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  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    REPUBLICANS FREED THE SLAVES!
    What a joke.. It amazes me that people can be so ignorant with history that they actually try to use this nonsense.

    Any sane person that spends 5 minutes reading a history book can tell you about the Dixiecrats leaving the Democratic Party during Civil Rights ( Look up Strom Thurrman). The GOP have courted that segment since Goldwater... through Palin...and now Trump/Cruz.

    I get a special chuckle when I hear Cruz speak about "Great Americans like Lincoln and John F. Kennedy"... Both LIBERALS..
    "The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
     


  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    PJPOWER said:

    rgambs said:

    PJPOWER said:

    rgambs said:

    JimmyV said:

    Anyone thinking there are not violent hoodlums and innocent supporters on both sides of this rift is fooling themselves. No surprise that we see Coulter doing it.

    From here on out, I agree, but there were weeks of incidents with violent idiots on the one side only.
    Are you referring to BLM extremists?
    Oh, come on, get real. This is no joke.
    What do you mean? Who would BLM violent protesters be voting for? I would say that the extremists in that movement (not all BLM members) are racists, right? The ones shouting "kill whitey"?
    What does that have to do with the incidents at Trump rallies? Who has been violent with whom? I'm not talking about slogans like "kill whitey", I'm talking about violence. Assault.
    I don't know why I am engaging in this, you know exactly what is happening and you are trying to distract from the issue.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Pearl34Jam
    Pearl34Jam TN Posts: 1,112
    myoung321 said:

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    Very mature
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,960
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    josevolution said:

    JC29856 said:

    Go back to Africa

    Go back to Europe

    http://winningdemocrats.com/watch-when-someone-says-its-unfair-to-call-trump-supporters-racists-show-them-this-video/

    The proof is in the pudding
    Trump has no problems with black people.
    He doesn't like illegals and wants to stop muslims for awhile.
    So this protester is not reflective of Trump.
    Trump wouldn't allow black people to rent in his buildings and was sued. He settled.
    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/15/doj-trump-s-early-businesses-blocked-blacks.html

  • muskydan
    muskydan Posts: 1,013


    What do you mean? Who would BLM violent protesters be voting for? I would say that the extremists in that movement (not all BLM members) are racists, right? The ones shouting "kill whitey"?

    Sorry buddy, Its already been established that those future Doctors and rocket scientists from BLM can't be Racist….It don't work that way, especially on the Train.
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    eddiec said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    josevolution said:

    JC29856 said:

    Go back to Africa

    Go back to Europe

    http://winningdemocrats.com/watch-when-someone-says-its-unfair-to-call-trump-supporters-racists-show-them-this-video/

    The proof is in the pudding
    Trump has no problems with black people.
    He doesn't like illegals and wants to stop muslims for awhile.
    So this protester is not reflective of Trump.
    Trump wouldn't allow black people to rent in his buildings and was sued. He settled.
    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/15/doj-trump-s-early-businesses-blocked-blacks.html

    I read the article. The settlement was a consent decree. No admission of wrongdoing.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,893
    muskydan said:



    What do you mean? Who would BLM violent protesters be voting for? I would say that the extremists in that movement (not all BLM members) are racists, right? The ones shouting "kill whitey"?

    Sorry buddy, Its already been established that those future Doctors and rocket scientists from BLM can't be Racist….It don't work that way, especially on the Train.

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  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    From the creator of Humans of New York on FB:

    An Open Letter to Donald Trump:

    Mr. Trump,

    I try my hardest not to be political. I’ve refused to interview several of your fellow candidates. I didn’t want to risk any personal goodwill by appearing to take sides in a contentious election. I thought: ‘Maybe the timing is not right.’ But I realize now that there is no correct time to oppose violence and prejudice. The time is always now. Because along with millions of Americans, I’ve come to realize that opposing you is no longer a political decision. It is a moral one.

    I’ve watched you retweet racist images. I’ve watched you retweet racist lies. I’ve watched you take 48 hours to disavow white supremacy. I’ve watched you joyfully encourage violence, and promise to ‘pay the legal fees’ of those who commit violence on your behalf. I’ve watched you advocate the use of torture and the murder of terrorists’ families. I’ve watched you gleefully tell stories of executing Muslims with bullets dipped in pig blood. I’ve watched you compare refugees to ‘snakes,’ and claim that ‘Islam hates us.’

    I am a journalist, Mr. Trump. And over the last two years I have conducted extensive interviews with hundreds of Muslims, chosen at random, on the streets of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. I’ve also interviewed hundreds of Syrian and Iraqi refugees across seven different countries. And I can confirm— the hateful one is you.

    Those of us who have been paying attention will not allow you to rebrand yourself. You are not a ‘unifier.’ You are not ‘presidential.’ You are not a ‘victim’ of the very anger that you’ve joyfully enflamed for months. You are a man who has encouraged prejudice and violence in the pursuit of personal power. And though your words will no doubt change over the next few months, you will always remain who you are.

    Sincerely,
    Brandon Stanton
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,717
    Free said:

    From the creator of Humans of New York on FB:

    An Open Letter to Donald Trump:

    Mr. Trump,

    I try my hardest not to be political. I’ve refused to interview several of your fellow candidates. I didn’t want to risk any personal goodwill by appearing to take sides in a contentious election. I thought: ‘Maybe the timing is not right.’ But I realize now that there is no correct time to oppose violence and prejudice. The time is always now. Because along with millions of Americans, I’ve come to realize that opposing you is no longer a political decision. It is a moral one.

