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Trump acted as if the dates were news, however. In an interview with ABC News, Trump said of the debate scheduling, "I got a letter from the NFL saying, 'This is ridiculous.'"

The NFL denied that. "While we'd obviously wish the debate commission could find another night, we did not send a letter to Trump," a spokesman said.

YellowKing wrote:Re: debate rescheduling

Trump acted as if the dates were news, however. In an interview with ABC News, Trump said of the debate scheduling, "I got a letter from the NFL saying, 'This is ridiculous.'"

The NFL denied that. "While we'd obviously wish the debate commission could find another night, we did not send a letter to Trump," a spokesman said.

The guy is a pathological liar. What I find interesting is that my stepdad bashes Hillary all the time for lying about her mail servers, but apparently is OK with Trump lying nearly every day about some subject or another. What's incredible is Trump lies about stuff that can easily be fact-checked.

raydude wrote:When smart phones started becoming commonplace I had this naive thought that maybe now we don't have to go to the "well, he said...and I believe him" route and instead people would just google and fact check for themselves, thus reducing the amount of lying and obfuscation in politics. Boy was I wrong.

Jaymann wrote:Can you imagine if the the NFL had existed during the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Honest Abe would have been like, "Sorry dude, the Bears are playing the Patriots this weekend."

malchior wrote:

Jaymann wrote:Can you imagine if the the NFL had existed during the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Honest Abe would have been like, "Sorry dude, the Bears are playing the Patriots this weekend."

(Former LD debater - so excuse the translation to full LD debate style). The NFL is a moral good that should not be shirked for political convenience. The spectacle of the gridiron is a microcosm of the world with all its intrinsic flaws and wonders that imbues the world with wisdom that far outweighs our paltry attempts at political discourse. Since we both support our fine boys - the Chicago Bears - let us not be a house divided and instead unite to watch the destruction of those godforsaken Patriots!

El Guapo wrote:#GoYeOldePatriots #FreeThomasBrady

@realDonaldTrump wrote:Mr. Khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the DNC and is now all over T.V. doing the same - Nice!

YellowKing wrote:It's interesting how he follows classic internet troll behavior. He tweeted this:

@realDonaldTrump wrote:Mr. Khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the DNC and is now all over T.V. doing the same - Nice!

That's Trolling 101. Attack/make outlandish claim, wait for backlash, claim to be a victim.

Donald Trump has pledged to crack down on Internet pornography via corporate partnerships and possibly establishing a federal commission on the harmful effects of pornography, a nonprofit said Monday.
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The pledge Trump signed calls for preventing the sexual exploitation of children, better enforcing Internet obscenity laws, and recognizing that exposure to Internet porn is "deforming the sexual development of younger viewers.”

Donald Trump thinks it’s “very sad” that women at Fox News are “complaining” about being sexually harassed by former Fox chief Roger Ailes. As allegations against his old friend piled up, Trump told NBC’s Chuck Todd on July 24 that, “Some of the women that are complaining, I know how much he's helped them…And when they write books….and say wonderful things about him….[N]ow, all of a sudden, they're saying these horrible things about him.” Without passing judgment about the specific allegations, which are currently under investigation by 21st Century Fox, one should be able to accept that a woman could both have been promoted by a boss and harassed by him. Women are often forced to maintain good relations with men who abuse them precisely because those men have power. When I mentioned this to Trump in a phone interview last Tuesday, he doubled down on his retrograde take. “There was quite a bit of fabulous things said [about Ailes by Gretchen Carlson],” he told me. “It would be easier for me and more politically correct for me to say you are right. But you would think she wouldn’t say those things.” I pointed out that it wasn’t just Carlson who had made allegations. “I didn’t know it was more than just her,” Trump told me, even though his comments to Chuck Todd referred to women, plural. What if someone had treated Ivanka in the way Ailes allegedly behaved? His reply was startling, even by Trumpian standards. “I would like to think she would find another career or find another company if that was the case,” he said.

Captain Caveman wrote:Well, he just called Clinton the Devil. This is fun.

Max Peck wrote:Trump on sexual harassment in the workplace.

Donald Trump thinks it’s “very sad” that women at Fox News are “complaining” about being sexually harassed by former Fox chief Roger Ailes. As allegations against his old friend piled up, Trump told NBC’s Chuck Todd on July 24 that, “Some of the women that are complaining, I know how much he's helped them…And when they write books….and say wonderful things about him….[N]ow, all of a sudden, they're saying these horrible things about him.” Without passing judgment about the specific allegations, which are currently under investigation by 21st Century Fox, one should be able to accept that a woman could both have been promoted by a boss and harassed by him. Women are often forced to maintain good relations with men who abuse them precisely because those men have power. When I mentioned this to Trump in a phone interview last Tuesday, he doubled down on his retrograde take. “There was quite a bit of fabulous things said [about Ailes by Gretchen Carlson],” he told me. “It would be easier for me and more politically correct for me to say you are right. But you would think she wouldn’t say those things.” I pointed out that it wasn’t just Carlson who had made allegations. “I didn’t know it was more than just her,” Trump told me, even though his comments to Chuck Todd referred to women, plural. What if someone had treated Ivanka in the way Ailes allegedly behaved? His reply was startling, even by Trumpian standards. “I would like to think she would find another career or find another company if that was the case,” he said.

Zarathud wrote:Seriously, how can going on the attack against the Khan family be good politics? The more Trump feeds this story, the more it's going to hurt.

hepcat wrote:How do you ensure you don't really lose in an election?

Tell your supporters that the elections are rigged.

If he wins, he'll announce that he's happy that they weren't this time. If he loses, he only did so because of fraud.

The man is pure trash. I can't even begin to understand what goes through someone's head in order for them to support this pile of human excrement.

El Guapo wrote: Do we know how strong the connection is between Roger Stone and Trump? Is he a Trump insider?

“But it’s interesting to hear you say this, and it’s funny also, because Trump will go there. He will go to the places other politicians wont, and he’s probably the only person to run for president within the last fifty years who would dare to do this, and might even get away with it. It’s remarkable isn’t it how he’s just sort of re-injected reality into politics”.

Hamlet3145 wrote:RedState calls on Paul Ryan to throw trump under the bus for the sake of down ballet elections.

http://www.redstate.com/jaycaruso/2016/ ... ald-trump/

I really do wonder if we haven't reached a tipping point where republicans are realizing that they need to cut their losses and pivot to focus on 2020 instead.

Ted Cruz right now:

Hamlet3145 wrote:RedState calls on Paul Ryan to throw trump under the bus for the sake of down ballet elections.

http://www.redstate.com/jaycaruso/2016/ ... ald-trump/

I really do wonder if we haven't reached a tipping point where republicans are realizing that they need to cut their losses and pivot to focus on 2020 instead.

Ted Cruz right now: