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[Mr. Roboto]

‘The Daily Show’ Focus Group For Donald Trump Went About How You’d Expect It To

[Mr. Roboto]

For Art, from your mistress:

 

IT’S TIME FOR THE OTHER 13 CANDIDATES TO DROP OUT

December 16, 2015

 

At what point in Donald Trump's inaugural address do you figure the GOP establishment will finally grasp what's been happening? 

 

The establishment -- not "elites," because they're mostly bland functionaries who went to third-rate schools -- have thrown absolutely everything they have at Trump. I've never seen so many Republicans featured on MSNBC. 

 

At least no one will be able to say the Republican National Committee didn't give it the old college try (and, again, that would be third-rate colleges). 

 

Trump is a runaway hit with Americans for the simple reason that he's the only candidate saying anything Americans care about. 

 

After the San Bernardino terrorist attack, committed by Muslim immigrants -- which followed the 1993 World Trade Center terrorist attack committed by Muslim immigrants; the 9/11 terrorist attacks committed by Muslim immigrants; the Fort Hood terrorist attack committed by a Muslim immigrant; the Boston Marathon terrorist attack committed by Muslim immigrants, and on and on -- Trump suggested a temporary pause on Muslim immigration. 

 

The other candidates responded by attacking him viciously. Now, the eunuchs are duking it out over who has the most aggressive approach to ... fighting ISIS! 

 

Asked why he called Trump's proposal "unhinged," Jeb! explained: "Well, first of all, we need to destroy ISIS in the caliphate." 

 

Marco Rubio said: "The problem is we had an attack in San Bernardino," adding that "what's important to do is we must deal frontally with this threat of radical Islamists, especially from ISIS." 

 

Ted Cruz said: "We need a president who understands the first obligation of the commander in chief is to keep America safe. If I am elected president ... we will utterly destroy ISIS." 

 

Why are Republicans talking about starting a war in Syria to stop Muslim immigrants from killing Americans in America? Is it our job to straighten out Syria? Can't our government just stop bringing the terrorists here? If Rubio thinks he knows how to govern Syria, he's free to run for president there. (Except he'd have to stop talking about his dad the bartender because Muslims don't drink.)

 

Republicans love pointing out that all the gun restrictions proposed by Democrats after every mass shooting would have done absolutely nothing to stop that particular mass shooting. 

 

But the GOP's demand that we take out ISIS would also have done nothing to prevent the San Bernardino attack. As we know from Jim Comey, the director of the FBI: Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were planning a terrorist attack against Americans before ISIS existed. 

 

 

It's as if there's a law of toughness conservation: The weaker a candidate is on protecting our borders, the more aggressively he talks about bombing foreign countries, a move known as "the Lindsey Graham." 

 

The GOP's conservation of toughness has led them to such virile positions on Syria that even our feckless commander in chief is able to checkmate them. 

 

Obama has said: "Let's assume that we were to send 50,000 troops into Syria. What happens when there's a terrorist attack generated from Yemen? Do we then send more troops into there? Or Libya perhaps? Or if there's a terrorist network that's operating anywhere else in North Africa or in Southeast Asia?" 

 

Good grief! This GOP machismo on ISIS has resulted in Obama actually making sense. 

 

Here's an idea: We let backward, poverty-stricken, misogynistic, clitorectomy-performing Third Worlders scratch out a living in their medieval hellholes, and just keep them out of our country. Also known as: the Trump Plan. 

 

Except the fun parts when Trump was speaking, the candidates talked about almost nothing else at the debate but carpet-bombing the Middle East, taking out this leader or that group, sending American forces to train Sunni Arabs, touting the Kurds, announcing their specific strategies for defeating ISIS, giving perfect little answers about our nuclear throw-weights and the "nuclear triad" and correctly identifying the "good guys" and "bad guys" -- all of whom live 7,000 miles away from us. 

 

When do we get to talk about Americans? 

 

Only Trump seems to care. Asked about dictators running the Middle East, Trump said: 

 

"In my opinion, we've spent $4 trillion trying to topple various people that frankly, if they were there and if we could've spent that $4 trillion in the United States to fix our roads, our bridges, and all of the other problems; our airports and all of the other problems we've had, we would've been a lot better off. I can tell you that right now ..." 

