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My favorite from a long time ago

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RenegadeMonster said:
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Also, it’s always a good idea to check a source prior to reposting “News” especially off of Twitter.

A quick google search on “Leading Report” turned up this…
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Leading Report - Wikipedia

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Being skeptical of shit like this will prevent you from being part of the problem in spreading misinformation.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
I am sure this won’t matter much to anybody at this point but in a normal political environment, or any other politician this would probably qualify as an October surprise.
www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein, former model alleges

Stacey Williams says the ex-president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993, after Epstein introduced them
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The fact that emails completely imploded Clinton’s whole campaign but not a single thing can sink this man is truly depressing. Dems have to be absolutely perfect and we still might lose, he could truly shoot someone on 5th avenue and the race would still be virtually tied
 
Fleetwood-Matt said:
The fact that emails completely imploded Clinton’s whole campaign but not a single thing can sink this man is truly depressing. Dems have to be absolutely perfect and we still might lose, he could truly shoot someone on 5th avenue and the race would still be virtually tied
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The double standard has always been and will always be infuriating. The bigger problem is the media landscape is a waste of time, "back in my day", you watched the news at the end of the day before bed, got the weather and what was going on and it was presented factually. If you were really curious, you could check out one of the other 4 channels for consistency.

Now, the "news" isn't really the news anymore, forget Fox and so on, even local stations weigh what they say for some reason, or don't want to show the insanity, so those who tune in, aren't seeing the entire picture. And the bulk have turned social media into their news source, because who better to post the facts than "DemsEatBabies_279"

We are truly living in the upside down, not too long ago, just one of Trumps "issues" would have sank a politicians career. Too many think it's just words, too many more are just as angry and petty as he is and think he's going to exclude them from the "Purge" when it comes, only to find out the truth, that he cares about nobody but himself.

.................I just finished having this conversation with my Trumpy cousin, so I'm still all lathered up, lol
 
Nee Lewman said:
there is a story being shopped to news outlets that would end Trump’s campaign
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As has been discussed on this page, I find this very hard to believe. There is absolutely nothing Trump could do or say that will make his sycophant cult turn on him and he knows this. Either they will find ways to bend over backwards to justify his criminal behavior and normalize his incoherent and nightmarish ramblings or they will just feign ignorance and pretend he never said or did it. Plus for a fairly large percentage of his base the offensive remarks and blatant lawlessness are what they like about him, so difficult to imagine they would suddenly be outraged now.

He's managed to pull the wool over the eyes of a lot of people in this country and it's fucking terrifying. It's honestly ridiculous that the rest of us have to sit around and pretend like this ghoul is in any way, shape or form a normal presidential candidate. I'm tired of being made to feel like I'm overreacting for being outraged, for being scared, for having functioning eyes and ears that are able to see and hear plain as day the things this guy spews out of his mouth.

And unfortunately, as someone who resides deep in Trump territory, I'm increasingly worried that the optimism that I see on here is going to turn out very similar to the 2016 election. The naivete in me would so deeply like to believe we are better than that, but if America willingly signs up for four more years of this shitshow, then it will sadly confirm my fears that he is an accurate representation of a not insignificant portion of this country and that makes me very sad to think about.
 
AnthonyI said:
The double standard has always been and will always be infuriating. The bigger problem is the media landscape is a waste of time, "back in my day", you watched the news at the end of the day before bed, got the weather and what was going on and it was presented factually. If you were really curious, you could check out one of the other 4 channels for consistency.

Now, the "news" isn't really the news anymore, forget Fox and so on, even local stations weigh what they say for some reason, or don't want to show the insanity, so those who tune in, aren't seeing the entire picture. And the bulk have turned social media into their news source, because who better to post the facts than "DemsEatBabies_279"

We are truly living in the upside down, not too long ago, just one of Trumps "issues" would have sank a politicians career. Too many think it's just words, too many more are just as angry and petty as he is and think he's going to exclude them from the "Purge" when it comes, only to find out the truth, that he cares about nobody but himself.

.................I just finished having this conversation with my Trumpy cousin, so I'm still all lathered up, lol
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The dems also keep moving rightward to pick up the disaffected republicans who can’t swallow Trump and leave their future voter base apathetic and disengaged. They have also picked 3 incredibly poor candidates in a row who have the sole qualification of “not Trump”.

Both sides of your house are broken and your system doesn’t really allow for a third way.
 
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Joe Mac said:
The dems also keep moving rightward to pick up the distracted republicans who can’t swallow Trump and leave their future voter base apathetic and disengaged. They have also picked 3 incredibly poor candidates in a row who have the sole qualification of “not Trump”.

Both sides of your house are broken and your system doesn’t really allow for a third way.
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I can't say I disagree. We are perpetually in the "lesser of two evils" mode of voting, grant it, the evil in this case is off the fucking charts, but to your point, our progress in politics moves at a snails pace if at all. I don't expect my President to be perfect and I also don't expect to agree with all their policies, our country/world is too complicated for that, so all you're left with is picking the one who A. Won't destroy what's left and B. Helps ME just a little bit. Let's be honest, Right or Left, money and greed have controlled politics for a good while and we fall victim to the "illusion" of change. I completely understand why Trump won before, for a fleeting moment I too uttered the words "Maybe a businessman is what this country needs", but it didn't take long to see though the bull shit.

Both sides count on compromise, and unfortunately, that's where we are. I have to pick the person who checks the most boxes even if I'm dead set against one of those boxes. So we as Americans are always picking a new driver to get us 4-8 more laps and finish the race without destroying the car, until we get a chance to put in a new driver, maybe a little better, maybe a little younger..................rinse and repeat.

Politics have become exhausting, I've always done my part, but consuming information about a candidate was a much easier to process "way back when", there wasn't as much noise and news wasn't a "group project" consisting of opinions over facts. I don't know what's going to happen in two weeks, considering who the two options are, a level headed sane person with eyes can't believe it's still a toss up. But don't kid yourself into believing that the people come first, for either side, politics has always been about favors. Favors to the other side, favors to corporations, special interests, and the list goes on. Within the framework of all of that, it's packaged and presented to the people of this country with a big red bow and an explanation of how this is good for you.

If we survive this, and survive is the right word, I still don't think I'll see any meaningful changes in my lifetime, and that's sad and depressing. Again, we always find ourselves in a position of making the choice that gives us the opportunity to "fight another day", and right now, that choice is obvious in my eyes.

I was never very cynical in my life, that's gone up exponentially over the last few years, to my disappointment. Maybe is just part of getting older.
 
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