Election 2016

[BurtReynolds]

How could you be bored with this stuff?

You'd be happy to know I posted on Facebook today telling my moron relatives to stop telling me Trump was chosen by God to be president. I avoided calling them fucking idiots, but it was tough.

Why would you avoid that? That is when the world needs Burt more than ever

I can't. I still love the fucking idiots.

But you dont love me. You dont love RM.

This hurts

I love you too, you fucking idiot.

[Strat]

How could you be bored with this stuff?

You'd be happy to know I posted on Facebook today telling my moron relatives to stop telling me Trump was chosen by God to be president. I avoided calling them fucking idiots, but it was tough.

Why would you avoid that? That is when the world needs Burt more than ever

I can't. I still love the fucking idiots.

But you dont love me. You dont love RM.

This hurts

I love you too, you fucking idiot.

go hillary

[BurtReynolds]

*killary

[Strat]

Great now im horny go broncos*vikings

[McParadigm]

Donald Trump has so many sexual harassment victims that one even has a show on Fox News

[McParadigm]

"I fear for what will happen if the election is stolen from Trump," retweeted scores of Trump fanatics.

[Bi_3]

"I fear for what will happen if the election is stolen from Trump," retweeted scores of Trump fanatics.

This does not necessarily imply anti-government violence, but more likely a self induced complete inability to grasp that Hillary isn't a psycho hellbent on destroying real Americans

[BurtReynolds]

They are completely convinced he will win, and win big, based on "the size of his rallies". Utter delusion. I figure most will abandon him once he becomes a loser (especially if the republicans keep control of congress in spite of him), but who knows what some of them will do.

[dimejinky99]

[Citizen Dick]

Is that Simple Tortures aunt?

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... start=5887

[E.H. Ruddock]

[McParadigm]

"Before the day is out, there'll be more evidence publicly that calls into question these latest allegations," Pence said in an interview with CBS "This Morning."

I wonder how this will play out

[McParadigm]

Donald Trump will broaden his attack against the media to hit globalism and the Clinton Foundation by charging that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is part of a biased coalition working in collusion with the Clinton campaign and its supporters to generate news reports of decades-old allegations from several women

nvmd

[Simple Torture]

Donald Trump will broaden his attack against the media to hit globalism and the Clinton Foundation by charging that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is part of a biased coalition working in collusion with the Clinton campaign and its supporters to generate news reports of decades-old allegations from several women

nvmd

Oh, Trump, you can't try to pin this on a cigarette company mascot!

::googles::

Carlos Slim is actually a real person.

[bune]

I like Mike Rowe a lot.

“Every four years, celebrities and movie stars look earnestly into the camera and tell the country to ‘get out and vote.’ They tell us it’s our ‘most important civic duty,’ and they speak as if the very act of casting a ballot is more important than the outcome of the election. This strikes me as somewhat hysterical. Does anyone actually believe that Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ed Norton would encourage the ‘masses’ to vote, if they believed the ‘masses’ would elect Donald Trump?

Regardless of their political agenda, my celebrity pals are fundamentally mistaken about our ‘civic duty’ to vote. There is simply no such thing. Voting is a right, not a duty, and not a moral obligation. Like all rights, the right to vote comes with some responsibilities, but let’s face it – the bar is not set very high. If you believe aliens from another planet walk among us, you are welcome at the polls. If you believe the world is flat, and the moon landing was completely staged, you are invited to cast a ballot. Astrologists, racists, ghost-hunters, sexists, and people who rely upon a Magic 8 Ball to determine their daily wardrobe are all allowed to participate. In fact, and to your point, they’re encouraged.

The undeniable reality is this: our right to vote does not require any understanding of current events, or any awareness of how our government works. So, when a celebrity reminds the country that ‘everybody’s vote counts,’ they are absolutely correct. But when they tell us that ‘everybody in the country should get out there and vote,’ regardless of what they think or believe, I gotta wonder what they’re smoking.

Look at our current candidates. No one appears to like either one of them. Their approval ratings are at record lows. It’s not about who you like more, it’s about who you hate less. Sure, we can blame the media, the system, and the candidates themselves, but let’s be honest – Donald and Hillary are there because we put them there. The electorate has tolerated the intolerable. We’ve treated this entire process like the final episode of American Idol. What did we expect?

I can’t personally encourage everyone in the country to run out and vote. I wouldn’t do it, even if I thought it would benefit my personal choice. Because the truth is, the country doesn’t need voters who have to be cajoled, enticed, or persuaded to cast a ballot. We need voters who wish to participate in the process. So if you really want me to say something political, how about this – read more.

Spend a few hours every week studying American history, human nature, and economic theory. Start with “Economics in One Lesson.” Then try Keynes. Then Hayek. Then Marx. Then Hegel. Develop a worldview that you can articulate as well as defend. Test your theory with people who disagree with you. Debate. Argue. Adjust your philosophy as necessary. Then, when the next election comes around, cast a vote for the candidate whose worldview seems most in line with your own.

Or, don’t. None of the freedoms spelled out in our Constitution were put there so people could cast uninformed ballots out of some misplaced sense of civic duty brought on by a celebrity guilt-trip. The right to assemble, to protest, to speak freely – these rights were included to help assure that the best ideas and the best candidates would emerge from the most transparent process possible.

Remember – there’s nothing virtuous or patriotic about voting just for the sake of voting, and the next time someone tells you otherwise, do me a favor – ask them who they’re voting for. Then tell them you’re voting for their opponent. Then, see if they’ll give you a ride to the polls.”

That's all well and good but I don't have the luxury of being famous enough to have money coming in even when I do nothing. "Oh look, Emma Watson's getting a PhD!" Well jeez, if I didn't have to worry about money I'd go get a PhD too.

I do like his point of understanding the voting process. It's not because you have to, it's because you feel strongly about something and that's what gets you of the couch and into the voting booth. Or putting a stamp on an envelope. Or dropping the envelope off at the library.

[McParadigm]

Breaking Leak @Gop knew of Clinton Foundation Russian Money Laundering & burried it. Even primary Candidates hid it!

Meanwhile, Paul Ryan is still trying to "fix" his party. I don't think he realizes that he's been kicked out of it.

[McParadigm]

Daily Beast says a new accuser will come out today.

[wease]

Very interesting article.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-t ... lks-about/

[Norah]

What they fail to grasp is this is perfectly fine because she's consenting.

[Strat]

what a beautiful human submarine