    I’ve watched you retweet racist images. I’ve watched you retweet racist lies. I’ve watched you take 48 hours to disavow white supremacy. I’ve watched you joyfully encourage violence, and promise to ‘pay the legal fees’ of those who commit violence on your behalf. I’ve watched you advocate the use of torture and the murder of terrorists’ families. I’ve watched you gleefully tell stories of executing Muslims with bullets dipped in pig blood. I’ve watched you compare refugees to ‘snakes,’ and claim that ‘Islam hates us.’

    I am a journalist, Mr. Trump. And over the last two years I have conducted extensive interviews with hundreds of Muslims, chosen at random, on the streets of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. I’ve also interviewed hundreds of Syrian and Iraqi refugees across seven different countries. And I can confirm— the hateful one is you.

    Those of us who have been paying attention will not allow you to rebrand yourself. You are not a ‘unifier.’ You are not ‘presidential.’ You are not a ‘victim’ of the very anger that you’ve joyfully enflamed for months. You are a man who has encouraged prejudice and violence in the pursuit of personal power. And though your words will no doubt change over the next few months, you will always remain who you are.

    Sincerely,
    Brandon Stanton

    Id say it describes Trump to a T as far as his campaign is concerned !!
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,893
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    eddiec said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    josevolution said:

    JC29856 said:

    Go back to Africa

    Go back to Europe

    http://winningdemocrats.com/watch-when-someone-says-its-unfair-to-call-trump-supporters-racists-show-them-this-video/

    The proof is in the pudding
    Trump has no problems with black people.
    He doesn't like illegals and wants to stop muslims for awhile.
    So this protester is not reflective of Trump.
    Trump wouldn't allow black people to rent in his buildings and was sued. He settled.
    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/15/doj-trump-s-early-businesses-blocked-blacks.html

    I read the article. The settlement was a consent decree. No admission of wrongdoing.
    True, that's standard fare for consents. But it's also true that you don't sign consents until after you've exhausted your dismissal options and are likely headed for trial. Signing a consent is usually a pragmatic decision to pay a fine because either A. The cost to defend is exorbitant or B. You stand a solid chance to lose the case.

    It's also instructive that his counterclaim was dismissed pretty quickly. Either way, you can guess this will show up on some TV ads at some point.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    edited March 2016
    Sign the petition!

    WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
    Arrest and prosecute Donald J. Trump for incitement to violence. Legal precedent: Brandenburg v. Ohio.

    Donald J. Trump has been inciting violent acts amongst his supporters. He should be arrested and prosecuted for this. Legal precedent: Brandenburg v. Ohio. To wit, the Court held that government cannot punish inflammatory speech.

    UNLESS that speech is directed to inciting, and is likely to incite, imminent lawless action.

    Clearly, he is doing exactly that.

    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/arrest-and-prosecute-donald-j-trump-incitement-violence-legal-precedent-brandenburg-v-ohio
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,960
    Free said:

    Sign the petition!

    WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
    Arrest and prosecute Donald J. Trump for incitement to violence. Legal precedent: Brandenburg v. Ohio.

    Donald J. Trump has been inciting violent acts amongst his supporters. He should be arrested and prosecuted for this. Legal precedent: Brandenburg v. Ohio. To wit, the Court held that government cannot punish inflammatory speech.

    UNLESS that speech is directed to inciting, and is likely to incite, imminent lawless action.

    Clearly, he is doing exactly that.

    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/arrest-and-prosecute-donald-j-trump-incitement-violence-legal-precedent-brandenburg-v-ohio

    Unfortunately, I think it would grow his popularity if this went through.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    Almost 24,000 have signed already.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    The idea is not for the petition to succeed, but to give hope by showing how many of us won't accept the thought of Trump as our president.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    rgambs said:

    The idea is not for the petition to succeed, but to give hope by showing how many of us won't accept the thought of Trump as our president.

    Exactly. Please sign.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,602
    rgambs said:

    The idea is not for the petition to succeed, but to give hope by showing how many of us won't accept the thought of Trump as our president.

    Don't people do that with their votes? Aren't people doing that with their votes?
    ___________________________________________

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  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    Trump is blaming Sanders supporters for the violence at his rally because you can't truly be Hitler until you blame a Jew for your problems.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,602
    A petition demanding the sitting President of the United States, a Democrat, arrest and prosecute the Republican front runner to serve as his successor is a very bad idea.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    JimmyV said:

    rgambs said:

    The idea is not for the petition to succeed, but to give hope by showing how many of us won't accept the thought of Trump as our president.

    Don't people do that with their votes? Aren't people doing that with their votes?
    Personally, I'd like to see him arrested. How is this even happening as publicly as it is with zero repercussions for Trump's actions? You know he will continue this.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,893
    Free said:

    JimmyV said:

    rgambs said:

    The idea is not for the petition to succeed, but to give hope by showing how many of us won't accept the thought of Trump as our president.

    Don't people do that with their votes? Aren't people doing that with their votes?
    Personally, I'd like to see him arrested. How is this even happening as publicly as it is with zero repercussions for Trump's actions? You know he will continue this.
    I'm sure that's what he would want too. Martyrdom.

    JimmyV nailed it.

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