L. Ron Paultard

. . America's status: 'saved' Never in doubt from June 2015 on. the Boss overcame 18 months' worth of wall-to-wall Orwellian propaganda + massive Dem voter-fraud + lack of conventional groundgame, ads, money, etc "Darth Voldermort McHitler" will be an amazing President. yay! Best part? Some of the most effective "pandering, urgent" lines in the final stretch of the campaign that won over key demos in swing states ( "Save America.... "this is it, one last chance".. .won't touch SS & Medicare for our wonderful seniors... no WW3 with Russia" preserve freedom of religion...speech...free internet for my Millenials" mexican drug epidemic + 20 trillion dollar debt consigning our daughters & granddaughters to a dark, hopeless future" etc, etc, etc) -----> were in part courtesy of yours truly. Miller, Bannon, KA et al notwithstanding not my field at all; just couldn't stay on the sidelines. so when a couple of friends asked...had to help save America from the impending hellish nightmare Kenyan traitor & Grandma Nixon, Soros-Alinsky pedo-satanists, et al conspired to create. truest story, haha considering how razor tight the race was in MI, WI, PA, & FL (they love their SS & Medicare in FL, amirite?).. ....that existentially-urgent, laser-focused messaging might have made all the difference Feels fantastic #SaveAmerica #MAGA https://www.instagram.com/p/BPgWi9iBsOD/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iotk6ES3ToY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoKnfWhdqDw . .

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 06:00 PM) Good for Trump in coming up with another catch phrase that might stick. He's got the very mean, "Crooked Hillary" which has sort of stuck but now the effective, "THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED." You know you love the Cankled Paragon, G. https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/videos...e=2&theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5SAVUulYv0 Surresli who has time for such trivialities when Trump may have told an Atlantic City waitress to lose some weight 30 years ago. Or put various La Raza and Muslim Brotherhood fronts on notice to start packing. Or Trump U. failed to make everyone a billionaire. What an ogre! The outrage. And for the love of god, what about the tranny bathroomses!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2016 -> 02:39 AM) The US individual tax rates are barely higher than France's... What do we get? Basic services like police, fire, roads, water, decaying infrastructure, an embarrassingly slow internet compared to Japan/South Korea/Singapore, lousy public schools and almost 60% of that money is going to WARFARE, which has actually made the world appreciably LESS safe since 2001. Oh, and all the bank bailouts, with not a single white collar executive prosecuted in the banking or home mortgage industry. In France, you get higher funding for arts, high speed trains, great public schools with 2-3 Michelin** healthy cuisine, free nursing care, free prescription medicine/s, FOUR weeks of paid vacation per year mandated by the government, paid maternity leave (the US is one of only two countries in the world without it, many offer 4-6 months), paid sick leave, free daycare, free college/university and ALL THE BASIC services for just about 5-10% more in taxes. Trump, more than anything represents an end to the traditional/establishment Republican party: The new brand is: 1) Anti-immigration/foreigner 2) Anti-free trade/globalization 3) For protecting entitlement programs and not privatizing them 4) Limited military spending (getting allies to pay higher/fairer share) 5) Not fighting any of the traditional "social/family/religious" values arguments anymore, except for niche issues like transgender bathrooms that not even Democrats/liberals agree upon 6) For protecting American jobs/labor 7) Anti-establishment/at least pretends to be anti Wall Street to some extent because of his own money If you strip away some of the hateful parts of Trumpism, it will win you all those states like West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana that were in Hilary's column 8 year ago (and anti-Obama) but have now also turned anti-Clinton/establishment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv3ztlYPa1A lqlz, resistance is futile. Honey Badger is in like Flynn. Short of some Soros-Diebold style shenanigans, or the conveniently-Scalia-free SCOTUS failing to stop the Dems usual attempt to register millions of illegals, felons, the dead + bribe the rest with Obamatablets.... Trump has smashed P. despite -no filter for his big stupid mouth ("Ban Muslims", KKK, "Punish Women 4 Abortions", Disband NATO, Default on Debt, etc, etc, etc) -no real intention to win, initially -no ground-game -no strategists -no speechwriters -no ad buys -no debate or interview coaches (nor would listen to them if even they existed on paper) -no pollsters -no preparation (even most naturally gifted, experienced statesmen, practice endlessly!) ...all while having faced 10 months' worth of unprecedented propaganda tidal-wave from BOTH sides, including FOX and Conservative