The nation may survive, but the wound to hope and order will never fully heal - US elections 2016: the october surprises

yes I'm sure these guys cared about Haitians or even knew where Haiti is on the map prior to a week ago

telephone tough guys. there won't be any riots when trump loses. i doubt there'll be any violence or intimidation at all on election day

agree odds are against it

i'm not necessarily worried about riots or large-scale uprisings, but I am worried about white men with guns lurking around polling places in open carry states on Nov. 8. And after Trump loses, I worry about an increase in politically motivated lone-wolf actions, directed at marginalized groups and/or government offices

deadspin went to the trump art show, had a boring convo with martin shkreli about art

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/martin-shkreli-talking-like-a-human-being-was-the-best-1787626877

dig the white power tattoo on the one girl's arm (third pic)

^^^ yeah its matthew mcveigh types (crosspost)

agreed

in a US context when was the last time white ppl were considered to have "rioted"

i feel like that term is entirely racially aligned at this point

idk penn state probably

“You’re obviously not a skin man,” Trump said. He later reiterated the point, pounded the table and said, “which is okay.” He added, “I wish I wasn’t.”

Timothy mcveigh

Xp

in a US context when was the last time white ppl were considered to have "rioted"

i feel like that term is entirely racially aligned at this point

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40)

1863 draft riots? so maybe "at this point" is unnecessary.

paterno being the source of the only white ppl action characterized as a "riot" in recent US history is a pretty insane indicator of something, like it literally had to be about protecting a pedophile before people framing this are like "hmm this might actually qualify as unrest"

huntington beach?

anyway the point is there's no way there's white riots about trump because the police union is who endorsed trump, so by definition any violence from trump supporters seems unlikely to be characterized as "rioting"

in a US context when was the last time white ppl were considered to have "rioted"

i feel like that term is entirely racially aligned at this point

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40)

When was the last unruly sports championship celebration?

im black voting for trump <--- I can't stop staring at this btw

Seattle WTO? White people have definitely been called rioters in recent years

Roffles

https://twitter.com/GarrettHaake/status/785577353837621252

I thought the last white riot at Penn State was over the clowns.

“You’re obviously not a skin man,” Trump said. He later reiterated the point, pounded the table and said, “which is okay.” He added, “I wish I wasn’t.”

trump confirmed as buffalo bill

Penn State's the only recent instance I can think of. deej is correct that the term is 100% racially applied at this point.

(xposts) So the guy got fired for staging a "stunt." Funny--that's what the big Lewandowski shouting match was all about last night, that he objected to use of the word "stunt" to describe Trump's pre-debate press conference (they had to call it an "event" so he'd shut up).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPLHoTuL3o

White folks riot over sports.

Also am disappointed the phrase "future endeavors" didn't appear in that release.

16% of those polled said Trump's sexual assault recording improved their opinion of him.

the platonic trump base

those people are real life trolls, living under bridges

My Berniebro nephew makes so much of those photos of Trump and the Clintons. I don't wanthink to condescending to him because at least he's making an effort, but I do want to say, "Sometimes very wealthy and very famous people are made by circumstance to interact and smile for the cameras, but when they walk away they can't stop thinking, 'This fuckin' guy.'"

https://twitter.com/davestopera/status/785291539262083073/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

I suggest we find that 16% and subject them to "extreme vetting" xpost

Jon Dixon
im black voting for trump

can I see your birth certificate, plz?

"Sometimes very wealthy and very famous people are made by circumstance to interact and smile for the cameras, but when they walk away they can't stop thinking, 'This fuckin' guy.'"

sometimes us less famous people have to smile and be nice to ppl we despise too!

Here's one of your 16%

https://twitter.com/TaraSetmayer/status/785554859298791425/photo/1

Damn. Sign says "Better to grab a p***y than to be one."

How sick in the head do you have to be to believe that...

spoken like a true cuck

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cubz0esWEAEjCqd.jpg

^ quintessence of a used car salesman in action

All these Ryan-House-RNC phone calls going on today (one going on now, I think)--you would think they might have waited two or three days until after all the post-video polls came in. Because they're going to have to do it all over again Wednesday or Thursday.

My Berniebro nephew makes so much of those photos of Trump and the Clintons. I don't wanthink to condescending to him because at least he's making an effort, but I do want to say, "Sometimes very wealthy and very famous people are made by circumstance to interact and smile for the cameras, but when they walk away they can't stop thinking, 'This fuckin' guy.'"

― GUNSHOW POOPHOLE (Phil D.), Monday, 10 October 2016 21:42 (thirteen minutes ago) Permalink

I am in awe of Hillary's debate performance last night and think she is very impressive and will make a good president but your nephew is still otm. It is at the very least weird that they went to the monster's wedding.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/politics/priebus-stands-behind-trump/index.html?adkey=bn

Lol, they are so short sighted

Everything is about preserving their majorities -- no thought is given to how it will looo that they stood by trump in five years, when people look back on this election as the moment America narrowly avoided fascism.

tbf America doesn't remember anything

I am in awe of Hillary's debate performance last night and think she is very impressive and will make a good president but your nephew is still otm. It is at the very least weird that they went to the monster's wedding.

― Treeship, Monday, October 10, 2016 10:03 PM (three minutes ago)

the wedding they went to was in 2005, btw

Are they even thinking about how much Trump will embarrass them once he loses???? How are they this dumb?

"Nothing has changed in regard with our relationship," Priebus said in a call with RNC committeemen.

always fun to closely read the words used by politicians when they know ambiguity is their best friend

https://twitter.com/alexburnsNYT/status/785599070752702464
Losing the House is worst case for Ryan. 2nd worst? Losing so many seats that the gang that trashed him today becomes the margin of control

He is fucked either way. It would have been better for him to denounce Trump early on and end his career with some dignity.

"It's like in the movies where a guy is riding a horse, gets shot, but the horse is still alive so it keeps running while dragging the corpse in its saddle," one veteran GOP operative put it.

the latter is the more likely scenario. Ryan is trying to shore up support within his caucus (or what will be left of it), pure and simple.

I honestly don't think the GOP is going to "learn" any lessons from this election, nor is the American public, who will promptly forget as much of this nightmarish election as quickly as possible. Dems may try to use it to browbeat future opponents, but it will be easily sloughed off. But the structural, internal damage and fissures within the party - that basic inability to field national candidates and expand their appeal beyond a dwindling base, that is going to persist.