Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

brooklynite

(94,757 posts)
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 04:57 PM Aug 2016

What could the news headlines possibly be?

NYT: Trump Rallies Gun Supporters Against Clinton Presidency
WSJ: Trump: ‘Second Amendment People’ Can Stop Clinton on Gun Control
WP: Trump appears to encourage gun owners to take action if Clinton appoints anti-gun judges
CNN: Trump: 'Second Amendment people' could deal with Clinton
ABC:Trump: 'Maybe' 2nd Amendment Folks Can Stop Clinton's Supreme Court Picks
CBS: Trump: "2nd Amendment people" could do something about Clinton judge choices
NBC: Trump 'Second Amendment' Quip Seen as Veiled Threat Against Clinton

(somehow Fox News managed to miss this story)

5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
What could the news headlines possibly be? (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2016 OP
Fox: "Ummmmm.....Benghazi deleted email USA USA USA! "nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #1
Can you imagine if Kerry had said that about Bush? Chasstev365 Aug 2016 #2
it's amazing what democrats need to do vs. what republicans can get away with unblock Aug 2016 #4
Quip? lapucelle Aug 2016 #3
Atlantic: Trump Wonders If Gun Owners Could Stop Hillary Clinton emulatorloo Aug 2016 #5

unblock

(52,351 posts)
4. it's amazing what democrats need to do vs. what republicans can get away with
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 05:12 PM
Aug 2016

democrats need to be ivy league educated rhodes scholars with a genuine common touch, deep knowledge of all policy matters, and squeaky clean ethics. plus, they can't sigh or wear earth-tone sweaters or look funny in a tank, and heaven help them if anyone dies while they're in office.

meanwhile republicans can gleefully pass tax loopholes for big donors, commit sexual or financial crimes, demonstrate no more knowledge of issues than the average foxnews viewer, and the worst they face seems to be a temporary drop in the polls, usually more than made up by increased donations from rabid supporters.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»What could the news headl...