11/3/16: With 'wildcard' Trump, the nation (- incredibly -) may be inching closer to a historic election blunder

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Excerpt selected from an 11/3/16 news story is reproduced below. Edited. Off-site link to the source/full article. No ownership/affiliation....

(Brief prefacing comment:)...The sane candidate for the presidency -- who also speaks with her brain engaged -- is just touching upon↓ the 'tip of the iceberg', below. (E.g., Ref. two other article links, located near the bottom here.): 

(Story excerpt:)...“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.”

She’s reminding voters of the more controversial things he’s said about specific groups of Americans.

“Imagine he is taking the oath of office,” she said. “And then imagine what it will be like to have him in the Oval Office making the decisions that affect your lives and your futures. Imagine having a president who demeans women, mocks the disabled, insults Latinos, African Americans Muslims, POWs, who pits people against each other instead of pulling us together.”

A Trump presidency, she argues, would be a setback for women and girls..... She invoked Carly Fiorina, one of Trump’s Republican primary opponents, in her portrayal of him as a dangerous example for American children.

“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.”....

It's difficult to determine how effectively various polls are capturing the electorate's preferences this year...
...But the current appearance (11/3/16) is that the race for president is -- worryingly -- 'tightening'.
One off-site source article, no affiliation or endorsement: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-why-clintons-position-is-worse-than-obamas/

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"153 things Donald Trump has said and done that, in a normal election, would disqualify a nominee:"

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 https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/things-donald-trump-has-said-and-done-that-in-a-normal-election-would-disqualify-a-nominee/


...Oh BTW, investors....Which, one way or another, would be many of us... Something to ponder? (Quickly?): Unaffiliated, 11/2/16 opinion article, new window opens:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-im-protecting-my-investments-from-a-trump-shock-2016-11-02

Wow: Hillary campaign 'goes nuclear' with Trump. ...As warranted:

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Your Halloween 'scare':...For any who may be paying attention: As previously referenced here in this tiny blog (link) and at least one other posting elsewhere, the 'Daisy" nuclear ad of 1964 has been resurrected. ...And updated. (Language warning:)

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("Heads-up" (ref. above) was provided via this unaffiliated, published news article (10/31/16):
(link)  http://time.com/4551744/hillary-clinton-daisy-girl-donald-trump-ad/?)



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Trump's "poll watchers": Another low from the 'The Party of Fear and Hate' leader

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So many things wrong with the above (yeah; it's been posted there for awhile...), including placement of the false, incendiary "call-out" for poll intimidators.... in front of the United States flag. (Hint: It is the antithesis of what the nation is founded upon.)

Straight demagoguery.↓ Poorly (or erroneously) substantiated. Fact-optional. (...Hate and lies added...):



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...At least one group is attempting to fight back and stand up to desperate intimidation tactics of a demagogue. Off-site 10/27/16 news article link, new window opens, no affiliation:
 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dnc-accuses-rnc-of-violating-court-order-to-prevent-voter-intimidation/

Facts. Those pesky facts: Reposted excerpt↓ from a 10/12/16 Wall Street Journal article by Joe Palazzolo, "So You Want to be a Trump Poll Watcher".  No affiliation or ownership:

 "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.”

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.

With that in mind, we asked Sara Rose, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, to explain the laws that regulate poll watching in her state, a key battleground where Mr. Trump has warned of vote rigging.

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...."

...What the hell is next from the anointed Republican "standard-bearer"....?

... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung...?

Après-first debate: If it's somehow not crystal-clear which candidate is qualified/prepared to be president....Suggested (edited) pictures for you:

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And/or:

(Link to original image sources: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/26/politics/presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/, and
 http://www.salon.com/2015/01/26/5_of_sarah_palins_most_insane_and_incoherent_moments/)

BTW: "Buffoon-watch:Donald Trump..." performed its duty and applied pre-tested, finely-calibrated metering to the various Trump "answers"↓:

...One of a number of examples: Off-site 9/26/16 article link, new window opens. No affiliation:
 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-tried-to-deny-he-said-climate-change-was-chinese-hoax-but-he-was-felled-by-his-own-twitter-account-2016-09-26?