Radio (typical MSM "journalist" question: "Mr. Trump, some say you are worse than Voldermort McHitler. Why are you so terrible, and don't you think your undeniable all-around awfulness will be the final nail in coffin of the racist, sexist, capitalist Hell-Party which you purport to represent...?) Even though the numbers are not even worth paying attention to yet, should be noted even Reagan trailed Carter by as many as 30 points in early polling. Moreover, many R's, D's and I's and unaffiliated 1st timers not yet feel safe admitting they are on the bandwagon. Yet Trump already is essentially tied or ahead of Hillary in Penn, Oh, Fla. And he's isn't even 1/10 the polished product he could be 6 months from now. The clown mask will be shed, dash for Center; party consolidated. Even Sheldon Adelson had an "epiphany", haha. All that's needed is another mass-attack in Europe, or an just one Snackbarist sneaking through the porous Mexican border and setting off a big car bomb or maybe a little dirty one in the Financial district. Odds are pretty high, considering how penetrated the Latin American continent is by GJ (both Sunni and Shia variety). Matter of time, sadly. Hillary's so dirty, the email thing alone, mercy, DOJ and FBI are already prepping for war... Don't like Morning in America 2.0? Butt-hurt over the US actually having a border and rule of law, for a change? I suggest start packing. Canada is nice. If anyone could use restorative powers of travel, it's Americans. ps. someone mentioned they wouldn't want their kids to be like Trump. You wish. Reality check: somehow "evil" Trump managed to raise a SUPERSTAR family, one kid more exemplary than the other in just about every way. (Whereas fake "nice guy" media-darling like Jeb Bush raised felons; Dubya's daughters were famously drunk whores... all while Hillary, Bernie and John Kasich themselves are well known to be raging douche-nozzles IRL. So yah, you can keep your faux-rolemodels & pitiful moral-poseury) fact np:

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 3, 2016 -> 02:01 AM) Thank you! Did you see her face on Anderson Cooper's first question? She lit up so happy cause she is so used to lying she's very comfortable doing it IMO. My only hope is the FBI. Please come through and indict her. http://www.godlikeproductions.com/sm/custom/187074aea6.jpg No worries, not everyone at the FBI is a careerist coward. Some actually do possess enough honor to frown upon what is essentially treason, influence peddling & other violations of federal statutes. some'd say Hillary Clinton is Lady Macbeth, but she is not even that. Just a garden-variety grossly incompetent, foul-mouthed granny selling out her country bit by bit, with a dead-body trail from here to Burkino Faso . And a textbook sex-predador sociopath of a hubby (But hey, Trump has poor decorative taste & is mean to illegals, what a "horrid" human being! ) And apparently despite 10 months' worth of truly Orwellian propaganda; 100 mill in negatives ads; all manner of collusion; delegate-rigging, voter-fraud etc - not everyone in the US wants this formerly amazing country to become another 3rd world sh*thole - Mexico: North or to follow some clown like Bernie Sanders with his siren-song right off the cliff -- and into the North Korea, Venezuela, Greece, Brazil, Zimbabwe, USSR or some other "peaceful & just paradise". Or to be constantly tossing Islam's salad

QUOTE (Buehrle%2526gt%253BWood @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 01:10 PM) I'm almost certain it'll be Jim Webb. Hes very going out of his way to compliment Rubio these last two weeks. Have no idea what is brewing there, but I cant see him picked. Too much bad blood spilled but maybe he campaign for Trump in Florida. Nikki Haley, nah, too many words exchanged and South Carolina already loves Trump. Doesnt get him very far. Same with Mia Love Susana Martinez being a woman and hispanic checks off boxes and would trigger a lot of people, but I believe shes not too popular in her own state that's irrelevant to begin with. Martha McSally has the background to be president with a Harvard degree and a very strong military background including being the first ever woman to fly in combat. It'd be a big jump but they could start grooming her for president now with a VP nom. Her big issue is fighting for women's rights in the middle east so that'd play well here. Little bit rocky relationship with Trump but nothing too bad. Still probably don't see it with her lack of experience. They'll do something else with her. Christie, Palin, Carson all have no chance despite endorsing him. And obviously not Cruz or Kasich at this point. Pretty thin field which is why I think it'll be Webb. Of course the last two Repub VPs have come from out of nowhere so who knows. And I guess the thing with Webb is he'd have to be approved at the convention. Approving a democrat may be too tall a task there. -White Sox on the way to playoffs? Check. -Donald, Ivanka, Don Jr, Eric, Tiff, Melania, et al mere 8 months away from rightfully reclaiming the White House? Justice, light & truth > Soros -Pam Bondi as VP? oh yeah, a gift for Mr. Greg: .

