Some people don't trust the people to have the competency to understand something as important as electing the President - a direct democracy. If the U.S. had direct voting it would be pandemonium having a national recount.
Better to vote your conscience and let the electors do their job. Avoid the danger that lies ahead! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : If there's a fascist and a nonfascist running for the two major parties, and you vote third party, you have to blame yourself if the nonfascist loses to the fascist. However, you live in California, so your vote doesn't matter anyway; you're just posturing. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : If you vote third party then you don't need to blame yourself when fascist A or B drives the economy or the world into the ground or blows it up. Enough people vote third party and it will be harder to ignore those candidates next round. On 10/02/2016 12:50 PM, anon_alias wrote: A vote for anyone else but Hillary, is a vote for Trump. I mean, who gets up at 3:00 AM to post fat-shaming and scatological political propaganda, right? "Some are new to politics completely. They’re children of the Great Recession. And they are living in their parents’ basement." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote : I understand, and it's no big deal. I like Ollie, have nothing against him. I just find that his put downs lack a certain nuance, or maybe they have an element of panic, unlike yours Ann, which seem to have a degree of separation. I don't know if that makes sense. Sort of like having what could be a funny joke, but messing up the punch line. Or maybe not varying the material a tad. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emily.mae50@...> mailto:emily.mae50@... wrote : Thanks for all the comedic breaks. Geez, you are hilarious. ROTFloor on this one "....before they steal our jobs overseas, and take 'em to Mexico..." I totally agree. Ollie is brilliant in nailing the bastard - every time. I don't understand how Steve, and I like Steve and find him hilarious - especially when baiting bawee - can not appreciate Ollie's take downs of Trump. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <olliesedwuz@...> mailto:olliesedwuz@... wrote : I heard Trump locks himself in his "water closet" now, curls on the floor in the fetal position, turns off the lights, and whimpers in the dark. When Melania asks him, through the door, what's wrong, he 'explains' its just the plumbing sounds: "I'm not sayin' there's a conspiracy - your bathroom has good plumbing, mine not so much...even though I have a beautiful bathroom, the best bathroom...everybody wants to use my bathroom...no one wants to use crooked Hillary's bathroom...mine has plumbing sounds, it could be the Chinese, the game is rigged, we need to keep them out to lunch, like Rosie, who deserves it, so punch 'em in the face before they steal our jobs overseas, and take 'em to Mexico..." "...but seriously, people just love this bathroom...don't you love this bathroom?...why wouldn't you love this bathroom? It is the best bathroom...I spend a LOT of time in here, and this bathroom is not a problem, there is no problem I assure you...everybody loves this bathroom..." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote : There will be no lack of material to agonize over at the next debate. Trump better start composing his tweets now... It is particularly interesting to read the whole article in order to understand the ramifications of his tax dodging. It goes beyond just being smart and having a good tax accountant. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : If there's a fascist and a nonfascist running for the two major parties, and you vote third party, you have to blame yourself if the nonfascist loses to the fascist. However, you live in California, so your vote doesn't matter anyway; you're just posturing. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : If you vote third party then you don't need to blame yourself when fascist A or B drives the economy or the world into the ground or blows it up. Enough people vote third party and it will be harder to ignore those candidates next round. On 10/02/2016 12:50 PM, anon_alias wrote: A vote for anyone else but Hillary, is a vote for Trump. I mean, who gets up at 3:00 AM to post fat-shaming and scatological political propaganda, right? "Some are new to politics completely. They’re children of the Great Recession. And they are living in their parents’ basement." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote : I understand, and it's no big deal. I like Ollie, have nothing against him. I just find that his put downs lack a certain nuance, or maybe they have an element of panic, unlike yours Ann, which seem to have a degree of separation. I don't know if that makes sense. Sort of like having what could be a funny joke, but messing up the punch line. Or maybe not varying the material a tad. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emily.mae50@...> mailto:emily.mae50@... wrote : Thanks for all the comedic breaks. Geez, you are hilarious. ROTFloor on this one "....before they steal our jobs overseas, and take 'em to Mexico..." I totally agree. Ollie is brilliant in nailing the bastard - every time. I don't understand how Steve, and I like Steve and find him hilarious - especially when baiting bawee - can not appreciate Ollie's take downs of Trump. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <olliesedwuz@...> mailto:olliesedwuz@... wrote : I heard Trump locks himself in his "water closet" now, curls on the floor in the fetal position, turns off the lights, and whimpers in the dark. When Melania asks him, through the door, what's wrong, he 'explains' its just the plumbing sounds: "I'm not sayin' there's a conspiracy - your bathroom has good plumbing, mine not so much...even though I have a beautiful bathroom, the best bathroom...everybody wants to use my bathroom...no one wants to use crooked Hillary's bathroom...mine has plumbing sounds, it could be the Chinese, the game is rigged, we need to keep them out to lunch, like Rosie, who deserves it, so punch 'em in the face before they steal our jobs overseas, and take 'em to Mexico..." "...but seriously, people just love this bathroom...don't you love this bathroom?...why wouldn't you love this bathroom? It is the best bathroom...I spend a LOT of time in here, and this bathroom is not a problem, there is no problem I assure you...everybody loves this bathroom..." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote : There will be no lack of material to agonize over at the next debate. Trump better start composing his tweets now... It is particularly interesting to read the whole article in order to understand the ramifications of his tax dodging. It goes beyond just being smart and having a good tax accountant. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html