The Art of the Donald Trumpocalypse

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:18 pm

Zarathud wrote:Trump's tax returns likely raise questions about his "successful businessman" pitch. Some companies are audited every year because of their size, but an individual only receives regular audit attention if their businesses are extremely complicated and raise tax issues. Plus, the IRS focuses where they think additional revenue can be raised -- so Trump may be taking questionable tax positions.

It has "October Surprise" written all over it. He was probably building houses for Saddam in Iraq.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:04 pm

This could be our chance to have the Democrat and the Republican nominee indicted during the election runup.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:07 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/28/politics/ ... index.html

Sen. Jeff Sessions on Sunday became the first sitting senator to endorse Donald Trump, declaring his support for the Republican front-runner during a rally at a football stadium here.

The endorsement from the Alabama Republican known for his opposition to illegal immigration will solidify Trump's attempts to position himself as the Republican presidential candidate with the toughest stance on the issue.

The endorsement comes two days before the crucial Super Tuesday primary when Alabama and a dozen other states, mostly in the South, vote.

"At this time in American history we need to make America great again," Sessions told the raucous crowd as he donned one of Trump's signature caps emblazoned with that campaign slogan. "I am pleased to endorse Donald Trump for president of the United States."

"A movement is afoot that must not fade away," Sessions added.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:10 pm

So is it officially a bandwagon yet?

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:14 pm

Kraken wrote:So is it officially a bandwagon yet?

Jeff Sessions wrote:"Politicians have promised for 30 years to fix illegal immigration. Have they done it? Donald Trump will do it," Sessions said at the Madison City Schools Stadium, where thousands gathered to hear Trump speak. “I’ve told Donald Trump this isn’t a campaign, this is a movement.”

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:03 am

Rip wrote:
Kraken wrote:So is it officially a bandwagon yet?

Jeff Sessions wrote:“I’ve told Donald Trump this isn’t a campaign, this is a bowel movement.”

ftfy

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:33 am

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:40 am

Canuck wrote:
Zarathud wrote:Trump's tax returns likely raise questions about his "successful businessman" pitch. Some companies are audited every year because of their size, but an individual only receives regular audit attention if their businesses are extremely complicated and raise tax issues. Plus, the IRS focuses where they think additional revenue can be raised -- so Trump may be taking questionable tax positions.
It has "October Surprise" written all over it. He was probably building houses for Saddam in Iraq.

Nice call out!

tru1cy · Post by **tru1cy** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:39 am

So if Trump wins the primary fight and the Republican Elite decided to do a brokered convention to steal the nomination from him will Trump just mount a 3rd party campaign?

tjg_marantz · Post by **tjg_marantz** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:41 am

He'll threaten to sue and then not.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:41 am

tru1cy wrote: will Trump just mount a 3rd party campaign?

Of that I think there's no doubt. He's already setting the stage for one if they don't support him via interviews where he explicitly states that he doesn't think the RNC is being fair to him, and thus he doesn't think he should honor their "gentlemen's agreement" that he wouldn't run as a third party candidate.

tru1cy · Post by **tru1cy** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:07 am

John Oliver on The Donald

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:07 am

#MAKEDONALDDRUMPFAGAIN

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:15 am

Defiant wrote:On MTP, someone suggested the possibility of Republicans running a third party conservative candidate (Independent In Name Only?) in order to get out the vote (for downticket races) among establishment voters who might otherwise stay at home than vote for Trump

And then...

Donors ask GOP consulting firm to research independent presidential bid

Trent Steel · Post by **Trent Steel** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:20 am

tru1cy wrote:John Oliver on The Donald

THAT is an epic take-down.

Let the snowball effect begin.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:27 am

Trent Steel wrote:
tru1cy wrote:John Oliver on The Donald
THAT is an epic take-down.

Let the snowball effect begin.

I thought it was brilliant. Trump tweeting that Oliver is a loser nobody watches in 5....4.....3......

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:44 am

Don't forget the usual "This loser came to me for a job/loan/donation/fitness advice" disclaimer that always accompanies his tirades against anyone that even remotely questions his right to call himself the greatest politician/businessman/lover/personal trainer on Earth.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:46 am

Oliver does the absolute best takedowns.

Scraper · Post by **Scraper** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:54 am

I am officially running the Drumpfinator Chrome extension. It works and it is awesome.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:14 pm

Defiant wrote:
Defiant wrote:On MTP, someone suggested the possibility of Republicans running a third party conservative candidate (Independent In Name Only?) in order to get out the vote (for downticket races) among establishment voters who might otherwise stay at home than vote for Trump
And then...

