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How Trump Continues To Lead In The Polls

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Recent polls indicate that, despite public outcry against his incendiary comments on women and minorities, Donald Trump is still the leading Republican candidate.

 

Here are some reasons Trump stays so popular with his supporters:

  • Highly relatable lack of qualifications for holding government office
  • Americans’ appreciation for classic underdog story of man who started with only several hundred million dollars and went on to make several billion dollars
  • Only candidate to publicly state willingness to make America great again
  • Exploits other Republican candidates’ weaknesses by allowing them to open their mouths and speak on issues
  • Very, very handsome
  • Voters eager to see presidential library with three infinity pools and rooftop driving range
  • Bolstered by impassioned endorsement from Donald Trump
  • Eccentric, megalomaniac billionaire still more relatable to average American than anyone willing to dedicate life to politics
  • Appeals to widespread desire to see nation implode sooner rather than later

Source: The Onion

 

 

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Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:33 | 6483442 GMadScientist
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So you do want more of the same?!

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:06 | 6483368 TongueStun
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TRUMppp...leads because trump speaks truth////f this jackhole site upgrade bitchez

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:07 | 6483375 ali-ali-al-qomfri
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take a dump (as in flush the current status quo)

vote fer trump

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:09 | 6483379 Salsa Verde
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Many of Trump's supporters would rather the country burn to the ground overnight than continue the slow rot the career politicians and bansksters have subjected us all to.

This is a game of chicken but Trump's supporters have every intention of following through with the collision at the greatest velocity they can achieve. 

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:09 | 6483380 Consuelo
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The proles simply find it refreshing that a man would snub his nose at political-correctness and not be cowed into a backpedaling apology for an offense he never committed in the first place.

I can tell you this much, Rand Paul is kicking himself for not coming out with his father's message and being too worried about political backlash to weather what at first looks like an oncoming hurricane, but in reality is a 5 minute thunderstorm - the kind with all sorts of noise, but no rain...

 

 

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:32 | 6483842 gregga777
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Rand Paul is a weakling and deserves scorn and contempt.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:11 | 6483384 kevinearick
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I'll take the last one Bob

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:19 | 6483402 Brokenarrow
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I want to bang Hillary. I can feel those kankles wrapped around my ears now. What a hot mama! Bruce Jenner is lookin sweet, too. His butt-hole probably doesn't make noise when he farts?

 

This shit should get me kicked off ZH. It's ok. All the other sites have me blocked. If I try to post on BI an alarm goes off at cnbc.

 

Good weekend, mofo's.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:21 | 6483404 FredFlintstone
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is donald the anti christ?

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:34 | 6483447 ToSoft4Truth
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Doesn’t he own the world’s largest stainless steel factory?  The guillotines will be made from stainless, right?  

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:22 | 6483407 ToSoft4Truth
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Trump is a blend of “The rent is too high” guy and the “Nine, nine, nine.” Guy.   And what does Trump  have to lose?  90% of his fortune still leaves him with a cool $1,000,000,000.  

 

He'll be the first Trillionaire. 

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:26 | 6483421 loregnum
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He's popular with his supporters because they are complete morons. They will rag on the other politicians for supporting all the bullshit they do while he supports THE SAME STUFF. Apparently Trump supporting war mongering and the police state is great while the other chumps doing the same thing means they are corrupt evil fucks. Great logic there, Trump supporting idiots.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:27 | 6483423 ToSoft4Truth
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Life is contradiction.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:45 | 6483461 gwar5
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The big complaint about Trump right now is that he is not giving any specifics on anything, so there's little proof of your claims. The other rip against him is that he was formerly more liberal on some issues. 

 

Who is your ideal candidate? If there is currently no one, what would your hypothetical ideal look like on the issues? Has there been one such perfect person in the history of the world?  If so, when do you expect another one to show up? 

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:46 | 6483469 Stanley Lord
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The piece of shit Republicans were given a mandate last November to stop Obama.  What did they do? Made deals with him.

After I vote in the primary for Trump I will stop being a Republican, with any luck the party will be done after the 2016 elections.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:16 | 6483526 Lynn Trainor
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You nailed it!  "The piece of shit Republicans were given a mandate last November to stop Obama.  What did they do? Made deals with him."

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:05 | 6483633 optimator
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I've changed party affiliation so many times, just to vote for or against someone in the primary, I once had to call my town hall and ask how I was registered.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:10 | 6483647 gwar5
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Exactly!

Status quo GOP are as bad as Obama coz they've refused to undo all the damage after we handed them control of congress to do just that. We're getting treated like Greeks! We're all Greeks now.

