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I can't imagine the world where Trump makes it past the primaries, fuck I'm going to be ecstatic if he makes it to the debates.

But I mean in the grand scheme of things, Trump isn't the craziest dude to ever run for presidency even this year.



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Can we link bossforcongress.com on the newsfeed please?
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The NSA is now giving everyone I campaign to $20,000 and threatening to kill them if they vote  for me

Yo, I may be thinking about voting for Jeff Boss, brehs. Just putting that out there. :leon
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I made $20,001.37 online by voting for bossforcongress and defending Mother Russia from e-critics.

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there are children in that car :(

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Children, especially, need to be awared of the existence of government ninjas that take away your guns.
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If it was so sinister, why would Jesus let it happen? :smug
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Can I send care packages to the troops poised to do battle with hardened foes like the chap in that video? It's important that the troops know we support them.

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benjipwns

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Can we link bossforcongress.com on the newsfeed please?
why not http://www.jeffbossforpresident.org/

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THINGS I WILL DO FOR YOU AS YOUR  PRESIDENT AND  ASSEMBLYMAN.
$15.00  minimum wage. Legalize Marijuana and Tax the sale. Free Internet College for all under and graduate degrees. It is time that anyone who wants to be a lawyer, nurse, doctor, or any degree is free on the internet for all, including books. No killing at the animal shelters. 100,000+ of new modular apartments where the rent is no more than $200 for a 1 bedroom in NJ. No more car insurance a $400 flat rate insured by the State. I would stop all flights from West Africa and quarantine anyone who arrives from West Africa for 21 days. No federal tax for federal workers. No state tax for city & state workers. World’s largest Casino in the Meadowlands owned by the Atlantic City casinos, legalize sports betting at your lottery machines and use the revenue to open 100 charter schools with union teachers in NJ. We will make the schools in NJ the best in the world. Dogs allowed in restaurants and clubs like they are in France. Equal rights for  everyone. Funding for Autism. No cell phone towers within 1000 feet of any homes or office. I want anyone who wants to own a gun to be able to, as long as it is legally done. I have a lot of other great ideas to make this state and the country best it can be.

Since the NSA is trying to kill me every day for whistle blowing on the NSA. I have been involved with the NSA for more than 25 years. My home at 46 Webster Street 2nd floor, Ridgefield Park, NJ is bugged and poisoned, and so is my car NJ license plate # K23 DSB a blue Honda Fit. I have a letter from a security company saying RF waves are off the charts coming out of my car. My Honda has 4 big cables running off the battery, that isn’t in any other Honda. I have numerous Honda employees on camera saying they have never seen these cables in any other Honda. My plumbing in my house has had plumbing redone by the NSA to poison the water in the house.  I have a NSA agent named Martin Rodriguez living downstairs who preset up the house for the NSA to kill me. My neighbors at 39,40,41,44,48,49,51 Webster are all NSA Agents.

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I think Boss could be a wise pick for VP in 2028. That would set him up for a run in 2036 as Warrior of the Wasteland, Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla. Though I'd like to know his "just walk away" policy.

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This is how the people living in my immediate area have chosen to welcome a sitting US President:





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Rumbler, I liked that post just to unlike it for those pics. On another note, why would Obama go there right now? :kobeyuck

:obama is fearless.
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Trump files:
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Today, Donald J. Trump filed his Personal Financial Disclosure (PFD) forms with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

This report was not designed for a man of Mr. Trump's massive wealth. For instance, they have boxes once a certain number is reached that simply state $50 million or more. Many of these boxes have been checked. As an example, if a building owned by Mr. Trump is worth $1.5 billion, the box checked is “$50,000,000 or more.”

Mr. Trump stated, “First people said I would never run, and I did. Then, they said, I would never file my statement of candidacy with the FEC, and I did. Next, they said I would never file my personal financial disclosure forms. I filed them early despite the fact that I am allowed two 45 days extensions. Now I have surged in the polls and am fighting to Make America Great Again. I look forward to the challenge of winning the presidency and doing a fantastic job for our country. I will make the United States rich and strong and respected again, but also a country with a 'big heart' toward the care of our people.”

Mr. Trump's net worth has increased since the more than one year old financial statement produced at his presidential announcement. Real estate values in New York City, San Francisco, Miami and many other places where he owns property have gone up considerably during this period of time. His debt is a very small percentage of value, and at very low interest rates. As of this date, Mr. Trump's net worth is in excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS.

