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Personally, I am quite tired of being equated with being a racist by virtue of being a white Conservative. I also realize that this election is very painful for our friends, yes friends, on the Left side of the aisle. All of the polls strongly indicated that Hillary Clinton would win and there was a palpable expectation of such. I even felt that was going to be the case. It was quite shocking when the exact opposite of my previous prediction* came true. If it were shocking to me, I can only imagine how utterly devastating it was for those that just "knew" that their chosen candidate was going to be president. Expressing that pain and concern is only natural. I think a little compassion and commiseration is not beyond my ability. Besides, I hate Trump almost as much as Clinton. In a bar graph, you would really have to zoom in very close to see the difference. I didn't vote for him and, being in California, it wouldn't matter if I did. California is a foregone conclusion for the Democrat side.
 
The only "win" I see (for me) is that Hillary Clinton will not get to appoint pro-Gun Control justice(s) to the Supreme Court. That was my biggest concern. Now I have a lot more concerns aside from that but I am willing to give it a chance to see how Trump is going to run the country. Who knows, he might surprise me. 
 
 
* I predicted that Hillary Clinton would take the Electoral, while Trump would take the Popular. 

Personally, I am quite tired of being equated with being a racist by virtue of being a white Conservative. I also realize that this election is very painful for our friends, yes friends, on the Left side of the aisle. All of the polls strongly indicated that Hillary Clinton would win and there was a palpable expectation of such. I even felt that was going to be the case. It was quite shocking when the exact opposite of my previous prediction* came true. If it were shocking to me, I can only imagine how utterly devastating it was for those that just "knew" that their chosen candidate was going to be president. Expressing that pain and concern is only natural. I think a little compassion and commiseration is not beyond my ability. Besides, I hate Trump almost as much as Clinton. In a bar graph, you would really have to zoom in very close to see the difference. I didn't vote for him and, being in California, it wouldn't matter if I did. California is a foregone conclusion for the Democrat side.
 
The only "win" I see (for me) is that Hillary Clinton will not get to appoint pro-Gun Control justice(s) to the Supreme Court. That was my biggest concern. Now I have a lot more concerns aside from that but I am willing to give it a chance to see how Trump is going to run the country. Who knows, he might surprise me. 
 
 
* I predicted that Hillary Clinton would take the Electoral, while Trump would take the Popular. 

That was kind of the thrust of Hillary Clinton's concession speech. It was a lot less about conceding (beyond the obligatory "let's work together with the new president" message) and more about motivating the Democratic Party base to keep fighting the good fight. I can respect that.

This isn't true. At least, it wasn't true for me. The main reason I voted for Bush was that there was no reason to vote for John Kerry.  His entire platform (if that's even the right word) was "Elect me because I'm not George W. Bush". And it failed--much like Hillary Clinton's non-platform of "Elect me because I'm not Donald Trump" failed last night.  (Admittedly, Hillary makes the stronger case.)
 
Blaming fear and hatred for Kerry's loss in 2004 is a nice excuse a decade after the fact, but it's not true.  I didn't vote for Bush out of fear, or out of hatred of Middle Easterners. I voted for Bush because I didn't see Kerry as a viable option.

Rather than comment on the outcome of the election, I'll simply share what my 20 year old daughter said this morning. After reading several friends' posts on Facebook, saying they wanted to leave the country, she said, "Too many people have sacrificed too much for this country to just lay down when things get hard."

For those who lament the Two-Party System, you should rejoice in a Trump election, in part at least.  Trump was able to win election in defiance of all conventional wisdom with less money spent than any winning candidate since I've been alive.
 
This is great for those who hold out for Libertarians, Greens, Constitutionalists, and other 3rd parties.  It shows, conclusively, that it can be done.  You just need the right candidate and the right time and an exceedingly active social media account.  I'm serious.  The thing that gives me most hope about this election is the opportunity for the Internet to actually level the playing field against big donor interests.  On the Internet, you can put forth detailed, and therefore complicated and long, proposals.  People could, if they chose, decide on a candidate on the basis of actual policies rather than the sound bites.  I mean honestly what reasonable person thinks 90 seconds is a reasonable amount of time to layout a plan for resolving any significant national issue?
 
