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Trump walks in a room.

1. Moshe123 shoots at him because he is pure evil, 2. ilherman+hachover jump in front of the bullets because Trump is our savior. 3. aygart tackles Moshe123 because Trump is better than HRC, 4. but Baruch can't stand Trump so he tells aygart he's crazy and Trump is a madman. 5. ExGingi would like to point out that who cares what he is, all that matters is the supreme court nominations. 6. Dan and others aren't really sure how this makes them feel plus they don't really want to drink poison. 7. Spoiler alert: Moshe123's gun was empty, it was just a blank.

And Freddie is in the back of the room just cooking his cholent. Until he announces that there are TWO menu choices, Pareve Cholent or Vegetable Lasagna. While etech0 figured out that they are both poisoned.


Repeat x100.

And then Hilary walks into the room with the most confidence a candidate has had in recent history. She is so confident that she eats both the Pareve Cholent and Vegetable Lasagna. Everyone is the room is aghast, they don't know how this happened, could it be Comey is behind this poisoning or was it that her Obamacare premiums were to high to get her the help she needed.

Everyone stared as she choked and was cast into oblivion on November, 8, 2016 the last day she was heard from in the public eye.

Moshe123, ilherman, hachover, Baruch, ExGingi, Dan, Freddie, etech0, and the rest of America are in total shock and hope that so long as Trump doesn't eat any Pareve Cholent and Vegetable Lasagna and stays true to his supreme court nominees this may be the greatest thing to happen since the CSR and GC's.

But remember this may be the beginning of the end...

P.S. Thanks to cognitive dissonance aygart, Michael Moore, and Scott Adams knew the whole time that Trump could win, unfortunately for JTZ he may be off DDF for the next 4 years due to his mandatory 3 times daily consumption of CROW!

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Sub notes:

Nov 8 : Time to edit the wiki. Biggest upset in American History according to Michael Isikoff.


http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=57647.0

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton_vs_johnson_vs_stein-5952.html
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump?lang=en
http://blog.dilbert.com/
http://fivethirtyeight.com/
All Political Ads - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvuOH0oJFwElBgRKz-eMlLw

As things turns out, the most prescient view on this election was that of Michael Moore! Though Scott Adams is also claiming a high view level of prescience.


Poll

Who are you voting for?

Clinton
12 (10.3%)
Trump
67 (57.3%)
Johnson
2 (1.7%)
Other (Write in)
8 (6.8%)
I don't vote in general and won't be voting this year
9 (7.7%)
I do vote in general, but won't be this year
19 (16.2%)

Total Members Voted: 117

Author Topic: US Politics/2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread  (Read 3771286 times)

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5640 on: November 07, 2016, 10:24:14 PM »
Second graders on Trump vs Hillary


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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5641 on: November 07, 2016, 10:24:52 PM »
4 years ago you were six years old???? Well that explains a lot. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Huh?

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5642 on: November 07, 2016, 10:27:02 PM »
What happens if someone writes in "Trump" of "Hillary" down-ballot, is it counted or just wasted?

#JustWondering

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5643 on: November 07, 2016, 10:27:13 PM »
I plan to write in McMullen and will vote downballot for the other races.

My values are just too far away from Clinton's or Trump's to hold my nose and vote.

Clinton means more of the subpar status quo and likely impeachment trials. I can't support that.

Quite frankly I don't have a clue what Trump means. Maybe a new leaf, maybe the end of the republic as we know it. I strongly disagree with his trade stances. I do know that he and many of his supporters scare me. The rise of dormant antisemitism online is very troubling. I don't think he's a stable individual. I don't trust him not to try to rule like a Duterte/Chavez/Putin type. Even without their power he can still insult and hold grudges against other leaders to our detriment. I don't credibly believe that he'll be a strong Israel backer or that he'll nominate the justices he says he will. I hate the coarse language and bullying that he relies upon. As much as I've tried, I just can't support that.

I wish I was smart enough to have a clear vision as to which option was clearly worse, but I don't.

And so I feel like the protest vote is the only viable option that I have. I don't take that option lightly and hope to never have to resort to it again.

Here's hoping 2020 brings better options. May G-d continue to bless America. She's going to need it.
As many times as I hear this, I don't think I'll understand it.
If you don't care why would you comment?
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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5644 on: November 07, 2016, 10:29:05 PM »
As many times as I hear this, I don't think I'll understand it.
You're on death row. Do you choose to be poisoned, shot to death, or abstain from choosing?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5645 on: November 07, 2016, 10:29:46 PM »
Disclaimer

In no way do I support some of Trumps behavior.

