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2016 Postmortem

JI7

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4. VERY IMPORTANT POINT. remember the debates where Hillary did very well

Reply to Renaissance Man (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:02 PM

Dec 2016

But media kept going on about how trump did well the first 20 minutes. And it wasn't when that he did well but he was so bad the rest they had to give him credit for thise few minutes.

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The signs were there. They've been there since 2008. [View all] Renaissance Man Dec 2016 OP

Line from "Being There": no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #1

One of my favorite movie lines!! ailsagirl Dec 2016 #13

"Could Michelle Obama have become First Lady with nude photos easily accessible via search engine?" 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #2

Big ass K/R! progressoid Dec 2016 #3

VERY IMPORTANT POINT. remember the debates where Hillary did very well JI7 Dec 2016 #4

Trump supporters were sold a bill of goods sheshe2 Dec 2016 #5

The white backlash has been building for years. The Tea Party engine was run on bigotry. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #6

Do you think it's possible Kanye West could become Prez? I do Dems to Win Dec 2016 #7

no. a black man who behaves that way would never be acceptable JI7 Dec 2016 #8

Paris Hilton, though, might have a shot. She'd just need to be overt with the bigotry. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #9

she is female so probably not. palin was held to a higher standard than trump JI7 Dec 2016 #10

Palin was held to only modest standards NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #23

With the added bonus of having easily accessible hardcore pornography of her out in the wild. TransitJohn Dec 2016 #12

I'd vote for him wit Liz Warren or Kamala Harris on the ticket. Yeezy's a rich anti-globalist. ancianita Dec 2016 #14

But then we would have ... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #17

After Melania set the standard? Hahahaha.... Yeah, you're right. Tabloids say they've split, though. ancianita Dec 2016 #20

You know Kanye publicly supported Trump right? forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #21

no I did not, thanks for the info. Oops Dems to Win Dec 2016 #22

You're right... but the rethugs actually started this BS in 1992 Texin Dec 2016 #11

But change, especially when it's significant, is not linear ailsagirl Dec 2016 #15

unfortunately NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #24

My wife was reading excerpts of a book to me last night... kentuck Dec 2016 #16

You forgot one: Could Barack Obama have been elected if he fathered a child out of wedlock? (eom) StevieM Dec 2016 #18

And here's another: Could Hillary Clinton--or Elizabeth Warren--have been elected if they had StevieM Dec 2016 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author RonniePudding Dec 2016 #25

Exactly. The revenge of the angry white working class won't know they've been had until Obama is... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #26