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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Patriot Guard Rider on February 16, 2016, 12:20:25 PM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027617289
Chichiri (3,096 posts) Tue Feb 16, 2016, 12:41 PM
link omitted by franksolich for purposes of aesthetics; it's at the original on Skins's island anyway
Donald Trump popped this bubble on Saturday night, crossing the 9/11 line and saying what the rest of the world already understands: Besides not keeping us safe, George W. Bush left the planet considerably more dangerous than he found it. Trump was booed by the audience, most of which were establishment-friendly implants. And he was castigated by virtually every other candidate on stage, particularly Rubio and Bush.
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Trump also made the obvious point that the “World Trade Center came down during your brother’s reign.†In addition to being right, Trump’s outburst was pure blasphemy as far as Republicans are concerned. That he said this in South Carolina, a pro-military state where, oddly enough, George W. Bush remains popular, is all the more shocking. Trump’s remarks undermine the false Republican narrative about George W. and Obama, which is why no one else on that stage would dare say what he said.
A Republican strategist told Politico the day after the debate that if Trump’s comments don’t “backfire, then it will be official; nothing can stop him.†Well, it appears they haven’t backfired, and that’s awfully bad news for the GOP. According to a new poll by Public Policy Polling, Trump’s wide lead remains firmly intact after the debate. Trump is currently at 35 percent, with Cruz and Rubio tied for second at 18 percent. Perhaps more surprising, Jeb, who held his own in the debate, is now polling at 7 percent, which means he’s tied with Carson for last place.
There are no sacred cows left for Trump to slay. He’s crossed every line imaginable. And his popularity among Republican primary voters continues to rise. He’s going to win South Carolina and very likely sweep the South. After that it’s hard to see how or where the establishment can stop him. This isn’t exactly news, but if these numbers hold and Trump wins despite his blasphemous remarks, the party will have to resign itself to the reality of a Trump nomination. The electoral map, after all, sets up nicely for Trump. And he’s demonstrated that his appeal among the base transcends every known political law of nature. The man is unstoppable, and the sooner the GOP accepts that, the better off they’ll be.
Katashi_itto (8,499 posts)
1. Imagine if he goes against Hillary. She will get destroyed.
Star Member Chichiri (3,063 posts)
3. Yes, and even Sanders would stand a decent chance against him, I think. nt
Star Member Xipe Totec (35,435 posts)
2. He's unstopperable nt
lancer78 (682 posts)
4. They view him as a great leader
And maybe the republicans truly know that Iraq was one massive cluster-f, and that is why "Bush the turd" is not doing so well.
THIS DUmmie has a clue.
exboyfil (5,766 posts)
8. He is the Bush exorcism
We got close to it in 2012 when Romney basically disavowed Iraq (that is over).
I am here because of Iraq. I went further than most. My dad, a lifelong republican, detested what Bush did to the military. He would have voted for Trump in a heart beat.
I don't see Trump losing any of Romney's states, and he has a real shot at Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, even Pennsylvania.
All the old sins of the Republican Party are washed away. Trump has little baggage when appealing to the moderates.
I look at what he did in the debate as throwing a Hail Mary. If it succeeds he has already positioned himself to claim voters like my dad in the general election. He was a heck of a strategic move.
GreatCaesarsGhost (6,560 posts)
6. msnbc now has a countdown clock for Trump's townhall on Wed
WDIM (1,214 posts)
7. Only 30% of repugs support him
If repugs make up 50% of the voting population that is less than 20% that support trump. Sanders has around 30% of the voting population. He beats trump easy..
Star Member Octafish (51,434 posts)
10. Maybe none of those GOP tools can stop him.
What will it take to stop him?
The Truth about Trump.
Then, all bets are off.
rockfordfile (407 posts)
12. two right wing idiots hosting a racist right wing idiot.
Joe and Mika are right wing? In what freakin universe?
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He may be unstoppable, but that doesn't make him right.
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He may be unstoppable, but that doesn't make him right.
I wish he'd stop with the "reality show" mentality and get serious about running for the highest office on the planet. He does hit hot buttons with me though.
I wish we could find a candidate with Trumps fire and Cruz's intellect. Call him Crump or Truz.
That said, I'll take either one over hitlary or rumple hair.
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I'm liking Trump less and less. He's a bombastic, loud-mouthed jackass who doesn't know half of what he thinks he does. There's not a single issue he hasn't changed his mind on and crying about it when someone points that out just makes him look like a piss-poor loser.
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I'm liking Trump less and less. He's a bombastic, loud-mouthed jackass who doesn't know half of what he thinks he does. There's not a single issue he hasn't changed his mind on and crying about it when someone points that out just makes him look like a piss-poor loser.
