namloc1980 wrote: » Can't wait to see how he balances all these tax cuts with his massive infrastructure spending proposals or how he will get Mexico to pay for his ludicrous wall. Prepare for a massive ballooning budget deficit.
Deleted User wrote: » Fact: more US voters voted for Clinton than voted for Trump. Trump only won because of the distortion of that democratic choice that is the Electoral College. Supposedly "unpopular" Hillary Clinton won more of the popular vote than did Donald Trump. /end fact.
tomwaterford wrote: » There is a legitimate reasoning behind getting Mexico to build the wall There are couple million Mexicans in america illegal and all they have to do is say build it....or well begin aggressively deporting them It would probably work out cheaper for them to so so
Bongalongherb wrote: » That is a coincidence, I was just thinking of this earlier today, that he might need some serious extra protection as the amount of weirdo's out there now full of hate could be capable of an assassination attempt. Poor fuddled uneducated idiots that would be a threat to him and democracy. I think the man-haters feminists are the main threat. Some nut-balls out there indeed.
namloc1980 wrote: » Aggressive deportations? That'll be fun.
Depp wrote: » hopefully he will be pressured into getting something done, anyone who serves in the military should be given full health insurance disabled or not...and not the va bs either access to proper hospitals and treatments especially on the mental health side of things...the suicide rates in the military are a stain on the usa and nothing is being done about it
Mister Vain wrote: » Well at least Trump is not a shape shifting reptile.
Bongalongherb wrote: » It's far too early to even say that. It's quite possible he will follow through on his promises, give it time.
Widdershins wrote: » I'm not comparing Trump to Mussolini but your comment brought this woman to mindhttp://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2014/0612/647669-documentary-irishwoman-shot-mussolini-violet-gibson/
Wanderer78 wrote: » yanis varoufakis also compared him to Mussolini
Widdershins wrote: » Hitler is the usual choice. It's an insult to everyone who lived through a dictatorship though. I mean, really. People, keep the criticism proportional instead of going for shock value.
Berserker wrote: » The wall is never going to get built. I know Trump voters in the USA and they know that. They are expecting a massive overhaul of the immigration system and they hope that people with criminal records who are illegal residents in the USA are sent back to the country of origin. That's their wall.
Between 2009 and 2014, 2.4 million people were deported from the U.S., according to a Pew Research data analysis released Wednesday. Under the previous Bush administration, about 2 million people were deported between 2001 and 2008.
Donal55 wrote: » Id say a lot of people would be happy with that sort of arrangement.
Wanderer78 wrote: » i dont know Mussolini's rhetoric at all but i know varoufakis's work reasonably well and i dont think he d say that just for a shock factor. hes a very well read man
TheOven wrote: » Trump doesnt hate the LGBTQ community, he doesn't care what happens to them. He picked Pence who thinks it is ok to abuse them until they pretend to be straight and his supreme court picks are the religious zealots wet dream. There is no way having the GOP in charge will be good for them.
Widdershins wrote: » Yet he compares a newly elected president to a dictator who committed genocide. Even if you had the lowest possible opinion of Trump, it's a bit premature to put it mildly. *had to edit as that sounded weird
DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: » In hindsight I think they should have went Sanders instead of 'one of their own' The people wanted something different to the traditional Democrat or Republican candidate. Trump proved it.
lawlolawl wrote: » I feel really bad for Bernie Sanders. He would probably have won if they had ran him instead of Hillary, he'll be too old next time.
Wanderer78 wrote: » all americans should be given full health insurance, period! america needs to stop invading countries, this would probably prevent a large portion of their citizens from becoming mentally ill in the first place.
Junkyard Tom wrote: » Wall Street wouldn't have approved it but I think he might have been able to run as an Independent (not sure) but chose not to for the sake of the party that's shafted its electorate.
osarusan wrote: » For that matter, has the idea of adding up all the state percentages for each candidate and then dividing that total by 51 to reach an 'overall average percentage' ever been considered?
Wanderer78 wrote: » ah no i think varoufakis ment trumps rhetoric was similar to Mussolini's in the lead up to his leadership. id have to do some looking into Mussolini to confirm though. i have a lot of respect for varoufakis so hes probably right.
Depp wrote: » actually by the time the dem party nomination had been decided the closing date for independent entries had closed...was also going to be the case were ted cruz to win the gop nomination which thankfully didnt come to pass!
