A Republican talking sense?

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Sunday, August 16, 2015 1:49 AM

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

Next you will explain that your favorite Republican is Richard Dreyfus.

Richard Nixon is my favorite Republican, partly because he was exemplary of all the party believes in and partly because he is dead. Now it is your turn to say he was Republican in name only. A Rino, dare I say, a libtard compared to Trump.

Bush II is another of my favorite Republicans. Another Rino, another libtard compared to Trump. If only he were dead, he'd surpass Nixon in my heart.

Miss Piggy Ogles Nathan Fillion

1KIKI

Sunday, August 16, 2015 3:06 AM

Zit - I hope you understand that unemployment has always been calculated that way and that every president takes advantage of that, both democrat and republican. It's not like it was changed just to make Obama look good. So you would be a lot less silly if you didn't point your finger at Obama specifically.

The figure you're looking for, btw is the 'labor force participation rate'.

Now, there are many different ways people estimate this number:

But you'll notice that the number really dropped in 2008 due to the global depression that started under, and was due in part to, Bush II.

Has Obama reversed the damage Bush II (and global leaders with similar policies) did? Only very slightly. But Bush II was one direct cause. Obama is merely the continuation of Bushy-Bushy.

SAGAN: We are releasing vast quantities of carbon dioxide, increasing the greenhouse effect. It may not take much to destabilize the Earth's climate, to convert this heaven, our only home in the cosmos, into a kind of hell.

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Sunday, August 16, 2015 9:44 AM

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Sunday, August 16, 2015 5:47 PM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
One comment on that picture of Piggy and Nathan. Nathan needs a diet.

He absolutely needs that tummy to play a writer of mysteries and to do "research" for his celebrity diet and exercise book, which will be his first non-fiction "Richard Castle" book. www.amazon.com/Richard-Castle/e/B001HD1RBU/

ELVISCHRIST

Monday, August 17, 2015 1:09 AM

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
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Originally posted by JO753:
A Bush administration guy no less!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/14/1412044/-George-HW-Bush-econo
mist-shocked-Chris-Hayes-when-he-said-this-about-his-Republican-Party?detail=email

Careful.
A thread title like that will make people suspect you are not really actually deluded. You might lose your Libtard Card.

But your link proves that you have found an elitist who is critical of reasonable voters and candidates, doesn't like voters being allowed to vote for the best candidate, critical of leaders of the party he previously worked for, and somehow we should be surprised that you label him a Republican and also consider him reasonable. Shocking, I say, shocking.

Next you will explain that your favorite Republican is Richard Dreyfus.

What did I say?

"And he will be roundly attacked and dismissed by the wing-nut neo-conservatives here. Mark my words."

You couldn't have played your part any better.

Are voters allowed to vote for the best candidate? The nation at large isn't. The voters at the national level are allowed to vote for the candidate who managed to get on the party'd nominating ticket, usually by winning a few non-representative outlier early-vote states that rarely choose the "best" candidate.

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Monday, August 17, 2015 1:55 AM

Here's How to Talk Like Donald Trump

Back in 1996, Newt Gingrich wrote a memo that explained how to talk like Newt Gingrich. "That takes years of practice," he conceded up front, but he revealed that you could come close just by studying a list of his favorite words. Unfortunately, that was two decades ago and Gingrich is now a has-been. So what if you want to speak like Donald Trump? Well, that takes years of practice too. Still, you can come close just by studying a list of his go-to talking points.

So here's the list. Study it. And remember: it doesn't really matter what question you're asked. Whatever it is, just say a few words and then switch to any of these topics at random. There's no need to be subtle, either. Just switch gears. And don't worry if you've already said it. Just say it again. Telling people you're leading in the polls never gets old!

1) Our national debt is $19 trillion. We're going to be Greece on steroids! I want to get rid of this deficit.
2) I'd send Carl Icahn to China. He's a great negotiator.
3) I'll build a huge wall, the greatest wall ever, and Mexico will pay for it.
4) The Mexicans/Chinese/South Koreans are killing us. They're taking away all our jobs. Our leaders are so stupid.
5) I get along very well with Mexicans/Chinese/Putin/foreign leaders.
6) I'm leading in all the polls. All of them.
7) I cherish women. I have such respect for women.
8) We have to kick the hell out of ISIS and take all their oil.
9) Iran is getting $150 billion. That's ridiculous. Also: 24 days is ridiculous too.
10) I want a simpler tax plan. I want to make it great for the middle class.
11) Saudi Arabia makes a billion dollars a day.
12) We have to treat our vets better.
13) I would be so tough. You wouldn't believe how tough I would be.
14) I give money to everyone. And then they owe me favors. All the politicians are like that. It's a totally corrupt system.
15) We don't have time for political correctness.

Here's an example: What do you think about Planned Parenthood?

A Donald Trumpish reply: "Well, I hate abortion. And....you know, I cherish women. I have such respect for women. But if you really want to see poor treatment of women, just go to Iraq. They're beheading women! We have to kick the hell out of ISIS and take all their oil. It's the only way. You know, Saudi Arabia makes a billion dollars a day. They should be helping us fight ISIS. We can't afford to do it by ourselves. Our national debt is $19 trillion. We're going to be Greece on steroids! I want to get rid of this deficit."

The sad thing is that this isn't really a joke. It looks like one, I know. But if you read actual Trump answers to actual Trump questions, this is pretty much what they're like.

In any case, this is not an exhaustive list. And if you can't find something you think you can use, don't panic. Just attack. It doesn't really matter who. Megyn Kelly, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Barack Obama, whatever. The more outrageous the better. Alternatively, do just the opposite: say that you love the people/organization in question and will support them totally. You'll be great to them!

Now you can talk like Donald Trump. You're welcome
www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/08/heres-how-talk-donald-trump

JO753

Monday, August 17, 2015 9:58 AM

OK, let me try it:

"Mr. 753, wut woud you do about ISIS?"

"Take away their money. You wont believ how fast I'll take their money and crush them! I'll hav investigatorz crawling all over middle-eastern banks looking for every penny. If we spent haf az much time doing that az Kerry spent giving away our tax dollarz to Iran, nobody will remember ISIS in a yir."

Any good?

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

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Monday, August 17, 2015 2:18 PM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
How is he suppose to play Mal on line with that gut? I know it is 12 years or so later but with all the running and such. Not right.

Nathan can suck in his gut and look like Mal, but how can Trump suck his gut in enough to stop being a blowhard? And the way Trump acts in business is fundamentally wrong.

Trump actually thinks he has a moral obligation to spend his days finding ways to engage in profit-maximizing, rent-seeking, and loophole exploiting. This kind of “you should make as much money as possible through any legal means necessary” spirit is toxic to the kind of ethos that’s made capitalism successful. To have a culture that valorizes hard work you need to actually valorize hard work, not just money-making.

When I look at Trump or America today, what I see is a kind of run-amok ethic of moneymaking. The way Trump goes in and out of bankruptcy should make people pause. The old Calvinist idea about money was that hard work, discipline, and prudence were moral virtues. They also lead to personal prosperity. So prosperity should be seen as something likely to flow from virtuous behavior. What matters is the hard work, the discipline, and the prudence. Cutting corners and lying to make a buck is not virtuous. Earning a multi-million dollar salary to deliver below-average performance as the CEO is not virtuous. Spending your days and nights dreaming up smart regulatory arbitrage schemes is not virtuous. In terms of what it says about your personal virtue, if you’re going to earn your keep identifying and exploiting loopholes in the legal framework, Trump may as well just go out and break the law.

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MAGONSDAUGHTER

Monday, August 17, 2015 6:26 PM

Aw, my heart missed a beat

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Monday, August 17, 2015 7:04 PM

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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
Aw, my heart missed a beat

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