QUOTE (unfathomably%2525252520talented @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 04:00 AM) Politics are boring time-waste, to be honest. As an idealist-optimist, hate having to go de-rigeur 'cynical' mode. btw GOP all-against-all Civil War predates 2008. The party borderline personality disorder, if not disassociated identity, haha Today performance is 3/4 of success. need certain special kind of candidate on Pres. level. need effortless liar. Democrats learned it the hard way with all the well-meaning Hubert H. Humphreys, George McGoverns, Walter Mondales of the world getting steamrolled. Incidentally, contrary to the popular belief, Trump's a little too *honest*, too, you can tell how much of a bloody amateur he is. No filter; no professionals keeping him in check, it's part of the appeal, but hella risky. Honesty kills. Paul Ryan was honest in 2012: Medicare, Medicaid, SS needed reforming. There is a video clip taken backstage of Paul Ryan running into Bill Clinton. The "senior statesman" Clinton appeared to be patting Ryan on the back for his honesty & bold proposals. Setting partisanship aside. Almost as if passing the baton to the next generation... Uh, except for one problem: while Clinton was complimenting the younger Paul Ryan, you KNOW what Slick Willy was gleefully thinking in that moment: "Ryan, you dumb-f*ck, congratulations -- you just lost Romney the election, hahaha!" Democrats eventually decided to grow up. Bill Clinton may be a textbook sociopath & a sex predator (when even freakin Christopher Hitchens can pick up the signs, it's like, whoa!), but there is no denying he's a brilliant politician/orator. Likewise, the 2008 version of Obama = rockstar. that whole "post-racial, Centrist uniter" mask? Downright inspired! Even George W. Bush had to remake himself into a 'Compassionate Conservative' to even get to a point where he could steal the election from both McCain and Gore... that's what it takes to win in the big-leagues. Who's the GOP chosen one? Marco Rubio? Wilts under pressure. Sounds phony even when he's telling the truth. Love-hate relationship with small Evian water-bottles. Too hawkish. Questionable personal finances. The wrong 'kind' of Hispanic. Scott Walker? Rick Perry? Jeb? All out of their depth intellectually. Puts to rest the cliche of governors automatically having a built-in advantage. (Yes, Reagan was a Gov., but at the time California by itself was something like the 5th largest, dynamic GDP in the world. Plus dealing with Hollywood international glamour, various major aerospace testing grounds & naval bases; partaking in massive Cold War era nuke drills? In a sense it's as if Reagan already had quasi Presidential experience even b4 taking office. Either way, he acted the part, literally.) It goes beyond individual candidates, tho. To my young generation, what's the ethos? What's the choice? -New Democrats: "free sh*t & lots of sex, yay!" -Repubs: "eat your vegetables & get off my lawn. Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann!!!" (ok, 'bomb Iran') Now which one do you think the Millenials will instinctively/subconsciously gravitate to, huh? lmao! Personal responsibility, hard-work, sacrifice, patience blablabla - no thanks!........ weed, video games and/or sosh-media, riding the Chad-C*ck-Carousel, selfies, safe-spaces ------> now that's living ("Tinnnderrrr!") #digress . Caulfield, forget the flawed early polling: Bernie Sanders will get crushed by Donnie Honeybadger's throbbing mixed-metaphor in November. Even demographics won't help. Just as, say, that weird little cult-leader Ron Paul would have been eaten alive in the 2012 General Election (even by someone like Jim Webb or Martin O'Malley.) ---- Mail-bride status: 'ambilagus' -Turn-ons: shiny things, Krokodil -Turn-offs: ugly people; judgmental looks; Americans beer-belly; Cialis. ---- . K mini Update: uh-oh, did Marco-pants choke yet again? Presidential pressure is nothing to trifle with; even grizzled old operators like Rick Perry, John Edwards, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney and Jeb melt like wax under unforgiving spotlight. Hey Mr. Rubio, turns out there is more to being 'an Obama' than rehearsing a focus-grouped line and flashing that X-Men: Apocalypse robot's giant mouth smile, huh? Hate to break it to all the silly hipsters & political junkies, but Trump is just getting warmed up; learning hard lessons on the fly (what with skeletal staff and a campaign budget of, like, tree-fiddy in totes, haha.) Denying the inevitable will only hurt more. Get ready for 'Morning in America 2: Electric Dildoloo' ("that s***ty little actor who's gonna get us into a nuclear war with Russia".... VERSUS "that Apprentice billionaire with a bad toupee who's gonna deport grandma" ) From the FSA (Free Sh*t Army)...... to Sheldon Adelson, Koch Bros...... from old-fart Chi-Coms in Beijing.... to the Mexican gov and Latin American drug cartels... from the Twelver Mullahs in Teheran... to Megyn Kelly's quivering "whatever" -- all alternating between the state of denial & simmering hysteria. 