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Thursday, October 20. 2016

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Hillary Clinton is a sinister character but an utterly pathetic candidate. To anyone paying attention, her manifest flaws, weaknesses and wrongdoing made themselves apparent one way or another last night. The evidence continues to mount every day. A modestly capable candidate could make hash of her.

Trump is not the man. He can barely frame a coherent thought or articulate a comprehensible argument against her.

He can hardly form a coherent thought, period. Can not make an argument. I am sure he is a good deal-maker. He has my vote, holding nose, because he has hinted at supporting things that seem important to me. Many Clinton voters will be doing the same thing - a nose-holding election.

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 15:48 | Comments (15) | Trackbacks (0)

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Thank you for your momentous opinion. I couldn't help but notice that, as with your previous remark, you hardly formed a coherent thought, period, and offered no argument.

Rhetorically, all you're missing to complete that period is the proverbial full stop. I know I always fall for it.

#1 Ten on 2016-10-20 16:20 (Reply)

Smirkers vrs Workers. Pick a side and vote accordingly.

Just an side. I will be surprised if the working middle prevails over the Takers at the Top and the Takers at the Bottom, especially if, in the end, money prevails. OTOH there is Brexit.

#2 Exasperated on 2016-10-20 16:43 (Reply)

Gee, so you mean he can't articulate his thoughts like an attorney?

Wow! Best thing about him is he's NOT an attorney. Hillary is and all you get are well-articulated reasons for crooked and corrupt behavior!

First thing we do is hang all the lawyers........

#3 B48 on 2016-10-20 17:56 (Reply)

The PowerLine guys are just shills for the GOPe. I stopped reading them years ago when they finally became insufferable. It's no surprise they are bashing Trump.

Trump has spent over $50MM of his own money on the campaign, and he'll get none of it back if he loses. To the contrary, his business interests will suffer incredibly. It's not remotely credible that he's throwing the election on purpose. Only a shill for the GOPe would make such a stupid assertion.

I appreciate your vote for Trump. This is an existential election. If Hillary wins and fulfills her campaign promise to normalize the 11-15MM illegal aliens residing in this country America will become a one-party state, much like California. The consequences will be disastrous.

#4 Guest on 2016-10-20 18:21 (Reply)

So don't vote--But send in a ballot for sure: It's a "no" for both--a two-fer!

#5 Estoy Listo on 2016-10-20 20:12 (Reply)

"Can't form a coherent thought"? Your snobbiness is showing. You don't have to speak in eloquent, perfect flowing sentences to be a good presidential candidate.

We've been suckered for too many years by politicians with polished speech and memorized lines that mean NOTHING once they get into office.

Get over yourself and your need for a 'cultured' or 'high-brow' candidate. I'm sick of them.

Give me real, give me TRUTH. I would rather have that then the lies that have been spun by both parties for decades. Nothing ever gets done, our money goes down the toilet...NO MORE.

#6 MissT on 2016-10-20 21:17 (Reply)

I'll join in - Trump is not stupid. He is not a bad person in the least. I believe he is, in fact, a good man. There's something, I know not why, but it seems to be certainly there, that makes every political comment, even those endorsing, about Trump come with some nasty qualifier. It's argumentative tentativeness. Is it the mark of an intellectual coward?

The movie Ender's Game - the hero is an innocent youth thinking it is all practice which allows him to act without mercy. We should all knowingly act without mercy when it comes to the truth, and even our opinions. Without qualification, it is my opinion that Donald Trump will make a fine President and maybe a great President. He is not the lesser of two bad choices. He is worthy in his own right. That's my opinion.

#7 Guaman on 2016-10-21 00:13 (Reply)

Mr. Trump is not in the least the lesser of two bad choices; I know what those look like: McCain and Romney, most recently. And about both of them, I think we'd be worse off today had either of them won, because the nation would still be in the dark about the UNIPARTY which has all but destroyed what remains of the historic American nation.
Mr. Trump has my full support; and this silliness about his not being coherent is rank snobbery, imo. Either that or a failure to be paying attention!

#7.1 Debra C on 2016-10-21 02:17 (Reply)

Perhaps you need to take a walk through some of the fly over states of the midwest. Once you go through a couple of cow pastures you will be able to tell the real bullshi##ers from those with flowery prose. Grew up stepping in it, no amount of flowers covers the smell,good lesson from the childhood.

Thank God you at least have the good sense to vote Trump even if you must hold your nose.

#8 pocono pam on 2016-10-21 04:53 (Reply)

"because the nation would still be in the dark about the UNIPARTY"

Amen to that, Sister. At risk of repeating myself, whatever the outcome, we should all be grateful that DJT pulled on Superman's cape and/or pulled back the curtain in OZ. Although to a lesser extent, Bernie Sanders deserves some credit too. We can only hope that the scales fell from a few more yes. It is clear that most of our institutions are crumbling or coopted at the behest of the Smirkers and their Paymasters. For example, even though I liked Mitt Romney, I have come to realize he never took to heart the future of working people.

#8.1 Exasperated on 2016-10-21 07:24 (Reply)

Sorry. This response is misposted. It was meant to reply to #7.

#8.1.1 Exasperated on 2016-10-21 07:26 (Reply)

"modestly capable candidate" seems a high hurdle these days. I thought Cruz was the only one in the Republican side. Jim Webb was the lone sane candidate for the Dems.

#9 NJSoldier on 2016-10-21 08:21 (Reply)

I can't predict what kind of president he will be and I do expect that the terrible state of the economy and the world will humble and severely test the best possible president in the next four years. But I do believe that Trump is smart, certainly smarter than Hillary who couldn't even pass the bar and smarter than our current president who clearly can attribute all his accomplishments to dirty politics and black privilege. I have no doubt that Trump will do things as president that would disappoint me but so has every president. Only time can tell and of course that all depends on Nov 8th.

There is one thing I am sure of; if Trump wins it will revolutionize the MSM in America. For the first time in decades, perhaps a century they will choose to do their job and pay attention to everything happening in DC and report it to the citizens. Trump won't be able to fart without some reporter telling us about it. You know if Hillary wins that the media will cover up all her crimes and misdemeanors.

#10 GoneWithTheWind on 2016-10-21 10:59 (Reply)

Gonewiththewind - excellent point. That, plus Trump's inherent antipathy to "politically correct" speech is more than enough reason to vote for him. It is the ONLY way to get the press to do its job.

Plus, there would be a disconnection of many of the "connected" crooks from freely taking taxpayer money as grants and crooked contracts in exchange for bribes and donations to the established crooked politicians. Spread the corruption around !!! and maybe reduce it, because the press would be on it "like squirrels on the last peanut on earth" (classical Dilbert reference)

#10.1 jaybird on 2016-10-21 16:07 (Reply)

Even a cursory examination of his business record ( Trump shuttle, Plaza, Casinos ) should suffice to indicate his deal making prowess is very modest. The same cursory examination would make clear the limited extent he self funds. For a narcissistic attention whore a small price to pay. Both he and Hillary lie constantly. Any competent nominee would understand the election needs to be a referendum on Obama/Hillary. But his only real interest is himself. At least he's pointed out the outrage and injustice of a Miss universe going weight. Check out her sex tape , man.

#11 Mark on 2016-10-21 14:27 (Reply)

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