Puterbac News Network and Political Discussion Thread

[Professor Tiger]

Kudos to these Bernie supporters who are also outraged by the Comey decision:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/05/politics/ ... index.html

It's nice to see that there are still some Democrats out there with integrity.

[hedge]

You call piling on to a rival candidate "integrity"? Figures...

[bluetick]

Trump couldn't keep his mouth shut and let this news cycle be about Hillary's email troubles...he just had to express his admiration for Saddam Hussein. He may know real estate but he is a fucking moron wrt everything else.

[Professor Tiger]

Completely agree there. Trump is a total, complete, and utter lunatic.

That's what is so appalling about this election. In a superpower country with 300 million people, we now have to choose between a greedy, lying, criminal, and a thin-skinned, childish lunatic.

[Toemeesleather]

....and the lunatic has no enablers...

[Professor Tiger]

You Democrats don't seem to have these problems. You can look at your grossly unqualified, manifestly incompetent, and hopelessly corrupt nominee, but then see the "D" by her name, and then vote for her without a moment's thought. Boom. Just like that. No moral quandaries. No ethical conundrums. It's a simple algorithm for you.

I envy you that.

[bluetick]

Funny, but our current two-term president described her as "the most qualified person to ever run for the presidency." Seriously... U.S. Senator from New York, Secretary of State...those titles are real, they weren't pulled out of a box of Cracker Jack. Sure you hate her guts with every fiber of your being, but those facts stand, inconvenient as they may be to your desires. You toss out terms like "grossly unqualified" and "manifestly incompetent," yet you and I both know that you'd shake like a shitting dog in her presence.

Speaking of moral quandaries - sadly, like many others, you'll vote for Trump but you'll flat out deny it, win or lose. It'll be one of those guilty pleasures you'd just as soon not reveal.

[Professor Tiger]

When her husband was elected AG of Arkansas, her husband's friends got her to invest $1 in cattle futures. Despite knowing nothing about commodities, she made $100k in one year.

As FLOTUS. She had one policy assignment - government run healthcare. She failed.

She used her husband's power to become a two term a Senator in a state she never lived in. What, exactly, did she accomplish in that capacity, other than vague golf claps like "stood up for women and children"? Please list her specific achievements in that office. Please. I'm sure all those votes for national pickle day qualify her for the White House.

She ran for the Democrat nomination for POTUS. But despite her husband's massive political influence in Democrat party, she lost anyway.

She was appointed as Secretary of State. Her only accomplishments were losing the entire Middle East to Muslim medieval theocratic nutcases. In her spare time, she also got her own diplomatic staff in Benghazi needlessly killed and then lied about it.

Along the way, she became a multi-millionaire by making $250k for 20 minute speeches paid for by Wall Street bankers. And as the supposed champion of women's rights, received huge donations from countries whose Sharia law treat their goats better than their women. And those donations went into the Clintons' "charity fund" which only gives 10% of its receipts to the needy.

Greedy. Incompetent. Corrupt. Unqualified.

[BigRedMan]

Best post ever.

[bluetick]

Best post ever.

now you've done it

[Professor Tiger]

As you might have noticed, I'm really enjoying semi-retirement. I finally have the time to fully share my wisdom here.

Get used to it, boys.

[hedge]

I wish you were permanently retired from life...

[THE_WIZARD_]

[Johnette's Daddy]

When her husband was elected AG of Arkansas, her husband's friends got her to invest $1 in cattle futures. Despite knowing nothing about commodities, she made $100k in one year.

Republicans usually applaud that sort of investment savvy.

As FLOTUS. She had one policy assignment - government run healthcare. She failed.

As opposed to Donald Trump, who inherited $300 million dollars and in 30 years (according to Mark Cuban) "built" it into an empire worth $150 million today?

She was appointed as Secretary of State. Her only accomplishments were losing the entire Middle East to Muslim medieval theocratic nutcases.

http://www.newsweek.com/iraq-war-bushs- ... der-294411

Finally, after September 11, forcing a regime change in Baghdad made good political sense for the Republicans. The attack on Afghanistan had bipartisan and international support. But the administration needed to be seen as doing more in its declared global war on terror. By going after Saddam they would be well positioned to “wrap themselves in the flag” and compensate for missing the September 11 attacks.

[Toemeesleather]

U.S. Senator from New York, Secretary of State...those titles are real, they weren't pulled out of a box of Cracker Jack.


In college football lingo, this is akin to ND, having beaten Navy, Rutgers and Wake Forest, and under investigation for illegal recruiting, advancing to the BCS championship. Here, you praise elitism, on the gridiron, it's condemned.

[Professor Tiger]

What did Hillary actually DO as a senator that qualify her for the White House? Approving ag subsidies for parsnips and processing service academy applications aren't accomplishments.

[AlabamAlum]

Well, it's a slippery slope because whatever political experience she has, no matter how discounted, it's still more than Trump.

In the end, what a horrible choice. I would vote for Mitt or Kerry over either of these. How is the process so broken that we we get these candidates as our choices?

[Jungle Rat]

$$$$$

[Toemeesleather]

What did Hillary actually DO as a senator that qualify her for the White House?


Not much, but it was more than voting present a hand full of times.

[Professor Tiger]

In the end, what a horrible choice. ...How is the process so broken that we we get these candidates as our choices?

Amen.