'Honey Badger's spectre seems to terrify them so. hilar Polls right now don't even reflect the full extent of reality yet. As the bandwagon momentum builds going forward, quite a few surprising groups & demographics, incl. 'Reagan Dems', union rank and file, will come out of the closet 4 Trump. Then as one last desperate move, TPTB will get some Atlantic City waitress or 2 to claim that Donald grabbed her ass the wrong way 20 years ago, or that he screams out "Heil mein Fuhrer!" at the point of climax, or some sh*t like that. aka the manufactured scandal to prove how anti-Woman Trump is, and also to "balance" out the Bill Clinton sexual predator factor.... And it won't work: because after 4 decades in the media spotlight, by now everyone knows that Donald smashed so much prime celebrity p*ssy in his heyday, it'll only enhance his Alpha-cool appeal (also not unlike a certain former President or two Bernie Sanders? The Clinton Foundation is furiously wiring $$$ to the South Carolina black churches' preachers' Cayman Islands accounts, as we speak. Won't help much since, you know, that whole monstrously damaging e-mails thingie that will only get worse. (Not to mention Hillary's rather glaring lack of any semblance of a hint of an iota of a smidgen of discernible human appeal, integrity or a positive accomplishment of any sort. It's so bad that even the perennially fawning MSM couldn't put enough lipstick on that walking Rodham horror-show. Mercy!) .

Thread too long. to a casual part-time fan like me this is how it looks Cespedes: pros: -7-8 WAR upside (real line-up protection? crazy Chicago party scene-fueled excitement? Summertime Cell? that beautiful hitter's background that makes the seams/rotation so clear, the ball the size of beachball? Konerko and Big Hurt are said to really love it post-renovation) -could make the line-up truly terrifying assuming Eaten & Abreu wrist are healthy. -star factor -more athletic than typical corner OF, cannon arm -won't lose pick Cons: -huge contract by Sox modest financial means. Could cripple. -may be older than 30 -2015 may have been a fluke ala Puig's 2013 (whether outright chemically-enhanced, or just based on unsustainable "try hard" adrenaline outburst) -lazy, if not uncoachable, possible clubhouse issue JR won't be thrilled with -defensive/baserunning instincts mediocre at best Avi Garcia - can't believe gonna defend what is IMO another in a string of typical Sox scouting failures. But do people realize this guy is still not that old; played through 3 different injuries? Came back too early from a shoulder surgery with a hitch in his swing (mental or mechanical); plus in 2015 added bad knee & back. Ask Konerko what just 1 injury can do to a hitter... Yeah defensively, his instincts aren't that good, but athleticism, arm, aggressiveness may allow Avi to become decent RF. HR thief. 'sides, not like Alex Rios was any good toward the end of his tenure on the Southside. And then there was the curious case of the potted plant named Jermaine, just sayin' Rich Hahn, coaches have more inside information than we do. If they trust Avi is completely healthy & refocused, with no hitch & his old batspeed returning.... then let's give him 1 last shot. Beats paying 12-13 million per to Fowlers of this world. Disclaimer: haven't followed Sox closely since childhood, but apparently nothing's changed fundamentally: White Sox still cannot afford a (long-term) rebuild. If only because White Sox fans are maybe the least loyal or most fickle weirdos on the face of the earth. Myself included. People don't want to hear it, but it's even more true now that the Cubs are really good & exciting. As are the Bulls, Blackhawks. Not to mention the truly unlimited entertainment options a Smartphone swipe away.... It's always hilarious to hear self-styled blogger GM's blablabla about 5 years down the road. At this rate in 5 years, there may not even be Chicago White Sox. Must win now. Knowing how bizarre baseball is year-to-year, especially the playoffs roulette, it could be the Sox hoisting the Trophy in late October. Or they could finish under .500 again, haha if Melky once again decides not to wake until mid-June and rash of injuries hits. Such is baseball/life. Optimism > alternative, tho. Sign Cespedes! .

