2016 elections - because it's never too early

[dps]

Actually, out of the list of actors and sports figures, I only recognise the names of Jenna Jameson and Mike Tyson. 

You seriously don't know who Jerry Lewis is?  He's by far the biggest name out of the actors listed.

[Eddie Teach]

I've seen more movies with Voight and Busey.

[Phillip V]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/us/politics/election-results-preview.html

"Polls do not close in Arizona until 10 p.m., and Utah Republicans can vote online until 1 a.m. Wednesday.
...
The most significant question looming over today’s contests is whether Senator Ted Cruz of Texas can exceed 50 percent of the vote in Utah. If so, he would take all 40 of the state’s delegates and mitigate Donald J. Trump’s expected victory in Arizona, a state that allocates all 58 of its delegates to the top vote-getter.

Should Mr. Cruz fall short, Utah’s delegates will be distributed to the three candidates on a proportional basis, provided each reaches a 15 percent vote threshold. Such a split decision would make the math more difficult for Republicans trying to prevent Mr. Trump from securing the nomination before the party’s convention in July. Nearly as important, it would deal a psychological setback to Mr. Cruz and to the broader Stop Trump effort."

[Martinus]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/world/europe/trump-finds-new-city-to-insult-brussels.html

NY Times, 2 months ago, calling Trump racist for saying that Brussels is a hellhole that failed to integrate Muslims.

[LaCroix]

but marti, the article reported what trump said--didn't call him a racist. and trump said a falsehood. belgium wasn't a hellhole two months ago, and it isn't today

[citizen k]

belgium wasn't a hellhole two months ago, and it isn't today

Haven't flown in to its airport lately, have you?

[LaCroix]

Haven't flown in to its airport lately, have you?

dude, you call one attack that killed 30 people a "hellhole"?

[CountDeMoney]

Well, I certainly feel safer.

Ted Cruz calls for law enforcement to 'patrol and secure' Muslim neighborhoods

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said following Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels that law enforcement should "secure" Muslim neighborhoods, a comment that drew swift criticism.

"We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized," Cruz said in a statement issued after the attacks, which killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens.

Cruz spokeswoman Alice Stewart later said there needs to be a robust law enforcement presence in American neighborhoods where many Muslims live.

"We know what is happening with these isolated Muslim neighborhoods in Europe. If we want to prevent it from happening here, it is going to require an empowered, visible law enforcement presence that will both identify problem spots and partner with non-radical Americans who want to protect their homes," Stewart said. She gave few other specifics.

"Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies all have divisions that target threats like drugs, gangs, human trafficking and organized crime. Radical Islamic terrorism is a significant and growing threat in this country, but this administration refuses to recognize it because they are afraid of being labeled 'politically incorrect,'" Stewart said.

Cruz said: "For years, the West has tried to deny this enemy exists out of a combination of political correctness and fear. We can no longer afford either. Our European allies are now seeing what comes of a toxic mix of migrants who have been infiltrated by terrorists and isolated, radical Muslim neighborhoods."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/ted-cruz-calls-for-law-enforcement-to-patrol-and-secure-muslim-neighborhoods/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-low_cruz-muslims-635pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Why security experts called Donald Trump's response to the Belgium attacks 'preposterous'

For months now, Americans have wondered whether Donald Trump's most controversial foreign policy proposals — such as closing U.S. borders to Muslims and extracting information from terrorism suspects using techniques deemed to be torture — were anything more than campaign bluster.

In the hours after bombings that killed dozens in Brussels on Tuesday, those statements took on new gravity, as the Republican front-runner was asked how he would respond to a similar attack if he were president.

"I would close up our borders to people until we figure out what's going on," Trump said Tuesday morning on Fox News. "We have to be smart in the United States. We're taking in people without real documentation, we don't know where they're coming from, we don't know what they're — where they're from, who they are."

During an appearance on NBC's "Today" show, Trump reiterated his commitment to using waterboarding to gain information from terror suspects in custody.

