rehmwa 2 #101 July 20, 2016 billvonQuoteWe here up North tend to not call people criminals who have not been convicted of a crime. Liberal criminal-loving Canadians! Down here they are guilty as soon as they are suspected of something. (Unless they are of the correct party; then it is a dishonest smear campaign.) True statement - regardless of which party the alleged criminal belongs to. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #102 July 20, 2016 Just to take a break from all of the "Trumpiness", the Nevada GOP chair apparently failed geography. Really. The capital of Nevada is Carson City. Not Las Vegas (or Reno for Dragnet fans). http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/19/nevadas-capital-las-vegas-so-says-state-gop-chief/87319086/"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #103 July 20, 2016 wolfriverjoe http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/19/nevadas-capital-las-vegas-so-says-state-gop-chief/87319086/ You know. Capital. As in money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,131 #104 July 21, 2016 Party unity 2016: ===== Cleveland (CNN) - Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself. ===== David Schuster tweet: RNC sources: @tedcruz "speech different than version he gave RNC in advance." Officials + Cruz had to be physically separated after. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #105 July 21, 2016 billvonParty unity 2016: ===== Cleveland (CNN) - Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself. ===== David Schuster tweet: RNC sources: @tedcruz "speech different than version he gave RNC in advance." Officials + Cruz had to be physically separated after. "vote your conscience." Well, those that have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #106 July 21, 2016 billvon Party unity 2016: ===== Cleveland (CNN) - Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself. ===== David Schuster tweet: RNC sources: @tedcruz "speech different than version he gave RNC in advance." Officials + Cruz had to be physically separated after. My opinion of Ted Cruz just went up."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,193 #107 July 21, 2016 ryoder ***Party unity 2016: ===== Cleveland (CNN) - Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself. ===== David Schuster tweet: RNC sources: @tedcruz "speech different than version he gave RNC in advance." Officials + Cruz had to be physically separated after. My opinion of Ted Cruz just went up.It sure surprised the hell out of me. In the meantime " LONDON — Donald Trump set off alarm bells in European capitals Thursday after suggesting he might not honor the core tenet of the NATO military alliance. Trump said the U.S. would not necessarily defend new NATO members in the Baltics in the event of Russian attack if he were elected to the White House. " http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/donald-trump-remarks-nato-trigger-alarm-bells-europe-n613911 Consistency in policy is core to international relations. Foreign policy on the part of the US has been use the hammer, abandon allies, make promises, ignore promises. Trump should fit right in. "The Baltic states had sought NATO and US troops and prepositioned equipment since Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014. Lithuania wants NATO to station a permanent battalion-size force and equipment in Lithuania "at the earliest possible time," Olekas said. "This strong and credible allied deterrence, together with militarily purposeful forces and the prepositioning of equipment, is critical to the security of the Baltic region." Military costs are set to take a larger piece of Lithuania's national budget after the government approved plans to increase spending by 32 percent to $476 million in 2015. This leap in capital expenditure will increase spending as a ratio of gross domestic product to 1.1 percent in 2015 with a projected growth to 1.5 percent in 2016. Lithuania had been spending less than 1 percent of GDP on defense in 2013. The ambition, said Olekas, is that Lithuania will reach NATO's 2 percent of GDP spending target by 2020. Estonia's defense budget will exceed US $463 million in 2015, rising above 2.1 percent of its GDP to mainly cover costs associated with providing infrastructure and accommodation for incoming NATO troops and equipment. Latvia's defense budget will surpass $285 million in 2015, rising by 12 percent compared with 2014, and to a record 1 percent of GDP. "This is no longer a survival budget, but a development budget. Our task now is to dynamically develop the armed forces to the level necessary for ensuring our country's defense," said Raimonds Vejonis, Latvia's defense minister. Like Lithuania, Latvia plans to scale up its military spending to meet NATO's 2 percent target by 2020." http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/2015/06/27/finland-sweden-russia-nato-baltics-tensions-budgets-gdp/29289941/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #108 July 21, 2016 "GOP delegates suckered into connecting to insecure Wi-Fi hotspots": http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/21/gop_wifi_privacy_fail/ Here is the amusing part: Avast researchers set up fake Wi-Fi networks at various locations around the Quicken Loans Arena and at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport with fake network names (SSIDs) such as “Google Starbucks”, “Xfinitywifi”, “Attwifi”, “I vote Trump! free Internet” and “I vote Hillary! free Internet” that were either commonplace across the US or looked like they were set up for convention attendees. Of the people connecting to the fake candidate name Wi-Fi in Cleveland, 70 per cent connected to the Trump-related Wi-Fi, 30 per cent to the Clinton-related Wi-Fi. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,609 #109 July 21, 2016 billvonParty unity 2016: ===== Cleveland (CNN) - Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself. ===== David Schuster tweet: RNC sources: @tedcruz "speech different than version he gave RNC in advance." Officials + Cruz had to be physically separated after. This is all just being blown out of proportion by the liberal media who don't want to admit that the RNC is going just swimmingly. There's no trouble in paradise, no sirree!Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,609 #110 July 21, 2016 Phil1111 In the meantime " LONDON — Donald Trump set off alarm bells in European capitals Thursday after suggesting he might not honor the core tenet of the NATO military alliance. Trump said the U.S. would not necessarily defend new NATO members in the Baltics in the event of Russian attack if he were elected to the White House. " So Trump doesn't understand or care about the U.S. constitution. No surprise there.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,600 #111 July 21, 2016 Yeah, he said that while he didn't attack Trump, he's not going to endorse someone who attacked his wife and his father. Frankly, I admire him for sticking to his guns. Had he just not said the "vote your conscience" phrase, there wouldn't have been as much uproar. Of course, being a smart man, I'm sure he knows that Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,131 #112 July 21, 2016 > Had he just not said the "vote your conscience" phrase, there wouldn't have been as much uproar. How you know your candidate is in dire trouble: Even his staunchest supporters take offense at the suggestion people vote their conscience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #113 July 21, 2016 Interesting opinion piece on Cruz strategy: https://newrepublic.com/article/135366/ted-cruzs-betrayal-donald-trump-brilliant More comments from Cruz this morning: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-rnc-2016_us_5790c893e4b0bdddc4d340e2 "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #114 July 21, 2016 billvon> Had he just not said the "vote your conscience" phrase, there wouldn't have been as much uproar. How you know your candidate is in dire trouble: Even his staunchest supporters take offense at the suggestion people vote their conscience. yeah - that one bugged me too. Trump should lead with something like "like my wife, I'd like to quote someone I admire. Go ahead and 'Vote your conscience'. Vote for me." He kills two birds with one stone. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #115 July 21, 2016 Last night I was in transit and unable to watch the Ted Cruz speech. This morning I took the time to do so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDhqM9ZnVmI What struck me is while I couldn't agree with everything Ted Cruz said, I could agree with a lot of it. The audience seemed to love him until very late in the speech. They gave him a couple of standing ovations along the way too. In his speech, Cruz said absolutely nothing bad whatsoever about Donald Trump. Zero. He simply didn't say to vote for him. I don't think he even mentioned Trump's name. And for that the audience turned against him. Here is the exact moment; https://youtu.be/XDhqM9ZnVmI?t=19m32s My god. What idiots.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #116 July 21, 2016 quadeLast night I was in transit and unable to watch the Ted Cruz speech. This morning I took the time to do so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDhqM9ZnVmI What struck me is Ted Cruz while I couldn't agree with everything he said, I could agree with a lot of it. The audience seemed to love him until very late in the speech. They gave him a couple of standing ovations along the way too. In his speech, Cruz said absolutely nothing bad whatsoever about Donald Trump. Zero. He simply didn't say to vote for him. I don't think he even mentioned Trump's name. And for that the audience turned against him. My god. What idiots. yeah - it felt like arguing with a room of hardcore democrats - step one little toe out of line, even if you agree with them 90%, even act like an independent thinker, and they start calling you names (note that Delegate, by definition are hard core partisans regardless of party - so not surprised) Feel free to reduce this to a mindless meme for the consumption of all the argue over politics is screwed up completely - I'm finding that the more passionate someone is about politics, the less seriously I can take them. Passion is supposed to be positive, but in politics it absolutely isn't. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #117 July 21, 2016 rehmwayeah - it felt like arguing with a room of hardcore democrats - step one little toe out of line, even if you agree with them 90%, even act like an independent thinker, and they start calling you names Replace "hardcore democrats" with the far extreme end of any group. Pro or Anti; gun, abortion, dolphin rights, comic books, whatever. My Little Pony . . .quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #118 July 21, 2016 quade***yeah - it felt like arguing with a room of hardcore democrats - step one little toe out of line, even if you agree with them 90%, even act like an independent thinker, and they start calling you names Replace "hardcore democrats" with the far extreme end of any group. Pro or Anti; gun, abortion, dolphin rights, comic books, whatever. My Little Pony . . . Cheerfully agree - extremists suck except for CrWdawgs and packers ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,131 #119 July 21, 2016 >Trump should lead with something like "like my wife, I'd like to quote someone I admire. Go ahead and >'Vote your conscience'. Vote for me." He kills two birds with one stone. I think he should be honest with voters and say "Look, you know you can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #120 July 21, 2016 Really he ought to open up with, "Now I understand everyone's shit's emotional right now. But I've got a three point plan that's going to fix EVERYTHING. Number 1: We've got this guy Not Sure. Number 2: He's got a higher IQ than ANY MAN ALIVE. and Number 3: He's going to fix EVERYTHING."quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 905 #121 July 21, 2016 His desire to walk away from pretty much every agreement the US has made over the world is deeply disturbing to me. It should make it crystal clear how unqualified he is to be elected. Bigly. Here's 21 more reasons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aphid 0 #122 July 21, 2016 normiss Here's 21 more reasons. That was deliciously entertaining. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #123 July 21, 2016 You might like this too. Keith Olbermann scored Trump on a sanity test: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/donald-trump-keith-olbermann-sanity-test Don't read the text, (it's a transcript), just watch the video. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #124 July 21, 2016 ryoder You might like this too. Keith Olbermann scored Trump on a sanity test: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/donald-trump-keith-olbermann-sanity-test Don't read the text, (it's a transcript), just watch the video. When Obermann is on his game, he's on his game. This is great.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aphid 0 #125 July 21, 2016 ryoder Keith Olbermann scored Trump on a sanity test: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/donald-trump-keith-olbermann-sanity-test “The Hare Psychopathy Checklist” by Canadian criminal psychologist unqualified socialist Robert D. Hare. Well, there's the basic problem right there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
