US Politics Mega-thread - Page 4091

On June 20 2016 07:18 oneofthem wrote:
it is funny that trump can reasonably be seen as both a russian plant and also a clinton plant

On June 20 2016 07:18 oneofthem wrote:
it is funny that trump can reasonably be seen as both a russian plant and also a clinton plant

On June 20 2016 07:27 GGTeMpLaR wrote:


I think anyone believing either of those is the exact opposite of reasonable.

On June 20 2016 07:35 Gorsameth wrote:

Coming from someone who believes Clinton plans to stage a coup thats something.

On June 20 2016 06:31 farvacola wrote:
There's also the fact that Wisconsin is underperforming and in an unfavorable place compared to its chief rival of a neighbor. Not that a governor's impact on his state ought count for much, look at what Kasich did after all

On June 20 2016 06:18 Danglars wrote:
In the zeitgeist of rebellion against the establishment, not chumming it up with the hated elites is a resume enhancer. Trump to some extent made the charge of he's just unlikeable stick. I despise McConnell and Senate leadership. Cruz's fight against them on conservative grounds was a major reason I supported him after Walker petered out. Things would've been quite different if the conservative field wasn't packed from the very beginning.

On June 20 2016 02:44 Gorsameth wrote:

Putting his daddies starting money into stock and sitting on his ass would have made him just as rich as he is today.

That is why people call him a mediocre businessman.
His 'success' is in not having lost it all like others have.

On June 20 2016 08:16 zlefin wrote:


i'm pretty sure a lot of people hated cruz, and also found him smugly unlikeable as a person, ,long before trump got involved.

On June 20 2016 08:44 Nyxisto wrote:


The problem I feel is that the American right as a whole has worked itself into a corner. Trump's nativist stuff isn't compatible with American society and neither is the hyper-religious or individualist right while the whole debate basically evolves around centrist/liberal positions, comparable to how the European left fell out of fashion. The Republicans need to come up with a new third way or something. (or second way rather)

On June 20 2016 08:45 oneofthem wrote:
yet another reminder that trump obtained ~100m in credit to start out with. that's not possible without his dad and dad's bank as cosigners.

On June 20 2016 07:28 WolfintheSheep wrote:

Easy to reconcile if Clinton is also a Russian plant.

On June 20 2016 09:27 CorsairHero wrote:

beating the market over that long period on credit is an impressive feat
having said that I'm not sure what the credit interest was.

On June 20 2016 10:06 oneofthem wrote:

not just anyone can build in ny/nj. ask trump's concrete partners

On June 20 2016 10:41 GGTeMpLaR wrote:
Video on the wage gap myth and why Hillary is literally pandering for votes based on false premises by continuing to propagate the myth to the masses as a part of her campaign strategy

+ Show Spoiler +

On June 20 2016 10:56 kwizach wrote:

The wage gap is not a myth at all. First of all, studies have shown that overall there remains a pay gap between men and women for the same jobs, even taking into account various factors like the number of hours worked, the qualifications, etc. (see for example the Invest in women, invest in America - A Comprehensive Review of Women In the U.S. Economy report by the U.S. Congress' Joint Economic Committee). A difference remains, some of which is attributable to gender discrimination (for example in the hiring process). And with regards to STEM jobs specifically, here's another study which shows gender pay disparity in STEM jobs even after controlling for hours, age, experience, education, etc. Second, the existence of statistical differences in occupations between men and women is not at all an argument against the idea that there are differences in earnings between the two that need to be addressed. The point is precisely that social norms and representations about both genders still permeate our societies and contribute to the choices made by individuals with regards to their studies and careers. The pay gap is therefore very real, and it needs to be addressed by targeting both gender discrimination at (and to access) work and the cultural factors that play a role in the professional trajectories of men and women.