Mr. Trump's income for the year 2014, as reported in the PFD statement, is $362 million dollars (which does not include dividends, interest, capital gains, rents and royalties).

In addition, he was successful in choosing multiple stocks which were sold in January 2014. Even though stock market purchases are not something that Mr. Trump has focused on in the past, and while only a small part of his net worth, 40 of the 45 stocks purchased went up in a relatively short period of time, creating a gain of $27,021,471, not including those stocks still remaining in the portfolio which currently have an unrealized gain of over $22 million (schedule attached).

Mr. Trump showed almost 500 business entities of which 91% are owned 100% by him. Mr. Trump wrote Trump: The Art of the Deal, one of the bestselling business books of all time, and numerous other bestsellers over the years.

NBC/Universal renewed, at the upfronts this year, The Apprentice (for a 15th season), but Mr. Trump decided to turn them down in order to run for President of the United States. NBC was not happy. During the 14 seasons of The Apprentice, Mr. Trump was paid $213,606,575.
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SUCH DISRESPECT BY BERNIE TO OUR NEXT PRESIDENT:
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/247920-sanders-rains-on-hillarys-parade
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The Vermont independent, who’s challenging Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary next year, hijacked a set of microphones — usually reserved for Senate leaders — after leaving a private meeting between the former secretary of State and Senate Democrats in the Capitol Tuesday afternoon.

He then used the impromptu press conference to question Clinton’s populist bona fides on a range of issues, including trade policy, the Iraq War, regulating big banks and tackling climate change.

“Secretary Clinton and I disagree on a number of issues,” he said to a mob of reporters.

On trade, Sanders said three decades of deals — including the North American Free Trade Agreement signed by former President Clinton — “have been disastrous for American workers.”

“Secretary Clinton, I believe, has a different view on that issue,” he said.

On climate change, Sanders noted his staunch opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which will transport “some of the dirtiest fuel on this planet.”

“I think Secretary Clinton has not been clear on her views on that issue,” he said.

And on the economy, Sanders is pushing a policy package featuring a $15 minimum wage and $1 trillion in infrastructure spending.

"I think the secretary has not been quite so clear on those issues,” he charged.

Elsewhere in the Capitol, Clinton’s reception was much friendlier. The former New York senator met with the full House Democratic Caucus, which received her with wild cheers and shrieking whistles, and held separate audiences with the Black, Hispanic, Asian Pacific American and Progressive caucuses, all of which embraced her visit with open arms.

Indeed, whatever liberal angst there is over Clinton outside the Beltway, it was nowhere to be seen in the House on Tuesday.

“I think some of the progressive issues and members have been kind of crying in the wilderness for awhile, and now those issues like climate change, like income inequality, jobs agenda, they’re resonating with the public. And I think that Hillary understands that,” said Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), another CPC member, emphasized that it’s “too soon to actually rate a person.”

“But,” she added, “I think she’s doing a phenomenal job in terms of putting the issues out in a way where people understand ... the fact that there are millions of people who are fighting and working to get into the middle class who are living in poverty, and they deserve a policy agenda that’s going to lift them up.

“That’s a big issue, and she’s talked about that in a very bold way.”

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“We talked about the need for Asian Americans to be included in presidential appointments,” Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, said after the meeting with Clinton. “Right now, there are no APIs [Asian Pacific Islanders] in the Cabinet. There is no API that is a Supreme Court justice. We talked about the pipeline that leads to those kinds of positions and the need for inclusion there as well.”

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The Democrats did not appear to press Clinton on some of the topics mentioned by Sanders in his public comments. Neither trade nor Keystone were mentioned in the Progressive Caucus meeting, according to Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.). And although Clinton told the lawmakers she’s committed to hiking the minimum wage, they didn’t push her on the $15 rate they’re championing.

“We didn’t get into specifics about a number,” said Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).

Clinton’s policy tour was about building relationships as well. President Obama’s outreach to Congress has long been a bone of contention for many Democrats who think he hasn’t done nearly enough to communicate with his allies on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), a Clinton supporter, said a part of her barnstorming effort was to send an early message that she would manage the White House differently.

“Coming so early in the campaign cycle to the House Democratic Caucus is a very smart move on her part and absolutely says, ‘I want to build partnerships,’ ” Connolly said. “And she said that: ‘I want to partner with you. That’s why I’m here, and if I haven’t earned your support, I hope to do so and will make every effort to do so. But we’re going to work together.’ ”

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who heads the Progressive Caucus with Grijalva, echoed that message.

