U.S. Electile Dysfunction 2016

[ewmayer]

o Re. last night's GOP debate #2, from the various appalling snips I read in the news this a.m., sounds like the candidates were trying to outdo each each in terms of things like

- Which country they'd start bombing or 'regime-changing' first; e.g. Fiorina:

I wouldn’t speak to Vladimir Putin. I would act instead, and do four things immediately ... Rebuilding the Sixth Fleet, rebuilding the missile defense program, I would begin conducting very aggressive military exercises in the Baltic states and I would arm the Ukrainians.

As a friend commented, "If that isn’t more dangerous, absurd, and ignorant than ANYTHING Trump has said, I don’t know what is. And what is amazing is that the punditocracy acts as if this woman is smart…It isn’t ONLY incredibly ignorant, its incredibly dangerous – and talk about pandering…"

- On which day of their first week in office they would pull out all the stops to defund Planned Parenthood;

- Just how dangerous vaccinations are to 'Merican children;

- Just how dangerous public schools are to 'Merican children.

Did I miss any other GOP-beloved hot-button psychopathies?


o Re. Joe Biden: wait, there's more! Much more:

Joe Biden Backed Bills To Make It Harder For Americans To Reduce Their Student Debt | Business Insider

Despite opposition from Wellstone and other liberals, Biden became a prominent Democratic supporter of legislation in 2000 to further restrict bankruptcy protections. The initiative was backed by one of Biden’s top supporters: Delaware-based credit card titan MBNA. Not only had the company’s employees collectively become one of his largest campaign contributors, the firm had employed Biden’s son Hunter right out of law school and later paid Hunter Biden consulting fees while his father pushed the bankruptcy bill. MBNA’s top executive had purchased Biden’s Delaware home for a price that Biden’s political opponents depicted as a sweetheart deal to a powerful legislator.

JoePa's surviving son Hunter - he of the erstwhile MBNA money drop - is now deeply involved in the E. Ukraine fracking industry. You know, the same industry that requires ongoing massive US subsidies to prop up the 'democratically elected' (the polite term for 'US-led putsch') Ukraine government and a full-blown restarting of the Cold War to keep the evil Russkies at bay.

But wait! There's even more: The Many Occasions Joe Biden Took Credit For Writing The Patriot Act | NYT. When you've lost the elite-fellating media organ known as the Gray Lady...

o Of course while JoeB's special area of financial 'expertise' may lie with the credit-card-debt-merchantry industry, Hillary is no slouch, either, when it comes to having her palms greased by Big Finance. Why do the Goldmanites so admire her? I can only surmise that her sheer trading genius has even the market-rigging experts at Goldman in awe. And unlike poor Martha Stewart, who actually went to jail because she dared do some small-potatoes dubious trading stuff using stock in her own firm, we can rest assured Hillary's 100-bagger-in-under-a-year is totally legit. After all, if it weren't, she'd surely be behind bars or at least under investigation by now, right?

[Xyzzy]

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[R.D. Silverman]

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

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At last night's debate a SPOS got up and asked Trump what he intended to do about:

(1) Muslims
(2) The 'fact' that Obama is a Muslim
(3) The 'fact' that Obama is not a U.S. Citizen
(4) The 'fact' that there are many Muslim training camps inside the U.S. whose
purpose is to kill us all.

I have finished reading an article on AOL about this incident.
People are calling out 'Donald' for not correcting the man. But no one
seems to be asking why 'Donald' did not call out the man's hatred.

Following the article were comments from a very large number of respondents
agreeing with the falsehoods and spewing venom and hatred of their own.

Putting aside the falsehoods, one must ask:

How do these SPOS get to be so hateful?
Why would it matter if Obama were a Muslim? These people are the ones
who scream about religious freedom.

It is one thing to oppose the president because of his politics. It is another
to spew the kind of hatred coming from these people.

I was strongly opposed to a number of prior presidents. But I did not HATE them.

Where does this hatred come from? Could it be that these people are simply mentally ill?

Let me add:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/opinio...ica/index.html

[tha]

Originally Posted by R.D. Silverman

At last night's debate a SPOS ....

That word is not in the eurospeak dictionary. Eurospeak is a subset of English and consistent of the 1.500 most common words. You may want to clarify that word for a Google search only turned up Special Police OfficerS.

[R.D. Silverman]

Originally Posted by tha

That word is not in the eurospeak dictionary. Eurospeak is a subset of English and consistent of the 1.500 most common words. You may want to clarify that word for a Google search only turned up Special Police OfficerS.

It isn't a word. It is an acronym.. Subhuman Piece Of Sh*t

[tha]

Originally Posted by R.D. Silverman

.... and asked Trump what he intended to do about:

Richard Nixon stepped down during his sixth year in office after a succesful reelection in order to avoid an almost certain impeachment. Trump will not win the Republican nomination, not be elected president, but otherwise he certainly would be the first president to be impeached and in the first year in office to be precise. No need for a militairy coup.

[R.D. Silverman]

Originally Posted by tha

Richard Nixon stepped down during his sixth year in office after a succesful reelection in order to avoid an almost certain impeachment. Trump will not win the Republican nomination, not be elected president, but otherwise he certainly would be the first president to be impeached and in the first year in office to be precise. No need for a militairy coup.

This isn't about Trump. It is about the very large group of hate-filled people who
support the Republican candidates.

Republicans -- the party of hate and intolerance

[Xyzzy]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/p...for-president/

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said he would not support a Muslim for president, stating that he believes a president’s faith matters and that Islam is not consistent with the Constitution.

[ewmayer]

Is Everything Carly Fiorina Says a Lie, Including "And" and "The" | naked capitalism

Extension Cord On Stage Steals Spotlight From Jeb Bush During Campaign Rally | The Onion

Re. Ms. Cord's qualifications: she is colorful - while remaining well-grounded in key policy areas - energizing, and plugged in to the needs of the people. What's not to like? I expect Jeb! to be far from the last GOP candidate who finds himself tripped up by the lady. Rumor has it that while she has been keeping a low profile since the aforementioned rally, she remains coiled and ready to strike at any time. Go team Orange!

[only_human]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Is Everything Carly Fiorina Says a Lie, Including "And" and "The" | naked capitalism

"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is.
Bill Clinton and the Meaning of "Is"
http://youtu.be/j4XT-l-_3y0

[Xyzzy]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/t...-on-the-right/

In other words, Bush is saying something that a lot of Republican and independent voters believe — something that they had on the tips of their tongues when pollsters called in 2012.