2016 Election
March 2nd, 2016 at 1:04:38 PM
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Quote: MichaelBluejayThe truth is that even most Republicans are aware that the Earth is warming.
Where I live we call that 'spring'. Look it up.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 2nd, 2016 at 1:07:03 PM
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I believe it's been warming since the ice age...
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March 2nd, 2016 at 1:50:58 PM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: MichaelBluejayThe truth is that even most Republicans are aware that the Earth is warming.
Where I live we call that 'spring'. Look it up.
Never let the facts get in the way of a liberal. The odds of GW being real are about the same odds of no one getting shot in Chicago this weekend. Chicago....80 years of Dem rule can't be wrong.
March 2nd, 2016 at 2:30:07 PM
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Quote: BozQuote: EvenBobQuote: MichaelBluejayThe truth is that even most Republicans are aware that the Earth is warming.
Where I live we call that 'spring'. Look it up.
Never let the facts get in the way of a liberal. The odds of GW being real are about the same odds of no one getting shot in Chicago this weekend. Chicago....80 years of Dem rule can't be wrong.
You totally missed
The odds of god (lower case "g" on purpose) being real are about the same odds of no one getting shot in Chicago this weekend.
Its just a forum. Nothing here to get obsessed about.
March 2nd, 2016 at 2:43:06 PM
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Quote: IbeatyouracesI believe it's been warming since the ice age...
What did man do to cause the Ice Age
to melt. It had to be our fault that the
whole planet got warmer.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 2nd, 2016 at 2:47:17 PM
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Quote: EvenBobWhat did man do to cause the Ice Age
to melt. It had to be our fault that the
whole planet got warmer.
I see lots of people suggest that people are the number one problem on the planet, but the minute I suggest they lead by example and off themselves, they get all offended. I guess other people are the problem, it's never them apparently
A flute with no holes is not a flute, a donut with no holes is a danish
March 2nd, 2016 at 3:34:40 PM
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The Huffington does lean left
but
All their front page headline links are a total hoot regarding Trump :-)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
REPUBLICANS IN REVOLT
GOP Establishment Rebels Against Own Frontrunner...
Growing Number In Party Refuse To Back Him...
#NEVERTRUMP...
'A Dangerous Person'...
'Someone Who Would Embarass America'...
Lindsey Graham: Cruz May Be Our Only Hope...
Anti-Trump Republican Throws In The Towel: 'Too Late For Limp GOP Establishment To Ask Mommy To Step In'...
Murdoch: GOP Would Be 'Mad' Not To Unify Around Trump
Romney Jumping In?...
Just saw an interview with Ben Stein
Smart guy
He is on the anti-Trump bandwagon
Fascinating.
but
All their front page headline links are a total hoot regarding Trump :-)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
REPUBLICANS IN REVOLT
GOP Establishment Rebels Against Own Frontrunner...
Growing Number In Party Refuse To Back Him...
#NEVERTRUMP...
'A Dangerous Person'...
'Someone Who Would Embarass America'...
Lindsey Graham: Cruz May Be Our Only Hope...
Anti-Trump Republican Throws In The Towel: 'Too Late For Limp GOP Establishment To Ask Mommy To Step In'...
Murdoch: GOP Would Be 'Mad' Not To Unify Around Trump
Romney Jumping In?...
Just saw an interview with Ben Stein
Smart guy
He is on the anti-Trump bandwagon
Fascinating.
Its just a forum. Nothing here to get obsessed about.
March 2nd, 2016 at 4:08:55 PM
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Trump now -600 offshore to win the GOP nomination.
March 2nd, 2016 at 4:24:42 PM
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Quote: terapined...The odds of god (lower case "g" on purpose) being real are about the same odds of no one getting shot in Chicago this weekend.
Alan has a better chance of seeing 18 yo's in a row, 18 times in a row, than god existing.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 5:00:40 PM
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Quote: EvenBobWhat did man do to cause the Ice Age
to melt. It had to be our fault that the
whole planet got warmer.
It rained once and made my sidewalk wet.
My sidewalk is wet again.
Therefore water from my hose could not have made the sidewalk wet.
March 2nd, 2016 at 5:29:41 PM
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And again, most *Republicans* acknowledge climate change. That's both elected politicians and the general population at large. Those denying climate change are a minority of extremists -- even most Republicans don't agree with them.Quote: BozNever let the facts get in the way of a liberal. The odds of GW being real are about the same odds of no one getting shot in Chicago this weekend. Chicago....80 years of Dem rule can't be wrong.
Presidential Election polls and odds: https://2605.me/p
March 2nd, 2016 at 5:47:18 PM
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Quote: MichaelBluejayAnd again, most *Republicans* acknowledge climate change.
He said global warming, not the catch
phrase 'climate change' That's an
oxymoron, the climate is constantly
changing all the time so the term has
no meaning.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 2nd, 2016 at 7:00:17 PM
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I believe the term 'global warming' was replaced a few years ago when the damn thermometers didn't cooperate. 'Global Climate Change' is so much easier to work your news stories around. Hotter, colder, wetter, drier, windier, snowier, or no snow at all, it's easy to blame it on 'manmade' 'Global Climate Change'. And truthfully, the 'times they are a changing'. Keep your powder dry, stock up on canned green beans, get a water filter.
Youuuuuu MIGHT be a 'rascal' if.......(nevermind ;-)...2F
March 2nd, 2016 at 7:08:51 PM
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Well, that's because you're divorced from reality. Both terms have been in use for decades because, as anyone with even a cursory understanding of the issue knows (or could figure out from the self-explanatory nature of the words), the two terms refer to two separate, distinct phenomena. Global warming is the process of the globe heating up. Climate change is the disruption of the climate that results from the warming. It's a rather simple distinction. When deniers insist that the term was changed for nefarious purposes, they unwittingly reveal a great deal about their lack of understanding. (more)Quote: TwoFeathersATLI believe the term 'global warming' was replaced a few years ago when the damn thermometers didn't cooperate.
Presidential Election polls and odds: https://2605.me/p
March 2nd, 2016 at 7:36:19 PM
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Always amazed how liberals are so concerned about what may or may not happen 100's of years from now but refuse to see $19 Trillon in debt being left to today's kids as a problem. Perhaps it's again because they see GW/CC as an opportunity to push their political agenda. While cutting the debt would take sacrifice and hard cuts, which doesn't fit with the victim mentality they need to thrive.
March 2nd, 2016 at 7:54:09 PM
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Yet again, most *Republicans* acknowledge climate change/global warming. You can't pin this one on liberals. Time to realize that even on the right yours in the minority opinion.Quote: BozAlways amazed how liberals are so concerned about what may or may not happen 100's of years from now....
Presidential Election polls and odds: https://2605.me/p
March 2nd, 2016 at 8:14:02 PM
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Quote: MichaelBluejayYet again, most *Republicans* acknowledge climate change/global warming. You can't pin this one on liberals. Time to realize that even on the right yours in the minority opinion.
I'll admit it, but that doesn't make it real. So the majority is always right? Looks like it's time to get rid of Obamacare.
And you still didn't answer why you are so concerned about it. Is it one of those Earth-Wind-whatever type things and a higher meaning in the world? I just believe anyone that is concerned about future generations should be more concerned about the debt. It's real and easy to see what it will do to today's youth.
March 2nd, 2016 at 8:20:07 PM
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If facts are important to the right, why are they favoring Trump?
Most of the facts him about don't check out. He's probably not worth what he says. He won't release his Tax records. Plenty of people have disputed his dealings as told by him -- he is the good guy and the other people were wrong or misguided. He's held multiple views on everything. He's said he's not been bankrupt, or has he? When his business fail, but not his fault. He deferred himself from Vietnam -- and the circumstances are sketchy as well. Other than that, it's all crystal clear.
Did I miss anything? Probably. What does check out? He's rich, has a family and had a TV show.
Most of the facts him about don't check out. He's probably not worth what he says. He won't release his Tax records. Plenty of people have disputed his dealings as told by him -- he is the good guy and the other people were wrong or misguided. He's held multiple views on everything. He's said he's not been bankrupt, or has he? When his business fail, but not his fault. He deferred himself from Vietnam -- and the circumstances are sketchy as well. Other than that, it's all crystal clear.