".....zero (taxes) for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools...."


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More: ↓What the hell was this made-up s**t??↓

"Donny the Cornered, Loud-Mouth Bully" gets (even more) unhinged:

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P.S. (Suggestion:) Watch for Trump/GOP deceptions,"dirty tricks", etc. ahead. They certainly understand at this point that they cannot win --- at least on candidate qualifications, ability, knowledge, preparedness, etc.

Repost: Many Americans are prospering during Obama presidency

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...Running a bit with Donald Trump's "many people are saying", but with some actual substance behind it: What follows is another reality-check, prevailing to the contrary to 'The GOP Fear and Hate' ticket's propaganda:

Excerpted here are the first few sentences from the following 9/1/16 article. Source is linked. No affiliation:

"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.

"The percentage of US whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians who are thriving have all increased during the Obama era," Gallup reported..."

Here's an off-site link to the poll cited above: http://www.gallup.com/poll/194816/americans-life-evaluations-improve-during-obama-era.aspx?

Another credible-source article covering this topic of interest: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/us/life-got-better-under-obama-according-to-gallup.html

Another source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-are-thriving-in-record-numbers-poll-shows-thanks-obama-2016-09-01

Somewhat pertinent (off-site article link, new window):
 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/business/economy/us-census-household-income-poverty-wealth-2015.html?

...As this blog has said repeatedly (for its three readers - thanks), before any go a-blamin' Obama, or the "gub-ment", other ethnic groups or races, or anyone else for their (own) problems/lack of success: be sure to start by looking in the mirror, first:

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Re 'Vova' Putin's agent Donald Trump: Is constantly vilifying President Obama a victorious "strategy" (..for messing with the U.S. election)?

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(Ref.: Recent news article discussing Donald Trump's 'affection' for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Off-site link, new window opens, no affiliation:

 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-putin.html?)

(Another major news source 9/9/16 article, Off-site link, new window opens:  http://time.com/4485162/donald-trump-doubles-down-on-russia/?)

('Vova' is reportedly a nickname sometimes used for Vladimir Putin...)

We generally expect a great deal of our presidents and their administrations....

It is not a perfect record that's analyzed below. But it (i.e., a U.S. president's 'record') never, ever is... or can be. Overall, what's presented is a strong show of positive outcomes and trends.

(BTW: This has also been written about elsewhere (link to follow when I locate it...Here is one (off-site article link, no affiliation:) http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-approval-rating-trump-hillary-2016-8)

...For those who care about/pay attention to actual facts.....
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...BTW. Approval rating: (off-site 8/16 article link): http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-approval-rating-trump-hillary-2016-8

...BTW. More Americans are "thriving". Off-site 9/1/16 article link, new window opens: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-are-thriving-in-record-numbers-poll-shows-thanks-obama-2016-09-01

P.S. ...Apparently not alone (here) about the "irrational hostility" toward Obama... Off-site 9/9/16 news article link, no affiliation: 
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-kaine-putin-praise-shows-trumps-irrational-hostility-to-obama/


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Repost: The 'Trump effect' upon children?

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 http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/aug/26/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-citing-trump-effect-says-teachers-/



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Candidate Donald Trump exemplifies bigotry

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...So, of course he's name-called his opponent just that. (Off-site 8/24/16 'news' article link.)

...It's astounding, but also straight out of the WWE/Roy Cohn/4th-grade schoolyard 'playbook'.

The name-caller-in-chief and his insular followers could care less.... Actual, accepted definition of (a) 'bigot':

"Simple Definition of bigot

: a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person; especially : a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)"

 ("Bigot." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.) 

(FWIW: Another primary def.: (Linked to source) ":a person who has strong, unreasonable ideas, esp. about race or religion, and who thinks anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong")

(Insert:) P.S. For Donald Trump's next act...who don't we see if he can somehow sell: "Up is the new down", and "the primary color red is actually green" ...to his dupes. 

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 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/us/politics/donald-trump-black-voters.html?

Update: Another. Off-site article link, no affiliation:
 http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/20/trump_complained_about_blacks_inherent_laziness_1991_book_says.html




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...Remember this↓ ..ummm... "culturally-attuned-and-sensitive" "outreach"?

Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2016

Candidate Donald Trump continues to repeatedly demonstrate unprincipled, unethical behavior. Spews whatever outrageous/nasty/false thing he can "think" of to keep in the (sensationalist) news spotlight, and avoid talking real specifics about actual issues....

...Want such a person to be granted access to the nation's nuclear launch codes? Etc.?

More fearing, hating, fabricating.... from Republican alternate-reality-land

Temporary post. Brief comment: I'd prefer to move on to other topics but the clown nominated for POTUS by U.S. Republicans generates too much astounding copy, every day.

If sane, Donald Trump himself cannot possibly believe the lies, exaggerations etc. he spews forth. So it must be some combination of constant need-for-attention (ref. "all press is good press"), some need to con and/or disparage people, and/or that he really has little of substance to say....

Nevertheless: He's running for president/commander-in-chief: What he says and does has got to be examined:

Obama's disastrous judgment gave us ISIS, rise of Iran, and the worst economic numbers since the Great Depression!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2016

Ref.: U.S. jobs report↓ released on August 5, 2016. Off-site news article links, new windows open:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-adds-255-000-jobs-in-july-unemployment-rate-steady-at-4-9-1470400413

http://www.wcvb.com/money/us-july-jobs-report-what-to-watch-for/41063602?

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/05/nonfarm-payrolls-july-2016.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-financial-markets-20160805-story.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/06/business/economy/jobs-report-unemployment-wages.html

U.S. wage growth is improving but could be better, no doubt. In the huge United States the overall jobs report will rarely (if ever) be "perfect". Compare Trump's Twitter fabrication (above) though, to the actual results, news reports.....

One more 'news flash': The U.S. president cannot just wave his (tiny) hands and eradicate ISIS (etc.) from the face of the earth. 
...Unless -- possibly -- you're a volatile loose-cannon, apparently ready to unleash the nukes upon provocation...

....or maybe a bit "out-of-sorts" that day....having an anger attack.....bad hair day.....just showing-off (e.g., for Putin)....etc., etc. 

Two pertinent news articles, new windows open, no affiliation:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/science/donald-trump-nuclear-codes.html?

http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.735072







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(GOP:) Problem? What problem?

  (*boom*  Haha...)

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8/3/16 off-site article link, new window opens, no affiliation: http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.735072

Here's the video discussed. No affiliation with the poster. FWIW: I don't know much about General Hayden:

Stunning. Trump asked 3 times in an hour national security meeting why we can't just use nuclear weapons

WATCH: https://t.co/viaFzW18vs

— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) August 3, 2016

Oh, BTW: Your blogger's "alter-ego" (writer-type-person)  posted this brief article↓ over seven months ago:

(Off-site link, new window opens) https://medium.com/@vere/these-are-the-stakes-lbj-s-attack-ad-still-haunts-today-cdc1ea5f4e1c#.1ivognel0

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"Crisis? What crisis?" Courageous Republican leadership↓:



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"Tough guys" understand that Donald Trump is all bluster. Not 'tough'. (I.e., physically or otherwise.):
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Yeah:..Been saying this right here for months

...Tiny little blog here. Rambling into the ether.
Good to know more and more others (I hope) are starting to perceive....

(No affiliation↓). Re GOP candidate for President of the United States, Donald Trump. (Emphasis added.):

“I was stunned by the callousness of his comments,” Mr. Hanna said. “I think Trump is a national embarrassment. Is he really the guy you want to have the nuclear codes?”

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FWIW:↓

*https://ridiculousnation.blogspot.com/2016/06/this-needs-to-be-explained-seething.html*



,,,Now we have this↓. I'm not a "shrink", but a whole team of those maybe should be dispatched ASAP for "meltdown" dude pictured below:

(Off-site 8/2/16 article link. New window opens:)  https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-sanity-mental-health-000000384.html

Respect: (Gold Star parents, the Khans.) Post updated.

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(Originally written 7/28/16:) A (likely-)scripted... (Update: Maybe not...(off-site article link)) ...moment better than anything offered at the Republican gathering. (Though Melania's ripped-off speech was up there.) We'll see if Trump or the GOP (mindlessly) attempts to impugn this man, and/or if  D. Trump hastily thumbs through a section or two of the U.S. Constitution (belatedly) and passes that off as knowledge (via Twitter), for his dupes..... 

