Sell The Whitehouse to Trump

[choff]

Give Hillary this test. Take a global map, remove the names from the countries, find out how many she can correctly identify. It's a early grade school test, but watching Hilary would be hilarious.

Until it causes a real life global crisis.

[hanelyp]

Diogenes, I don't see Hillary as a true believer socialist. I see her as an unprincipled Authoritarian who will back any social, political, or economic order that facilitates her personal wealth and power. Socialism happens to be a political and economic order easily bent towards the wealth and power of those in charge. Either way, her stealing the election is an existential threat to the US. And I do mean steal, because there's no way she could win being honest.

As for 2 party dominance, that is a consequence of, and partial bug fix for, plurality elections. Breaking it will need State by State reforms to other election methods that don't suffer spoiler effects, where a strategic vote doesn't work against a favored minor candidate.

[choff]

She could easily find the Mena airfield on the Arkansas map, though she'd deny it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxaFGsdGxnc

[Tom Ligon]

Give Hillary this test. Take a global map, remove the names from the countries, find out how many she can correctly identify. It's a early grade school test, but watching Hilary would be hilarious.

Until it causes a real life global crisis.

And Trump would do any better? He might be able to point to his hotels.

Obama has been pushing Clinton's "experience." Yeah, she's had a lot of jobs, but she's screwed them up, starting with her own attempt to fix health care back in Bill's administration. This is why I don't take Diogenes' warnings seriously. She's not competent enough to pull it off.

There are an number of quotations along the line of the one below, under the general framework of "Hanlon's Razor."

"Many journalists have fallen for the conspiracy theory of government. I do assure you that they would produce more accurate work if they adhered to the cock-up theory." Bernard Ingham

It applies to Hillary's political career and The Donald's business career. It will apply to The Donald's political career if he ever gets one ... thus far its a continuation of his "reality TV" career.

Another reason to go with Johnson.

[paperburn1]

That's one thing will have to agree on, most of the weirdest things happen are usually because of politician stupidity or just the belief that they won't get caught. It seems to occur after they get away with so much and are not held accountable for their actions reinforced by years of getting by with it..
And another reason to vote for Gary Johnson.

[choff]

Heard somewhere Johnston's an Alki. Know that when Bill Still was running for leadership of the Libertarians, Johnston demonstrated a fundamental ignorance of monetary systems and reform.

[paperburn1]

Julian Assange Says Murdered DNC Staffer Was Wikileaks Source for Clinton Emails
However according to the Christian Times newspaper earlier today, Assange reportedly told a Dutch TV station known as Nieuwsuur – or NOS - that the source of the leak was 27-year-old Seth Rich who was found shot in the back multiple times on July 10th, about a block from his home 2 miles directly north of the U.S. Capitol building.
In recent weeks the leaks caused the resignation of top Democratic party officials, including Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
After Rich’s murder, Assange offered a $20,000 reward for anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator in the case.
Rich was apparently walking home from work late on early Sunday morning about 04:20 am when gunshots rang out.
Police who were patrolling in the area overheard the shots and minutes later discovered Rich still conscious and breathing in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of DC. He died an hour later in the hospital.
The killer did not take Rich’s wallet or cell phone.

[Tom Ligon]

Heard somewhere Johnston's an Alki. Know that when Bill Still was running for leadership of the Libertarians, Johnston demonstrated a fundamental ignorance of monetary systems and reform.

Johnston was a destroyer that took on an entire task force of the Japanese Navy, including the Yamato. I don't recall if her skipper was a drinking man, but if not he was breaking Navy tradition. And a few stiff drinks might help in making the decision to attack.

If Johnson has been drinker, well, so was U. S. Grant. And Churchill. I recall a sign on a co-worker's desk: "No computer will ever be able to do my job unless it learns how to drink." If it is a job requirement, maybe Trump can't handle it.

All Presidents go in ignorant. The main thing they're ignorant of is that they can't do what they say they will, and the degree to which the office forces them to do what they MUST. Hence, Obama is still in Afghanistan and Iraq.

[paperburn1]

If you want to talk about drinking I do not know about now but not that many years ago Hillary used to slam down Royal crown like they were going to stop making it.

