Donald Trump

[Otta]

Blah Blah Wrote:

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> I don't think he'll have any chance against

> Clinton given that he has alienated just about

> anyone who is not white and right wing.

You say that, but in one of the recent votes (I forget which) he actually attracted a high number of republican voting latinos. Basically a lot of the older generation who are settled and established in the US actually don't want more and more coming in.

[LondonMix]

Kasich isn't bad. Rubio is definitely very hard core right-wing. Cruz is horrible and Donald Trump is the most dangerous.

Jeremy Wrote:

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> W looks like a moderate liberal compared with

> pretty much all of the current candidates. I'm not

> even sure that Trump is the worst of them. They're

> all vile.

[Otta]

And despite attacking various groups without pause, he's refused to condemn the KKK, saying he needs to do more research.

[LondonMix]

Yes, not condemning the KKK on Sunday was a new low. The things is, I don't even know if he really has any sympathy for white supremacists or if he is simply willing to pander to anyone to get elected.

I have no idea who he really is besides someone willing to do and say anything for power which I find the most dangerous thing of all.

[Blah Blah]

200m inheritance is not to be sniffed at though.

Obviously I'm not American so don't know all the nuances of the American elctoral system but am inclined to agree LondonM that Trump strikes me too as someone who would ignore protcol and rules. He's basically a bully. The White House is no place for him.

[LondonMix]

Its a large inheritance and his claims that his is a billionaire could very well be false. A large part of his estimated wealth is his own estimate of the value of his Trump brand which he license out to be used for a fee. He has lost lawsuits against people who have claimed that his wealth is in the millions rather than billions.

[Blah Blah]

Interesting.

['bout now]

Someone watched John Oliver the other night...........

[LondonMix]

Which bit of what I've said on this thread did John Oliver discuss?

[Otta]

I've not been able to watch this yet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?sns=fb&v=TGc2nN9OguQ

[LondonMix]

Ah, that was excellent! Its a good summary of the madness so far.

For those interested in the more detailed information on Trump's finances (or lack there of) this article is very good:

http://gawker.com/donald-trumps-grossly-exaggerated-net-worth-a-timeline-1711718182

[keishia]

As a person of Asian heritage I find this man offensive and frightening, I'm shocked that in 2016 he is getting any supporters, he appears to be tapping into and leaching the increasing fears of the American public and using it to exacerbate the division of views

In my view there is no place for an individual with those view in modern society

[steveo]

Part of me wants to see the Don be President just to see what happens

[Earl Aelfheah]

@steveo, think that may be a similar impulse as the high-place phenomenon.

[LondonMix]

steveo Wrote:

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> Part of me wants to see the Don be President just

> to see what happens

That's insane

[????]

Here steveo

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/i-want-to-see-president-trump-if-only-because-of-who-hed-annoy/

[DulwichFox]

Imagine Trump in charge of Nuclear weapons... including our Trident or its replacement..

DulwichFox

[Blah Blah]

Now that IS a scary thought.

[steveo]

Imagine (Ras) Putin, Kim Jong-un or George Osbourne in charge of... oh

[LondonMix]

I'm sure this is a fun spectator sport for most English people but having a president of my native country that actively is courting the white supremacist vote is truly horrifying.

Comparisons to George Osborne are entirely misplaced.

[maxxi]

Imagine Cruz as president... anyone who is misguided enough to think he is a palatable alternative to Drumpf needs to have a look at the things HE stands for.

[????]

London Mix - on the UK betting markets Clinton is now 1/2 on for the Presidency, Trump 2/1 and Sanders 12/1...the latter 's odds demonstrates just how deluded the liberal 'intelligensia' of Social Media are if my news feed is anything to go by. I am going to lump on a reasonable sum on Clinton.

[Loz]

I suspect that a lot of Trump's shtick is an act.

But I don't want to find out the hard way I'm wrong.

['bout now]

LondonMix Wrote:

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> I'm sure this is a fun spectator sport for most

> English people but having a president of my native

> country that actively is courting the white

> supremacist vote is truly horrifying.

>

> Comparisons to George Osborne are entirely

> misplaced.

No it's not a fun spectator sport, it's a terrifying thought, globally.

[JohnL]

On twitter today

2016 No way will Trump win the election

2017 No way will President Trump fire all those Nukes

2018 No way are we doing what these Apes say.