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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 8:25 pm
Fuck Drumpf.
http://www.nationalmemo.com/an-engineer-...plausible/
Quote:An Engineer Explains Why Trump’s Wall Is So Implausible
Quote:Quote:RAMOS: How are you going to build a 1,900-mile wall?
TRUMP: Very easy. I’m a builder. That’s easy. I build buildings that are — can I tell you what’s more complicated? What’s more complicated is building a building that’s 95 stories tall. Okay?
No. Donald Trump is not a builder. Donald Trump could not build a doghouse. Donald Trump is a developer who pays what he would call “very, very smart people” to build things on his behalf. His response to Ramos’ question was meant both to exaggerate his understanding of construction and to downplay the challenges posed by his border wall project.
I can only assume that anyone who thinks he will actually build such a wall is a complete asshole.
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 9:04 pm
(May 13, 2016 at 6:40 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (May 13, 2016 at 6:26 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Eating a shit sandwich when I'm not hungry... makes perfect sense... yeah
Life is a lot like a shit sandwich, in fact: The more bread you have, the less hit you have to eat.
Boru Will that be sour dough bread with sharp cheddar cheese and honey mustard sauce? Foot long or six inches?
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 9:54 pm
(May 13, 2016 at 11:48 am)AFTT47 Wrote: I'm really tired of this "lesser of evils" non-sense. Most of you spouting this crap are speaking emotionally, not logically. It's fine if you don't like Hillary but it's idiotic to make like there's little difference between her and Trump. The differences are massive.
1. SCOTUS and Circuit Judge Appointments: This by itself is huge. These are lifetime appointments; the judges will be affecting policy long after the President who appointed them is gone. Hillary is going to appoint judges like Ruth Ginsberg. I don't think anyone has any idea of the type of judge Trump would appoint. You want to risk 3 or 4 more like Sam Alito?
The next President is going to determine the makeup of the SCOTUS for decades. This will impact separation of church and state, LGBT rights, women's rights, health care, and money in politics to just name a few. If this by itself doesn't motivate you to vote for Hillary then you are a damn fool.
2. Foreign Policy: Like Bill Clinton was, Hillary is highly respected overseas. Just as world leaders didn't give a shit about Monica Lewinski, they don't much care about Benghazi or private e-mail servers either. On the other hand, they have already come out and openly stated that they have no respect for Trump and would distance themselves from the US if he is elected. The UK - our closest ally - has gone so far as to consider banning him from entering their country. This isn't the lesser of evils, folks. This is night and day.
3. Economy: Hillary is in favor of raising the minimum wage to $12.50/hour. That would be the biggest bump in history. Trump on the other hand is a plutocrat and bad businessman. He's done nothing with the fortune he inherited but fail in one business venture after another. He's declared bankruptcy 3 times. The best thing that can be said for him is that he's managed to break even so as to not to go broke. Economic experts have said some of his ideas on dealing with the national debt would literally destroy the economy.
And this is just for starters. In the areas of race relations, environmental policy and scientific literacy just to name a few, it's night and day between the two candidates. There is no contest at all.
This. Totally this. Every fucking bit of this. However much you hate Hillary (and I dislike her as a politician, I don't hate her), if you think that risking Donald Trump making lifetime nominations to the supreme court is worth staying home, you are just as much of an idiot as Trump is.
If you think diplomacy is the same as running a business, you are just as bad as Trump. If you think we can just cancel our debt like bankruptcy, you are at the precipice of witnessing something grand in scale.
The biggest thing to remember is that the numbers count, too. Even if you live in a thoroughly blue state, the numbers count in the local elections. Seeing a clearer picture of how much of the nation votes against authoritarian conservative policies at every level, even when it is a shoo-in win for either side, counts. Also, the real change happens in the legislative races, both state and national. You stay home, you miss those votes as well. Those are arguably more important. But if you are a liberal, most of Hillary's policies match your own. She's just a shit human being.
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 10:05 pm
(May 13, 2016 at 7:42 pm)Minimalist Wrote: (May 13, 2016 at 7:14 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: I'll vote for a crab on Moses' balls before I would vote for Hillary.
I can only interpret that to mean that you are as big a piece of shit as Drumpf.
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Scumbag. Trump is the racist asshole we need now.
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 10:14 pm
No, he's the racist asshole you want. Because he is legitimizing your racism.
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 10:25 pm
(May 13, 2016 at 10:14 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: No, he's the racist asshole you want. Because he is legitimizing your racism.
All Presidents have been racists. If Trump can get rid of the illegals he will be the best racist since Eisenhower.
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 10:29 pm
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(May 13, 2016 at 4:53 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I hate Pepsi.
Blasphemy.
Of course, Mini blaspheming is rather unsurprising
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 10:32 pm
I, drunk.
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 10:41 pm
Did you get it at the Genius Bar?
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RE: Hillary or Trump: Which of These is the Lesser of Two Evils?
May 13, 2016 at 10:58 pm
(May 13, 2016 at 10:10 am)Crossless1 Wrote: (May 13, 2016 at 9:49 am)TheRealJoeFish Wrote: I say with extreme confidence that Hillary Clinton is the lesser of the two evils.
I agree. However, the real action will be in the down-ticket congressional elections. Clinton winning will do us little good if it results in four more years of GOP obstruction and fuckery at every turn. So I say to all who are thinking of staying home on election day because you don't care for either Presidential choice, not voting in your state's congressional elections is a tacit endorsement of the status quo.
This is extremely true. I'm not going to the polls just hoping to make sure it's Clinton>Trump; we Pennsylvanians have the opportunity to flip one of the 100 Senate seats from Red (Toomey) to Blue (McGinty) this November. That's an issue of some importance as well.
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