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Steerpike Jun 5th 2016 7:13 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by themadpooper (Post 11965553)
Gun ownership is a right of every law abiding citizen so not sure what you think Clinton is going to do on that score, no president can meddle with the constitution in that way. Amazes me why anyone with a pathological dislike of guns would choose to move to America

Ownership by the general population, yes. I'm OK with that and don't have a 'pathological dislike' of guns. But the NRA would have us allow ownership by the mentally disturbed, even the blind, and don't want to close loopholes like gun-show sales. The VAST majority of the population is in favor of more restrictions on sales/ownership; it's only because of the influence of the NRA that we can't enact sensible legislation. Last time this issue went before SCOTUS, the decision was 5-4; hardly a compelling majority.

username.exe Jun 5th 2016 7:28 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by themadpooper (Post 11965553)
Clinton has said and done nothing to suggest she's the better candidate - her speech the other day was supposed to be about her own agenda on foreign affairs, instead she spent it slinging mud at Trump which shows just how much she's rattled by him

If mud slinging is the measure of how rattled one is, then surely that puts Trump at the Summit of Flustered Recreants.

Giantaxe Jun 5th 2016 7:34 am

Re: 2016 Election
 
First it was "Mexican" judges, now it's Muslim judges:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/us...T.nav=top-news

yellowroom Jun 5th 2016 7:50 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11965619)
First it was "Mexican" judges, now it's Muslim judges:

Ah, so Trump's strategy (to say something outrageous about a group of people then claim they are biased against him because he was rude to them) is being extended to the judiciary and he's going to claim he would never get a fair hearing due to the number of judges that are not old WASP men?

themadpooper Jun 5th 2016 8:27 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11965619)
First it was "Mexican" judges, now it's Muslim judges:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/us...T.nav=top-news


Originally Posted by yellowroom (Post 11965628)
Ah, so Trump's strategy (to say something outrageous about a group of people then claim they are biased against him because he was rude to them) is being extended to the judiciary and he's going to claim he would never get a fair hearing due to the number of judges that are not old WASP men?

:zzz::zzz::zzz:

sir_eccles Jun 5th 2016 12:05 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by themadpooper (Post 11965553)
Gun ownership is a right of every law abiding citizen

Ah so you're in favor of background checks.

dakota44 Jun 5th 2016 12:07 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 
No clue if this true..likely not...but if so...Trump clearly has no familiarity with the 12th an 22nd amendments to the Constitution. Nor, for that matter, how detested Bush is. Weird.

You’ll Never Guess Who Trump Wants As His VP – PopFiend

jeepster Jun 5th 2016 3:05 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by dc koop (Post 11960294)
Would "trust me" be a good enough answer when the time comes for a showdown with Hillary ( who presumably will be the Democrat nominee) ?

The whole nation will be watching this time, the critical independent voters included. Most of us have some idea already what Hillary's agenda is but Trump has been making some big claims that seem to many already to be on the verge of either ridiculous or outrageous

Unless one has come to the conclusion that the American voters as a whole are completely stupid then this "trust me" line of response just isn't going to fly with them

What is Hillary's agenda? She hasn't held a press conference in six months.

jeepster Jun 5th 2016 3:09 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11965619)
First it was "Mexican" judges, now it's Muslim judges:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/us...T.nav=top-news

It's not unusual whatsoever for judges to recuse themselves from cases where it APPEARS to be a conflict of interest. Certainly the case with the current judge who's parents live in Mexico.

jeepster Jun 5th 2016 3:27 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11962585)
I see sponsors are pulling out of the Republican Convention as well.

Companies are pulling out because if Trump is elected they'll lose their access to slave labor. If Trump institutes tariffs the game is over and they'll have to earn their profits. Right now it's all sweet heart government contracts and slave labor.

jeepster Jun 5th 2016 4:03 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by dakota44 (Post 11958580)
"Donald Trump told voters in Fresno, California that he has a solution to the state's water crisis because there is "plenty of water."Source: CNN

This arsewipe will spout any ridiculous bullshit that comes to mind.

Instead of building a 60 billion dollar high speed rail that isn't needed and nobody wants Trump could redirect that money, $60 billion, to desalination plants.

jeepster Jun 5th 2016 4:09 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by dc koop (Post 11960217)
Hillary could demolish Trump with a few simple questions.

How would you get Mexico to pay for your wall ?

How would you move hundreds of factory jobs from China back to the US, pay the American workers a liveable wage say 20 + dollars an hour without doubling the cost of all the merchandise that stores like Walmart, Target and umpteen other stores retail and without slowing or damaging the economy at the same time ?

Explain how having replaced the Affordable Care Act your plan would be cheaper, much more workable and better than the ACA

How would you budget a national defence plan that would reconstruct the military to the world's most hi tech super force while at the same time reducing taxes for everyone and without slashing or reducing other government programs which millions rely on and at the same time not increasing the national debt by a few trillion more ?

Since Trump claims he could do all this then it's time someone held his feet to the fire. Hillary needs to do it and prove that Trump is nothing but a big mouth with feet made of clay

Tariffs

Tariffs

expand medicare/medicaide

Bring the troops home.

The solutions are simple.

Giantaxe Jun 5th 2016 4:33 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by jeepster (Post 11965888)
It's not unusual whatsoever for judges to recuse themselves from cases where it APPEARS to be a conflict of interest. Certainly the case with the current judge who's parents live in Mexico.

You mean Trump manufactured a purported conflict of interest after the judge was assigned to the case. Expecting the judge to recuse himself at this point would effectively give Trump the power to select his own judge.

dakota44 Jun 5th 2016 4:36 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by jeepster (Post 11965916)
Instead of building a 60 billion dollar high speed rail that isn't needed and nobody wants Trump could redirect that money, $60 billion, to desalination plants.

If only desalination were a problem free solution...which it is not. So not the best idea.

The Disadvantages of Desalination | eHow

Giantaxe Jun 5th 2016 4:37 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by jeepster (Post 11965894)
Companies are pulling out because if Trump is elected they'll lose their access to slave labor. If Trump institutes tariffs the game is over and they'll have to earn their profits. Right now it's all sweet heart government contracts and slave labor.

When you have a nominee who alienates people based on ethnicity, religion and sex, responsible companies are going to be leery of associating themselves with the event. Heck, even the last two Republican presidents won't be attending:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/us...onvention.html


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