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As Electors Finally Meet, Donald Trump’s Moment of Truth Approaches (Hilarious Unfocused Rage)
Daily Beast ^ | 12/16/16 | M Tomasky

Posted on 12/18/2016 5:25:58 AM PST by Be Careful

And so after everything—the relentless lies, the twisted misogyny, the mocking of a disabled man, the racism open enough to have won the enthusiasm of white supremacists, the invitation to a foreign adversary to find and leak information damaging to his opponent, and all the rest of it—we’re hitting the point of no return. The Electoral College meets Monday, and unless he shoots someone on Fifth Avenue in the meantime, it’s done. The electors are going to certify him as the next president. As they do so, the electors will not be doing their job. Lots of people by now have written pieces, like this very good one by Peter Beinart, explaining that the Electoral College was created precisely to prevent a demagogue from taking office. This was the design even if such a move went against the will of the people. But in this case it wouldn’t even be doing that, as Hillary Clinton won nearly 3 million more votes than Trump. They’ll be joining a long list of people who didn’t do their jobs this past year. The list starts with the Republican Party and Reince Priebus. As Trump went from one outrage to the next in 2015, the Republican Party should have and could have found a way to stop him and unify behind one of the other candidates, all of whom, even Ted Cruz, fell within the scope of normal and weren’t utter demagogues who made their contempt for the Constitution plain. Priebus is now rewarded with a big important job, but for a president who’s already not very popular and who will be besieged by scandal from the moment he says “so help me God.” Indeed, a couple more juicy CIA leaks between now and January 20 might persuade a majority of Americans that......

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KEYWORDS: constitution; constructionism; constructionist; december19; electoralcollege; hillary2016; scotus; trump2016; trumptransition
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To: Be Careful
And so after everything—the relentless lies, the twisted misogyny, the mocking of a disabled man, the racism open enough to have won the enthusiasm of white supremacists, the invitation to a foreign adversary to find and leak information damaging to his opponent, and all the rest of it—we’re hitting the point of no return.

And so, after everything, YOU couldn't field a candidate who could beat what you depict as a personification of Lucifer?

21 posted on 12/18/2016 5:53:21 AM PST by randita (PLEASE STOP ALL THE WORTHLESS VANITIES!)
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To: M-cubed

“He should be confined to a “safe space”..(preferably an insane asylum )and be supervised when using sharp objects (like pens and pencils)”

Isn’t that a pretty good working definition of Hollywood...?


22 posted on 12/18/2016 5:53:47 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Montana_Sam

Projection. It’s Pavlovian among lefties.


23 posted on 12/18/2016 5:55:07 AM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: dljordan

“...the racism open enough to have won the enthusiasm of white supremacists...”

If they want to operate on that premise, then why were there so many communists flags being displayed after Obama was elected president? Why was Van Jones one of his advisors? Why did he operate with a known domestic terrorist in the Person of Wm. Ayers?

Do all those brilliant Progressive geniuses in the Democrat MInistry of Propaganda have selective, brilliant-genius, critical thinking skills?

Just asking.

IMHO


24 posted on 12/18/2016 5:57:09 AM PST by ripley
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To: dljordan

You needed a decoder ring to catch those tid bits. AA’s, ALL hiss-panics, ALL lgbtqxyz and certain sax players will be required to leave the country starting 1/21/2017. I’ve read and heard some of these absurdities and even though no one can point to any facts, there are a lot of IPOS out here that truly believe these things. Thinkin’ gwbush is probably of the opinion that his 8 years was a breeze after seeing what the forces of evil are doing with Trump. Well, if any of the bush family cares.


25 posted on 12/18/2016 5:58:13 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Jack Hammer

he could write cheesy teen romances! What a drama queen!


26 posted on 12/18/2016 6:00:15 AM PST by NewCenturions
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To: Be Careful

these fools are still caught up in the “narrative” with no regard for the “truth.” Tomasky thinks we have a good economy. ahem. and ‘nuff said.


27 posted on 12/18/2016 6:00:32 AM PST by avital2
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To: Be Careful

Now here is a tweet to send them off the Deep End.

The Trump administration will create a safe space in each state where we will round up and put all of the liberals. To keep them safe.

