If many of us on this forum will not vote for Hillary or Trump, why wouldn't more of us vote for a third party candidate?

(08-02-2016 11:15 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  If many of us on this forum will not vote for Hillary or Trump, why wouldn't more of us vote for a third party candidate?

because they're even more ridiculous. we could pick two random Americans out of the phone book for prez and vp and do better than this ****. no, wait, we could pick two random colonels out of the armed forces, pray for a coup, and do better than this -- kooky hats optional. we could have a lottery, and do better than this.

better yet, other than an army and a navy, we could send the bastards in DC home forever, and do better with 50 separate international governments.

And the demonetization continues.

(08-02-2016 08:42 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  And now Trump accepts a Purple Heart saying "I've always wanted one of these". Ugh. I can't.

I watched Mr. Khan being interviewed by Anderson Cooper (not a big fan of his, but it was a very good segment). Among other things, he was dead-on, IMHO, when he said that Mr. Trump should have pinned the Purple Heart on the man's chest. It was apparently a heartfelt gesture by the veteran to present the gift, but I think Mr. Khan is right insofar as it is not a gift that should ever be accepted.

During the interview, Mr. Khan also addressed the web page going down by indicating that he was told by the webhosting company that they were getting hammered with hits, and recommended to him that they take the page down. I don't think there is any genuine attempt to hide information by taking it down, and it's absurd for an outlet with the prominence (a word chosen carefully) of Breitbart to stake their credibility on the claim that it was otherwise.

Mr. Kahn's 15 minutes of fame are going into overtime.

(08-03-2016 10:51 AM)I45owl Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 08:42 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  And now Trump accepts a Purple Heart saying "I've always wanted one of these". Ugh. I can't.

I watched Mr. Khan being interviewed by Anderson Cooper (not a big fan of his, but it was a very good segment). Among other things, he was dead-on, IMHO, when he said that Mr. Trump should have pinned the Purple Heart on the man's chest. It was apparently a heartfelt gesture by the veteran to present the gift, but I think Mr. Khan is right insofar as it is not a gift that should ever be accepted.

During the interview, Mr. Khan also addressed the web page going down by indicating that he was told by the webhosting company that they were getting hammered with hits, and recommended to him that they take the page down. I don't think there is any genuine attempt to hide information by taking it down, and it's absurd for an outlet with the prominence (a word chosen carefully) of Breitbart to stake their credibility on the claim that it was otherwise.

I watched it too and it was amazing. I had never heard the story of how Captain Kahn lived and died. It was very inspirational. Its a shame that many on this forum and accross the country consider Islam a religion of hate. They obviously don't know this man's story.

(08-02-2016 11:15 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  If many of us on this forum will not vote for Hillary or Trump, why wouldn't more of us vote for a third party candidate?

Because it won't work. Never has... never will.

(08-03-2016 11:56 AM)tigertom Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 11:15 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  If many of us on this forum will not vote for Hillary or Trump, why wouldn't more of us vote for a third party candidate?

Because it won't work. Never has... never will.

if you want to see the chaos that multiparty democracies create, just ask the israelis, or the froggies. it's just not fun when a party that won 26% support in an election comes to power.

(08-03-2016 11:59 AM)EagleX Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 11:56 AM)tigertom Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 11:15 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  If many of us on this forum will not vote for Hillary or Trump, why wouldn't more of us vote for a third party candidate?

Because it won't work. Never has... never will.

if you want to see the chaos that multiparty democracies create, just ask the israelis, or the froggies. it's just not fun when a party that won 26% support in an election comes to power.

France, along with a couple dozen other countries, uses the two-round system. So hypothetically that 26% wouldn't meet a threshold to win, and so they'd pick the Top 2 from the first round and have a second (final) round of voting.

(08-03-2016 11:56 AM)tigertom Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 11:15 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  If many of us on this forum will not vote for Hillary or Trump, why wouldn't more of us vote for a third party candidate?

Because it won't work. Never has... never will.

Yeah and the democrats and republicans are counting on it.

(08-03-2016 12:21 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 11:59 AM)EagleX Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 11:56 AM)tigertom Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 11:15 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  If many of us on this forum will not vote for Hillary or Trump, why wouldn't more of us vote for a third party candidate?

Because it won't work. Never has... never will.

if you want to see the chaos that multiparty democracies create, just ask the israelis, or the froggies. it's just not fun when a party that won 26% support in an election comes to power.

France, along with a couple dozen other countries, uses the two-round system. So hypothetically that 26% wouldn't meet a threshold to win, and so they'd pick the Top 2 from the first round and have a second (final) round of voting.

well, obviously, you could be forced to pick from two things that garnered 20-odd percent, which is pretty much the same thing.

I don't know what their debate platforms are like, but my guess is that more than two are invited on the national stage. That's a game-changer.

(08-02-2016 06:42 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 06:40 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 01:45 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  The media is so much in the pocket of the Dems it is going to take the voice of the people to get the message across. Just compare how the media treated the Khan situation to the way the media has treated the Patricia Smith situation. The leftists are all on board of a dishonest, one sided media. It really is sickening.

That's why I'm at the point of not even watching any mass media news that's not Fox. All you hear is how bad Tramp is and how angelic the Liar is.

Trump is going to punch right through them.

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(08-03-2016 11:13 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(08-03-2016 10:51 AM)I45owl Wrote:  

(08-02-2016 08:42 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  And now Trump accepts a Purple Heart saying "I've always wanted one of these". Ugh. I can't.

I watched Mr. Khan being interviewed by Anderson Cooper (not a big fan of his, but it was a very good segment). Among other things, he was dead-on, IMHO, when he said that Mr. Trump should have pinned the Purple Heart on the man's chest. It was apparently a heartfelt gesture by the veteran to present the gift, but I think Mr. Khan is right insofar as it is not a gift that should ever be accepted.

During the interview, Mr. Khan also addressed the web page going down by indicating that he was told by the webhosting company that they were getting hammered with hits, and recommended to him that they take the page down. I don't think there is any genuine attempt to hide information by taking it down, and it's absurd for an outlet with the prominence (a word chosen carefully) of Breitbart to stake their credibility on the claim that it was otherwise.

I watched it too and it was amazing. I had never heard the story of how Captain Kahn lived and died. It was very inspirational. Its a shame that many on this forum and accross the country consider Islam a religion of hate. They obviously don't know this man's story.

I, for one, can differentiate between a good man that follows a religion and the implications of the religion and philosophy on its own. I respect many muslims and I respect the right of all religious practitioners to practice their faith. That does not mean that I must or do respect the underlying religion and/or philosophy.