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Read the rules in the OP before posting, please. In order to ensure that this thread continues to meet TL standards and follows the proper guidelines, we will be enforcing the rules in the OP more strictly. Be sure to give them a re-read to refresh your memory! The vast majority of you are contributing in a healthy way, keep it up! NOTE: When providing a source, explain why you feel it is relevant and what purpose it adds to the discussion if it's not obvious. Also take note that unsubstantiated tweets/posts meant only to rekindle old arguments can result in a mod action. | ||
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Aquanim
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Plansix
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On October 08 2016 13:26 plasmidghost wrote: Yes, they are, 100%. I know you Hillary supporters try to make every excuse possible for your awful candidate then say Trump supporters are bad Nope. One is sexual assault, the other is a bad way to talk about criminals. | ||
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Adreme
United States5574 Posts
On October 08 2016 13:30 plasmidghost wrote: I should disclose a I have a personal hatred of Hillary because I met a great friend at college who is Kurdish and Hillary's state department bombed some of his family members despite they being US allies (thanks Obama for not having a goddamn clue what to do in Syria), god I fucking hate the government I think you need to learn the difference between the state department and the military. Its like me blaming John Kerry because my package was delivered a day late. | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On October 08 2016 13:20 plasmidghost wrote: So, for the Hillary supporters complaining about the Trump tape, how did you honestly react when Hillary was caught on tape calling black people "superpredators"? Are you quoting random r/the_donald posters again? | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
On October 08 2016 13:29 On_Slaught wrote: You're about 20 pages too late to post this. Is one person just spamming TL with troll accounts? Recently there's always someone with 20 posts popping into the thread every few days with some kind of shitty youtube link | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46143 Posts
On October 08 2016 13:26 plasmidghost wrote: Yes, they are, 100%. I know you Hillary supporters try to make every excuse possible for your awful candidate then say Trump supporters are bad "The "superpredator" remark, which Priebus and Trump referenced, was in the same speech a few lines later. "But we also have to have an organized effort against gangs," Hillary Clinton said in a C-SPAN video clip. "Just as in a previous generation we had an organized effort against the mob. We need to take these people on. They are often connected to big drug cartels, they are not just gangs of kids anymore. They are often the kinds of kids that are called superpredators — no conscience, no empathy. We can talk about why they ended up that way, but first, we have to bring them to heel." The full context of this incident does link children and superpredators, but nowhere in the speech does she directly label African-American youth this way. However, backlash from this speech has followed Clinton into this year’s election. Two Black Lives Matter activists confronted Clinton at a private fundraiser in February, telling the candidate she owes black people an apology. One day after this confrontation, Clinton released a statement to the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart, expressing regret for her word choice. "Looking back, I shouldn't have used those words, and I wouldn't use them today," she said." ~ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/aug/28/reince-priebus/did-hillary-clinton-call-african-american-youth-su/ She says that superpredators are kids who have no conscience or empathy as they commit crimes. She doesn't say they're black kids, and it's clear that she's describing a term used to categorize this sort of individual- not that she goes around saying "You're a superpredator". And even still, she apologized... something that Trump almost never ever does. | ||
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Plansix
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On October 08 2016 13:31 plasmidghost wrote: Wait, did you just call all black people criminals? The hell is wrong with you Could you shitposts harder? I don't think you are sticking up for the sexiest bigot hard enough. | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
I dunno man, it sounded liked you're just looking for reasons to hate Clinton Edit: -_- | ||
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Nevuk
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A Republican member of Congress is now calling for Donald Trump to drop out of the Republican presidential ticket “for the good of the country.” Congressman Mike Coffman, who ran a campaign ad going after Trump, released a statement tonight saying that the leaked audio of Trump’s past sexist remarks is the last straw: “For the good of the country, and to give the Republicans a chance of defeating Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump should step aside. His defeat at this point seems almost certain. And four years of Hillary Clinton is not what is best for this country. Mr. Trump should put the country first and do the right thing.” The only question is how many more will demand the same. http://www.mediaite.com/online/gop-rep-wants-trump-to-do-the-right-thing-and-step-aside/ They didn't link a source this time, but I don't really question the probability that this is true | ||
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Jaaaaasper
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On October 08 2016 13:35 Nevuk wrote: On that note, what are the GOP's actual options right now? Even if Trump steps down (he won't) who takes over? Can they possibly force him out via legal means? Pence, they're stuck with trump and or pence | ||
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LegalLord
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On October 08 2016 13:33 ZeaL. wrote: I wonder why black people are voting for Clinton by huge margins even with that super predator quote from the primary. Maybe because in context they didn't really find it offensive? I dunno man, it sounded liked you're just looking for reasons to hate Clinton Probably because their other choice has said far worse, even if they are not too fond of her. Also, a lot of black people of the older generations are pretty supportive of what Hillary did because crime was really bad back then. It's the younger ones that are more strongly against her. | ||
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Adreme
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On October 08 2016 13:37 plasmidghost wrote: How hard would it be to get term limits imposed on Congress? The worst congressmen seem to be the ones that are the newest ones so its hard to get me to believe in term limits knowing that. | ||
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