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jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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Portland, OR
I know this might sound crazy, but what about the fact Hillary is a chick, and there is a percentage of the population that just won't have a chick in charge. No matter how orange the other one is.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
40,931
13,129
Portland, OR
It was about trust issues with Hillary not gender.
Not according to the folks on the bus. Not sure how well a sample of 'Murica my bus commute is, but it is full of small town folk that are forced to go into the city for work. None of them voted for Hillary and only part of that was out of distrust, some of it was purely gender based. I have to think there is a percentage of the voting public they represent.
 

AngryMetalsmith

Business is good, thanks for asking
Jun 4, 2006
21,075
9,778
I have no idea where I am
I know this might sound crazy, but what about the fact Hillary is a chick, and there is a percentage of the population that just won't have a chick in charge. No matter how orange the other one is.
Some of them are women, albeit conservatives, who won't vote for a woman president. A lot of the Bible thumpers don't believe that they are equal to men in the first place because they believe that women were made from Adam's rib. Usually they are not very vocal about it, but occasionally I'll end up in a conversation with one.
 

stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
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9,525
I know this might sound crazy, but what about the fact Hillary is a chick, and there is a percentage of the population that just won't have a chick in charge. No matter how orange the other one is.
it was her last name that did her in...and she wasn't black...and she was about as exciting as paint drying.
 
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stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
40,494
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Some of them are women, albeit conservatives, who won't vote for a woman president. A lot of the Bible thumpers don't believe that they are equal to men in the first place because they believe that women were made from Adam's rib.
they would vote for condi rice.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
40,137
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Riding the baggage carousel.
Some of them are women, albeit conservatives, who won't vote for a woman president. A lot of the Bible thumpers don't believe that they are equal to men in the first place because they believe that women were made from Adam's rib. Usually they are not very vocal about it, but occasionally I'll end up in a conversation with one.
Ann Coulter doesn't think women should even be allowed to vote and she's hardly a jesus-freak.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
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Riding the baggage carousel.
Speaking of owning it, I'd like to make the case for the hippie contingent here to do the same. The next four years are liable to be fairly rough for the causes that are generally supported here down in the bowels of PaWN. PLEASE do not, in the words of The Hitch:


Now is the time to make a stand and own the things you might believe in. And not just from the back of a keyboard. I've already been accused of being a "keyboard warrior" in the post election GMT, so even though I like to think that's not true given the amount of money and time I spent on teh Sanders campaign, and the cash I give to a couple of the charities I believe in, in my heart, I believe it's time to double down. America went full retard the other night and damn it, if were going to go down, we might as well go down swinging.

Give money, volunteer, to what ever causes you can support.

The environment is going to take a real hit. Give money to the Sierra Club, EarthJustice, or, near and dear to my heart, The National Park Foundation. The National parks have been neglected and severely underfunded for at least two decades now, please help them.

Social Issues. It might be a pretty rough couple years for minorities and civil rights. If you believe in basic human rights and the dignity of every person, the ACLU is a good start. If you want to maintain the separation of Church and State, the Freedom from Religion Foundation does good work. Mike Pence would see gay rights rolled back decades if he could. Support The Human Rights Campaign. Denver Monkeys, since there are quite a few, might give money or volunteer at the Matthew Sheppard Foundation. The GIll Foundation is a local I support, as is The Citizens Project. I'd encourage a donation to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Obama was terrible on the issue of internet freedom, warrant-less wiretapping, and other general spy-on-the-populace issues, imagine how bad it might get under control of a guy who can barely handle a mean tweet. The EFF has been great at revealing, documenting, and fighting on these issues. Planned Parenthood. They are really going to have it rough. The religious loonies have had it out for them for forever. Birth control, abortion access, women's health in general is in real danger now that the republicans have all three branches. Please help them. Study after study and statistic after statistic show how much better women, and society in general do when women have control over their own health and child rearing choices.

Lastly, you might consider Doctors Without Borders. Not only have they been doing a lot of the work cleaning up the messes we are creating in the middle east, we're liable to need them here when the garbage avalanches start.
Some good ones in here as well

https://www.reproductiverights.org/
http://www.refugeerights.org/
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

http://www.maldef.org/index.html
Sent these guys a Franklin so my wife doesn't get deported. She's only half mexican, but I doubt the typical Trump supporter could even tell.
 

Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
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Emolument violation is impeachable from day 1. Republican Congress is a sack of spineless shit so they won't do it.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
40,137
16,532
Riding the baggage carousel.
Emolument violation is impeachable from day 1. Republican Congress is a sack of spineless shit so they won't do it.
Oh, I disagree. :tinfoil: warning:

I think a GOP congress would love to impeach Trump because:
President Mike Pence. :twitch:
Think about it. Trump has made a wide variety of establishment GOP figures his bitch and/or laughing stock, and done same to the party as a whole. He's a wild card they can't control. Mike Pence on the other hand is a party patsy, a totally predictable puppet, who completely buys the bullshit. An impeached Trump is an old school, establishment GOP, wet dream.
 

N8 v2.0

Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Oct 18, 2002
11,003
149
The Cleft of Venus
He was never a Republican anyway.

He really fits best in the Reform Party - a party platform that I suspect he never abandoned.
 

AngryMetalsmith

Business is good, thanks for asking
Jun 4, 2006
21,075
9,778
I have no idea where I am
To me it looks likeTrump is going out of his way to stock his cabinet with the worst possible choices. Maybe this is his big "fuck you" to Washington since revenge is m.o. He clearly has little interest in how things in government actually work as he is currently focused on expanding his business empire and wealth.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
40,137
16,532
Riding the baggage carousel.
I know everyone always has a excess of cash right after the holidays ( :rolleyes: ), but if you're inclined to give to the National Park Foundation, today is an excellent day to do so.

Today only, you can triple your tax-deductible gift for national parks. Thanks to a long-time donor and friend to the National Park Foundation, all gifts up to $50,000 will be tripled, but only if you make your gift before midnight tonight! Your generous donation will go much further in preserving our nation’s history, honoring our shared cultural heritage, and conserving the magnificent natural beauty showcased in our national parks — today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
21,513
7,056
Colorado
Catch 22 said:
Old man in whorehouse: You see, Italy is a very poor, weak country and that is what makes us so strong, strong enough to survive this war and still be in existence, long after your country has been destroyed.

Capt. Nately: What are you talking about? America is not going to be destroyed.

Old man in whorehouse: Never?

Capt. Nately: Well...

Old man in whorehouse: Rome was destroyed. Greece was destroyed. Persia was destroyed. Spain was destroyed. All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you think your country will last? Forever?

Capt. Nately: Well, forever is a long time.

Old man in whorehouse: Very long