Still I think he is no worse than Bill Clinton and the main point here is a president is not a king he can not do whatever he likes. He will be surrounded with a great administration and with them he will make America great again. Clinton on the other hand, hold your nose tight.... Sorry I'm not breathing.
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5646 on: November 07, 2016, 10:30:38 PM »
You're on death row. Do you choose to be poisoned, shot to death, or abstain from choosing?
If one of the options has "maybe the end of the republic as we know it" and the other doesn't, the choice is clear IMHO.

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5647 on: November 07, 2016, 10:32:03 PM »
You're on death row. Do you choose to be poisoned, shot to death, or abstain from choosing?
So stay home. Don't pretend to be cute. Or smart. It's not cure or smart to waste time. Rather go to staples and buy gift cards.  And as pointed out above the idea of protest vote does not make sense.
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5648 on: November 07, 2016, 10:33:00 PM »
So stay home. Don't pretend to be cute. Or smart. It's not cure or smart to waste time. Rather go to staples and buy gift cards.  And as pointed out above the idea of protest vote does not make sense.

That's one point that we agree on, my friend.

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5649 on: November 07, 2016, 10:33:32 PM »
So stay home. Don't pretend to be cute. Or smart. It's not cure or smart to waste time. Rather go to staples and buy gift cards.  And as pointed out above the idea of protest vote does not make sense.
I would, except that I'm voting for senator and other important issues that have people with values I support.
Once I'm there I'll write in the name of a man that I can stand behind.

There are a lot of brilliant conservative minds who are taking the protest vote route this year. I'm happy to be in their company.
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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5650 on: November 07, 2016, 10:34:11 PM »
I literally have no idea who I am going to vote for.   
But I do believe that not voting at all is essentially placing a vote still for one of them.   In terms of Israel alone it seems to me Trump would be a better choice. My problem is at this point I literally can't bring myself to vote for a guy who speaks and acts so disgusting towards human beings.  And maybe that's wrong. I do believe that even with those qualities he may benefit the country but ...   at this point I just can't see myself voting for him. The problem is that basically means a vote for her....

No clue what I'm going to do.

Crazy election.   There are always pros and cons to each candidate but this is ridiculous.


Ultimately I never really get too worked up in the elections or politics at any given time. I try to vote for who I believe will be best and the rest is in Gds hands. 

"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5651 on: November 07, 2016, 10:34:21 PM »
My kids are also hearing pro-Trump nonsense at school. It's alarming how uniformly the frum community has backed this wacko. We have a major collective cheshbon hanefesh to make.
  דאס איז ניט א נייע פראבלעם. ווען אובאמא איז געווארען פרעזידענט, הונדריטע אידען האבען געקריגען
ווייל ער איז א מוזלים a passport.

The Yated is partially to blame, at least by the litvaks.

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5652 on: November 07, 2016, 10:34:56 PM »
I would, except that I'm voting for senator and other important issues that have people with values I support.
Once I'm there I'll write in the name of a man that I can stand behind.

Nu, vote for McCain. Or William Henry Harrison.

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Re: Who did you vote for, and what was the compelling argument that made yo do it?
« Reply #5653 on: November 07, 2016, 10:35:25 PM »
Home sch
Not everyone knows which will wind up being worse. If you have that clarity than kol hakavod(e).
+1. If you knew that the girls coming out of both schools were slu**, would you just be resigned to it anyway and not find a way out?ool

DUH.... Home schooling in this election is no option ..someone will head our country ...you get my point right?

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5655 on: November 07, 2016, 10:38:14 PM »
Dan! Do it for your brother JJ. Vote not Hillary!

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5656 on: November 07, 2016, 10:38:39 PM »
My kids are also hearing pro-Trump nonsense at school. It's alarming how uniformly the frum community has backed this wacko. We have a major collective cheshbon hanefesh to make.
There's also the personality cult aspect to Trump support which is extremely troubling to me.

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5657 on: November 07, 2016, 10:41:00 PM »
Thoughts on the video on drudge now?

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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5658 on: November 07, 2016, 10:42:27 PM »
538 has the senate back to a dead heat, Trump back under 30%.
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Re: 2016 Election Pick Your Poison Master Thread
« Reply #5659 on: November 07, 2016, 10:43:27 PM »
538 has the senate back to a dead heat, Trump back under 30%.
How are things changing at 10pm night b4