POTUS 45.11: Attack! Repeat. Atrack!!!

[ScoobyDoo]

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Donald Trump made countless numbers of stupid and offensive statements during the campaign, and you quoted just a few of them. But none of them were directed at the voters. He insulted his opponents. He insulted reporters. He insulted Mexico and Mexicans. But Slap Shot is right. It was incredibly stupid to just declare publicly that nearly half the population is deplorable.

Aaah, so that's the distinction everyone wants to draw. It's ok that he talks to women like that as long as it's not me. Perfect. I understand now. If you're bullying someone else then you can have my support. Just don't shine any light or put a mirror in front of me. Cause if you do that, we going to be fighting.

What a shallow country.

And there's Brenthoven. Right on cue.

 

[The Rube]

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Aaah, so that's the distinction everyone wants to draw. It's ok that he talks to women like that as long as it's not me. Perfect. I understand now. If you're bullying someone else then you can have my support. Just don't shine any light or put a mirror in front of me. Cause if you do that, we going to be fighting.

What a shallow country.

No one is saying it's right. We're just saying that's what happened.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

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No one is saying it's right. We're just saying that's what happened.

It's no wonder 53% of white women elected a rapist. Perfectly understandable. It also now makes sense to me how all these guys get light sentences all the time after they rape somebody. I've seen the light. Bullying is ok as long as you're bullying somebody else.

 

[The Rube]

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It's no wonder 53% of white women elected a rapist. Perfectly understandable. It also now makes sense to me how all these guys get light sentences all the time after they rape somebody. I've seen the light. Bullying is ok as long as you're bullying somebody else.

And where did anyone here say that?

 

[Kepler]

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And where did anyone here say that?

To be fair, "bullying is ok as long as you're bullying somebody else" is the entire Religious Freedom argument.

 

[The Rube]

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To be fair, "bullying is ok as long as you're bullying somebody else" is the entire Religious Freedom argument.

I understand. But I see no one here agreeing with that sentiment. Except maybe Flaggy, but well.....

 

[ScoobyDoo]

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And where did anyone here say that?

Since no one admits to voting for Trump around here, no one. But every Trump voter did.

 

[SJHovey]

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Aaah, so that's the distinction everyone wants to draw. It's ok that he talks to women like that as long as it's not me. Perfect. I understand now. If you're bullying someone else then you can have my support. Just don't shine any light or put a mirror in front of me. Cause if you do that, we going to be fighting.

What a shallow country.

And there's Brenthoven. Right on cue.

All I'm saying is she made a pretty bad mistake. If I go in for a job interview and five people are interviewing me, I'm sure as heck not going to pick out two of them and tell them I think they're deplorable. You might still get the job, but it's not a great strategy in my book.

 

[Kepler]

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It was incredibly stupid to just declare publicly that nearly half the population is deplorable.

To be a stickler, she said half Trump's supporters are deplorable. 26 percent of eligible voters voted for Trump. So she was saying 13 percent of the population is deplorable.

Sounds like an understatement.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

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To be a stickler, she said half Trump's supporters are deplorable. 26 percent of eligible voters voted for Trump. So she was saying 13 percent of the population is deplorable.

Sounds like an understatement.

Yeah, but you use critical thinking skills to determine that. No Trump voters possess such a skill.

 

[The Rube]

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To be a stickler, she said half Trump's supporters are deplorable. 26 percent of eligible voters voted for Trump. So she was saying 13 percent of the population is deplorable.

Sounds like an understatement.

Even if it was 13%, and even if it were true (I would say it is), it was incredibly stupid to say it.

 

[SJHovey]

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To be a stickler, she said half Trump's supporters are deplorable. 26 percent of eligible voters voted for Trump. So she was saying 13 percent of the population is deplorable.

Sounds like an understatement.

Yeah, I think that sounds right now that I read it. Candidly I'd pretty much forgotten about it, but my point still stands, even if my math was off.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

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Even if it was 13%, and even if it were true (I would say it is), it was incredibly stupid to say it.

Should we hunt down what Conservative candidates say about liberals during their campaigns now? Are they dumb as well?

 

[SJHovey]

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To be a stickler, she said half Trump's supporters are deplorable. 26 percent of eligible voters voted for Trump. So she was saying 13 percent of the population is deplorable.

