***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[leavemeglazzies]

 

This morning, the Drumpf campaign spokesperson stated that this will be their official song for the presidential campaign:

 

[whywesteppin]

I'm shocked, just shocked to find out governments play politics. absolutely shocked. also just found out Santa isn't real. I'm gonna need a minute.
/sarcasm

i mean c'mon, man, let's be honest, the only adult who doesn't know Saudi funds were reaching isil is Donald Trump.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

qatar donations have been pervasive in the US for the last several decades. For example, they donated $100 mill to Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, $17.5mill of which went to Xavier University.

Tulane Children's Hospital in New Orleans, Habitat for Humanity, Louisiana State University, & the March of Dimes were among those that received portions of the donation.

Let's not forget the cozy relationship the Saudi's have with the US government & Wall St in general particularly with the GOP. We've allowed them to buy up considerable US assets. Let's not also forget how close the carlyle group & halliburton is with them, the Kuwaitis, & other gulf states... The bush family in particular have very close saudi ties going back decades.

Let's remember a bush led CIA helped fund, train, & arm bin laden when russia was at war with afghanistan... Also trained him how to hide & launder money through the bank the CIA & regan used often to fund clandestine ops, the BCCI. Shoot, the elder bush even help hussein solidify his power. We even helped him carry out chemical weapons attacks in the late 80s...

People think that have this "I gotcha" moment with this emails. There's nothing terrible there... Unfortunately, its modus operandi in American politics...

Shoot, even my favorite football club Barcelona takes tens of millions in kit sponsorship from qatar (I don't like it though).

I hate to say it, if someone were to hack GOP emails, you'd find faaaaaaaaar worse info...

 

[Belgium]

qatar donations have been pervasive in the US for the last several decades. For example, they donated $100 mill to Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, $17.5mill of which went to Xavier University.

Tulane Children's Hospital in New Orleans, Habitat for Humanity, Louisiana State University, & the March of Dimes were among those that received portions of the donation.

Let's not forget the cozy relationship the Saudi's have with the US government & Wall St in general particularly with the GOP. We've allowed them to buy up considerable US assets. Let's not also forget how in the carlyle group & halliburton is with them, the Kuwaitis, & other gulf states... The bush family in particular have very close saudi ties going back decades.

The bush led CIA helped fund, train, & arm bin laden when russia was at war with afghanistan...

People think that have this "I gotcha" moment with this emails. There's nothing terrible there... Unfortunately, its modus operandi in American politics...

Shoot, even my favorite football club Barcelona takes tens of millions in kit sponsorship from qatar (I don't like it though).

I hate to say it, if someone were to hack GOP emails, you'd find faaaaaaaaar worse info...

Repped for calling actual football its correct name 

The whole FIFA organization is disgusting. Pretty much the definition of corporate greed and corruption.

They sold the worldcup placing to Qatar, a country now building its stadium with slave labor. FIFA now been sued by Dutch and Swiss lawyers for human rights violations in Qatar

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Like whywesteppin said pages back, you can tell some of these posters are very young due to their lack of fully understanding, particularly with American history.

 

[seandon23]

Like whywesteppin said pages back, you can tell some of these posters are very young due to their lack of fully understanding, particularly with American history.

Or just plain old ignorant I'm a young cat and I def know some things

 

[dathbgboy]

You're gonna be waiting your entire life for that Republican Party to show up.

They better, minority populations are growing. Fast. 2020 might be the last election where whites are the majority. This isn't Europe where polarization works due to multiple parties. If the Republicans don't adapt. They face extinction. 

No they really don't.

Through gerrymandering, and voter ID laws they can probably hold onto the House well into the next decade. To make matters worst, liberals demographics tend to not show up to vote in midterms, which is really the life bloodline for the GOP. Come 2020, they might have control of all of Congress and they will have a shot at the presidency if they can get a Jeb Bush type through and Clinton's job approval numbers look bad.

Most governors are still Republican, they have deeper bench, and they control most state legislators even though Democrats have been shown to been able to run states better. Yeah the the electoral math works against them, but all they need is a recession to hit at the right time and they got the presidency.

Demographic shift probably won't force their hand until late into the next decade. Maybe if liberals decide to vote more, or the Supreme Court rolls back voter ID laws and gerrymandering then that day will come earlier. But the GOP will be on this ******** a good while longer.

When you really think about it, the GOP played the country like some true suckas. They knew where the real power lied and let liberals, progressives, minorities, etc. think that it lied in the the presidency. If you think about their last 3 candidates, they've been OK, but not as solid as they could be to compete w/ the Dems, but all the while they were setting up to take the house and key states governments.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Just trying to suppress votes with voter ID laws alone is so dastardly & so un-American. There should be more outrage about this. The gop is a sack of ****.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

 

Geez Louise. It doesn't end.