 

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:29 | 6483832 gregga777
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The POSERs* have ALWAYS been:

• Pro-Big Government,
• Pro-Big-Business,
• Pro-Crony Capitalist,
• Pro-Oligarchy Richie Rich,
• Pro-War,
• Pro-Banking Gangsters,
• Anti-Worker,
• Anti-Union,
• Anti-Middle Class and
• Anti-Poor.

President Herbert Hoover (POSER) proudly started all of the Big Government New Deal interventions that greatly exacerbated the Great Depression.

*POSERs—Pile Of Stinkin' Excrement Republicans

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:52 | 6483597 optimator
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I agree with you, but I think we know where he will stand on other issues if elected compared to all the other bought and paid for candidates.  The less he says now in detail, the more his chances are.  Going to bat against the nuclear agreement with Iran is his first strike in my book.  But, he just may not bow to Natenyahoo once he's elected.  He'll have to make a trip or two to the wailiing Wall, but all the candidates have to do that.

It's lotsa fun watching the MSM and one percenters watch their investment in the choice they would have given us, Bush or Clinton, slowly go bankrupt.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:07 | 6483509 MATA HAIRY
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--JD magna, BS Comp Sci laude, BA English, Mensa eligible on two standardized, widely-administered tests, former navy nuclear reactor operator.

Go, Donnie, GO!

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:20 | 6483535 didthatreallyhappen
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so, do you suck Hillary, Bush or Hillary's Bush?

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:30 | 6483555 Amy G. Dala
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Isn't the sinister nature of the Clinton machine enough to warrant extraordinary measures?  Look how close we came:  No Benghazi, no emails.  No emails, no private server.  No private server, no security breaches.  No security breaches, then there is president Hillary.

So, we know exactly how you feel about Trump "supporters."  How about Hillary supporters?  Because between the two camps, that is the majority of this country.  You must feel like an extra in the movie Scanners, waiting for a Trump or Hillary supporter to spot you on the street and make your head explode.

 

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:23 | 6483820 BlussMann
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These born again Huckabee supporters are a real bore aren't they ?

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:27 | 6483422 briankk
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"None of the above!", writ large..

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 19:34 | 6483430 gwar5
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I like trump because the status quo elites hate his guts and can't control him. That's enough for me and more than I can say about virtually all of the others.

 

Carson and Cruz are commendable. When Carson was asked by a moronic journolister why he thought he could be president he replied, "Well, it isn't brain surgery."  Cruz is hated because he's a Tea Party senator who could not be co-opted so he is openly disparaged by pricks like McCain.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:07 | 6483510 caribbeanbarry
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Trump would never ride a girls bicycle....  He's an old school ass kicker...  Good enough for me....

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:30 | 6483559 sosoome
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Public outcry? The outcry was from the usual thought nazis, not the public.

Try again...

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:40 | 6483576 TheAntiProgressive
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Support for Trump is a "massive big fuck you" to Washington DC.  The system is in react mode and a pile on Donald.  I love it right now, those DC politicians, pundits, supporters and chattering folks heads are exploding and I am loving it.  They haven't a clue.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:50 | 6483593 Teh Finn
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Boo-Ya!  The Trump Derangement Syndrome crew is losing their pea-brains over this!

Way too much fun!

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:05 | 6483773 BlussMann
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When Megyn (what White person spells Megan with a "Y" ?) recovers her composure will she tell us what her husband calls her ta ta's or how long his member is to put Trump in his place ?

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:08 | 6483785 Teh Finn
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I'm guessing you are refering to Megan Kelly's performance on Howard Stern's show.  Yeah she revealed her character there didn't she?  That "debate" was a total sham.  Almost a full third of the airtime was taken by the "moderators."

Watch for many more members of the media getting their moment with Trump.  Ramos just had his(LOL, Trump perfectly illustrated his immigration policy).

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:02 | 6483625 Chris88
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Which agenices and programs has Trump committed to end?  Oh yeah, nothing.  Yeah, big fuck you to DC.  Fooled again, putting hope in politics is pathetic.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:08 | 6483638 Teh Finn
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Fooled again, putting hope in politics is pathetic.

Then don't put your hope in politics you big lug.  I DON'T.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:14 | 6483799 August
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Not even the brilliant and insightful George Will seems to have a clue.

/s

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:54 | 6483601 Teh Finn
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The Thrilla from Wasilla intervies Darth Trump on Faux tonight.  Ratings GOLD!

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 20:56 | 6483605 Chris88
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Wonder how the retard Trump supporters feel about his support of taxes out the ass, socialized medicine, and blowing Israel.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:02 | 6483623 Teh Finn
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First, you would have to find a retarded Trump supporter.  I haven't seen any.  Good to know you are concerned for the retarded though.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:05 | 6483630 Chris88
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Great job responding to my points.  I think it's funny that he insults the media and his fellow clowns on stage, but he essentially stands for nothing of importance, like say actually gutting the federal government dramatically.  As a matter of fact, government spending would only increase under Trump as it has been doing for 60 years or so.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:06 | 6483634 Teh Finn
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 As a matter of fact, government spending would only increase under Trump as it has been doing for 60 years or so.

You know, I just looked at his campaign website and didn't see his 10 point plan for "increasing government spending as it has been the last 60 years or so."

You got a direct line?

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:26 | 6483688 Chris88
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Sure, not one word on cutting entitlements and a continuation of war.  Welfare/warfare = two largest spending items.  Moron.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:47 | 6483731 Teh Finn
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Don't be so hard on yourself!

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 19:20 | 6485811 Chris88
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14 down arrows zero rebuttals, typical of ignorant dolts that support hair piece jackass who is a Statist weasel like the rest of the, of  Is Teh Finn working his shift at Denny's today?

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 19:22 | 6485817 Teh Finn
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multiday butthurt?  Wow.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:10 | 6483624 NDXTrader
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It's interesting to see the main stream media's lack of self awareness (yes, I include ZH in the MSM). It's pieces like this that are propelling his campaign. The vast majority of Americans don't believe any of you. I hope you saw his appearance in Mass. tonight. His rip down of Hillary, Huma and Anthony Weiner was worth the price of admission. He's saying things no one else has the balls to say

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:13 | 6483798 Tarzan
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I think your dead on,

The way everyone continues to dismiss him, and the rest of the outsiders in the race, may be their greatest asset. I smell rebellion in the wind and Trump is the ultimate rebel, not paid for, smart and a big mouth!

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:18 | 6483808 August
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Step 1 is to destroy the Current Duopoly.

Step 2 is to change policy.

Trump might be Step 1.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 21:45 | 6483725 rejected
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Trump is every bit as qualified as the rest of the idiots.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:00 | 6483763 BlussMann
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Please Tyler, tell us who to support, please, please, please.

Your forgot to add "Not owned by a Jewish multi Billioniare."

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:03 | 6483771 NoWayJose
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At least half of the Democrat voters are just as fed up with Congress and how the country is going. It is one thing to be a Black or Hispanic voter living the easy life - but you have to live in a crap neighborhood with crap schools. Those who care about their kids and their own lives will listen to someone with a strong jobs message. Post college students are sick of going to ten interviews and not being hired - they won't be blaming Bush. And especially if Hillary squashes Bernie Sanders - she won't be the darling of many Democrats.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:06 | 6483778 swmnguy
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It takes a very savvy hand with media to create a media persona of being hated by and antagonistic to the media.  Especially when one is all over the media and has been for the past decade or more.  Of course, it helps when one's loyalists watch their hero on the media all the time, proving how much the media hates him and vice versa.

Frankly, it's very hard to tell Trump from Vince McMahon.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:26 | 6483828 Bagbalm
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"Eccentric, megalomaniac billionaire still more relatable to average American than anyone willing to dedicate life to politics"

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Nobody believes that dedicating their lives to politics is anythiong other than code words for joining all the other pigs at the trough to rob the public.

The public has no problem with making money. Most of them want a piece of the action themselves. At least Trump provides actual services to get his money instead of holding a gun to your head.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:29 | 6483833 BlussMann
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Trump is teaching the controlled corporate media that they are not the "King Makers and King Breakers" they think they are. He is treating them like the arrogent punks they are and they can't take it - and they can't believe their new found impotence. The spinless "professional" politicians were afraid of shadows all along.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:38 | 6483851 jmaloy5365
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Hate to pop your hopium but Trump will not be President, he is not apart of the club.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 23:10 | 6483902 Kelley
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Because all of the other candidates are so compelling.

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 22:43 | 6483859 Spiritof42
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My money is still on Hillary. Because America deserves her - good and hard!

Fri, 08/28/2015 - 23:33 | 6483940 Chosenpeople
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Trump is really Don Rickles. 

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 02:24 | 6484106 HippieHaulers
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End the FED?

Let's start with ending the IMF and the BIS, then we can trickle our way down to the FED.

 

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 02:28 | 6484113 Teamtc321
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In my nightmare, I found myself nude in bed, and I was looking at a mirror on the ceiling, and I discovered that I am a Black, and I'm circumcised! On top of that, my wiener dog has a longer slong.............
Quickly I sat up, found my pants and looked in the pockets to find my driver's license photo and it was that same color. Black.

I felt myself being very depressed, downcast, sitting in a chair.

But it's a wheelchair!!

That means, of course, besides being black and Jewish, I'm also disabled!!!

I said to myself, aloud 'This is impossible. It's impossible that I should be black and Jewish and disabled.'

'It's the pure and holy truth', whispers someone from behind me.

I turn around, and it's my boyfriend.

Just what I needed!!!

I am a homosexual, and on top of that with a Mexican boyfriend..

