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  • #931
    Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
    Hardly. If Mencken would be anybody in this environment he'd be a cross between Camille Paglia and Jack Germond. How else to describe with what perfect prescience, in 1920, he could predict Trump:
    I don't know...racism, anti New Deal, longing for mythical way things used to be...sounds kinda familiar.
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    • #932
      Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

      Originally posted by Rover View Post
      I don't know...racism, anti New Deal, longing for mythical way things used to be...sounds kinda familiar.
      Yeah, but he hated the proles, loathed populism, and gleefully danced on William Jennings Bryan's grave. He'd have shivved Pat Buchanan right in the chasuble.
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      • #933
        Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

        Sanders response regarding Nevada

        FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday issued the following statement:

        “It is imperative that the Democratic leadership, both nationally and in the states, understand that the political world is changing and that millions of Americans are outraged at establishment politics and establishment economics. The people of this country want a government which represents all of us, not just the 1 percent, super PACs and wealthy campaign contributors.

        “The Democratic Party has a choice. It can open its doors and welcome into the party people who are prepared to fight for real economic and social change – people who are willing to take on Wall Street, corporate greed and a fossil fuel industry which is destroying this planet. Or the party can choose to maintain its status quo structure, remain dependent on big-money campaign contributions and be a party with limited participation and limited energy.

        “Within the last few days there have been a number of criticisms made against my campaign organization. Party leaders in Nevada, for example, claim that the Sanders campaign has a ‘penchant for violence.’ That is nonsense. Our campaign has held giant rallies all across this country, including in high-crime areas, and there have been zero reports of violence. Our campaign of course believes in non-violent change and it goes without saying that I condemn any and all forms of violence, including the personal harassment of individuals. But, when we speak of violence, I should add here that months ago, during the Nevada campaign, shots were fired into my campaign office in Nevada and apartment housing complex my campaign staff lived in was broken into and ransacked.

        “If the Democratic Party is to be successful in November, it is imperative that all state parties treat our campaign supporters with fairness and the respect that they have earned. I am happy to say that has been the case at state conventions in Maine, Alaska, Colorado and Hawaii where good discussions were held and democratic decisions were reached. Unfortunately, that was not the case at the Nevada convention. At that convention the Democratic leadership used its power to prevent a fair and transparent process from taking place. Among other things:

        The chair of the convention announced that the convention rules passed on voice vote, when the vote was a clear no-vote. At the very least, the Chair should have allowed for a headcount.
        The chair allowed its Credentials Committee to en mass rule that 64 delegates were ineligible without offering an opportunity for 58 of them to be heard. That decision enabled the Clinton campaign to end up with a 30-vote majority.
        The chair refused to acknowledge any motions made from the floor or allow votes on them.
        The chair refused to accept any petitions for amendments to the rules that were properly submitted.

        “These are on top of failures at the precinct and county conventions including trying to depose and then threaten with arrest the Clark County convention credentials chair because she was operating too fairly.”
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        • #934
          Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

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          • #935
            Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

            Hey Rover and Kepler, need some funding? http://newsfrompolitics.com/2016/05/...ugees-america/

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            • #936
              Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

              Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
              Hey Rover and Kepler, need some funding? http://newsfrompolitics.com/2016/05/...ugees-america/
              The girls are cute, anyway. And an entire island of redheads is my idea of heaven.
              Last edited by Kepler; 05-18-2016, 08:19 AM.
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              • #937
                Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                Not much bread, but a whole lot of circus.

                Indeed, Trump is viewing the convention as a showcase for the brand he built in entertainment over three decades and then melded with a political persona developed over the last year. It’s an opportunity to fill a vacuum created by longtime Republican standard-bearers, from Mitt Romney and John McCain to the Bush family who are opting not to attend, and to elevate a new coalition of conservatives and present a party refashioned, at least for the moment, in his own image.

                And Trump plans to create news events too, not just line up speeches by up-and-coming members of the GOP. He’s toying with unveiling a running mate at the convention rather than before. He’s even considering whether to announce his would-be Cabinet.

                “Announcing the vice presidential nominee before the convention is like announcing winner of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ before the final show is on the air,” one Trump campaign source said. “This is one of the only opportunities to create tension and drama in the whole show. You better believe Mr. Trump understands that and is looking to maximize that.”

                Whereas the vice presidential nominee has generally spoken on the third night of the convention and the presidential candidate has taken the stage on the fourth and final night, Trump is considering a scenario that puts him on stage, delivering remarks on all four nights, reaching millions of potential voters, and driving ratings, according to one source.
                Full frontal nudity. And chimps.
                Last edited by Kepler; 05-18-2016, 08:20 AM.
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                • #938
                  Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                  Brutal view of Sanders...

                  http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/...m-the-very-top

                  http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-dru...bernie-sanders
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                  • #939
                    Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                    He's missing a big opportunity though. A special Celebrity Apprentice series, winner gets to be VP.
                    What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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                    • #940
                      Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                      Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                      The girls are cute, anyway. And an entire island of redheads is my idea of heaven.
                      Hope the Mrs. doesn't read that.

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                      • #941
                        Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                        Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                        Hope the Mrs. doesn't read that.
                        Dr. Mrs. is a card-carrying islander.
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                        • #942
                          Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                          Originally posted by rufus View Post
                          He's missing a big opportunity though. A special Celebrity Apprentice series, winner gets to be VP.
                          Dont think he isnt trying it...I guarantee he floated the idea to the networks.
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                          • #943
                            Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                            Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                            Dont think he isnt trying it...I guarantee he floated the idea to the networks.
                            On the other side, one of Larry Wilmore's panel last night floated the idea of a TV show where Bill and Hillary see a marriage therapist.

                            I believe every person on Earth would watch that.
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                            • #944
                              Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                              On the other side, one of Larry Wilmore's panel last night floated the idea of a TV show where Bill and Hillary see a marriage therapist.

                              I believe every person on Earth would watch that.
                              In other Wilmore news, CNN dropped him from an appearance after his joke at the WHC dinner.
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                              • #945
                                Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

                                Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                                Dont think he isnt trying it...I guarantee he floated the idea to the networks.
                                Didn't GSN already do that with the whole Governor of California thing?

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