ONLY AUTHORIZED ELECTION NEWS THREAD--no debating allowed

[anunitu]

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Just watched the premiere of "Brain Dead" the new political comedy on I think CBS..I am liking it,and may have found a new fav.

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I think this is gonna be just perfect for an election year...

[anunitu]

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Checks cheese levels..damn,down a quart.....

[B. de Corbin]

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Best case scenario: The Wall creates a few jobs, if nothing else, and Trump is blocked from doing much of anything... and we prove that Wall Street, special interest groups, the media, and even the parties themselves don't choose who gets to be president. The people do.

Worst case scenario, we piss off China and/or Mexico enough to start something and we stumble our way into WWIII.

Actually, while the power of the president is limited, there actually are things he/she can do. Reinstating something like The House Committee on UnAmerican Activities is one, installing the heads of the FBI, CIA, and NSA is another.

As for Hillary: ...business as usual. As in She sends troops to march all over whatever countries her masters tell her to just like Bush and Obama did and we perpetuate the war economy in order to keep the military-industrial complex nice and fat. Millions of people dead, just so we can build a few more trillion dollar jets.

Assuming this is true (and it looks to me like a horrendously simplistic take on international political complexity), I can live with this - until the people decide to use the political process at their service with a modicum of intelligence.

Trump I can't live with. This is just a bit of what he could actually do:

(https://www.quora.com/How-much-power...es-really-have)

If Trump with this power doesn't scare the cheese straight outta ya, ya got no cheese left in ya.

[anunitu]

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So,the game is fixed,and The Donald is also just a figurehead to fool the people once again. So our evil overlords have pulled a new speak victory out of their virtual ass again,hail Big Brother....

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That is right,I pulled the "1984" card out...we are all doomed to become automated human Popsicle robots..and yes,BIG BROTHER is watching you,so you better watch out,you better not cry,you better not pout,I am telling you why..BIG BROTHER is watching you!!

[Denarius]

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witch trials, return to McCarthyism.

Best case scenario: The Wall creates a few jobs, if nothing else, and Trump is blocked from doing much of anything... and we prove that Wall Street, special interest groups, the media, and even the parties themselves don't choose who gets to be president. The people do.

Worst case scenario, we piss off China and/or Mexico enough to start something and we stumble our way into WWIII.

As for Hillary: Best case scenario, business as usual. Worst case scenario, business as usual. As in She sends troops to march all over whatever countries her masters tell her to just like Bush and Obama did and we perpetuate the war economy in order to keep the military-industrial complex nice and fat. Millions of people dead, just so we can build a few more trillion dollar jets.

[thalassa]

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Question. Did anyone actually die because of one of her emails? A yes and a name or a no and hush would be fabulous.

Nope.

And she didn't do anything that previous Sec of States haven't already done (using personal email to handle official, even classified* business), or that other persons in public office haven't done (regarding the server itself).


And far from having his fingers clean, Drumpf has apparently had his own email problems.






*There are some problems with this because *anything* can be classified--including harmless information that is already on google and has been for 10 years, information that can be gleaned from the headline of the morning paper, etc. Basically, crap that shouldn't be classified. Additionally, something can be classified at any point in its existence. I could classify the menu for a state dinner three weeks after the fact for no other reason that it listed Important Muckity-Muck's dietary preference.

[B. de Corbin]

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Get H. clinton in office, worst case scenario - business as usual.

Get D. Trump in office, best case scenario - witch trials, return to McCarthyism.

Vote third party and you give Trump a chance to be in charge.

For me, the choice is beyond obvious. "Political outsider" isn't necessarily a good thing. It will not be magical.

[Denarius]

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steals the white house towels...and keep an eye on the good silver...

Interesting you should bring that up.

[anunitu]

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Since I have "People" in the great white North,I could go be a kanook if I really needed too.

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I am kinda done with the whole election thing,if the people are dumb enough to elect the orange guy,then it must be all about the really bad Karma..and I hope to be doing a dirt nap if that dude steals the white house towels...and keep an eye on the good silver...

[Medusa]

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How about a "We don't know yet"? answer because there were some operatives who were named in her emails. How about a "probably" because the location of the ambassador and his group was in her emails before the attack in Benghazi.
Does someone have to to die for a crime to be committed? Other people have been brought to trial and convicted for doing far less.

If we go with a we don't know yet, then WE DON'T KNOW YET.

[Hawkfeathers]

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Ontario looks better every day. Half joking.

[DragonsFriend]

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How about a "We don't know yet"? answer because there were some operatives who were named in her emails. How about a "probably" because the location of the ambassador and his group was in her emails before the attack in Benghazi.
Does someone have to to die for a crime to be committed? Other people have been brought to trial and convicted for doing far less.

[Medusa]

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The Cuban Missile Crises was't a problem because some dude died, it was a problem because of the potential risk.

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https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/ I tried a whole bunch of search terms, but I couldn't find anything salacious.

so. that would be a 'no'.

[Denarius]

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The Cuban Missile Crises was't a problem because some dude died, it was a problem because of the potential risk.

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I bet it was mostly sexting.

https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/ I tried a whole bunch of search terms, but I couldn't find anything salacious.

[B. de Corbin]

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I bet it was mostly sexting.