Il Douché and His Discontents: The 2016 Primary Voting Thread, Part 4

terrific

trump talks so much it's crazy!

"Trump Steaks is gone! You've ruined these companies!"

And says nothing at the same time

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Trump’s claiming that he’s going to win New York State in the general. In related news, I am going to play shortstop for the Yankees.

Why did they all pledge to support Trump? It undercuts their criticism. They called him a con artist after all.

This was the first debate I watched and...uh...shit

Yeah i know. It's a relief to know that Donald Trump doesn't have a small dick.

seen on the facebook

"ask Chris Christie how big Trump's dick is. it's buried in his ass"

Flexibility

I don't see Christie as a bottom

aaaand no one knows what happened to the $6 million trump allegedly raised for veterans' groups

https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/705362339437158401

prolly bought 5 million worth of blow and let the vets go to town on it

He always seemed like a coke dude to me (no judgment) but apparently he's straight edge

the coke....wasn't for him

did Trump get destroyed like this in the other debates?

you are new

Trump said he thought the debate was "wonderful"

because he gets to treat them all like his own cable-access show

You're listening to CNN? It's amazing how he handles these post-debate interviews--he turns back into Jimmy Olsen.

can the Repubs choose not to nominate anybody this year

They have been talking about trump on msnbc and cnn for like a week straight nonstop

They have been talking about trump on msnbc and cnn everywhere on the motherfucking planet for like a week straight nonstop

fixed

nice to reaffirm that lazy liberals are into fat-shaming AND homophobia

this 3-day-old thread's about to hit 1300 posts and there ain't a lotta kasich talk in it

admittedly there was the interlude where we all listed generals

When msnbc branded themselves as "The Place for Politics," they finally threw out the misconception once and for all that they're a 24-hour news channel. They're a politics channel now, plain and simple. I guess maybe that's okay? It's basically what Fox News has been for twice as long.

Poor CNN. Nobody knows what they are.

iirc the joke goes if you watch msnbc you're a liberal and if you watch fox you're a conservative and if you watch cnn you're in an airport

I usually don't watch these channels but i've been hooked this week

Trump is creating compelling television

how are we ever going to go back?

True. I remember a few years ago I caught The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer one afternoon when he had Ted Turner in as a guest. Wolf asked Ted what he thought of CNN now and Ted could barely contain his contempt, though he managed to blurt out some word salad that seemed vague enough to be polite.

Americans really have no interest in an actual news network anymore. Obvs Al Jazeera had other problems besides just being named Al Jazeera, but they were the model of something I'd like to watch a lot more of and it bums me out that it could be a really long time before anyone tries that again.

I can't let go of cnn. I find myself liking them.

lobotomies are not usually reversible

i watched 2 episodes of The Americans (the good old days), i beat alla you sick, sick bastards.

I never really got "news" from tv and don't think many other people my age look to these channels for news. It's sportscenter, essentially. You learn a lot about how to be a good pr rep if you pay attention.

Good choice xp

yeah my mom's clearly been planted in front of msnbc for literal weeks now and i try to scold her but of course i'm clicking on ilx every ten seconds

I watch CNN too, collardio. (Only basic-cable option in Canada, anyway.) They're all over the place--some good people, some bad.

I like watching Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow at least a couple nights a week, but during election season there's always an increased chance I'll be exposed to Chris Matthews and that just fucking ruins my day.

all over the place is right.

I just listen to thrash metal and imagine the talking heads on CNN are saying the mean lyrics I'm hearing

I'm very racist when it comes to cnn. Give me Jones, Sellers & Brazile and I'm set.

ilx u are my coverage i literally lasted like 2 minutes of that shitshow

i mean, that was like a bunch of old dudes shouting each other down at a leopard lodge meeting, "presidential" "debate" my ass

two of the candidates are now getting post-debate spongebaths

(xposts) I like Jones, like Brazile (I realize she's a party hack, I just find her funny), and like Nia-Malika Henderson. I'm drawing a blank on Sellers. I think David Axelrod's very good.

Been gone most of the day. I wanted to post this earlier

http://georgelakoff.com/2016/03/02/why-trump/

Which deconstructs some of Trump's support. I particularly like the bit on how these guys use "political correctness" when they loudly complain about it.

I kinda realized today that we will be explaining this moment to future generations who will look at us with confusion and shock no matter how this goes down. Its a unique time in american history here folks! Take copious notes!

oh please we're all going to die in the Fracking Disaster of 2022

The frack u say