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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
18. You have to remember a couple of things.
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 01:13 PM
Nov 2016

1. 50% of the population have an IQ of 100 or less.
2. A large percentage of the population get all of their news from TV or radio.
3. The MSM has done an abysmal job of reporting on policy
4. The MSM has treated the election as an episode of The Apprentice

How many people do you think actually read something like Newsweek or Time? If the read at all it is People or Entertainment Weekly (or maybe Field and Stream or Car and Driver), let alone something like The Atlantic or Barron's.

The MSM has completely given up on actually reporting News. They have completely given up on analysing what they report on. Can you imagine a Trump surrogate trying to defend Trump's plan to privatize roads and highways? Or try and discuss the logistics and costs of deporting 4 million people? Have you hears even one talking head discuss the freaking COST of building a wall along the Mexican border?

Have you heard anyone talk about the fact that Trump seems to have absolutely NO idea of how our government works or what the Constitution says? How laws are made? How taxation works?

That's why Trump is running neck and neck with Hillary. That's why we keep getting this POS Congress critters elected, the ones who refuse to do their jobs. The ones who have said publically that if Hillary gets elected they will refuse to fill any SCOTUS vacancies for as long as there is a Democrat in the White House.

And folks, it ain't going to get any better. The US is on a downward spiral to oligarchy/theocracy every bit as bad as what ISIS is doing and I don't know if we can reverse it or not. There doesn't seem to be any will to do so. I truly fear that the US I grew up in is gone forever and I have no idea what is going to rise in its place. Our Democratic Republic is toast.

Republicans will vote for anyone with an (R) before their name especially with the Supreme Court Trust Buster Nov 2016 #1
That is certainly true of a very large number of them, brer cat Nov 2016 #10
At some point we have to stop being surprised truebluegreen Nov 2016 #2
If we get the WH and the majority in the Senate, we WILL appoint the next SC justices still_one Nov 2016 #3
Not *just* SCOTUS, but all the federal judgeships the GOP have prevented Obama from tblue37 Nov 2016 #34
Thanks. Yes, and that would go a long way still_one Nov 2016 #37
its a disgusting affront to decency. Also represents the people who hate democracy patsimp Nov 2016 #4
These people don't want to govern, they want to RULE. lastlib Nov 2016 #15
This is the result of ... texasfiddler Nov 2016 #5
Agree . Anything over 20% imo shows an ill nation which is very sad. Let us stay focused on the lunasun Nov 2016 #6
Even 1 out of 5 depresses me. Almost half is frighteningly sick. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2016 #7
Propaganda is very effective n2doc Nov 2016 #8
+1. dalton99 Nov 2016 #9
I don't get it at all adigal Nov 2016 #11
They Are Also In A Red Hot Irrational Rage. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2016 #12
It is unacceptable. The problem is not so much Trump as it is smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #13
What You Call Far Fetched Is A Political/Cultural Civl War Right Now. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2016 #16
I agree. I just don't see the two sides coming together peacefully. It is unfortunate, smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #20
Hillary will win, but I do not envy her task Amishman Nov 2016 #14
Easy there, tiger. Brickbat Nov 2016 #17
You have to remember a couple of things. Stonepounder Nov 2016 #18
We can't give up.We must vote in EVERY election. We must fight for our rights like so many before us judesedit Nov 2016 #21
Actually, the 100 number is set at the average. It doesn't mean "!ow," but tblue37 Nov 2016 #33
I didn't mean to imply that having an IQ of 100 meant you were unintelligent. Stonepounder Nov 2016 #36
I assume that is a generic "you." (I don't have a 100 IQ.) nt tblue37 Nov 2016 #38
Of course it was generic. :-) Stonepounder Nov 2016 #39
Many of those old white geezers will be gone soon. Then we can get to work for the majority who live judesedit Nov 2016 #19
From the FWIW Dept. Stonepounder Nov 2016 #22
Any thing over 0.43% is too much to bear Matthew Rose Nov 2016 #24
I know hfojvt Nov 2016 #25
Emphasizes the battle we have before us, in driving turnout. ffr Nov 2016 #27
You're sure right about the churches. raccoon Nov 2016 #28
Fucking mad at people in both parties who bought the GOP smears. ehrnst Nov 2016 #29
Any Attorneys out there? world wide wally Nov 2016 #30
Bill Maher correctly called it a right wing coup. nt tblue37 Nov 2016 #31
after election day it'll be hard to find trumps 3%. ileus Nov 2016 #32
I believe we have this election won. Ligyron Nov 2016 #35
misogyny is extremely pervasive Skittles Nov 2016 #40
Hoping he gets under 40% voteearlyvoteoften Nov 2016 #41
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