2016 elections - because it's never too early

[Razgovory]

I'm a bit unclear on the "greed" thing.  Did she rob a bank when I wasn't looking?

What does one have to do with another? The majority of greedy people have probably never committed a crime.

What examples of this "Greed" is there?

[Legbiter]

36% of voters aged 18-29 say they'll either vote Johnson or Stein. 

With less than eight weeks before Election Day, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton are locked in a tight contest, with both candidates still struggling to win the confidence of their respective bases, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll finds.

Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic nominee, has the support of 46 percent of likely voters nationwide, to 44 percent for Mr. Trump, the Republican, including those who said they were leaning toward a candidate. Looking more broadly at all registered voters, Mrs. Clinton holds a wider edge, 46 to 41 percent.

In a four-way race, Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton are tied at 42 percent each. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, has the support of 8 percent of likely voters, and the Green Party nominee, Jill Stein, takes 4 percent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html?_r=0

[The Larch]

A career military man demonstrating acute contempt for civilian politicians?  Yeah, that never happens.

I find it puzzling / worrying that this is a trope frequently endorsed in fiction, too.

They think they're above the fray, holier than thou, my service is more important than your service, etc.  A common thingy in American history.

Hell, Ike was dismissive of JFK and Nixon.

Didn't both JFK and Nixon perform military service in WW2?

Yeah, they both served in the Pacific, IIRC. Nixon was some kind of military bureaucrat, but JFK did lead men on the field and got a bunch of medals, in fact I had the image that he was considered a bit of a war hero.

[Berkut]

JFK did lead men on the field and got a bunch of medals, in fact I had the image that he was considered a bit of a war hero.

I think he might even have weaseled his way into a Purple Heart for something or other.

[mongers]

JFK did lead men on the field and got a bunch of medals, in fact I had the image that he was considered a bit of a war hero.

I think he might even have weaseled his way into a Purple Heart for something or other.

I once had the model of his navy boat*




* Tempts Grumbler.

[LaCroix]

so how do I turn this trump victory into a federal appointment

[Legbiter]

so how do I turn this trump victory into a federal appointment

Rare Pepes.

[Martinus]

so how do I turn this trump victory into a federal appointment

Rare Pepes.

[garbon]

36% of voters aged 18-29 say they'll either vote Johnson or Stein. 

Course many won't even vote...

[FunkMonk]

36% of voters aged 18-29 say they'll either vote Johnson or Stein. 

With less than eight weeks before Election Day, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton are locked in a tight contest, with both candidates still struggling to win the confidence of their respective bases, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll finds.

Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic nominee, has the support of 46 percent of likely voters nationwide, to 44 percent for Mr. Trump, the Republican, including those who said they were leaning toward a candidate. Looking more broadly at all registered voters, Mrs. Clinton holds a wider edge, 46 to 41 percent.

In a four-way race, Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton are tied at 42 percent each. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, has the support of 8 percent of likely voters, and the Green Party nominee, Jill Stein, takes 4 percent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html?_r=0

Doesn't matter, young people are morons who don't vote so lolz

[FunkMonk]

so how do I turn this trump victory into a federal appointment

Impress him with dank memes 

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

I once had the model of his navy boat*




* Tempts Grumbler.

In this case, it actually was a boat.

[CountDeMoney]

JFK did lead men on the field and got a bunch of medals, in fact I had the image that he was considered a bit of a war hero.

I think he might even have weaseled his way into a Purple Heart for something or other.

lol Swift PT Boats for Truth
"I was there at the Slot. That wasn't a real Japanese destroyer that hit them, you know.  It was a sand bar, and that was only there on account of his family name."

[Gups]

JFK did lead men on the field and got a bunch of medals, in fact I had the image that he was considered a bit of a war hero.

I think he might even have weaseled his way into a Purple Heart for something or other.

lol Swift PT Boats for Truth
"I was there at the Slot. That wasn't a real Japanese destroyer that hit them, you know.  It was a sand bar, and that was only there on account of his family name."

"He couldn't even swim. Had to hold on to a life jacket the whole time - with his teeth!"

[Phillip V]

Anybody alarmed by Trump's momentum? 

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/?ex_cid=rrpromo#now