I hate what comes out of Donald Trump's mouth.  I think his personal life is a mess, but his actions are actually pretty good.  He's turned around a lot of bankrupt business and turned them into profitable job creating tax paying enterprises.  He has always paid for talent and provided both superior pay and benefits.  He even has a solid history of promoting women and minorities in his various business concerns.  What he'll do as President, we'll have to see, but the old saw I live by is if you want to predict what people will do, look at what they've done;  not what they've said.
 
In any event, it's a blow against the political aristocracy and the political dynasties and that, in and of itself, is a good thing.  A Trump presidency might still be a apocalyptic disaster or he might be a modern day Cincinnatus who restores the Republic.  Time will tell.

Did you ever watch the BBC series Merlin? Katie McGrath was one of the stars. 

It's a great day for America. Not because Trump was elected. Because Hillary WASN'T.
 
That is all.

I'm thinking ol' Malfoy as Dr. Alchemy is a red herring. I haven' quite figured it out yet, but my thoughts are leaning towards the Flashpoint universe's "Barry's Mom" who rather resents being sacrificed so readily. Of course this is a CW show, so Malfoy is probably Dr. Alchemy. Fun to watch most of the times, but dang are CW shows unsubtle.

I finally found a reason you should vote, Badger. 
 

Tempting to quote Marx here:
"The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie."
 
In other words, the loyalty to "their contributors" is systematic, and loyalty to "the constituents" is essentially opportunist and demagogic.
 
Trump pretty much epitomises "demagogue", and Clinton has "opportunist" down to a fine art.

Don't forget your Blademaster forms from Wheel of Time. Good stuff there.

I myself, plan on starting one of my personal HERO projects in 4 hours and will reject reality through (at least) Christmas. 

No matter which one gets elected, I will hate them.

Weapons aside, handing out Republican sample ballots counts as electioneering here, which is flatly illegal within 100 yards of a polling place.

Yes.

I find it interesting that in Painter's own op-ed piece, he mentions:  "(For the sake of full disclosure, in this election I have supported Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, John Kasich and Hillary Clinton for president, in that order.)"
 
Whereas the KOS article says, "Painter, a former George W. Bush, Marco Rubio and John Kasich supporter..."
 
I guess Hillary didn't make the cut there.  Well, neither did Jeb, but leaving him out doesn't really change the implications of that statement.  Leaving her out does, at least IMO.
 
(For the sake of full disclosure, I'm not a Trump nor a Clinton supporter, nor am I a registered Republican or Democrat.  I'll probably vote for Hillary because I'd rather chew tinfoil while diving naked into a pool filled with razor blades than take a chance on Trump getting in the White House.)
 
I just find it interesting how people on both sides of the fence subtly twist things to fit their narratives.

When you have to explain the joke...

/woosh
 
Sorry, hard to tell these days. I mean, just look at the election. I thought they were kidding us, but I'm not sure now.

Can't say as I blame you. I almost didn't finish it myself. They get better, but a lot of the same attitude, that seems to have bothered you, remains.

I once gave some thought to a League of Superheroes ripoff in which Earth's representative was there because his power was "telling convincing lies".   As for why this season might not be as enjoyable...well Cat Grant is a big loss.  Snapper Carr isn't exactly bringing a lot of charm to the table.  The giant horde of illegal extraterrestrials did kind of come out of nowhere and the preachiness about illegal "aliens" wears on the nerves.  

Are you trying to get him banned by Simon?

Maybe they can do an ad showing Trump being run over repeatedly by Santa in a Mercedes, being pulled by reindeer.

Not me. I hate political ads with a passion that words can never adequately articulate.

After all of this time, interest, tourists, and movies, I think the corral has earned an upgrade to the "pretty cool" corral