That's what I mean by losing the reality show atmosphere.
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WDIM (1,214 posts)
7. Only 30% of repugs support him
If repugs make up 50% of the voting population that is less than 20% that support trump. Sanders has around 30% of the voting population. He beats trump easy..
Huh?
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Huh?
Yea. That.
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Huh?
Shhh... he's on a roll...
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Shhh... he's on a roll...
<animal house character whose name escapes me>. Is that you?
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<animal house character whose name escapes me>. Is that you?
Wouldn't that be Bluto?
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib43Lfdivdw[/youtube]
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Wouldn't that be Bluto?
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib43Lfdivdw[/youtube]
No. Bluto said, "when the germans bombed pearl harbor?". <unremembered character> said, "shhh, he's on a roll".
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No. Bluto said, "when the germans bombed pearl harbor?". <unremembered character> said, "shhh, he's on a roll".
Was it Boone or Otter?
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WDIM (1,214 posts)
7. Only 30% of repugs support him
If repugs make up 50% of the voting population that is less than 20% that support trump. Sanders has around 30% of the voting population. He beats trump easy..
Let me explain something to this wayward DUmmy: at this stage, Trump's numbers don't matter. I personally am for Cruz so I am part of that number that doesn't support Trump, but, if it comes down to Trump vs Hitlary or Bernie 'Stalin' Sanders, I will vote for Trump. I'm assuming that the vast majority of Republicans will do the same regardless of who they support right now.
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Wouldn't that be Bluto?
Winner Winner chicken dinner!
That was also the screen name of a funny as sh*t original member over at CU.
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Was it Boone or Otter?
I believe it was Boone.
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I believe it was Boone.
Winner winner chicken dinner, it was Peter Riegert as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein.
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Winner winner chicken dinner, it was Peter Riegert as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein.
Funny movie. I read somewhere once that the scene with Bluto destroying the guitar on the stairway was improvised. All he was supposed to do was take the guitar and leave.
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Let me explain something to this wayward DUmmy
That would be 'brain-splaining', and the DUmmies would consider it a micro-aggression.
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That would be 'brain-splaining', and the DUmmies would consider it a micro-aggression.
brain-splaining, combined with man-splaining, if the brain-splainer was a male, would be an expulsion at one of our many, liberal, diverse, tolerant universities.
brain-man-splainer. Is that a new term to be offended about?
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brain-splaining, combined with man-splaining, if the brain-splainer was a male, would be an expulsion at one of our many, liberal, diverse, tolerant universities.
brain-man-splainer. Is that a new term to be offended about?
Works for me!
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Funny movie. I read somewhere once that the scene with Bluto destroying the guitar on the stairway was improvised. All he was supposed to do was take the guitar and leave.
I saw a documentary a few years back about the making of Animal House. Yes the guitar scene was improvised. So was when Belushi fell and jumped up like Rambo.
I found it:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320078/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320078/)
It was very interesting. It was on one of those channels that nobody ever watches. I fat fingered the remote, landed on a channel I didn't even know I had, it was on so I watched it.
If one is an Animal House fan it is definitely worth watching.
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I believe it was Boone.
Pretty sure it was Otter. Boone asked the question.
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I wish he'd stop with the "reality show" mentality and get serious about running for the highest office on the planet. He does hit hot buttons with me though.
Me, too. It's beginning to wear awfully thin, on me.
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Let me explain something to this wayward DUmmy: at this stage, Trump's numbers don't matter. I personally am for Cruz so I am part of that number that doesn't support Trump, but, if it comes down to Trump vs Hitlary or Bernie 'Stalin' Sanders, I will vote for Trump. I'm assuming that the vast majority of Republicans will do the same regardless of who they support right now.
Yep. That number is pretty large.
Watch what happens when the DNC pushes Grampa Hippie into the ditch, at the behest of the Felon.
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Yep. That number is pretty large.
Watch what happens when the DNC pushes Grampa Hippie into the ditch, at the behest of the Felon.
Being a 19 year old 'millennial', I believe I have a firm grasp on what my peers believe and how they feel. Most of the Bernie supporters I have talked too will never vote for Clinton, they see her for what she is: a liar and a criminal.
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Being a 19 year old 'millennial', I believe I have a firm grasp on what my peers believe and how they feel. Most of the Bernie supporters I have talked too will never vote for Clinton, they see her for what she is: a liar and a criminal.
The Bernout that sits next to me in the cube farm at work is the same way. She'll gladly sit this election out rather than vote for HilLIARy. (She's 41, BTW.) The balding hippie on the other side of the cube wall from her? No idea. I guess that I've got to find out . . . :whistling: