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I'm willing to give Melania a free pass, but replace Trump and Newt in the pic below for a glimpse of the mother of all nightmares. Karl was only the Deputy Chief of Staff. Imagine Newt as gatekeeper.

Blast from the past...

Updated On: 7/22/16 at 09:44 AM

Michael Moore, who's always been a bit of a pessimist, seems to believe Trump is going to win. He listed his reasons on Bill Maher the other day. Maybe I'm too optimistic, but I don't really see it happening.

Trump is promoting himself as the "law and order" candidate, a la Nixon. Clinton should present herself as the "justice" candidate.

Did anyone else see Jon Stewart on the Colbert Show last night?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNiqpBNE9ik



He was brilliant as always. We NEED his voice in this election to cut through the bs and speak truth against all the crap spewing from the right. I like Trevor Noah, but no one does it as well Stewart.

I hate to politicize the horrific act of terror in Munich today, but I worry that with every successive terrorist attack in the West, a Trump presidency becomes more of a possibility. And if there is another attack on US soil before November, I think the danger becomes even more real.



The Foxys of the world live in waking terror that they're next. Using logic with people like this is useless. Telling them that a traditional war cannot defeat an ideology; that banning all migrants, refugees or, even, Muslims from entering a country is not going to prevent attacks when many of them are committed by longtime permanent residents and citizens; that they have a greater chance of being struck by lightning than being killed by a terrorist; that there are limits to what a President can do to prevent these less centralized ISIS-inspired attacks. None of that will work when you have a blustering strongman with authoritarian tendencies screaming from the wings that he will personally strangle every single Islamic terrorist in the world. I don't think we should underestimate how much fear could motivate voters in swing states to look past the many vile things Trump has said and done in order to feel safer.



I've greatly appreciated the compassion and nuance that Hillary's displayed in the past several weeks when talking publicly about complex, thorny, painful issues like police brutality. That said, with those Foxy-style voters in mind, I hope that she puts her toughness on full display in the weeks ahead and, perhaps, makes another brilliant speech that focuses solely on how she is the better candidate to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.

Updated On: 7/22/16 at 04:34 PM

"That said, with those Foxy-style voters in mind, I hope that she puts her toughness on full display in the weeks ahead and, perhaps, makes another brilliant speech that focuses solely on how she is the better candidate to protect Americans from terrorist attacks."

She'll have to. I've written before that as POTUS she'll have no choice but tack right of Obama when it comes to foreign affairs. In the loathsome words of my boss, she'll be Thatcher in a pant suit. Sadly, it seems that the world looks to the West for a final arbiter in international matters. With the UK wandering in the wilderness for a spell, Angela Merkel politically kaput, Italy endlessly battling internal corruption, and the French being French, the task falls upon the POTUS by default. That is why the upcoming general election is of paramount importance to the entire globe.

Friends and enemies alike need to see a balance of creative problem-solving, military might, and statecraft orchestrated by an unflappable POTUS. Hillary was born for the job.

Updated On: 7/22/16 at 04:54 PM

I was just think about Donald's inauguration if he is the winner and about the limo ride he and Obama will have to take to the capital building and Melania's and Michelle's ride and how awkward both would be to just witness.

Alsi heres this http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/breaking_hillary_clinton_makes_unannounced_visit_to_pulse_nightclub_to_pay_respects

If you live in a swing state, not voting is a vote.

HorseTears said: "If you live in a swing state, not voting is a vote.



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I live here, which means New York will be for Hillary which makes me feel like it's even more pointless to go bother when I don't want her or trump.

Your Presidential vote, perhaps. But let's not lose sight of Congressional, State Assembly and local government elections. And, honestly, that image PJ posted upthread is worth reposting again:

It only took one day for Trump to act stupid again with another tirade against Cruz using The National Enquirer as his source. However, I do believe that continued terror attacks do work in Trumps favor. It may be, as PJ says, that only Sunnis can stop ISIS but the average American isn't going to see it that way.

Ehh. Boring and uninspired choice.