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) Did Obama personally splinter the GOP? It's like blaming "social values/demonization of liberals" campaigns run by the Atwaters and Roves of the world for 20/24 years of GOP control before Clinton or 28/40 before 2008. Run better candidates!...Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore and Kerry weren't very good, and then you have the SC issue to blame the GOP being able to hold on in 2000 (thanks to that 20/24 run of presidents), as Gore foolishly ran against or away from Clinton with his populist campaign. Nader's votes also hurt...but then Republicans have almost cursed Ross Perot for the same reason, helping to elect Clinton with only 38.5% of the vote in 92. Besides, the GOP has control of Congress, most governorships, a majority of state legislatures and even more local boards like city councils and school boards. Politics are boring time-waste, to be honest. As an idealist-optimist, hate having to go de-rigeur 'cynical' mode. btw GOP all-against-all Civil War predates 2008. The party borderline personality disorder, if not disassociated identity, haha Today performance is 3/4 of success. need certain special kind of candidate on Pres. level. need effortless liar. Democrats learned it the hard way with all the Hubert H. Humphreys, George McGoverns, Walter Mondales of the world getting steamrolled. Incidentally, contrary to the popular belief, Trump's a little too *honest*, too, you can tell how much of a bloody amateur he is. No filter; no professionals keeping him in check, it's part of the appeal, but hella risky. Honesty kills. Paul Ryan was honest in 2012: Medicare, Medicaid, SS needed reforming. There is a video clip taken backstage of Paul Ryan running into Bill Clinton. The "senior statesman" Clinton appeared to be patting Ryan on the back for his honesty & bold proposals. Setting partisanship aside. Almost as if passing the baton to the next generation... Uh, except for one problem: while Clinton was complimenting the younger Paul Ryan, you KNOW what Slick Willy was gleefully thinking in that moment: "Ryan, you dumb-f*ck, congratulations - you just lost Romney the election, hahaha!" Democrats eventually decided to grow up. Bill Clinton may be a textbook sociopath & a sex predator (when even freakin Christopher Hitchens can pick up the signs, whoa!), but there is no denying he's a brilliant politician/orator. The 2008 version of Obama, likewise = rockstar. that whole "post-racial, Centrist uniter" mask? Downright inspired! Who's the GOP chosen one? Marco Rubio? Wilts under pressure. Sounds phony even when he's telling the truth. Love-hate relationship with small Evian water-bottles. Too hawkish. Questionable personal finances. The wrong 'kind' of Hispanic. Scott Walker? Rick Perry? Jeb? All out of their depth intellectually. Puts to rest the cliche of governors automatically having a built-in advantage. (Yes, Reagan was a Gov., but at the time California by itself was something like the 5th largest, dynamic GDP in the world. Plus dealing with Hollywood international glamour, various major aerospace testing grounds & naval bases; partaking in massive Cold War era nuke drills? In a sense it's as if Reagan already had quasi Presidential experience even b4 taking office. Either way, he acted the part, literally.) It goes beyond individual candidates, tho. To my young generation, what's the ethos? What's the choice? -New Democrats: "free sh*t & lots of sex, yay!" -Repubs: "eat your vegetables & get off my lawn. Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann!!!" Now which one do you think the Millenials will instinctively/subconsciously gravitate to, huh? lmao! Personal responsibility, hard-work, sacrifice, patience blablabla - no thanks!........ weed, video games and/or sosh-media, riding the Chad-C*ck-Carousel, selfies, safe-spaces ------> now that's living ("Tinnnderrrr!") #digress . Caulfield, forget the flawed early polling: Bernie Sanders will get crushed by Donnie Honeybadger's throbbing mixed-metaphor in November. Even demographics won't help. Just as, say, that weird little cult-leader Ron Paul would have been eaten alive in the 2012 General Election (even by someone like Jim Webb or Martin O'Malley.) ---- Mail-bride status: 'ambilagus' -Turn-ons: shiny things, Krokodyl -Turn-offs: ugly people; judgmental looks; Americans beer-belly; Cialis. ---- .

