2016 Postmortem
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(48,500 posts)A lot of people don't know about the Trump boys and their African safaris.
niyad
(115,149 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)Turn THEM against him and he has NO WAY to get them back. No amount of lies or cons will work for him or his surrogates.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)who loathes humanity for all the evil we do to innocent creatures. She's a far-lefter who despises Democrats above all, though. Trump is running Republican, and I don't think expectations for them make it onto her radar, certainly not enough to make Democrats look good. But I'll hope she sees it anyway because I suspect you're right for at least most people strongly motivated by this issue.
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)And an animal lover. Despises any animal abuse.
When I told her Sarah Palin hunted wolves from a helicopter, usually terrifying them with the helicopter, running them exhausted before shooting them dead so she could have wolf skin draped on her furniture - she was horrified but republican loyalty overroad that disgust.
His supporters, like so many things, will find a way to reconcile it in their shit for brains.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)to the chosen authorities. Christian conservatives are supposedly virtually all dutiful authoritarians. I've read that they won't follow just anyone, but when they choose leaders they then turn over issues of conscience to those leaders to decide for them.
Strong conservatism probably worked far better in a world of few people who seldom went far from home. Just look at this world population graph. For most of 10,000 years it grew little, then the Industrial Revolution started in 1750 and it took off like a rocket. Until then how life was lived didn't change all that much, gradual pastoral to agricultural the big revolution for some, either. Today millions flow around the planet every day, and frequent dramatic changes are a fact of life, but in terms of humanity, it's all happened in no time at all.
niyad
(115,149 posts)mopinko
(70,762 posts)to turn me against him, if i wasnt already saturated w reasons to stop him.
"like a dog".... just weird. And he does seem strangely clueless about pets and animals in general.
It's creepy.... like those rare people who don't like any kind of music.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,910 posts)I bet the asshole kicks them, too.
niyad
(115,149 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,910 posts)That's very telling.
niyad
(115,149 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,910 posts)That contrast with President Obama and little children could not be stronger. Same with dogs.
niyad
(115,149 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,910 posts)niyad
(115,149 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,910 posts)Again a polar opposite of the photo with Trump.
niyad
(115,149 posts)puke candidates is liked by young children?
greatauntoftriplets
(175,910 posts)They likely think that children should be seen and not heard, forgetting that children will be voters one day.
meow2u3
(24,829 posts)Your pets' lives depend on it.
Donald would try to legalize animal cruelty by sneaking it in some rider. All right, I know it might be a line of crap, but I have to take a page out of LBJ's playbook by making him blow a gasket and deny it.
napi21
(45,806 posts)the Con. They dearly love their own animals and dislike and distrust anyone who doesn't respect animals. This ad will enlighten them.
meow2u3
(24,829 posts)How would they feel if a hardcore Trump supporter abducted and abused one of your pets, only to find out the perp was at a Trump rally with them?
niyad
(115,149 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)Trump's spawn were obviously on "canned hunts," which are BIG BUSINESS in luxury travel circles.
Tourists are never in any danger, and everything is staged to make it look like they are skilled hunters.
My nephew made millions guiding pin stripe suits on deer hunts and fishing trips, where the biz men thought they were successful hunters...but the deer were driven to certain areas and the fish were lured with chum. Everything was strictly legal (but horrible, IMHO).
Exotic animal canned hunts are the absolute worst form of "sport."
NewJeffCT
(56,830 posts)I don't recall any.
byronius
(7,433 posts)oasis
(50,077 posts)mountain grammy
(26,799 posts)Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)LOVED seeing this ad. Had no idea about the Sec Int threat. Makes you want to cry. Or heave something heavy!
Cakes488
(874 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)This is one of the most important issues to me!
hamsterjill
(15,246 posts)I am a BIG animal welfare advocate and rescuer, and I have a lot of friends in rescue. I've shared this with them.
I hope it makes an impact because some of them, dumbasses that they may be, are fervent Trump supporters.
I, personally, don't see how anyone can reconcile the idea of animal welfare with Republican politics. Even before Trump. The Republicans have NEVER supported anything that was good for animals.
napi21
(45,806 posts)Last edited Thu Oct 6, 2016, 08:36 PM - Edit history (1)
and when I heard that, I screamed "You ^&%$#^*^%er!" Sure I want our food to be tested, butt I want my pet food to be tested too! Heck, even with testing we've had foods recalled because of contamination.
hamsterjill
(15,246 posts)I'm in Texas. Trust me, I'm screaming from the mountaintop!
Auggie
(31,352 posts)TBA
(825 posts)for putting his dog on top of a car. Jesus Christ I truly detest these people.
ColemanMaskell
(783 posts)bklyncowgirl
(7,960 posts)The horse's name was
Alibi. He was a two year old Thoroughbred touted as the second coming of Secretariat. Trump contracted to buy the colt, planning to change the horse's name to (what else) DJTrump.
Trump decided he wanted to see the colt work. The trainer told him to hold off. There was a virus making its way around the barn and he did not want to stress the colt. Trump ignored the expert and insisted that Alibi work at top speed. As a result the colt sickened and nearly died. Reports say his front hooves had to be amputated so I would imagine he developed a bad case of laminitis.
Having ruined the colt Trump then refused to live up to the contract and pay for the horse. He stiffed the breeder for some 500,000. Mind you the breeder was was not a good guy; he had mob ties and s major gambling problem.
Sadly I have no idea what happened go poor Alibi Given the sort of people fjord owned it probably did not end well.