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April 28, 2016 at 1:50 PM #797050April 28, 2016 at 2:10 PM #797052
PCinSD
Guest[quote=FlyerInHi]PC, there is quite a bit written about the Republican demographics. The Republican party is no longer the party of ideas. It’s becoming a populist, nativist, nationalist party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/04/19/could-the-gop-be-facing-an-intellectual-exodus/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/24/the-nasty-effect-and-why-donald-trump-supporters-mistrust-the-media/BTW, I don’t like guns. I own guns for investment because their desire by certain demographics and lifestyles make them valuable objects. You have wealth when you own what other people want.[/quote]
Bullshit. Well, at least you don’t deny you’re a racist. As for your guns, I’m not buying that either. Someone solely collecting for investment purposes doesn’t need a concealed carry permit.
April 28, 2016 at 2:24 PM #797055FlyerInHi
GuestI’m not a racist. I’m for a multicultural society and welcoming immigrants and refugees. It doesn’t bother me to bring up race and demographics because they do matter in looking at how different segments respond to different messages. Someone else here mentioned that Republicans have been doing that kind of analysis quite well to win elections.
Bragging rights. You do it because you can. Plus I know people who love guns. We gotta show off what we got.
April 28, 2016 at 3:20 PM #797057Guest[quote=FlyerInHi]I’m not a racist. I’m for a multicultural society and welcoming immigrants and refugees. It doesn’t bother me to bring up race and demographics because they do matter in looking at how different segments respond to different messages. Someone else here mentioned that Republicans have been doing that kind of analysis quite well to win elections.
Bragging rights. You do it because you can. Plus I know people who love guns. We gotta show off what we got.[/quote]
Apparently you don’t understand what “concealed” means. No one can see it. As for showing off what you’ve got . . . how progressive of you.
Not a racist? Pffft.
[quote=FlyerInHi]That explains why a friend still uses the word “bitch slap”. Sounds like a black dude wanting to bitch slap his girlfriend. Are the people who use the words more likely to commit the deeds?[/quote]
[quote=FlyerInHi]Yes, criminals and many blacks have a culture of insolence and confrontation. [/quote]
Not sure where SKinCV was when these gems popped up.
April 28, 2016 at 4:35 PM #797061Guestoh, come on PC.
About the guns, you do what some of your friends do… It’s bragging and showing off. I don’t believe in guns for self defense, except of course, if I have to purposely go to the hood.You have to look at the context I made those comments. It’s not racist to acknowledge reality and use the cultural vernacular, in context.
April 30, 2016 at 10:38 PM #797141bearishgurl
ParticipantAs a 50-year resident of CA, I am beyond embarrassed by the protestors at the Costa Mesa Trump rally on Thursday night and at the CA GOP membership meeting in Burlingame on Friday, where Trump gave an address.
In my travels across the nation, I constantly hear people calling Cali “the land of fruits and nuts” and these people are not necessarily all Republican! What happened this week just makes Cali look chaotic, difficult, at best, to actually navigate day to day and “full of `illegal aliens'” out in the open sporting Mexican flags acting “violent.” The front of both venues were jam packed with police in “full riot gear” (likely nearly the entire force of the small city of Costa Mesa and tiny cities of Burlingame and SSF). WTF?? And Trump hadn’t even arrived yet at either venue or said one word!
The whole sordid mess played right into what Trump has been saying all along about why America needs a “wall” on its southern border.
Only near windy SF (known as the most “liberal, left-wing bastion” of the country) would you see on national television dozens of topless college students circling a convention center in broad daylight in body paint and wearing pasties. What’s wrong with these kids? Don’t they have midterms coming up? And then the nation sees Trump and an entourage of 12 all wearing expensive suits and shoes ditch their expensive SUVs on the side of the fwy to make their way around temporary concrete guardrails, down a few makeshift stairs, across iceplant and weeds with ties blowing up into the wind, running onto the asphalt around high pallets of construction materials, and into the back door of the venue all the while surrounded by armed guards with their legs in guard stance and hands on their holsters with helicopters swirling overhead. Good L@rd! Certainly, it wasn’t a good impression of the “Golden State” on national TV.