[Diogenes]

Diogenes, I don't see Hillary as a true believer socialist. I see her as an unprincipled Authoritarian who will back any social, political, or economic order that facilitates her personal wealth and power. Socialism happens to be a political and economic order easily bent towards the wealth and power of those in charge. Either way, her stealing the election is an existential threat to the US. And I do mean steal, because there's no way she could win being honest.

I have been reading several articles that assert this is the entire point of socialism. Glenny Reynolds (Instapundit) is someone who constantly points out that in Socialism, the powerful become Wealthy.


And yes, I don't think there is any way Hillary could win in an honest election, and by "honest" I mean one in which the media does not contribute a billion dollars worth of running interference for the Democrats, in addition to the usual ballot stuffing and dead vote that goes on in the Urban Democrat controlled areas of the country.

As for 2 party dominance, that is a consequence of, and partial bug fix for, plurality elections. Breaking it will need State by State reforms to other election methods that don't suffer spoiler effects, where a strategic vote doesn't work against a favored minor candidate.

The most reasonable election methodology of which I am aware is the numbering of candidates by preference. But no one is seriously suggesting we adopt this method.

Till we do, it is always going to boil down to a race between two parties.

[Diogenes]

Give Hillary this test. Take a global map, remove the names from the countries, find out how many she can correctly identify. It's a early grade school test, but watching Hilary would be hilarious.

Until it causes a real life global crisis.

And Trump would do any better? He might be able to point to his hotels.

So you think that a Secretary of State shouldn't know any more about Foreign Nations than an American Businessman? Isn't it her job or something?

Obama has been pushing Clinton's "experience." Yeah, she's had a lot of jobs, but she's screwed them up, starting with her own attempt to fix health care back in Bill's administration. This is why I don't take Diogenes' warnings seriously. She's not competent enough to pull it off.

One does not need to be competent when one has the power of the Federal Government behind them. I point to incompetent Barack Obama as a prime example. He has weaponized every Federal agency against his political opposition. Hillary attempted to do something very similar with the FBI "File Gate" scandal. She will do so again should she be ever in a position to accomplish it.

There are an number of quotations along the line of the one below, under the general framework of "Hanlon's Razor."

"Many journalists have fallen for the conspiracy theory of government. I do assure you that they would produce more accurate work if they adhered to the cock-up theory." Bernard Ingham

Joseph Stalin and Chairman Mao produced a lot of cock-ups, but when you run a vicious government, nobody is going to call you out on how stupidly you did something.

[williatw]

After Milwaukee Speech, Trump Jumps 10 Points With Black Voters


New poll suggests law and order message could cut deep into Clinton's support

Hillary Clinton is more vulnerable on law and order than anybody could have imagined among black voters who have been left behind by generations of failed big government policies.

After delivering his Milwaukee speech promoting law and order on Aug. 16, Donald Trump has increased support among blacks by nearly 10 points — the LA Times/USC daily tracking poll finds.

In the speech, Trump asked for blacks’ support — “I am asking for the vote of every African-American citizen struggling in our country today who wants a different future” — and they responded.


The result marked a jump from 4.8 percent support on Aug. 15 — to 14.3 percent on Aug. 16 and 14.6 percent on Aug. 17.
That is nothing short of a political earthquake, representing more than a million potential voters suddenly swinging in Trump’s direction. That’s huge.

Democrats got 95 percent of the vote of blacks in 2012, 99 percent in 2008, 93 percent in 2004 and 95 percent in 2000, according to Gallup. It is a vital constituency for Democrats. One they simply cannot win without.

Who saw this coming?

Apparently, after a generation of failure in America’s inner cities, the events in Milwaukee have caused a huge crack in the traditional Democrat coalition that has included blacks since the Great Depression — and Trump is exploiting it by promising to restore law and order. He blamed Democrat one-party rule in the cities on the problems facing blacks today.

We shall see...I listened to the speech I thought he made valid points both on a logical level and the oh so important emotional level. If he can just stay on message like this, he has a chance to turn his poll numbers more favorably.





https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/mil ... ck-voters/

[williatw]

I do not support Trump at all. I do not like him, I did not vote for him, and I would rather he had stayed out of the entire process. However, with a choice between Hillary and pretty much anyone else, I'll have to take the "anyone else."

“The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.
To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1 ... to-the-gal

[Diogenes]

[paperburn1]