2016 Postmortem

CrispyQ

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6. I think that the country is more upset about Trump than Bush, in part due to the internet.

Tue Nov 22, 2016, 04:50 PM

Nov 2016

More people are connected & see things that the MSM doesn't show. How many people saw Bush's car get pelted with eggs during his inaugural parade? I think only if you were watching CSPAN did you see it. It wasn't until Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9-11" came out in 2004, that a lot of people learned what really happened in 2000 - the SCOTUS theft of the election, the eggs, Bush's limo hightailing it away from the parade. Now, here it is, not even 2 weeks after the election & everyone knows that HRC won the popular vote, by a lot! I expect a run on eggs, if Trump even has a parade. Maybe he will just throw himself a party, taxpayer funded, & let us watch it via video. With a 10-second delay, of course.

I hope we are not fucked beyond Pluto, but I got a bad feeling about this.

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George Bush 2000: The backlash? [View all] metroins Nov 2016 OP

I only speak for me. I'm still steamed over Shrub's selection by SCOTUS. kairos12 Nov 2016 #1

That whole episode changed me. LisaM Nov 2016 #2

Consider --- madamesilverspurs Nov 2016 #3

major difference is that (1) Bush ran as "a uniter not a divider" and a "compassionate geek tragedy Nov 2016 #4

I didn't know metroins Nov 2016 #5

Bush the candidate was much more moderate than Bush the President geek tragedy Nov 2016 #8

I think that the country is more upset about Trump than Bush, in part due to the internet. CrispyQ Nov 2016 #6

Many have forgotten how the Shrub started his Presidential campaign. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #7