[POLL] United States Presidential Elections 2016

[Touring Mars]

Has there been any images of Clinton post election. I've still yet to see her show up after losing. It's like she went back to the mirror world she appeared from

Yes, there have been several, and at least some without makeup. I hope I don't sound harsh, but she looks pretty bad.

 

[Liquid]

She is 68. I don't think she uses the same chemicals and growth hormones that Trump does to retard the aging process.

 

[fatkrakr]

She is 68. I don't think she uses the same chemicals and growth hormones that Trump does to retard the aging process.

She don't look a day over 86.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Ya just had to...didn't you?

 

[ryzno]

Who's the chick on the left?

 

[Biggles]

We all know that politicians will say anything in order to get elected ... & then generally renege on most of those promises. But Trump has established a new standard in this practice. First, his statements before the election were bizarrely erratic, defying political convention & ensuring that (depending on your point of view):

a) he wouldn't stand a chance of winning the general election because he was alienating so many categories of voters

or

b) that he would cement his election success by appealing to popular sentiment.

Now Trump is systematically walking back all his pre-election promises before he has even been sworn in. In my experience, this is a first. It's tantamount to admitting that he didn't believe any of the things he said during the election campaign. Liberals may be relieved that his more extreme positions are (apparently) being modified. Conservatives may be disappointed. But isn't the bottom line that Trump has established a new low for intellectual integrity? What's the point in having an election in which the candidates don't even make a show of following up on their positions?

As, in addition, the electorate was pretty much evenly split in support for Trump & Clinton, it makes the whole process seem oddly meaningless & arbitrary.

 

[Liquid]

Just like the first robot President, future President John Quincy Adding Machine. He struck a chord with the voters when he pledged to not go on a killing spree.

But, like most politicians, he promised more than he could deliver.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Just like the first robot President, future President John Quincy Adding Machine. He struck a chord with the voters when he pledged to not go on a killing spree.

But, like most politicians, he promised more than he could deliver.

We've all done it, one missing exclamation mark and the whole output goes to pot.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

We've all done it, one missing exclamation mark and the whole output goes to pot.

Not sure if you know your Futurama, so if not here ya go

 

[TenEightyOne]

Not sure if you know your Futurama, so if not here ya go

I don't, so that's appreciated

 

[Dotini]

Not sure if you know your Futurama, so if not here ya go

That was very funny. "John Quincy Adding Machine promised not to go on a killing spree", it said, and it won him the presidency. Very understandable, I would think. 💡

Yet the ONLY president to REFUSE to take the country to elective war was actually John Tyler, vilified by all known historians on TV. But he certainly had the courage of his convictions. And at least some of the people are now coming to their senses.

So, it is probably premature to judge the Trump presidency before it even starts.

 

[Liquid]

Yet the ONLY president to REFUSE to take the country to elective war was actually John Tyler, vilified by all known historians on TV.

The only thing I know about "His Accidency" is that he is probably the only President after Washington who was an independent; the Whigs hated him and kicked him out early into his term.

What is this about him vetoing going to war? Did the Congress vote on it but he refused?

 

[Swagger897]

Woah woah woah... I haven't posted in this thread for God knows how many weeks and I come back to see that my poll vote changed to Gary, lol okay... What a joke.

 

[samurai8juice]

Yet the ONLY president to REFUSE to take the country to elective war was actually John Tyler, vilified by all known historians on TV. But he certainly had the courage of his convictions. And at least some of the people are now coming to their senses.

So, it is probably premature to judge the Trump presidency before it even starts.

Washington didn't?

 

[Famine]

Woah woah woah... I haven't posted in this thread for God knows how many weeks and I come back to see that my poll vote changed to Gary, lol okay... What a joke.

While it's possible to change the number of votes on a poll, it's not possible to change who voted for which option. Your name is next to the same option it has always been next to...

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

While it's possible to change the number of votes on a poll, it's not possible to change who voted for which option. Your name is this next top the same option it has always been next to...

Wild Famine typo found, verified not a robot! That or your code needs to be updated

 

[Spurgy 777]

Wild Famine typo found, verified not a robot! That or your code needs to be updated

What if he's programmed to have the occasional typo?

 

[Dotini]

What is this about him vetoing going to war? Did the Congress vote on it but he refused?

