Discussion: The Donald Covers NYC Tabloids With Penis Size, NatSec

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Only an insecure man would want to build such a tall border wall.

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Well he was endorsed by former 1/2Gov. Sarah “Klondike Kardashian” Palin.

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I saw some holier-than-thou conservative on Twitter berating Dems who were getting pleasure out of this crack-up. Dude, y’all brought this upon yourselves and I’ve brought the popcorn.

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On the debate:

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)".
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The Republican Party crisis will certainly continue even if they 86 Trump. They are still a long way from seeing their beliefs as the problem that caused the internal revolution. Some commenters say popcorn. I say beautiful.

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Score 1 point for the Daily News.
Looks like a graphic they’ve been waiting to use for a while.

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I think Matt Yglesias pretty much nailed it this morning

The #nevertrump movement ended abruptly last night, with that final question. “He is a con man! He will be a disaster for our country! And yes, I will vote for him!”

The other key takeaway pointed out…Nobody ever said “If you don’t want Trump, vote for Rubio in Florida” Nobody. Not even Rubio himself. Because while none of them may want Trump, they all still hold delusions that they could win.

And the final question never asked, was concerning thoughts and strategies for a brokered convention. Brokered convention never even came up. Which is extremely telling, since the only chance any of them have of stopping Trump is via a brokered convention.

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And I thought he was touchy about the size of his FINGERS.

From the entry 'Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight) -
“Oliver said that Trump was also sensitive about the size of his fingers due to an incident several years prior, in which Trump had been accosted about the size of his fingers.[5] Discussion of Trump’s “short fingers” was later covered by other media,[7] but in a Twitter post two days after the segment’s original showing, Trump said that he was not aware that people knew about his “short fingers.”[8]”

The brutal, hilarious sketch, in which Drumph is referred to as ‘America’s Back Mole,’ in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ

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I have never been so entertained by a “presidential” debate in my entire life. We thought we’d seen it all when Palin was telling us every day how unqualified to be prez she was. Even so, we were totally unprepared for such a turbo-charged clown car as this. These guys should forget the presidency, and just go on tour. Barnum & Bailey has nothing on them.

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And to think The Bushies and the Republicans used to make fun of France. Who’s having the last laugh now I wonder…

Thanks to the Republican Party, “Value Voters” and the Silent “Christian” Majority, America has finally busted its cherry from that weird ethos of Puritanism onto the alter of Trumpism. Wow. Who could’ve predicted that? Its broken down whatever dogma still existed, with good old American irreverence, so to speak. Typically suppressed sexual references are no longer taboo in Presidential debates. Another unbelievable milestone…and all thanks to that weird orange-haired asshole.

Will the FCC finally allow the networks to say, “What The Fuck!!” in primetime or some other new colloquialism on TV because our “leaders” have led the way and given their unqualified approval? I think that covers what’s happening here. And to think politicians were all obsessed with parental V-chips on our TV sets only a generation ago. We’ve come a long way, baby…

Its hard not to be sarcastic or snarky about all this.

But it really is amazing…and yet so uniquely American in its base appeal. Trumpism is perhaps insidious, but I see no one capable of stopping it now. That train has left the station.

And now, a late morning interlude or wake-up video for anyone interested. This seems to fit the moment, seeing how last night’s civility was completely lost on most of these clowns on stage:
REM - Losing My Religion

Time to take the old computer into the shop for some repairs…Have a nice day and weekend everyone, especially if the old thing doesn’t make it back in time for surfing the World Wide Web.

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The only thing missing from last night’s debacle was the “gifted hands” guy. And you know the GOP is whacked when the only ingredient that separates an insane “presidential” debate from semi sanity is Ben ("I-think-the-one-you-want-is-over-there) Carson.

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It was truly surreal, wasn’t it? Publicly bragging about the size of your anatomy will get you fired from fry cook at McDonalds!

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Insightful article: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism
“MacWilliams [of UMass Amherst] studies authoritarianism — not actual dictators, but rather a
psychological profile of individual voters that is characterized by a
desire for order and a fear of outsiders. People who score high in
authoritarianism, when they feel threatened, look for strong leaders who
promise to take whatever action necessary to protect them from
outsiders and prevent the changes they fear.”

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I would have loved for Carson to have responded to the Trump Rubio innuendo spat with, “Well, I have GIFTED hands,” delivered in a Barry White velvet bass.

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Love it. Can I quote this? (With attribution of course)

This Republican sex revolution is only about on a 50 year lag. How will they possibly explain all this penis length talk to their kids???

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Enjoy…I’m just procrastinating here 'cause I don’t want to sit here computer free. Its like when your car breaks down these days and you feel helpless being without it for a spell waiting for it to get fixed. Eh, maybe I’ll have another cup of coffee…Drats.

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This is exactly why I’m certain Mr. Trump will have huge problems in a general election. There are enough people who “feel threatened” to provide 1/3 of the GOP primary vote, but nowhere near enough to get a majority of a general election vote.

I keep thinking of my mother-in-law, who is temperamentally conservative – she generally likes a slow-and-steady, don’t rock the boat approach to things. So she typically votes GOP, even as they’ve gotten farther and farther away from that type of conservatism. But there’s no way she’s okay with a presidential candidate who is all anger, all the time. Or all hatred all the time. Or who brags about his anatomy. And my hunch is there are millions just like her.

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When Cruz demanded that Trump consent to release of the NY Times immigration tape and accused him of lying, I half expected Trump to whip it out saying “You think I’m lying?.. I am not lying about this either!”

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