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What do you have to lose...? - RL - 10/6/2016 11:36:12 PM
- I'll give this much to Trump... - mcfly - 10/7/2016 4:19:45 AM
  - It's more a damning indictment of the GOP than American Democracy - BuckGalaxy - 10/7/2016 4:50:54 PM
    - You left out the most unforgivable of crimes - ER - 10/7/2016 9:09:58 PM

Remember when...? - RL - 10/5/2016 12:33:08 AM
- That's why they're called the booboisie. - ER - 10/5/2016 12:39:58 AM

Jose Fernandez--RIP - ER - 9/26/2016 10:50:13 PM
- Some second thoughts... - ER - 9/28/2016 11:37:05 PM

The consequences of a half century of burdensome government regulation - Robert - 9/27/2016 5:11:41 PM
- The same goes for fuel efficiency...and pollution controls... - ER - 9/27/2016 8:59:47 PM
  - Yeah, but what has the EPA ever done for us? - RL - 9/27/2016 9:56:12 PM
    - I lived in Pittsburgh from 1979 to 1983. - ER - 9/27/2016 11:33:03 PM
      - PS - ER - 9/27/2016 11:59:25 PM
    - Make America Gray Again! - mcfly - 9/27/2016 10:49:03 PM
    - The EPA was formed in the 70's - RL - 9/27/2016 10:26:56 PM

Hillary has the weight of the world on her shoulders tonight... - BuckGalaxy - 9/26/2016 6:28:54 PM
- None of these debates is going to make a difference in the outcome of the election... - ER - 9/27/2016 2:50:46 AM
- I have hated Lester since 2011... - RL - 9/27/2016 12:58:25 AM
- saving us from our own folly - Robert - 9/26/2016 8:57:25 PM

So what exactly will it take for Trump supporters to change their minds... - RL - 9/24/2016 6:31:00 PM
- It won't be the first time. - ER - 9/24/2016 11:47:48 PM

Clinton campaign releases 19 pages of Trump's fact checked lies prior to debate... - RL - 9/24/2016 1:39:11 AM

Trumpism Is the Symptom of a Gravely Ill Constitution - BuckGalaxy - 9/20/2016 9:19:46 PM
- It is also a symptom of a dumbed-down electorate - RL - 9/22/2016 1:25:22 AM
  - The evidence - RL - 9/22/2016 2:49:04 AM

IMF Managing Director backs Liberal economic policy in Canada - mcfly - 9/19/2016 1:23:46 AM

This election is surreal... - RL - 9/16/2016 12:59:08 AM
- Turnabout is fair play - ER - 9/16/2016 6:45:04 PM

"What the hell do you have to lose?" - RL - 9/16/2016 1:15:09 AM
- Priceless facial expressions, - ER - 9/16/2016 1:18:30 PM

Well, this next week will be the ugliest week in the campaign yet... - RL - 9/12/2016 1:56:44 AM
- Yo, RL, before you nod off... - ER - 9/12/2016 2:35:29 AM
  - The DNC would put Biden in - BuckGalaxy - 9/14/2016 4:03:31 AM
    - I would vote for Biden before Hillary. - SDG - 9/14/2016 5:50:08 PM
  - Pneumonia is hardly disqualifying... - RL - 9/12/2016 11:26:30 PM
    - Well, look on the bright side, RL. - ER - 9/13/2016 12:10:10 AM
  - Midnight here... - RL - 9/12/2016 4:28:07 AM
    - I share your fears. - BuckGalaxy - 9/14/2016 3:47:00 AM
    - The ignorance of our own - mcfly - 9/12/2016 4:42:52 AM

Thanks, Obama. - ER - 9/14/2016 1:02:23 PM

Yeah, this will make things better... - RL - 9/14/2016 2:18:53 AM
- I've heard this kind of argument before.... - ER - 9/14/2016 4:54:16 AM

Axelrod is right, but... - mcfly - 9/13/2016 1:13:23 AM
- Trump looks perfectly placed to pull off a "Truman". - bowser - 9/13/2016 5:39:24 PM

When Trump was watching the thousands of imaginary muslims cheering the fall of the towers on 9-11 - RL - 9/11/2016 6:24:01 PM

Fifteen Years After - ER - 9/11/2016 2:23:24 PM

On the lack of political bumper stickers and yard signs - SDG - 9/10/2016 9:56:40 PM
- I've noticed that too... - mcfly - 9/11/2016 3:38:31 AM
- Good observation. - ER - 9/10/2016 11:35:06 PM
  - Hold your nose election. - SDG - 9/10/2016 11:59:58 PM
    - Clinton Haters - ER - 9/11/2016 2:18:42 AM