Did I miss anything? Probably. What does check out? He's rich, has a family and had a TV show.
There's no secret. Just know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.
March 2nd, 2016 at 8:28:44 PM
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Quote: rxwine...Did I miss anything? Probably. What does check out? He's rich, has a family and had a TV show.
Hid biggest accomplishment....WWE Hall of famer!
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March 2nd, 2016 at 8:39:17 PM
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Quote: MichaelBluejayYet again, most *Republicans* acknowledge climate change/global warming. You can't pin this one on liberals. Time to realize that even on the right yours in the minority opinion.
From your source, the results from the Pew study do not back up that a majority of Republicans accept that the Earth is warming:
“Opinions of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents divide into four roughly equal size groups: 23% say there is solid evidence of global warming and it is mostly caused by human activity; 19% say warming exists but is due to natural patterns; 25% see no solid evidence and say it is just not happening; 20% say there is no solid evidence but not enough is known yet.”
The George Mason study dares not use the word “warm” or its variants, probably because it is too busy coming up with messaging subheads like these:
“Republicans Prefer Clean Energy1 as America’s Energy Future”
“The Perceived Benefits of Clean Energy Outweigh the Costs”
“A Majority Think Climate Change is Happening and Support an American Response to the Issue”
“Elected Leaders are Perceived as Unresponsive to Respondents’ Views about Climate Change”
That so-called majority, drawn from a whittled-down cohort, was 52 percent. That means that applying the “extremist” epithet to at least 48 percent of Republicans. That does not sound anywhere approaching objectivity.
The New York Times does not address directly what percentage of its Republicans believe in global warming, but comes close to the 50 percent mark as supporting government action vis-a-vis the topic.
March 3rd, 2016 at 12:02:38 AM
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This is interesting. His theory has been right
for every election since 1912, except one.
http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/trump-will-win-u-s-presidency-prof-predicts-1.2800414
for every election since 1912, except one.
http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/trump-will-win-u-s-presidency-prof-predicts-1.2800414
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 3rd, 2016 at 12:41:14 AM
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I would consider just about everything about Trump being an outlier. It's like predicting weather having never heard of El Nino. It would be inaccurate to use a regular model.
There's no secret. Just know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.
March 3rd, 2016 at 1:19:12 AM
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Quote: rxwineI would consider just about everything about Trump being an outlier. It's like predicting weather having never heard of El Nino. It would be inaccurate to use a regular model.
This is a super 'special' election, all the rules
have changed. Whatever you need to believe
to get thru it, that's the ticket.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 3rd, 2016 at 3:23:38 AM
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It's "special" all right, everybody has lined up on the short bus and appear ready to put the worst combination of choices for the American people that I've seen in my lifetime on the ballot, a difficult achievement after seeing Bush vs. Kerry.
March 3rd, 2016 at 5:20:50 AM
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Quote: TwoFeathersATLI believe the term 'global warming' was replaced a few years ago when the damn thermometers didn't cooperate.
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20110113/509796main_GISS_annual_temperature_anomalies_running.gif
There is absolutely zero question average temperature on earth has increased close to 1-degree C over the past 120 years. To even bring it into question shows how silly or stupid some people can be about reading a graph.
March 3rd, 2016 at 5:27:40 AM
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Quote: BozAlways amazed how liberals are so concerned about what may or may not happen 100's of years from now but refuse to see $19 Trillon in debt being left to today's kids as a problem.
Very good point. What's even more amazing is that conservatives aren't concerned by it. Most of them tend to still support Republicans even after 40 years of being even more liberal spenders than the Democrats.
March 3rd, 2016 at 6:19:32 AM
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Quote: TomGVery good point. What's even more amazing is that conservatives aren't concerned by it. Most of them tend to still support Republicans even after 40 years of being even more liberal spenders than the Democrats.
Republicans are VERY concerned by it....... when a Dem is President.
When a Republican is President? Eh, not so much.
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
March 3rd, 2016 at 9:13:10 AM
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Michigan's primary is next Tuesday.
