June 24, 20169 yr comment_2516077 It is my understanding that some Scots are flying Mexican flags to annoy him. That's a start. You could always offer him Euros as a donation to his campaign, seeing as you won't be needing them anymore. Or maybe a couple of farthings. You still use those coins, right? Anyway, every little bit helps. You could also play bagpipes wherever he goes to drown him out. I saw a Facebook video where someone did that to some white supremacist jerk. Or you could point at him when he's looking at you, pretend to whisper something into a friend's ear, then giggle at him. That always drives people nuts. Hope that helps.
June 24, 20169 yr comment_2516082 Trump is in Scotland at the moment. Can we on this side of the Atlantic do anything for Americans while he is here ? Keep him. Sorry, I know that's a lot to ask.
June 24, 20169 yr comment_2516093 Is there no chance of Clinton-Sanders? What stage is the actual nomination process at? I remember Bernie saying he'd support Hillary's candidacy if she won the Dem nomination: has he conceded? Sanders hasn't formally conceded; of course Clinton won't formally be the nominee until the July convention when the delegates vote. Bernie just released an op-ed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/06/23/bernie-sanders-heres-what-we-want/#comments It basically reiterates all his campaign's main priorities, and that he expects most/all of these to be present in the party platform. Some folks are accusing him of being a sore loser; I think it shows a lot of integrity to continue the fight, and not immediately bargain away his grassroots support in some bid to increase his personal cachet of political power.
June 24, 20169 yr comment_2516102 Yeah, I think he's just trying to influence the party platform at this point. Maybe it'll do some good.
June 25, 20169 yr comment_2516158 I agree. Ultimately his supporters will likely vote for Hillary, but if they feel they're holding their nose to do so it will suppress voter turnout. People invested in his positions will be more active supporters if they see them carried forward.
June 25, 20169 yr comment_2516163 If she picks Elizabeth Warren as her VP, I would be baffled and confounded by a reluctance that persisted beyond that event. It would be clear with that pick that she was nodding towards the progressives and turning her back on Wall Street and towards real reform. I expect some of Sanders' policy ideas will make it into the party platform, and that there will be some changes to the primary process. Debbie Wasserman Schulz has already been reduced to a figurehead role and will be gone after the election. That said, some of what Sanders wants will NOT make it into the platform.
June 25, 20169 yr comment_2516185 Not that I'd vote for Trump, but I'd sure feel better about voting for Hillary if she goes with Warren as VP.
June 26, 20169 yr comment_2516387 George Will Leaves GOP Over Trump, Changes Voter Registration To "Unaffiliated"
June 26, 20169 yr comment_2516474 "Tramps Against Trump" will send you a picture of a naked person if you vote for someone who isn't Trump. (not just naked ladies either) (that link is PG13) I kind of thought it was illegal to give stuff to people for voting a particular way. But then, they just have you send a picture of yourself at the booth. So a person could vote Trump and still get the Pr0n, I think. I didn't read the previous pages, so sorry if it is a repeat, but in related news, 1,500 women volunteered to protest the Republican convention naked.
June 27, 20169 yr comment_2516557 After giving all due consideration to both of the major political parties' presidental candidates, I'll be doing a write-in campaign for Cthulhu this election year.
June 27, 20169 yr comment_2516560 After giving all due consideration to both of the major political parties' presidental candidates, I'll be doing a write-in campaign for Cthulhu this election year. Cthulhu is wondering what he did to deserve such a punishment as being President.
June 27, 20169 yr comment_2516562 Cthulhu is wondering what he did to deserve such a punishment as being President. Well for one, the big tentacled deadbeat still owes me fifty grand and a bottle of Captain Morgan from our last game of Texas Hold 'Em. Besides, Lord Aizen had better things to do this year...
June 27, 20169 yr comment_2516664 An analysis of traditional media bias in the primaries Not surprising in the least. Though I wonder what the numbers would look like if they took out one outlier news channel.
June 28, 20169 yr comment_2516817 Well for one, the big tentacled deadbeat still owes me fifty grand and a bottle of Captain Morgan from our last game of Texas Hold 'Em. Besides, Lord Aizen had better things to do this year... Sounds like Cthulhu would be the perfect President by your description.
June 28, 20169 yr comment_2516910 I'm just waiting for the riots, destruction, and violence around the Republican primary which then will be blamed on Republicans.
June 28, 20169 yr comment_2516914 It may violate the rules of the thread but I have to ask. Trump is in Scotland at the moment. Can we on this side of the Atlantic do anything for Americans while he is here ? Looks like he did something to himself. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/746272130992644096 Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back - Donald J. Trump Ummm, no. They voted unanimously to remain.
June 28, 20169 yr comment_2516978 So, today Trump gave his big policy speech on trade... ...while standing in front of a giant pile of garbage... ...and while the US Chamber of Commerce live blogged a point by point rebuttal to his proposals. This is the weirdest election campaign ever.
June 29, 20169 yr comment_2517068 headline from CNN on candidates over the Turkey bombing Clinton wants cooperation, Trump wants waterboarding. I was like Really? CES
June 29, 20169 yr comment_2517177 Two days until the Australian Federal Election. It's been the longest campaign in our history - two months. Apparently, the Senate voting paper in my state is longer than the width of the polling booths. You can't actually open it all the way up when you are voting. It's probably the same in other states. (We use stubby pencil voting, not computers.) Unfortunately, there will be a by-election in my State parliamentary seat in two weeks time, since the former member is running for the Federal parliament. He had to resign to do that. It's causing a bit of confusion, since there are signs up for both elections.
June 30, 20169 yr comment_2517243 Well, with my electronics paranoia, I actually do miss the old way of voting.
July 2, 20169 yr comment_2517770 Polling booths on the east coast of Australia have closed. The count has started. The result will be pretty obvious in an hour or two. Facebook is going mad with Australians making jokes about sausages.
July 4, 20169 yr comment_2518083 Polling booths on the east coast of Australia have closed. The count has started. The result will be pretty obvious in an hour or two. Facebook is going mad with Australians making jokes about sausages. Well Jobson Growth didn't do as well as expected , but Cliff Hanger looks to be doing well !
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