Can someone summerize this thread? Are we getting Cespedes this winter??!! GJHSDGDSKJDB! Adam Eaten on first, getting big 2ndary lead. No outs. Infield pulled in, pitcher in the stretch Melky sitting on a fastball middle-in Huge hole on right side (healthy wrist) Abreu on deck Cespedes in the hole Frazier looming If I am opposing starting pitcher, at that moment I refuse to deliver the ball. Just slash my wrists horizonally, fake a pregnancy, or find any other dang excuse to be taken out of the game. Because it's futile. Do it Rick Hahn!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 12:55 AM) Excellent post. I TRULY believe if Hilly wins, Chelsea will succeed her 8 years later. Hilly winning DEFINITELY paves the way for Chelsea. Please stop this Hillary silliness, America. Love your post. Remember I voted for Obama the second time so I don't know if I am a Republican still as you tagged me. Nice post, though, but Pitts' column seriously got me thinking there are comparisons between Trump and Hitler and that does scare me a bit. No question I despise Hilly, though. But I don't think I should support Donnie anymore. His legions of supporters seem a bit too dumb and too mean for the morals of the US of A. GO BERNIE BABY! If you are so influenced by irrelevant hacks w. a clear agenda, then you just might "get to thinking" there is a comparison between Mother Theresa and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi. So many similarities, brah, even the basic pulmonary function! No worries, Donny Honey-Badger will *not* be sending hedge-fund managers or Megyn Kelly to the gas-chambers in Belzec any time soon. That's a promise, Greg. for Bernie, see post #40 QUOTE (Dindu Nuffins @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 11:51 PM) ZOMG how did I not see this part b4?! Pureness! Greg, are you my (even younger) sister? Or most of my friends? Greg, do you, too, 'Feel the Bernnnn'? Yeah, about that. Socialism. Communism. Central-Planning. Bureaucratic overlords. "Social Justice". Blablabla. Let's ask, oh say -Greece -Zimbabwe -North Korea (Stalinist paradise, nuff said) -Venezuela (toilet paper = dirty imperialist plot) -Argentina (national defaults are fun, yay!) -Mao's China (before, you know, they stole, hacked, begged, borrowed, bought... our tech, our secrets, our companies, not to mention our entire "evil & unjust" economic system, intl. loan guarantees, so on.... for nearly 4 decades, in order to be able to take, oh, "only" 500 million Chinese out of soul-crushing poverty) -Cuba -Brazil (post-Bubble) -Soviet Union (might need a time-machine for that; but I am sure Big Gov. will provide one free of charge) -Hollande's France -Spain (sorry, not everyone has Norway's oil and, uh, "homogeneous" population...although that particular 'Bureaucrat's Utopia's got some, ahem, issues at the moment, too, lol) -Israel (no, no no, NOT the 'Israel' of Netanyahu-era Capitalist reforms: i.e. the crazy, dynamic 'Start-Up Nation', a budding energy-power....... No, I meant the old, Socialist-era Israel that ate dirt & exported oranges -----> utterly devoid of natural resources or the motivation to explore thereof) how that whole thing works out in Reality (VS. some sweet-siren theory of a wannabe Trotsky-Alinsky-pants.) . So if it's Bernie Sanders is the Democrat nominee... this will be Donald Trump's campaign HQ upon learning the news: http://jsgil.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/5/5/26...2555702.jpg?437 --- np: You're welcome. lesson free

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 10:50 PM) So that leaves me with Bernie baby. Cmon Bernie, figure a way! . GO BERNIE GO!!!! ZOMG how did I not see this part b4?! Pureness! Greg, are you my (even younger) sister? Or most of my friends? Greg, do you, too, 'Feel the Bernnnn'? Yeah, about that. Socialism. Communism. Central-Planning. Bureaucratic overlords. "Social Justice". Blablabla. Let's ask, oh say -Greece -Zimbabwe -North Korea (Stalinist paradise, nuff said) -Venezuela (toilet paper = dirty imperialist plot) -Argentina (national defaults are fun, yay!) -Mao's China (before, you know, they stole, hacked, begged, borrowed, bought... our tech, our secrets, our companies, not to mention our entire "evil & unjust" economic