Comments on: USA Election Watch From Phu Quoc

By: erico49

erico49 — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:01:47 +0000

On a somewhat related note: BoiseDev.com reports that CCDC spent $70000 on a new “brand” for parking garages. “Branding” is on the list of terms I could do without ever hearing again.

By: AbolishGovernment

AbolishGovernment — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:42:23 +0000

Voter fraud starts when the electorate is presented with candidates who are all loyal to the Elite, not the country or our people.
The corporate media then avoids issues that matter to the people, instead focusing on personalities and the excitement of the horse race.
The whole election system is fraudulent, not just some marginally altered outcome.
Oligarchy 2016!

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:31:52 +0000

I’m glad the Guardian makes an effort to limit the amount of partisan bickering! It’s out of control on any news site that is un-moderated. (In the immortal words of Simon N. Garfunkel, “A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.”)

Dave, I hope that poor woman who was worried about the Trump Effect on her retirement is feeling a little better. (Short term, at least, we seem to have weathered the storm.)

By: Lick my boots

Lick my boots — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:08:40 +0000

Rod,

Trump ran against republicans and liberals alike. GOP rotting with RINOs.

Estimated 7,000,000 fraudulent votes for Hillary. Look it up. She lost by large margin considering dead and illegal trespasser votes.

Liberalism might be from the lead paint in those old houses they like so much? Whatever the cause it is socioeconomic mass suicide. Look at all the perfect dental work in all those snotty white protesters in Portland… Not paid for by socialized healthcare that’s for sure.

RINOs are flunky lawyers who ran for office and got rich from the ease of incumbency retention within the District of Criminals. A town so dirty only the innocent get prosecuted.

The swamp must be drained.

EDITOR NOTE–See Bikeboy comment. It’s over folks! No do over, no 2 out of 3,
it’s over. Please don’t troll here with claims of voter fraud unless there is a good source and it is proven. We can’t see anything close to your claims.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:07:00 +0000

Voter supression in MI and NC. Look it up.

Lowering taxes on the wealthy is in Republican DNA. You guys are living proof that facts don’t matter.

By: erico49

erico49 — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 13:48:56 +0000

Lick.. liberalism isn’t a mental disease. Nor is conservatism. Nor libertarianism. Or any other ism. I don’t see any point accusing people with whom we might disagree of being crazy. People talk a lot about inclusion and diversity. I don’t see a lot of either on any side, politically.

By: Lick my boots

Lick my boots — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 19:12:04 +0000

Psssst: Ada county, and therefore Idaho, nearly elected Hillary. The most disgusting thing I saw the entire election was the media pulling so hard for Hillary they did not even try to hide it. Hillary had all possible advantages including knowing debate questions in advance and having most of the entrenched republican leadership pulling for her too. (Simpson and Crappo have got to go!) Today the NYT said it will make efforts to be more honest.

My God Rod! You are living proof that liberalism is a mental disease.

By: Eagle Writer

Eagle Writer — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 03:52:47 +0000

Rod,

Was your vote suppressed or denied? Or anyone you know? If so, how? The left often cries “suppression” but I have never understood how it is carried out.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:24:09 +0000

Trump ran as a Republican, has a Republican Senate and a Republican House. They will do what Republicans do: lower taxes on the rich, raise taxes on the rest of us, and leave a bigger deficit for the next Democrat to deal with.

Trump was right: the election was rigged, but in his favor, due to Republican voter suppression efforts.

By: Aggrieved Party

Aggrieved Party — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 07:01:28 +0000

I can’t help thinking our electoral process actually elected a newly minted Republican who may in the end turn out to be a Dixie Democrat.
It isn’t a great leap of faith to think that the Grand Oil Party was the only choice left after Trump recognized that he probably couldn’t beat Hillary in the primary election. (A timely conversation with Bill Clinton prior to choosing a party banner to run under may have had something to do with his decision.)
Regardless of how you may feel about Trump, he did successfully hijack the status quo Republican party and did it in spades.
Watching the establishment GOP wrestle with delayed endorsements, overt non-endorsements and now flip flopped bended knee to kiss-the-ring of the winner endorsements is truly sad. The collective schizophrenia has been truly sad to watch.
Again, this time the party mantra was change. Only this time is isn’t moving forward, it is a retrograde retrenchment to an America which was once great? Who says our current
America isn’t great? Republican’s have struggled to find their identity as of late and the best they could come up with was to recycle a 36 year old economic plan which so far hasn’t consistently worked for the anyone except perhaps the rich or uber rich.
Reganomics reappeared in this election cycle and the lessons learned by those who patiently waited for results was clearly NOT transferred or taught to the newest generation of voters.
Once again a majority of voters painted themselves into the picture of economic prosperity based in trickledown economics and lined up to support it.
I would sum up the promised change like this:
“If your baby has a wet diaper, putting yesterday’s used diaper back on the baby may constitute change but not a good one.”
The status quo rich are laughing all the way to the bank!
With control of both house of Congress and the White House, there should be no reason not to bring prosperity back to the middle class. Right??
If the GOP fails this time and allows the continued stratification and concentration of wealth to the top few percent of Americans, they would be wise not to tell the huddled masses to simply “Eat Cake”.
The last time a country was promised this kind of return to greatness during a time of great social unrest was the 1930’s in Germany.
The parallels are truly frightening.