“Even people who are your friends want to feel the friendship every now and again,” he said. “And so to show up and take questions and just sort of spend some time is indicating that, ‘I value you, I think you’re important, I care about what you say.’ ”

Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) was not so circumspect.

“I’m ready for Hillary, baby!” he said.

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Black tarps on a fence.  Black tarps on a fence.  With dumpsters.  There is even some cardboard boxes.  My god. 

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The 64-year-old said that business had not picked up because of the operation. Evidently few of his customers were taking the opportunity to stockpile weapons and ammunitions to defend themselves in the event of a takeover.
The fools. They'll regret this later.

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Naw, they've just had nearly 8 years of "Obama's gonna take our guns" to stockpile and thus don't need to do it all over again for the next scare. They're ready, they'll be sorry they messed with Texas!! :gun

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https://www.commentarymagazine.com/2015/07/15/iran-nuclear-deal-not-about-nukes/
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If you think the United States just struck a poor nuclear deal with Iran, you’re right; but if that’s your key takeaway, you’re missing the point. Iran’s nuclear program was last on the list of the Obama administration’s priorities in talking to Tehran. The administration readily caved on Iran’s nukes because it viewed the matter only as a timely pretense for achieving other cherished aims. These were: (1) preventing an Israeli attack on Iran; (2) transforming the United States into a more forgiving, less imposing power; (3) establishing diplomacy as a great American good in itself; (4) making Iran into a great regional power; and (5), ensuring the legacies of the president and secretary of state as men of vision and peace.

The administration has always viewed Israel as an intractable troublemaker and the main catalyst for the region’s woes. An Israeli strike on Iran, especially if supported by the United States, would have been yet another display of destabilizing Israeli aggression that put Middle East peace further out of reach. Barack Obama, therefore, repeatedly warned Israel against attacking Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu complied, and for his compliance White House officials taunted him in 2014 as a “chickenshit” whose window of opportunity had closed. That window is now barred. The Iran deal states that the U.S. will train Iranians to counter any sabotage attempts on its nuclear facilities and systems. This is aimed at frustrating Israeli action.

Obama came to office promising to limit American action as well. In his standard progressive view, the United States has been too eager to throw its weight around and impose its norms on other countries without giving sufficient thought to the resentment it might sow. He ended the war in Iraq and sought to remake the United States as a humble power. “Too often the United States starts by dictating,” he told a Saudi news outlet soon after being elected. He, by contrast, would do a lot of “listening.” The Iran negotiations became Obama’s magnum opus on the theme of listening. Americans listened to Iranians dictate terms, shoot down offers, insult the United States, and threaten allies. America has been humbled indeed.
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From the administration’s standpoint, the deal was a grand slam. If it left Iran as an official nuclear power on the perpetual verge of a breakout, well, that was always the bargaining chip to get everything else. And with the United States having shown extraordinary cooperation and forgiveness, the thinking goes, even a nuclear Iran will become a less bellicose and more collegial member of the community of nations. What good the deal has already done, the administration believes, will continue to pay dividends. As is his wont, Obama is now declaring as much. But by the time his vision is upended by facts, he’ll be out of office, and we won’t have the luxury of fighting reality with abstractions.

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Conservative argument seems to be that either Obama wanted this because it hurts the United States or Obama is naive and got hoodwinked. Sometimes a mixture of both.

I was hoping for something new instead of a retread of old arguments.

Though one article did remind me of this from John Kerry:
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Secretary of State John Kerry told House Democrats that the United States faced a “Munich moment” in deciding whether to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government.

In a 70-minute conference call on Monday afternoon, Kerry derided Syrian President Bashar Assad as a “two-bit dictator” who will “continue to act with impunity,” and he urged lawmakers to back President Barack Obama’s plan for “limited, narrow” strikes against the Assad regime, Democratic sources on the call said.

Kerry also said that Israel, America’s closest ally in the region, backed the need for a U.S. military response.

Also I found out this which I had missed before and was funny to me:
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Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan challenged the evidence that Obama administration officials have presented on the reported use of chemical weapons by Assad’s force against Syrian civilians. U.S. intelligence officials and Syrian rebel groups claim that more than 1,000 Syrian died in that attack, including hundreds of children.

Nolan and Kerry got into a “heated exchange,” according to multiple sources on the call. Nolan compared Syria to Vietnam, which angered Kerry, who was wounded during that conflict.

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I like how the constantly improving economy hasn't halted any of the doomsday bullshit from republicans.
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At the cadre meeting this month they told us that the plan is on indefinite hold. Currently we're rescheduled to seize control during Operation Lapis Lazuli Boeotian.

