tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54300835924034306482024-02-01T22:11:13.481-08:00Buffoon-watch: Donald Trump ("all press is good press") edition, 2016Ridiculousness: It's rampant, in all forms. So everything must be fair game at 'ridiculousnation.blogspot' -- including me. *Note*: This blog is no longer being updatedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430083592403430648.post-10692835070969217362016-11-03T23:30:00.000-07:002016-11-05T07:24:54.186-07:00Updated: Presidential candidate Donald Trump's upcoming dates with the law<span style="font-size: small;">(Commentary. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b>11/3/16 update:</b> <i>Re</i> the 'case' about an alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl, mentioned further below. Two recent articles are linked and reposted here. New windows open, no affiliation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">11/5/16 update:</span> </span></b>The 'rape' (civil) lawsuit ref. below has reportedly been dropped. No reason(s) provided at this point. An off-site article link, new window opens:</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/donald-trump-teenage-rape-accusations-lawsuit-dropped" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/donald-trump-teenage-rape-accusations-lawsuit-dropped</span></b></a></span></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-rape-case_us_581a31a5e4b0c43e6c1d9834" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-rape-case_us_581a31a5e4b0c43e6c1d9834</a><br />
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...<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A quick pre-election "guide":</b></span> <a href="http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/donald-trump-these-allegations-not-complete-monste-54183" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paragon-of-virtue, shining knight, Republican hero Donald Trump</a> currently faces <span style="font-size: x-small;">(at least)</span> two upcoming court-related hearings or sessions:<br />
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One for <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>allegedly</b></span> "raping" a 13-year-old girl (at the time). </blockquote>
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The other, the <span style="font-size: x-small;">(first)</span> Trump University fraud trial, currently scheduled to start on November 28:</blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lawsuit-accusing-trump-raping-girl-13-december-hearing-article-1.2828413" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lawsuit-accusing-trump-raping-girl-13-december-hearing-article-1.2828413</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-15/trump-university-trial-to-go-ahead-in-november-as-delay-rejected" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-15/trump-university-trial-to-go-ahead-in-november-as-delay-rejected</a><br />
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Updated link, 11/1/16 article. No affiliation: <a href="http://www.npr.org/2016/11/01/500207564/trump-pushes-health-care-clinton-scandals-despite-his-own-looming-court-dates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/2016/11/01/500207564/trump-pushes-health-care-clinton-scandals-despite-his-own-looming-court-dates</a><br />
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<span style="color: white;">...<b><i>Always prepared for events leading up to Inauguration Day, here</i>:</b></span> </div>
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Who's really "crooked", Donald...? Getting appropriate, fitting "presidential" (inauguration) outfits -- and other necessary accouterments -- ↓ready in advance here....</blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. </span></b>The GOP candidate for the Oval Office and possible possessor of nuclear launch codes is thoroughly familiar with<b>/</b>experienced about the whole "legal troubles" 'routine':<br />
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<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/donald-trump-scandals/474726/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/donald-trump-scandals/474726/</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430083592403430648.post-85068353153925027672016-11-03T20:37:00.001-07:002016-11-04T00:20:58.092-07:0011/3/16: With 'wildcard' Trump, the nation (- incredibly -) may be inching closer to a historic election blunder<span style="font-size: small;">(Temporary post. <b>Commentary</b>:)</span><br />
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Excerpt selected from an 11/3/16 news story is reproduced below. Edited. Off-site <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-paints-grim-picture-of-life-under-a-donald-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link to the source</a>/full article. No ownership/affiliation....<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Brief prefacing comment:)</span>...The sane candidate for the presidency -- <span style="font-size: x-small;">who also speaks with her brain engaged</span> -- is just touching upon</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">↓</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> the 'tip of the iceberg', below. (E.g., Ref. two other article links, located near the bottom here.):</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Story excerpt:)</span>...<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-paints-grim-picture-of-life-under-a-donald-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“</a>Imagine it is January 20, 2017,” Clinton urged supporters gathered at Arizona State University in Tempe Wednesday. “And imagine if it’s Donald Trump standing in front of the Capitol.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Just think about what happens if he were to win to women and girls,” Clinton said. “It would mean that our girls would grow up with a president who proudly and loudly ranks women by their looks including the only woman running in the Republican primary.<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-paints-grim-picture-of-life-under-a-donald-trump-presidency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”</a>....</span></blockquote>
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It's difficult to determine how effectively various polls are capturing the electorate's preferences this year...<br />