system, intl. loan guarantees, so on.... for nearly 4 decades to take, oh, "only" 500 million Chinese out of soul-crushing poverty) -Cuba -Brazil (post-Bubble) -Soviet Union (might need a time-machine for that; but I am sure Big Gov. will provide one free of charge) -Hollande's France -Spain (sorry, not everyone has Norway's oil and, uh, "homogeneous" population...although that particular 'Bureaucrat's Utopia's got some, ahem, issues at the moment, too, lol) -Israel (no, no no, NOT the 'Israel' of Netanyahu-era Capitalist reforms: i.e. the crazy, dynamic 'Start-Up Nation', a budding energy-power....... No, I meant the old, Socialist-era Israel that ate dirt & exported oranges -----> utterly devoid of natural resources or the motivation to explore thereof) how that whole thing works out in Reality (VS. some sweet-siren theory of a wannabe Trotsky-Alinsky-pants.) . So if it's Bernie Sanders is the Democrat nominee... this will be Donald Trump's campaign HQ upon learning the news: http://jsgil.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/5/5/26...2555702.jpg?437 --- np:

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 10:50 PM) OK so I read a great editorial today that admittedly made me a bit scared of Trump. Leonard Pitts effectively points out that Trump and his supporters can be compared to Hitler and his supporters in many ways. So yes, Trump and his fans do appear to be chumps. I guess in starting to love Donnie I just wanted somebody different, somebody who is a non-politico, somebody who doesn't speak politics-speak. But he and his asshole supporters who have threatened good people are kind of scary in their hatred and intolerance. Yes, I feel Trump is kind of just saying s*** to say s*** and doesn't mean half of it, but his supporters are probably dumb enough to believe it all and Trump probably has no business in the Oval Office where admittedly he can't do a lot of stuff on his own, but I guess could cause a nuclear war or something. So where does that leave me? I guess I'll have to hope beyond hope Bernie baby can beat Hillary out. I don't like that s*** Cruz said about New York. We can't elect a president so dumb he thinks it's a good idea to blast New Yorkers and their "values." Again, how dumb must Cruz be to think it a good idea to take a shot at folks in a city as big as New York?? I think it's one of the dumbest things a politican has ever said. "Hey New Yorkers, yeah you, the many millions of you .... your values suck!" is what he basically said. Truly imbecilic. I mean cmon, Cruz, when I think of NY I still think of the way the city came together on 9/11 and in the aftermath of that. For Cruz to go there? It's not just ignorant, but again, it's so dumb you HAVE to question his intelligence. So that leaves me with Bernie baby. Cmon Bernie, figure a way! p.s. To those of you who think I am the world's worst person I have reminded you in the past I voted for Obama last time. So I am not an automatic Republican guy. I did vote for Barack Obama the second time. Sure did. I could not stand Romney, who made me cringe as much as Hilly does. Again, I think Trump is lying a lot and would not implement as many controversial policies as he suggests, but his supporters are way out of line and it's not a good thing to rile up legions of unintelligent people. In other words, Pitts' comparisons to the rise of Hitler have indeed concerned me and I no longer am on the Trump bandwagon. GO BERNIE GO!!!! Here is the Pitts column http://www.wnd.com/2016/01/a-hitler-comparison-that-works/ LOL, take a deep breath, Senor Greg, and please grow a spine. Trump's in like Flynn. Since June. (The only thing stopping him is his virtually non-existent ground-game; Donald honestly didn't expect to be in this position this late, hence why he's thrown nickels around like manhole covers, as old-timers liked to say. It takes years to built up the required infrastructure, recruit army of volunteers & cultivate relationships with various local power-brokers.... Whereas the Soros GOTV Machine is absolutely legendary; poor Mittens!) Irregardlessly, there is no reason for you to change your entire worldview & personal feelings on a dime - just because of some irrelevant dafuq-bloggery of Lenny Pitts, or the 