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Right, Obama wants to destroy the country... if that's the argument I know I can stop listening to that person and start thinking about my grocery list or something.

Can't believe we've been hearing that argument for nearly 8 years, since even before Obama was elected.
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see those guys were right all along. Obama is a weak, ineffective pres because he still hasn't acted on his agenda on destroying America. As of now its looking increasingly unlikely that he'll ever get around to it. What a disappointment he must be to the rest of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry dismissed fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday as "a toxic mix of demagoguery and nonsense."

"I have a message for my fellow Republicans and the independents who will be voting in the primary process: what Mr. Trump is offering is not conservatism, it is Trump-ism – a toxic mix of demagoguery and nonsense," Perry said in a statement released Thursday afternoon.

Perry said the former reality star's month-old campaign shows "his fundamental misunderstanding of border security."

"Rather than thanking Texas for stepping into a gap it shouldn’t have to fill, Mr. Trump has made clear that he believes the states should fend for themselves on border security," said Perry. "Not only is this wrong, it perpetuates the same failed policies that have left our southern border porous and vulnerable."

Perry’s statement came a day after Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the former Texas governor “failed at the border.”

“When he was governor of Texas he could have done a lot better in terms of securing the border,” Trump said. “The job he did in terms of border security was absolutely terrible.”

In light of Trump's anti-Latino rhetoric and harsh criticism of border security policies, Perry warned fellow conservatives of the real estate mogul.

"We need a president who will finally act to secure the border after decades of failed leadership in Washington, D.C. and Mr. Trump has done nothing to prove that he is the President America needs.”

The thought that the 2016 GOP primary might actually be even crazier than the 2012 GOP primary is filling me with a giddy glee. :neogaf
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http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1402750

Benji can you feel it. The momentum, the crowds, the honesty, the Bob Evans lunch specials. Sanders Revolution.
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In the last couple of weeks Bernie has received endorsements from 2 of the most influential black youth leaders in the US. Hip Hop is the cultural language used to spread the political message among black youth and Killer Mike and Lil B have both endorsed Bernie and are spreading out their message through their music and social networks.
How white do you think this VL Baker fellow is?

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http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1402750

Benji can you feel it. The momentum, the crowds, the honesty, the Bob Evans lunch specials. Sanders Revolution.

He just needs an awesome theme song

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I think you distort American history. This country, like each person in it, is a mixture of glory and shame. There’s a Lincoln for every Jefferson Davis and a Harlem Children’s Zone for every K.K.K. — and usually vastly more than one. Violence is embedded in America, but it is not close to the totality of America.

In your anger at the tone of innocence some people adopt to describe the American dream, you reject the dream itself as flimflam. But a dream sullied is not a lie. The American dream of equal opportunity, social mobility and ever more perfect democracy cherishes the future more than the past. It abandons old wrongs and transcends old sins for the sake of a better tomorrow.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/opinion/listening-to-ta-nehisi-coates-while-white.html?referrer=&_r=0
http://www.salon.com/2015/07/17/david_brooks_scolds_ta_nehisi_coates_i_think_you_distort_history/



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David Brooks is gonna need you to read

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I found out about this from multiple people on my Twitter feed, which is funny cause it's all sportswriters.

Just a reminder, David Brooks taught a course at Yale on the subject of humility.

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I can understand being off put by Coates' approach. Hell my mom was in love with the idea of Coates as a new (to her) black voice and enjoyed many of his articles, but when she read his book she came away quite turned off by the overwhelming despair and lack of any religious (or hopeful) undercurrent. I get that.

However there's a difference between responding to Coates' arguments with "well things are getting better in many ways, and progress continues" and Brooks' "but what about the American Dream? Don't you believe in America? Why do you hate America." This is made worse yet by the start of the article where he basically says "ok, I see how ugly America can be for and to blacks" only to turn around and ask why a black man can be so upset/negative. It makes the intro to the article seem insincere in hindsight.

I'd imagine Brooks is praying for Obama to hug him and tell him everything is going to be alright.

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TBH I think nation-states will be mostly reduced to at best a ceremonial existence within a generation or two.
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I think we should put Brooks and Skip Bayless in a thunderdome and root for them to kill each other. NO MAN LEAVES, ALL OTHER MEN ARE WINNERS.
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TBH I think nation-states will be mostly reduced to at best a ceremonial existence within a generation or two.