Why should a political rally which is scheduled to move all over the state (possibly over two dozen stops in 4-5 weeks) take up so much municipal and county resources? It is utterly ridiculous.
Both sets of protestors managed to turn Trump’s important message he came here to deliver into a freak show and were so, so disrespectful of the election process. Their antics also cemented Cali’s reputation with the rest of the country as another planet full of lunatics which will most certainly fall into the ocean whenever the “Big One” hits . . . and good riddance!
It was all so disgusting. No wonder Trump decided to take today off. He’s probably rethinking the logistics of his campaign in Cali in light of these surreal events. That brings me to “Little Marco.” I think it’s time for Trump to consider Rubio for a running mate. I think Trump and Christie are a better match and would be fine together but they hail from the same part of the country and likely share many of the same values so he is not a very “diverse” choice. For many reasons, Trump needs Rubio right now if he is interested. I predict that Trump will ask Rubio to be his running mate in the next two weeks but I cannot predict what Rubio’s response will be.
April 30, 2016 at 11:16 PM #797142GuestMiddle America might think of us as the land of fruits and nuts but deep down they are envious of our sunny lifestyle. They need us (our businesses, tech, innovation, universities, music, movies) more than we need them, so they don’t really figure in our attention span. We lead American culture.
Rubio will not be Trump’s running mate. Rubio is positioning himself for a remake of the Republican Party.
April 30, 2016 at 11:47 PM #797144Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Middle America might think of us as the land of fruits and nuts but deep down they are envious of our sunny lifestyle. They need us (our businesses, tech, innovation, universities, music, movies) more than we need them, so they don’t really figure in our attention span. We lead American culture.
Rubio will not be Trump’s running mate. Rubio is positioning himself for a remake of the Republican Party.[/quote]It’s not just “middle America.” People residing in the eastern seaboard and FL have also stated to me that they think Cali is the “land of fruits and nuts.”
The videos just showed the nation that we over here on the “left coast” don’t have the capacity for decency and are unwilling to allow candidates their right of free speech. What I saw on u-tube tonight was appalling … much worse than what has happened at Trump rallies earlier in the year … AFTER Trump was already in the process of delivering his address. Here, the melee began in full force BEFORE he even arrived at the venues.
Yes, I’m aware that Rubio is the darling (freshman) of the “old guard” GOP, who purportedly has him earmarked for “great things” down the road.
May 3, 2016 at 1:39 PM #797239GuestHere’s a good article about trump supporters.
http://wapo.st/1UtLX35
If Donald Trump looked at a demographic profile of his supporters, he would sneer. They are disproportionately out of work or not seeking it. If they do have a job, they’re probably working with their hands, maybe something a machine could do better or someone overseas could do cheaper. A large share have only a high school education, which they increasingly find useless. Trump, not one for the niceties of political correctness, might call such people “losers.” I think they’re something else as well: suckers.May 3, 2016 at 2:30 PM #797243Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Here’s a good article about trump supporters.
http://wapo.st/1UtLX35
If Donald Trump looked at a demographic profile of his supporters, he would sneer. They are disproportionately out of work or not seeking it. If they do have a job, they’re probably working with their hands, maybe something a machine could do better or someone overseas could do cheaper. A large share have only a high school education, which they increasingly find useless. Trump, not one for the niceties of political correctness, might call such people “losers.” I think they’re something else as well: suckers.[/quote]Yikes, the author of the op-ed piece is really “jaded.” Trump’s short speech in IN was great, btw!I have Trump supporters all around me who have been “pestering” me since mid-Feb. NONE are actually “angry,” Nearly ALL are from the “Caucasian race” but NONE could actually be considered more than 25% “white,” and ALL are employed or otherwise financially solvent enough to keep paying their bills until they die. I think the author is “over-generalizing” the residents of hard-hit IN, but even so, there are likely PLENTY of employed, financially solvent voters in IN who will vote for Trump. I actually predicted it would be a very close race in IN on this very thread! Now, I’m not so sure. I guess I wasn’t familiar enough with its specific demographics to make a knowledgeable prediction.
