Game Thread: The 2016 US American Election

[wittynickname]

Originally Posted by nik-

That Children of the Corn mofo Pence is a scary part of this too.

On an international scale, Trump terrifies me.

As a woman who fiercely believes in the rights of the LGBT community, Pence worries me just as much, if not more. And he's going to have a House and Senate full of men just like him who are going to be all too happy to infringe on the rights of women and gay people.

Also Toomey just won re-election in Pennsylvania, because I didn't loathe my state enough.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

I am a Paul Ryan Republican.

I am not racist.

I support Trump because I believe Washington needs a jolt. I also want KXL.

I am hoping Paul Ryan becomes the defacto POTUS.

He makes the best deals...meaning he is gonna rip us off to the point its not even worthwhile

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Diet Water

I would love to get my hands on one of these. Do they go to Africa?

[KevanGuy]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

I actually do totally agree it is none of my business, I'm just voicing my opinion on this message board.

It is a message board after all.

Sure but it kinda sucks that you make a volunteer mod waste his time addressing your concerns. Concerns which he already addressed earlier in the other election thread. Concerns that aren't really any of your business to be honest.

[Fozzie_DeBear]

I guess we see how robust American institutions are against Fascism.

[Caged Great]

Not a good night for the world tonight.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Bunk

The global nuclear arsenal. I'm not sure there will be a day go by in the next four years I don't think about this.

Trump and Putin are good buddies though, so we're probably fine, right? Right??

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Pence is a survivable event. Despite disagreeing with him on every social issue, his downside risk if he were de facto president is nowhere near what Trump's is. The chance of a Pence presidency leading to tens of millions of dead people (if not worse) is basically zero.

[puffnstuff]

Trump has fewer warheads? First executive order, make more warheads! The best warheads.

[V]

All it's going to take is one d*ck waving contest and the whole world goes up in smoke.

[photon]

I don't think Bernie would have beaten Trump. I don't think enough of the "protest" vote existed to offset the people towards the center he would have lost.

[calumniate]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Well, let me put it like this. I read this guys opinions and commentary for... years. Years!

I often read a lot of people criticize, attack, mock, make fun of, tease, etc. Peter12. And he almost always was jovial, laughed with people, got along with people and genuinely seemed to love debates.

I don't recall many times where he insulted people, if ever. Would it surprise me if he was so offensive to be banned? Yes, absolutely. Was a mod insulted? Possibly, does that mean he should have been banned? No, I don't think so. So I'm just curious that, in light of the fact that he was actually correct in his opinions about this election and as revealed by tonight... is it fair to unban him?

This site is better with Peter around and I suspect that if he knew he would have insulted a mod to the degree it appears he did, knowing him (and I actually do know him but don't know what he was banned for), he would absolutely apologize.

One of his last hooras was accusing all of cp as not being able to read. No idea how far it went beyond that though.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Warren, Klobechar (sp?), Gillibrand, Kaine.

Lots of good choices. Trump will be a one term POTUS.

Kaine? Not sure about that one.

But I always thought Newsome would be a decent candidate. There are some decent young GOP candidates on the radar too.

[Kjesse]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

I had to turn off cbc. That one lady is yelling at everyone as if they are at fault. She even called Trump "Hitler".

So bad

Yeah she caused me to change the channel to PBS. Much better discussion, I suppose I should thank her.

[Senator Clay Davis]

It still doesn't feel real, but it'll definitely feel pretty ####ing real when I check the dollar and my portfolio tomorrow. Usually does a good job snapping back into reality.

[V]

These warheads are gonna be huge.

[accord1999]

Originally Posted by V

I can't even imagine Trump at these events like G8. From Obama to Trump, what an incredible fall in image alone.

He has nothing to worry about while Hollande is still president of France.

[Illuminaughty]

Originally Posted by wittynickname

The disgust I have for my home state right now is off the charts.

But then, given the Trump signs and Nazi swastikas I saw in rural central PA over the summer should have been an indication.

This is literally the worst thing I've seen in my country in my lifetime. I don't know how we come back from this. The GOP rigged this thing for the last decade--gerrymandering districts, dismantling voters' rights, pushing ridiculous voter ID laws, convincing constituents that a legislature that refuses to do its job is the President's fault.

With them in power, how the hell is any of that going to change? With a heavily conservative SCOTUS, how is any progress going to be made?

I am disgusted by my country right now.

Maybe the progress you have been sold isn't all it's cracked up to be. I don't see how you can claim that the GOP rigged it, almost all the evidence points to the contrary. What on earth is the argument against voter ID laws, what wanting a fair electoral process?

Hopefully the constitution gets held up and a return to good wholesome American values, free of government and corporate collusion. You know the return of the America that at one point was the light that all other countries took their ques from. With concepts such as free market capitalism and personal freedoms, the American dream. I find it alarming that you seem to be in favor of legislating away freedoms you currently have, in favor of a nanny state of bureacrats that will just line their pockets.

I would say 911 was much worse, then the candidate that wasn't your preference winning a democratic election. Come on dude, it really isn't that bad. You are an American, not born in sub Saharan Africa.

[N-E-B]

Guys Trump assured us no one has a better temperament than him. Don't worry.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by V

All it's going to take is one d*ck waving contest and the whole world goes up in smoke.

Please. Trump caved like a little bitch when he had to deal with the Mexican president in person. How do you think he's going to handle Putin?

This is legitimately horrifying. Itse, enjoy living in Finland bro.