2016 Presidential Election Thread

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by T.R, Apr 8, 2015.

  1. K.

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    Come again?
  2. gturner

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    Hillary says she'll defend Ukraine's border - which is full of Russian troops.

    The chaos of war provides lots of opportunities for kickbacks and payoffs. The Gulf states were paying her tens of millions to arm Sunni rebels in Syria (ISIS and al Nusra) and isolate Assad. Swedish oil firms were paying her millions of dollars to let them sell oil equipment and sophisticated Internet and mobile phone monitoring equipment to Iran, so Iran could expand its oil production and crack down on dissidents. She was paid millions of dollars to funnel advanced US technology to Russia. During her husband's administration they were paid a fortune by the Chinese in return for access to advanced US nuclear missile technology.

    The only constant in her policy is "Hillary makes tens of millions of dollars."
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    Not the same thing as wanting war with Russia. But I'm really asking @Order2Chaos, not you.
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    No, it is the same thing as causing a war with Russia. They've been in a bitchy mood. Just sending a battalion into Poland freaks them out.
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    So not only do you admit that Donald Trump is beholden to China, you're trying to spin this as a positive?
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  7. gturner

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    He's not beholden to China. They pay rent in one of his buildings. He says they're good tenants. If they quit being good tenants he'll throw them out.

    In contrast, China has enough dirt on Hillary because of her unsecured e-mail system that they can blackmail her into launching 800 kiloton warheads at New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and Chicago. She'll claim it was a momentary brain freeze due to dehydration because of the weather.
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  8. Zombie

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    http://drudgereport.com/flashny.htm

    Debate rules.....

    If presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton slips into a coughing fit or any other medical crisis during Monday's high-stakes debate, she will have to power through, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned!

    "There are no commercial breaks," a commission source explains. "Period."

    Debate moderator Lester Holt does not have the authority to cut away from the stage during the epic 90-minute showdown. And microphone audio for either of the candidates is not to be manipulated.

    Clinton has experienced severe coughing episodes throughout the election year. During a Labor Day campaign stop she suffered a 4-minute choking marathon.

    Monday's throwdown could top out at 100 million viewers, making it the biggest political event in history.

    EDITOR'S NOTE: The presidential debate commission settled an early flashpoint when Clinton demanded a step-stool at the podium to add height to her 5'4" frame. Campaign Chairman John Podesta expressed concern that Hillary would be dwarfed by 6'2" Trump. The request was quickly rejected. The commission is allowing for a custom-made podium, which will accommodate the difference in stature.
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    What a fucking joke. :lol:


  10. Order2Chaos

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    "Wants war with" might be a touch strong, but it's not substantially different from "has foreign policy plans that will probably lead to war with" which I don't think you can strongly argue with. Specifically, her calls for a military response to state-sponsored hacking will lead to war with China, and her harder-line-than-Obama Ukraine and Syria policies could very well lead to war with Russia.
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    I am honestly surprised that anyone could think that is true. Hillary is at the very least a pragmatist. War with either Russia or China would be disastrous on a global scale, quite possibly a doomsday scenario. It is inconceivable to me that anyone could think she of all people would risk what would essentially be World War Three.
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  12. Tuttle

    Tuttle Listen kid, we're all in it together.

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    ^ Living in your bubble would make my head spin. !
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    Quincunx anti-anti Staff Member Administrator

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    So let me get this straight: people are complaining that the Democratic nominee for president has too hardline a stance on Russian and Chinese aggression.

    Topsy-turvey world we're living in. :clyde:
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  14. Ten Lubak

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    Jesus christ, barring some unforeseen and highly unlikely circumstance, no superpowers are going to fucking war with each other. Sabre rattling is the worst it's going to get.
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  15. gturner

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    And leading from behind was going to topple Qadaffi without blowback, and getting rid of Mubarack was a great idea, and supporting the Arab Spring in Syria was a wise move, and reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran would defuse the Middle East, and...
  16. Diacanu

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    Hillary made millions by getting American high tech firms to join a massive Russian effort to move US tech into Russian weapons systems. This was after she made $157 million selling Uranium One to the Russians - and she didn't even own it. That was just the kickbacks.
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    Fuck off.
    You had your lips around the penis of a traitor.
    Traitor.
    You're finished.
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  19. gturner

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    Ted Cruz endorses Trump

    This election is unlike any other in our nation’s history. Like many other voters, I have struggled to determine the right course of action in this general election.

    In Cleveland, I urged voters, “please, don’t stay home in November. Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket whom you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.”

    After many months of careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience, I have decided that on Election Day, I will vote for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump.

    I’ve made this decision for two reasons. First, last year, I promised to support the Republican nominee. And I intend to keep my word.
    And on and on he goes.
  20. tafkats

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    "Well, I made a promise, I guess. And I don't like Clinton."

    Quite the endorsement. :lol:
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    Cruz is gunning for the next GOP Presidential slot, and he'll do anything that he thinks will get him the nomination in 2020 or 2024. (Depending upon who wins in November this year.)
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  22. gturner

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    Hillary probably doesn't have a penis. She probably did sell critical US defense secrets to the Chinese. Washington Post's list of stories on the investigations into Loral and Hughes. Or check the Timeline of the Cox Report

    And she was just warming up. She later made a ton of money getting Google and other tech firms to partner with the Russians. And she made tens of millions giving weapons to ISIS and al Nusra. Assange say's he will release 1,700 e-mails linking her directly to the transfer of arms from Libya to ISIS.
  23. Diacanu

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    I said you're finished.
    Get out of here.
    Go on.
    No one likes you anyway.
    Git!
    Pack your shit in a box, and get ta steppin!
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  24. Order2Chaos

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    So she didn't call for military response to state-sponsored hacking?

    Gosh, that's such a relief that was a hallucination.
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    Speaking of anger, those Trump supporters are having some fun looting Charlotte aren't they?
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    that's because he's bought and paid for by Russian interests.
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  28. Nova

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    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/23/ted-cruz-chooses-donald-trump-over-wife-dad.html

    No point in me saying much here. It's enough just to point and laugh in derision at everyone involved.

    Edit - did spot this on Twitter:
    Cruz's former comms guy, @rickwtyler, to me just now: "It's mourning in America for conservatives. We lost our leader today."
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  29. Nova

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    Behold the power of a Rence Prebius threat!
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  30. Steal Your Face

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    Unbelievable.