I'm considering voting for Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio (whichever one is closest to Trump in the Michigan polls).
I feel like this chaos is good for the Dems... And if Trump can't get enough delegates before the convention, even better.
I'm considering voting for Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio (whichever one is closest to Trump in the Michigan polls).
I feel like this chaos is good for the Dems... And if Trump can't get enough delegates before the convention, even better.
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
March 3rd, 2016 at 9:16:41 AM
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I'm not voting for anybody. I especially wouldn't vote for Trump because he is/was a casino owner. Cannot vote for the enemy.
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March 3rd, 2016 at 9:35:14 AM
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Quote: IbeatyouracesI'm not voting for anybody. I especially wouldn't vote for Trump because he is/was a casino owner. Cannot vote for the enemy.
Now that's the first time I've heard that reason for not voting Trump!
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
March 3rd, 2016 at 11:09:03 AM
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So confusing. In 2012 Mitt Romney praised
Trump to the roof for all the things that he
dissed him for today. In 2012 Romney
loved all the things that Trump said about
the economy and China and world affairs.
Trump hasn't changed at all, so why has
Romney changed. Sounds like he's just
another lying politician, doing what he's
told to do.
Trump to the roof for all the things that he
dissed him for today. In 2012 Romney
loved all the things that Trump said about
the economy and China and world affairs.
Trump hasn't changed at all, so why has
Romney changed. Sounds like he's just
another lying politician, doing what he's
told to do.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 3rd, 2016 at 11:39:17 AM
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Romney flip-flipped?
Shocking!
Shocking!
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
March 3rd, 2016 at 11:42:58 AM
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Quote: TomGhttp://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20110113/509796main_GISS_annual_temperature_anomalies_running.gif
There is absolutely zero question average temperature on earth has increased close to 1-degree C over the past 120 years. To even bring it into question shows how silly or stupid some people can be about reading a graph.
Or that they are very good at believing whatever it is they would like to be true.
March 3rd, 2016 at 12:19:04 PM
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Channel hopping all afternoon and all
they talk about is Trump. You'd think
he's the only one running. All 3 networks
played a lot of his rally today, live. It
would cost millions to buy that kind
of time on 3 networks all at the same
time. Trump gets it for free, it's like
they want him to win.
they talk about is Trump. You'd think
he's the only one running. All 3 networks
played a lot of his rally today, live. It
would cost millions to buy that kind
of time on 3 networks all at the same
time. Trump gets it for free, it's like
they want him to win.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 3rd, 2016 at 12:27:09 PM
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Only when it is well within the normal range of variation on the surface of the Earth.Quote: RigondeauxOr that they are very good at believing whatever it is they would like to be true.
March 3rd, 2016 at 2:50:06 PM
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Only Bernie Sanders can return Amerika's moral compass...
March 3rd, 2016 at 4:08:17 PM
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Quote: EvenBobChannel hopping all afternoon and all
they talk about is Trump. You'd think
he's the only one running. All 3 networks
played a lot of his rally today, live. It
would cost millions to buy that kind
of time on 3 networks all at the same
time. Trump gets it for free, it's like
they want him to win.
It would be interesting to know how much air time he has gotten and the value of it compared to the other candidates. They've spent millions, he has been given millions....
March 3rd, 2016 at 4:15:25 PM
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Quote: RonCIt would be interesting to know how much air time he has gotten and the value of it compared to the other candidates. They've spent millions, he has been given millions....
It's been a Trumpfest for the last 7 hours.
Everybody bashing trump gleefully, pig
piling on. How Trump survives this tells
us that nobody pays all that much attention
to the talking heads.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 3rd, 2016 at 6:32:02 PM
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This debate is a hot mess.
And where did they find these audience members? The rowdy crowd is making this seem like even more of a circus...
And where did they find these audience members? The rowdy crowd is making this seem like even more of a circus...
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
March 3rd, 2016 at 6:39:27 PM
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Quote: ams288This debate is a hot mess.
And where did they find these audience members? The rowdy crowd is making this seem like even more of a circus...
They said on the news, only 50 tickets were available to the general public. And it is Detroit. Can't get more circus like.