 

The nice thing about having your own helicopter is you can see the terrain below. The rest of them keep bumping into one another, as if they're 9-year-olds trying to out-precocious one another on knowing unimportant military terminology and the pronunciation of foreign names. 

 

As we learned from Spelling Bee champ Rubio, the "nuclear triad" refers to the fact that we have nukes on (1) the ground, (2) airplanes and (3) submarines. 

 

Wow, isn't that fascinating? Having learned it, I now have to excise it from my brain, as Sherlock Holmes would, as useless knowledge. 

 

Did FDR know how to change the oil on a landing craft vehicle? 

 

These debates have turned Republicans into self-parodies of wonkery over common sense. Without Trump in the debate, the entire audience would have been asleep in 30 minutes. 

 

Rubio lectures Americans that "we need to understand who ISIS is." Rubio needs to understand what a border is. 

 

At this point, the most important question facing the Republican Party is: When Trump's the only one with the poll numbers to make the main stage at the next debate, what should he do? Card tricks? Juggle? Sing "Danny Boy"? 

 

 

COPYRIGHT 2015 ANN COULTER 

[freedom78]

Can't believe I'm about to say this, but...

 

Spoiler

...she makes a good point.

 

I just threw up a little bit.

[Adolf Hitler]

She makes very good points. So does Trump. 

 

 

 

Trump is a runaway hit with Americans for the simple reason that he's the only candidate saying anything Americans care about. 

Bingo. All the other candidates are bought and paid for and aren't able to say the things Trump is saying. I just wish Trump could figure out a different way to get his message across but his current strategy seems to be working. If it aint broke....why fix it? I do think some of his shenanigans might come back to bite him in the general election. If its Hillary though that will probably offset any penalties. 

 

One of these other candidates is going to have to throw a hail mary pass before its too late. It might already be too late.

 

 

 

Why are Republicans talking about starting a war in Syria to stop Muslim immigrants from killing Americans in America? 

Yep they want to divert peoples attention from the real issue here. Even if we start bombing the shit out of Syria it doesn't make this issue go away. 

[Mr. Roboto]

Can't believe I'm about to say this, but...

 

Spoiler

...she makes a good point.

 

I just threw up a little bit.

 

 

I agree. I thought the same thing when I read it. 

 

She also made me LOL a couple of times too. 

[Smoking Guns]

Anyone know who Trump might pick as VP? He's so unpredictable is it possible he might go with another celebrity? I wish Ventura would get in the ring but its getting a bit late in the game for that.

Even though Trump has said some controversial shit regarding these refugees, if the crisis in Europe gets worse(and it will) I think this favors him over all the others, including Hillary.

Him and Rand Paul would be so dynamic

[Smoking Guns]

‘The Daily Show’ Focus Group For Donald Trump Went About How You’d Expect It To

Very funny! I think people like trump because he doesn't act like a pussy and has good leadership skills. He commands attention and respect. That doesn't mean he would make a good pres, but people like people that exude strength.

[freedom78]

Very funny! I think people like trump because he doesn't act like a pussy and has good leadership skills. He commands attention and respect. That doesn't mean he would make a good pres, but people like people that exude strength.

 

Unfortunately, "doesn't act like a pussy" isn't the same as "has good ideas".  I appreciate a straight shooter, but I don't think he's a good leader at all.  All he does is put down anyone who doesn't agree with him.  How will he lead as President?  Berate Congress all the time? 

 

As much as I like a candidate who isn't "bought and paid for", to quote the oddly named Adolf Hitler above, it's a shame if to be that candidate you have to have billions of your own or be a celebrity, and Trump is both.

[artcinco]

Good piece: http://www.theatlant...-revolt/419118/


#iThing #word

[Adolf Hitler]

Watched some of the debates on youtube I had missed. Trump cant be beat in that setting up against empty suits. I wish he'd tone down some of the comedy but it helps him tremendously. Love how he flat out tells them he can buy em all off and in some cases has. I also like how these guys piss and moan about how he's not a republican but nobody cares. His bitch slapping of Jeb was great. 