"Frankly, the waterboarding, if it was up to me, and if we changed the laws or had the laws, waterboarding would be fine," Trump told Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer when asked about what techniques he favored. "If they could expand the laws, I would do a lot more than waterboarding. You have to get the information from these people."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/03/22/why-security-experts-called-donald-trumps-response-to-the-belgium-attacks-preposterous/

[CountDeMoney]

In light of today's tragedies in Belgium, we cannot be seen as waffling in the face of terror.

[dps]

I see what you did there.

[11B4V]

Well, I certainly feel safer.

Ted Cruz calls for law enforcement to 'patrol and secure' Muslim neighborhoods

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said following Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels that law enforcement should "secure" Muslim neighborhoods, a comment that drew swift criticism.

"We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized," Cruz said in a statement issued after the attacks, which killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens.

Cruz spokeswoman Alice Stewart later said there needs to be a robust law enforcement presence in American neighborhoods where many Muslims live.

"We know what is happening with these isolated Muslim neighborhoods in Europe. If we want to prevent it from happening here, it is going to require an empowered, visible law enforcement presence that will both identify problem spots and partner with non-radical Americans who want to protect their homes," Stewart said. She gave few other specifics.

"Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies all have divisions that target threats like drugs, gangs, human trafficking and organized crime. Radical Islamic terrorism is a significant and growing threat in this country, but this administration refuses to recognize it because they are afraid of being labeled 'politically incorrect,'" Stewart said.

Cruz said: "For years, the West has tried to deny this enemy exists out of a combination of political correctness and fear. We can no longer afford either. Our European allies are now seeing what comes of a toxic mix of migrants who have been infiltrated by terrorists and isolated, radical Muslim neighborhoods."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/22/ted-cruz-calls-for-law-enforcement-to-patrol-and-secure-muslim-neighborhoods/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-low_cruz-muslims-635pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Why security experts called Donald Trump's response to the Belgium attacks 'preposterous'

For months now, Americans have wondered whether Donald Trump's most controversial foreign policy proposals — such as closing U.S. borders to Muslims and extracting information from terrorism suspects using techniques deemed to be torture — were anything more than campaign bluster.

In the hours after bombings that killed dozens in Brussels on Tuesday, those statements took on new gravity, as the Republican front-runner was asked how he would respond to a similar attack if he were president.

"I would close up our borders to people until we figure out what's going on," Trump said Tuesday morning on Fox News. "We have to be smart in the United States. We're taking in people without real documentation, we don't know where they're coming from, we don't know what they're — where they're from, who they are."

During an appearance on NBC's "Today" show, Trump reiterated his commitment to using waterboarding to gain information from terror suspects in custody.

"Frankly, the waterboarding, if it was up to me, and if we changed the laws or had the laws, waterboarding would be fine," Trump told Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer when asked about what techniques he favored. "If they could expand the laws, I would do a lot more than waterboarding. You have to get the information from these people."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/03/22/why-security-experts-called-donald-trumps-response-to-the-belgium-attacks-preposterous/

Awesome, just awesome.

[CountDeMoney]

Awesome, just awesome.

I would tell you to go secure a Muslim neighborhood, but I'm pretty sure you've got the local Pakistani-owned Dunkin' Donuts locked down pretty tight as it is.

[11B4V]

Awesome, just awesome.

I would tell you to go secure a Muslim neighborhood, but I'm pretty sure you've got the local Pakstani-owned Dunkin' Donuts locked down pretty tight as it is.

The latest navy flip out is UAV's. They are going to spend millions on counter measures.

[CountDeMoney]

Good grief.

[Monoriu]

Actually, out of the list of actors and sports figures, I only recognise the names of Jenna Jameson and Mike Tyson. 

You seriously don't know who Jerry Lewis is?  He's by far the biggest name out of the actors listed.

Never heard of him.  I only watch a handful of non-anime movies every year.