The Zephyr


28 posted on 12/18/2016 6:00:34 AM PST by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: Be Careful

This is the artwork above the Daily Beast article:

These people are nothing but Communists and Fascists.

They are protesting an election, where THEY did not CHEAT enough to win!

29 posted on 12/18/2016 6:01:30 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Be Careful

M Tomasky wrote, “Lots of people by now have written pieces, like this very good one by Peter Beinart, explaining that the Electoral College was created precisely to prevent a demagogue from taking office.”

Sad that he did not read and understand the words he wrote. Were that the case, and the left truly believes this, then we would NOT have had eight years of the demagogue-in-chief, the one (and only) -time community organizer with nothing at his disposal apart from a teleprompter.

But or course, pointing out the hypocrisy of the left is not really much sport. They have taken hypocrisy to the sublime.


30 posted on 12/18/2016 6:03:27 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2017; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: Be Careful

Author, Ed Klein just on Fox News stating that Obama is forming a ‘Shawdow Government’, in Washington DC to subvert the Trump Presidency.

Charlie Spiering 25 May 2016

After President Obama leaves the White House, his family has plans to move to a $5 million mansion in Washington D.C.

According to Politico’s Mike Allen, Obama will lease the mansion from former Bill Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart and Giovanna Gray.

The home was sold in 2014 for $5,295,000 and has 9 beds and 8.5 bathrooms, according to the McFadden group. It has 8,200 square feet and was built in 1928.

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/05/25/5-million-d-c-mansion-obamas-will-live-leaving-white-house/


31 posted on 12/18/2016 6:06:17 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: dljordan

Just what I was going to say. These leftists are delusional as it gets. Please oh Mr. Leftist, please give me one single solitary example of Trump being racist. Absolutely not one shred of evidence the guy is racist, but hey, who needs evidence or examples, right?


32 posted on 12/18/2016 6:06:21 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hillary Clinton IS a felon.)
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To: SkyPilot

“Hillary Clinton won nearly 3 million more votes than Trump”.........

And every damn one of those votes were cast by illegals who were encouraged by odumbo and his ilk. in reality, who gives a damn what those criminals, illegals and in particular, odumbo says, TRUMP WON! Get over it a$$holes.


33 posted on 12/18/2016 6:07:06 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: SkyPilot

“Hillary Clinton won nearly 3 million more votes than Trump”.........

And every damn one of those votes were cast by illegals who were encouraged by odumbo and his ilk. in reality, who gives a damn what those criminals, illegals and in particular, odumbo says, TRUMP WON! Get over it a$$holes.


34 posted on 12/18/2016 6:07:07 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: SkyPilot

“Hillary Clinton won nearly 3 million more votes than Trump”.........

And every damn one of those votes were cast by illegals who were encouraged by odumbo and his ilk. in reality, who gives a damn what those criminals, illegals and in particular, odumbo says, TRUMP WON! Get over it a$$holes.


35 posted on 12/18/2016 6:07:36 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: KeyLargo

That’s a really stupid move to make, if Bathhouse Boy doesn’t want to be extradited to Egypt.

I don’t think O’Bonghit will be sticking around the United States.


36 posted on 12/18/2016 6:11:27 AM PST by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: Be Careful

It was always my understanding that the purpose of of the electoral college was to insure that the states elected the president and not the people.


37 posted on 12/18/2016 6:12:49 AM PST by crude77
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To: Be Careful

“...all of whom, even Ted Cruz, fell within the scope of normal...”

OK, who believes this person would have said Ted Cruz was anything different that Trump if he had been the nominee?


38 posted on 12/18/2016 6:15:08 AM PST by Castigar
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To: Castigar

Trump irritates them in a way that even Cruz couldn’t - he just dismisses their BS and calls it for what it is. I can’t see Cruz doing that. He’s too much of a politician at heart.


39 posted on 12/18/2016 6:20:51 AM PST by Pravious
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To: DaveA37

I only wish Hillary got ten million more votes than Trump. It would make the butt hurt more delicious- for the popular vote means squat.


40 posted on 12/18/2016 6:21:00 AM PST by SamAdams76
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