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Snowman0147

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« on: July 25, 2016, 08:10:43 PM »
I figured this is to big to ignore, but have you seen Wikileaks recently?  Turns out the Democrat Nomination Committee had decided to fuck over Bernie and go for Hillary.

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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2016, 08:19:55 PM »
Yes, but since 'the russians' did the hacking to help Trump, we're supposed to change the subject.
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2016, 11:50:28 PM »
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Yes, but since 'the russians' did the hacking to help Trump, we're supposed to change the subject.

Yeah well that won't happen.  At least for me.

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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2016, 12:16:01 AM »
Oh please.  Can't I hate BOTH parties?

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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2016, 05:00:03 AM »
Guccifer 2.0 and Wikileaks = 21st century journalism

I'm shocked Bernie became Hillary's bitch. He's 74 and the DNC rigged the primary against him. WTF does he have to lose by standing his ground? I can't believe Ted "Fuckface" Cruz has more backbone, but Bernie got on his knees and betrayed everything he's been talking about for 30+ years.  

Hillary may be able to corral the party faithful with her fear mongering, but she's pretty fucked for reaching out to independents, just like Trump who seems to have hit his ceiling as well.  

BTW, I understand the various hackers are promising more goodies this week.

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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2016, 05:48:16 AM »
Despite the past history of such, I suspect this would be a great time to be a well funded moderate independent presidential candidate.
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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2016, 07:31:24 AM »
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Oh please.  Can't I hate BOTH parties?

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I was actually fairly impressed that the Republicans' RNC under Reince Priebus (crazy name) did not do this to any great extent, and accepted the will of the voters.  I had not expected them to behave any better than the Democrats' DNC. Maybe the Republicans remember Nixon and think the media would expose dirty tricks - even against Trump? I doubt it though, I get the impression the US media will shill for the Establishment candidates of either party without partisanship. I suspect maybe Priebus is just not such a morally contemptible individual as Wasserman-Schultz.

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« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2016, 07:36:43 AM »
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I figured this is to big to ignore, but have you seen Wikileaks recently?  Turns out the Democrat Nomination Committee had decided to fuck over Bernie and go for Hillary.

That was evident from the get go. Didn't need a hacker to bring that one to light.

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« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2016, 07:45:03 AM »
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Guccifer 2.0 and Wikileaks = 21st century journalism

I'm shocked Bernie became Hillary's bitch. He's 74 and the DNC rigged the primary against him. WTF does he have to lose by standing his ground? I can't believe Ted "Fuckface" Cruz has more backbone, but Bernie got on his knees and betrayed everything he's been talking about for 30+ years.  

I get the impression that he doesn't like Clinton much, but he truly despises Trump. The adult, pragmatic thing to do is to act in a way that gets you the candidate closest to what you want. As for betraying all he has talked about in the past, while he considered a primary challenge in 2012, he did endorse Obama. It's not like he has made compromises to endorse candidates he didn't like that much before. He just wanted Obama more than he wanted Romney.

Cruz, on the other hand, has decided that if he can't get the Republican that he wants, he is going to try and peel off enough support from Trump to hand the election to Clinton. It's hard to read it as a virtuous stand, as he already swore to give his support to whoever won early in the nomination process.

It may not just be pure tantrum throwing on Cruz's part though. A Clinton victory sets him up for a 2020 run, while a Trump victory could push his next chance at the presidency to 2024. He might view allowing Clinton to set the direction of the Supreme Court for decades as a small price to pay for his personal ambition. Or maybe he is just a short-sighted asshole more concerned with his personal ego than in achieving any of the purported goals he was elected to Congress to achieve. I can read it either way.

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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2016, 07:52:27 AM »
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I was actually fairly impressed that the Republicans' RNC under Reince Priebus (crazy name) did not do this to any great extent, and accepted the will of the voters.  I had not expected them to behave any better than the Democrats' DNC. Maybe the Republicans remember Nixon and think the media would expose dirty tricks - even against Trump? I doubt it though, I get the impression the US media will shill for the Establishment candidates of either party without partisanship. I suspect maybe Priebus is just not such a morally contemptible individual as Wasserman-Schultz.

No. Both parties had their thumb on the scales equally. It's just that, Trump was successful enough that it simply wasn't enough to swing things against him. Meanwhile, on Democrat's side, it is doubtful that Clinton even needed the help of the DNC in the first place.

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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2016, 08:36:59 AM »
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No. Both parties had their thumb on the scales equally. It's just that, Trump was successful enough that it simply wasn't enough to swing things against him. Meanwhile, on Democrat's side, it is doubtful that Clinton even needed the help of the DNC in the first place.

I dunno, obviously there was a huge Gegen Trump movement among Beltway Republicans, but it seemed centred in the think tanks and media - National Review etc. The Republican National Committee didn't do much to get involved that I can recall, and Trump has praised Reibus.

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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2016, 09:06:32 AM »
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I dunno, obviously there was a huge Gegen Trump movement among Beltway Republicans, but it seemed centred in the think tanks and media - National Review etc. The Republican National Committee didn't do much to get involved that I can recall, and Trump has praised Reibus.

It is isn't too hard to find Trump taking any side of any issue depending on his mood. He has also called Priebus and the RNC a "disgrace", and insisted that "Priebus knows what is going on." He also called the Republican Primary system "rigged" on many, many occasions.

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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2016, 10:07:52 AM »
See what I mean?  Page two and the topic has already shifted to "bu..bu..but...TRUMP!"
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« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2016, 11:01:45 AM »
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That was evident from the get go. Didn't need a hacker to bring that one to light.


Yes, but there is evidence now instead of speculation.

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« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2016, 11:04:32 AM »
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See what I mean?  Page two and the topic has already shifted to "bu..bu..but...TRUMP!"

Yes and it is annoying.  The topic is about the DNC and not Trump.