Sounds like an understatement.

In my dotage my memory fails me more and more, but didn't Romney make a similarly stupid comment? I thought I recall him saying something like 45% of the people will never vote for me anyway, or something like that? Seems to me at the time everyone pretty much agreed that even though he was probably pretty accurate, and even though he really hadn't actually insulted anyone or called them names, it was still a really stupid thing to say.

 

[The Rube]

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Should we hunt down what Conservative candidates say about liberals during their campaigns now? Are they dumb as well?

If they say stupid stuff and insult the people, yes. Not playing favorites here.

If you insult the voting populace, you're gonna get burned more often than not.

 

[unofan]

If they say stupid stuff and insult the people, yes. Not playing favorites here.

If you insult the voting populace, you're gonna get burned more often than not.

*offer only valid if you're a Democrat. Restrictions do not apply to Republicans. I mean seriously, the GOP has made an entire hate media industry out of bullying the left wing. But oh noes, the Dems fight back and they're the bad guys.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

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In my dotage my memory fails me more and more, but didn't Romney make a similarly stupid comment? I thought I recall him saying something like 45% of the people will never vote for me anyway, or something like that? Seems to me at the time everyone pretty much agreed that even though he was probably pretty accurate, and even though he really hadn't actually insulted anyone or called them names, it was still a really stupid thing to say.

Yes, he did. He also got just about exactly the same amount of votes as Trump who only bullied individuals and not voters. Democrats who agreed with Clinton's deplorable comment couldn't be bothered on Tuesday, November 8th 2016.

 

[Handyman]

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The TSA thing was a race/racism tangent on my part, which is related to the immigration point. I should have clarified that better.

As for "going out in a field and working," go back to the min wage debate going on. Many say that only illegals will work for that low pay. Well, if we get rid of cheap labor, companies will basically be forced to raise wages (and not this mandatory $15/hr bs we have going on) and then yes, folks will take those jobs. By the way, I work blue collar. Not a glamorous job, not a high-paying job (I make enough to live off of), it's physically demanding, and I like the work.

Finally, I agree with Handy. You can THINK and SPEAK whatever you want, you have that right. Once one starts ACTING on that hatred...yeah, we have a problem.

You know I am sick of hearing people whine about the $15/hr minimum wage. (and dont get me started on the stupid right wing memes about it on social media) Yes it is a massive hike and I do feel bad but you know what, maybe if these businesses hadnt been fighting this crap every day since the last increase (using the same tired rhetoric that is always proven wrong by the results) we wouldnt need this. Sooner or later you need to pay a livable wage. Not everyone at Starbucks is some teenager doing it for gas money.

The only to blame are the people who have been pushing this back. If they had allowed for incremental raises over the years this wouldnt hurt so much. They didnt like that so now they can sit on it and spin. Economic Darwinism...the ones who are strong and smart will survive. Adapt or die. Maybe you can go work in a field somewhere or try out a minimum wage job.

 

[unofan]

In my dotage my memory fails me more and more, but didn't Romney make a similarly stupid comment? I thought I recall him saying something like 45% of the people will never vote for me anyway, or something like that? Seems to me at the time everyone pretty much agreed that even though he was probably pretty accurate, and even though he really hadn't actually insulted anyone or called them names, it was still a really stupid thing to say.

Yeah, but no one blames him losing the race on that one comment.

 

[The Rube]

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You know I am sick of hearing people whine about the $15/hr minimum wage. (and dont get me started on the stupid right wing memes about it on social media) Yes it is a massive hike and I do feel bad but you know what, maybe if these businesses hadnt been fighting this crap every day since the last increase (using the same tired rhetoric that is always proven wrong by the results) we wouldnt need this. Sooner or later you need to pay a livable wage. Not everyone at Starbucks is some teenager doing it for gas money.

The only to blame are the people who have been pushing this back. If they had allowed for incremental raises over the years this wouldnt hurt so much. They didnt like that so now they can sit on it and spin. Economic Darwinism...the ones who are strong and smart will survive. Adapt or die. Maybe you can go work in a field somewhere or try out a minimum wage job.

And now look back at Fade's comments on automation.