OT: Confession of a Republican

[an]

Wow, talk about déjà vu:

[Coronita]

As we talked about, I hope we see a brokered convention from the GOP.

I think that would be entertaining, more so than any other reality tv show. The networks would love that. Ratings through the roof..

We’d see the crazies out in full force, lol.

[spdrun]

If Trump wins the popular, I hope to see him run, fair and square. If the public elects the son of a whore, the US deserves him.

Only glad I’m a dual citizen. Watching the US fuck up while sipping a beer abroad will be fun.

[no_such_reality]

Trump hasn’t even gotten 40% of the popular vote. Go add the numbers. He’s “winning” but usually with. Umbels in the high thirties.

More don’t want him than want him.

[scaredyclassic]

I guess it does need to be clarified that we do not live in a democracy.

Perhaps we ought to skip the general election too and just let the electoral college decide

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]If Trump wins the popular, I hope to see him run, fair and square. If the public elects the son of a whore, the US deserves him.

Only glad I’m a dual citizen. Watching the US fuck up while sipping a beer abroad will be fun.[/quote]

Germany is pretty fvcked up too. You get to pay for greece

But be careful about having another citizenship. Some of the Trump loyalists will be screaming to deport you,and once you leave, they might not let you back in. Lol

[spdrun]

So? We get to pay for Mississippi 🙂

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=AN]Wow, talk about déjà vu:

[/quote]

That 1964 Republican sounds so gay! Trump supporters would have him drop to his knees.

Now, let us forever dispense with the notion that “both sides are the same” in their degrees of extremism.

[utcsox]

Agree. Look at Ted Cruz, the more acceptable candidate for the Republicans tap into anti-immigrant sentiment of the electorate with this ad campaign in Arizona.

[njtosd]

[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=AN]Wow, talk about déjà vu:

[/quote]

That 1964 Republican sounds so gay! Trump supporters would have him drop to his knees.

Now, let us forever dispense with the notion that “both sides are the same” in their degrees of extremism.[/quote]

Brian – I do now believe that you were duped into going to an infomercial lunch.

You realize that this was a commercial put together by LBJ’s campaign, right? He was an actor of unknown political affiliation paid by the LBJ campaign to tip the scales in favor of LBJ. There were no rules at that time that required the “This is a paid actor” subscript on commercials. The fact that you think this means anything other than that LBJ wanted to win and didn’t like Goldwater is kind of surprising.

[FlyerInHi]

it was a lunch among friends that turned to sales pitch.

I wasn’t born in 1964 yet and I don’t know much about Goldwater. But it seems like Republicans have a history of associating with fringe characters. (I will exclude Democrats before the Southern Strategy flipped the South to Republicans).

[njtosd]

[quote=FlyerInHi]it was a lunch among friends that turned to sales pitch.

I wasn’t born in 1964 yet and I don’t know much about Goldwater. But it seems like Republicans have a history of associating with fringe characters. (I will exclude Democrats before the Southern Strategy flipped the South to Republicans).[/quote]

Regardless – the commercial is no more meaningful than one for Pop-Tarts.

[svelte]

[quote=FlyerInHi]it was a lunch among friends that turned to sales pitch.
[/quote]

They looked for a Republican actor to read the script read by said actor in the 1964 LBJ ad. The thoughts expressed in the ad are very likely not those of the actor.

http://www.snopes.com/confessions-of-a-republican/

[an]

[quote=svelte][quote=FlyerInHi]it was a lunch among friends that turned to sales pitch.
[/quote]

They looked for a Republican actor to read the script read by said actor in the 1964 LBJ ad. The thoughts expressed in the ad are very likely not those of the actor.

http://www.snopes.com/confessions-of-a-republican/%5B/quote%5D
The reason I posted this thread in the first place was how thing hasn’t changed much. If it’s Hillary vs Trump, she could use this same script and a modern day Republican actor talking about Trump and it’s 100% accurate.

[svelte]

[quote=AN][quote=svelte][quote=FlyerInHi]it was a lunch among friends that turned to sales pitch.
[/quote]

They looked for a Republican actor to read the script read by said actor in the 1964 LBJ ad. The thoughts expressed in the ad are very likely not those of the actor.

http://www.snopes.com/confessions-of-a-republican/%5B/quote%5D
The reason I posted this thread in the first place was how thing hasn’t changed much. If it’s Hillary vs Trump, she could use this same script and a modern day Republican actor talking about Trump and it’s 100% accurate.[/quote]

I agree with that. I’m just trying to answer the riddle on what exactly we are watching in the ad.

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