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One off-site source article, no affiliation or endorsement: <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-why-clintons-position-is-worse-than-obamas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-why-clintons-position-is-worse-than-obamas/</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/things-donald-trump-has-said-and-done-that-in-a-normal-election-would-disqualify-a-nominee/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/things-donald-trump-has-said-and-done-that-in-a-normal-election-would-disqualify-a-nominee/</a></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">...Oh BTW, <span style="color: #cc0000;">investors</span>....</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Which, one way or another, would be <b>many of us</b>... Something to ponder? <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Quickly?)</span>: </span>Unaffiliated, 11/2/16 opinion article, new window opens:<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-im-protecting-my-investments-from-a-trump-shock-2016-11-02" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-im-protecting-my-investments-from-a-trump-shock-</span>2016-11-02</a></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430083592403430648.post-57492046192640754542016-11-01T15:38:00.002-07:002016-11-01T20:08:33.556-07:00(Non-media) conspiracy? 370 economists warn voters of 'dangerous' Trump<span style="font-size: x-small;">(11/1/16 commentary. Temporary re-post.)</span><br />
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Copy of one page (below) from a ten-page letter.↓ Top economists denounce the Republican "standard-bearer":<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430083592403430648.post-86029923013882033962016-10-31T20:26:00.000-07:002016-10-31T20:26:21.990-07:00Reposted 10/31/16 article: Trump org.'s unusual server<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Temporary repost. Commentary:)</span><br />
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Per the following unaffiliated 10/31/16 article, computer scientist-sleuths may have discovered odd Internet communication between a Trump org. server and a Russian bank. Off-site link, new window opens:</blockquote>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430083592403430648.post-43412386258026749292016-10-31T10:32:00.002-07:002016-10-31T20:15:13.128-07:00Wow: Hillary campaign 'goes nuclear' with Trump. ...As warranted:10/31/16 repost. Commentary. No direct <span style="font-size: small;">(or indirect, really)</span> affiliation with the video advert. embedded below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Your Halloween 'scare':</span>...For any who may be paying attention: <a href="https://ridiculousnation.blogspot.com/2016/09/every-voter-for-us-president-should.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As previously referenced here in this tiny blog (link)</a> and <a href="https://medium.com/@vere/these-are-the-stakes-lbj-s-attack-ad-still-haunts-today-cdc1ea5f4e1c#.pp43ifkww" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">at least one other posting elsewhere</a>, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDTBnsqxZ3k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Daisy" nuclear ad of 1964</a> has been resurrected. ...And updated. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Language warning:)</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;">("Heads-up" (ref. above) was provided via this unaffiliated, published news article (10/31/16):</span><br />
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11/2/16 update: After investigation Trump, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/fbi-russia-election-donald-trump.html?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the FBI reportedly has found "no clear link"</a> with (or to) Russia....<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430083592403430648.post-91734096732729428002016-10-28T10:40:00.002-07:002016-10-28T12:42:18.327-07:00The evil deceit of weaselly candidate (+ alleged groper-in-chief) Donald Trump. <span style="font-size: small;">(10/28/16 temporary post. Commentary:)</span><br />
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Ref. the following 10/28/16 news article. ....Even his own running mate -- <a href="http://www.politifact.com/personalities/mike-pence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">no shining beacon of truth himself</a> -- reportedly rejects voter suppression tactics:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ref.: The unaffiliated video embedded below. Is this lunatic "trying to lose.."??...Even stranger: The others mindlessly applauding (this statement):</span><br />
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<b>Also:</b> ...Apparently "<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/19/politics/donald-trump-sexual-allegations-hillary-clinton-presidential-debate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hillary's campaign</a>" is "able" to "find" women groped by Donald Trump from <b><span style="color: white;">all around the world</span></b>: Off-site news article link, new window opens, no affiliation:<br />
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"Donald Trump’s campaign has been recruiting poll watchers at rallies and on social media. The Republican presidential nominee has warned of potential voter fraud since at least the summer and with increasing frequency in recent days, telling crowds on Monday in Pennsylvania that the election could be “stolen from us.”</blockquote>
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Evidence of the type of election fraud Mr. Trump seems to be worried about—unqualified people impersonating voters—is scant, as The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, but his calls for vigilance may nevertheless lead some supporters to polling places for reasons other than their own vote.</blockquote>
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Mr. Trump’s calls for volunteers notwithstanding, very few people are allowed inside a polling place if they aren’t there to cast a ballot...."</blockquote>
