Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

L L wrote:

Trollminator wrote:

Anyone understand why NV and AZ are taking so long? Is it because they continue accepting ballots that were postmarked by the 3rd? And what's happening with NC? It hasn't had any additional votes trickle into the count. I am seriously concerned Rs will start to get violent if there isn't some faster closure here.

None of the states are done counting.

The media chose to call most other states before they were done because of the margins and the makeup of the outstanding votes.

Fox and the AP called Arizona quickly. The other outlets still haven't called it.

Biden and Trump both have zero electoral votes right now.

If every state didn't release vote counts until they are done, we'd know nothing right now.

This week is and election night most years is a media event.

We were watching returns on election night (CNN, I think) and they turned California blue pretty much at the moment polls closed there and before any vote tally.

California returns are still under 80% counted as I write this, but nobody cares since the presidential race isn't competitive.

I cam back to see 2 things:

Is Rigged eating his words?

Is Flagpole still saying that he was was *REALLY* right about everything election-wise since...well, ever?

Question 2 has been answered.

Not sure if Rigged has appeared in person or disguise. I'll check back later.

But good to know Flagpole is still Flagpole.

AK not AL ... time for more coffee.

Monkeys typing wrote:

L L wrote:

None of the states are done counting.

The media chose to call most other states before they were done because of the margins and the makeup of the outstanding votes.

Fox and the AP called Arizona quickly. The other outlets still haven't called it.

Biden and Trump both have zero electoral votes right now.

If every state didn't release vote counts until they are done, we'd know nothing right now.

This week is and election night most years is a media event.

We were watching returns on election night (CNN, I think) and they turned California blue pretty much at the moment polls closed there and before any vote tally.

California returns are still under 80% counted as I write this, but nobody cares since the presidential race isn't competitive.

Yeah, that's a lie.

Joe Biden Democratic Party

65.1% 8,281,504

Donald Trump Republican Party

33% 4,204,244

66% Reporting

And they called California immediately because they are not stupid.

Flagpole wrote-

"well, that wouldn't be like me, because after the election in 2016, I DID admit I was wrong to say Trump had ZERO chance to win. I was wrong, BUT with the caveat that I DID say he couldn't cheat. He DID cheat..."

therefore....I wasn't wrong.

That is Flagpolian gold right there.

You remind me of Trump. Sorry, but truly you do in certain ways.

Hell yeah brother

Delete the thread

Brojos can we get a timer? Delete on Jan 20?

resourced wrote:

Fat hurts wrote:

Liberals do love to dance!

Trump jiggled his jello to YMCA and is being sued by the song owners for that atrocity.

https://youtu.be/JjczWoqoMBQ?t=9https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-ymca-village-people-lawsuit-b1640475.html

To each his own, but Trump's dance moves look like he's using a Shake Weight, or some other activity that's similar to that.

reminder that America has always been 1/3 Trumpist types.

But in the past they didn't have social media and Fox to stitch them together.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov

Tyrone ReXXXing wrote:

Flagpole wrote-

"well, that wouldn't be like me, because after the election in 2016, I DID admit I was wrong to say Trump had ZERO chance to win. I was wrong, BUT with the caveat that I DID say he couldn't cheat. He DID cheat..."

therefore....I wasn't wrong.

That is Flagpolian gold right there.

You remind me of Trump. Sorry, but truly you do in certain ways.

Well, that's ridiculous. I am nothing like Trump:

1) I am educated and got into college and graduate school without having someone take entrance exams for me.

2) I am not a narcissist.

3) I can and do admit to being wrong about things frequently. If you doubt me, search for "unreservedly" on this site and you will see several times where I did so. Trump NEVER admits to being wrong about ANYTHING.

4) I am kind.

5) I care about people other than myself (I even just gave Rigged an OUT if Biden is found to have cheated; I did that because I am fair and kind).

6) I can get a loan at any US bank.

7) I'm not a criminal.

8) I'm not a racist.

9) I'm not sexist.

10) I'm not a failed businessman.

I could go on.

agip wrote:

reminder that America has always been 1/3 Trumpist types.

But in the past they didn't have social media and Fox to stitch them together.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov

That's a great quote if real. I agree with the sentiment. This is why we have these popular things to say:

1) "I like him because he's a straight talker." This is uttered by the dumbest of the dumb. Just because someone uses simple language doesn't mean what he is saying has any value.

2) "He might be book smart, but he has no common sense." I have heard this a LOT, and I have never seen it to be true with people I know personally who were the target of that. This is said by dumb people who want to feel better about themselves when comparing themselves to smart people.

Now, what SHOULD happen is that we should ALL respect people who do NOT go to college and do other jobs that we all benefit from. Not everyone should go to college, and we should stop the negative stigma that is attached to those who do not go.

agip wrote:

reminder that America has always been 1/3 Trumpist types.

But in the past they didn't have social media and Fox to stitch them together.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov

Unfortunately I can't find it online, but about a month ago a family member shared an article arguing that it's wrong for people to call all Trump voters "stupid", and that plenty of objectively intelligent people (i.e. success in school, SATs, IQ) support Trump. However it did make the point that we severely undervalue intelligence in general in this country, which helps foster resentment for "experts". I'm probably not doing it justice, but it discussed the underlying anti-intellectualism that you mention.

agip wrote:

reminder that America has always been 1/3 Trumpist types.

But in the past they didn't have social media and Fox to stitch them together.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov

Ironic somewhat because most of that sentiment started with highly liberal academic thought in the 1950s and 1960s in my opinion. It percolated out to the general public from there, especially after Nixon and Reagan when people basically stopped trust all institutions. It was the end of post-WW2 sentiments that powered us previously.

Trump is, in many ways, a result of that - a long drawn out era of cynicism and doubt.

I will call all Trump supporters stupid. It can all be boiled down to the fact that he lies constantly. He has lied to the tune of 20,000+ times since being in office. How can you ever know what you are supporting when just about everything that person says is a lie? To support that is just stupid. That doesn't even take into account all the other reasons to be against Trump.

I would call hundreds of trolls on FB spreading disinformation on HRC including all the whacky conspiracy theories that stuck VERY effective. I would also consider the leaking of hundreds of damaging emails very damaging. What planet are you on where very negative stuff positively affects a candidate?

agip wrote:

reminder that America has always been 1/3 Trumpist types.

But in the past they didn't have social media and Fox to stitch them together.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov

I totally agree. And the Trumpist types stitched together by social media, they are so completely insulated by it that they are impervious to facts/reality.

agip wrote:

reminder that America has always been 1/3 Trumpist types.

But in the past they didn't have social media and Fox to stitch them together.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov

Quote is the third paragraph of this essay, but the whole thing seems (unfortunately) quite as relevant four decades later.

Great stuff

You’d rather perpetuate the argument and hand Rigged a phony OUT than admit you were wrong?

That’s the letsrunniest thing ever.

reer wrote:

agip wrote:

reminder that America has always been 1/3 Trumpist types.

But in the past they didn't have social media and Fox to stitch them together.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

- Isaac Asimov

Unfortunately I can't find it online, ...

It is from a one-page essay from Newsweek, January 21, 1980, written about Reagan winning the presidency on his inauguration day.