Donors ask GOP consulting firm to research independent presidential bid

The danger is that running a GOP-in-exile candidate would solidify the divisions in the party and give the Trump/Tea-Party/Hard-Right complete control for the forseeable future. The splitters would be a distinct minority, and if they tried to return they would be seen as even less than RINO's.

It would be awesome for liberals, but I don't think the GOP's Establishment is self-destructive enough to do it.

This is what being dragged to the Right looks like. They brought it on themselves.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:36 pm

I laughed...long and hard.

RunningMn9 · Post by **RunningMn9** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:39 pm

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:43 pm

Trumped

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:55 pm

I'm not normally one for posting bumper stickers but this one kinda gets me in the booboo

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:56 pm

How big is your bumper?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:08 pm

2009 Focus. The bumper is basically one giant fender around the back of the car, so maybe 24 inches tall.

...

I've seen more wordy bumper stickers than this. I haven't been able to read them, but I've seen them.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:20 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:How big is your bumper?

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:27 pm

Holman wrote: The danger is that running a GOP-in-exile candidate would solidify the divisions in the party and give the Trump/Tea-Party/Hard-Right complete control for the forseeable future. The splitters would be a distinct minority, and if they tried to return they would be seen as even less than RINO's.

I think it would be less dangerous than another Republican getting the nomination and Trump running a third party candidate and grabbing a lot of angry Republicans with him.

The best outcome is that Trump gets the nomination and (preferably without a third party candidate) he loses so badly that no one will touch his type of candidacy again. (of course, the worst is that he wins the presidency and every future election becomes a reality-show style contest.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:32 pm

Defiant wrote:of course, the worst is that he wins the presidency and every future election becomes a reality-show style contest.

Oh come on, now. Do the voting populace or the political machine ever walk away with the wrong lesson learned?

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:35 pm

LordMortis wrote:I'm not normally one for posting bumper stickers but this one kinda gets me in the booboo

The initials of that organization are DOA? That's...unfortunate.

gilraen · Post by **gilraen** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:42 pm

Defiant wrote:Trumped

I don't watch a lot of Jimmy Kimmel but that skit was pure gold. I'm glad I was too lazy to change the channel after the Oscars

tru1cy wrote:John Oliver on The Donald

I seriously need to start watching more John Oliver!

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:54 pm

Defiant wrote:Trumped

Meh, seems like more of the same. Stuff like this from the left will only embolden his base.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:05 pm

Amid Trump surge, nearly 20,000 Mass. voters quit Democratic party

As an aside, I'd be interested to know how new voter registrations of the two parties are doing compared to 'the last few elections. Well, without looking at every individual states registration statistics.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:17 pm

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:26 pm

Ne GOP Senator says he will not vote for Donald Trump

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:45 pm

David Duke flap? It's all CNN's fault:

Donald Trump blamed CNN for providing a "lousy earpiece" in explaining his non-answer to the network on Sunday when asked to disavow the Ku Klux Klan and David Duke.

"I'm sitting in a house in Florida with a very bad earpiece that they gave me, and you could hardly hear what he was saying. But what I heard was various groups, and I don't mind disavowing anybody, and I disavowed David Duke and I disavowed him the day before at a major news conference, which is surprising because he was at the major news conference, CNN was at the major news conference, and they heard me very easily disavow David Duke," the Republican presidential frontrunner explained on NBC's "Today."

"Now, I go, and I sit down again, I have a lousy earpiece that is provided by them, and frankly, he talked about groups," Trump said, referring to the question from CNN's Jake Tapper, who asked him about a call from the Anti-Defamation League to denounce the groups endorsing his presidential run. "He also talked about groups. And I have no problem with disavowing groups, but I'd at least like to know who they are. It would be very unfair to disavow a group, Matt, if the group shouldn't be disavowed. I have to know who the groups are. But I disavowed David Duke."

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:48 pm

"I don't know anything about David Duke"

"I don't know what you're talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists."

"I know nothing about David Duke, I know nothing about white supremacists"

Yeah, clearly his earpiece mangled the name.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:09 am

Defiant wrote:

Says the guy who was active in his church that opposed Civil Rights and allowing blacks into heaven and the priesthood.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:02 am

Rubio joins #NeverTrump

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:27 am

Defiant wrote:Rubio joins #NeverTrump

He can and probably will.

Question for the OO Republicans: How embarrassed will you be when Trump wins Super Tuesday and the party shows it's true colors

Spoiler:

?