'Washed-Up White Witch of Weiseltier', et al. Have some self-respect. Seriously. It's all house-money, anyway: GOP as a viable political movement, was pronounced dead circa 2006-2008. Obama's Veep in '08 could have been Bin Laden; McCain had no chance from mid-Sep. onward IIRC. Outlook beyond grim. Made all the worse by the fact that while the New Democrats play in ruthless big-leagues; rally their warring factions, rainbow coalition around the Consensus candidate... Republicans find themselves torn apart by the whopping 5-way (five, Carl!) intra-party Civil War: -Neo-Cons VERSUS -Ron Paul Libertarians VERSUS -Christian-Evangelicals VERSUS -Moderate-Establishment VERSUS -(secular) Tea-Party Constitutionalists so it's a small miracle GOP even survived, haha ------> And yet with some luck, not only could the next POTUS come from your party, Greg, Congressional-supermajority is not out of the question, either. Obama/Clinton Horror-Show is a gift that keeps on giving. If RBG pancreas can hold on for a little while longer, 3-4 Supreme Court picks might be at play. Some serious stakes right there. PS. all the fashionable "Trump = only 3-to-5% of popular support" duh, derr, derrpity McDerp, that's been thrown around lately? Bwaa-ahahaha. --- np:

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 10:39 AM) Final Take: None of what I will say will matter and Trump will continue to control the polls. Why, hell if I know, but he will. Please, HB's controlled the race since June, LOL As to his appeal? Really? Not rocket surgery: -real American, -ultimate Success -Alpha in a field of Beta phonies -celebrity -anti-Establishment (and yet the ultimate former-Insider, gone good!) -anti-PC -Made in America -the Wall -Hillary the Queen of Corruption -anti-war even some of the Reagan democrats will give him a chance. Doesn't show up in polls right now, many people won't admit they are secretly for Trump. -- The only reason Trump's not over 50%, and a outright favourite in Gen. election is his runaway Narcissism & inexperience. Refusal to seek help from top speechwriters, debate- & acting-coaches. The Muslim Ban thing was an avoidable PR blunder, but even that won't matter when ISIS strikes again -- and they will, believe me. The only thing will stop Trump: Orwellian pro-Hillary MSM going into overdrive. And the far superior Dem. groundgame in Fla, OH. Romney had a taste of that in 2012 - while he beat Obama on policy in the 1st debate, with Liberal pundits panicking... WH insiders were smiling "hey, we just signed up another 10,000 Millenials in Ohio". So Trump better start spending some real money and soon, haha. It will not be boring, fa sho!

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 11:22 AM) This is incredible if true, as you get Frazier without giving up Anderson, Fulmer or Rodon. We all knew Micah Johnson had no future with the Sox, and Montas is sure more likely to be a reliever. used to love Trayce Thompson's skill set/upside. He will be an All-Star, one of the rare prospects wh is much better as a matured major-leaguer than his mediocre minor-league record projects. The batspeed, the hand-eye coordination, natural power + the cool yet aggressive temperament, athleticism, instincts = major league quality. Forget about stats, that's not how you evaluate talent in any sport. If OTOH you believe he is a poor man's Brian Anderson, then it's good trade. Same with Montas. If he's a raw Bartolo Colon, then it's a mistake. If just pen arm, no big deal. Micah Johnson? Never got the hype.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 11:38 AM) I don't happen to like Cruz, but he's probably one of, if not the most intelligent people in any fields. Overall though, he's too conservative for me, but he also just has a face that I can't stand. Kind of like Drose in his mask. Yep...I'm awful and I said it. Cruz just doesn't look likeable. It's incredible how many people still refuse to come to terms with the Honey Badger phenomenon. He's had it on lock-down since the summer, Jason. Now it's only a matter of how many ISIS attacks on US soil, some via the wide open Southern border..... will it take between now and next November, to terrify enough "independents" in Florida & Ohio, to swing for him. . End/thread