Update -- Bad temperament: ↓This volatile, thin-skinned bully cannot handle criticism or dissent. Off-site article links, new windows open: 

 http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/donald-trump-dnc-response/

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-goes-after-democratic-conventions-clinton-boosters/

7/31/16 update/comment: As wondered-aloud above, we now know that candidate Trump has in fact "gone after" the Khans, to the disgust of many.  

>>>.. How much more will be tolerated from this "black soul"? <<<

Plus, a question of increasing significance: How does (or how will) the country respond to a major-party, top-ticket candidate who refuses to seriously address policy and governing issues? Choosing instead to spew-out insults via (social) media, launch rambling tirades, etc., à la the epic wing-nut on the right in the↓image below:

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(P.S. Echoes of Palin-Katie Couric right here (off-site link, new window))

(Continuing:) I'm not generally a supporter, ↓but as John Kasich noted:

There's only one way to talk about Gold Star parents: with honor and respect. Capt. Khan is a hero. Together, we should pray for his family.

— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) July 31, 2016

GOP leadership -- and all Americans -- must repudiate this offensive Trump response. Failure to clearly denounce is to basically agree, and to support Trump's unworthy attack. (An abject, sincere apology to the Khans (for starters) from Donald Trump is necessary....  Which of course is highly unlikely..)

 “I’d like to say to Mr. and Mrs. Khan: thank you for immigrating to America. We’re a better country because of you. And you are certainly right; your son was the best of America, and the memory of his sacrifice will make us a better nation — and he will never be forgotten.”

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(Previously written:) P.S. Acknowledging that -- one way or another -- he accumulated great wealth. But is this how ↓Donald Trump "sacrificed"?



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...More great "sacrifices".... (off-site link): http://www.mediaite.com/online/trumpsacrifices-blows-up-on-twitter-over-what-trumps-comment-about-what-hes-sacrificed/

The U.S is a nation of immigrants/#NotMyVoice

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(Off-site links:) Bigot, xenophobe, sexist, seething, thuggish, climate science denier, economic statistics-distorter,  privileged one-percenter, public-company-pillager, fear-mongerer (..etc.)...Donald Trump: 

#NotMyVoice

(If Mr. Trump is somehow your 'voice', in essence you support the above, as well....
...The Fear and Hate GOP 'ticket'. (Fear and Loathing...: Already taken...))

Update: Oh, BTW. ↓A key Trump supporter:

Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders!, Fair Trade! Couldn't have said it better!

— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 22, 2016

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...When we hear the GOP's nominee for president  -- a descendant of immigrants himself-- rant about U.S immigrants and unauthorized immigrants, about building an infeasible, very expensive wall, etc.; please take a minute to reflect upon the following:

Per 2014 statistics, immigrants comprise slightly over 13% of the U.S population. About 42.4 million people (at the time). The U.S. is a country so large and populous that 42 million people represents only about 13% of the total population. (2014)


Unauthorized ("illegal") immigrants (- a group/issue that must be managed, few doubt -) have reportedly stabilized at around 11 to 11.5 million individuals, according to the following three sources. (Via a quick search I have not found more recent statistics from what I consider to be reliable sources.)

11.5 (million, I used the 2011 slightly-higher reported number) divided by approx. 314 (million, roughly the U.S population in 2012) equals about 3.7% of the U.S. total population at that time.

Hardly an "overwhelming" number, esp. in terms of percentage.

Insert: The Pew Research link below reports the 2014 number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. at about 11.3 million...I.e., the total did not increase; may have actually slightly decreased..(11.3 (million) divided by (approx.) 318 (million) = 3.6%


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http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/19/5-facts-about-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2016/01/20/u-s-illegal-immigrant-population-falls-below-11-million-continuing-nearly-decade-long-decline-report-says/





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  P.S.  "The Party of Fear": Why are U.S. Republicans so afraid...? One somewhat-related off-site article link, new window opens:
 http://time.com/4158007/american-fear-history/