The American (USA) 2016 presidential elections thread?

**oldrider** · 19th October 2016, 06:56

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Thats what happens with a two horse system that runs on big money masquerading as democracy.

It has to be the most bizarre election system in the world, upper and lower houses, separate elections for a president and so on.

I tried watching what they call football once too......

True! - Two utterly below standard candidates presented and they actually have the world debating them rather than condemning and rejecting them?

That is truly the more frightening aspect of this whole fiasco!

It is so obvious that there exists a shadow governing power and the presidential elect is but a puppet on their strings!

If that makes/condemns me as a conspiracy theorist - so be it - a mantel I am happy to wear with pride!

**jasonu** · 19th October 2016, 07:05

I saw someone (cant remember who) on the tv the other night say HC is the luckiest US presidential candidate ever. Had ANY one of the other Republican nominee hopefuls won the party nomination above Trump she wouldn't have a snowballs chance in hell of becoming president.

**Katman** · 19th October 2016, 07:07

Originally Posted by oldrider

It is so obvious that there exists a shadow governing power and the presidential elect is but a puppet on their strings!

Yes indeed.

http://theantimedia.org/fbi-docs-sha...investigation/

**Voltaire** · 19th October 2016, 07:58

Originally Posted by Katman

Yes indeed.

http://theantimedia.org/fbi-docs-sha...investigation/

Wow a non MSM packed full of clickbait.

So how does one determine the truth on the net, most references, least KKK members, most BBC accent?

**Katman** · 19th October 2016, 08:02

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Wow a non MSM packed full of clickbait.

How is that any different to the ad breaks during the 6 o'clock news?

**Woodman** · 19th October 2016, 12:11

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Wow a non MSM packed full of clickbait.

So how does one determine the truth on the net, most references, least KKK members, most BBC accent?

The truth will be what suits their agenda. Thing is they go looking for news that suits their agenda, then get a skewed view of the world then any news that doesn't suit their agenda is msm.

**pritch** · 19th October 2016, 12:36

Originally Posted by Voltaire

To quote a Commandant of a WW2 POW Camp, " you think I know damn nothing.....well I know damn all"

Actually that is more probably a version of the quote from David Niven's book, "Bring On The Empty Horses".
From memory, during the shooting of a movie there was to be a scene requiring riderless horses, the Hungarian director called out, "Bring on the empty horses". Whereupon Niven and Flynn started laughing.
Annoyed, the director vented, "You think I know fuck nothing, but let me tell you I know fuck all".

**Voltaire** · 19th October 2016, 12:54

Originally Posted by pritch

Actually that is more probably a version of the quote from David Niven's book, "Bring On The Empty Horses".
From memory, during the shooting of a movie there was to be a scene requiring riderless horses, the Hungarian director called out, "Bring on the empty horses". Whereupon Niven and Flynn started laughing.
Annoyed, the director vented, "You think I know fuck nothing, but let me tell you I know fuck all".

I've learn't before I post stuff up here I do a Google Check

, as the the nitpicking force is strong here with the remaining few.

" you can't believe all you read on the internet" Shakespear.

**Virago** · 19th October 2016, 13:06

Originally Posted by Voltaire

" you can't believe all you read on the internet" Shakespear.

Was that Olivia Shakespear (British novelist and playwright), or Richmond Shakespear (British Indian Army officer)?

(Obviously not William Shakespeare).

**TheDemonLord** · 19th October 2016, 13:12

Originally Posted by Virago

Was that Olivia Shakespear (British novelist and playwright), or Richmond Shakespear (British Indian Army officer)?

(Obviously not William Shakespeare).

Definitiely Richmond - the British Indian army were notorious for their insightful internet quotes.

**bogan** · 19th October 2016, 16:34

Originally Posted by jasonu

Slanted. If/when DT does/says something stupid or new damming info comes to light you hear about it in the headlines ALL FUCKING WEEK. If HC does/says something stupid or new damming info comes to light you will hear about it maybe once after the commercial break then never again.
Don't get me wrong, I don't care who wins as long as it isn't that lying cheating conniving thieving cunt Hillary. When she gets in it will be Aunty Helen on steroids and we all know how she fucked NZ.

Occam's razor again, Donald's drivel is simply much worse than Hilary's. Or to put it another way, pick the worst thing you heard about either of them in that last month and compare it for severity (and accuracy, obviously).

Originally Posted by Katman

Are you saying that she hasn't publicly stated that she would attack Iran on Israel's behalf if she became President?

And on the other hand, I haven't heard Jill Stein state that she plans to attack any country.

Clearly you and I just have different aspirations for the world.

Or perhaps I am just referring to her current policy... rather than old quotes taken out of context.

**Woodman** · 19th October 2016, 16:47

Originally Posted by bogan

Occam's razor again, Donald's drivel is simply much worse than Hilary's. Or to put it another way, pick the worst thing you heard about either of them in that last month and compare it for severity (and accuracy, obviously).

Or perhaps I am just referring to her current policy... rather than old quotes taken out of context.

You don't have to be the best, just the least worst. Its a statement I use quite a lot.