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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:48 Plansix wrote: Man, the moment when he said ordering an unprovoked attack Iran’s ships wouldn’t be an act of war disturbing. The man just doesn’t understand how wars start. well this is the same guy who said maybe the second amendment folks can do something about hillary | ||
angrybacon
United States98 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:48 Plansix wrote: Man, the moment when he said ordering an unprovoked attack Iran’s ships wouldn’t be an act of war disturbing. The man just doesn’t understand how wars start. I'm just as disturbed that I haven't seen the media pick up on that detail yet. I was also disturbed about him not understanding the purpose or history of NATO, but that's nothing new. | ||
TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:51 angrybacon wrote: I'm just as disturbed that I haven't seen the media pick up on that detail yet. I was also disturbed about him not understanding the purpose or history of NATO, but that's nothing new. Well you have to take into account he "hasn't thought about NATO much" as he said. | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States43802 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:34 KwarK wrote: I'd watch that if the rule was that people had to answer in the style of their candidate. So you can't just write what Trump should say, you'd have to right what Trump would say. Can we debate using only emoticons? Moderator: Muslims? Trump: ![]() Moderator: Blacks? Trump: ![]() Moderator: Women? Trump: ![]() Moderator: Foreign policy? Jobs? Education? Science? Other important subjects? Trump: ![]() ![]() Moderator: Anything else? Trump: ![]() ![]() User was warned for this post | ||
Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43802 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:45 Mohdoo wrote: Trump: - Sinking an Iranian ship in international waters would not cause war - Stop and frisk is constitutional - Many people agree with Trump calling Rosie O'Donnell a pig - Being under audit prevents him from releasing tax returns - Took credit for forcing Obama to release his tax returns Birth certificate*? | ||
GreenHorizons
United States22734 Posts
Hope people aren't surprised when it's used to mask making inequality worse in the long term. | ||
angrybacon
United States98 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:45 Mohdoo wrote: Trump: - Sinking an Iranian ship in international waters would not cause war - Stop and frisk is constitutional - Many people agree with Trump calling Rosie O'Donnell a pig - Being under audit prevents him from releasing tax returns - Took credit for forcing Obama to release his tax returns Also: - Claims his temperament is his greatest asset - Is proud of not paying any taxes - Said "Wrong!" more times than I cared to count, and was usually incorrect in doing so - Blamed his microphone for his performance | ||
Gorsameth
Netherlands21373 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:48 Plansix wrote: Man, the moment when he said ordering an unprovoked attack Iran’s ships wouldn’t be an act of war disturbing. The man just doesn’t understand how wars start. I mean there is also the "Why are we not nuking people" thing he did earlier. | ||
angrybacon
United States98 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:57 GreenHorizons wrote: Looks like I was right about both candidates planning on goosing the economy by providing a tax holiday to bring in the money that's been sitting offshore. Hope people aren't surprised when it's used to mask making inequality worse in the long term. What would you do to bring in offshore tax dollars? | ||
GreenHorizons
United States22734 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:59 angrybacon wrote: What would you do to bring in offshore tax dollars? Actually address the issue, instead of just saying you wish you could tax it at a fair rate and then arguing until it's decided that we're just going to give them a pass this time (like every other time). | ||
Sermokala
United States13753 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:45 Mohdoo wrote: Trump: - Sinking an Iranian ship in international waters would not cause war - Stop and frisk is constitutional - Many people agree with Trump calling Rosie O'Donnell a pig - Being under audit prevents him from releasing tax returns - Took credit for forcing Obama to release his tax returns I'd be surprised but I'm really not. That makes perfect sense for something trump would say. | ||
angrybacon
United States98 Posts
On September 28 2016 04:00 GreenHorizons wrote: Actually address the issue, instead of just saying you wish you could tax it at a fair rate and then arguing until it's decided that we're just going to give them a pass this time (like every other time). The stuff that I've seen involved a one time reduced tax, not a pass altogether, but perhaps I'm misinformed. | ||
Adreme
United States5574 Posts
On September 28 2016 04:00 GreenHorizons wrote: Actually address the issue, instead of just saying you wish you could tax it at a fair rate and then arguing until it's decided that we're just going to give them a pass this time (like every other time). How do you tax it at a fair rate when you have almost half of congress outright saying that under no circumstances whatsoever they will raise taxes. You can not unilaterally as president decide to tax people. | ||
Mohdoo
United States15401 Posts
Er, yes. Thanks I'll edit now. | ||
GreenHorizons
United States22734 Posts
On September 28 2016 04:02 angrybacon wrote: The stuff that I've seen involved a one time reduced tax, not a pass altogether, but perhaps I'm misinformed. Yes, it does, every time they do it. | ||
Biff The Understudy
France7811 Posts
On top of having no decency, the guy has no class. When confronted with his years of spreading birtherist craps, he immediately dodges responsibility and blames someone else. He's like a kid blaming his brother for a mischief he's done. It's fucking pathetic. | ||
FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
On September 28 2016 03:58 angrybacon wrote: Also: - Claims his temperament is his greatest asset - Is proud of not paying any taxes - Said "Wrong!" more times than I cared to count, and was usually incorrect in doing so - Blamed his microphone for his performance The one thing that I genuinely think is a good thing is "him not paying taxes". Of course if the system is so silly that he could get away without paying taxes, why wouldn't he? But he's fighting to change that. Mostly everything was awful. Another awful moment was about the tax returns, he then says he will release them if Hillary releases her emails, and then the moderator asks if it's negotiable, and he says no, wtf Trump -__-. But yeah, just a rough rough time, curious to see how large of a shift in the polls it'll be. Imo it should be an easy 3 points, which would bring Trump chances for 45% to like 25% on 538, but we will see. | ||
angrybacon
United States98 Posts
On September 28 2016 04:31 FiWiFaKi wrote: The one thing that I genuinely think is a good thing is "him not paying taxes". Of course if the system is so silly that he could get away without paying taxes, why wouldn't he? But he's fighting to change that. Mostly everything was awful. Another awful moment was about the tax returns, he then says he will release them if Hillary releases her emails, and then the moderator asks if it's negotiable, and he says no, wtf Trump -__-. But yeah, just a rough rough time, curious to see how large of a shift in the polls it'll be. Imo it should be an easy 3 points, which would bring Trump chances for 45% to like 25% on 538, but we will see. He also said he "may" release his tax returns when Obama releases his birth certificate back in 2011. http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2011/04/since-president-obama-released-his-birth-certificate-will-donald-trump-release-his-tax-returns.html But, now that he's admitted to paying no taxes and is proud of it, what does he have left to lose from releasing his returns? | ||
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