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... <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung</a>...?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430083592403430648.post-71696686232471142142016-10-20T11:53:00.001-07:002016-10-23T08:38:53.249-07:00Ten Trump sexual misconduct accusers: 'Where there's smoke there's fire'?(10/20/16 temporary post. Commentary.)<br />
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<b><strike>Ten</strike></b> <b><a href="http://time.com/4541817/donald-trump-jessica-drake/?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eleven</a></b> harassment/misconduct accusers?? Even if <i>somehow</i> only <span style="font-size: x-small;">(about)</span> <b>half</b> of the women are publicly stating a real and true story.... Or, "only" a third....? <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>That's still </b>(far) <b><i>too many</i></b></span>. (At least one of the women <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/us/politics/people-magazine-says-six-people-corroborate-claim-trump-assaulted-writer.html?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reportedly offers corroboration</a> (off-site link).)</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9xTWl230AE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The accused</a>, and some of his supporters, are now doing what all <span style="font-size: x-small;">(alleged)</span> gropers, abusers, rapists, cat-callers, sex-fiends -- and their excuse-makers do. <span style="font-size: small;">(When called-out.)</span>: <b>They're blaming/disparaging the </b>(alleged)<b> victim(s)</b>. Or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXPpJZKGchg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">anyone else they can dream-up</a>...<br />
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An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama">@BarackObama</a>'s birth certificate is a fraud.</div>
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Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure,it's not your fault</div>
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/332308211321425920">May 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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(Quick comment:) Trump's continuing, party-supported campaign for president is proof (that) <b>there is no honest, courageous leadership within the national Republican party. </b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If there were,<b> this offensive clown would be </b>effectively<b> forced to drop out. </b></span></blockquote>
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...(Once-again) "<a href="http://time.com/4523757/donald-trump-women-comments-lewd/?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">condemning</a>" his statements/actions <i><b><span style="color: white;">without</span> </b>also</i> (immediately) demanding the end of his ridiculous candidacy.... <b><i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">= next-to-nothing</span></i></b>.</blockquote>
<b>10/8/16 update: </b><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/07/theres-no-longer-any-way-for-republicans-to-boot-donald-trump-from-the-ballot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apparently it is "too late" to replace Donald Trump on the ballot</a>.<br />
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<b>Another 10/8/16 update: ↓Reportedly↓.....</b>there's even <i>more</i>.<br />
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...You know: The (increasingly <a href="https://www.google.com/#q=rogue+def" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rouge</a>) nuclear nation led by the tyrant <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/opinion/donald-trumps-putin-crush.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comrade Donald Trump supports and admires</a>...?</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BTW:</b> "<a href="http://ridiculousnation.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buffoon-watch:Donald Trump...</a>" performed its duty and applied pre-tested, finely-calibrated metering to the various Trump "answers"↓:</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">...One of a number of examples: Off-site 9/26/16 article link, new window opens. No affiliation:</span><br />
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<b>More:</b> ↓What the hell was this made-up s**t??↓</blockquote>
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"Donny the Cornered, Loud-Mouth <a href="http://time.com/4509790/donald-trump-debate-interruptions/?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bully</a>" gets <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(even more)</span> unhinged:</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>258,000 <i>more</i> reasons to question <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-foundation-2016-9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"brazen" Donald Trump</a>:</b></span><br />
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(Once again,) <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-a-fahrenthold/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Fahrenthold </a>of <i><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a></i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(- no affiliation here, duh -)</span> has something for discerning voters <span style="font-size: x-small;">like you</span> to read. Off-site 9/20/16 article link, new window opens:<br />
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(..A bit more (off-site story link, new window)<b>:</b> <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-258k-charity-settle-suits-businesses-article-1.2799475" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-258k-charity-settle-suits-businesses-article-1.2799475</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">FWIW, perhaps a little older music to read about <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/donald-trump-scandals/474726/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">various Trump scandals</a> by..<b>?</b><br /><span style="font-size: small;">No affiliation, no copyright claimed or intended</span>:</span></blockquote>
