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Trump Is an Existential ThreatCharles M. Blow NOV. 3, 2016
There is no way to make this make sense. Believe me, I’ve tried.
Donald Trump is a bigot.
Donald Trump is a demagogue.
Donald Trump is a sexist, misogynist, chauvinist pig.
Donald Trump is a bully.
Donald Trump is a cheat.
Donald Trump is a pathological liar.
Donald Trump is a nativist.
To put it more succinctly, Donald Trump is a lowlife degenerate with the temperament of a 10-year-old and the moral compass of a severely wayward teen.
There is no way to make a vote for him feel like an act of principle or responsibility. You can’t make it right. You can’t say yes to Trump and yes to common decency. Those two things do not together abide.
If you are voting for Trump, you are voting for coarseness, corruption and moral corrosion. Period. And if you are not actively voting against him, you are abetting his attempt to hijack American greatness and sink it with his egotism.
On Election Day, America faces a choice, and it’s not a tough one, but a stark one. It is the difference between tolerance and intolerance. It is the difference between respect and disrespect. It is the difference between a politician with some flaws and a flaw threatening our politics.
the rest:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/opinion/campaign-stops/trump-is-an-existential-threat.html?ref=opinion
Learn from me, dear voters. Ignore the hecklers and just keep walking.
Connie Schultz's column today is about voter intimidation, and here's what she's encountered herself:
He was in his early 30s, I'd guess, wearing a Trump T-shirt. At the sight of me, he stopped and waited by the entrance. I doubt he recognized me. I'm not his type of columnist. I tried to avoid looking at him as I approached the entrance, but he was itching for a fight. He pointed to his chest and said, "I'll bet this scares you."
I shook my head and did something stupid: I paid attention to him.
"Son, your anger is none of my business," I said, and then I walked into the store.
Learn from me, dear voters. Ignore the hecklers and just keep walking.
He was waiting for me when I returned to my car. "Hey," he yelled through his open window. "Hey, you f—-ing hag. I'm not your son, and I'm not angry."
I love it when they prove my point.
MORE:
https://www.creators.com/read/connie-schultz/11/16/what-a-surprise-trumpsters-as-bullies
Maureen Dowd on Donald & Bill's friendship...
https://mobile.twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/793830344730480640
Damn right we're with her!
Damn right we're with her
https://mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/793648365129138176
A Veteran Spy Has Given the FBI Information Alleging a Russian Operation to Cultivate Donald Trump
Mother Jones has reviewed that report and other memos this former spy wrote. The first memo, based on the former intelligence officer’s conversations with Russian sources, noted, “Russian regime has been cultivating, supporting and assisting TRUMP for at least 5 years. Aim, endorsed by PUTIN, has been to encourage splits and divisions in western alliance.” It maintained that Trump “and his inner circle have accepted a regular flow of intelligence from the Kremlin, including on his Democratic and other political rivals.” It claimed that Russian intelligence had “compromised” Trump during his visits to Moscow and could “blackmail him.” It also reported that Russian intelligence had compiled a dossier on Hillary Clinton based on “bugged conversations she had on various visits to Russia and intercepted phone calls.”
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/veteran-spy-gave-fbi-info-alleging-russian-operation-cultivate-donald-trump
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