Presidential Race 2016

CraigM · 2016-02-18T09:18:14.000Z

Telefrog:

There is a not insignificant portion of the US populace that has expressed similar sentiments when the issue of torture comes up.

And there is a not insignifigant overlap between that section of the population a and the section that believes Obama is trying to destroy the Constitution.

It is a bit ironic, no?

Telefrog · 2016-02-18T09:26:46.000Z

I’m just pointing out that unlike his statement about building a wall on the border and magically making Mexico pay for it, Trump’s views on torture aren’t some kind of crazy fringe thing.

Washington Post

Majority says CIA harsh interrogations justified - The Washington Post

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More than half of the people polled in 2014 thought torture against terrorists was okay.

Destarius · 2016-02-18T09:35:15.000Z

He advocates killing the families of terrorists, so this is entirely unsurprising.

Pyperkub · 2016-02-18T09:56:37.000Z

Tin Wisdom:

Democrats should be almost equally happy with Trump or Cruz in the lead. Their policies and statements are almost equally far from mainstream America and a Democrat could bludgeon either one of them into the ground with their past stump speeches. Cruz would be tougher to debate, but I don’t think he would drive election-day turn out like Trump, so it would probably be a wash.

What’s interesting to me about the WSJ poll is how bifurcated the GOP primary voters seem to be: Trump falls by 8 points and Cruz goes up by 7; Christie drops out of the race and neither Trump nor Cruz sees a benefit. [to be fair, no one really saw much of a bump since Christie polled down in the margin of error] You really do have two separate and distinct races going on within the Republican field.

But that might really be an outlier poll – CBS/NYT poll released today has Trump leading by 17 points nationwide.

No, because it means that most of the GOP has gone off of the deep end, and that isn’t good for anyone. It may be good for the horse race but it is bad, bad, bad for America.

KevinC · 2016-02-18T10:14:31.000Z

Destarius:

He advocates killing the families of terrorists, so this is entirely unsurprising.

Well, yeah. He’s tough and strong!

ArmandoPenblade · 2016-02-18T10:20:25.000Z

KevinC:

Well, yeah. He’s tough and strong!

I hear he also speaks his mind! CAN’T STUMP THE TRUMP

JFrazer · 2016-02-18T10:54:35.000Z

Well, that’s how Iraq kept the terrorists under control before the U.S. changed the power structure.

Donald “Sadaam Jr” Trump

Tin_Wisdom · 2016-02-18T13:07:33.000Z

Oh man, how did I miss this little nugget? You’ll recall that The Donald demanded that Ted Cruz grovel on his hands and knees and wash Trump’s car, or else Trump was going to file suit against Cruz on account of him being a greasy Canadian?

Well, Cruz basically told The Trumpster to “bring it”.

"Cruz":

I look forward to any lawsuit and let me note by the way, one of the things I look forward to most of all is deposing Donald Trump. And for that particular endeavor I may not use outside counsel. I may take the deposition myself. And I will say this: Whether in a deposition or in a court of law, getting Donald Trump under oath, under penalty of perjury, answering these questions? Well I’ll point out it didn’t work very well for Bill Clinton. Donald Trump does not want to be under oath answering questions about his own record because his position quite simply is that anyone who points to his record is somehow lying.

To which, Trump said:

"Trump":

If I want to bring the lawsuit regarding Senator Cruz being a natural-born Canadian I will do so. Time will tell, Teddy.

Yes, this is all bad for America and American politics and polite discourse and goat cheese and everything else… but I really am enjoying the spectacle.

cliffski · 2016-02-18T13:17:05.000Z

Jesus US politics is a complete train wreck. How did you people let it get so bad?

CraigM · 2016-02-18T13:19:59.000Z

cliffski:

Jesus US politics is a complete train wreck. How did you people let it get so bad?

I dunno, but somehow I think you need to put it in DLC for Democracy 3 now.

‘You thought it was hard before to be an effective leader? Now try and do it when the political primaries turn into a circus. Can you guide your way through the nomination process, or will a shit flinging ape get the vote instead?’

That way we can at least have some fun with this complete shit show.

CraigM · 2016-02-18T13:20:31.000Z

CraigM:

I dunno, but somehow I think you need to put it in DLC for Democracy 3 now.

‘You thought it was hard before to be an effective leader? Now try and do it when the political primaries turn into a circus. Can you guide your way through the nomination process, or will a shit flinging ape get the vote instead?’

That way we can at least have some fun with this complete shit show.

Telefrog · 2016-02-18T13:22:09.000Z

American politics: Great politics or greatest politics? You decide.

cliffski · 2016-02-18T13:27:18.000Z

You may jest, but I thought the democracy 3:Extremism DLC was full of whackjob nutso insanity. Now I just know it as mainstream US politics.

Quaro · 2016-02-18T13:33:16.000Z

Trump is going after the Pope now.

Miramon · 2016-02-18T13:42:37.000Z

Quaro:

Trump is going after the Pope now.

So he really is a know-nothing after all. How apt.

zx81-Amd64 · 2016-02-18T13:52:04.000Z

Well to be fair this current Pope is probably a commie loving gay-friendly peace-nik, so Trump probably has his number on all that? I’m waiting for it to all get physical next, to become a proper Punch&Judy spectacle. Bread & Circus (lots of the later from Trump and the Republicans so far, not so much the former).

russellmz00 · 2016-02-18T14:30:15.000Z

I blame canadian conservatives.

russellmz00 · 2016-02-18T14:31:13.000Z

cliffski:

Jesus US politics is a complete train wreck. How did you people let it get so bad?

I blame canadian conservatives.

divedivedive · 2016-02-18T14:55:01.000Z

russellmz00:

I blame Canada.

I blame Uncle Fucka.

Quaro · 2016-02-18T15:53:35.000Z

If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS’s ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been President because this would not have happened. ISIS would have been eradicated unlike what is happening now with our all talk, no action politicians.

The Mexican government and its leadership has made many disparaging remarks about me to the Pope, because they want to continue to rip off the United States, both on trade and at the border, and they understand I am totally wise to them. The Pope only heard one side of the story - he didn’t see the crime, the drug trafficking and the negative economic impact the current policies have on the United States. He doesn’t see how Mexican leadership is outsmarting President Obama and our leadership in every aspect of negotiation.

For a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful. I am proud to be a Christian and as President I will not allow Christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now, with our current President. No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man’s religion or faith. They are using the Pope as a pawn and they should be ashamed of themselves for doing so, especially when so many lives are involved and when illegal immigration is so rampant.

Pope escalation:

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-response-to-the-pope

Tomorrow: the Pope is a low-energy LOSER.