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

Great pic. I like the bearded dude who is like what? is? going? on? here?

that's good, thanks

i'm getting the increasing impression that the cops are working for trump. this is a problem.

sounds like a reliable narrator "ma'am please leave this establishment m'lady"

Big hoos hotel vibes strong in this one

I go "Ma'am you are endagering your life doing this. LEAVE. TAKE YOUR HUSBAND AND LEAVE." (I mean, anyone who knows me knows I get loud, so you know, sorry about that.)

...endangering her life?

I read it like, if you are on the losing end of a protest, and both side are pretty riled up, the last thing you want to do a strike a Nazi pose and invite/incite violence.

Xpost I've met or known so many people like that!

hmm the perspective it gives me is that her pose was a response to the counter protesters tearing her sign up, but ymmv

Striking a Nazi pose is nagl ever.

agreed, for sure

No Illinois Nazi jokes?

and yet the left is really running w this Trump = Hitler thing also. to an extent i don't think Republicans even did during the health care debates. you have Sarah Silverman on TV literally dressed up like Hitler.

Like I posted earlier, he is as close to an actual racist fascist candidate we have ever had in my lifetime, and probably since George Wallace. Trump's earned it.

Lots of good pics from the trib from the protests/rally. I'm fascinated by Chicago area Trump supporters. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-fans-and-foes-of-donald-trump-photos-20160311-photogallery.html

Not to judge anyone by their haircut, but this seems about right for a young Trump supporter:

http://www.trbimg.com/img-56e42acc/turbine/chi-ct-trump-postponed3-20160311/1300/1300x731

Trump's earned it.

Trump scares me because the dog whistle he's blowing is meant to attract rabid dogs. His spin on what happened in Chicago last night is... I don't know. Makes my blood run cold.

Phil Anselmo has lost some weight since Dimefest

No Illinois Nazi jokes?

http://40.media.tumblr.com/86e74f61009f2384607aa7480b415f9c/tumblr_mi9qch6Iat1qzymy9o1_1280.jpg

There is a resemblance...

Loser.com

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/12/trump-supporter-who-made-nazi-salute-explains-why-she-made-the-gesture/?smid=tw-share

Yeah, those dumb protesters had no idea who Hitler was, thanks for reminding them, Trump and his supporters. The biggest difference between Hitler and Trump is that Hitler was brought to power and allowed to enact his racist policies. This is our preemptive travel back in time shot to stop Trump from getting anywhere close(r) to that point.

http://www.loser.com

There, that worked.

I feel so much visceral hatred for Trump. I can't bring myself to hate Cruz as much, although I recognize he is a dangerous radical who keeps hateful company. But Trump's campaign is emboldening people who don't even want to pretend to believe in a multiethnic society where politics is about a battle of ideas rather than a battle between different ethnic groups. In his treatment of others he shows that he doesn't feel the need to respect all people, just "his people." He is such a despicable person who seems to stand against everything that is positive about our political tradition.

Realize that's a pointless, redundant post. I just think the naked brutality and vulgarity of his movement is extremely dangerous, especially because it feels transgressive to people who now are going to double down on their hatred of "political correctness" by which they mean basic decency. They've got, like, the taste for blood now.

he must be politic's most brazen liar and obv that has a lot of competition. the trump steaks turning out to have the other butcher's wrapping still on it was breathtaking in its lazy dishonesty.

Completely. Last week some Brits were asking me what would happen if Trump won and I said something like "well I'm familiar with the history of the weimar republic, so"
They just haven't settled on what color shirt they're all going to wear

He seems to think he isn't answerable to any sort of moral standard or authority including the truth. Bc of this he seems like, barely human to me

Would u shoot a baby to keep trump off the throne

he is rich, tbf

Rich people often feel entitled but this "I should be able to lie with impunity" stuff seems extreme even for them

he's also a politician

I get what you are saying, but this feels different. Politicians lie all the time but they usually seem to want to try to hide the fact they're lying. If they're caught they usually seem embarrassed. We've had bad people in office -- worse people than Trump -- but Trump is leading a movement where the only consistent feature is an open disdain for basic values (tolerance, honesty, etc.) The forces he has set in motion lead to a pretty dark place.

To that end I think that what happened here has helped focus opposition, in the sense that people have, ironically, been very tolerant of his bullshit thus far. But no more. Like, it's not just a matter of mobilizing opposition, it's shutting him down, because bullshit like his should not even accidentally be in the serious running. Violence is terrible, but the dickhead has literally been inviting it. If it's going to happen and he wants it to happen, I'd rather it happen on someone else's terms, not his. I hope somewhere in that shame free shell of a man he's been shaken.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/12/say-who-was-that-mysterious-man-behind-hillary-clinton/?smid=tw-share&_r=0

great couple of days for hillary's PR people!

From the east coast, let me say: so proud of Chicago

Hillary is basically committing a stupid error on a daily basis now. It's horrendous to watch.

yeah but #inevitability

A spokeswoman for Mrs. Clinton, Jennifer Palmieri, had a comeback.

“Exactly, he was standing behind her,” Ms. Palmieri said. “She was out in front.”

this is what they've got

sure hope that "oppo research" i keep hearing about is great

on the Trump/Hitler comparisons:

Dorothy on Adolf

Phil Anselmo has lost some weight since Dimefest
― robbie ca$hflo (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 12 March 2016 22:13

lol

I love my local hot dog stand:
https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12814465_10153983519033718_3005140828496983006_n.jpg?oh=451d8fd17caa625787efe660469dc72d&oe=574B64F4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=06d4t1704N8

(SS has to surround Trump to protect him from protester/attacker in Ohio)

http://i.imgur.com/uHmYSqE.jpg

IDGAF what the fascist 15% thinks, bring the silencing on

"(Sanders) should really get up and say to his people, 'Stop. Stop. Not me. Stop.' They said Mr. Trump should get up this morning and tell his people to be nice. My people are nice folks. They are. They're great," he said.

who knew electing a figurehead could be so exciting

Obama on Trump wine:

"Has anybody bought that wine? I want to know what that wine tastes like," a laughing Obama said at a Democratic Party fundraiser Saturday. "I mean, come on. You know that's like some $5 wine. They slap a label on it. They charge you $50 and say it's the greatest wine ever."