a clown car full of millionaires: the 2016 presidential primary thread

which one of those two tweets is worse, i don't know

Eventually someone who still gives a shit what Ann Coulter says/writes/thinks was bound to turn up.

who was the incompetent moron who couldn't distinguish between anal and doggy style, the writer or the editor

there should be no debate about that in any professional newsroom

coulter's fellating of the donalds immigrant bashing plan was pretty impressive tho

Coulter should run.

Im wondering if this Trump surge is mostly tied to the fact that its august, there's no news and trumps the perfect thing for our stupid ass 24hr cable news channels to cover..

ding ding

well there is news (Iran Deal, etc.) but Trump has put these reporters into a giggle fit they're probably going to need some meds for.

Bernie pursues substance

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/bernie-blasts-reporters-hair-question-126934490446.html

BLM-related quotes buried there, of course

xpost

it'll be neat in mid-september when all the GOP candidates battle to see who can be most in favor of shutting down the govt

x-post: I'm amazed at how long it takes for him to realize he's being asked about sexism. Guy is really a fossil.

guess he doesn't have your vote, huh

Frederik not planning to emigrate

I can't vote, and my view of the American presidency is anyway just a tiny bit more optimistic than Morbs... It will bring anyone down, so important part for me is just that it goes to a Democrat, so that the Supreme Court doesn't go down with it. Mainly.

What matters to me is the struggle in 'progressivism' between monetary politics and identity politics, which is a struggle in Europe and Denmark also. And that is why I'm so anti-Sanders. I'd be okay with him as president, but I'm annoyed with him as a progressive. He really is blind to the problem of sexism. Like, he really, really is: He's explicitly presented with a problem with sexism, and he fails to realize that's what it is. And that is so often how that struggle goes, with one side arguing about what is most important, and other side failing to see there even is a discussion. It's so frustrating.

tbh really disappointed in Sanders' fielding of that question, less as revealing anything about him (though to no small extent) and more as showing some serious lack of political finesse. we're hardly a week removed from his supporters heckling during a moment of silence for michael brown, and now he's throwing red meat to that same type of unwelcoming supporter (this thread has serious doozies: https://imgur.com/gallery/WnEMLJL). unless the tactical thought is to write off women as a demo Clinton has on lock, looks like another misstep in positioning the campaign as welcoming to many types of progressives to build a broad coalition.

tbh the question wasn't terribly well-phrased

some of those ppl are not actually progressives ("I'm not a fan of Bernie but good on him for putting this woman in her place!" seems antithetical to even progressive lip-service)

yeah, i don't think it's always fair to blame a pol for his/her supporters, kinda like Jesus.

imgur commenters are some of the worst on the internet. worse than gawker, worse than reddit somehow, even though it's closely tied to reddit

"we're hardly a week removed from his supporters heckling during a moment of silence for michael brown"

It seems unfair to characterize the incident that way. Unless maybe you're certain the audience would have responded the same way if the campaign or the candidate himself requested a moment of silence, which I think is unlikely. The antagonism in the form of the protest is not a non-factor.

Not sure what a serious response to that hair question would be. It's a stupid question to ask about his hair, and it's a stupid question to ask Clinton about her hair. It's even more stupid to ask some meta-question about the asking of hair-related questions. Argh! Who cares! Yes, I fail to see that there is even a discussion.

^^^ this.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/14/1412130/-Bush-campaign-lied-about-meeting-with-Black-Lives-Matter-activists

i can see how a metaquestion about hair could be mistaken for a significant one, esp on a bb full of critics.

He answered the question with the scorn it deserves. What's the problem, Frederik?

She isn't asking about hair, she's asking about sexism. And even when she clarifies, he still doesn't get it. Then when she clarifies it even further that sexism might have something to do with it, his answer is 'That may be', as if he had never considered that. He simply cannot see that she's trying to talk about sexism, and instead of listening, he scorns her.

they're talking about hair

I care about hair, I often mention it in reviews, but after careful study of the candidates' hairdos I've concluded that Romney in 2007 was the last well-sculpted example I want in front of a podium.

She's basically asking if it's fair that Hilary will be judged more by looks than Sanders will. Asking that question is not discussing looks.

To use another hip term, it's textbook male privilege that he doesn't get it.

Look, he's an ugly 73-year-old who sits in bad chairs and probably suffers from halitosis.

So talking about looks is stupid, but talking about talking about looks is important? I feel old.

Look, he's an ugly 73-year-old who sits in bad chairs and probably suffers from halitosis.

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), 19. august 2015 02:50 (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yup. As I said in my first comment, he really is a fossil.

Cox: Do you think it’s fair that Hillary's hair gets a lot more scrutiny than yours does?

Sanders: Hillary's hair gets more scrutiny than my hair?

Cox: Yeah.

Sanders: Is that what you’re asking?

Cox: Yeah.

so basically the interviewer got two chances to clarify that her question was about sexism, rather than hair, and she didn't.

I've heard plenty of people talk about bernie's "crazy hair" (I can't believe I'm discussing this).

All Hair Matters

http://i.usatoday.net/_common/_notches/-BernieTimelineMM.jpg

Look, he's an ugly 73-year-old who sits in bad chairs and probably suffers from halitosis.

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), 19. august 2015 02:50 (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yup. As I said in my first comment, he really is a fossil.

― Frederik B,

I'm saying I don't give a shit

How many people remember Ana Marie Cox's stuff from Wonkette/Suck.com?

Xp no one should give a shit.

Not to defend Frederik but I think he meant Sanders' world view was fossilized.

Fossils don't change statements.

flash: someone with some kind of privilege is gonna be POTUS

just not Bernie

boo fuckin' hoo, welcome to life on earth

this is follicular correctness gone mad

I learn so many new words from this place...

Wait a minute are you guys saying Bernie Sanders is old? This changes everything.

" follicular correctness gone mad"

slow clap

who's got bigger bags under their eyes?

keep in the gay thread, pops

Wait a minute are you guys saying Bernie Sanders is old? This changes everything.

― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:20 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he has old privilege.

Old parking privilege mor lik