2016 Politics Thread - Enter At Your Own Risk - All Politics & Dumb Opinions Here

[tacoma34]

Originally Posted by jarrodsalas

Fox News Channel ratings top all cable networks for first time | Fox News

Unless you are talking about your household.


And I'm pretty sure Oreilly's show plays a huge part in that. His ratings are huge.

Oreilly calls it how it is.

[37Jetson]

How many of you can name the Libertarian candidate without googling it? The two party system fix is in with contributions from both parties.

[sonnyday]

Porn viewership in Cleveland up during the RNC, report says | cleveland.com

Has to be true. I am in MD this week, thought it would of plummeted.

[jrosales]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Kodos? Are you nuts!

It's Kang for me, all the way.

If you want to subject yourself to a lifetime of whippings and slave labor, then be my guest.

[preakness]

Originally Posted by jarrodsalas

Fox News Channel ratings top all cable networks for first time | Fox News

Unless you are talking about your household.


And I'm pretty sure Oreilly's show plays a huge part in that. His ratings are huge.

Interesting

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by 37Jetson

How many of you can name the Libertarian candidate without googling it? The two party system fix is in with contributions from both parties.

Gary Johnson and William Weld. Both former governors. I watched their nominating convention on C-Span.

[jarrodsalas]

Originally Posted by preakness

Interesting

I am guilty of boosting MSNBC slightly on Sunday morning. Al Sharpton's show is a joy to watch.

[37Jetson]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Gary Johnson and William Weld. Both former governors. I watched their nominating convention on C-Span.

Did your Hillary friends approve of you watching this? You seem to be toting a lot of water for Hillary.

[coltsnsox07]

Remember 'Brewster's Millions'? None of the above!

[preakness]

Originally Posted by jarrodsalas

I am guilty of boosting MSNBC slightly on Sunday morning. Al Sharpton's show is a joy to watch.

Never could sit and watch Al

[preakness]

Ted Cruz does not care if people hate him

[matt060488]

Originally Posted by Nyfancam01

CLINTON2016
nevertrump

Not surprising coming from you...if I could insult you I would...thanks for no fun Houdini

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by 37Jetson

Did your Hillary friends approve of you watching this? You seem to be toting a lot of water for Hillary.

Not carrying water for Hillary.
Carrying water for facts, same as always.

As for supporting Clinton, I haven't actually voted in our poll here yet. I'm waiting on the all-important JohnRyno endorsement. He'll know what to do....

[corndog]

Originally Posted by preakness

Ted Cruz does not care if people hate him

I think it speaks of his character and core convictions. He is not going to change who he is. He knows that many like him and that many don't. Trump attacked Cruz' wife and father, so why would he endorse him?

Trump is so very capable of self destructing because of his inability to control his tongue.

Cruz will not be on board with someone like that.

Unwavering values.

[chezball]

A lot of kool-aid drinking sheep in this thread.

[jarrodsalas]

I have to ask myself why a man like Trump would all of the sudden want to be the Republican nominee. Even with his smirk smile I truly believe that he cares. Loving this speech by his son.

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by chezball

A lot of kool-aid drinking sheep in this thread.

Pretty much. Some people will never wake up

[jubei777]

That was some GOT stuff by Cruz there. Can't wait for the news at 8 to see it again.

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by chezball

A lot of kool-aid drinking sheep in this thread.

Sure they ain't Kool-Aid drinking wolves?

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by sonnyday

Watching the Republican National Convention is sickening. To hear the hatred spewed disgusts me. Don't worry...I am sure Democratic National Convention will spew just as much.

It's sad that the two parties running for president only talk how bad the other party/person is, rather than discuss what they want to do to I improve our country.

The fathers of this country are rolling over in their graves.

Actually, Trump and Hillary got nothing on the Founding Fathers...

Negative campaigning in America was sired by two lifelong friends, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Back in 1776, the dynamic duo combined powers to help claim America's independence, and they had nothing but love and respect for one another. But by 1800, party politics had so distanced the pair that, for the first and last time in U.S. history, a president found himself running against his vice president.

Things got ugly fast. Jefferson's camp accused President Adams of having a "hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman."

In return, Adams' men called Vice President Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father."

As the slurs piled on, Adams was labeled a fool, a hypocrite, a criminal, and a tyrant, while Jefferson was branded a weakling, an atheist, a libertine, and a coward.

Even Martha Washington succumbed to the propaganda, telling a clergyman that Jefferson was "one of the most detestable of mankind."

[chezball]

Originally Posted by jdandns

Sure they ain't Kool-Aid drinking wolves?

If you're referring to my sig, that is a quote from badboyz88.
http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/b...uto-patch.html
Post # 91, if you guys haven't seen this thread it's worth a read. Very funny.

[duwal]

Originally Posted by preakness

Ted Cruz does not care if people hate him

As everyone should have that same thought process. I mean are you willing to give up your values or opinions in order to make sure you're not hated by others?

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by duwal

As everyone should have that same thought process. I mean are you willing to give up your values or opinions in order to make sure you're not hated by others?

But isn't that essentially what he did? He did pledge to support the candidate no matter who it was. I'd say that's giving up his values.

[CoolG]

Originally Posted by jarrodsalas

I have to ask myself why a man like Trump would all of the sudden want to be the Republican nominee. Even with his smirk smile I truly believe that he cares. Loving this speech by his son.

Pence
" you can't fake good kids "
all his kids seem amazing and obviously have a strong family bond.
I don't care much for either candidate however Don JR has a bright future in politics should he choose that path. I'd vote for him based off what I've seen and read about him.

[Clarka3]

Originally Posted by Ray27Ray52

After the November 2014 elections 42% of registered voters identified as Democrat. 41% identified as Republican. That is remarkable. Even more remarkable? Democrats are frequently lauded for trivial accomplishments while Republicans are vilified for trivial indisgressions. I have never understood the indisputable media bias that exists. If nearly half the country identifies as a Republican, and the media are all about ratings, why would you intentionally skew your coverage towards the other party unless of course you had an agenda.

i actually feel that the bias leans the other way. But then again, the only sandbox I really play in is TYT (no cable), and a large majority of their stories are about conservative bias or "liberal" channels and hosts rolling over for conservatives rather than fighting back. But, I know my sandbox is limited, so I don't let my feelings be the end-all-be-all in this regard.

Originally Posted by preakness

CNN watched more than Fox News because channel 202 CNN closer to
Channels 206-215 (ESPN, NFL network, MLB, NHL) than
Fox News 360.

I think it also didn't help Fox's viewership that they lost quite a few viewers with the Fox dispute with one of the large tv providers (was it Dish I think?). The channel got dropped for a while because that provider wouldn't pay Fox more money to carry the channel.

Originally Posted by tacoma34

Oreilly calls it how it is.

He certainly calls it how he sees it. I just wish he'd say "I" more than "we at blah blah blah believe that..."

Originally Posted by 37Jetson

How many of you can name the Libertarian candidate without googling it? The two party system fix is in with contributions from both parties.

Johnson. He's been the libertarian candidate for years. I also know who he is because aside from his financial stance, i agree with quite a bit of him (according to the latest isidewith results). Now that Sanders is out, I'm more in line with Stein, but i don't think she'll be on the ballot everywhere, which is unfortunate.