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<b>P.S.</b> Reminder...<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trump-university-its-worse-than-you-think" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This big one (i.e., scandal)</a>↓ should be playing out, but we (likely) have to wait until later <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/trump-university-case.html?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">November ....(despite team Trump's best efforts to derail things)</a>:<br />
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(Ref. unaffiliated video below:) ...Especially those who may believe that nuclear tensions (rivalries) associated with the 'Cold War' greatly diminished with<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> the fall of the Berlin Wall, dissolution of the Soviet Union, etc.</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I.e., ↓"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O13kaQAg5KE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">it 'ain't' some joke</a>"↓</span>: </span><br />
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...Here is an off-site link to the full video and transcript. Worth viewing:<br />
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The ridiculous "conclusion" to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Obama 'birther' racist crusade</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/i-sat-next-to-donald-trump-at-the-infamous-2011-white-house-correspondents-dinner/2016/04/27/5cf46b74-0bea-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">promoted</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/us/politics/donald-trump-obama-birther.html?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">perpetuated</a> by one Mr.<b>/'</b><a href="https://ridiculousnation.blogspot.com/2016/09/re-putins-agent-donald-trump-is.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comrade</a>' Donald Trump:<br />
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...All anyone -- who somehow cares at this point -- needs to know about the<a href="http://www.factcheck.org/2008/08/obamas-kenyan-citizenship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> long-debunked conspiracy</a> (slander) "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/us/politics/donald-trump-birther-obama.html?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">retreat</a>" <b>are the <span style="color: #ea9999;">boldface</span> sentences</b> in the "news story" excerpt, below. Off-site <a href="http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/09/16/fox-business-host-laughs-trump-keeps-suspense-going-whether-he-thinks-obama-american/213135" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link to unaffiliated source</a>. Emphases added.):<br />
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BARTIROMO: I'm definitely going to be watching, but the bottom line is this: we know that Obama now, he was born in America, correct? </blockquote>
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TRUMP: You watch my statement. <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">We have to keep the suspense going</span></b>. You my friends, you watch the statement. I think you'll be happy..."</blockquote>
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<b>Trump wins. Again:</b> This promoted, fake, non-story -- at least for<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> those who have understood the facts</a> for years -- is now being reported by media all over the world. (Ref. links below.)<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That was (and is) Trump's goal</span></b>. He doesn't - and many of his supporters also don't - care about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPStqbQG_w8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bothersome <i>facts</i></a>. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's all about the phony <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmXHRl_oAH0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">show</a> </b>(and its<b> promotion</b>)</span>, instead....<b>E.g. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;">a/k/a<b> 'Trump </b>(fantasy)<b> nirvana')</b></span>:</blockquote>
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Sent this to <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> spox, to ask how he will fulfill promise to give $5M if assured Pres. Obama born in US <a href="https://t.co/Uc751PeGrl">pic.twitter.com/Uc751PeGrl</a></div>
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(Continuing:) ...Even President Obama got "roped-into" commenting on the 'birther-recant' charade... but his answer was appropriately on-target. <a href="http://time.com/4497103/president-obama-im-pretty-confident-about-where-i-was-born/?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unaffiliated source story of excerpt below is linked</a>. )<br />
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<b>Suggestion:</b> <b>If any somehow can't see it developing:</b>...(One way or another,) Trump is likely (at times, as best he can...) "pivoting" (as some say), <b>to try and broaden his appeal.</b><br />
<b>Exaggeration:</b> It's not totally dissimilar to what occurs in a favorite Trump entertainment source; the fake-rasslin' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKmDAtMhVdo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WWE</a>. ....You know; when a "heavy" -- i.e., a vivid (scripted) "bad guy" suddenly turns "<b>good</b>". (Base, acted-out violence portrayed below.):<br />
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...Running a bit with Donald Trump's "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-lot-of-people-are-saying-how-trump-spreads-conspiracies-and-innuendo/2016/06/13/b21e59de-317e-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>many people are saying</b></a>", but<b> with some actual substance behind it: </b>What follows is another reality-check, prevailing <strike>to the</strike> contrary to 'The GOP <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qxbfjtj1II" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fear and Hate</a>' ticket's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnHzBOfGKcM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">propaganda</a>:<br />