 

 

The system has been overdue for a shakeup of this magnitude. It should have happened in 2008. Years ago when I wanted Ventura to run I said he should just pick a side, flip a coin if he has to and then run with it. Instead of Jesse it wound up being Trump. 

 

Thats a good article, art. They're right....its not conservatives voting for Trump. Its Americans who are fed up with this shit. Its why he has a real shot at winning this thing.   The political hacks are on the verge of popping a blood vessel because they're not going to get their standard Pepsi vs Coke choice this election.

 

The amount of money sunk into Jeb's campaign is sickening. 

[Adolf Hitler]

The mind-blowing turnaround in Donald Trump's poll numbers explains why he's blowing everyone out of the water

 

For the past five months, real-estate tycoon Donald Trump has led all but two national polls of the Republican presidential primary.

 

On Wednesday, a CNN/ORC poll found him with his largest lead yet: a 21-point advantage over US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who has been surging lately. Trump was up three points from CNN's last survey in November.

It's all part of an astounding and continued rise that has turned a candidate whose staying power experts initially dismissed into a still-overwhelming front-runner.

From the CNN poll data, it's easy to tell why. Trump has sold much of the Republican primary electorate not only on his brand, but on his ability to tackle the issues most pressing to Americans.

Perceptions of his favorability, electability, and strategy on key areas have all improved over the past six months. In many of these cases, he has seen dramatic turnarounds with the GOP electorate.

Here's a look at the shifts:

 

Favorability:

• In a July CNN poll, just 51% of Republicans viewed Trump favorably, compared with 40% who saw him in an unfavorable light.
• In December, 72% of registered Republicans say they view Trump favorably. That contrasts with just 27% who view him unfavorably.

Electability:

• In August, just 38% of Republicans thought that they would have a "better chance" of winning the presidency in 2016 if Trump was the nominee. Fifty-eight percent said that the party would have a better chance with someone else.
• In December, 46% of Republicans now see a "better chance" of winning the presidency with Trump as the nominee. That number has climbed to an almost even split with the 50% of GOP voters who think someone else would give them a better chance.

 

Handling the economy:

• In most presidential election cycles, this is perhaps the key question: Which president will help the economy, and therefore the average voter's wallet? In June, right after Trump announced his candidacy, 20% of Republican voters thought that he could best handle the economy, compared with 16% for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
• Now, 57% of voters think Trump will do the best job with the economy. No other candidate comes within 45 points.

Handling illegal immigration:

• This has always been a strong point for Trump with Republican voters going back to the early weeks of his campaign, when he proposed building a wall along the US-Mexico border. But in June, 18% of GOP voters thought Bush actually was best to handle the issue, compared with 14% for Trump.
• In December, it's not even close. Fifty-five percent of Republican voters trust Trump most on the issue. Cruz is next, with 15%. Bush gets just 3% of the vote.

 

Handling ISIS:

• The terrorist group's attack in Paris, and the subsequent attack linked to the organization in San Bernardino, California, has pushed foreign policy and national security up on the list of priorities. In August, 32% of GOP voters thought Trump would handle the group best, compared with 16% for Bush.
• Four months later, Trump is the choice of 47% of voters as the candidate who can best handle ISIS, compared with 21% for Cruz and 7% for Bush.

Trump is averaging 35.1% support in the past eight Republican primary surveys, according to Real Clear Politics. As 2015 comes to a close, Trump has led all but two national surveys since July, when he first seized control of the GOP race.

 

http://finance.yahoo...-193840347.html

[Mr. Roboto]

Gary Johnson Will Seek White House as Libertarian

[artcinco]

http://freebeacon.co...y-laugh-button/

[Adolf Hitler]

Trump came in 2nd. Clinton and Sanders tied. Now is when the REAL campaigning begins. Trump appeared unstoppable until tonight and he almost came in 3rd. He can recover of course but Cruz is now a legit contender and so is Rubio. ALL others need to drop out so these 3 guys can duke it out for the nomination.

 

IMO if Clinton wins she needs to pick Sanders. Like Reagan he is an old man that attracts young voters. Maybe this can help offset all the Hilary hatred.

[Mr. Roboto]

Trump had quite a few empty chairs today in Iowa.