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Charles Blow Takes the Gloves Off With Trump—And It's Glorious

I particularly enjoyed this passage.... here's Mr. Blow to Trump: "We are not going to allow any deflection or redefining of words here. You are a bigot. That is not a media narrative or a fairy tale. That is an absolute truth. No one manufactured your bigotry; you manifested it. You have proudly brandished your abrasiveness, and now you want to whine and moan about your own abrasions. Not this day. Not the next day. Not ever. You will never shake the essence of yourself. Your soul is dark, your character corrupt. You are a reprobate and a charlatan who has ridden a wave of intolerance to its crest." :clap:
 
Mischief said:
Agreed. I've been feeling nostalgic for GWB this election cycle, which has really brought home to me how bad things have gotten.
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I don't know about feeling nostalgic about Bush. He sucked big ones! Now, I fully expect that on down the road I will feel nostalgic about Obama. Obama hasn't gotten everything right by any stretch of the imagination, but there's a lot of his stances and his achievements that make me proud to have supported him.
 
Jeremy said:
I don't know about feeling nostalgic about Bush. He sucked big ones! Now, I fully expect that on down the road I will feel nostalgic about Obama. Obama hasn't gotten everything right by any stretch of the imagination, but there's a lot of his stances and his achievements that make me proud to have supported him.
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Oh, I've been feeling sad about the end of the Obama presidency for quite a while. I think anyone else will be a letdown; that whole family is a pleasure to see. They really are a role model for how a family "should" be. I will definitely miss the no drama Obamas.

And, while I am well to the left of Obama politically, I too am proud to have supported him. I think that history will view him as having done a remarkable job in difficult circumstances.

ETA: I've come to the conclusion that GWB was a doofus who was manipulated by Cheney. I suspect he may have come to that realization himself in the years since he left the WH.
 
Moll Flanders said:
We recommend Hillary Clinton for president | Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News Recommends Hillary Clinton for President | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The Dallas Morning News recommends Hillary Clinton, they have not recommended a Democrat since before World War II.
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I'm sure that caused a lot of conservative readers to grind their false teeth and threaten to cancel their subscription, and some will do it, too. But that's what happens when they make DONALD "Mexico sends us their rapists" TRUMP their Republican nominee.
 
"What do you read?"
"All of 'em, Katie."

Gary Johnson has no chance of winning, but that doesn't excuse his lack of preparedness on at least that particular issue. One has to wonder what else he's in the dark about.
 
Mischief said:
Gary Johnson: 'What is Aleppo?' - CNNPolitics.com

When will Americans stop thinking that ignorance qualifies someone to be President?!
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From the article:

In a follow up interview just after the show with Bloomberg News' Mark Halperin, a frequent guest analyst on "Morning Joe," Johnson said he was "incredibly frustrated" with himsself but admitted he'd been caught flat-footed.
"Not remembering or identifying that that's Aleppo -- guilty," he said. "I understand the significance. Genuinely -- believe me, no one is taking this more seriously than me. I feel horrible."
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That sounds quite sincere :D
 
MadamSarcastra said:
Charles Blow Takes the Gloves Off With Trump—And It's Glorious

I particularly enjoyed this passage.... here's Mr. Blow to Trump: "We are not going to allow any deflection or redefining of words here. You are a bigot. That is not a media narrative or a fairy tale. That is an absolute truth. No one manufactured your bigotry; you manifested it. You have proudly brandished your abrasiveness, and now you want to whine and moan about your own abrasions. Not this day. Not the next day. Not ever. You will never shake the essence of yourself. Your soul is dark, your character corrupt. You are a reprobate and a charlatan who has ridden a wave of intolerance to its crest." :clap:
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Quoted for truth!!
 
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