, but the fact remains that you and the media act like Trump running is some sign of the apocalypse while you sit and say nothing about two people who are equally jokey on the other side. Please explain.
You're not seriously trying to say that Sanders and Clinton have done that are you?address the needs of their constituents, and to work with and compromise with their colleagues on both sides of the aisle
You're not seriously trying to say that Sanders and Clinton have done that are you?