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March 3rd, 2016 at 6:41:39 PM
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Quote: ams288This debate is a hot mess.
.
It is? All their doing is talking boring policy
crap, yawn.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 3rd, 2016 at 6:44:49 PM
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Quote: EvenBobIt is? All their doing is talking boring policy
crap, yawn.
You must have missed the part where Donald implied he has a large penis.
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
March 3rd, 2016 at 6:51:38 PM
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Quote: ams288You must have missed the part where Donald implied he has a large penis.
That battery operated toy his wife has doesn't count...haha
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March 3rd, 2016 at 7:01:53 PM
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Quote: ams288You must have missed the part where Donald implied he has a large penis.
That was all in the first 2min, the rest has been
boring. They sure haven't been asking Rubio
much in the first hour. Theses debates have
jumped the shark for sure.
Last edited by: EvenBob on Mar 3, 2016
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 3rd, 2016 at 8:07:57 PM
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Quote: ams288You must have missed the part where Donald implied he has a large penis.
At least no one will ask Donald to back that up.
There's no secret. Just know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.
March 3rd, 2016 at 8:12:22 PM
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Once again, Trump said nothing at all.
I am sure he will be declared the "winner" by
at least one person.
The military won't obey illegal orders as a rule.
I am sure he will be declared the "winner" by
at least one person.
The military won't obey illegal orders as a rule.
March 3rd, 2016 at 10:02:08 PM
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Quote: RonCThe military won't obey illegal orders as a rule.
It's not so much the technical aspect -- as when it gets to that point you've got a real potential total breakdown if the military becomes at odds with the Commander and Chief.
There's no secret. Just know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.
March 3rd, 2016 at 10:16:01 PM
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I didn't think the media could really make Donald Trump look more crass than he usually is at some point, but I have to admit CNN delivered with this opening:
They make it sound like it might have been in his opening statement, which for some reason, wouldn't surprise me if that had actually happened that way.
Quote:(CNN) The Republican presidential race got dirty Thursday night. Donald Trump opened the GOP debate here by boasting about the size of his genitals.
They make it sound like it might have been in his opening statement, which for some reason, wouldn't surprise me if that had actually happened that way.
There's no secret. Just know what you're talking about before you open your mouth.
March 3rd, 2016 at 10:56:59 PM
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Of course Trump didn't win the debate, he's never
won, he doesn't know enough about politics to
win. Yet he always wins in the online polls because
they want to vote for him. Tonight was his best
yet. I checked 12 polls and he did 65%-80% in
all of them. With every poll his numbers climb.
Unscientific as hell, but pro pollsters are saying
these online polls have value because they
mirror so many legit polls. I think Trump did
lousy, but he was the most likable, and that's
all that people see. Rubio always seems
nervous and twitchy. Cruz is frumpy and odd
looking, creepy even. Kasich tries too hard, he's
always screaming his credentials in our face,
and he looks old even though he's years
younger than Trump. Trump seems stately,
like the uncle you always liked. You want
him to be your friend, you want his approval.
With Rubio and Cruz, you just want them to
leave.
won, he doesn't know enough about politics to
win. Yet he always wins in the online polls because
they want to vote for him. Tonight was his best
yet. I checked 12 polls and he did 65%-80% in
all of them. With every poll his numbers climb.
Unscientific as hell, but pro pollsters are saying
these online polls have value because they
mirror so many legit polls. I think Trump did
lousy, but he was the most likable, and that's
all that people see. Rubio always seems
nervous and twitchy. Cruz is frumpy and odd
looking, creepy even. Kasich tries too hard, he's
always screaming his credentials in our face,
and he looks old even though he's years
younger than Trump. Trump seems stately,
like the uncle you always liked. You want
him to be your friend, you want his approval.
With Rubio and Cruz, you just want them to
leave.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
March 4th, 2016 at 12:17:12 AM
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Quote: EvenBobTrump seems stately.
state·ly
ˈstātlē/
adjective
adjective: stately; comparative adjective: statelier; superlative adjective: stateliest
having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner; majestic in manner and appearance.
https://www.google.com/search?q=stately&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Not even close. Maybe some of the other stuff is true, but he is not "stately" at all.