 

[whywesteppin]

both parties do a lot of scheming. the problem is the GOP has sold their soul. in the interest of survival they decided to make their worst element the focus of their policies. they did this just to win a couple midterm elections. it won't last.

 

[shogun]

Is he still saying he saw a large number of Muslim people celebrating on 9/11?

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Updated numbers from 538 updated about 30-40 mins ago...

Senate forecast. GOP losses lookin a bit bigly here... Thank you chubby aka male sarah palin!

Updated swing state forecast based on 538 data.

- North Carolina (15 electoral votes) - 67.8% Clinton.
- Nevada (6 electoral votes) - 72.2% Clinton.
- Florida (29 electoral votes) - 72% Clinton.
- Iowa (6 electoral votes) - 56.4% Clinton
- Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) - 88% Clinton.
- Ohio (18 electoral votes) - 62.3% Clinton.
- Colorado (9 electoral votes) - 84.5% Clinton.
- Wisconsin - (10 electoral votes) 88.1% Clinton
- Michigan (16 electoral votes) - 92% Clinton.
- New Hampshire (4 electoral votes) - 83.1% Clinton.
- Virginia (13 electoral votes) - 90.3% Clinton.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

John Podesta still wears 3 button suits?

Can someone email him to tell him the 90s are over?

 

[crazydav0]

Just finished watch 13th on Netflix ... definitely worth the watch even if you already the history 

 

[dathbgboy]

Just trying to suppress votes with voter ID laws alone is so dastardly & so un-American. There should be more outrage about this. The gop is a sack of ****.

You're....you're joking right? How many bubbles is in a bar of soap breh?

 

[harlemtothebronx]

John Podesta still wears 3 button suits?

Can someone email him to tell him the 90s are over?

 

[whywesteppin]

analysis of the electoral map: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/polit...ction-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/index.html

Burton noted that in California, for example, registration among Latinos has grown exponentially, "and you're seeing that trend across the country. It's opening doors that wouldn't otherwise be open.... Donald Trump is inspiring a whole new generation of voters to go out and get registered, and get engaged, it's really helping Democrats build up our network."

 

[IATT]

both parties do a lot of scheming. the problem is the GOP has sold their soul. in the interest of survival they decided to make their worst element the focus of their policies. they did this just to win a couple midterm elections. it won't last.

Really was a shift with all their holier than thou stuff with bill Clinton.. then they realized post 9/11 how they could take advantage of feelings of fear

So they just continued going negative and catering to the very far right without adjusting with certain things over time

Trump really is their chickens coming home to roost.. especially after the fiasco that was Sarah palin (with special shoot outs to the Karl rove's off the world)

 

[IATT]

analysis of the electoral map: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/polit...ction-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/index.html

Burton noted that in California, for example, registration among Latinos has grown exponentially, "and you're seeing that trend across the country. It's opening doors that wouldn't otherwise be open.... Donald Trump is inspiring a whole new generation of voters to go out and get registered, and get engaged, it's really helping Democrats build up our network."

Trump is really screwing the party..

Just see Ana Navarro, who been hard core republican since forever

 

[dreck]

I'm still amazed that people can rip the obama administration. I saw Obama give a speech at the Air Force academy this year... It was the best speech I've seen in person. The quality of their speaking skills is unlike anything I've seen from a president or candidate in the last 20 years.

I would hope people hold the president to a higher standard other than just being a good public speaker. Some of the most heinous leaders of all time knew how too give a good speech and get people going. (Not saying Obama is one of them or in that class)

 

[rico x hood]

He just called the President well spoken. That you Biden?

 

[essential1]

analysis of the electoral map: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/14/polit...ction-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/index.html

Burton noted that in California, for example, registration among Latinos has grown exponentially, "and you're seeing that trend across the country. It's opening doors that wouldn't otherwise be open.... Donald Trump is inspiring a whole new generation of voters to go out and get registered, and get engaged, it's really helping Democrats build up our network."

And Ninja and Reacho laughed when I said for every demographic Trump fires up to vote for him. He fires up a demographic against him.

 

[daddy style]

Kick Trump's butt if he reaches........put a hurtin' on 'em!

 

[whywesteppin]

the president is not well-spoken? and I'm the Queen. and Trump isn't a racist serial sexual molester.

 

[rillo561]

the president is not well-spoken? and I'm the Queen. and Trump isn't a racist serial sexual molester.

Reacho Rico is what they them call'em. Just spinning another hit.