On the application of hammers to electronics - mcfly - 9/5/2016 8:47:35 PM
- I just took a hammer to my old cell phone. - ER - 9/5/2016 11:40:19 PM

It's immigration, stupid - mcfly - 9/4/2016 1:50:31 AM
- Xenopolitics - ER - 9/4/2016 3:11:18 AM

Prominent Alberta politician jokes about beating women - mcfly - 9/2/2016 6:37:18 AM
- I see now why they hate political correctness so much. - ER - 9/2/2016 3:06:50 PM

With all the talk of Trump 'Hardening' and 'Softening' I have a suggestion... - RL - 8/27/2016 4:49:30 AM
- Nice work! lol - BuckGalaxy - 8/30/2016 3:54:58 AM
- Oh deer gawd... - mcfly - 8/27/2016 5:43:28 AM
  - My wife and I had fun making it... - RL - 8/28/2016 7:31:15 PM

“So, something astonishing has happened...” - RL - 8/26/2016 12:13:03 AM
- Wow - RobVG - 8/26/2016 6:15:44 PM
  - Democrats are "desperate"? Maybe you're right. I'm going to listen to republicans this year... - BuckGalaxy - 8/28/2016 3:05:24 AM
  - "Trump will most likely bring himself down" - RL - 8/27/2016 12:54:08 AM
    - No RL. - RobVG - 8/27/2016 6:05:22 PM
      - "...and isn’t afraid to say what other people are thinking..." - unfortunately those 'other people' tend to be neo-nazis - RL - 8/27/2016 6:26:14 PM
        
        Sorry. Not going to respond anymore. - RobVG - 8/27/2016 6:36:14 PM
        
        You haven't given a thoughtful response yet... - RL - 8/27/2016 8:03:42 PM
        
        Hey! What about me? - ER - 8/27/2016 7:39:37 PM
        
        See below. n/t - RobVG - 8/27/2016 9:45:09 PM
        
        Are you referring him to my post? I was hoping it'd be taken as humor. - mcfly - 8/27/2016 11:05:21 PM
        
        No Mcfly, I was referring to my reply to you. n/t - RobVG - 8/27/2016 11:45:37 PM
        
        You can see the actor in the background thinking... - mcfly - 8/27/2016 9:44:01 PM
  - When you find yourself saying: "Well OF COURSE the uneducated and white supremacists are on my side..." - RL - 8/26/2016 10:18:23 PM
    - Hmm. - RobVG - 8/26/2016 11:49:25 PM
      - Are you *sure* you want to talk about "trade, lost jobs, healthcare?" - mcfly - 8/27/2016 3:58:00 AM
        
        Let's talk trade. - RobVG - 8/27/2016 9:44:26 PM
        
        A thoughtful post, thanks - mcfly - 8/27/2016 11:03:22 PM
        
        Your RN wife's job IS being offshored. - ER - 8/28/2016 2:36:27 PM
      - Why is it Conservatives are always so afraid of being mocked? - ER - 8/27/2016 1:09:04 AM
        
        And why are they so mockable...? - RL - 8/27/2016 2:30:32 AM
        
        We had to fire warning shots yesterday. And "this" is what you find important? n/t - RobVG - 8/27/2016 6:07:39 PM
        
        What I find important is not having a president that jumps to full blown war at the slightest provocation... - RL - 8/27/2016 6:40:32 PM
      - You didn't answer a single one of the questions I asked - RL - 8/27/2016 12:05:17 AM
        
        You are still avoiding answering the questions... - RL - 8/27/2016 6:41:42 PM
  - "a 'woman' who worked for a Black president, who wants to continue his polices?" - ER - 8/26/2016 9:41:31 PM
    - Sorry, was trying to think like a supremacist. Evidently I was successful. nt - RobVG - 8/26/2016 11:10:38 PM
      - ...So was your candidate, that is the point... - RL - 8/26/2016 11:26:54 PM
    - If I had to put a word to it... - mcfly - 8/26/2016 10:00:12 PM
      - What I said was "of course" they're not going to rally around Hillary. There's a difference. No? n/t - RobVG - 8/26/2016 11:08:24 PM
        
        Well...is there? - mcfly - 8/27/2016 1:58:16 AM
        
        I don't think so. n/t - RobVG - 8/27/2016 6:37:30 PM
      - It is a mix of madness and stupidity - RL - 8/26/2016 10:21:33 PM
      - I used to be incredulous. - ER - 8/26/2016 10:10:17 PM

Totally not racist Trump supporter turns out to be racist - RL - 8/27/2016 7:28:20 PM

Paul Wolfowitz calls Trump dangerous - mcfly - 8/26/2016 8:22:21 PM
- Would vote for Hillary? - bowser - 8/27/2016 5:31:58 PM

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