Donald Trump Announces 2016 White House Bid

B00Mer

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2016 Election: Clinton vs. Trump

 

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Gawd listening to the hysteria about Trump's rather muted comments about the Judge, Gonzalo Curiel of the U.S. District Court, in his Trump University lawsuit makes you realize how much of a threat Trump is deemed by the Republican and Media establishment. Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House, who tepidly endorsed him, came out and called the comment racist.

In fact they were not, they dealt with the appearance of a conflict of interest, which are standard grounds for recusal from a civil or criminal trial.. for a judge, juror or prosecuter.

Trump's outburst occurred after the Judge has INSERTED himself into the political dialogue by selectively releasing the Plaintiff's case, unmoderated by the Respondent's reply. This was clearly a highly prejudicial and politically motivated act by a Judge whose job it is be impartial and non political.

It looks like the Republican establishment was waiting for something with which to pounce on Trump. They are desperate to see him defeated in November, regardless of the cost, including ceding the Supreme Court to the post structural, feminist, homosexual, euthenasia, radical enviro lobby for a generation.

It would at least keep their control over the Party, and maintain its laissey-faire, free trade, deregulatory, small government, regressive taxation ideology as their permanent platform. For Ryan, worshiper of the Ayn Rand (and Ronald Reagan).. that comes above all else. Only idiots idolize Ayn Rand after age 21.

As far as the Trump University case goes.. look anyone stupid enough to patronize those Real Estate or Day Trading or Motivational Seminars, as was Trump U and of which there are hundreds, deserves to lose his money. There is a well vetted legal principle called Caveat Emptor.. Buyer Beware.

Even so, Trump seems to have many more supporters than detractor amongst his 'graduates'. But that doesn't disguise the fact that the entire private 'higher' education industry is a scam. Even the the most reputable, like the University of Pheonix, have graduation rates in the range of 17%.. and a negligible record in placing graduates in corporate positions.

But that's not where Trump's support comes from. A big part of it is that he is simply an iconoclastic battering ram to the economic and social conventions that have been destroying America and the West since the early 70s. He pays no attention to economic or social conformity.. which is why these attacks of his being a bigot or temperamentally unfit for President are unlikely to get any traction.

He is a complete enigma to the Establishment hierarchy.. and they are most afraid that he might actually be an effective reformer and reconstructionist of the American economy and society.
 
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Trump's got my vote, no matter what. Only thing he can do to lose it is die between now and Election Day.

Are you taking any bets on that happening... I mean the guy has 1000 times more death threats than any other candidate, it's just a matter of time before some crack pot takes a shot..

Weather or not the guy is a good shot is all that's in question :lol:
 

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“[Judge Curiel] is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican, which is all fine,” Trump told CBS’s John Dickerson. “But I say he’s got bias.” The club Trump was referring to was La Raza Lawyers; an organization with the stated mission “to promote the interests of the Latino communities throughout the state.”


Translated, “la raza” means “the race.” Imagine the outcry if white attorneys from Mississippi, such as this author, started a a legal association called “The Race” with the stated mission to promote the interest of white, Southern communities. Hollywood stars and entertainers, such as Bryan Adams, would boycott the state in perpetuity.


Donald Trump Is Correct To Hit ‘La Raza’ Judge For Latino Identity Politics - Breitbart
 

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Bloodied 'Trump supporter' photo is a hoax: Bruce Campbell
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 12:43 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, June 09, 2016 12:51 PM EDT
"Ash vs. Evil Dead" star Bruce Campbell is setting the record straight after he says a conservative Twitter account co-opted a photo of a bloody makeup test for one of his co-stars.
A Twitter account called Conservative Nation tweeted a photo Monday of an apparently bloodied woman along with the note: "Here's what happened to female Trump supporter when she met 'peaceful' and 'tolerant' liberals." Campbell said tweeted Tuesday that the photo is actually a picture of actress Samara Weaving. Weaving appeared in several episodes of the Starz series.
Campbell adds: "Check your facts, folks."
Here's what happened to female Trump supporter when she met 'peaceful' and 'tolerant' liberals. pic.twitter.com/H1sUJDwQqa
— Conservative Nation (@Cons_Nation) June 6, 2016
The original tweet from Conservative Nation remains posted. It's unclear who's behind the account and it hasn't responded to a tweet requesting comment.
Weaving also hasn't responded to a request for comment.
Bloodied 'Trump supporter' photo is a hoax: Bruce Campbell | World | News | Toro
 

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Bloodied 'Trump supporter' photo is a hoax: Bruce Campbell
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 12:43 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, June 09, 2016 12:51 PM EDT
"Ash vs. Evil Dead" star Bruce Campbell is setting the record straight after he says a conservative Twitter account co-opted a photo of a bloody makeup test for one of his co-stars.
A Twitter account called Conservative Nation tweeted a photo Monday of an apparently bloodied woman along with the note: "Here's what happened to female Trump supporter when she met 'peaceful' and 'tolerant' liberals." Campbell said tweeted Tuesday that the photo is actually a picture of actress Samara Weaving. Weaving appeared in several episodes of the Starz series.
Campbell adds: "Check your facts, folks."
Here's what happened to female Trump supporter when she met 'peaceful' and 'tolerant' liberals. pic.twitter.com/H1sUJDwQqa
— Conservative Nation (@Cons_Nation) June 6, 2016
The original tweet from Conservative Nation remains posted. It's unclear who's behind the account and it hasn't responded to a tweet requesting comment.
Weaving also hasn't responded to a request for comment.
Bloodied 'Trump supporter' photo is a hoax: Bruce Campbell | World | News | Toro
It's what they do.

You understand that these facts won't change THE TRUTH in the minds of Fox watchers, right?
 

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Bloodied 'Trump supporter' photo is a hoax: Bruce Campbell
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 12:43 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, June 09, 2016 12:51 PM EDT
"Ash vs. Evil Dead" star Bruce Campbell is setting the record straight after he says a conservative Twitter account co-opted a photo of a bloody makeup test for one of his co-stars.
A Twitter account called Conservative Nation tweeted a photo Monday of an apparently bloodied woman along with the note: "Here's what happened to female Trump supporter when she met 'peaceful' and 'tolerant' liberals." Campbell said tweeted Tuesday that the photo is actually a picture of actress Samara Weaving. Weaving appeared in several episodes of the Starz series.
Campbell adds: "Check your facts, folks."
Here's what happened to female Trump supporter when she met 'peaceful' and 'tolerant' liberals. pic.twitter.com/H1sUJDwQqa
— Conservative Nation (@Cons_Nation) June 6, 2016
The original tweet from Conservative Nation remains posted. It's unclear who's behind the account and it hasn't responded to a tweet requesting comment.
Weaving also hasn't responded to a request for comment.
Bloodied 'Trump supporter' photo is a hoax: Bruce Campbell | World | News | Toro

Sorry that page does not exist.... Probably a hoax hoax.

I have to admit... H1UJDwQqa is an awesome twitter name! I don't know why I never that of that.
 

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Looks like that virus that took me 3 days to purge after somebody installed some Samsung Mobile drivers.

Another liberal/democrat hoax. They are known for crying wolf and creating crises. Running to the news about some attack or graffiti they found. Only to find out they did it themselves.
 

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A Yuuuuuge Climate Flip Flop

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A Yuuuuuge Climate Flip Flop

By its final year, it was obvious that the 2000s were going to be the warmest decade in history. 2005, after all, set records as the hottest year ever recorded. And 2007 was the second-hottest year—until 2009 stole that record. 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006 also all landed in the top-ten.

Climate change was real, its effects were felt planet-wide. But the United States, the world’s largest economy and its second-largest polluter, seemed to be doing little about it.

Or maybe something was changing. In the autumn of 2009, climate-concerned Americans held out hope that progress might be made at the United Nations’ annual climate conference, planned for December in Copenhagen. The new president, Barack Obama, and his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be attending. It was the first time in eight years that a U.S. administration had recognized the reality of climate change.

It was in that environment that, in late November, a full-page ad appeared in The New York Times. The ad, an open letter, called on President Obama and Congress to finally pass legislation restricting greenhouse-gas emissions.

“We support your effort to ensure meaningful and effective measures to control climate change, an immediate challenge facing the United States and the world today,” it read. “If we fail to act now, it is scientifically irrefutable that there will be catastrophic and irreversible consequences for humanity and our planet.”

Below that text were 55 names. They included squishily liberal executives and various other famous people, like the CEOs of Patagonia, Timberland, Blue Man Group, and Chipotle; and Deepak Chopra, Martha Stewart, Kenneth Cole, and Ben and Jerry.

Someone else was on that list, too: Donald J. Trump, and his three children. That’s right: The Republican nominee for president supported urgent climate action before he opposed it.

Donald Trump Was Against Climate Change Before He Was For It - The Atlantic