It was all about going to war with Mexico. Absolutely everybody, congress, magnates, the people themselves wanted war. But no. Not Tyler. So it didn't happen until he had served out his accidental term and the country got the guy it really wanted. Incidentally, I was born in Tyler, Texas, named after the president. And I'm proud of the fact.

Washington didn't?

I admire Washington a lot. But most of those early presidents had designs or actual attacks on Canada, not to mention westward expansion coming into violent conflict with Indians, Frenchmen and Spaniards.

In the pantheon of presidents I reserve the very lowest ring in hell for McKinley. When he began his term we were a continental republic. When he left office, we were a global empire.

 

[Omnis]

She is 68. I don't think she uses the same chemicals and growth hormones that Trump does to retard the aging process.

That's what happens when you sell your soul to the devil without knowing the art of the deal.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

What if he's programmed to have the occasional typo?

Oh to throw us off his tracks...well played @Famine, well played

 

[Johnnypenso]

Jimmy Carter on Fidel Castro: We remember fondly our visits with him in Cuba and his love of his country.

Good ole' Jimmy, feckless to the end.

“It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba’s longest serving President. “Fidel Castro was a larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century. A legendary revolutionary and orator, Mr. Castro made significant improvements to the education and healthcare of his island nation. “While a controversial figure, both Mr. Castro’s supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for “el Comandante”. “I know my father was very proud to call him a friend and I had the opportunity to meet Fidel when my father passed away. It was also a real honour to meet his three sons and his brother President Raúl Castro during my recent visit to Cuba. “On behalf of all Canadians, Sophie and I offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and many, many supporters of Mr. Castro. We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.”

No Mr. Trudeau, you don't speak on behalf of all Canadians.

"Today, the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades. Fidel Castro's legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights," Trump said in a statement issued from his West Palm Beach, Fla., resort where he and his family are spending the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. "Though the tragedies, deaths and pain caused by Fidel Castro cannot be erased, our administration will do all it can to ensure the Cuban people can finally begin their journey toward prosperity and liberty. Fidel Castro is dead!

— @realDonaldTrump

 

[prisonermonkeys]

No Mr. Trudeau, you don't speak on behalf of all Canadians.

Thankfully, neither do you.

 

[Northstar]

Thankfully, neither do you.

He never said he did, Trudeau on the other hand, did.

On behalf of all Canadians...

 

[prisonermonkeys]

He never said he did

And yet, he consistently behaves as if his is the only opinion worth having. So you can understand my confusion and resistance.

 

[Tornado]

Now's not the time for you to be projecting your foibles onto others. We're supposed to be mourning the death of a dictator.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Thankfully, neither do you.

Never said I did so your post makes no sense at all in any context.

And yet, he consistently behaves as if his is the only opinion worth having. So you can understand my confusion and resistance.

I consistently share my opinions as my own and nothing else. Anything you you read into them beyond that is a figment of your imagination. Confusion and resistance is what often comes to mind when reading your posts so at least you're right on that point:tup:

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Moved the original, and why am I not surprised carter would go for the most nicest of ways to talk about Castro with out really saying anything truly nice. In other words he doesn't actually say he was a good person, just a guy that loved his country. Which means anything, I just don't like the fact that a man that was President saw an unwavering individual running a country that looked like it was frozen in time and when said person dies gives him a pass.

Then again it's Carter so I can't be surprised.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Moved the original, and why am I not surprised carter would go for the most nicest of ways to talk about Castro with out really saying anything truly nice. In other words he doesn't actually say he was a good person, just a guy that loved his country. Which means anything, I just don't like the fact that a man that was President saw an unwavering individual running a country that looked like it was frozen in time and when said person dies gives him a pass.

Then again it's Carter so I can't be surprised.

To me it means he's feckless. If you don't condemn dictatorships you are supporting them. IMO anyway.

 

[FoRiZon]

The election in nutshell:

Hillary Clinton: I summon women card.
Donald Trump: I summon TRUMP™ card.

Wish luck to Trump. I give some benefit of doubt from him.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

To me it means he's feckless. If you don't condemn dictatorships you are supporting them. IMO anyway.

I don't see it as support, I just feel Carter could never find himself to say anything negative, which is why people saw him as a push over.