Then we can all be corporate citizens. (I call Yum! Brands, Inc.)
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Living in a cyberpunk dystopia. :aah



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David Brooks is gonna need you to read

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Hold on, I'll be white black.

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https://twitter.com/karentravers/status/622436837232103426

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https://twitter.com/karentravers/status/622436837232103426

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Like the people who got multiple student/medical deferments because their dads were rich af? None of them got captured.
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That's so fucked up. And he immediately made a statement afterwards trying to change his meaning. It's actually a little funny that he's not too stupid to know he said the wrong thing but he won't admit any wrong.

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trump's no chill strikes again. hopefully he has enough ground left to slip into the fox debate.


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trump's no chill strikes again. hopefully he has enough ground left to slip into the fox debate.

It probably won't even hurt his standing in the polls, that's the sad thing. Remember the whole swift boat mess from 2004? The far-right is fine trashing soldiers and their service as long as they disagree with that person's positions, and McCain's been on thin ice for a while on certain issues.
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I've seen some pretty ugly anti-McCain shit on the right for years. The same people fueling Trump's rise probably don't give a fuck about that comment.
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The party of ARE TROOPS slamming McCain never gets old.

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I think you mean HOUR TROOPS, Zeph

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trump's no chill strikes again. hopefully he has enough ground left to slip into the fox debate.

It probably won't even hurt his standing in the polls, that's the sad thing. Remember the whole swift boat mess from 2004? The far-right is fine trashing soldiers and their service as long as they disagree with that person's positions, and McCain's been on thin ice for a while on certain issues.

and the mocking of Kerry's purple heart at the RNC convention

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My hometown is an arch-conservative shithole and for years the city has run a support our troops campaign but our is always marked by quotation marks. I think they wanted to highlight the our part in a manner that was possible on electronic billboards and print media but the quotation marks just come off as sneer quotes which amuses me greatly.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-owe-mccain-apology/story?id=32547286

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Asked if he would continue his pattern of "name-calling, using terms like 'dummy,' 'loser,' 'total losers' on Twitter and elsewhere" when he's "criticized or attacked" if he was elected president, Trump told Raddatz he only gives it back to people who attack him.

"When people attack me, I let them have it back," he said. "People are constantly attacking my hair. I don’t see you coming to my defense."


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Reagan meets that standard; Obama doesn't -- that was the verdict from 12 historians and political bloggers.

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Yeah, he's not an overrated shit. :teehee
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I like Trump's constantly publishing open letters thing:
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John McCain has called his own constituents who want a secure border “crazies.”  No one in the news media or the establishment, including the Republican National Committee, criticized the senator for those comments.

Now, as respected reporter Sharyl Attkisson has proved point by point, the news media are also distorting my words. But that is not my point. McCain the politician has failed the state of Arizona and the country.

During my entire business career, I have always made supporting veterans a top priority because our heroes deserve the very best for defending our freedom. Our Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals are outdated dumps. I will build the finest and most modern veterans hospitals in the world. The current medical assistance to our veterans is a disaster. A Trump administration will provide the finest universal access health care for our veterans. They will be able to get the best care anytime and anywhere.

Thanks to McCain and his Senate colleague Bernie Sanders, their legislation to cover up the VA scandal, in which 1,000+ veterans died waiting for medical care, made sure no one has been punished, charged, jailed, fined or held responsible. McCain has abandoned our veterans. I will fight for them.

The reality is that John McCain the politician has made America less safe, sent our brave soldiers into wrong-headed foreign adventures, covered up for President Obama with the VA scandal and has spent most of his time in the Senate pushing amnesty. He would rather protect the Iraqi border than Arizona’s. He even voted for the Iran Nuclear Review Act of 2015, which allows Obama, who McCain lost to in a record defeat, to push his dangerous Iran nuclear agreement through the Senate without a supermajority of votes.

A number of my competitors for the Republican nomination have no business running for president. I do not need to be lectured by any of them. Many are failed politicians or people who would be unable to succeed in the private sector. Some, however, I have great respect for.

My record of veteran support is well-documented. I served as co-chairman of the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission and was responsible, with a small group, for getting it built. Toward this end, I contributed over $1 million so our warriors can be honored in New York City with a proper memorial. I also helped finance and served as the grand marshal of the 1995 Nation’s Day Parade, which honored over 25,000 veterans.  It was one of the biggest parades in the history of New York City, and I was very proud to have made it possible.

I will continue to fight to secure our border and take care of our veterans because these steps are vital to make America great again!