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In 1866, a group of confederate veteran founded a social club, a year later it banked out. they grew to what they called " The Invisible Empire of the South". Confederate General Nathan Forrest was chosen as their first leader. They disapproving of...
by daverypatz1
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Just wanted to share this piece that explores in some depth the real consequences on our precious (and precious few remaining) wildlife if Trump gets in.
My fear is that not only will his appointees be the worst possible group of sadists, but that...
by SFSister
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 06:18 PM PDT
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Donald Trump keeps saying he thinks Putin is a “strong” leader. It betrays the sick twisted way that neofascists like Trump view the concept of strength, but it's hopelessly misguided.
Strength isn't assassinating people that speak out against your...
by full of beans
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 05:12 PM PDT
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I keep hearing that Hillary has spent so much in money commercials, that she should be up by more. They say she is a weak candidate and should be winning by higher margins. I say that is BS. She is facing a dishonest fascist grifter con man fraudster...
by spadefba
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 05:56 PM PDT
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The 1968 election was one of great conflicts — and dominated by the Vietnam War.
Americans had gone in a few short years from supporting the war when it began with combat troops in 1965 (after years of small numbers of forces), based on the...
by Craig234
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 04:16 PM PDT
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Whenever someone attempts to tell me that Trump is honest and Hillary is not, I simply point to the two candidates record on the prize-winning stalwart, Politifact.
Trump
www.politifact.com/…
Clinton
www.politifact.com/…
Amazingly, the...
by phelix04
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 03:49 PM PDT
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Shortly after the Civil War Era ended, there was a movement where the response to Americas problems can be solved by providing a quality education and a clean environment. Most of these efforts included efforts to outlaw the sale of alcohol, regulate...
by daverypatz1
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 03:54 PM PDT
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Attribution: All definitions are from Dictionary.com
bigot
[big-uh t]
noun
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
buffoon
[buh-foon]
noun
a person who amuses others by tricks,...
by MalamuteMan
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 03:57 PM PDT
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Dear Fellow Liberals,
I have started a crowdfunded campaign to sell 1000 pocket constitutions for mailing to Donald Trump, with the profits going to the Democratic Party. I would appreciate it if you could help get the word out about this project. ...
by jchorush
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 03:27 PM PDT
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by fake consultant
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 03:38 PM PDT
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Sure, MSM. Your ratings are up while there is a horse race. I would like the MSM to think aboutwhat happens to them, if the ferret wearing Cheetoh faced spoon wins. How do you think that will impact freedom of the press? I believe he’s been clear...
by danielkatz1
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 03:24 PM PDT
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Bless the Washington Post’s pea pickin’ little heart. They have got the Donald-Trump-Pam-Bondi_pay-for-play scandal bit well and truly between their teeth. And as long as they can get other people to talk about it, especially the television media,...
by Murfster35
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 03:22 PM PDT
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I've heard lots of complaints about this new moniker for the various hate groups that seem to be the base of the "Trump Coalition." I will say that I'm somewhat in agreement that a group of groups, all of whom claim to absolutely despise "political...
by mstaggerlee
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 02:39 PM PDT
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Last night, Himself bragged that the person most responsible for inviting him to Mexico had been forced to resign for the blunder. Didn’t even have to utter the catchphrase to get someone fired.
But Finance Minister Luis Videgaray’s career faceplant...
by Crashing Vor
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 02:31 PM PDT
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I’ve been a Hillary supporter for a long time — she had my vote in the 2008 primaries and I was happy to see her working with POTUS as Sec of State. I thought “Good — now she’s going to be even more qualified and popular for the next round of...
by TerriH
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 02:15 PM PDT
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That there are people who believe Trump is competent in any fashion to be commander-in-chief of our armed forces truly boggles the mind. That so many veterans support him after his remarks about prisoners of war, and his insults to the family of a...
by brooklynpaul
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 02:23 PM PDT
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Perhaps it should come as no surprise from a candidate who consults himself and knows more than the generals do that Donald Trump's policy shop was a house of cards. But whatever once existed as a ...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 01:57 PM PDT
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In normal elections, the one thing political reporters need is the perception that the race is going down to the wire. It's too close to call now, and get the next story to see who is ahead that day.
This year, that sort of story requires a vivid...
by Frank Palmer
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 01:49 PM PDT
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In a tweet Tuesday afternoon, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) gave a simple one-line assessment of the Republican presidential nominee’s performance at the “Commander In Chief Forum.” Clinton tweets this along with a...
by Leslie Salzillo
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on Thu Sep 08, 2016 at 02:33 PM PDT
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During last night's ShamWow commercial doubling as the closest thing we'll apparently be getting to a national security discussion, Donald Trump made the peculiar claim that during the first of his classified national security briefings—because he is a...
by Hunter
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- In case you missed it, Gabriel Sherman recently wrote a very detailed account of the downfall of Roger Ailes. However, there’s one anecdote that has nothing to do with the festering sexual harassment scandal surrounding the man who turned the fair and...3 comments 33 Recs
- Media is rightfully being scorned by his abysmal performance moderating last night’s CiC Forum the NYT Granted 30 minutes with each candidate, who appeared back-to-back at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan, Mr. Lauer devoted...470 comments 351 Recs
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- It is such a farce, but sexist asshats like Lauer and the New York Times continue to portray Hillary to be “as bad” as Trump. Only a moronic sexist idiot would see it that way. The latest: “I would’ve been tougher on terrorism. Bin Laden...190 comments 141 Recs
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- Just wanted to share this piece that explores in some depth the real consequences on our precious (and precious few remaining) wildlife if Trump gets in. My fear is that not only will his appointees be the worst possible group of sadists, but that...1 comments 0 Recs
- In 1866, a group of confederate veteran founded a social club, a year later it banked out. they grew to what they called " The Invisible Empire of the South". Confederate General Nathan Forrest was chosen as their first leader. They disapproving of...1 comments 0 Recs
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- I keep hearing that Hillary has spent so much in money commercials, that she should be up by more. They say she is a weak candidate and should be winning by higher margins. I say that is BS. She is facing a dishonest fascist grifter con man fraudster...2 comments 0 Recs
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