Oh, my God..... black, Jewish, disabled, gay, with a Mexican boyfriend, drug addict, and HIV-positive!!! With a short slong......

Desperate, I begin to shout, cry, pull my hair, and Oh, noooooo...I'm bald!!!

The telephone rings.

It's my brother.

He is saying, 'Since mom and dad died the only thing you do is hang out, take drugs, and laze around all day doing nothing. Get a job you worthless piece of crap... Any job.'

Mom?... Dad?... Nooooooooo... Now I'm also an unemployed orphan! With a short slong....

I try to explain to my brother how hard it is to find a job when you are black, Jewish, disabled, gay with a Mexican boyfriend, are a drug addict, HIV positive, bald, and an orphan, with a micro brew pecker......

But he doesn't get it.

Frustrated, I hang up.

It's then I realize I only have one hand!!!

With tears in my eyes I go to the window to look out.

I see I live in a shanty-town full of cardboard and tin houses! There is trash everywhere.

Suddenly I feel a sharp pain near my pacemaker.... Pacemaker?

Besides being black, Jewish, disabled, a fairy with a Mexican boyfriend, a drug addict, HIV positive, bald, orphaned, unemployed, an invalid with one hand, and having a bad heart, I live in a crappy neighborhood. And a tooth pick length, pencil pecker.

At that very moment my boyfriend approaches and says to me, 'Sweetie pie, my love, my little black heart throb bubble butt bottom, have you decided what you are going to wear to Washington to see Obama.

Say it isn't so!!! I can handle being a black, disabled, one armed, drug addicted, Jewish homosexual on a pacemaker who is HIV positive, bald, orphaned, unemployed, lives in a slum, and has a Mexican boyfriend, but please, oh dear God, please don't tell me.....................................................................................................................

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.............................. I'm a Fucking Democrat!!!!!!!!!! With a short cock!!!!!!!

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 03:13 | 6484154 truth vs fraud
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Trump is being real, constantly telling the truth about how lousy things really are instead of hiding all that  to cover for the esestablishment's crimes and the media's endless lies.  He is free to represent us instead of the elite who are ruining us and America.  He is real, he is for us,  and we can see it  and know we need it.  The rest are just crap, hiding their crimes against us.  He is our one hope and he will win because we get it.   All the garbage being thrown at him is being seen for what it is.  This is a war between the elite who are killing us and Trump and the real American people saying we have had enough and want justice, truth, fairplay.  Slime like Megan are sick

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 10:31 | 6484501 overmedicatedun...
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Trump is used to dealing with criminals and mafia(think he owned all those casinos without dealing with the mob?) ..he should do well in DC...maybe the mob has figured out if the middle class goes away, so does the mob's pay day..so Trump is their man in DC..the NWO elites have shit the bed with the mob, with all this security state BS, it's hurting business.

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 06:43 | 6484253 didthatreallyhappen
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all the rand paul supporters are soooooooooooooooooooooooooo jealous

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 08:58 | 6484334 Batman11
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The Libertarian freedom of spending your money as you choose is a rich mans freedom.

You get 1% of the vote.

 

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 08:55 | 6484333 Batman11
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Heaven knows we need a change.

The current choice in the US:

1) Wall Street with a hint of Republican 
2) Wall Street with a hint of Democrat

 The current choice in the UK:

1) Neo-Liberal with a right wing bias - Conservative
2) Neo-Liberal straight up - Liberal
3) Neo-Liberal with a left wing bias - labour

Why is China so frightened of Western democracy?

They can follow our lead and offer the electorate:

1) Communist Party A
2) Communist Party B

Probably best to give them different names like we do in the West.

 

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 09:29 | 6484375 TheRicker
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I have nothing against Mr. Trump personally. In fact I like his spine when he takes on the reporters and establishment. However, to put into power a strongman when the country is in decline is to repeat past mistakes the world has made. Obama is not a strongman but desperate times has caused him to think he is is one. His "pen and phone" dictator moves makes him appear to be one. Remember how all the dictators of the past charmed the masses, telling crowds they would stop the madness, fix the problems. Then the iron fist came down and the horror began. This great country is a constitutional republic. Let us back someone who puts the constitution before anything else including themselves. Someone who will decrease government and increase individual rights. Lastly, someone who will halt this trend of actions that replace God with government. That never ends well. History shows us this clearly if one takes the time to look.

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 10:11 | 6484453 johnlocke445
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I don't care what you say ZH. Trump is getting my vote due to the fact that he is willing to send all illegal aliens back home, by force if needed, and secure the border. Which one of the other wet rags would ZH prefer? Bush??

Sat, 08/29/2015 - 10:14 | 6484463 johnlocke445
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This article tells me that Zerohedge is part of the mainstream media. How sad.

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