The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: No smocking guns. - Page 2522 - Politics and Economics

The people currently occupying the White House are some of the worst humans this country has to offer that are not currently on death row or in maximum security prisons.

I seriously do not understand how the banality of awvals of this country think this sort of thing just gets washed away.

10-17-2017 , 02:35 PM

#63028

ScreaminAsian

For President

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfbook

I want McCain to cast the deciding vote to convict Orange of Impeachment.

i think that vote is in the bag already, the deciding vote will have to be from someone unexpected

10-17-2017 , 02:44 PM

#63029

Hamish McBagpipe

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10-17-2017 , 02:48 PM

#63030

microbet

Solar Powered

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Consider different thoughts and evaluate:

1. In the grand scheme of things where nuclear war and run away climate change are possibilities things like the above are not relatively important. I wish people would focus on issues that are important when deciding who should represent them.

2. Important issues are boring and/or people are not good judges of them. The best we can do is get people who aren't obvious *******s and hope that translates to doing the right thing on important issues. Perhaps we'd be better off if we looked less at issues and more at character.

10-17-2017 , 02:49 PM

#63031

Namath12

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lol poor narrative

10-17-2017 , 02:52 PM

#63032

sylar

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamish McBagpipe

nothing about calling tho.

the ash heap is going to get a lot taller

10-17-2017 , 03:00 PM

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Louis Cyphre

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Originally Posted by d10

The fact that 50.8% is > 49.2% only matters if you're picking a winner (and doing so in a system where that's the criteria you use). If you're using those numbers to compare the values of candidates the only reasonable conclusion to draw is it's very close. Add in the caveat that the 50.8% side had a slight edge if you want. It's still close. If someone predicted the outcome of a sporting match by saying the odds of winning were 50.8/49.2 you wouldn't say "that first team must be way better." From there it doesn't really matter if you compare Trump to HRC or HRC to Trump. If you're using their popular vote totals to compare the candidates, the conclusion must be that their value is close. Arguing that HRC must be way better because 3M votes (a number with no relative context) is a dishonest use of statistics.

It's not close if those two teams play 139 million matches and you are trying to predict which team is going to win more often.

10-17-2017 , 03:02 PM

#63034

eyebooger

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GG Travel Ban Version 3.0

https://twitter.com/AP/status/920363262255955968

10-17-2017 , 03:04 PM

#63035

+rep_lol

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Quote:

Originally Posted by goofyballer

Inside the adult day care center: how aides manage Trump

They win him over with unquestioning praise:

10-17-2017 , 03:04 PM

#63036

LostOstrich

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in before Trump berates the President of Hawaii

10-17-2017 , 03:13 PM

#63037

Max Cut

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LostOstrich

in before Trump berates the President of Hawaii

lol

10-17-2017 , 03:14 PM

#63038

+rep_lol

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

The livability index clearly doesn't factor in poisonous spiders, snakes, jellyfish, etc.

10-17-2017 , 03:18 PM

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bobman0330

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I don't necessarily chalk this up to some kind of 4D chess media manipulation, but it is pretty stunning that four soldiers being killed in Niger, a country that one in a thousand Americans could identify on a map, in operations that are completely undisclosed, in pursuance of goals that are entirely unacknowledged and unexplained, has gotten derailed into a conversation about Obama (?!) and discussions of Trump's lack of character. I would say a far more pressing question is what are U.S. troops doing in Niger?

10-17-2017 , 03:22 PM

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Trolly McTrollson

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Fighting ISIS? I don't think that's really an unacknowledged secret.

10-17-2017 , 03:24 PM

#63041

kerowo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bobman0330

FFS it’s their standard ****ing plan A, deflect and blame Obama, haven’t you figured that out?

10-17-2017 , 03:25 PM

#63042

+rep_lol

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Quote:

Originally Posted by d10

Are you arguing that Democrats should run ****tier candidates? If so I'll respond, if not you haven't made a point to respond to.

he was making fun of you because your dear leader was the ****tiest candidate of all

10-17-2017 , 03:27 PM

#63043

+rep_lol

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Originally Posted by jjjou812

You ever drive in Mexico, snowflake?

yes, and the roads are a hell of a lot better than in denver, for example

10-17-2017 , 03:28 PM

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dinopoker

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Originally Posted by bobman

You could ask that about dozens of countries. Starting with Cuba.

10-17-2017 , 03:29 PM

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bobman0330

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Fighting ISIS? I don't think that's really an unacknowledged secret.

Maybe I'm just uninformed, but it seems very surprising to me that we have combat troops in Niger fighting ISIS. When did this start?

10-17-2017 , 03:34 PM

#63046

+rep_lol

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfbook

I want McCain to cast the deciding vote to convict Orange of Impeachment.

too big a gamble imo

10-17-2017 , 03:37 PM

#63047

DudeImBetter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by d10

\The fact that 50.8% is > 49.2% only matters if you're picking a winner (and doing so in a system where that's the criteria you use). If you're using those numbers to compare the values of candidates the only reasonable conclusion to draw is...

This dumbass derail needs to come to a close. You're framing the margin of victory in the way that seems least severe (49.2%, it's essentially 50/50!), he's framing the margin of victory to seem most severe (t-h-r-e-e M-I-L-L-I-O-N A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n-s!). The end, just ****ty frame jobs clashing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by master3004

Hell you could take this further. Wyoming and it's 563k residents get two senators. California and it's 35 million residents get 2 senators as well.

Story checks out

I'd be interested in a detailed breakdown of the original rationale of the electoral college. Any good reads?

10-17-2017 , 03:38 PM

#63048

Johnny Truant

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Originally Posted by +rep_lol

too big a gamble imo

If you come at the king, you best not miss.

10-17-2017 , 03:38 PM

#63049

prana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bobman0330

Maybe I'm just uninformed, but it seems very surprising to me that we have combat troops in Niger fighting ISIS. When did this start?

2002

https://www.theatlantic.com/internat...berets/542190/

10-17-2017 , 03:52 PM

#63050

GTO2.0

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DudeImBetter

I'd be interested in a detailed breakdown of the original rationale of the electoral college. Any good reads?

Theres three or four Federalist Papers that specifically deal with it.

But even Madison said that it was mainly because they were unable to do a straight popular vote because of the whole slaves can't vote situation.

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