May 4, 2016 at 12:36 PM #797270Dukehorn
ParticipantWhen bearishgurl speaks, I think of this:
As a lifelong citizen of the US I am beyond embarrassed by the protesters out in force against our good governor, George Wallace. In my travels across the country, people have always said that the good people of Alabama are very genteel and kind, and what has happened these past few weeks makes our state look so chaotic and ill-served especially trying to negotiate pass those Negros out on the streets disturbing the peace with their anti-segregation talk. WTF? Why a black woman going to white school. What is the world coming to?
This whole sordid mess plays into what Wallace was saying “In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”!! That’s the truth!!
Black, Muslims and Hispanics need to understand the message and accept it peacefully. Good lord, disturbing the peace and forcing our policemen to actually use their dogs. Poor things… It’s all so disgusting.
And “good riddance” to those other folks who think otherwise I hope they die in an earthquake or during the end of times.. Bunch of crazy hippies and liberals. Now we have to spend tax dollars to control these heathens and minorities. It is utterly ridiculous.” Stupid healthcare. Utterly ridiculous. Food stamps. Utterly ridiculous. This country’s gone to @#$@, only white people who contribute should vote.
May 4, 2016 at 1:30 PM #797277no_such_reality
ParticipantI suspect most Trump supporters feel like they get reactions like the Dad in this cartoon. IMHO, the left needs to figure it out because they have all appearances of pushing more people to Trump with the continual decrying of his rise.
May 4, 2016 at 2:50 PM #797292Participant[quote=Dukehorn]When bearishgurl speaks, I think of this:
As a lifelong citizen of the US I am beyond embarrassed by the protesters out in force against our good governor, George Wallace. In my travels across the country, people have always said that the good people of Alabama are very genteel and kind, and what has happened these past few weeks makes our state look so chaotic and ill-served especially trying to negotiate pass those Negros out on the streets disturbing the peace with their anti-segregation talk. WTF? Why a black woman going to white school. What is the world coming to?
This whole sordid mess plays into what Wallace was saying “In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”!! That’s the truth!!
Black, Muslims and Hispanics need to understand the message and accept it peacefully. Good lord, disturbing the peace and forcing our policemen to actually use their dogs. Poor things… It’s all so disgusting.
And “good riddance” to those other folks who think otherwise I hope they die in an earthquake or during the end of times.. Bunch of crazy hippies and liberals. Now we have to spend tax dollars to control these heathens and minorities. It is utterly ridiculous.” Stupid healthcare. Utterly ridiculous. Food stamps. Utterly ridiculous. This country’s gone to @#$@, only white people who contribute should vote.[/quote]Ummm, Dukehorn, your “creative” rant here has absolutely nothing to do with what I said in my post. It is quite telling though about YOU and YOUR mindset … the way you slanted it.
Why don’t you consider getting out on the road this summer and “exploring this great country of ours?” You might learn a few things in the process.
May 4, 2016 at 2:53 PM #797293Participant[quote=no_such_reality]I suspect most Trump supporters feel like they get reactions like the Dad in this cartoon. IMHO, the left needs to figure it out because they have all appearances of pushing more people to Trump with the continual decrying of his rise.
[/quote]LOL ….May 4, 2016 at 4:04 PM #797294skerzz
Participant[quote=SK in CV] Wall Street, that sucks more than a trillion dollars a year out of the economy while providing absolutely nothing, is.[/quote]
Do you really believe Wall Street provides absolutely nothing to the US economy? That’s a bit extreme. How about the liquidity/capital they provide for companies to grow, expand, invest, and hire employees in the US? Or the role it plays in providing/facilitating the incentive necessary (big IPO pay outs) to encourage risk taking by entrepreneurs pursuing the next “big idea”.
Do you see any value in your high speed internet connection? Guess what?? — your telecom provider relied on that “dirty” Wall Street money to fund the capex necessary to bring it to you.
The view that Wall Street provides “absolutely nothing” in value sounds like a Bernie Sanders-ish liberal talking point. Do you propose we nationalize the banking industry and give the government full control and discretion over which companies/technologies we invest in? How’d that work out for Solyndra and the $500M+ taxpayer guaranteed loan?
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