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Excerpted here are the first few sentences from the following 9/1/16 article. <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/09/life-better-gallup-americans-obama" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source is linked</a>. No affiliation:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Donald Trump may have risen to the top of the Republican Party with scaremongering tactics and the promise to "Make America Great Again," but that doesn't mean most Americans share the GOP nominee's dystopian view that the country is in desperate shape. According to a new Gallup poll released this week that measures the well-being of Americans, most people across all racial and ethnic groups actually believe the opposite: They say their lives have largely improved under President Barack Obama.</span></blockquote>
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<b>Yes: Hillary tells it like it is.</b> <span style="font-size: small;">(....Didn't hide it either, she knew she would be quoted..UPDATE: Sen. <a href="http://www.wcvb.com/politics/clinton-half-of-trump-supporters-are-in-basket-of-deplorables/41603176?" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Clinton has now apologized</a>, at least for the "half of..." aspect; which is the right thing to do...<i style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately</i>, many of us know that <b style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">name-caller-in-chief</a></b> Donald Trump would not -- and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">does not -- apologize. <span style="font-size: large;">Ref. his long-running catalog of 'nasty' (or worse) remarks (link)</span></a>.)</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">9/10/16 ridiculousness update:</span></b> <i>So ridiculous</i>; the name-calling etc. (still at the fore) at this point in the national election. <b>Serious issues require address and discussion by both candidates, in detail....</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">...S</span><span style="font-size: large;">till waiting for the Trump apology for <i>this↓</i> (video clip below</span>, vulgar language):<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>...Still waiting for the Trump apologies ref. a few of the videos included further below.....</b></span></blockquote>
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↓<a href="https://ridiculousnation.blogspot.com/2016/09/transparent-goptrump-playbook-accuse.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Plus yet more (ref. NYT video below) from the 'name-call your opponent exactly what you actually are (..or would do) "playbook"'.</a>..New windows open, no affiliation:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">(Another major news source 9/9/16 article, Off-site link, new window opens: <a href="http://time.com/4485162/donald-trump-doubles-down-on-russia/?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://time.com/4485162/donald-trump-doubles-down-on-russia/?</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">('Vova' is <a href="http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_Vladimir_Putin's_nickname?#slide=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reportedly a nickname</a> sometimes used for Vladimir Putin...)</span><br />
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We generally expect a great deal of our presidents and their administrations....</blockquote>
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It is not a <b>perfect </b>record that's analyzed below. But <i>it </i>(i.e., a U.S. president's 'record')<i> never, ever is</i>... or can be. Overall, what's presented is a strong show of positive outcomes and trends.</blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;">(BTW: This has also been written about elsewhere (link to follow when I locate it...Here is one (off-site article link, no affiliation:) <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-approval-rating-trump-hillary-2016-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-approval-rating-trump-hillary-2016-8</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For those who care about/pay attention <b><span style="color: white;">to actual facts</span></b>.....</span></span><br />
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<b>...BTW. </b>Approval rating<b>:</b> (off-site 8/16 article link):<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-approval-rating-trump-hillary-2016-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-approval-rating-trump-hillary-2016-8</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">...<b>BTW</b>. More Americans are "thriving". Off-site 9/1/16 article link, new window opens: <b><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-are-thriving-in-record-numbers-poll-shows-thanks-obama-2016-09-01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-are-thriving-in-record-numbers-poll-shows-thanks-obama-2016-09-01</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>P.S. </b>...Apparently not alone (here) about the "irrational hostility" toward Obama... </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Off-site 9/9/16 news article link, no affiliation: </span><br />
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26,000 unreported sexual assults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?</div>
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(Continuing:)...As noted here and <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/finance/292061-trump-slow-to-fill-in-details-of-policy-plans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">elsewhere</a> many times: Mr. Trump never provides realistic specifics of <b><span style="color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">HOW</span></b> he --- <span style="font-size: x-small;">and he alone, apparently </span> -- plans to fulfill and implement his outlandish promises. (Such as "the wall". Ref. article links below. Please follow all off-site links at your own discretion...)</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Good news!</span>...<span style="font-size: large;">But <b>at least</b> the strange-haired one and his companies (and his kids) reportedly are making some money off of the <a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-campaign-smells-like-one-big-self-dealing-scam/article/2594561" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sham-campaign</a>. </span></span></blockquote>
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