2016 USA Presidential election thread I: The warm-up

[Blubbartron]

Just watched the news - if it's true that the writer gave the campaign the version of the speech without those lifted pieces, and the campaign only added those pieces, then that confirms that Trump is either a secret liberal trolling the Republican party, or a mastermind at getting free press.

[Quicklet]

Or maybe his son was the one who helped Melania write her speech, since apparently he has a problem with plagiarizing other works too.

https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/sta...01024908300288

[Gokku]

I don't. They're literally having to reap what they sewn when they embraced the Tea Party fanatics. This is delicious as long as we can avoid Trump getting into office.

no no the race wars of 2018 are needed let trump win nothing like ww2 america to make it feel like home for white folk again~

[kuronosan]

Mustard is gross and only tolerable because it's a zero calorie way to add flavor to otherwise bland food because you are cutting or as an emulsifier

Fite me

Dude fuck anyone who doesn't eat hot dogs with mustard.

#itson

[ringthree]

Holy shit, that daily show tweet can't be real. OK, if he really did plagiarize Buckley, then I am buying into the conspiracy.

[ringthree]

Fucking never mind. Buckley is his speechwriter as well. But that is some weak assume speechwriting.

[Ksandra]

Holy shit, that daily show tweet can't be real. OK, if he really did plagiarize Buckley, then I am buying into the conspiracy.

It was revealed Buckley wrote Trump Jr.'s speech.

[edit] tinfoil hat: makes me wonder if Buckley did it on purpose to suggest, "Hey it's no big deal to reuse speeches!"

[6souls]

Don King supports Donald, doesn't want a "white woman" to win - https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/755589726480928768

Old woman tries to take a "no racism" sign from another woman - https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/755596238930583553




Jeb got the votes of 3 GOP delegates, He spent $46 ,030,768 per delegate - https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/c...p?id=N00037006

West Ohio Minutemen patrolling the RNC because they don't have faith in the police - https://twitter.com/RNCinCLE/status/755588376431034368

[Olo401]

Dude fuck anyone who doesn't eat hot dogs with mustard.

#itson

ketchup and diced onions onry. fite me.

[BerenTebogo]

ketchup and relish onry. fite me.

fixed

[dasva]

Doesn't matter what you put on them the mystery meat that is hotdogs belongs in the trash anyways. Get yourself a brat or something

[Day]

mustard+relish master race, also eat my steaks well done, yall gonna have have to bring your whole crew to come at me

[6souls]

Day 3:

Gov. Rick Scott, Florida

Laura Ingraham, radio host

Phil Ruffin, businessman, a casino mogul.

Pam Bondi, Florida attorney general

Eileen Collins, retired astronaut

Michelle Van Etten, whom the campaign describes as a "small business owner." (But questions have been raised.)

State Sen. Ralph Alvarado Jr., the first Latino to be elected to the Kentucky state Legislature

Dr. Darrell C. Scott, pastor of New Spirit Revival Center Ministries

Harold Hamm, oil entrepreneur

Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin

Lynne Patton, vice president of the Eric Trump Foundation

Sen. Marco Rubio, senator from Florida who competed with Trump for the GOP nomination; will appear via video

Sen. Ted Cruz, senator from Texas, who also competed with Trump for the GOP nomination

Eric Trump, Trump's son and executive vice president of the Trump Organization

Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House

Gov. Mike Pence, Indiana, GOP's vice presidential nominee

[Inshiya]

Jesus. Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Newt Gingrich, and Mike Pence all in the same day? I assumed they'd need to do some sort of ceremony and sacrifice a virgin to bring that much evil together at once.

[Day]

Dr. Darrell C. Scott, pastor of New Spirit Revival Center Ministries

This is my real name. 2spooky4me

[Yuri-G]

Jesus. Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Newt Gingrich, and Mike Pence all in the same day? I assumed they'd need to do some sort of ceremony and sacrifice a virgin to bring that much evil together at once.

when people are putting relish on hot dogs, what do you expect? all hope is lost for the world, repent ye (and use chili/cheese/chopped onions/ketchup/mustard) or be lost.

[Krandor]

Sauerkraut master race checking in.

[tyven]

This is my real name. 2spooky4me

EXCUSE ME BUT WHY HAVENT YOU BEEN ON OVERWATCH

[Aerin]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politi...ent/index.html

A speechwriter working for Donald Trump's company identified herself on Wednesday as the person responsible for plagiarism in Melania's Trump convention speech and offered her resignation.

Meredith McIver apologized in a statement sent out by the campaign and said Donald and Melania Trump did not accept her resignation.
McIver explained that she included the passages from Michelle Obama's speech after listening to Melania Trump read passages from the 2008 speech.

"Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama's speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. I did not check Mrs. Obama's speeches. This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as to Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant."

She's apparently a "ghost writer" for Trumps books. Would be interesting to see how much of those are plagiarized.

[Olo401]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politi...ent/index.html

She's apparently a "ghost writer" for Trumps books. Would be interesting to see how much of those are plagiarized.

It's been pointed out that because this person is an employee of The Trump Org. and not a staffer for the Trump Campaign that this constitutes an illegal campaign contribution. Shit, she even wrote the apology on company letterhead as the kicker.